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Postby deanolyons » Sun May 22, 2005 2:54 pm

I dont know if this has been asked before but does anyone know if i can download a rear mirror for me cockpit as i get quite fed up cause i dont know whos behind me.  If u know please send me a link or sommin thanks ;D
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Re: rear mirror

Postby spirit1flyer » Sun May 22, 2005 6:37 pm

me too :D

I am always getting lead up my six  ;D
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Re: rear mirror

Postby deanolyons » Mon May 23, 2005 11:57 am

it gets so annoying!!!!
theres gotta be sommin out there somewhere :'(
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Mon May 23, 2005 3:11 pm

I don't think there is. I've never found anything.
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Katahu » Sat May 28, 2005 11:07 am

Are you people afraid that Ozzy might sneak up on you with his Spit? ::)
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Re: rear mirror

Postby spirit1flyer » Sat May 28, 2005 2:38 pm

YES!  ;D
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sat May 28, 2005 3:11 pm

Are you people afraid that Ozzy might sneak up on you with his Spit? ::)

Nah. I like to keep him in the little yellow circle on the front windscreen. ;D
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Re: rear mirror

Postby GonnaKillBill09 » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:12 pm

......Thank You, bubble canopy ;)
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Boomtown Rat » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:20 pm

I believe I have seen a plane that "technically" had a rear view mirror, but really all it was was another view.
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Katahu » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:26 pm

The IL-2 series features an actual rear-view mirror, but it ain't going to be much use since the view in the mirror is restricting and the eyepoint position makes it harder to check your six with it.

EDIT: Solution, look over your shoulder. ::)
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sun Jun 19, 2005 8:22 am

EDIT: Solution, look over your shoulder. ::)

Into the bloody great armour plate behind your head. ;D
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Re: rear mirror

Postby james007 » Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:10 am

Members what you do not understand is that a rear view mirror would take a lot resources of you PC there for not ideal for todays Combat Simulators.

Flight Simulator are driving our PC of today to their limits.

Its just not worthy. The only Simulator that you perhaps you can mimic one is CFS2 with the upper left screen view capability.

The problem with that is that your frame rate will drop dramaticaly. Its just not worth it.

A important thing to have or adquire is a Sixth sense awareness of what going around you. Even todays pilots need this sixth sense  to bee able to sirvive  modern air combat conditions.

The only way to be able to have this awareness as a secound nature sense is to practice and practice.

It does not matter what Simulator you are flying in.  The same rule will always apply.

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Re: rear mirror

Postby Katahu » Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:16 pm

TRUE... SO TRUE!!!!!
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Re: rear mirror

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:06 pm

Back in '98 I brought my very first Flight Sim. Su27 Flanker, the game that preceeded Flanker 2.0. You could have combat mirrors in that if you wanted them. They don't take up too much resources. It's my belief that they have been left out either intentionally (i.e. considered pointless by the designers) or unintentionally (meaning an over sight). They're something I've wanted since CFS1 though and I've always known it possible.
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