@IOne If you want that hot young blonde that laughs at all your jokes and is easy on the eyes, then BMS isn’t for you. However, you seem to have realised that the older lady, the one with a few wrinkles and looks rather plain, that lady can make YOU laugh and makes you learn new skills and test your character each time you go out…
When I first came to BMS after years in Lock On/Flaming Cliffs/A-10C, I miss the detail and beauty of the airfields, the grass growing between the pavement slabs, the town, the trees, flying under bridges… As soon as I had more skill in the jet though, eye candy mattered less and less. Start ups were busy affairs getting the jet set up for the mission. En route, I was busy checking to see if I can make the next waypoint in time or if I was behind. Do I have enough gas if I engage the burner for a bit to catch up? New pop up target, are they a threat? Where did they come from? Are they heading my way? Air cover just flew overhead, I need to fence in soon… then everything is a blur as I get tunnel vision completing my mission. One pass, haul ass. I hope I remembered to record this flight, that run would be awesome to watch in TacView! Did my wingie make it out or do I have to babysit his son for the next 30 years? Talk to me Goose! Am I far enough from the target area to climb to a safe altitude?
Maybe on egress, there’s some time to admire the scenery? No. At least not for very long. Watch the fuel state. Do I need to hit the tanker? Where is the tanker? checks kneepad for info Dial in the tanker TACAN and see how far away I am. If I fly for best endurance, how much gas do I have at homeplate? Has my wingie joined up yet? What’s his fuel state? Awww… fuckitsonsabitches, new popup from that airbase to the west… seems like they’re heading for me. Yeah, they’re hot. Angry too! I should’ve stayed in bed this morning! Wait, there’s some targets on my nose… FRIENDLIES!! Are they flying to intercept my chasers? If I turn towards them, that’ll close the gap quicker and hopefully, they’ll scare the guys off my tail… but this heading means I’ll need to tank up or I’ll be gliding the last few miles to base and need to be towed off the runway!
You get the idea…