Lawndart wrote:I had heard rumblings that the 2013 season might have been the last season for the team as it were...

Really?... No more TB at all?

Thanks Panther... Didn't know that.

Hmm I am curious about the benefits of this as well. The FSSB on the Cougar was an elegant way around the deficiencies of the stock stick. As far as I can see the Warthog, once the sticktion issue is solved, doesn't have any issues. Smooth as silk, accurate... Is force sensing used on any modern sti...

Thanks LD, that means a lot coming from you. I remember the Herculean effort you put into "Smoke On" and the VTB in general so it's very appreciated. I haven't checked the VFAT forum but I don't think Brian Mercer got on there. That is a shame because he is a true pioneer of formation aerobatics. Ho...

Now Live... hope you like it... (even if it is in FSX...)

http://aerobaticteams.net/blue-diamonds.html

This should be good.

Brian Mercer has agreed to be on the VFAT forum if anyone wants to ask him any questions... Just signing him up to the forum now.

Yeah FSX... when I can get get 22 Lock On pilots in the one place at the one time....... Or they invent an equivalent of FSRecorder for Lock On......

You know...

"The 22"

To be released during VFAT 2012.

Two years in production and featuring the technical advice of the Black Arrows lead- Air Commodore Roger Topp and the Blue Diamonds lead-Sqn Ldr Brian Mercer.

http://youtu.be/KzP6m2lOVLY

It may be some sort of targeting monocle such as the Apache pilots use?

Several of the manoeuvres looked to be speeded up as well. Probably a film thing.

Delta spacing back then looks like the Diamond spacing now. And the Diamond spacing...!!!

Great vid!

Thanks Redeye. Be warned... That thing was never really the same after Gunner's annual checkup.

Tailhook... A word of advice. Trying to medically ground a member of the team prior to VFAT generally doesn't work. In fact it NEVER works.

Congrats Tailhook. As the former incumbent in the 9 slot, if you find my Proctoscope, can you send it back to me?