My final callout...

[Paul Domingue]

Paul, the "1" should represent the last number in the Squadron designation, an example would be VF-101, the "M" should represent the "maintenance" department in such a USN/USMC squadron .... Mike :salute:

He is with VFA-22 "Redcocks" flying the F-18/F and is primarily involved with hydraulics.

[centuryseries]

He is with VFA-22 "Redcocks" flying the F-18/F and is primarily involved with hydraulics.

I've added wings to my forthcoming FSX native B-58 Hustler. I'm certain you can't see them from the pilots cockpit without sticking your head out the window, but there's no way I want to have that sort of discussion rumbling on for years!

I choose to spend my time looking forward not back and I think Bone should do the same, keep with the hobby, his point has been made and I'm sure noted by the various modelling groups that frequent here.

[Victory103]

Paul, the "1" should represent the last number in the Squadron designation, an example would be VF-101, the "M" should represent the "maintenance" department in such a USN/USMC squadron .... Mike :salute:

Totally OT here, but the "1" represents the squadron modex, as Paul mentioned, he is with -22, who are the 100 series in CVW-17. Back in the days when most of the guys on this forum were in the Nav, the 100/200 series were the F4/F14's, 300/400's were A7's. A plane captain would have a brown cranial with "1P" on the back and maybe some reflective tape shaped into the squadron's mascot/color scheme.

[CWOJackson]

I'm reminded of an aircraft package that came out early in FSX that didn't include a 2D panel because the vendor didn't believe it was realistic or necessary. A lot of dissatisfied customers, and lost potential customers, didn't agree.

Given the exclusivity of FSX overall, and that it is a product with a shrinking customer base, it probably makes good business sense to just include things such as wing view and 2D panels up front.

[Warhawk1130]

Totally OT here, but the "1" represents the squadron modex, as Paul mentioned, he is with -22, who are the 100 series in CVW-17. Back in the days when most of the guys on this forum were in the Nav, the 100/200 series were the F4/F14's, 300/400's were A7's. A plane captain would have a brown cranial with "1P" on the back and maybe some reflective tape shaped into the squadron's mascot/color scheme.

I made 3 cruises during my tenure...1980 to 1990, and besides the colors of the cranials, we never had those identifiers that I see on pauls. Can someone enlighten me when they started to do that? just for my own curiosity.

Ours were labeled with full squadron identifiers plus work centers..

[Mickey D]

That's what crew chiefs are for.

Anyway, it's just a sim, right?. I go to spot view for that sort of thing.

Wrong Frank old buddy. It's just a game. In a simulator the whole cockpit/flight deck moves up and down. My simulator only does that when my young grandson lifts the lever on my swivel chair or after the 6th Stella Artois.

[trowelmaster]

No. In the real world there is a man on the ground and the pilot watches him. Through hand signals he directs the pilot to activate control surfaces, speed brake, tail hook, etc. a lot of things the pilot cant see. The pilot never takes his eyes off the man outside his cockpit and gets the OK on systems and a good to go from him/her. This person is the only link the pilot has to anything unexpected happening outside his aircraft that could become a hazard. There is a special name for the person who does the preflight check in the navy but I forgot what it is.

I comfirm what you said Paul,that person was me at one time.