posted 08-29- 03:04 PM               

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It's a tiny bit annoying bailing out in EAW only to discover that it seems like the PC ground crews forgot to assign you a parachute. After pressing alt+b once, does the computer opens the chute by himself, or o I have to pull the ripcord (read: press a button) myself?? Also, my game came w/o a manual. Is there a PDF document or something I can get???
Ole Semmern loves EAW!!!!!!!

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posted 08-29- 05:30 PM               

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Alt B is all you need. The chute deploys on it's own if your high enough. You hear the noise of a chute snapping open and you stop falling, spinning gently round....

Yes I've done this rather a lot....

It's a great game, but falls down if you start to call it a Sim.

p.s. I love it too, along with Mig Alley and Flying Corps Gold....

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posted 08-29- 07:16 PM               

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Semmern, you have to be travelling a safe speed to avoid hitting the tailplane, also try to bail as level as possible because it takes into account you hitting your head on some obstruction.
I go for the upside down and drop approach which was used often, much safer and almost guarantees you get out safely.
If you hear a loud 'thunk' sound as you bail it usually signifies a hit on the head!
The bailing procedures and other things should be part of the readme file in the patch.

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posted 08-30- 02:20 PM               

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Well, ok. But I tried bailing from 18000 feet, with no chute. I'll try the upside-down jump and see what happens.

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posted 08-30- 09:28 PM               

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Yeah sometimes you are knocked out or worse.
Fly slow and keep her level for safer bailouts.

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posted 09-01- 02:15 PM               

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On some versions of EAW, the manual is on a PDF on the CD. It should be in one of the folders. Saves trees, keeps costs down but is a little annoying if you like curling up in your bed all comfy and snugg with the manual.

You have to be very careful when bailing out in EAW. The *thunk* you hear is usually a harbinger of death although sometimes you regain consciousness just in time to pull the ripcord.

Have you guys checked out the home-grown sim. forum at bombs-away? Seems pretty cool although it might be a while until we see the project bear fruit.

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