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Beautiful airplane isn't it. My father said "Now that is what an airplane should look like!"And so he built one (just not an E model).Thanks for thanking us BTW. We've been called much worse! ;)

I hate to tell you this, but there is no XP bonus for not skipping in that mission, or other story missions for that matter. Other than the Clandestine Cargo job, the jobs you can fly do have the XP Bonus present. We realize now that we need to be more consistent with things like that, things just got a bit hectic in the later weeks...

Cirrus layer is very high...

Ray, I love you signature! Very cool.

Cool, you were the lead designer for Flight Unlimited III. I enjoyed the whole series.

Clandestine jobs are very rare, but do show up at non-tower airports.

Just so you know, not skipping on Hawaii Photobook doesn't grant bonus XP.

The missions (from the missions link on the map menus) probably won't have the issues where you have to be sure and be exactly on the runway. The jobs however do.

You must touchdown and land on the runway, then slow while on the runway. If you are even a foot off on touchdown, it won't trigger. It can be difficult on the small dirt strips for sure. I know it's frustrating when it happens. After a successful landing, you should be directed to park the aircraft. After shutting down it should end correctly.If this isn't what is causing this problem for you, then I'm uncertain what is going on.

The Stearman doesn't have a P&W R985, but rather it is an aircraft that started life with a 220 hp engine and was later modified for the Lycoming 300 hp engine. It also served life as a crop duster for awhile before being restored to pristine condition. It is one beautiful aircraft.

Pressing the spacebar enters and exits mouse flying mode and shows/hides the crosshairs.

Flying multiplayer with the "friends only" setting eliminates most, if not all, risk of offensive players being present.

Supporting Windows XP SP3 required using DX9.

Good question...Urg, so hard not to comment on the other stuff.

The Mustang in Acceleration is a modified racing Mustang. Some of the mods in this Mustang allow the pilot to greatly overboost the engine. The high boost levels increase the intake temperature (pressure causes the temp to rise) and without cooling the intake charge, the engine cylinders will experience detonation and eventually fail. The stock Merlin engine manifold pressure limit is around 65 inches, so you can have a perfectly reliable engine if you keep the manifold pressure lower (i.e. use less throttle). The more power you use the greater the likelihood of getting damage. You can engage the ADI (anti-detonation injection) which will allow you to run at full power until you run out of ADI fluid. The switch is on the panel (look behind the stick at the bottom of the panel) and there is an ADI quantity gauge near the top of the panel.Flying the Reno Air Racing Tutorial explains the need to use ADI.Good luck.