I have my sliders about 2/3rds of the way otherwise i'd never manage it.
If i have my FSX on "full screen" i am getting 22-39fps with trees at Dense and complexity at Very Sparse but if i have it normal (not windowed or full screen) then its 8-12fps.
I only use the object scenery if i am doing SPTA or something luckily.
We do enjoy the formation flights. We would like some more people to join in if they could... C130s used to be in "threes" in the good old days.
We swap formation leads throughout and make sure we have altitude blocks and speed brackets in place along with smooth transitions (especially in helos) so formations can be kept instead of playing catch up.
We have fun, its not all serious but i try and make it as realistic as possible especially if we are doing exercises and training but we do sometimes have a mill about. We also practice confined area training in pairs, making sure there are two areas nearby or we hold off and take turns.
We also do the harder stuff...
Proper formation flying, the Herc i was flying needed quite a bit of flaps to keep it steady at that slow speed. Oli was in the Pavehawk and Pave Low.
