10-20-2006, 11:43 PM
designing and piloting are two different aspects. :hmm:
You can build an AC which is not pleasing to the eye, but with the pilot's skill, can be brutally effective.
or...
build an AC which is very "cool looking", but the pilot can't operate it properly because of lack of skill.
Maybe there's a balance between the two. If you will fuse all of the cool looking parts, there should always a flaw. either the combinations or the pilot itself.
I myself had a hard time designing a very cool looking AC... because sometimes the drawback would be... performance. Even if my experience and piloting skills can compensate for it, there are factors that are beyond my control.
so I myself would rather think "I should be creative... without sacrificing performance"
the pilot should know what are his/her capabilities, strength & weaknesses, his/her style... to build the AC that would fit for him/her.
-> design with style
-> pilot with style :wink:
-> win with style :ph34r:
=^.^=
You can build an AC which is not pleasing to the eye, but with the pilot's skill, can be brutally effective.
or...
build an AC which is very "cool looking", but the pilot can't operate it properly because of lack of skill.
Maybe there's a balance between the two. If you will fuse all of the cool looking parts, there should always a flaw. either the combinations or the pilot itself.
I myself had a hard time designing a very cool looking AC... because sometimes the drawback would be... performance. Even if my experience and piloting skills can compensate for it, there are factors that are beyond my control.
so I myself would rather think "I should be creative... without sacrificing performance"
the pilot should know what are his/her capabilities, strength & weaknesses, his/her style... to build the AC that would fit for him/her.
-> design with style

-> pilot with style :wink:
-> win with style :ph34r:
=^.^=
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