Angels and Airspeed - Digital Edition now on sale.

A new Digital Edition of Angels and Airspeed is available for purchase, personalised and in PDF format to allow easy viewing on all of your digital devices.

Available here.

Angels and Airspeed - IL2 Cliffs of Dover dedicated server online

Look for it in the ingame server browser, or connect to server.angelsandairspeed.com:27016

Angels and Airspeed - Aces coming soon

The next book in the Angels and Airspeed series is going through the final stages of editing and will be available in 2011.

This book is a progressive step up from the original Angels and Airspeed - covering flight and package tactics and air war strategy. Also included are the complete 'In Combat' briefings for all major WW2 fighter types.

Angels and Airspeed Hosting Ghost Skies - online campaign

I am providing server hosting for Ghost Skies - an IL2 1946 online persistent dynamic campaign.

Ghost Skies is an immersive online series of tactical campaigns that rely on teamwork, strategy and tactics. The community is comprised of talented, dedicated people who enjoy researching, planning and flying a complex and challenging series of competitive missions against like-minded opponents. Our campaigns combine the best of virtual WWII air combat with an intricate and technical ground based war. If strategy, teamwork and challenge are something you and your team enjoy in a Full Switch environment, we invite you to check it out.

Ghost Skies fosters a 'dead is dead' environment where pilot statistics are tracked from mission to mission. A pilot becomes more valuable to his/her team based on mission success and longevity, earning a 'Tour'. If a pilot dies, so ends the 'Tour', which starts fresh next mission. This unique system rewards pilots for not only accomplishing their mission, but also surviving to fight again.

Ghost Skies is unique in the IL-2 community. Many pilots have been flying this campaign in its many renditions for several years. It's time for you and your team to find out what a true dedicated online campaign is all about. It's time for you to take to the air in Ghost Skies!

Find out more at http://www.ghostskies.com

While this campaign is underway I have taken down the regular IL2 servers.

P-51D-20 in Combat PDF available.

Continuing the 'in Combat' series of PDF's. Download here.

Three IL2 servers up and updated - New Teamspeak 3 server

The third Angels and Airspeed server is up and running. Each is currently being updated to Ultrapack 2.1.

Weekly training open to public

Weekly training classes are open to the public. While owning a copy of Angels and Airspeed is not required you will not gain as much from the classes.

Classes are held on Monday Evenings at 7:00pm (Pacific Standard Time) and meet on teamspeak and hyperlobby.

'Ki-61 In Combat' PDF added to Library

A new PDF file, on the Ki-61 Tony has been added to the Library

Two new 'In Combat' PDF's added to Library

Two new PDF files, on the F4U Corsair and Hurricane II have been added to the Library

Angels and Airspeed now available on Amazon.com

Angels and Airspeed is now available on Amazon.com. These copies are neither signed nor numbered.

Prices are localised by Amazon so search for Angels and Airspeed at your local Amazon.com website. For international buyers the local prices should result in significant savings.

If you wish to purchase a signed and numbered copy or don't wish to wait for Amazon to ship you can still purchase your copy here.

UPDATE: I am removing Angels and Airspeed from Amazon.com in support of Wikileaks. Please do not purchase my book from their site.

Community Event - Wings~of~War: Midway 1942

Wings~of~War is a continuous 24 hour, 7 day dynamic campaign for IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 4.09b1m, on a bundled T-1 connection using the AAA Unified Installer v1.1.1, FB Daemon II (FBD2) and Lowengrin's Dynamic Campaign Generator (DCG).

The Wings~of~War Server will go online at 0001 hours; 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, 7 September 2009 and will go offline at 0001 hours; 12:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time the following Monday, 14 September 2009. The server will reset every four hours to keep the Wings~of~War generated mission objectives current and up to date. A four hour session will equal one campaign day. At the end of the one week period we will tally the scores to determine the victor.

here for more details

'in combat' PDF's added to library.
I've added linkage to the various 'in combat' PDF's in the library.

Community Events Calendar

I have put up a calendar for community events to assist the community in finding events to participate in.

"Spitfire Vb in combat" pdf file available in the Owners forum
A pdf guide to using the Spitfire Vb against its contemporary opponents is available in the private Spitfire forum that is available to purchasers of Angels and Airspeed.

"Fw-190A4 in combat" pdf file available in the Owners forum
A pdf guide to using the Fw-190A4 against its contemporary opponents is available in the private Fw-190 forum that is available to purchasers of Angels and Airspeed.

"Flight Lead" pdf file available in the fighter tactics forum
A pdf guide to the role and responsibilites of the Flight Lead is available in the forum.

"Element Lead" pdf file available in the fighter tactics forum
A pdf guide to the role and responsibilites of the Element Lead is available in the forum.

"Wingman" pdf file available in the fighter tactics forum
A pdf guide to the role and responsibilites of the wingman is available in the forum.

"The Hunt" pdf file available in the fighter tactics forum
A pdf document 'The Hunt' that discusses lone aircraft tactics is available in the forum.

"Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey" announced - FINALLY a console WW2 simulation.
In a long overdue development the XBox360 and Playstation 3 consoles will receive their first true WW2 Air Combat simulation - "IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey".

This is a HUGE development for the online WW2 air combat genre and its impact will even be felt in the PC world.

"Players will participate in some of the war's most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and heavy bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are five areas of war to engage in - The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun' representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. As well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play, IL-2 also boasts an all new damage effects engine. Players can see real time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dog fights. Hundreds of airplanes will take part in air battle in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey and the unique environmental engine produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions. The difficulty levels will range from arcade to simulation."

Team Xbox Preview

Video

Being a WW2 simulation Angels and Airspeed will be very relevant to it.

Announcing the "Angels" Squad.
The Angels Squad are looking to create a place where WW2 Combat Simulation enthusiasts can come together and participate in public and private simulation events.

More than that – the squad seeks to establish a truly fair and just squadron structure so that all members need not fear the croneyism and corruption that inevitably takes root in more structured and militaristic squadrons.

Angels will be just WW2 combat simulation enthusiasts treated equally and free to discuss whatever they wish with their fellow members in a welcoming and tolerant atmosphere.

Website

Flight Leadership PDF available in fighter tactics forum.
A small PDF on Flight Leadership is available in the fighter tactics forum HERE.

Class 3 completes training
The third Angels and Airspeed training class has completed training. Congratulations to WWGangster, WWWetmore and WWMirage.

Teamspeak server up
The Angels and Airspeed teamspeak server is up and running.

address: ts.angelsandairspeed.com:8220 password:aaa