Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Hardpoint: Cloud Obscured Air-to-Ground Tips for DCS World
How many times have I watched wingmen and flight leads die because of cloud-fueled impatience? When a thick cloud deck throws off an...
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T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min
Analysis: The Standard Missile in Ace Combat
An analytical look at the STDM (Standard Missile) from Ace Combat and its IRL counterparts.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jul 13, 2021
- 7 min
The Form and Function of Clouds and Weather in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
In case you have not noticed, clouds are sort of the "big thing" in simulated flight recently. The once taken for granted masses of water...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
SP-34R: Bold Project Wingman Design Choice
When your aircraft is carrying an excess of 60 or more missiles while casually afterburning well above Mach 2, you know it's flight...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jan 23, 2021
- 5 min
Reflecting on Drone Usage in Ace Combat
As seen in the promotional media and gameplay of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, also referred to as drones) ...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Nov 14, 2020
- 7 min
ASF-X Shinden II: One-of-a-Kind Ace Combat Aircraft
With the release of the 25th Anniversary downloadable content on October 28th, 2020, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown added three more...
Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
IL-2 Great Battles Plane Spotlight: P-38J Lightning
Let's take a look at the twin-tailed devil from World War 2 to see how it has been represented in Il-2 Great Batlles.
T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Oct 6, 2020
- 8 min
Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat
An analysis of mercenaries both in Ace Combat and the real world. What do they have in common?
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Oct 3, 2020
- 9 min
A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons
The goal of this article is to provide a spoiler free comparison of recent, official Star Wars games that feature flight to the newly...
T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Aug 21, 2020
- 6 min
Aft-Launched Missiles: Ace Combat Fiction, or Russian Fact?
Ace Combat Zero, mission 6, Diapason: you’ve just liberated the Ustian capital of Directus. Ready for your victory lap, your celebration...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Apr 20, 2020
- 9 min
Multiplayer Focus of Comanche (2020)
The return of the Comanche is sure to pique the interests of rotary-wing flight sim enthusiasts. But those expecting a single player...
T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Apr 13, 2020
- 7 min
The “Switchblade” Wing: Feasible or Fantasy?
It’s arguable that there is no more intriguing fictional aircraft in the Ace Combat series than the X-02 Wyvern. Appearing as the lone...
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Skyward Staff
- May 10
- 6 min
DCS World F-15E Strike Eagle: What We Know so Far and Our Thoughts
Let's talk about the upcoming F-15E Strike Eagle for DCS World, its capabilities, limitations and what we will be able to do at launch!
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jan 29, 2022
- 15 min
Creator Highlight Month 2022: Sacchan
The fourth entry of Creator Highlight Month 2022 is with Sacchan, founder and lead developer behind VRChat aviation.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jun 29, 2021
- 5 min
An Honest-to-Goodness Sky Odyssey
I never once remember seeing Sky Odyssey advertised or for sale. As someone who grew up playing just about every flight game and flight...
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