The following is an excerpt from chapter 20 (SQUADRON LIFE) of Johan Kylander's book In Pursuit: An Online Pilot's Guide to Aerial Combat.

"Personally I subscribe to the notion that flying becomes a whole lot more fun if you attempt to do it with a measure of excellence in execution and style, meaning, a thing worth doing is worth doing well. That leads implicitly to doing things "properly" with regard to tactics and mission profiles, rather than a slapdash or "gamey" approach to the challenges of online flying. There is no doubt in my mind that if you do things properly, such as is taught and expected in the real world, you will do a whole lot better in the game [and] enjoy it so much more. Consider also that when you make an effort to fly in a realistic and efficient manner (think formations here) you also provide your opponents and onlookers with enjoyment. Surely it's a lot more fun to encounter a full-size formation that acts in a professional manner than a slew of unorganised singletons. Achieving such a level of teamwork takes effort, an effort which not everyone is prepared to accept, an effort which, when it's flaunted, makes all the difference between recreation and experience."

These are more than just words, and should be part of the gaming experience while we are members of the War Hawks. This does not mean we must focus endlessly on training, but we do need some focus on training, otherwise the team spirit of being in a squadron is lost and we are simply a gaggle of singletons waiting for the slaughter. This statement deserves quoting again for emphasis,
"There is no doubt in my mind that if you do things properly, such as is taught and expected in the real world, you will do a whole lot better in the game [and] enjoy it so much more."

~S~
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Pilots leaning across F6F on board the USS Lexington (CV-16) after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese planes heading for Tarawa. L - R: Ens. William J. Seyfferle; Ltjg. Alfred L. Frendberg; Lcdr. Paul D. Buie; Ens. John W. Bartol; Ltjg. Dean D. Whitmore; Ltjg. Francis M. Fleming; Ltjg. Eugene R. Hanks; Ens. E.J. Rucinski; Ltjg. R.G. Johnson and Ltjg. Sven Rolfsen.