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Flying in the virtual skies of the game has one undeniable advantage over flying in real life. You can crash and then rise again and again.
«Bridge, again! Let’s go under the bridge! No, it’s too late… Too late, too late! BAM! »
Jurgis Kairys is a 61-year old Lithuanian aerobatics pilot, a multiple USSR, Lithuanian, European, and world champion in aerobatics.
He invented his trademark aerobatics maneuver, «the Kairys Wheel».
Jurgis Kairys is one of the most experienced pilots in the world, and in some disciplines, the best there is.
«I’m lost, I’ve got no GPS. Really! I have to fly somewhere, though. Ok, let’s fly this way».
Jurgis flies his aircraft ignoring all imaginable rules.
However, the game re-creates a correct combat aircraft behavior model.
So, for Jurgis, his virtual aircraft behaves unnaturally.
And vice versa: it’s a common practice for him to fly on one wing at only 5 meters above air strip near Bucharest.
But no matter how hard he twists the joystick, he doesn’t succeed in performing a tail-slide maneuver in the game.
«People of all ages can play this game, be it little kids or adults.
If they can’t fly a real aircraft for whatever reason, they can fly one in the game».
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After Jurgis flew upside-down under a 7-meter bridge in Kaunas, he became a national hero.
People recognize him on the streets, giving him flowers.
But flying under an unknown in-game nickname, the famous pilot suffers defeats over and over again.
Perhaps, his aircraft gets destroyed even by some of his fans.
«The game made me feel like a newbie pilot again.
It also requires an understanding of the basics, lots of practicing, and further mastering of your skills.
And then constantly progressing to new levels of mastery.
No simulator can substitute the feelings you experience in the air.
However, the game re-creates aircraft behavior and air combat perception quite accurately.
«We meet in the game, but I don’t feel that much drive like I do in real life.
Here, inside the aircraft, you can feel g-loads, the tension of flight.
It differs from when you’re sitting still, and there are no g-loads.
You’ve got your adrenaline from victories, from bringing down targets.
Enjoy it, enjoy flying, we’re in the air!
Players, less than 1% of you will take control of a real aircraft.
However, if such a thing happens and you have to bail out, just like in the movies, you will know what to do.
That’s because World of Warplanes is based on real feelings, real sounds, and real graphics.
Unfortunately, no landing opportunity is provided in the game.
Let’s battle!