1. Have you read and accept our Code of Conduct? *:
Yes
2. Current flight nic * and Are you willing to change it to reflect your acceptance into TWC: (after your 30 day trial you need to Reflect TWC_ in front of your nickname) then change it in the forum please
Andrew Foyle, Plt Off
if accepted, I'd like to be TWC_Foyle
3. Do you currently belong to a squadron? If so why are you leaving? * :
No
4. Age *:(We are adults and conduct ourselves as such over 18 only may apply)
36
5. Favorite Country/Favorite Plane:
United Kingdom / Spitfire Mk Ia or IIa or Hurricane Mk I FB
6. Current Timezone *:
US-Eastern
7. Preferred Mission Type (Fighter,Bomber,Ground Attack etc.):
Fighter or using the Hurricane for Ground Attack and Close Air Support
8. Do you have TeamSpeak*:
Yes
9. TWC nic you wish to assemble: TWC_
TWC_Foyle
10. Referred By (If no one leave blank):
TWC_Fatal_Error
11. Tell us a little bit about you *: Start with your actual name please
Hello, Wreckers, my real name is actually Rich — Andrew Foyle is a character in the RAF from the ITV series Foyle's War.

I have a professional background in software engineering in the internet sector and have also done work as an audio engineer, mainly in live sound.
At the beginning of this year, I started to get interested in flight sims as a hobby, starting out with X-Plane 11. I've always been a bit of an Anglophile as well as a history and film buff, and lately I've found myself fascinated with all things related to the Battle of Britain, reading numerous books about it (e.g. The Most Dangerous Enemy), its aircraft (e.g. Spitfire Stories), and its pilots (e.g. First Light), as well as enjoying the films (like the Michael Caine classic and Dunkirk) and series (like the aforementioned Foyle's War and Piece of Cake) that take place during this era.
The first combat sim I got into was a title called Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory. I loved the attention to historical detail and the chance to see and participate in recreations of some of the notable moments of the conflict. But as good as the AI is in that game, I found myself missing the human interaction that must have played such a central role in the lives of the pilots of the RAF: i.e. their squad mates. I came across the Blitz edition of Cliffs of Dover on Steam and found that the fundamentals I had learned for driving a Spitfire mostly translated across games, and then one of the first times playing online I bumped into Fatal, who after saving me from being shot down by a 109 on the ATAG server was then kind enough to help show me some more of the virtual ropes. Since then I've enjoyed playing on the TWC Mission server and more recently on the Tactical server, where participating in the dynamic battles of the French map has been loads of fun, even if my careers have not always tended towards longevity.
I very much enjoy collaborative play and the larger recreations where I get to form part of a squadron intercepting waves of He 111s, Do 17s, and Ju 88s. That's where I feel I'm currently the most skilled. I'm also learning about using the Hurricane for offensive purposes and CAS. And finally, although I have a decent sense of the basics of ACM, I still have a long way to go when it comes to honing my dogfighting skills, and I'm looking forward to improving them.
I hope to prove myself as an able and positive contributor to TWC -- I've even got some ideas for custom nose art for my kite.
