Had a Blast with 1.2 Beta Wings

The ED: 1.2 Beta Wings update is awesome.  Feels much less of a solitary experience when you can stay in permanent contact with your wingmen, and find them instantly in super cruise and local space if they get into trouble.

The NPCs have also beefed up their game.  No longer will we have the standard interdiction and shoot or evade.

I got a big shock today when a lowly eagle dropped me into normal space; as I turned on him and opened my guns 4 of his buddies dropped into the fray : "oh shit".  I ran.  

Later in the day I was flying in a Wing Comprising of myself @Fireytoad and CMDR Bubble.   The three of us entered a Strong Signal Source wherein lay 3 pirate Anacondas.  Another "oh shit" moment, but through teamwork we managed to defeat all three :-) 

The Vulture flies like a large Viper but not half as cool to look at.   It needs more gunpoints - it only has 2 large ones - but if your intention is to sit and camp at a war zone or Nav beacon for hours then this ship is ideal for that.

The Fer De Lance? Looks like a red race car dream, sounds like a race car too. 5 weapons emplacements are a bit overkill and makes it live up to its 30-year deadly reputation.  BUT the gas tank (8 tonnes) is the size of a bucket - and spend anytime trying to travel any distance in it you will feel like you are riding a hobbled cow.  The best FSD it will take is the Cobras A4 FFS! It's given me a whole new respect for the 20 ly I am getting at the moment out if my beloved Imperial Clipper :-)

And a final note : I visited the Leonard Nimoy Station in LHS 3006 last night.

RIP Mr Spock. Frontier gave him one of the pretty palm tree stations. Thank you Frontier.