Welcome to the group, KenshinSensei. There is a ton of great information on this forum as well as the FD forum to help you get up to speed with all the the sim has to offer. And.... plenty of helpful commanders here to wing up with and learn from!
I had my first opportunity to BH in a wing last weekend, and my 3 wing-mates were using the in-game voice comms. IMO, it sounded fine. They were easy to understand, and there was no choppiness in the transmission. With the little voice chat icon next to their name on their wing icon becoming animate...
Glad you're having fun BH in RES, robfm8. :) I did quite well in my Cobra III in RES, and your Viper will be strong, too. With a good spawn of ships, you'll be able to make about $1 mil per hour most of the time. Shield banks and chaffs are very helpful when fighting in RES. My biggest single kill w...
For starting out, I recommend going to the NAV beacon at nearly any sun, and scanning ships as they come by. Some of them will be wanted, and you'll get a bounty for killing them. Be wary of ships in a wing though, as their wing mates will attack you. Watch your PIPS, frequently moving them from wea...