Erik

The files mirror server ate a drive over the weekend and will be offline until one arrives to replace it. After 2 long years of pounding away day in and day out we have to say goodbye to our dearly departed friend. Never again will I buy Seagate crap I'll stick with Western Digital. Had some WD drives that are 20 years old and still going strong. What a waste of good platters. *moment of silence is observed*

New drive is in and ready to rock 'n roll. I'll start the process to mirror our files shortly and before too long (22 days or so) it should have a complete copy of everything here. The links to the mirror will automatically restore on each file as it's duplicated on the mirror. All systems up and running. E

I was told I couldn't see it until the B&C could go (possibly destroying the whole movie) but it's a sacrifice I have to make. So no spoilers dammit. E

I can't believe this. The technology these guys are talking about is hokus pokus. Yeah the magnet in my belt buckle is going to interact with the gravity of the earth to course correct my non-constant body resistance through a 15 square foot hole. Okay Batman, if you say so. Also if you look at his recoil from the tramp it's not proportional especially for his mass in free fall. These guys took every law of physics and threw it out the window. I'm calling BS. I won't believe it unless I see this with my own eyes. Funny video tho.

We have those already. :)

Moved this here so you can get some platform specific help.

We should make this a contest where we use the top 2 submissions.

2MB is a nice image size to reduce from so it's not grainy. I like the aspect wider than taller but most stuff can be worked with. Have fun making your submissions.

UPDATE: Added a few more aircraft. If you have others you'd like to see you can submit them here. E

If you provide me high definition photos of them flying with a blue background I'll make them. We don't need to wait.

Noticed some of you posting again and just wanted to say thank you for keeping the forums at least alive. Didn't see any posts about having problems at simhq so I just assumed you guys were looking out for us and posting here too. Thank you, and I do notice you guys when you're around. Erik

That's not an easy question but from my viewpoint I think the overall patron base is declining but at a slower rate than most would tell you. The natural progress of life sees some go and new pilots getting old enough to want to be involved in what we do. I think it's important for the various communities whether they are Flanders, IL2, Microsoft Sim, Thirdwire, etc. that they keep things alive by being active and welcoming the new blood to the fold. I'm a firm believer that if you believe something it generally comes true. I try to always keep a positive attitude about everything and give the best we can so that folks know we're a safe harbor they can always find. Glad each of you took the time to be part of everything we do here.

16 on the 25th of December which is quickly coming up. Wow how time flies.

It's just the way the developers wanted it set up.

Maybe. I was hoping for something that was like the others and not a picture of the actual badge so they all are matchy matchy so hopefully there's one like that in existence. I know I looked through a couple pages of images but the badge is so rare there just aren't any. Thanks for the effort, I thought about removing the background but it just didn't look right when I did. Erik

How ironic I gave blood today also. Can't tell you all how important this is. I know it's a hassle that eats up a half hour or so but donations are down nationwide. I want a vet to know if he needs blood he can have mine. They gave their blood for me it's the least I can do. Enjoying your freedom? Thank a veteran. E

http://www.amazon.com/Office-Master-Ergonomic-Stylish-Adjustable/dp/B00IAV88PK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446594931&sr=8-1&keywords=office+master+om5 This is a nice chair. My buttocks can personally attest to it's comfort and it can be adjusted to fit just you. This is my recommendation if you can't rudder on your ball. Good luck!

That takes the whole point of sitting on a ball out of the equation. You just need the ball.

Great! If you pop it you're doing it wrong or you need to loose weight.

Get an exercise ball and sit on that. Great strength and toning and they don't wear out.

Russ - Find me a white background preferably similar to the rest of the badges and I'll do one for you. Thanks.

Okay we're not being nice, we hi-jacked this members thread. I gave myself a warning and I'm apologizing, sorry about that.

I just smoked one this weekend, still eating ham sandwiches. #heavenly

Apology accepted now let's move on.

When type A personalities clash it's never pretty. I suggest we take a step back. We aren't getting into a trolling war here.