vercingetorix

A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp Bondsteel (Bosnia): A > > French > > > army officer walked up to me in the PX, and told me he thought we > > > (Americans) were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war. > > > > > > He said if such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count on the > > support > > > of France. > > > > > > I told him that such a position didn't surprise me. Since we had come to > > > their rescue in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War, > > their > > > ingratitude and jealousy was due to surface at some point in the near > > future > > > anyway. That is why France is a third-rate military power with a > socialist > > > economy and generally a bunch of faggots for soldiers. > > > > > > I additionally told him that America, being a nation of deeds and > action, > > > not words, would do whatever it had to do, and France's support was only > > for > > > show anyway. Just like in all NATO exercises, the US would shoulder 85% > of > > > the burden, as evidenced by the fact that the French officer was > shopping > > in > > > the American PX, and not the other way around. > > > > > > He began to get very belligerent at that point, so I told him if he > would > > > like to, I would meet him outside and kick his ass in front of the > entire > > > Multi-National Brigade East, thus demonstrating that even the smallest > > > American has bigger balls than the average Frenchman. > > > > > > He called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away in a huff. > > > > > > With friends like these, who needs enemies? > > > > > > Mary Beth J*********n, 5' 3", 105lbs (soaking wet) > > > > > > Lieutenant Colonel, US Army > > > > Kinda brings a lump to your throat! :) -Vercingetorix

Geesh Ranger! ya' know that somthing is wrong when the admin has LESS POST THAN YOU DO! : :shock: Merry Christmas Everyone! -Vercingetorix

I use the X45 and as for the drivers ...soon soon ( test a few things for SAITEK) I enjoy my stick and thanks to Lord Oliver I have a great Profile for the game , if any one else needs it drop me a line! -Vercingetorix

Very Sharp! -Vercingetorix

Yes I use it, enjoy it also, -Vercingetorix

To Deuces and his team, Many congratulations and kudos’! Your terrain project really helps the game out immensely. And your effort was truly ‘sierra hotel’! -Vercingetorix

I think that you are right pcpilot. I cant wait to see the 106 built, I remember that plane (yah I am a bit old) -vercingetorix

Those look a bit like Vikings? Oh I found this site (when I was hard at work! lol) http://www.globalaircraft.org/home.htm go check it out -Vercingetorix

:shock: Boy this is gonna be real NICE! can't wait to see it in action -Vercingetorix

Column5, Nice Site here! I like the info -Vercingetorix

LO!, toss that profile up to nospurs@hotmail.com, i would love to take a look at it! -Vercingetorix

DK, my hat is off, very nice work sir <S!> I think that you are on the right path on this one. I have most of the non-classfd specs on may of these AC let me know if you need any data that I may have. -Vercingetorix

Ranger, Drop me an email , I have something that may help you with your stick -Vercingetorix

I hope that Hanukkah is included in that or I will never get my patch! LOL! -Vercingetorix

Picked this up off of SIMHQ as posted by 531_Wolf....thought we could use it here also! :P Here ya go, enjoy: Blue water Navy truism; There are more planes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky. If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe. Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to pee. When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash. Without ammunition the USAF would be just another expensive flying club. What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies. Never trade luck for skill. The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh S#!+!" Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers. Progress in airline flying; now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant. Airspeed, altitude or brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight. A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is prevarication. I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous. Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there! Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries. Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding it or doing anything about it. When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten. Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on a sunny day. Advice given to RAF pilots during W.W.II. When a prang (crash) seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity as slowly and gently as possible. The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you. (Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot) A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut) If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot) If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; ride the ******* down. (Ernest K. Gann, author & aviator) Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death I Shall Fear No Evil For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71 operating location Kadena, Japan). You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul F. Crickmore - test pilot) Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you. There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970). The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities in life where you get to experience all three at the same time. (Author unknown, but someone who's been there) "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain trainee attempting to check out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320). If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to. Basic Flying Rules Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there. You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal. -Vercingetroix

AP WASHINGTON - The Army announced their final operation in Afghanistan, Operation Taliban Eradication. Drawing on National Guard units from the deep-south the Army has assembled a team of Redneck Special Forces. These forces have been given following briefing: The limit is ten. The season ends this weekend. They taste just like chicken. They don't like beer, pickup trucks, or country music. Some are queer. The Army expects this final operation to last about two weeks and to be more successful than Operation Anaconda. -Vercingetorix

Not to be outdone by the military and the Marine Corps (I think that is a branch of the military?! :roll: ) heehee the civilian flight services such as DELTA, (Don't Even Leave The Airport) and others have instituted a defense against terrorism! http://strategypage.com/humor/downloads/PILOTGUNS.mpeg -Vercingetorix (Boy I forgot how much fun it was to irritate Marines! :) just kidding'

Just realizing that 351_Seawolf had already posted this bit of humor and I apparently was suffering from occipital Rectalitis (You eye ending is where your bottom is and you have a Sh*&%y out look for the day!), I thought that I had better post something that HAD NOT been posted before! (Sorry about that Seawolf) How to Tell the Difference Between the Branches of the US Armed Forces! If you give the command "SECURE THE BUILDING", here is what the different services would do: The NAVY would turn out the lights and lock the doors. The ARMY would surround the building with defensive fortifications, tanks and concertina wire. The MARINE CORPS would assault the building, using overlapping fields of fire from all appropriate points on the perimeter. The AIR FORCE would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy the building. -Vercingetroix

LOL! oh boy here we go! :) as for handwashing, I work for the state of South Carolina as a computer Engineer now, I need a shower after these meetings, due to the fact that everyone piss's on everyone else! ah state workers you gotta love em! -Vercingetroix

heeheehee ok now to throw gas on the fire! Y’all do know where the marines got there name? Why that’s the sound a bullet makes as it hits a helmet!...MAAAARRRIINNNE! :P Mud muffin indeed! :twisted: -Vercingetroix!

Hmm....What happened in Korea??? Don't get me started :P OK I can not help myself here what happened? "Harry S Truman" -Vercingetorix C140 on the taxi-wayyyy Airborne Rangers Gonna Jump today!

Being Ex-Army I can only add that Helicopters don’t really fly, They are just so damn ugly that the earth repels them into the sky! -Vercingetroix

LMAO! :D well it sounds good though! -Vercingetorix

Greetings All! I have a quick question concerning the idea of tutorials; would anyone like to have a keyboard template? (Remember those from the good-old-days? :)) I have one that I was working on for a friend (new to flight Sims) and I think that I mentioned to MadJeff the idea. What is everyone’s take on doing this? Let me know -Vercingetroix

PCPilot, I thought that you may like this link, Col. Gabreski was a real Pilots Pilot! http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/gabby.html -Vercingetorix