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Firehawkordy Did you have sound for the stock aircraft included with the sim? I do know that when you addon aircraft, you have to make sure that the sounds are copied to the FS9 Sound directory. And when you do that, you make sure that the sound.cfg file stays in the Sound directory for the respective addon aircraft. NavyChief

My wife and I drove up to Franklin, TN this past Saturday, to hear our favorite singer, Michael Johnson, perform. For those who may recall a song back in the late 70s called "Bluer Than Blue". Michael wrote it and performed it, and that song was a major hit. Anyway, I finally met Michael a few years back at a summer concert series in Chattanooga, and have stayed in contact with him ever since. His music is ageless, in my opinion. Great stuff. http://www.mjblue.com/ And he's a nice guy too! Navy Chief

Practice! NC

Oops....correction. Randy Goodrum wrote the song. Michael performed it though! NC

Anyone interested in some Carquals? I plan to be online a lot tomorrow (Tuesday, 5 Jan). Anyone with either ARRCAB in FS2K2, or FD3 with FS2004, and want to do some practice, let me know, and we'll do some MP on the Bio Server. Navy Chief I usually fly the EA-6B. The speedbrakes really make controlling the aircraft on approach much easier.

Hey Firehawkordy By the time I saw a Vigilante (1973), it was at Pax River, and they didn't have anything except the "bathtub" apparatus underneath, with the cameras. The Pax River aircraft, leastwise while I was there from 73-76, did not carry any bombs. Also, when I went on CarQual dets, the Viggies onboard did not either. I would like to see pictures of one carrying them though! NC

It's faster; definitely! NC

Don't you know his mama is proud? The boy ain't wrapped right. Navy Chief

I happened upon the following article years ago, but it still gets me laughing when I read it. Great for comic relief. I may have posted this some time ago. Sorry for the redundancy if so! Fred Reed's webpage is at: http://www.fredoneverything.net/index.html The Pottification Of The Navy Yet Another Reason Not To Enlist Hoo, the Navy has gone funnier than when Junior put his tadpoles in Aunt Lu's milk. It's wonderful. Headline, the Washington Times: "Navy admiral wants to get rid of urinals." On aircraft carriers. Yep. See, urinals aren't good for gender-equity, which is what the Navy is for. Best I can tell, the admiral figures urinals make the girls aboard feel plumbing-challenged. It gums up their self-concept. And life, remember, is already tough for gals on warships. It's bad enough having those boomy old gun thingies everywhere, and those smelly airplanes. They make a hostile environment and all. But the worst is those disgusting white patriarchy symbols, stuck threateningly to bathroom walls. Think about it. Every time a woman goes to the men's room, there they hang, row on row, in silent reproach, telling her she isn't Fully A Person. The horror. But now help gallops over the horizon, thumpety-thump. The help's name is Admiral John Nathman, and (incredibly) he's a naval aviator. Yes indeed. Potty John, the Carrie Nation of urinals, is going to make it all better. He wants "gender-neutral water closets." When I was a Marine, I always wanted a commander who had an interest in urinals. None of them did, and they probably still don't. But the Navy, as Marines have always suspected, is a little different. And apparently getting differenter. Personally I don't think Potty John has gone far enough in making the military resemble a sorority house. For example, a gal on ship stands out by virtue of having breasts, which must create a hostile work environment. (In fact I've never met a sailor who was hostile to breasts, but I'm being socially progressive here.) I think that as a simple matter of consideration for our warrioresses, men in the services should be required to have breast implants. Gender equity. This is, after all, the New Navy. If compulsory surgery seems extreme this year, at the very least silicone strap-on mammaries should be mandated. Think of them as pre-loaded bras. Since servicemen have to wear uniforms anyway, minor additions could do no harm. Infantrymen carry packs, don't they? I figure breasts might become insignia of rank. Enlisted men would get small ones. Officers would have big mommas. Potty John, being an admiral, would have three. The Chief of Naval Operations would wear an udder. Look, I'm just trying to be helpful. Let's be honest. Many unnecessary hardships are inflicted on women by the Navy. It's so…military. I figure the Navy might consider renaming a carrier or two in a more woman-friendly manner -- the USS Daycare comes to mind, or the good ship Terrycloth. Then there are family separations. I'm agin'em. So I figure a carrier's hangar deck could be divided into a labor ward and a nursery. Granted, weapons would have to be sacrificed, but all they do is encourage violence. (Onboard counseling might help to reduce this lamentable side-effect of testosterone. We could have caring, sensitive fighter pilots.) Fact is, I admire Potty John for his willingness to be different from all those stodgy old male admirals we used to have. Can you imagine Bull Halsey (I guess today he'd be Heifer Halsey, or maybe Steer Halsey) focusing on urinal equity as he led the fleet against the Japanese? How about David Farragut: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ah…Wait! Let's stop and talk about gender equity!" No. No urinals for them. They were fixated on violence. My father spent four years at sea during World War II, first aboard the USS Greer in the North Atlantic, and then in the Pacific on DD-554, the Franks. He didn't talk a lot about it. He was there for some of the big assaults, doing close fire support with 5-inch-38s. Those were ugly days when blood ran on the decks and the kamikazes screamed in and you red-barreled everything you had at the nacelles and hoped you hit a fuel tank before the pilot hit you. I bet those sailors, mostly dead now, all of them forgotten, would be proud to know about Potty Consciousness. Truth is, the military needs to be stripped of all manner of gender-unfriendly trappings. What could be more phallic than a tank gun? The very thought must be offensive to women, and make them Uncomfortable. Submarines are nothing but nuclear-powered phallic symbols. (With a propeller, which is a disturbing thought.) I reckon we ought to have gender-neutral, cubic submarines. Flowered wallpaper would add a homey feel and, if you got rid of those awful male torpedo-things, there might be room for a shopping deck. The potty problem has reared its genderishly inequitable head for years in the mascara military. You just get in trouble for talking about it. Consider urinals and the Army. They were never a problem, because men regard the entire earth as a urinal in waiting. The side of the road, the middle of the road, a tree, the ocean -- they don't discriminate. The way feminists see oppression everywhere, men see urinals. It's a design feature. Which means that if a battalion of trucks is maneuvering in the desert, guys don't care. Anywhere is as good as anywhere else. Women see things differently. They're embarrassed. They want a bush to go behind. In deserts there aren't any bushes. That's how you know it's a desert. So they want all the guys to stand on one side of the truck while the ladies retire to the other. Of course, if the truck is in the middle of a group of trucks, this doesn't work. And if some dimwitted guy forgets he's not really in the military, and thoughtlessly goes to the wrong side of the truck to check the oil -- that's sexual harassment, buddy. Firing squad to the fore. I'm dead serious: Research has been done on ways to let female soldiers pee standing up. If that's not gender equity, it's at least comic relief. I have to agree with Potty John: For many reasons, none of which I can think of, men should not be allowed to stand comfortably while making a sacrifice to the Porcelain God. However, the Navy shouldn't simply write off its investment in urinals. Surely unmasculine uses can be found for them. They would make splendid planters for flowers, for example: They have a robust watering system and good drainage. The lighting would have to be replaced with grow lamps, but this requires a mere changing of bulbs. Easy. We would have a win-win situation: Feminists would get even with men for being able to use urinals, and men would have flowers to look at. A window-box arrangement around them with drapes would be lovely. See why I tell guys, Don't enlist in this silly circus? I've gotta run. To my stockbroker's, to invest in implant companies NAVYCHIEF

Ruger Please forgive me. As I hit the Post Reply button, I read your statement about retiring! Sorry! Navy Chief

Hey Ruger Yes, I was stationed in Washington State. I retired from VQ-1 at NAS Whidbey Island. As for you having to pay for ferry fare? That does not sound right. Surely you could have gotten reimbursed for the expense. Also, it seems like I recall that the medical dept. should have a duty driver who takes patients to appts. in a van. Of course, it is not nearly as convenient as going by yourself! Are you a first-termer? I will say this. The first enlistment is the hardest adjustment. You have to go through all the usual crap, including TADs, 1st Lt. Div. assignments, etc....; but, if you can get through that, and get promoted to 3rd, or even 2nd Class PO; then things get better. I got out of the Navy after my 1st enlistment for 4 1/2 years in 1976. During that time, I tried several times to get back in, but they kept telling me I would have to take a bust to E3. There was no way I would accept that. I got out the first time as an E5, and was not about to go back in as a 27 year old E3. Well, for a short time in 1980, they took NAVETS back in at the rank they got out at. I went back in as a "boot" E5. I took the E6 exam the first chance I could, and made it. Then, in 1987, after taking the E7 exam for the second time, I was selected for Chief. The Navy, like all of the services, has its drawbacks. No matter what service you enter, you have to pay your "dues", as it were. I did! Mess duty, and Line Division too! If I could change anything about my career, I never would have gotten out in 76. I would have stayed in, and I might have made Master Chief. Good luck, whatever you decide to do in life! Navy Chief

Military Timetable No matter what your party affiliation, the following is very interesting!!! The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but... It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51 day operation. We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick. It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!!!! MAN, is our military GREAT, or WHAT! Navy Chief

Whew! I am obviously out of the loop. Almost all of the acronyms you mentioned are foreign to me. No idea what they mean!! Way above my non-technical head! Navy Chief

The H.O.T.A.S.S. website url keeps going to EBAY. Not sure what's going on with that. I cannot access the actual website for the manufacturer. NC

Firehawkordy, The last time I remember seeing a Corsair bounce like that was when they would leave the chocks. The PC would have them check their brakes, and the nose would dip. Other than that, I never saw one do the "dance" that happens now on the runway!!! NC

Well, I did a search for Suncom. Nothing. Even Amazon's listings for all Suncom controllers state that they are either all out of stock, or are discontinued. My personal opinion? Buy CH Pro products. Their controllers, although somewhat pricy, are very well made. You can get deals on Ebay sometimes. Navy Chief

Hey Firehawkordy, You're right. We need to do some troubleshooting. I don't know much about ordnance systems, but I can help load bombs, and I do know how to use a speedhandle! Oh yeah, one other thing. I know how to cool down a case of beer with LOX.................in a matter of seconds! Navy Chief

Cretin, that is a VERY true statement! All politicians lie too. It's just that some lie more than others. Heh, heh. Navy Chief

See you in the virtual skies...! Navy Chief

Both FS2K2, and FS2004 combination servers are online. I fly FS9 most of the time, because I can't get my FS2k2 to work in MP. NC

Bump!

When I begin the sim, I start on the runway. Since installing Patch 2, my aircraft's nose is moving up and down until I give the throttle a boost and back to idle, and then all is ok. Anyone else experience this? NC

Sounds fine to me. I can't always be there, but will when possible. When I fly MP, I always check the Bio server, but there's never anyone online. NC The problem I have with the info not being copied to my clipboard, persists. Wish there was a fix for it.

I am glad you mentioned that MJ, because when I doubleclick on the entry in FSHostSpy, it does not put it in on my clipboard. Any ideas how to fix that? NC

Just so I am not accused of being totally biased, here are the other "Oaths of Enlistment". Heh, heh.... U.S. ARMY OATH OF ENLISTMENT I, Rambo, swear to sign away four years of my mediocre life to the United States Army because I couldn't score high enough on the ASVAB to get into the Air Force, I'm not tough enough for the Marines, and the Navy won't take me because I can't swim. I will wear camouflage every day and tuck my trousers into my boots because I can't figure out how to use blousing straps. I promise to wear my uniform 24 hours a day even when I have a date. I will continue telling myself that I am a fierce killing machine because my drill sergeant told me I am, despite the fact that the only action I ever will see is a court martial for sexual harassment. I acknowledge the fact that I will make E-8 in my first year of service, and vow to maintain that it is because I scored perfect on my PT test. After completion of my sexual -- er -- I mean, BASIC training, I will attend a different Army school once every other month and return knowing less than I did when I left. On my first trip home after boot camp, I will walk around like I am cool and propose to my ninth-grade sweetheart. I will make my wife stay home, because if I let her out she might leave me for a smarter, better-looking Air Force guy. Should she leave me twelve times, I will continue to take her back. While at work, I will maintain a look of knowledge while getting absolutely nothing accomplished. I will arrive at work every day at 1000 hours because of morning PT and leave every day at 1300 hours to report back to the "COMPANY." I understand that I will undergo no training whatsoever that will help me get a job upon separation, and will end up working construction with my friends from high school. I will brag to everyone about the Army giving me $30,000 for college, but will be unable to use it because I can't pass a placement exam. So help me God. Signature:__________________ Date:_______________ U.S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAVY OATH OF ALLEGIANCE I, Top Gun, in lieu of going to prison, swear to sign away four years of my life to the United States Navy because I want to hang out with Marines without actually having to BE one of them, because I thought the Air Force was too "corporate," and because I thought, "Hey, I like to swim...Why not?" I promise to wear clothing that went out of style in 1976 and to have my name stenciled on the butt of every pair of pants I own. I understand that I will be mistaken for the Good Humor man during the summer, and for the Waffen SS during the winter. I will strive to use a different language than the rest of the English-speaking world, using words like "deck, bulkhead, cover, and head," when I really mean "floor, wall, hat, and toilet." I will take great pride in the fact that all Navy acronyms, ranks and insignia, and everything else for that matter, are completely different from the other services and make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I will muster (whatever that is) at 0700 hours every morning unless I am buddy-buddy with the Chief, in which case I will show up around 0930 hours. I vow to hone my coffee cup handling skills to the point that I can stand up in a kayak being tossed around in a typhoon and still not spill a drop. I consent to being promoted and subsequently busted at least twice each fiscal year. I realize that, once selected for Chief, I am required to submit myself to the sick, and quite possibly illegal, whims of my new-found "colleagues." So help me Neptune. Signature:__________________ Date:_______________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. MARINE CORPS OATH OF ENLISTMENT I, ________________ (state name here), swear...uhhhh...high-and-tight... grunt... cammies... ugh... Air Force women.... HOORAH! So help me Corps. Thumb Print:___________________ Date:______________