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Hey Snapple, "Guess the Navy or Marines is the only way to keep a family, and serve at the same time, although my dad does give my sis alot of crap for joining the crotch." Think again. The Navy and the Marines have a very high divorce rate. I can personally vouch for how hard it is to maintain a relationship, while being deployed nine months out of a year. Damn near impossible. Were I to do things over again, I would have stayed single, period. A whole lot easier on one's mind, and not to mention WALLET! NavyChief

Air Force/Navy Boat Race The Navy and the Air Force decided to have a canoe race on the Potomac river. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Navy won by a mile. Afterwards, the Air Force team became very discouraged and depressed. The officers of the Air Force team decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A "Metrics Team," made up of senior officers was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was that the Navy had 8 seamen rowing and 1 officer steering, while the Air Force had 1 airman rowing and 8 officers and NCOs steering. So the senior officers of the Air Force team hired a consulting company and paid them incredible amounts of money. They advised that too many people were steering the boat and not enough people were rowing. To prevent losing to the Navy again next year, the Air Force Chief of Staff made historic and sweeping changes: the rowing team's organizational structure was totally realigned to 4 steering officers, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering NCO. They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 airman rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality Air Force Program," with meetings, dinners, and a three-day pass for the rower. "We must give the rower empowerment and enrichment through this quality program." The next year the Navy won by 2 miles. Humiliated, the Air Force leadership gave a letter of reprimand to the rower for poor performance, initiated a $4 billion program for development of a new joint-service canoe, blamed the loss on a design defect in the paddles and issued leather rowing jackets to the beleagered steering officers in the hopes they would stay for next year's race. Enough damage for one night, heh, heh.... NavyChief

TDY An Army grunt sitting in a foxhole, eating MREs and wearing 50lbs of gear after having marched 12 miles, says: "This sucks." A Navy seaman sitting on his 5' X 2' bunk, in a closet-sized room smelling of oil and rolling from the waves, which he shares with 6 other men, after not having seen the sky for 30 days says: "this really sucks". A marine, doing push-ups in the mud during a downpour, after an 18 mile march with 60 lbs of gear, says: "I love the way this sucks, oorah!" The special forces green beret crawling through a leech-infested swamp, eating nothing but bugs and tree bark for 6 days, sneaking around past armed terrorists, says: "I wish this could suck some more!" An Air Force pilot sitting in an easy chair in an air conditioned hotel, holding a remote control, says: "no cable? this sucks!" Navychief

Hey Jinks Thanks for clearing that up. I guess the reason for the AI is for increased realism? NC

I don't understand what AI aircraft are..... NC

Me too, me too! Heh, heh, heh.... Navychief

The National Science Foundation announced the following study results on U.S. military recreation preferences: Sport of choice for Marines: bowling. Sport of choice for Sailors: football. Sport of choice for Soldiers: baseball. Sport of choice for Coast Guardsmen: tennis. Sport of choice for Airmen: golf. Notice how the farther down the list you go, the smaller their balls get. Heh, heh, heh,..... Navychief

Great pictures, Jinks; thanks! Looking forward to flying FS2002. The Virtual US Navy has a NAVAIR section, with a VRC air group. I plan to try flying with them too. Check it out. Navychief

Hey Seawolf, Schizo, and all the other shipmates out there, Go check this site out. Interesting, to say the least. http://www.usvn.net/index.php Navychief

Hey Jinks You surely do know how to make my day. GO NAVAIR!!! I suited up once for a Viggie ride. One of the Hyd pumps blew, the aircraft was downed for maintenance, and I never got another chance. I did, however, get plenty of other rides; my favorite being in the F-4. Navychief

Hey Jinks Alpha Simulations appears to be down. Can't access it. The RA-5C I downloaded from AVSIM a while back works ok, but the landing gear are not visible. Small thing, but annoying. NC

FM NAVYCHIEF ELLIJAY GA//N6B// TO JINKSCOM UNCLAS //N02300// ALCOM 013/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N61/-// SUBJ/CDMAILING// REF/A/RMG/CNO N61/061610ZNOV03// RMKS/1. AMEC WARD, AKA NAVYCHIEF, IS MOST APPRECIATIVE OF FORTHCOMING MEDIA, AND WISHES TO EXTEND MOST HEARTFELT GRATITUDE. 2. ALL EFFORTS WILL BE EXHASTED IN SUPPLYING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN RETURN FOR ABOVE MENTIONED MEDIA ADDONS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION. 3. AMEC WARD WILL RESPOND IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIALS, AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED EDUCATION IN CARRIER LANDINGS, AND NAVAL AVIATION IN GENERAL.// BT

One of the more knowledgeable types needs to jump in here, and offer some advice to you. I am sure they can clear things up for ya. Navychief

There should be a readme file with each addon, telling you how to install it. I just did a search to see if there was a message outlining the procedure, but didn't find one. That doesn't mean the info isn't available; just that I couldn't find it! Navychief

My vote? The SLUF, of course! The almighty attack A-7E Corsair. Navychief

Hey Catbutt!

Most definitely. Navychief

Well, you really need to narrow the type of movie somewhat. If you are talking comedy, I would say "Animal House". If the topic is war movies, then I would say, "The Great Escape"

Hey Archer I was not a pilot, but I can tell you that just BEING on the flight deck when those aircraft are trapping at night is dangerous. You can't even see your hands in front of your face. Only flashlights with red or blue lenses are allowed on deck during night ops, and the amount of light they provide is useless. Then there's the tiedown chains. You haven't experienced pain until you trip over a tiedown chain, and smack your head/face on the nonskid of a flight deck. Hurts like h.... Yep, working on the flight deck is not glamorous, to put it mildly. I can only imagine the stress a pilot feels when coming in for a landing on a carrier. Navychief

Hey Jinks! Great pictures! I especially like the RA-5C, and the VA-37 A-7E! Have not found a RA-5C for FS9 that has visible landing gear. The one I downloaded was for FS2002, and some of those models appear that way in FS9. Also, I haven't downloaded the Osprey yet. Thanks for the pictures. I hope to someday get as proficient on landings as you are! Navychief

Oorah! Navychief

Hey Jinks Thanks! Unfortunately, I had already done a complete uninstall/reinstall. I am just about satisfied with things now. I plan to have mostly USN aircraft. And THANKS for the forthcoming CDs!!! Pete

Hey MrMudd As far as I know, the only way to incorporate the cats and traps, is to buy Flight Deck 3. The original program by Rich Hogen, was bought out by Abacus. Cost is $30, but I feel it is worth it. NC

Sounds great, Nick!!! Post them!!! Carrier ops are the best! A real challenge to land, for certain! One good thing about sims.......I don't have to worry about getting sucked down a intake, or being blown off the deck from jet exhast! Navychief

A few days ago I was having some work done at my local garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten. We all looked at each other and another customer asked, "What is a seven-hundred-ten?" She replied, "You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine, I have lost it and need a new one.." She replied that she did not know exactly what it was, but this piece had always been there. The mechanic gave her a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like. She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710. He then took her over to another car which had its hood up and asked "is there a 710 on this car?" She pointed and said, "Of course, its right there." Picture attached.......hehehehe Navychief