JediMaster

That's not unusual. Many SecDefs as well as those lower down in the DoD heirarchy worked (or will work) in defense contractors. In fact, it's pretty common for those in an industry and the gov't agency that (directly or indirectly) covers it to see a continuous cross pollination of people. Part of it makes sense, that you want people that know the other side working with you so you don't get surprised, but it's also blatantly incestuous and there are few if any regulations against it. That's saying nothing of course about the whole "gov't jobs as former military wellfare" racket that sees not the best people but merely the best qualified vets getting spots even if the vets are clearly not as experienced or capable. While the idea that some vets may have a hard time getting a civilian job after they get out and need a hand has merit, in practice it means "vet with some vague inkling of what the job needs" gets the spot over "outside expert that could really make things work better."

There's also that line between life and intelligent life. Frankly, if they find moss and algae and amoebas or whatever, who cares? It will be interesting from a scientific standpoint, but it will have no bearing on anything else. That would only matter if it was in our own solar system. Outside that, all we want to find is someone we could communicate with, and they're saying right now don't hold your breath.

FC has Starforce which means yes, you need to have the disk to run it. You don't need to worry about patching LOMAC first because FC's installer does that for you. You both should have FC patched to 1.12, though.

I've had some Arma missions end that way. That's why the Army is buying new 47Fs and upgrading others to that standard. The design has proven itself.

The problem with using Brit equipment on the planes is logistics. Do we have spares? Do we have techs that know how to repair them? What is their interoperability with the existing USMC equipment? Just because the stuff is good doesn't mean it's practical to use in a new environment.

LOMAC's last patch was 1.02 I think. FC starts at 1.1 and goes up to the final 1.12 patch. You can't patch LOMAC to that level, you must buy FC to fly with someone else with FC. FC2 uses the DCS:BS engine so if you have problems with that, you'll have problems with FC2. I flew FC 1.12 for years doing many co-ops, it's a great sim and there are tons of missions out there you can find to fly. The only problem is the AMRAAM is pretty much screwed in that version, so flying the F-15C became pointless. Fly any other plane, or fly AGAINST an AI F-15, and it's fine. FC2 fixed that, but as mentioned it has MP compatibility with DCS:BS, not LOMAC/FC.

There are lots of ways to define a "legend", so I wouldn't jump the gun on predictions. We'll find out in due course.

The part they failed to mention is when it fired, it shot down a Bf 109!

LOL, I remember those concepts. I'm talking about solving partial differential equations, matrices, etc.

Para ingles, ocho.

Training and experience are both necessary, because there's no way to cover it all in training, and there's little chance you'll remember everything years later if you've not used it. I can't even begin to list the things I've forgotten about physics I knew just 15 years ago!

Because they don't want to pay people to answer the phone anymore.

Depends on your definition of "changing the game". I mean, is making aces wild a "game changer" for poker? Sure, to some extent, but it's still poker.

Yes...because Roswell wasn't aliens, they were humans from the future!!!

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Well...it looks the same.

I'll bet my in-laws' teacup poodle's bite force is quite a bit lower than average.

Oh you needed a whole new system? I literally haven't done that (aside from laptops) since 1992!! The PC I use now is that same machine upgraded piece by piece multiple times. It was a 486DX2 50 at the time. It since became a DX120, Pentium 100, 166, PII 350, P3 550, 700, Athlon 1.2GHz...ah, you get the idea.

LOL, never even seen a part of one. Never manage to catch it.

My problem with The Final Countdown is the SF part of it is weak, while the aviation side is strong. That said, TFC and TG are the only 2 "aviation" film I own, both featuring the F-14. Well, some have included Tora, Tora, Tora, and I have that, but that's not quite the same.

I say we ban the dogs' owners. If you have a dog that is involved in an unprovoked attack with a pitbull or something like that, deport to Somalia!

I still don't see the appeal of a non-combat air sim. It seems like a one-trick pony that will grow stale in a few hours...about how long I played MSFS.

It doesn't bring out the worst in people, it's just a place where people show their true nature. That is what humanity is, and it's why I think it's worthless. When people talk about "the value of a human life" all I can think is if I paid a penny for a human I'd want some hefty change. That's why I'm in favor of forced global sterilization.

As long as no one reverses those events...

Well, sure, if you want to be a dick about it you can say it's not an aviation movie. That doesn't mean that's even close to accurate. That doesn't change the fact that it's a film about pilots, in which they spend half the time flying planes, doing air combat. You can say it's a bad aviation movie because you don't like the acting, the writing, the directing, the plot, whatever. To say it's not one is like the girl saying she's still a virgin because it was just that one time and she got drunk so it doesn't count.