JediMaster

The problem is that some Russians claimed the Cobra did indeed have tactical utility...to which numerous experts coughed into their hands and shouted "BS!"

War will only end when mankind as we know it ends. Whether by being wiped out totally or transformed into something almost unrecognizable to us (like Star Trek), those are the only 2 options. Man has had a tribal mentality, an "us vs them" based on the flimsiest of differences when serious ones don't exist, since the dawn of time. Saying "no more wars" is so completely naive and unrealistic that it's not even possible to take seriously. The number of wars may be reduced, but it will never stop. Pakistan will only do something if they feel the consequences for NOT acting against terrorists are worse than those for acting against them. A threat of all-out war with India may do that. It may not, especially if the goal of funding these attacks is simply to provoke such a war so they can bash some Indian heads for their own delight. I think the current US policy is working pretty well...just go ahead and attack these terrorists in Pakistan whenever and wherever you find them, and maybe just deny you're doing it. Besides, it's not like Pakistan could declare war on the US for it anyway. The worst that could happen is they decide to expel the US and become unfriendly, and then we just keep doing what we're doing from Afghan bases anyway.

With both the F-22 and F-35, and for that matter any 5th-gen aircraft (due to the definition), the avionics are closely integrated with the airframe. You can't pop out the radar and EW suite and leave the rest to be filled out by someone else later. It's pretty much an all-or-nothing deal. Then you have the material covering the surfaces, then you have the powerful engines... Honestly the only changes that can be made without making pretty much a totally new airplane is in the software.

I'm still waiting for "Wings Across America" where you can fly the Paul or Linda McCartney.

I remember those SwordQuest games! I don't remember how many of them I had, but it was at least the first one.

Did she actually say she ran "fast NTFS format" on her hard drive???? One, I didn't think it would let you do that unless it was a secondary drive. Two, if that's what happened, you do indeed need drive recovery software because that erased the HD.

The problem is Pakistan isn't really that different from Afghanistan. The idea of everyone within its borders being united is totally alien to them. The tribal mentality is far too strong. That makes it hard for a central gov't to do anything when you risk 1/3 of the country rebelling every time you try and take a stand on something. So instead they just sit there and do little while making bold pronouncements. I never thought Pakistan a serious ally anyway. They simply figured it was easier to go along with us than not to, they never truly believed that eliminating the terrorists was the right thing to do. "Well, we don't want to get bombed, so we'll sort of go along with their idea." Honestly, I don't see why we don't push them harder to do things. If the gov't should fall, well, it can hardly become any worse there, can it? It's already the top central location for terrorist training, it can't go anywhere but down on that list.

The problem is the F-22 line is going to be shutting down soon. If the USAF doesn't buy more fast, there won't be any available for Israel or Japan or anyone to buy later. The F-35 isn't supposed to be advanced in some ways as the F-22, which is because the F-35 was designed to be exportable and the F-22 wasn't. However, the whole issue with sensors/avionics/integration for the F-35 is making some people nervous that we're giving out too good of a plane. Frankly I think it's dumb because the plane is only being offered to allies anyway, but paranoia is a genetic trait for some of these people.

Well, I got it this weekend, but I've not had time to do more than watch some of the training videos. Honestly, did Wags record those in his bathroom?

I thought I saw a bit about the Camaro driving on a TV show once, can't recall when or where though. My guess is those cars don't get too much mileage on them!

Yeah, I read that this morning, but Dave beat me to the posting here...I got sidetracked. I can't imagine the pain that would cause. I guess it was a sniper bullet because I wouldn't think a regular AK bullet would cause damage like that. Almost a superhuman feat.

I don't recall seeing this plane anywhere else yet. Another TK sim first? Or did someone already make it for MSFS?

Ok, I changed it for you, but you can edit your own posts just as easily!

I'm sorry, Jug, I'm afraid I can't do that. You know I have the utmost enthusiasm for the mission. Wait...Jug...stop... I'm afraid...

I can count the number of times I've shot down a jet as a bomber gunner in sims over the past 20 yrs on one hand. They had considerably fewer engagements under far tenser and more difficult circumstances. A very impressive feat no matter how armed or dangerous the 262s were.

Nice to see Damon Slye has returned to the WWI flight world, although I'm not sold on this particular idea. Sims like Thirdwire's offer you the option to just "start near the action" as well, but also let you start on the ground and get up there to the battle if you choose. Choice is good.

Well, it matters if something different (ie better) is coming out in 3 months. If that's no more than the DVD version, otherwise identical to the DL version, then no it's not.

It makes perfect sense. Otherwise, it wouldn't bother you, and after all that is what this entire exercise is about...or hadn't you figured that out by now?

Ok, I'm confused too! Could use some clarification from ED...

For someone supposedly so smart, he sure sounds stupid. "he never had time to find a real partner"? ""Fem-bot" Aiko, who has cost £14,000 to build so far"? "He began work on Aiko two years ago in the home he shares with his brother But the stress of working on such a difficult project became too much for Le and he suffered a mild heart attack in November last year"???!?! Really? REALLY? I'd bet in far less than 2 yrs, for far less than $25k+, and with NO cardiac arrests he could've found someone. I'd guarantee it even! Maybe it wouldn't last, but this is ridiculous.

I guess the clever disguise we used worked then!! MUHUHUHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! I admit the reaction to women in some sites is really weird. I mean, you'd think 90% of the forum regulars deal with women on a daily basis, yet you find one online that has a similar interest and it's like a bar with one girl and 50 drunk guys. Not to say shared interests aren't important, I married my wife in part because she told me she liked Beavis and Butthead when we met , but sometimes it gets hard to take. Syrinx had to deal with some of that when she first "outed" herself here. By and large, though, we are indeed a relaxed lot. Maybe it's the beer in the TCP/IP?

OK NOW YOU FINISH F102 THEN MAKE F107 CUZ THIS SIM NEEDS THIS PLANE EVEN THO IT NEVER WAS BUILT KTHXBYE

There are mods for new maps, yes, I've seen them somewhere. Don't know about flight models.

Amazing what can be done when copyrights are ignored in the name of good fun.

I fail to see how this is related to hardware or software.