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Nicely put Jug. -S

Based off the video, the Cobra really doesnt do much to help the evading pilot, but instead increases the jet's RCS since you are giving your opponent a planform when you pitch nose up. And in the case of combat configured Flanker, the jet loses altitude, allowing the persuing aircraft to gain altitude and take a top down shot. -S

Sorry for the 6 month delay. Deployments, an Evaluator upgrade, and the new patches/reinstalls had me a out of the virtual flying loop for a bit. I'd like to go back and try the edits again with the new patches installed and see how the Phantom can handle it. I'll report back next week. I'm taking a full of leave. -S

It was real, and it wasnt meant for the basic civilian audience. Glad it got taken down. While not Classified, it should be Confidential/Need to Know. If it really was an Aussie that filmed it and uploaded it, bad on him. -S

Before I became a Boom operator, I taught aircrew survival to our crews at Ramstein, and our NATO allies. Prior to that, I was assigned to two Spec ops helo squadrons and took part in both of the rescues over Kosovo. CSAR/Personnel Recovery is in my blood. Anyhow, one of the coolest exercises I did was out at the Hohenfels training grounds. We had 2 HH-60G Pavehawks, 2 Mi-8s, 2 Mi-17s, and 2 Mi-24s. The rescue package differed everyday, but would consist of a pair of escorts and one extraction platform. Sometimes the Hinds would cover the Pavehawks and on others the Pavehawks would cover the Hip, while the Hind sanitized the area. During 7 days of field exercises, we picked up 5 "downed" crewmen in all in various scenarios. Forest, urban and hilltops. On the final 2-day rescue, I teamed up with a German Tornado pilot. We successfully evaded capture that entire day and half the night. At midnight, we linked up with a French Pararescue team and we hiked to our pickup point, 20kms away. The next morning, we made radio contact with an AWACs who locked into our position, via GPS. After waiting a few more hours, the first words from the rescue birds came across the radio. We had a pair of SANDY F-16s overhead who would direct the show. The air component of the OPFOR were German F-4Fs and UH-1 Hueys. After a positive authentication of us, the Vipers directed other F-16CJs into the area to clear out the big threats, like a ZSU-23-4 we had spotted during our evasion the day prior, and told them about since it could become a problem. The "Weasel Vipers" dispatched the SAM/AAA threats and then flew cover. We got word the helos were inbound and prepared for our exfil. The Sandys dropped down and flew past our position on top of the hill, dipping a wing to us to show they know where we are and also to show the helos which side of the hilltop we were on. The Hinds roared over and hit some troop vehicles, and the few dismounted troops surrounding the hill. A quick pop of the smoke and a Hip dropped into the LZ to grab us. 2 minutes later we were airborne, headed home. I could go on and into alot more detail, but I think you got the idea. So yeah, some SAR missions would be great! Jeff

I've added the Kynda and Koni Soviet ships to my WoE. They are over at Capun's site. You have just the updated skin. look in your GroundObject folders to see how they are installed and mirror that. For the Kynda, my data.ini is this to get to show in place of the cargoship: [MissionData] NationName=Generic ServiceStartYear=0 ServiceEndYear=2025 GroundObjectRole=CARGO_SHIP Availability=VERY_COMMON FormationSizeBase=2 FormationSizeVariation=4 Exported=FALSE -S

So you have gone back and added MiG-29s and F/A-18s? Can you give a new run-down on the planeset? -S

Thanks Gocad, was going to mention to the formation size as well. A fleet of anti-air cruisers is a nasty surprise to an Orion or Viking. -S

Add a warship of your choice and change the XXX_data.ini to reflect it's mission as a cargoship and it will show up on the anti-ship missions instead of the stock cargoship. -S

To chime in on Eric's reply, I saw some bad weather earlier this year. The clouds can and will stack up from 10,000-30,000ft. No kidding, a solid deck. Below that was blowing dirt and other nastyness. We had to refuel a pair of F/A-18Cs up at FL310. They were in min-burner the whole time. Like Eric, I'm really excited about this terrain. Jeff

Airshows are great for stupid comments from "experts". -S

That will look pretty cool when the restoration is complete. Nice shots Dave. Jeff

I guess the security forces didnt take my call seriously when I called them about a mysterious guy out at the fence with a camera. I might have added "that he might have a crazed look in his eyes and hatred for the PAO", but I cant recall exactly. P.S. Nice pics Dave. The low sun really makes it look sweet!

Being that the airfield is Wright-Patterson where the USAF museum is located, I'd be willing to bet it is a MiG-23. Note the dark grey radome and camo on the fuselage. I'll go even further and speculate that it's ex-Egyptian. We've had several MiGs in our hands over the years. We even own several MiG-29s that we bought from Moldova a bunch of years ago. Pitty they didnt reactivate an Aggressor unit with them. -S

Hey! I got in before starfighter... But I'll forward on my prize of a large sack of coal to him.

Nice to see that the XC-99 finally made it to Wright-Patt. It sat at Kelly for a long time. -S P.S. Do I win? What's the prize?

Thank you Kevin! Cheers.

CLASSIC!!!

That was my exact same thought.

Figured it out the audio. Now for the display. Look out SAMs!

That is one sexy looking jet. A nice makeover of the 'sader. Thanks. -S

Half of me hopes for an assignment to Mildenhall, while the other is nervious about trying to sell my house here and another overseas move. England is my #1 overseas choice though, so we'll see. Good luck with your decision. I hope it works out for you. -S

Another Hero, heads up to His kingdom.

Those crazy Europeans. Betcha his didnt cost 5 Trillion $$... Pretty sweet toy. Wonder if he cranks out the Iron Eagle soundtrack while he's driving around. -S

Looked over the KB and couldnt find anything on adding an RWR. Specifically I'm trying to add one to the F-100D. I'm looking to replace the clock or LABS gauge for the final visual screen. I've created an avionics.ini file for it, with only the RWR info (which should give me the audio portion) but it still isnt working. Any idea? Here's the avionics.ini: [TextureData] [AvionicsData] [RadarDisplay] [RadarDisplaySearch] [RadarDisplayAcquisition] [RadarDisplayTrack] [RadarDisplayBoresight] [RadarDisplayGround_Map] [RWR] Type=3_RING AirSearchTexture=RWRair1.tga AirTrackTexture=RWRair2.tga AirLockTexture=RWRair2.tga GroundSearchTexture=RWRground1.tga GroundTrackTexture=RWRground2.tga GroundLockTexture=RWRground2.tga SearchPosition=0.90 TrackPosition=0.55 LockPosition=0.15 SearchSize=0.075 TrackSize=0.075 LockSize=0.075 SearchFlash=FALSE TrackFlash=TRUE TrackFlashRate=0.2 LockFlash=TRUE LockFlashRate=0.1 TrackSound=SAMTrack.wav LockSound=SAMLock.wav [RWRTrackSound] Priority=HIGH 3DSound=FALSE Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=1 [RWRLockSound] Priority=HIGH 3DSound=FALSE Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=1 I've cleared out the radar info, since it didnt have one. This should work. Thanks in advance. -S