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wasn't Jane's F-15? that came out ~98 but used to run under XP.

1 of the better ones for visibility from the cockpit though e.g. I find that the SPAD gives you a very limited fov.

I would think it unlikely that you will get a worthwhile game playing experience

pretty sure that I've still got this - & that makes it overdue for a reread.

We still have a standing QRA with my "local" RAF base (Leuchars where these scrambled from) providing the northern 1. They're supposed to start transitioning to Typhoons from Tornado F3s at the end of this year. As it happens I spent a few days last week taking photos at a couple of othe RAF bases which were launching strikes & ASW aircraft involved in the exercise (Neptune Warrior). An RAF E-3 AWACS was also permanently on station drawing circles in the sky.

" In a tour de force Red Flag debut, the 1st Fighter Wing’s 94th FS cleared the skies of “Red Force” fighters with only one purported loss during the entire two-week exercise. The Langley AFB, Virginia based squadron’s exceptional success surprised even the most experience Raptor pilots. One was heard to say, “The Raptor isn’t invincible, it’s just the closest we’ve ever been able to come to that claim.”"

Visons of USAF recruits doing Shakespeare en masse ... Very Monty Python :tomato2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_iH1GhM2j8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjbYNgIi5ss http://my.opera.com/quentinscrisp/blog/ind.../Monty%20Python

http://www.ukserials.com/ http://www.scramble.nl/databases.htm

if you build it yourself you should be able to do it for way less assuming that all you need is the system unit & not a new monitor/kb/mouse etc. too.

it's probably a false positive from your AV

stock aircraft or addons?

a combination of things (Tornados, Harriers, Predator) really cover the CAS & reconnaisance role but there were already just a handful of Jaguars still in service being operated by 6 Squadron. 6 squadron will reform with Typhoons at my local base, RAF Leuchars, ~ the end of the year supposedly.

After 33 years of service all operationally orientated training will cease on this date & any ceremonial flying must be done by the end of May. *OSD is out of service date

Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!

Lone Starr: A million? That's unfair. Pizza the Hutt: Unfair to payor but not to payee. But you're gonna pay it, or else! Barf: Or else what? Pizza the Hutt: Tell him, Vinnie. Vinnie: Or else pizza is gonna send out for *you*!

Congrats to both you & your wife.

Randy : Can I get you something? Second Jive Dude : 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me! Randy : I'm sorry, I don't understand. First Jive Dude : Cutty say 'e can't HANG! Jive Lady : Oh stewardess! I speak jive. Randy : Oh, good. Jive Lady : He said that he's in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him. Randy : All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as soon as I can with some medicine? Jive Lady : Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side. Second Jive Dude : What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap! Jive Lady : Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help! First Jive Dude : Say 'e can't hang, say seven up! Jive Lady : Jive dude don't got no brains anyhow! Hmmph! Stewardess Randy: Excuse me sir, there has been a little problem in the cockpit... Ted Striker: The cockpit? What is it? Randy: It's the little room in front of the plane where the pilot's in, but that's not important right now.

Immanuel Kant was a real pissant Who was very rarely stable. Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar Who could think you under the table. David Hume could out-consume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, [some versions have 'Schopenhauer and Hegel'] And Wittgenstein was a beery swine Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel. There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'Bout the raising of the wrist. Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed. John Stuart Mill, of his own free will, On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill. Plato, they say, could stick it away-- Half a crate of whisky every day. Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle. Hobbes was fond of his dram, And René Descartes was a drunken fart. 'I drink, therefore I am.' Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed, A lovely little thinker, But a bugger when he's pissed.

"Strike Fighters: Project 1 Service Pack (v05.15.06) This Service Pack is a major upgrade to Strike Fighters: Project 1 and includes many new and exciting features, fixes, and improvements. It contains all the fixes from all previous patches and service packs" major rollup

there's a fair amount of petroleum in there for effect - explosives on there own normally don't have flames like that

Try not to shoot into the sun. Shooting in RAW will let you adjust/recover images in post-processing where you got your exposure wrong. As already said it's better to underexpose slightly than overexpose as if a highlight burns out there is nothing to recover. For flying shots you probably want to use shutter speed priority (does the D40 have that?) where the camera will adjust the aperture for correct exposure according to what shutter speed that you have chosen. Faster speeds will freeze the action better but if shooting props you don't want it too high, say~1/200, as you will freeze the props & it will look static - you want a nice prop blur. Become very familiar with your camera & it's settings so that you can change to what you want really without thinking. Practice, practice, practice - that's where I often fall down in that I don't get enough practice for my panning. You are lucky in both the access that you can get & lots of nice, bright light unlike the grey UK. & welcome to a new money pit for your hard-earned cash - lens addiction! I know that you don't like it overall but SimHQ has a small, friendly aviation photo forum plus of course you have places like fence-check & UKAR.

Dark Helmet: Who made that man a gunner? Major Asshole: I did sir. He's my cousin. Dark Helmet: Who is he? Colonel Sandurz: He's an asshole sir. Dark Helmet: I know that! What's his name? Colonel Sandurz: That is his name sir. Asshole, Major Asshole! Dark Helmet: And his cousin? Colonel Sandurz: He's an asshole too sir. Gunner's mate First Class Philip Asshole! Dark Helmet: How many asholes do we have on this ship, anyway? [Entire bridge crew stands up and raises a hand] Entire Bridge Crew: Yo! Dark Helmet: I knew it. I'm surrounded by assholes! [Dark Helmet pulls his face shield down] Dark Helmet: Keep firing, assholes! RADAR TECH.: Sir. The radar, sir. It appears to be... jammed. HELMET: Jammed? Raspberry. There's only one man who would dare give me the raspberry. Lone Starr! yup, got the DVD

I was watching a programme last night about Anchorage & the Moose/bears roaming it's streets you now need a grizzly/black/brown bear...

Is, uh,... Is your wife a goer, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more?

it depends upon what you consider that it needs to be more realistic. Interestingly enough it seems that real pilots rarely complain but see PC games/sims for what they are which is pretty divorced from the real thing. Indeed it seems that those with real experience of the particular aircraft in the jet games (as there aren't too many people with real SE5/DVII/SPAD experience) often comment favourably on the overall feel of the FMs whereas many of the doubting Thomas' have never flown 1 in real life As Sag say trees, buildings etc. are not real objects. TK says that having 100% collision detection would increase the computer load & hence necessary system spec. considerably. It is however, definitely possible to suffer considerable damage by flying into other aircraft & indeed the ground ... At the end of the day these games are about having fun in a fairly believable setting - neither arcade nor "full real".