Rambler 1-1

hockey joke inbound!

Happy New Year! Well, I still have 35 minutes left of 2009, but that's close enough. Hope you're all enjoying 2010 so far, and let's hope it continues to go well!

Very nice, Spinners. I think Dief the Chief just rolled in his grave, along with the Arrow...

I approve of those pictures. :yes: Very nice!

Skiing for the day/evening, then flight sim for the first hours of 2010. Can't think of any better way to welcome a new year!

Many Happy Returns!

Awesome.

dang, that looks like the muffler off my grandpa's tractor. Is there a RATO download, or is it incorporated into the aircraft model? Either way, I like the idea. I was under the impression that it was fairly widely used by the Soviets in the cold-war era.

wasn't that the idea behind the F-22?

Isn't exactly a new bird, is she?

I used to have a problem with my plane taking very light damage (2 rounds of .50 cal AAA), and my pilots being "dead" regardless of where the bullets hit and if I returned home or not. I found that increasing the thickness of the cockpit armor solved this problem, though there's probably a more... scientific method. That being said, are you talking about pilots being able to survive in damaged aircraft, or aircraft being able to survive more then just one hit from enemy weapons?

you'll have to install and ocean before you install a carrier. Is there a terrain out there which comes with carriers and missions built in?

Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas. I hope all of yours went as well as mine.

S

FTA, I think you've got it!

Is nothing sacred? what are they gonna remake next, Dr. Strangelove? WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE HAPPY WITH MAKING MEDIOCRE ORIGINAL MOVIES?!?!?!?!? WHY MUST THEY ASSAULT THE CLASSICS?!?!?!?

Is that shark mouth a decal? Every Phantom looks good with it.

After 39 years, there still aren't any fighters that come close. Long live the Tomcat, baby! btw, nice angle on that shot.

I didn't enjoy it. Looking back, it was a real roller coaster, and fortunately it has ended on a high. Joined Cadets, got new house, new computer, quit my $hitty job. Looks like it'll stay here for a while too. But I'm still here, so I can't complain.

YOU just scared the cr@p out of me. I think I may die without downloads from here. Anyway... Speaking of things that scare the cr@p out of me... this: ..ow.

After buggering around with strike planes with no gun (the CF-104, to be specific), I find myself doing something that I believe is frowned upon. Since my beloved Zipper only carries 2 bombs, I commonly find myself bracketing my target (One bomb short, one long). Normally, in a Phantom, Hun, Scooter or anything else, I'd either have my trusty "Just-In-Case-I-Miss" rocket pods, if not a cannon or two. Or a couple more bombs. However, I only ever carry fuel tanks and sidewinders on my CF-104 along with the bombs, and since there's no onboard gun, I vent my anger by... well... rolling in and firing 2 unguided 'winders at my target. I usually hit it with at least one. Sometimes, if a target of opportunity presents itself after my first pass (parked aircraft...), I will spike it with a 'winder too. In one of the Rolling Thunder books, I remember the main character getting in some sh!t because he used two unguided Sparrows after running out of ammo on CAS. I was wondering if there are actually rules against using air to air missiles to strike ground targets in real life. ...regardless, I'm still gonna do it in the sim. It's just fun.

heheheh... oh After a closer look, they are 90 degrees off. Thanks for the fix, I never would have realized otherwise. On another note, here's a Thud blowing up a bridge. kthxbye

So sad to see 2009 claim another big name... RIP

funny you should mention this... i happen to be working on a mod for the SF2 games that will give you the wingmen from Starfox 64... the principle just so happens to be the same. As for the force-feedback in the new patch... what?