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all I can say is... Does it go to 11 ??? Seriously though I have maxed mine out a time or 2 and it is great fun especially in the Soccer World Cup with people screaming because someone has fallen over or something daft. It's great in Winter when I can't fix motorcycle engines without the exhaust system...

Is it just me or does everyone get the Mighty Mouse cartoon theme tune go through their head when they view this ???

Well I have returned to the fray once more... (My Laptop runs OFF wonderfully in some ways better than my old desktop did ) anyway I digress... I am flying in a Bomber Jasta down near the Swiss border... I have only one question, so far, will someone for the love of mike tell me how to land the Roland CII !!! So far takeoffs are a breeze wind up the engine slowly to about 90% and a bit of rudder and airborne we are... Landing engine back to 0% settle gently like in the strutter and oh the left wing digs in every time... so far out of 10 landings 8 have ended in me pranging the kite... the other 2 times I still wrecked the left wing... Its always the left wing without fail... even on a perfect 3 pointer. I do have wind switched on but I orbit the field and figure out what way the wind is running and normally land into the wind perfectly. Apart from that not a lot I can think of... I have not installed HiTR yet, I am awaiting my new Xmas Present my new desktop PC. A quad cored AMD Phenom II Black 3.2ghz, all I can afford at present due to moving. I was hoping my PC from the UK would make it but turns out there is a crack in the motherboard Thankfully everything else is fine especially the video card...

Okay quick question is there a way I can switch the Movies off in OFF... I seem to remember something but the gray matter and too much alcohol last night seem to be having a stutter... OFF works fine when in QC but when I go to do a campaign the movies freeze and then crash out. Also the Movies don't show either I think this may be because I don't have whichever player installed and I cannot remember them... Can someone help thanks in advance... PS I scanned through the KB but didn't seem to get anywhere so apologies if its already there... Okay ignore the above its me being Stupid... I forgot there was a switch campaign Movies off in the Workshop doh... See children too much alcohol the night before leaves you with a malfunctioning brain...

Happy Birthday...

I think that this one comes under... Your last best move ever... because if you screw it up your dead... Move!!! Everyone should have a last best move just in case...

Nice and easy... now where's my P4 ????

I have to admit I have had another good look today using one of the ahem Special PC's we have in the office... its okay no-one saw me so its safe... only problem was I had to go to the basement to bring my Jaw back up from the 8th Floor and the lift had stopped working. Damn they are impressive screenies especially seeing what the base is I am totally amazed at what some people can do with 10 year old software... now if anyone wants me I am going to lie down in a darkened room to recover now where's my brandy... To all who are working on this my thanks for showing us what is next... now can I pre-order it??? Please pretty please with Strawberries and Cherries...

Aaaaahhhh the old Multi Kill with one bomb Tactic... Are we sure Dave's not Scottish well part anyway being rather thrifty with the weapons... And the Yak-38 I perfered it in the Blue...

Hey me I used to ride motorcycles and was a qualified Sniper... 10 out of 10 out to 800metres everytime!!! Must be the Motorbikes... and the falling off!!!

Herr Olham I have so much fun flying OFF that sometimes I do collide with the Crumpet in my poor Ennie... and I must have been through 6 pilots this week already... I always try to get in as close as possible. I think the difference is that in the Strutter the gun is on the Centreline where as the gun on the Ennie is offset to the right... but as you say I will get there. Just Practice Practice Practice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365 Ooops a bit of bad driving... The government slashing the military the next day someone parks the latest Attack Sub on a Rock... Hmmm coincidence ???

Welcome back old chap... must admit after 5 months off with a new joystick and I still can't hit the side of a barn at 2 paces with a shotgun... Last night flew a test flight and managed with the entire belt from a spandau to only lightly smoke a BE2C... and there where times I was so close I could have hit him with the kitchen sink... if I had thrown it at him...

Happy Birthday

Well I checked twice myself and yes its real...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/democraticrepublicofcongo/8078612/Aircraft-crashes-after-crocodile-on-board-escapes-and-sparks-panic.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11591213 Did he loan them to Monica for safe keeping ??? http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ime63UPZ2ph-QXAXRXWJdWlHwB7A?docId=CNG.55c503ebe84a0eea27eb368cc04917d2.201 This link is for those who cannot view the BBC...

To the F-16 question... The Israeli Air Force prefer the early A model they have as a dogfighter and the late models to bomb trucks... They do seem to have the best experience with them I think as a fighter... Also a question like this is not a good one as the pilots of all the jets will fight to their jets best abilities A Flanker will stand off and wear you down and will only close in if required same with the eagle why use a heater when you can kill at 40nm with an Amraam ? As to the Block 50/52 your going to fire your Amraams first. No sense in causing problems for yourself... Thats how the Tornado F-3's worked over F-16's hit them with Skyflash from BVR that way no tangling with a jet more agile than you...

Outstandingly wonderful... :clapping:

Okay I apologise for the length of this but after now having a study of what they are doing I am disgusted... The major issue with the UK government is that they see the expensive military and when cuts are needed they hack there first... Biggest issue I have is that the same government officials then give jobs to their mates who work for BAe and the UK Defence industries, oops sorry thats BAe, who then lobby the government for them to create the equipment used by the UK military which costs up to 3 times what equivalent equipment costs. Case in point Nimrod MR4... If they had decided on buying an off the shelf Airliner say the A320 and installing the equipment in those instead of re-building 40-50 year old Airframes which where hand built they could have had the systems in place and flying for a lot less money or even better wait until the P-9 Poseidon comes out and purchase those of the shelf. Another Case is the "new" Wildcat Helicopter which carries half what the UH-60B carries for twice the cost in money, it was worked out that they could have bough 2.5 UH-60's (Latest models with all the toys and I don't think the US would mind them being bought and constructed in the UK)... Granted its keeping jobs in this country and technology here but for the military you normally go for the most bang for your pound... There was also a meeting concerning the Eurofighter to do with costings etc and an MP who also happens to sit on the board of BAe, before the meeting started stated they didn't want the Chief of the Air Force in it... !!! to me thats strikes of something wrong. The guy who has the most to say about it isn't allowed in the meeting. If it was to me I would keep the R1 Sentinels simply because they are bought and paid for and its only upkeep required now, flying costs etc. Allow the purchase of both Carriers (building the hull is cheap its all the stuff inside thats expensive) but stick Super bugs and E-2's on them. Scrap the Type 45 Destroyers and purchase Arleigh Burkes, the RN could buy 1.5 Arleigh Burkes which work for a Type 45. Keep the Type 23 but replace them not with the Type 26 but a common hull multi setup ship. E.g. which is containerised so that it can be changed for whatever i.e. Minesweeper, Corvette etc. granted the heavy armour here in the UK the Challenger 2 is a world beater. But some of those need to go. But Job Number 1 is make BAe fight for the contracts don't let them think that they are the only providers to the UK. Also impose severe penalties if the contracts are not on time and budget oh and that they work as advertised. In other words like the type 45 apparently its designed to stop SS-N-22 Sunburn ASM but the companies involved are not going to test it against a supersonic target!!! If I have something that is supposed to do a job I expect to know it has been tested and works against that target!!! Would anyone here buy a car that has been tested on a rolling road but not on the road in all weathers ??? No I thought so... Also its the bankers who caused this mess along with a certain Gordon Brown (surely someone in charge of the budget should be able to add and subtract). I will admit I am an advocate of if you havn't done a similar job i.e. Accountant you shouldn't be able to be the finance minister etc... Apologies again for the length and this is just the short version... I may edit this again...

Happy Birthday...

What no Spooky ??? :minigun: Great works though !!!

Links broken... But from what I have seen HMS Ark Royal Gone... Harriers Gone (Bad idea) Nimrod Gone (This one shouldn't have even started IMHO) A lot of heavy Armour Gone 40% of the Artillery Gone Closure of bases etc Oh and the Aircraft Carriers get to stay but with Catapults so no F-35B's which should allow for the RN to get other Naval Jets... Only problem is that the Carriers will have no Fighters on them for 10 years give or take... Whats the use of a Carrier without Aircraft ??? Buy the Super Bugs and Hawkeyes job done...