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. Welcome home WM. Glad you had a good time Sir. BTW, your video should have featured the dogs a bit more. .

. Sucks when you make a really good visual joke and no one responds, doesn't it rabu, (of course humor is relative I suspect). I feel your pain Sir. I just read the recent posts here and I have heard of George Forman and I think your "ad" is FA-A-UN-NEE rabu. Gave me a good chuckle as I was drinking my morning cuppa' before hitting the trail. Cheers! Lou .

. I was under the impression that RoF had gotten rid of the online requirement to fly in their most recent release. Also, I completely agree about the work being done towards the improvement and creation of any and all WWI flight sims as being very good work, regardless of who is doing it. As previously mentioned here, just imagine if all this talent could work together on a single combined effort. Wowzers! .

. Thanks for the kudos, CaptSopwith, enjoy the read Sir. I've been on the road for the last several days but I hope to get back and post the next installment of Paul's adventure soon. Cheers! Lou .

. RB flashbacks! I'm jonesin' bad for a "Target Destroyed" message now. Can ya' hook me up man? .

. Yes indeed, it would be a great addition if we could interact in such a way with the big gun crews in OFF. BTW, those early aircraft transmitters took up the bulk of the gunner/obs cockpit and it required that the pilot not only fly the plane but also range the guns and send all course corrections. But by mid-1915 the radios had gotten small enough to eliminate that issue. uncleal, those signalling "guns" worked quite well from what I've read. I also recall they used a series of signal flares in color codes as well for a time. Hasse Wind, "The War in the Air", by Raleigh and Jones is the definitive immediate post-war work on the British Air Services in the Great War. I have the complete original set with map cases and I am reading and referring it to it constantly. Cheers! Lou .

. As I suspected. TKS Winder. Also, VP, AAA relocated here: http://allaircraftsimulations.com/forum/index.php It is now All Aircraft Simulations, thanks to Von Deutschmark. .

. PD-1, I don't see how that could be done as CFS3 and IL 2 are entirely different engines. Also, IIRC the DGEN in IL 2 would not lend itself to the WWI environment without an entire rebuild. I would put this in the same catagory as the "Smell of Victory" add-on. Large load of tripe, anyone? .

. Oh yes, the plane is a Camel. And the girl is a Bebe. .

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. And so ends the life of another young OFF pilot who had a brilliant start. A sharp looking plane too, Waldemar Kurtz, sad that he will no longer be flying it. Also, I observe a definite difference between your Oskar's record and my Paul's. You have 18 confirmed kills and 28 claims in just over 21 hours, while I have 10 confirmed kills and 19 claims in 78 hours. Dare I say that Oskar may have been a bit too aggresive in his tactics, thus adding to the likelihood of his early demise? Food for thought. BTW, nice write-ups in your claim forms, Sir. Cheers! Lou .

. hee, hee...well not if the Mile High Club were to have had the same connotation back in 1916 as it does today. But since that was not the case, and since many dignitaries and royal family members, (both male and female), did indeed take such flights during WWI to see what it was like to be in the air, it is not really all that unlikely that Paul would be allowed to serve as Queen Charlotte's aerial chauffeur for a brief tour of the city. Now ,that being said, if Paul could instead get Sophie to take a fly with him... .

. Good guesses folks, and we do have a winner. pauljle correctly ID'd the "lever" as one half of a pair of a pliers. And a very old pair of pliers it was, which I took apart and ground down the business end of to work for this application, after which I polished it up on the buffing wheel to give it that new 1914 look. Cheers! Lou .

. Herr Prop-Wasche and British_eh, glad to know you Gents are enjoying Paul's story. I hope to add the next installment in the next couple of days, (been a busy weekend here). Cheers! Lou .

. Another wondeful bit of technical writing and instruction. Well done Dej. Many thanks to you and British_eh and all those who have put in their time and talents on this series. Cheers! Lou .

. That would be a short read, Si. "How To Survive In The BE2c" Chapter 1: Don't leave the ground. Review: Don't leave the ground. Advanced Techniques: Don't leave the ground and go to the pub instead. .

. Once again then I stand gratefully corrected, and offer my sincere thanks to British-eh and Bullethead as well on their fine work and contributions in this ongoing effort. Much appreciated Sirs. A round of drinks for the lot of you. Order up! .

. Dej wrote: I wasn't actually suggesting that Olham necessairly write the entire guide on his own, but was rather noting he would have a large share of experience in the Albs that he could pass on to whomever WOULD write the guide. And as to a committee-written journal, why would we do that Dej? You've been doing such an outstanding job drafting these up for us lot to appreciate and garner bits of flying wisdom from I vote you continue. All in favour say, "AYE." "AYE!" Carried...approved. Seriously Dej, your write-ups have been par excellence Sir, and a big thank you for your efforts. Cheers! Lou .

. A full parade dress salute to Bill Millin. Pipe them into the Gates of Heaven now, Billy lad...pipe them in. .

. Very generous of you, Ras old man. Bravo. .

. Make sure you get Olham in on this when he returns from holiday. He is the Albatros Man. .

. Thanks Dej, I was going for gripping. I have to say that particular fight was one of the most exciting and intense I've had in OFF in quite some time, because of the vested interest I now have in Blum. And I have never been stalked by an ace before in this sim. It was a rush. jamieandnici, many thanks as well. I am glad to know you also are enjoying Paul's saga. And a Camel man all the way here as well. I have been flying the Camel at least 70% of the time since getting into BHaH and it is still my favorite kite, always has been, even in my RB3D days. Truth be told, this is the first real campaign I've flown for the Hun side since getting into OFF, and it has been an enlightening adventure to date. Cheers! Lou .

. Another nice group of videos Hellshade. You really have things dialed in with your system and recording technique. Very good. Cheers! Lou .

. More first rate screenies everyone. And DanB24, I've been in that same attitude myself. But what are all those strange markings on your screen, some sort of computer virus? Cheers! Lou .

. Thank you Morris, glad to know you are finding it entertaining. Ras, apologies for missing your last post, and thank you for your kudos as well. I too hope Paul survives long enough to meet Sophie again, though it was touch and go this morning for a while as the latest installment of this saga will show. Paul Blum's Story Cheers! Lou .