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Are you kidding... did you think we were going to stop?

What I really like the most about the scenery Winder did it the feel that it grabs my imagination. I can buzz a French farmers house, I can fly between the trees that break into an open meadow, pulling up just before I hit the treeline of a forrest. When my plane is shot-up... I can LOOK for a place to ditch...and select one that fits my need. Not just settle on something that is barren without regard to hitting anything else. I feel like I have to really judge the size of the field... will I make it? It is sloped? Are there any stray trees? I don't care if the rivers do not reflect, or if the ocean is not moving... the rest of it over-rides the small negatives. I used to get the same feeling from Rabu's scenery in RB3D... most important... It doesn't look a tad bit repetitive at all! I've never seen that in any other Flight Sim.... even M$'s efforts... you usually can pick out the repetition in the scenery tiles. Not OFF. Great job Winder! OvS

I flew in one on a trip to Alaska. It was based out of Anchorage and took us on a Glacier tour, then dropped down in a Lake near a nice island where we hand lunch.... back when my wife and I were DINKs (dual income - no kids)... and I LOVED it! I looked like a Lab in an old car... window open, tongue hanging out. The landing and take-offs were fantastic! He asked if I wanted to fly in the Beaver, or the 206... the Beaver was really cool, and maybe I should have opted for it.. but I love Cessna Seaplanes... so the 206 it was. Ever since then, I always wanted one. :) As for the tube and fabric, I like 'em, but not sure I want to fly them. ;) I like the 150's and 152's for the little stuff. I think it's the strength of the tricycle gear that I like. I also like the simple Piper Warriors and Cherokees as well. I have a buddy of mine, Scot Gerber who owns and regularly flies in shows, an Extra 300 based out of Brookhaven, LI. It's an awesome airplane that if I could fly I would... but never as a passenger. Anyhow... someday.... OvS PS... Olham... Yes... that's the place! Good old Zahn's! You know... Long Island was pretty much the birthplace of Aviation in the United States, from there it panned out all over the US. We had Sperry, Fairchild, Republic, Grumman, and fledgling Northrup at the time... as well as Lindburgh's flight, a ton of small dromes... testing grounds out at Calverton... tons and tons of aviation and NASA stuff! All gone. It's sad really.

Jasta 1, mid-1918... will put you in the Northern Flanders area flanked by Jasta 2, Seafrosta II, and quite a few tangles with RFC22 56 and 40. I lasted a few weeks, but got sniped by an SE5a from 22 that snuck up behind me at close range. I was too busy giving his sqaudie the business... and never saw the wingman behind me. Great tactics by the AI! OvS

;) What's funny is my wife knows it's coming. She can see it in me when I am around the small planes. I learned a lot working on the Jumbos, and now restoring an old car. I learned that I am a mechanic, not a button pusher, or pencil whipper. There is a huge difference. With that in mind, and my A&P in hand, my hope is that I can score an old 150 someday, when I move out of Long Island, fix it up and start lessons, take care of the 150... maybe own enough land to clear a grass runway, make my own little Private setup ... then move up to the 172 Float plane and look to put in on a lake nearby... like live in Kentucky, or Tennesse... something like that. That's my idea of retirement... back to the roots of aviation when it was fun. I used to wash Pipers and Cessnas at Republic Airport when I was a kid.... back then (in the late 70's and early 80's) there was this really small airfield called Zahn's Airport very close to my house. I loved that place, but they shut it down as they did many of the small grass fields in Long Island.... you know.. because we need more houses here... as if. The finer aspect of aviation is the grass field and the small plane. The bigger the plane, the bigger the runway, the further you get from aviation and what it's really all about. Ask ANY Commercial pilot, believe me, I've had many a conversation about it. They all say the same thing... I miss my Cessna. OvS

Sure, please don't hesitate to ask a lot of questions. We're here for you to ask and will be happy to do so. I like the look of the scenery, well tree'd and look very realistic. Keep us informed now and then on the progress, some of us here like to fly Jets as well. Although we are primarily a WWI forum, it's always good and neighborly to support all the Modders efforts out there. All the best, OvS

COJ... gotcha! I'm used to COD. I've never played COJ. Any good? That's a nice looking screenshot you have in your sig... kinda wants to make me take a drive the hell out of Long Island and head for the moutains. Where is that from? PS... I've never seen you on our forum before... Welcome!

What is COJ? Either way, it looks really good. The animations are a bit stiff as has been pointed out already. What engine does BIA:HH use? That has to be the finest looking FPS I have ever played. If it were any more realisitc, I might as well have been there. Sucks that it is scripted, but the action and tactics it provides far outweigh it. OvS

Airnav.com ? Yeah, some day, I hope to get mine, and a Seaplane rating. I always wanted a 206 or 172 of floats, on a lake. Dreams....

Yep... McQueen... it was a long day. ;) Vanishing Point featured a white 70 Doge Challenger R/T ... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7wr9o_va...1971_shortfilms

Good to hear about the PPL. I hope you get it soon. I never went for mine, and sorry I didn't. All my buddies at school (Riddle) were pilots and FI's, so I should have done it then. I was the only A&P in the group, so I was always asked to go alone as insurance in case something happened... as if I could do anything other than scream my head off if we were in an uncontrolled stall.... go figure. But I'm sure you must have FSX? It's fantastic, and about as accurate a flight simulator will ever get on a home PC. It's better than anything we had at Riddle back in the 90's. All the best! OvS

I don't think anyone lives in the RoF version of France. I don't see any houses. Looks pretty barren. Is there a setting to add more scenery, like FSX has?

Now that's Unicycling for the clinically insane!! Can you imagine gunning that thing through all five... on an open highway. Owners Manual Page 1: Lean forward, open throttle wide, dump clutch... pray to your God of choice.... have friend call for medic. OvS

Hey Dimus, where you been? Nice to see you back! OvS

Gun was cool. I never finished it though. I got as far as the assault on the bridge... then I lost interest in it. OvS

Since it's Ubisoft, it's probably the Brother's In Arms engine. Looks OK, not sure on the multi-player shoot outs though. Can I be Doc Holiday with a trenchcoat and 2 barrel? Widow, you can be Wyatt Urp, Siggi can be Virgil and Olham can be Morgan. Should be fun. Doc Virgil Morgan Wyatt

Your own LATHE and MILL?!?!?! I have a cat roaming around my yard killing the birds... are you for hire?

'68 Fastback... Steve Mcquaid's Bullet, that was Mustang's best... other than the Mach I. Ohlam... for colors... check out Mopar's (Dodge and Plymouth) from the early 70's. Me... Chevy all the way. OvS

As I said in our emails... I'm going to pass. I can spend that same $50 on parts for my Nova. OFF:BHaH has everything I need as a player. As a German flier, my choices are Fokker D.VII, and what... Albatros D.Va? No D.III, no OAW D.III (better than D.Va), no Pfalz, Dr.1... E.V... nothing. I HATE the Ni 28, and don't find the advantages to the Spad XIII in a winning favor... Boom.. zoom... Boom zoom.. Ho-hum. As much as I have collected every other WWI flight sim dating back to 'Wings' and 'Blue Max', this is one that I just have to pass on... not enough content to consider it a true WWI simulator. OvS

Let's see... I'll take the field ready Vickers, two folding stock AK-47's, 1 FN FAL, a .50 HMG, and the Flame Thrower.... oh yeah.. and a glazed Jelly Donut... TO GO!!!! OvS

Sorry I confused you Kelly... All I have mentioned is accessed in the Layer properties. Make sure you have the 'Layer' window enabled. In it you will see a box says 'Normal'. From there you can click the pull-down menu and there will be a ton of other options to use. All of these are used regularly by many skinners to create different effects. Color Dodge and Color Burn are very good tools. Try them. Here's what I mean...

Here's how I approach this...with PS CS12 1. Highlight the area with the polygon lasso (the one you can click and draw straight lines with) 2. Copy that section 3. Create a new box and color it to the desired color. The box will automatically be the correct size for you based on what you just selected to copy. 4. Paste the new section in there. 5. Desaturate it of all color so that it gray. 6. Now adjust the level of contrast and brightness of the part 7. Select it as Hard light, then try soft light, then overlay.. or color burn... experiment with it. 8. Adjust the opacity of the part until it looks like details and the proper color. You may have to adjust the color you chose as well. 9. Once you are happy with the effect, merge the layers and use the part. OvS 4.

I think Shred has something like this in English, as he was sending me some really great shots of many Jasta 12 Albs when I was skinning them. Hence many of the Jasta 12 Alb D.III's are historically correct. You'd have to ask him where he got the pics from, but they were very good. Those and some from Jasta 14 as well. Very helpful. Anyhow if you guys buy these books, pass on any info we can use to improve skins, placement... etc..etc. Thanks! OvS

I came across this today while I was hunting for a Fokker 'logo' on Google. I dont' know if anyone knows where this is linked to, but wow... what a huge assortment of WWI German factory pictures. Not just of the Fokker D.VII, but the Pfalz D.III, Rumpler... etc. Just trawl through, there is a ton of stuff. I even found a shot of what looks like an Alabtros D.I test stand with the motor on it, looks like it fell over... but in the background there is a Fokker D.II with no wings as clear as day. http://fokkerdvii.com/ OvS

Ah! Sorry, I was thrilled to read the account, and test my German... which has gotten much worse over the years! OvS