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Not only you, but I am laughing so hard.. I knew someone from Melrose, MN with that name though it was spelled Friehauf I believe. Anyone from Minnesota knows there aren't too many communities that are much more German than that area. I actually lived there from about 1956-1960 as a young lad, growing up with the likes of Ohlberding (as in Mark, the famed MN and then professional basketball player) and Ostendorffs and Hinnekamps. They sure weren't Norwegians with names like that.,

Thank you sir. I thought that Schmeling like the famous boxer (Max) would have been common. Or did I spell it incorrectly? I'll do some looking in the genealogy and get with you. Much appreciated.

Thank you Olham. Would you mind a few more? Then I won't check on others as my wife has numerous names in her of German lineage. Some are all together too common. But how about Schlueter; Plamann, and Schmeling? Of course the last, might be as common as a Johnson or Larson in Scandanavia?

Olham, thanks for the help. You helped me with the meaning of "Duesterhoeft" some time ago. would you check that name and the name "Seefeldt". I won't give you first names because I have so many that might have been cousins or uncles of my grandmother and great grandparents and etc. My wife is 100% German and the generation older than her still spoke it until their deaths.

Great story to share, Simon. When one thinks of their first time in the air, it can be special. My father, who has been gone for a long time, was my best friend. And he died a tragic way that can never be understood. When I read your story, i felt I had to share a little of mine. After WW2 in which my father was in the US Army and fought in France and Germany; he got his pilots license under what was called the GI bill. My first time in the air with him was when I was about 2 years old as I was told. I feintly remember being in the back seat on differnet occasions of smaller aircraft, sometimes having the whole seat to myself as my mother sat in the front seat with Dad. I don't remember much of it, but I know I was there. When I was really old enough to "remember", it got to expensive to fly and my dad had to quit. I have one of his log books and when I first got involved in FSX, which was just 2 years ago; I took many of the short flights that he had taken in the Mooneys, Pipers and other aircraft that he had actually flown in Minnesota. I would take off and re create that flight. and think of some of the good times with my best friend.

This might be a little off kilter., but maybe the place to ask. Is it possible to find the names of all the pilots who served for Germany in WW1? I would like to check to see if any of my relatives/ancestors perhaps were some of those. If there is a link, or a site, it would be appreciated. I know there are places where the aces were listed but perhaps this would be of interest to others. THANKS

ANY TRADES OUT THERE?

Never read that one but was just going to post an offer. I just finished Sagitarrius Rising by Cecil Lewis. Anyone in the USA (sorry you fellows across the sea) have a a book to trade? I love a good fiction based on at least some facts and have read a quite a few but there must be something I haven't read. Wew could just do an exchange. My book is paperback and all I would ask is that the book you send me wouldn't have pages falling out as it opens. So will wait to here either here or a PM. I won't be checking back on for a while but will take the first offer of a book that sounds interesting that Ii haven't read. Remember, I prefer fiction and not interested at all in the non fiction unless it has a LOT OF FLYING.. Thanks

I'd give them all a try. But as Widowmaker said, the Tripe with Twin Guns and as Hellshade has been showing in his videos it has great maneuverability.

Nice video, Olham. And while I am on a trip right now (fishing Widowmaker!) I'll return and try my hand at this video making also

Hellshade, Not sure how much it is realized how much time and effort goes into making of these videos. I had done some for FSX flight sim in th e past and just once again downloaded Win movie Maker and the trail version of Fraps. It takes so much time to put one of these together, I just wanted to let you know how much it is appreciated. I played around with it today and made multiple movie clips and was not satisfied with what I had done. So I have to hand it to you for providing these. Maybe when I have some more time, i will be able to post one. Once again, Congratulations on a fine job

A great screen capture program that is free is called Snapper. They are saved in jpeg format to a folder or file of your choosing. A search will find it easily, a small program

Flying for the "other side"

No matter what I have tried, such as to delet cookies, Ii still have the problem with the weird set of numbers rather than the date of a last post showing up. I don't know which way to turn and it is extrememly difficult to navigate the way shown below. Check out the far right area, and if someone can help it would be appreciated.

I love how you have to cut your engine at about 2 minutes 55 seconds to avoid the collision. Nice video again

I'll 2nd Rickitycrate if he doesn't mind. As long as I can read it and find my way around, that is good enough for me. Thank you for your effort Erik.

I've not been into WW1 history for very long, so I am discovering (what I assume to be true) many stories about the aces/pilots of that era. I just received this in an email and thought it a good one to post. It happened every Friday evening, almost without fail, when the sun resembled a giant orange and was starting to dip into the blue ocean. Old Ed came strolling along the beach to his favorite pier.. Clutched in his bony hand was a bucket of shrimp. Ed walks out to the end of the pier, where it seems he almost has the world to himself. The glow of the sun is a golden bronze now. Everybody's gone, except for a few joggers on the beach. Standing out on the end of the pier, Ed is alone with his thoughts...and his bucket of shrimp. Before long, however, he is no longer alone. Up in the sky a thousand white dots come screeching and squawking, winging their way toward that lanky frame standing there on the end of the pier. Before long, dozens of seagulls have enveloped him, their wings fluttering and flapping wildly. Ed stands there tossing shrimp to the hungry birds. As he does, if you listen closely, you can hear him say with a smile, 'Thank you. Thank you.' In a few short minutes the bucket is empty. But Ed doesn't leave. He stands there lost in thought, as though transported to another time and place. When he finally turns around and begins to walk back toward the beach, a few of the birds hop along the pier with him until he gets to the stairs, and then they, too, fly away. And old Ed quietly makes his way down to the end of the beach and on home. If you were sitting there on the pier with your fishing line in the water, Ed might seem like 'a funny old duck,' as my dad used to say. Or, 'a guy that's a sandwich shy of a picnic,' as my kids might say. To onlookers, he's just another old codger, lost in his own weird world, feeding the seagulls with a bucket full of shrimp. To the onlooker, rituals can look either very strange or very empty. They can seem altogether unimportant ....maybe even a lot of nonsense. Old folks often do strange things, at least in the eyes of Boomers and Busters. Most of them would probably write Old Ed off, down there in Florida . That's too bad. They'd do well to know him better. His full name: Eddie Rickenbacker. He was a famous hero back in World War II. On one of his flying missions across the Pacific, he and his seven-member crew went down. Miraculously, all of the men survived, crawled out of their plane, and climbed into a life raft. Captain Rickenbacker and his crew floated for days on the rough waters of the Pacific. They fought the sun. They fought sharks. Most of all, they fought hunger. By the eighth day their rations ran out. No food. No water. They were hundreds of miles from land and no one knew where they were. They needed a miracle. That afternoon they had a simple devotional service and prayed for a miracle. They tried to nap Eddie leaned back and pulled his military cap over his nose. Time dragged. Al l he could hear was the slap of the waves against the raft. Suddenly, Eddie felt something land on the top of his cap. It was a seagull! Old Ed would later describe how he sat perfectly still, planning his next move. With a flash of his hand and a squawk from the gull, he managed to grab it and wring its neck.. He tore the feathers off, and he and his starving crew made a meal - a very slight meal for eight men - of it. Then they used the intestines for bait.. With it, they caught fish, which gave them food and more bait......and the cycle continued. With that simple survival technique, they were able to endure the rigors of the sea until they were found and rescued (after 24 days at sea...). Eddie Rickenbacker lived many years beyond that ordeal, but he never forgot the sacrifice of that first lifesaving seagull.. And he never stopped saying, 'Thank you.' That's why almost every Friday night he would walk to the end of the pier with a bucket full of shrimp and a heart full of gratitude. Reference: (Max Lucado, In The Eye of the Storm, pp..221, 225-226) PS: Eddie started Eastern Airlines.

Those are beautiful models with lots of loving hours involved. Thanks Jwrich

I thought I had given that a try and had deleted all the cookies and etc. Will give it another go. Thanks No luck yet, I'll wait and see what the next days bring. I deleted cookies until I thought I was going to starve

A day or so ago, I started getting weird numbers replacing my "dates" in the forum in the area under "last post info" So now I cannot see the most recent posts or know when they occurred. In the past, knowing I checked last evening, Ii could of course look at the date and time and see if I had read the message. I've checked my settings, have hit the refresh button and etc. Anyone else seeing this or is it just on my end

i knew the site was down for maintenance, but thought it was just my problem? I "jumped the gun" a little early. Thanks

Looks real nice. I will be sending in a report also within a few days. Proably Tues unless I can get at it tomorrow. Thanks for the access

Here, Here. Good to have you around again.

Just wonderful as always, and that aircraft paint job. Seeing it in a video makes one appreciate it even more

I've read in the past of members using Win 7 and not having any issues. I have searched the forum, but honestly the forum search is not too good. So, in installing the CFS-2, putting the patch in and I am unable to get it to play (for the short time) as we've had to do. Just in case this was not necessary. The only thing I found in the FAQ is about Vista and administrator issues or what you call it?, and changed that. As much as Win 7 is nice, if it is that much problem for OFF and HITR, then one will have to go.. And I can't think of a sim that has been more emjoyable but I just put up with the headaches any longer. If anyone that is using Win 7 know what I might do, or lead me in a direction, I will give it a try. Otherwise its back to FSX and will wait until Phase4. But it would have to be a whole new deal and be compatible with Windows 7 or I won't purchase it. Thanks