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Hauksbee - did you make sure during your re-install proceedure, that you did all the patching, and in the right order? - do you use any mods? If so, did you deactivate them and try it then? Guys, I repeat it: it is most often NOT NECESSARY to cure a problem with OFF by making a complete de- and re-install. That's what these WORKSHOP buttons are made for: "Reset OFF Manager" and "Reset CFS3" They have put everything back to working order for me several times. The only backdraw is, that you lose your campaign pilots that way. But that would also happen in a reinstall.

Tranq, the bruises and the purple will go away, until you are only British-pale again. The BOC went through their drawers and found this for you - a WW1 British Wound Badge. We thought you deserved to waer this at least for so long, until you have fully recovered. (After that, you will please be so kind to send it back to our Vice President Dej, Sir. Thank you very much!)

Der Löwe und die Biene - The Lion and the Honey Bee That struck my mind, when I saw the final pics - especially this one, which I treated a bit like an old-style photo - "the Lion and the Honey Bee". According to WIKI, the name originates from Greece. In the ancient mythology it stands for a nymph. "Melissa" in translation means "bee" or "the honeysweet". And that's what she is - so small and cute and sweet, like a honey bee. I bet you must be a proud father with two kids like yours now. Your little film was a fine work of art; and I was amazed to see, how much your sone has grown up from the little baby I had seen not very long ago. He is now almost big enough for flying OFF! Man, I wish you all the best for your whole little family!

Oh, you are no Sissies, chaps, are you? In WW1 that was pretty normal business - just keep your eyes open, pilot! Mmuahahahahahahaaaa!!!!! I remember reading in an English book (Gould or Lewis), how a Morane Parasol returned from artillery obs. They had a long copper line to unwind as an antenna for morse transmission. Before coming down for landing, this long antenna had to be wound up into the craft again. But this team had an encounter with Germans; they had made an evasive movement, and their antenna swung round the fuselage or rudder, and could not be pulled in again. So, at landing they still pulled this antenna wire after them, with a lead weight at the end. Some other pilots, and the Major, were just sitting at a tea time table with the Major's finest tea set on. Now, what happened was, that the lead weight hit the table, and with the copper wire they lifted it up into the air. The whole table performed a sommersault, and tea time was over. The Major's nice tea set was mostly broken, and I bet you could have witnessed one of those very rare occasions, when a British officer and gentleman lost some of his good conduct for a second or two! Next day they found a fat-written order at the blackboard: "All crew have to make sure before landing, that their antenna is hauled in!" After all, they were still lucky - the lead weight could have killed somebody.

Panama, I tried it, and it seems as if the main sim is no longer downloadable there; couldn't get any further when I clicked on "Buy now" in the head bar. Only the updates seemed to work. Sorry.

Here is a link to German EBAY; this dealer has 8 Ubisoft-DVDs of "CFS3" available. This DVD grants the easiest install for OFF / WOFF. Grab them, before they are gone. http://www.ebay.de/itm/COMBAT-FLIGHT-SIMULATOR-3-KAMPF-UM-EUROPA-PC-DVD-ROM-/120454315317?pt=DE_PC_Videospiele&hash=item1c0ba2fd35 CFS3 is also available via download - see here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs3/

Thanks for the info, Sid, I didn't know that there were 3 differently-strong Camels.

Saw it again today - it works well in full screen (with the highest YouTube resolution). I only noticed it was a video, when my stick wouldn't react on any of the craft. - Matt Milne seems to have written more parts for WOFF, as this movie reveals. The man has the right hands for writing the perfect emotional tunes for the most immersive air combat sim. - No man's land: the burning truck, the advancing tanks (did they ever do that before?). The ground battle scene is looking very realistic. - In the Camel cockpit even an energy-fighter like me would feel fine now - only thing missing is a coffee machine - stunning, brilliant art work! - Through the added detail, the Camel as well as the Dr.1 don't appear like midgets no more - they now look like dangerous combat craft. - The FE2b now also looks bigger - like a real two-seat fighter and bomber - very impressive. It pays to stop the movie, when you come to the struts and rigging of the Fee - great job! - The new AI is fabulous. The split attack of the Albs. Really outstanding: one pilot of a flight circling to check the lower six - finding enemies - this is sooooo lovely! (I know "lovely" doesn't seem to fit here, but it IS lovely to see this!)

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3594333/NEW_PREVIEW_MOVIE_3.html#Post3594333

Pilot, this is intollerable - you don't even know the NAME of your squadron's own airfield? Tch! I guess you are flying the Airco DH-2 from Bertangles, CaptSopwith? Bertangles was actually 3 airfields, like in OFF - if you want to see, where it was, see my link: http://combatace.com/topic/70823-the-bertangles-aerodromes/page__view__findpost__p__554361

Well, I'm afraid the new profile will only make you like your SPAD even more. But that's okay, nbryant - if I was an American flyer, I would definitely go for the SPAD XIII.

Raaaaaahhhhhhhh......!!!!! I'm a donkey, I'm a donkey, I'm a donkey, I'm a donkey Pull a cart, pull a cart, pull a cart, pull a cart See the carrot, see the the carrot, see the the carrot, see the the carrot on a stick, on a stick, on a stick, on a stick... Raaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great stuff, Pips and Britisheh!

Did you make sure you were logged in?

Well, if you would travel with 150 mph, and your patrol time would be 1 hour, you could fly a distance of 150 miles. That could be a line patrol with a triangle with 50 miles each side. In a 1 1/2-hour patrol you could actually fly a triangle of 75 x 75 x 75 miles. If you intrude into German terrain, it would rather be a polygon course. I guess a British patrol would have been flying between 1 and 2 hours. That's great that you will try campaign now. Actually, all the flying is the same; but you will now feel much more like being a real life pilot. It would be easier on the German side, as you wouldn't have to cross the line. But with an S.E.5a you can make it. All you need to do is, to forget about victories. Try to get there, and back again. Make only absolutely easy kills. Stay with your fellow pilots. Run away, if you must, without shame. That's about all I can give you for the way.

I visit both to check out, what's new. But for posting pictures, the rules are very strict over there, and the uploading business is also more difficult. I admit, that I feel at home here since long time, and "old horses don't like changing the barn".

A test near Steamboat Springs? What are you testing?

Yes, I wasn't thinking of users who are remote enough from the monitor. Good point! What I should have said is: minimum distance = 50 cm = 20 inch.

Take your rests were the body asks for them, Tranquillo - it will recover step by step. To care for a business is almost a bit much - perhaps you can cut it down a bit for as long as you are a patient? I know, it's easier said then done - I'm self-imployed too.

??? ??? If you never used a TrackIR before, you can't know (yet) what you are missing. You will actually be able to look around and up and down from your cockpit. You will even be able to look overboard left and right. I want to recommend to everyone again: don't place the Tracking Device cam on the monitor - it works better if it is a bit further away from your head clip reflectors. I'd say 50 cm / 20 inches is a good distance. Since I moved it a bit further back, it works as smooth as silk. Edit/PS: ...now I got it - there is really a super-typhoon underway to Japan, called Guchol. Damn, I wish you all the best of luck - hope you find a cellar to hide in.

I guess, the most of all "trickyness" of a scout would come from the effects of the turning rotaries. The inliners didn't seem to have any such nasty characteristics - at least I don't know of any. On the Sopwith Camel these effects were so strong, that it had a completely different turn to the right, than it had to the left. IMHO the Camel is the most overrated fighter in WW1. (The aircraft is, not the pilots who flew it - they must have been great fighters). Of course it DID bring the British a platform for twin guns, and of course it WAS an excellent turn fighter - at least in one direction. But it was also tricky to operate, and it killed many less experienced pilots. I would like to see a chart of production total numbers of all scouts, compared with the victories they made; and with the losses on the aircraft without enemy action. Finally the list would have to be validated by the different production numbers, so you could finally have a positive or negative value for each aircraft. I would like to see, where each craft would stand.

Yes, I felt the same - my pleasure, hood!