Skyviper

Powerful words there. Speaking of being forgotten ... never mind I'll start another thread for that.

I did not know donations were down across the nation. But I hope this gives some of you some peace of mind. There are technologies out there which are improving each day that are replacing the need for blood transfusions (for certain procedures and situations). These technologies are quickly gaining some traction because they are healthier and provide a speedier recovery when compared to the transfusion. I'm not saying don't give blood. I just thought some of you might find that interesting. And could perhaps have a peace of mind knowing that while donations are down there is tech out there that can get the job done. It's a good thing that people take some time to help other people out and I admire that. And not simply helping out just to say they did but helping people out because they want to. I still stand by my earlier statement in saying that's a big freaking needle.

One of my favorite aircraft. I don't know why really I just love it.

Damn that's a big ass needle.

If I had the money ... I'd buy you one ... some beer ... and a camera. Because that sounds like viral video material that could be called Rudders and Balls. Honestly I don't see anyone could use those things in the first place. I've tried just the ball and ... well that's classified so never mind.

I had no idea these existed ...

Am I the only one that, when looking at a website featuring an item or items which don't have the price mentioned, does not want to know what the price is?

Ergonomic Chair is what I've been told and the people that used them said it was the best thing to get but they ain't cheap. I'm looking to get one those chairs myself because mine looks like it went through hell.

RIP I have two movies he was in too (Days of Thunder, The Feds)

Lot's of cool places to visit so ... Where are the good pubs? You can't visit all those neat places on an empty stomach ...

I know Ham operators in my area come in pretty damn handy when tracking tornadoes. They have classes all over the place when the season starts (I can never catch one). As far has how they do it I have no idea. But if you're in tornado alley I'm sure it'd be one those the more the merrier type things. Meteorologist rely on those people just as much if not more so than their radars when twisters hit.

Understandable. Once again thank you for sharing that awesome story.

Awesome story FC thanks for sharing it. Ya know I think you'll be good like this pilot someday if not better. Actually even though I don't know you that well I have the feeling that once you master helos you'll be doing something like this

If it means anything ... first time I saw it!

The media is not available in my territory ...

So in between breaks of working on some awesome projects for CombatACE (I can't wait to show you guys and gals!) I play a few minutes of Mech Commander 2 it's an old game but the funny thing is that the quality of the graphics are just horrible ... choppy and are just off. And if by some strange chance you were like me trying to figure out how in the hell such an old game can't be up to speed with graphics cards that are just so far advanced it's not even funny. I have the solution for you. There are two files in the games directory that prevenets the game from working with modern graphics cards. Funny how a business about the future ... never really plans for the future. What fixed my problem with crappy graphics was deleting these two files: vidcard.csv badcard.csv Waisted a lot of time trying to figure that problem out and all it was those two files. Well back to work.

Hey did you look into whether or not your they have files preventing things from working (like in Mech Commander 2?) DUDE this came is so fun. I had no idea! I'm loving this game! I just strapped an artillery piece to a Mech ... this game allows me to be me ...

...So what about those cookies?

This game is awesome ...

I'd like some things you mentioned as well. Some out of cockpit experiences such as basic training and flight school (RPG elements for character creation) a story in the skies and on the ground. What happens on the ground affects what happens in the skies and visa versa. For example ... on the ground your wingman is going through some stuff. You can either help him out or ignore him. Ignoring him then well your wingman will have a personal matter ... say divorce on their mind instead of the mission. Or what happens during the mission may cause some problems for you on the ground. As in "What the hell were you thinking!" and getting in a fight, maybe getting injured from the fight. Jet Fighter 3 kind of had some out of cockpit things going on. You get emails from a "friend", you had quarters you could mess with, Star Lancer was like that too afer the mission you had an "email" as a de-breifing and if something major happened you could hear about it on the news. I'd also like to some things that honor those quirky programs that never ... took flight. They existed, they were being developed ... but just never left the experimental stages. Like the Star Wars program for instance. Using a Space Shuttle to destroy certain bases, and bunkers. Could you imagine launching to space and destroying targets with a space shuttle? No AAA right?

Well I downloaded it. Clicked on it nothing happened. .. It was not virus though ... I did however find another source to download the game and am working on that now. At any rate I still thank you because had it not been for your post I would not have guessed it was up for grabs. Thank you so much and I hope I get to see this game in action. EDIT: GOT IT WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

True. People are too narrow minded these days ... too narrow minded. They say they're open minded ... they think they are ... but after looking at the news feeds for this morning. I don't see a society that's open minded enough to think on that level. But if they wanted to attack and destroy this civilization ... Sun Tzu himself couldn't find a better opportunity. Everyone is fighting everyone over everything ... who will notice the flleet shwoing up? Putting my invading alien cap on: Honestly with this society I think I can take this planet with one bullet. Or maybe not depends on how I feel about the last remaining human.

Just curious does everything have to be cleared before it can be shared? I'm just interested is all I understand no one wants to leak intelligence but my thinking is ... well. It's a picture of dudes jumping from a plane .. Anyway awesome photo and thank you so much for posting it. I didn't know how crowded it could get in a C-130 ... they look so spacious ... when flying over my house.

Science likes to think it's because of liquid water. Putting my alien cap on... I couldn't think of any good reason why I'd want to visit this place. Other than to observe how not to be a society and to learn that even among the most backward of civilizations there are beautiful things they do. I think I would be more interested in the wildlife, the way the society employs its resources (and by society I mean all hoomons as a whole). I'd keep my distance and use drones though (bacteria kill quicker than bullets). I'd study the arts, buildings, monuments. I'd observe the terrain of the planet, rivers, and caves. I wouldn't be impressed too much with the society though. Though it would be interesting to see how they live their lives, maybe some things they do could be useful but then maybe not. Sometimes though in some sci fi stories I write... I just have aliens ignoring us. We're the stupid backward people that couldn't hold an intelligent conversation. Why make contact with humans, they can't even tolerate themselves so how would they tolerate me? If I were to communicate and say something wrong and they found offensive they wouldn't be patient to correct me, they would just attack me and call me homophobic, or transphobic, or whateverphobic. They wouldn't take the time to understand what I'm trying to say. They jump to conclusions and make accusations and take action on those accusations without evidence or forethought.