Skyviper

Sunday and 10:58 a.m cst. I said I enough of the craziness and left. For months I've been having problems with a co-worker and for months management didn't want to listen. This employee is nothing but a bully on a 3,000 pound piece of equipment and should I or anyone else say anything to him then you'll be in a long lengthly discussion with human resorces because he said the one word he can say in English. Es Disrimination! Mucho Disrimintation! So I said fuck it you want to go around endangering lives and being a dick just because you want to be then have at it. I'd rather be unemployed than maimed or dead. A part of me says that was a bitch move but another part of me says I did the right the thing. Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to remove yourself from the equasion.

Interview with Spectre8750 "I've had a lot of help and support by the community here at CombatACE, and have always felt welcome and enjoyed my time spent here, with such a great community of people…" -Spectre8750 In this week’s CombatACE Spotlight segment we interview a member that has been here since 2009. Spectre8750 has been a part of amazing projects such as the TMF F-14 and Fairchild A-10C projects that has 10,821 between the two of them I’ve you haven’t checked them out yet, you owe it to yourself to do so. Thank you for taking the time to do this interview, Spectre8750. So, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I was a Structural Design Engineer. My interests have led me to Graphic Design and Audio Engineering, Mastering, Restoration. What interests you about aviation? Well I've always been fascinated since a very early age with World War II era Fighters. Their design revolved around speed and maneuverability and I was taken aback by their shape and beauty. They were the thoroughbreds of their time in a very interesting period of history. What is your favorite aircraft and why? I would have to say the F-4U Corsair always fascinated me with its shape and power. It's ability as a Fighter and Ground Attack platform. What got you interested in flight simulation? Probably WWII movies and Documentaries; all the aircraft involved during that period. Do you remember the first flight sim you ever played? It was the F-15 Strike Eagle by Microprose back in 1985. I would take the stick while a family member would take the keyboard as Weapons Officer and we would switch off. I was hooked for life. I remember playing the version that was on SNES and still love that game to this day. So, what motivated you to arrive at CombatACE and stay over the years? I was at a Gaming Store when someone told me about European Air War and how popular it was, which led me to do some skinning and modding and the community online that offered so much in that area. This led me to some of the Mod sites and eventually learning about Strike Fighters Project One. When did you start modding? With Strike Fighters I found the CombatACE Community through searching for updates and through the Strike Fighters Forum at TK's Third Wire Productions. I was a late comer with the Series and signed up here in 2007. I downloaded a lot of mods at first, messed with them a little and was out of touch with the site till 2009 when I started a new account. Then I started out skinning at first and gradually learned some of the ins and outs of Strike Fighters modding through a lot of reading. What does modding do for you? Is it something that is relaxing and neat hobby etc? It's one of those things that helps keep your mind busy and what better than Strike Fighters, at least for me, though I have to split my time up more these days with other projects, it's still my favorite. What modding tools do you use and why? Just the usual 3DSMax '09 in my case, DXTBmp, SF Terrain Editor, Adobe PhotoShop CS5 and Paint Shop Pro 7. Those are I think probably the most used Tools in this Sim Community and the simplest to use and the ones i happen to have on hand. I see you were part of the TMF F-14 Tomcat Superpack project. What motivated you to join that project? Well it started with me wanting to update the F-14 that the Mirage Factory had on hand by Flying Toaster/Olivier to Strike Fighters 2 standards back in 2011 with what I could dig up on the aircraft and deciding to do all the skins for all the active Squadrons that flew the F-14. Of course I wasn't going to do every scheme ever, but to at least have all Squadrons represented plus a few schemes when they changed down through the course of the Tomcats life. I had some skins already to use as a base to start from by some that had worked on them previously like Dave, Column5 and EricJ. Then Caesar who is a huge part in the whole project jumped in and made a big difference in keeping the F-14 and the variants real and up to date, along with SupGen and Brain32's work on the Cockpits. What was your role in that project what did you do to help develop it? Mainly the skinning, but tweaking the flight model and cockpit modding in the beginning and adjusting some effects. But it is become what is today because of Caesar, SupGen and Brain32. We have them to thank along with Olivier and Dave for what it is today. How long did it take to work on the project until everyone was satisfied for it to could be released? In the beginning it was just my work on the project for a short while till Caesar and Dave joined to make it even better. There have been several updates since it was started in 2011. It's been about three years since the Project began, so it gradually grew into what it is today. Now, about the Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II project, I love using that mod by the way. What prompted you to join that project? It was another aircraft I thought needed updated, but mainly these projects were started so they could be included in the newer Strike Fighters 2 campaigns and other mod projects in the Community. Was it easier to work on the A-10 than the F-14? I would say both were equally challenging with their own quirks or difficulties, being different types of aircraft with their own strengths and characteristics. Would you ever work on a group project again and if so what plane would you like to make? I would work on other projects in this community because of the great input and team work available here. There's some great modders here at Combat Ace. I haven't mentioned that my favorite modern aircraft is the F-16. It's really designed to be a Dog Fighter and takes the modern role that the P-51D had back in its day. But the guys here at CombatACE have already done it and continue to make the mods of the F-16 better and fun. If I was to start a project from scratch or an updated existing model? It would be the F4U Corsair, but Wrench has that one covered, it's in good hands. What is your favorite mod that you have created? I guess that really the only mods I can take full credit for are the campaign maps, terrains that I did for Modern Warfare Korea and Operation Hydra, which the latter is going to be all new in the future if and when I can get the time. A lot of the projects here usually have more than one modder's work in it in some form. What is your favorite mod that you did not create? Well there's so many great mods and it's hard to pick, but I would have to say Olivier ANGUILLE (BPAo) and Kesselbrut's F-18 Hornet is one of the best mods I've seen offered here at CombatACE. Who is a modder, or group of modders, you admire or inspired you to start modding? That would have to be Olivier (BPAo). One of the first projects I took on at CombatACE was a simple Strike Fighters 2 conversion of Oli's and Kesselbrut's F-18 Hornet back in 2009, and he was very kind to let me take it. Also I have to say that EricJ took me under his wing for a bit in the beginning and i owe him a lot for his help. Do you have any favorite quotes or thoughts about being here at Combat Ace you’d like to share? I've had a lot of help and support by the community here at CombatACE, and have always felt welcome and enjoyed my time spent here, with such a great community of people, with such a range of expertise, interest and great camaraderie. I hope to be around to enjoy it and share what I can with the community here. A BIG thanks to everyone here at CombatACE, especially the Staff who put so much work into the Site here, and to those at Third Wire Productions for creating such fun moddable Combat Sim that makes this area of modding possible and great fun. And thank you Skyviper On behalf the community and me, you’re welcome and thank you, Spectre8750, for being here with us. Thank you for taking the time to tell us your story and for sharing your hard work with us. To those reading this segment today, thank you for being here because, like Spectre8750 and so many others have said, its people like you that make this an awesome place to be. If you wish to check out the TMF F-14 Project you can click here and download it or if you wish to check out the Fairchild A-10c Project you can click here to download it. Please read all download instructions and warnings including the associated readme files to get the best enjoyment out of these files. Until next time I'm Skyviper wishing you all good hunting and happy landings.

:) Thank you for the laugh.

I got money saved up and a few job offers here and there. I also have family in Texas and Minnisota that'll put me to work really quick. I never stay unemployed long (my longest to date has been three weeks ... only because I didn't take a job offer I had on day two of unemployment) I did try to learn this quys language so we can communicate better. I've tried everything humanly possible to get the matter resolved peacefully and still all my efforts were in vain. Simply put the guy's a dick and management doesn't want to deal with the issue and I'm tired of getting uclers over it.

Well like the title asked does Micrsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 even work on windows vista 64 bit? I remember playing this game way back in the day and I was going through some boxes I came across both disks in their case. I remembered bombing raids and some really good dogfights. But before I think about installing it I was wondering if anyone of knew if it could work on vista and if so what could be done to ensure that it runs smoothly. I've read forums and forums and have seen that some people have encountred propblems with the game freezing up or crashing when running on vista and because the game is so daggum old Microsoft has zero support for it and moved on to whatever it is they moved onto. As always any help that you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time.

Hey Allenjb42 Here you go. And here is another website featuring pictures. (this website also has some audio) http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/

I hear all the pilots had these on them.

Sounds like something from a comedy.

An interesting article I'm sure many of will appreciate. http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/The-Making-of-a-Joint-Strike-Fighter-Pilot-223970321.html

This is pretty much the whole report; however, I will include the link anyway. Here's the link to the story

CombatACE Spotlight: Interview With Brain32 "For the most part it was the spirit, the enthusiasm of all modders to make something for everybody to enjoy by investing your own free time and sometimes even money and asking nothing in return, now that's really inspirational for me."-Brain32 In this week’s CombatACE Spotlight we focus on Brain32. He hails from Zagreb, Croatia, and has been a member here at CombatACE for nine years. Thank you, Brain32, for taking the time to do an interview with us. So, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Well I'm 32, born and live in Zagreb, Croatia currently working in Public Notary Office and attending Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb What interest you about aviation? Well flying is the obvious answer but to put it more precise what really "rings my bells" are fighter aircrafts built without compromise for performance that allows domination. What is your favorite aircraft and why? Well if there can be only one, then it's the F-15 Eagle, reason is described in the answer to the previous question plus it really looks perfect What got you interested in flight simulation? If you can't fly the real one, this is as close as it gets... That’s a pretty good reason. Do you remember the first flight sim you ever played? I think it was TopGun on Gameboy, not 100% sure as I was a kid... I remember playing Top Gun on NES as kid too … good times. So, what motivated you to arrive at CombatACE and stay over the years? Originally I stumbled on BioHazard Central, I think I was searching for il2 skins? Not completely sure to be honest, then I got SFP1 but it was pretty basic and the mods were not so highly evolved yet, when I got back a few years later I was in shock and awe so I stayed... Your most downloaded file the Vietnam SEA tile repaint. What motivated you to make that mod? Well I was looking to improve the aspect of the game where we either had the least modders or were in other ways falling behind with other parts of the game, at that time learning 3dmax was too much for me so I decided to improve terrains same reason why I now do cockpits in 3d while can't make an external model to save my life. How long did it take you make it? A few months but I first posted WIP screens when it was almost done to have peace making it... How much research did you put into it? It didn't really take much research as it was all about sampling photo-real textures; I did a lot of sampling though. First time I did major research for a mod was for F-18 cockpits, still researching. When did you start modding? Guess it was 2007, when Vietnam tiles were released...did some trials and errors before that, squashed a few installs after messing it up...usual stuff What does modding do for you? Is it something that is relaxing, a neat hobby, etc? Yup, mostly "winter hobby" my other major relaxation thing is basketball and fitness. What modding tools do you use and why? Hex editor, notepad, photoshop, 3ds max, and some other stock and 3rd party tools for the game, sounds like a lot but with those you can master any moddable aspect of the game. What is your favorite mod you have created? F-18 cockpits, hands down. What is your favorite mod that you did not create? Uhhh that's hard to say, love the Stary's mods so much I don't even use my terrain mods anymore, as for other stuff I don't really want to start mentioning all that are a must have for me because I'm doomed to left somebody out and that would be a shame. What is a mod that you would like to make? Hmm good question, a nice new cockpit for something but I haven't decided what yet...you will know when you see it in the download section Who is a Modder you admire or inspired you to start modding? There's no single person, for the most part it was the spirit, the enthusiasm of all modders to make something for everybody to enjoy by investing your own free time and sometimes even money and asking nothing in return, now that's really inspirational for me... Do you have favorite quotes or thoughts about being here at Combat Ace you’d like to share? Can't really say, I did like the Eels and the LaTvIaN MaFiA though Once again, thank you Brain32 for taking the time to do an interview with us and for telling us your story. I wish you well as you continue your research for those F-18 cockpits that I’m sure will turn out nicely. Well that’s it for this week’s CombatACE Spotlight, until next time, I’m Skyviper, wishing everyone out there good hunting and happy landings.

Mid Air Collision Caught on Camera Yahoo News Video

Just saw this and thought some of you would like to check it out. To see for yourself, copy and paste these coordinates in the search pane, click sattelite view, and zoom in. 16°51′53″N, 11°57′13″E Here's the full report.

I was going through on Youtube last night looking for anything of interest anything funny, or just something interesting. Came across this three part series about the men and women that are apart of the Grenadier Guard the soldiers that protect the Queen of England. It was a eye opener to me as I had no idea they were actually a combat unit (or have a combat unit and then ceremonial unit) The guards aren't supposed to move at all that but that end of this video 44:50 time frame a new Grenadier Guard straight out of boot camp and who has had a turbulent life and turned it all around stands guard and he holds the hand of his little sister while his mother takes a picture of him and his little sister. A sincere moment amid a group of tourists. I appreciate this documentary because like I said I never knew what all went on. I thought I would share this video here and you if you wish to continue there are two more parts to this series. So if you are curious like me and have the time take a look.