NeverEnough

Carriers moving that fast would make for spectacular wake surfing. Remember the scene from Apocalypse Now, "Charlie don't surf!".

I've been a resident of The People's Republic of California since 1964. My father taught my brother and I to shoot (well!) when we were five years old. NeverEnough originated with my philosophy about how many guns is enough. Friends of mine who are vehement gun-haters tell me that when the s**t hits the fan, they are coming to my house. My fiancee and I have been involved in the gun rights political movement since 1990, and it has been a major struggle to maintain ANY rights for gun owners in California. All the whacked out, gun-phobic laws Californians are forced to live with absolutely will go national if we have a veto-proof majority in the Senate with a like-thinking individual in the Oval Office. If you care at all about your or your children's right to legally use and own firearms, you must vote those convictions on November 4th. No politics, just fact....

Based on the leaked pictures and material to date, this thing is going to be EPIC! I feel confident that everybody (except maybe Stiglr) is going to have their socks knocked off. We as a community, have been living large these last several weeks with a plethora of outstanding new models, and it just keeps getting better! Thank You....

We have been deluged not just with lots of new planes, but with masterfully crafted and finished models! The quality of these new additions has been absolutely outstanding. Thanks to each and everyone of the many individuals who have graced us with these pleasures.

Thanks so much Julhelm for this Skyray and your Vigilante models. These are simply outstanding examples of your craftsmanship and dedication!

Wow, this was a big surprise! Thanks Erikgen and Associates for bringing such high quality Voodoo models to the Thirdwire sims. Simply beautiful....

Use the Weapon Editor to check Attachment Type in the weapondata.ini. Just checked my WOV install, and it only had NATO checked.

Take a look at C5's snake thread, and you'll see the proper way to engulf a burger! Unhinge the jaws, and a full frontal assault.

You're going to make NFG "the original Glad Girl"!

It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas!

For each of the weaponless aircraft, check the AttachmentType= in the located in the Data.INI file under //Weapon Stations. The MF Weapons Pack uses AttachmentType=NATO,USN, USAF format, which is different than the Bunyap Weapon Pack format. If the AttachmentType= does not match the Weapon Pack format, you will have no weapons at the loadout screen.

Also a very talented auto racer. He used to enter SCCA regional races as P. Newman, to avoid being treated like a "movie star". He won his first SCCA national championship driving a Triumph TR6, and then went on to multiple national SCCA championships driving for Datsun (now Nissan) in 510 sedans and 240Z's. Lots of people at the top levels of auto racing felt that he could have been a world class driving talent, if he hadn't waited until most other competitive drivers were considering retirement before he started his racing career. He was a very unique individual. We are all diminished...

I just flew a WOV mission in an F-4J with Sundowner's Showtime 100 skin (beautiful!) and a second mission in a B-66B with Sundowner's EB-66E skin (ooooh, pretty!) and the Green Hell 2 mod was perfectly stunning. Running home through tree topped ridges shrouded in clouds looked damn good. The terrain showed no problems, but I am getting the weird flickering off the sun reflecting on the water. I'll try the HeightOffset edit to see if it will fix the problem.

Wow Klavs, great art work featuring one of the most beautiful aircraft EVER made!

"Does WoI have a flyable Hunter, or is that just WoE? " Lexx, the WOI Hunters are not flyable in the stock install. I just add the cockpits from the WOE Hunter.

Please do!

Thank you Wrench for your continued additions and improvements in the WW2 era. I've been having so much fun with the prop era, that I haven't spent much time lately with any of the great jet era mods which have been coming out recently. There may not be huge numbers of prop era fans here, but the rest of the crowd really should take em for a test flight to see how much they are missing out on!

After CA_STARY mentioned using the new patch WOI for his WW2 and Spanish Civil War installs, I gave it a shot with the A-Team's just released Spanish Civil War mod. Thank you CA_STARY for your most wise suggestion, because it works like a champ! The prop models appear to fly and fight just fine, unlike their general weirdness in the previous version of WOI.

I took a look at all four examples twice, and I'm kind of torn between them. My first impression was that the larger white outlines were too overwhelming, and I preferred the the thinner white outlines. After looking at them the second time, they both have positives. The thinner white outline is a little more of a low viz effect, but the larger white outlines look very crisp. Thanks for your continued efforts, Sinbad.

The plane is available at the A-Team site. You need to register before downloading.

Fubar's "aircraft porn" is going to be the death of us mature viewers!

It has been available for download since 2:07 p.m. this afternoon! Thanks to the German Modder Group for all your efforts in putting this package together.

Ooooooooooh, that's pretty!

"upgraded the the video cards to Nvidia BFG GFX OC 9800s" Are you running two cards in SLI? The newest WHQL drivers are the 177.83, which use the PhysX implementation. You might check at the Thirdwire forums about PhysX compatability with the Thirdwire programs.

How the West Fueled Putin's Sense of Impunity By GARRY KASPAROV August 15, 2008; Page A13 Russia's invasion of Georgia reminded me of a conversation I had three years ago in Moscow with a high-ranking European Union official. Russia was much freer then, but President Vladimir Putin's onslaught against democratic rights was already underway. "What would it take," I asked, "for Europe to stop treating Putin like a democrat? If all opposition parties are banned? Or what if they started shooting people in the street?" The official shrugged and replied that even in such cases, there would be little the EU could do. He added: "Staying engaged will always be the best hope for the people of both Europe and Russia." The citizens of Georgia would likely disagree. Russia's invasion was the direct result of nearly a decade of Western helplessness and delusion. Inexperienced and cautious in the international arena at the start of his reign in 2000, Mr. Putin soon learned he could get away with anything without repercussions from the EU or America. Russia reverted to a KGB dictatorship while Mr. Putin was treated as an equal at G-8 summits. Italy's Silvio Berlusconi and Germany's Gerhardt Schroeder became Kremlin business partners. Mr. Putin discovered democratic credentials could be bought and sold just like everything else. The final confirmation was the acceptance of Dmitry Medvedev in the G-8, and on the world stage. The leaders of the Free World welcomed Mr. Putin's puppet, who had been anointed in blatantly faked elections. On Tuesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy sprinted to Moscow to broker a ceasefire agreement. He was allowed to go through the motions, perhaps as a reward for his congratulatory phone call to Mr. Putin after our December parliamentary "elections." But just a few months ago Mr. Sarkozy was in Moscow as a supplicant, lobbying for Renault. How much credibility does he really have in Mr. Putin's eyes? In reality, Mr. Sarkozy is attempting to remedy a crisis he helped bring about. Last April, France opposed the American push to fast-track Georgia's North Atlantic Treaty Organization membership. This was one of many missed opportunities that collectively built up Mr. Putin's sense of impunity. In this way the G-7 nations aided and abetted the Kremlin's ambitions. Georgia blundered into a trap, although its imprudent aggression in South Ossetia was overshadowed by Mr. Putin's desire to play the strongman. Russia seized the chance to go on the offensive in Georgian territory while playing the victim/hero. Mr. Putin has long been eager to punish Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili for his lack of respect both for Georgia's old master Russia, and for Mr. Putin personally. (Popular rumor has it that the Georgian president once mocked his peer as "Lilli-Putin.") Although Mr. Saakashvili could hardly be called a model democrat, his embrace of Europe and the West is considered a very bad example by the Kremlin. The administrations of the Georgian breakaway areas of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are stocked, top to bottom, with bureaucrats from the Russian security services. Throughout the conflict, the Kremlin-choreographed message in the Russian media has been one of hysteria. The news presents Russia as surrounded by enemies on all sides, near and far, and the military intervention in Georgia as essential to protect the lives and interests of Russians. It is also often spoken of as just the first step, with enclaves in Ukraine next on the menu. Attack dogs like Russian nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky are used to test and whip up public opinion. Kremlin-sponsored ultranationalist ideologue Alexander Dugin went on the radio to say Russian forces "should not stop until they are stopped." The damage done by such rhetoric is very slow to heal. The conflict also threatens to poison Russia's relationship with Europe and America for years to come. Can such a belligerent state be trusted as the guarantor of Europe's energy supply? Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been derided for his strong stance against Mr. Putin, including a proposal to kick Russia out of the G-8. Will his critics now admit that the man they called an antiquated cold warrior was right all along? The conventional wisdom of Russia's "invulnerability" serves as an excuse for inaction. President Bush's belatedly toughened language is welcome, but actual sanctions must now be considered. The Kremlin's ruling clique has vital interests -- i.e. assets -- abroad and those interests are vulnerable. The blood of those killed in this conflict is on the hands of radical nationalists, thoughtless politicians, opportunistic oligarchs and the leaders of the Free World who value gas and oil more than principles. More lives will be lost unless strong moral lines are drawn to reinforce the shattered lines of the map. Mr. Kasparov, leader of The Other Russia coalition, is a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal.