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23 hours ago, WWCraven said:
Salute Dogz!
Please forgive me for jumping in on your discussion, reading this gave me a bad case of deja vu. The Wing Walkers have been through this same topic and it wasn't easy.
We ultimately determined that we would focus the squad flying nights solely within the BoX series. Rise of Flight being our secondary sim, with a few members flying Il2-46, Clod, DCS.
We run open COOPS each Tuesday, with mission adapted from various sources in addition to working on using PWCG to create some additional scenarios. The last few months has seen the numbers of folks flying on our server increase to approx 20 per evening. Half of these are WW members.
During the course of the year running our COOPS, we've had the opportunity to gain 3 new WW's from those who have been joining us in the COOPS. These are the first new members we've had since 2014. We believe that we will have the best chance of gaining additional members through the BoX series.
It wasn't a particularly easy process for us to get where are at present, hard to give up IL2-46, but we are of the opinion that the future of flight sims as it now stands is with the BoX series. I wish you guys all the best in your determinations on how to proceed.
For any of the Dogz who might be interested in trying out our COOP missions, we fly Tuesday nights at 1830 pst. I realize that a lot of you wouldn't be able to make this time given your locations, so if there is any interest, I can fire up our server any Sunday at the time most convenient for you guys.
Cheers
Craven
Where would I find out your TS info, a few of us were talking last night about flying with you on Tuesday.
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5 hours ago, Snacko said:
When do you guys fly Jack? Any weekends?
We're on most every evening, you can see us on the DD public TS server.
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For me I don't have 1946 installed on my computer.
AP, Perfesser, Spaulding, Gustang, wingflyer, myself and recently added Kira have been playing BOX these last few weeks and have really enjoyed this sim. The graphics are excellent, plane spotting, and damage models look really good. You feel like the 50's in the P-40 are hitting like they should.
I like CLoD but I think BOX is well past CLoD with the future of BOX looking more impressive than CLoD.
For me I really like DCS. The biggest minus for me is the damage model. In order to disable an AI with guns you have to kill the pilot or shoot off a wing. Otherwise they can be pouring black smoke and all shot to pieces and still chase you down. That doesn't happen in BOX, if you get an AI to show black smoke his engine will eventually fail. Fires will cause structural failure and damaged structure under g will fail.
The plus side for me is, after spending 47 years in various cockpits, I like getting in these planes and having to use a checklist, cockpit flows to get everything up and running. To get into a F-5 or Mirage and get all the systems on line, engines running can give you a warm fuzzy. To return to base and have the ability to conduct an instrument approach in a jet flying 170 kts on final, breaking out of the clouds and seeing the runway lights can really make your day.
I also feel DCS flight modelling seems a little better than BOX, but BOX is close.
There are some planes coming to DCS that I'm looking forward to getting into, the Harrier, Hornet, and Tomcat are all going to be a challenge to learn and try to master along with carrier ops. DCS says they are addressing the damage model and I believe they will at some point.
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We have some missions that you can fly either both sides or just one with AI aircraft on both sides and ground targets.
If you see our server as either AP or I can host our pw is paws.
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Lots of really close up views of holes in the canopy, wing, instrument panel, head....etc.
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Most evenings AP, Perf, Spaulding, and myself are doing some coop stuff in BOS. This sim has an excellent graphics and damage model.
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Very moving.....Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life.As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a paupers cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions.I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight.There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play.The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.And, as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full.As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."Apparently, I'm still lost … it's a man thing.-
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WHAT AISLE IS THE POLISH SAUSAGE IN?Everyone seems to be in such a hurry to scream 'prejudice' these days................A customer asked, "In what aisle can I find the Polish sausage?"The clerk asks, "Are you Polish?"The guy, clearly offended, says, "Yes I am. But let me ask you something.If I had asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian?Or if I had asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German?Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish?Or if I had asked for a Taco, would you ask if I was Mexican?Or if I asked for some Whiskey, would you ask if I was Irish?"The clerk says, "No, I probably wouldn't."The guy says, "Well then, because I asked for Polish sausage, why did you ask me if I'm Polish?"The clerk replied, "Because you're in Ace Hardware."
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What is the fastest Liquid in the World?
Milk
It's Pasteurized before you even see it.
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Definitely not down, such a beautiful plane to lose. Hopefully the pilot is ok.
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If you look at 3:25 they are down before the prop strike.
I'm wondering if he was thinking about putting them down to get light on the gear for the grass field takeoff.
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Are his flaps down? They look to be extended for takeoff.
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My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about
the 175 pounds I've gained since then.
I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters. Do they
just give you a bra and say, “Here, fill this out?”
If I make you breakfast in bed, a simple “Thank you” is all I need ...
not all this, “How did you get into my house?”
business!
The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I’m pretty sure she’s
going to get me something.
On average, an American man will have sex two to three times a week.
Whereas, a Japanese man will have sex only one or two times a year. This
is very upsetting news to me. I had no idea I was Japanese.
I can’t understand why women are okay that JC Penney has an older women’s
clothing line named, “Sag Harbor.”
Money can’t buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch!
The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was because nobody was
married. Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam,
Earnest T Bass, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and, of course, Opie were all
single. The only married person was Otis, and he stayed drunk.-
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Hey guys, I'm going to start a Go Fund Me page to raise $95,000,000.00 to buy this simulator.(Only 87,162,500.00 Euros).
If just 20 Dogz put in $130,136.98 every day for a year I'll have my simulator.
I'm counting on you guys to come thru.
OH, I almost forgot, that doesn't include the Helmet so if another 5 Dogs chip in for the year I'll get my Helmet.
You guys are the best.
We'll talk about the sim room add-on to the house later.
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THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
After retiring from the army, a former Artillery Sergeant took a job as a high school teacher.
Just before the school year started, he injured his back. He was required to wear a light plastercast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately, the cast fitted snugly under his shirt and wasn'tnoticeable when he wore his suit jacket.
On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school. Thesmart-ass punks, having already heard the new teacher was a former soldier, were leery ofhim and he knew they would be testing his discipline in the classroom.
Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, the new teacher opened the window wide and satdown at his desk. A strong breeze through the window made his tie flap.
He picked up a stapler and stapled the tie to his chest.
Dead Silence.
The rest of the year went smoothly.-
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Cliffs Of Dover Blitz Edition Discussion Thread
in IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz and Desert Wings: Tobruk
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Important safety tip: Under "This PC>Documents>1C SoftClub>il-2 sturmovik cliff of dover" rename this folder to something else, I just put a -1 on the end. Blitz uses the same folder for itself and can cause some problems.
I found I could copy and paste my user.ini file for my ammo loadouts into the new folder and it works just fine.
I remapped all my controls as Blitz sees the controls differently now so the Win 10 problem of changing usb ports should be a thing of the past.
First flights look really nice.