JensenPark

Where's the pic of Claire with the "Can we go now, already?" look on her face?

ok, that was amazing. Quite good actually. Impressed.

ok, a few observations: - great that you Dogz could make it to Sid's party - don't understand how you ugly mutts get such nice looking ladies - Painless: love the new glasses. You really have that "I'm secretly a serial killer" look going on.

Sweet! Where's the 109 from? Lanc again for you! Jealous.

very cool. Great find Trout.

Burn the database witch! :

When is tee-off? Where will the helipad be? Sweper and Painless...you guys are just being silly. (as everyone knows Jim already has two championship courses - my favourite of which is the Links-style one. And a helipad on both the south and east lawns...so there would hardly be reason to add more.)

odd little things keep coming up for me. Having to sign in often...can't post on the updates.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/7721002578 pop in and take a look... BunBun and Gurrypuddle (aka Okie) are two of the very original Dogz...very cool to see them post...

LOL...FT and his wireless...

And a good 3 years it has been with ya' Jabo!!! Good thing some drunk Dogz overheard ya' at the Red Lion that day.

Rattler, Squawk and I had a DangerDogz breakfast (food, plane talk and no women) together this morning with the two chief mechanics for the Corsair. What a blast!

Welcome Pappy! Look forward to flying with ya.

Have to share some coool news with you guys: The Canadian Lanc is back in Edmonton mid-August. And guess what lucky Dog just got confirmation yesterday that it will leave the city him aboard? I get to fly on the Lanc on the Edmonton to Winnipeg leg of the trip (about 3 hours). Woo Hoo!! I tell you I had the biggest s**t-eating grin on my face when I was told. Too feakin' incredible. Don't have all the details yet - but will share them once I get them.

Up..Mr. .Rattler is a tad chronologically-challenged here. From the archives, it would appear he joined in 2005...in the first wave.

We managed to get Squawk down today and into the cockpit as well. Him being about 7 feet tall or soo, it was touch and go there for a bit. Got loads of pics though...hopefully he'll post them up soon. (hint, hint...) Tomorrow we hope to drag Rattler out to see it. It's had mechanical problems so it might be here for another three or four days.

I just remembered with BA's post about his anniversary... this month is the 6th anniversary of the forming of the Dogz....from 6 strangers from Canada and the States to 50 some-odd friends around the globe - my have we come far! A big thanks and congrats to BG...and all the many Dogz over the years that have made this the best squad in the IL2 world. Up The Dogz!!!

ok, I want to sit in a P47 as well. Pedals I found fine and very easy to move. The stick was very short...came up below my belly button. We're going to try to get Squawk in it tomorrow...he's a good 6 foot something...we'll see how he does in it.

quick movie of the wing folding...silent. sexy beast

sorry - here's the intended pic of the strut cover. Never knew it was modeled in-game as the dive flap...though in game the wheel rotates fully when it should stay parallel to wing in dive flap 'mode'

Gray Ghost is with us in Edmonton right now. http://www.vintagewings.ca/grayghosts/?page_id=53 Same model as "Hammy" Gray flew on his final mission where he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his relentless attack on a Japanese destroyer. We're sponsoring the visit - so was able to spend a time with the bird and its crew. Something I never knew - what I thought were dive flaps are not dive flaps at all. The chief mechanic told me they are just regular flaps - specially designed to fly slow for carrier landings. In the Corsair, the dive flap would lower landing gear - which could be set to any angle - as the dive flap - 30, 40, 50 degrees - whatever. The tire, as it lowers, is parallel to the wing (only when fully lowered for landing does it straighten). This, and the strut cover shown here, acted as the drag. The wings can be manually folded with a pump without power on. Apparently using a air pressure release. It took about two minutes per wing to fold-up. And the guy in the cockpit was about 70 - and he could handle it no problem. Was able to sit in it with canopy closed and the view backwards is minimal - but better than in the game. View forward again is better than in the game...and with just poking my head a bit left or right gave a very nice view forward...maybe due to height. Pilot said very easy to taxi in because of this. Even with seat lowered, you sit quite high in the cockpit. Canopy is actually quite awkward to open/close... Ok...I looks constipated in this one. I never have luck with people taking my pics in cockpits. Rudder and aileron were very, very easy to move. "Even at speed" he said. The CH pedals require more effort I think. There is about a one foot drop from the rudders to the bottom of the plane...there is no cockpit 'floor' per se. It is just wide open (although armoured I assume). "Drop anything and it sits there till you land" I'm told. This Corsair looks like the tail sits very high...with a large/long tail wheel. I was told this plane is unmodified, and that is how it is... cockpit left, right and centre me just holding the camera up while in cockpit and taking pic back...

Here we are at Pegasus Bridge, having a leisurely stroll. Sid: "We should check what time the ferry leaves. It's almost 3:30" JP: "Painless says 6:30, but I'll check with him" Painless: "It's 6:30 or something. I'll check the confirmation. Oh, right. 16:30." Sid/Jabo/JP: "SHIT!!"

Sad to hear Sky...very tough to deal with.

Two years ago, when Painless and I were there, we went looking for the markers. We found, across the river from the restaurant, 3 boulders about 25 to 75 yards from the bridge so assumed they were the markers. As we were leaving and rushing to the ferry, we realized we were on the wrong side of the road and that the gliders landed on the other side. Right side of the river we were...wrong side of the road. D'oh.