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S! All Looks like 3CP1 has taken over. Link to home page home. Link to new stuff announcement freebies News is interesting or rather the news in the announcement. It looks like they are combining weapons mods and field mods. If you bought one, you now have the other for that plane. They are passing out some freebie personal mods packs and St.Mihiel campaign is now free. You will have to update your game for changes enjoy

Spies, it is complete!

RoF forum main page: "Dear pilots! We're finally updating our forum. Since we plan to keep all your posts and get them safely transferred to the new boards, the process will take quite some time. That's why the ROF forum is going offline from 14:00 GMT on February 20th till February 26th. Thank you for understanding, we'll be doing our best for a smooth and safe transition. If you have any issues with the game please email to our support directly: rof@777studios.net "

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/

Here is a test run video of the Bf-109 that is heading to the the Military Aviation Museum's collection in Virginia Beach.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ca8_1422931515

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/how-to-win-in-a-dogfight-stories-from-a-pilot-who-flew-1682723379 Cool article.

Someone posted this over on the Rise of Flight boards: http://youtu.be/yILO0OmURsE It includes a 1960s interview with Cecil Arthur Lewis, a British fighter pilot with 56 Squadron. This is part 2 of a series, which you can find in Youtube under the title: (WW1) BBC 4 Collections - The Great War Interviews

Vaal's ROF Online servers now has a chat function: http://online.riseofflight.net/chat/

Thought this was interesting: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/secret-message-found-inside-ww2-bullet-is-the-end-of-a-1682902455

S! All New update for RoF. It includes new Russian campaign for those that pre ordered the Ilya Muromets. News

We lost one of our long time squadmates a few weeks ago and will be having a memorial in his honor next Tuesday evening performing the missing man formation in the Il2 simulation. If JG1 is interested in sending one or two pilots to observe, you are welcome to attend. Please send me a PM if you are interested and I will give you the particulars. Thanks guys. Rest in peace, Ian. We miss you. http://www.wingwalkers.org/

So something happened this weekend and I'm not sure if it's a good thing, or if it's rather sad. I flew to Atlanta over the weekend, and on the flight down I looked up from my book and out the window -just in time- to see another plane pass by us so close I could see the people in its windows and hear its engines, even over ours. My knee-jerk reaction/thought was "Turn hard and pull on his six!" Besides being grateful that someone's violation of FAA regulations didn't get us all killed, I don't know if I'm proud of my reflexes, or saddened from what must mean I've been flying the MiG too much lately...

Thought this was really interesting: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/16/31-rolls-undeveloped-film-soldier-wwii-discovered-processed/

S! Guys, There is a flash sale going on over at DCS right now. A lot of good stuff is between 40% and 80% off: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/

http://io9.com/this-world-war-i-soldiers-bedroom-hasnt-changed-since-1-1676160122 Thought this was very interesting. Looking at the photos of the room, I can tell that parts of it are in rough shape. It really needs to be stabilized, and the fragile items properly preserved.

http://planelopnik.kinja.com/barn-find-messerchmitt-starts-after-40-years-in-storage-1658827467 Thought this was interesting. The videos are really cool.

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I mean, technically I've -landed.-

Thought this was an interesting article: http://io9.com/the-real-story-behind-the-1914-christmas-truce-in-world-1674671558

Just finished flight testing the new FMs. Here is how they line up. All flown at 1000 meters, 50% fuel, auto level, with mixture adjusted for max RPM when applicable. Max RPM achieved and speed in KPH (indicated, not true, but all at same pressure altitude) if someone wants to compare. Just did the ones with major FM mods but will probably expand to all aircraft when I have time: Sopwith Camel 1200 RPM 161 KPH Sopwith Pup 1180 RPM 151 KPH Sopwith Tripe 1180 RPM 161 KPH PDIIIa 1550 RPM 175 KPH DIII 1540 RPM 180 KPH DVa 1540 RPM 180 KPH DRIa 1320 RPM 165 KPH SE5a 1880 R…

Im thinking about getting my first HOTAS setup, but I don't have too much to spend. What is everyone's opinion on the X52 or X55? Any other suggestions for about the same price range?

I've got the Flaming Cliffs 3, UH-1H, F-86, and Fw 190 modules and until Jan 16 before classes start again! If anyone wants to help learn to fly things, I'd be interested. The Steam sale was over for me an hour after it started today, haha.