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Happy New Year!

Great use of the stats Barton! So glad I could give them to you. Really looking forward to the next video.

Great video Barton!

Good question! If you've spawned in, but have not taken off, you can refly immediately. So, for example, you can turn your engine on, roll around the field, and then shut your engine off, hit refly, and be back in. Once you're wheels up, however, the 5 minute refly penalty starts. So, if you take off, and fly a circuit over the field, and then land 1 minute later, you now have to wait 5 minutes. Hope that makes sense.

That's one hell of a gift!

Happy Holidays guys! Looking forward to seeing you all in 2017.

Holy crap. Now that was unexpected. This changes everything, honestly.

Congrats Baron! Very well deserved!

Haven't bought it yet, but plan to soon. Looking forward to it.

Great video as always!

S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session 8 of Flanders In Flames XXV (flown on 10 December 2016). Congratulations! . . . Iron Cross 2nd Class Gfr. Otto (Jocassee) Heidemann, Jasta 4 (session #8, 10 December 2016), for the destruction of a minimum of 2 enemy balloons within one streak. Honor Goblet for the Victor in Air Combat Gfr. Otto (Jocassee) Heidemann, Jasta 4 (session #8, 10 December 2016), for the destruction of 1 enemy balloon within one streak. Saxon Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry OffzSt. Anton Rotermann, Jasta 11 (session #8, 10 December 2016), for conspicuous personal bravery on the battlefield or, more frequently in the case of officers of higher rank, for merit in positions of great responsibility [outstanding leadership]. Oblt. Richard (Vonrd) Ausweichen, Jasta 10 (session #8, 10 December 2016), for conspicuous personal bravery on the battlefield or, more frequently in the case of officers of higher rank, for merit in positions of great responsibility [outstanding leadership]. German Army Report Hptm. Baron von Faehig, Jasta 6, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [outstanding defense of the Red HQ]. Oblt. Stefen (Steewe) Schwarz, Jasta 6, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [outstanding defense of the Red HQ]. Fähnr. Peter Pfiel, Jasta 6, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [outstanding defense of the Red HQ]. Fähnr. Leopold (Lee) Greifvogel, Jasta 10, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [exceptional service and esprit de corps].

We're definitely going to have an awards section. I'm not sure if it will have a mock up of the uniforms, but it's always a possibility.

Congratulations to the Blue Team! The Blue Team has emerged victorious within FIF XXV! Within 8 sessions, they were able to achieve needed 80 points necessary for victory! Please take the time to congratulate the Blue Team on a job well done! The Red Team, in turn, did a wonderful job! Even though they were outnumbered for much of the campaign, the Reds were almost able to snatch victory away from the Blues, achieving a total of 76 points within the same time-frame. As Gamecock has mentioned, conjuring up visions of Waterloo, it was a "near run thing". To celebrate the Blue Team's achievement, the FIF XXV campaign ribbon shows both the British roundel and the German cross on a blue background. In the two weeks leading up to the Holidays, we'll be running an unofficial two-mission "mini-campaign" using the Phase C aircraft. This is just designed to be fun. Things will kick-off on December 17th. And then, sometime in January, we'll start to post new information on the next FIF campaign. As always, thank you to every pilot who flew in FIF XXV! Without your continued support, this tournament would not be able to function! Have a wonderful Holiday Season! The scores for Session 8 are shown below. . . . FIF XXV Session 8 Results (Saturday, 10 December 2016): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 10 Central Factory Destroyed Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of front lines (Trench Map) Completed Reconnaissance of hidden Central base (Recon) Completed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Destroyed Central Headquarters (HQ) Bombed Central Reserve Unit Destroyed Reconnaissance Secondary Objective Completed Central Front Line Unit Destroyed Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 9 Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of hidden Entente base (Recon) Completed Entente Aerodrome Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Destroyed Moving Entente Ship Destroyed Entente Headquarters (HQ) Bombed Entente Front Line Unit Destroyed Reconnaissance Secondary Objective Completed Total Objectives Completed (FIFXXV FINAL): Blue Team = 39 + 9 + 12 + 10 + 10 = 80 (winner) Red Team = 38 + 12 + 8 + 9 + 9 = 76 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/3175/ . . . Server Screenshots:

Ah yes, that's right. It was a Viper.

Cool!

Yeah, I'm sorry to hear that he was felled by it last night. Hopefully, a fresh install will sort things out.

Last night was lot of fun, Ice! Sorry if I snuck in and grabbed him from you. The line up was just too good to pass up. Brit's death was the only blight on the engagement. I wish we all could have survived it. But, as we all mentioned at the time, three 2nd Gens winning against one 4th Gen, with only one casualty, is probably a pretty good turnout. Unfortunately, immediately after I got this shot, I was driven to the deck by a radar lock, and killed by an AI blue fighter. MiG-29 maybe?

S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session 7 of Flanders In Flames XXV (flown on 3 December 2016). Congratulations! . . . Wound Badge 1918: Silver Class Hptm. Manfred Barton, Jasta 4 (session #7, 3 December 2016), for being wounded in action 3 times within one streak. German Army Report Oblt. Richard (Vonrd) Ausweichen, Jasta 10, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [For outstanding service]. Fähnr. Peter (Sipi) Pfeil, Jasta 6, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [For outstanding service].

Great video! Thanks for posting Barton!

Hi All, This mission night was the third session within Period B, which contains the 1917 plane-set. . . . FIF XXV Session 7 Results (Saturday, 3 December 2016): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 11 10 Central Factory Destroyed Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of front lines (Trench Map) Completed Reconnaissance of hidden Central base (Recon) Completed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Destroyed Central General Captured [not completed] Central Headquarters (HQ) Bombed Central Reserve Unit Destroyed Reconnaissance Secondary Objective Completed Central Front Line Unit Destroyed Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 9 Espionage (Espion) Completed Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of hidden Entente base (Recon) Completed Entente Aerodrome Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Destroyed Moving Entente Ship Destroyed Entente Reserve Unit Destroyed Reconnaissance Secondary Objective Completed Total Objectives Completed (PHASE B to date): Blue Team = 39 + 9 + 12 + 10 = 70 Red Team = 38 + 12 + 8 + 9 = 67 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/3156/ . . . Server Screenshots:

Hi All, Within Mission 7 of FIFXXV, we had a pilot using a "captured skin". That is, a paint scheme which shows the wrong country, and thus the wrong side. For example: http://riseofflight.com/forum/topic/38922-disturbing-skin/ Whether intentional or not, using a "captured skin" during tournament play is a violation of our code of conduct regarding fair play. However, because we failed to predict "captured skins", it was never mentioned in our FIF ruleset. I have fixed this error, and amended the tournament rules. Moving forward, the use of a "captured skin" holds the same penalty as other code of conduct violations. Here it is in English: I've done my best to translate this rule into German, French, Russian, and Portuguese. Please let me know if you have a better translation! Post any questions below. . . .

Wonderful pictures Baron! It looks like it was a great mission!

Great post Brit!

That's great! Hope to see you next Firday.

It was great flying with you last night! Sorry we only got one sortie in. Hopefully it wasn't too confusing.