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Hi Etzel, There are a number of ways that the current system attempts to adequately reflect the sacrifice of "long-haul two-seater pilots". Firstly, there is a one-to-one parity between air-to-ground (A2G) victories and air-to-air (A2A) victories. This means that new pilots (regardless of what they're doing) will advance through the victory decorations quickly, until about the Iron Cross 1st Class (worth 5 A2A or 5 A2G). After that, natural attrition will give both A2G and A2A streaks a nice bell curve, where the highest victory decorations will be just out of reach of most people. This is intentional. In order to keep getting victory decorations with consistency, you need to do better than you did last streak. This is hard, hence the challenge of it. So, yes, long-haul two-seater missions, like recon or spotting or the general, may only give you 1 ground victory per sortie. However, over the course of a normal streak, these single ground victories begin to add up quickly. And thus, they fall in line with what you see regarding most scout pilots. Most scout pilots (even our aces) rarely get 1 kill every single sortie. And even when they can, these are usually only spurts, followed long gaps of nothing or death / capture. As a result, long-haul two-seater missions are actually more in line with the statistical average of overall victories than you might think. There's just a stigma attached to them which makes people think they're "unexciting", "not worth as much" or "underappreciated". Secondly, it's important to understand that long-haul two-seater missions, like recon, are generally safer than close-air support or attack missions. Yes, they are generally worth less, in that one recon (for example) is worth only 1. And yes, there is always the chance of being intercepted while you're alone and deep behind enemy lines. But recon pilots, for example, generally fly unspotted. And if they know what they're doing, they are able to avoid most centers of enemy scouts, enemy flak and enemy AAA. Compare this to the bomb carrying two-seater pilot, who has to fly into the hornets nest, and who may get 3 or 4 or 5 kills within one sortie, yet has a terrible attrition rate! Most streaks for bomber or attack pilots are painfully short, yet very profitable in terms of kills. Thus, the system evens itself out into that natural bell curve I mentioned above. As an example, we have a long-haul two-seater pilot on the killboard right now who has an amazing streak building up by just doing long-haul A2G missions. I won't name him for fear of jinxing him. But he's almost to a Blue Max. Meanwhile, Pragr (listed above) had an amazing 3 sorties as a bomber where he apparently killed half of Britain. Yet, he's now a prisoner of war, and is starting over again at 0. Because attack missions like that are super dangerous. If Pragr was a new pilot, he would have easily won victory medals. However, he's not a new pilot, and thus needs to do better in order to gain his next decoration. So, yes, they are not the same. But there is a balance. Finally, while the life of a long haul two-seater pilot is not glamorous, I actively try and use Merit Awards to show people just how much their contributions to the squadron are appreciated. Esprit de corps! Lee, for example, is a rock-star. Yes, he was captured in Session B4, ending his streak. But his perseverance and determination in accomplishing the missions he accepts is something that should be celebrated, because it brings out all of our camaraderie. So that's the method behind the madness. I'm of course open to suggestions. Check out the current system, found within the SOP section for Richthofen. I can PM it to you if you can't find it. Let me know what you think.

S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session B4 of Flanders In Flames 2019 "Winter Campaign" (flown on 23 March 2019). Congratulations! . . . Saxon Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry Fähnr. Leopold (Lee) Greifvogel, Jasta 10 (session #B4, 23 March 2019), prisoner-of-war, 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 [esprit de corps & a great streak - 2 air victories, 4 ground victories, and 4 wounded-in-actions, over 9 sorties. German Army Report OffzSt. Lothar (GenMarkof) von Zudet, Jasta 11 (session #B4, 23 March 2019), prisoner-of-war, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 2 air victories, 2 ground victories, and 2 wounded-in-actions, over 6 sorties.] Fähnr. Erich (Razwald) Vogel, Jasta 11 (session #B4, 23 March 2019), prisoner-of-war, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 3 air victories, 1 ground victory, and 3 wounded-in-actions, over 3 sorties.] Oblt. Richard (Vonrd) Ausweichen, Jasta 10 (session #B4, 23 March 2019), for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [esprit de corps] Lt. Peter Pragr, Jasta 4 (session #B4, 23 March 2019), prisoner-of-war, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [great streak - 5 air victories, 5 ground victories, and 1 wounded-in-action, over 3 sorties.]

I love that the pack is called Goat Box.

That's awesome!

The one above thinks its a URL link. That's why it's not working. The easiest thing to do is go into edit mode, hit the "light switch" on the left hand side (to see the raw BBCode). When you do that, you can see the URL tags. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw[/url] Just delete the: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw] and the [/url] Leaving the raw youtube url. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw And it should work.

Hi whi5key123, The Winter Campaign for Flanders In Flames (FIF) has just ended. But, we're going to start the Spring Campaign in May, and then run it for 8 weeks. So, you're all registered for that. Check back to these boards in the next few weeks for more information on that event! In the meantime, you've been assigned to the Red Team. The Red Team uses JG1's TeamSpeak server. When you login to the forums again, you should see the Red Team area of the boards. The pinned post at the top of those private forums has JG1's TS info. Let me know if you have any trouble locating it. The tournament calendar is here: http://forum.jg1.org/topic/3010-flanders-in-flames-calendar/ And when the tournament is running, we meet on Saturdays at 2PM EDT / 6PM UTC. On mission day, my advice would be come a few minutes early. The server password is always passed out via TeamSpeak. And you'll need to collect your mission orders for the team commanders. Looking forward to flying with you soon! PS: The community is shifting focus to Jasta 5's Bloody April campaign. So if you're looking for an event to fly while you wait for the FIF Spring Campaign, check it out!

The FIF 2019 "Winter Campaign" has officially come to an end! After 8-weeks of bloody fighting, the Blue Team has emerged victorious over the skies of England! Well done! This campaign was extremely hard fought, with many great battles. The fact that it was all early warbirds made it even more challenging and exciting. While I wasn't able to fly, I very much enjoyed hearing about people's sorties, watching videos and seeing screenshots of the action. I hope everyone had as much fun as it looked. Please help me to also congratulate the Red Team on their outstanding job! While they may not have achieved victory in the Winter Campaign, the Spring Campaign is right around the corner (after Jasta 5's Bloody April). Let us lift our glasses filled with our favorite libations and toast our virtual opponents. Prost! Salut! To celebrate the conclusion of the Winter Campaign, here is the FIF campaign ribbon. Blue for the Blue Team. And Gold for the wealth of friends we've made within this community. Large version: Small version: And as always, thank you to every pilot who flew! Without your continued support, this tournament would not be able to function! The scores for Session B4 are shown below. . . . FIF 2019 "Winter Campaign" - B4 Results (Saturday, 23 March 2019): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 13 Destroyed Central Factory Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of Front Lines (Trench Map) Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Destroyed Central HQ Entente Prisoner Rescued Reserve Unit Destroyed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Central Moving Train Destroyed Wreath Drop Completed Front Line Unit Destroyed Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 14 Espionage Completed Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Entente Aerodrome Entente Moving Train Destroyed Destroyed Entente Factory Destroyed Entente Bridge Central Prisoner Rescued Destroyed Entente HQ Strategic Recon Completed Front Line Unit Destroyed Off-Road Entente convoy Destroyed Wreath Drop Completed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Total "Phase B" Objectives Completed (PHASE B FINAL): Blue Team = 16 + 14 + 11 + 13 = 54 = 1 PHASE POINT Red Team = 14 + 12 + 9 + 14 = 49 = 0 PHASE POINT Total "Phase A" Objectives Completed (PHASE A FINAL): Blue Team = 14 + 15 + 8 + 10 = 47 = 1 PHASE POINT Red Team = 9 + 9 + 13 + 12 = 43 = 0 PHASE POINT . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/8465/ . . . Server Screenshots:

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For anyone wanting an Oregon Trail fix, I have just the DOS program for you: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990 And if you're interested, here are other DOS programs that the Internet Archive has: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos Enjoy!

Hi Tabasco, You're already registered, so you should be all set. I hope you got the chance to fly today. Let me know if you have any trouble seeing the Blue Team area.

I agree. It's a great cover.

I recognize a few of those.

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S! All, The following JG I pilots are being recognized for their actions during Session B3 of Flanders In Flames 2019 "Winter Campaign" (flown on 16 March 2019). Congratulations! . . . Honor Cross for Combatants with Swords 1914-1918 "For 4 years of active service to JG I Richthofen." Fähnr. Noel (Hotlead) Kappel, Jasta 10 - joined JG I "Richthofen" in 2015 Fw. Lothar Ludwig, Jasta 4 - joined JG I "Richthofen" in 2015 Hptm. Wilhelm (Wiley) Luftritter, Jasta 4 - joined JG I "Richthofen" in 2015 Oblt. Snaggle Herziger, Jasta 4 - joined JG I "Richthofen" in 2015 German Army Report OffzSt. Heinrich Wolf, Jasta 6 (session #B3, 16 March 2019), prisoner-of-war, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [esprit de corps] Uffz. Carl Wolf, Jasta 6 (session #B3, 16 March 2019), for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [esprit de corps] Sgt. Emerlist Davjack, Jasta 10 (session #B3, 16 March 2019), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 2 air victories, over 5 sorties.] Oblt. Snaggle Herziger, Jasta 4 (session #B3, 16 March 2019), posthumously, for gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service. [good streak - 6 ground victories, over 4 sorties.]

Huge King Crimson fan. Discipline is such a good album.

FIF 2019 "Winter Campaign" - B3 Results (Saturday, 16 March 2019): Blue (Entente) Objectives Completed: 11 Destroyed Central Factory Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed Reconnaissance of Front Lines (Trench Map) Completed Destroyed Central Tanks at Factory Destroyed Central Bridge Destroyed Central Aerodrome Central General Captured Trench Attack Completed Central Moving Train Destroyed Wreath Drop Completed Front Line Unit Destroyed Red (Central) Objectives Completed: 9 Artillery Correction (Arty Spotting) Completed HQ Reconnaissance (HQ Recon) Completed Destroyed Entente Aerodrome Destroyed Entente Bridge Destroyed Entente HQ Strategic Recon Completed Front Line Unit Destroyed Wreath Drop Completed HQ Recon Secondary Objective Completed Total "Phase B" Objectives Completed (to date): Blue Team = 16 + 14 + 11 = 41 Red Team = 14 + 12 + 9 = 35 . . . Server Stat Information: http://fif.jg1.org/mission/8440/ . . . Server Screenshots:

Johnny Burnette's version is my personal favorite. The fuzz tone on the solo is killer for 1956. Many historians have said its the first recorded example of intentionally distorted guitar in rock music. And once you hear the Tiny Bradshaw 1951 original, it becomes really clear that The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and Aerosmith are being inspired by Burnette. The B-side, Honey Hush, is also kick-ass. The Rock and Roll Trio really should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Zombies, Time of the Season:

Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio, Train Kept a Rollin':

Budgie, Crash Course in Brain Surgery:

The Beatles, There's A Place:

Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath:

Everly Brothers, Cathy's Clown:

Blue Oyster Cult, Don't fear the Reaper: