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Hawg is bringing his wife and father also from Puerto Rico. We should be able to arrange a tour at the Wilmington facility (about 45 min or less from the museum) which would include getting into a B-767 airplane and simulator. If we are really lucky we might even get to fly the sim a few minutes but it is usually booked pretty solid and if it happened would prob be in between sim sessions or during a break. Just need to get an idea of who would be interested.

This is coming up Oct 7-8. We've talked about a 30 year anniversary meetup so how perfect would this be? http://ohio.org/festivals-and-events/events/dawn-patrol-rendezvous-wwi-fly-in

Thank you everyone for a great event! It was my first time commanding and was a bit overwhelming at times, especially trying to listen to both J30 on Teamspeak and everyone else on Discord, but we managed and I thought everyone worked well together. Got out to a bit of a slow start at first as I was having trouble locating enough bomber pilots. I put J5_Daedallus in command of 8 pilots for the interceptors/defense. The rest of us finally were able to get up into 3 Gotha's with J30 and NobiWan as escorts. Unfortunately in my haste I neglected to deslect a bomb load and have my power up in the airstart spawn, so I started to lose control of the aircraft. I dropped my bombs and recovered but lost 1,000 meters altitude. I managed to catch up some and regain some of my altitude but never got to be in close formation as intended. It actually worked out ok as it split some of the attackers. Kaiser got wounded and Maus had some damage, but we were able to trip the target goal and we all were able to make it back. I've attached the Tacview I was able to record on this one. I am also attaching my ops plans for the missions we ended up doing. After all of us were able to land successfully and get our point, we switched to the DFW's with the intention of hitting the Arty North target. We met up with our escort and hit our initial waypoint ok, but after crossing the mud we ran into heavy flak. Maus got a direct hit and was destroyed, so knowing there was no way we were going to be able to finish the mission with only two bombers in the time left we head south to get their balloon cluster. We ran into some serious resistance but were able to knock down three balloons and score our second point. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to overcome Entente's 4 point win but everyone did well, had fun and I especially learned a lot. Thank you all again and hope we can do it again soon! dogfight.2022-08-13_13-48-25_00.acmi Strat Bomb 1.pdf Arty Bomb North DFW.pdf

Excited

He said link cable

My friend Hawg wanted me to pass this on to anyone with an Oculus. He was getting super frustrated with a limited play time due to the Oculus not charging while playing and having to wait several hours to recharge. He said this fixes that problem. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TN25765/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_dl_TNA2W9VF0Y033WVMDNJZ_1?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

That’s crazy

This was hanging in my flt doc’s office and has been passed after retirement on to my current doc I’ve been seeing for over 10 years. My doc has helped many ppl get or keep their medical (including me when I had issues years ago with kidney stones). I’ve heard horror stories about other flight docs though so like I said it’s important to research who you go to.

I have known others who thought this but were surprised when they finally went in and were able to get their medical. Never assume! The worst thing that can happen is they say no, but even worse is not to ever know if they might say yes and you miss the opportunity. The key here is to go to the right flight doc. Some of them don't care, so you have to find the right doc who will work with you and has real experience working with the FAA. These docs are also usually recreational pilots themselves with a love for flying. If you are interested, we could PM and we can discuss this further. I could probably help you find a doc like this in your area through the sources I might have (union, pilot forums, etc.). 28 is certainly not to old to start!!!! I've known people 10 years older than you start from nothing and change to a pilot career. Plus, did you know that the Air Force is now waiving the pilot training age from 28 to 32 (one of our new pilots just got accepted to the AZ National Guard for KC-135 training who told me this)? They don't think it's too old. Look at it this way - lets say it takes you six years before you land at your final "major" airline (training, building hours, etc) and now you're 35. That means if you go to 65 you have 30 year career worth several million dollars! So no, you are definitely not too late. The key is to get going and get in now while the opportunities abound.

I just flew with an FO over a week ago who completed his training in about six months down in Tampa area while working. He spent 70k to do it, but now his first year pay is 70k and he'll easily double that in the next few years so good return on investment. Another FO about a month ago spent a year to get his ratings while paying for it and working (he is six feet eleven and gave up a possible NBA career to do what he's always wanted to do). Like like Ludwig said, now there are opportunities to have other people pay for your training also.

In this industry, things can change dramatically overnight. I've seen it swing both ways in this industry. Right before 9-11 there was a huge hiring boon and several people at my company left for United, Delta, etc only to find themselves out on the street a few months later. Not to be discouraging, but to encourage others who want to get in to do it soon but also have a backup career/skills you can fall back on if things go bad. There is a competition and good times for pilots today, but that won't always be there. I thought this was good advice given by a guy on one of the pilot forums: "I have been around the flying business long enough to see it go boom-bust-boom with a long period of blaaaaah interspersed in there when the retirement age was raised from 60 to 65. I have generally made my career decisions by asking myself the question, "Do I want to be there if the music stops?" Because the next bust is coming. The music always stops, but nobody knows when it might happen. Nobody foresaw the late 90s hiring boom going bust at the end of 2001. Nobody made their career plans based on five years of stagnation due to few retirements and minimal hiring. We may already be in a recession. Where will you be on the day it's officially called? Will you be happy in that seat if you're in it for several years?"

I have a gaming MSI laptop with i9 and a 3080 card. But maybe you’re right that it’s diff for being a laptop.

I don't have a Display option. Under the Select a Task... the only options are: 3D settings -Adjust image settings with preview -Manage 3D settings -Configure Surround, PhysX Developer -Mange GPU Performance Counters

It's only required for Part 121 flying (135? not sure), and I think some companies can waive it down some with special circumstances I think. But there are many other commercial jobs available that don't require this and will help build time.

I don't know how to get this exact screen open for the driver. I opened nvidia control pad but I don't see it there.

Thank you! I just tried your exact settings (except I put the visible range down to 130) settings and went from about 40-45 fps to 55-60. I left shadows on your settings because in WW1 especially that can be a big help locating airplanes.

Definitely not like that when I got started. When I got out of the AF I went to Horizon and had to sign a two year contract. When I left after a year to go to Airborne Express I had to pay over 2,000 for leaving early.

Did you switch to XRS? I had similar happen to me and you have to do the following each time you update to new version or repair. After any update/repair - Copy/paste the openvr_api.dll file into the bin folder (the file from the xrs update that I keep a copy of in another file). Need to do this also for IL2 - Change name of, or delete, D3DCompiler_47.dll so it’s not used (e.g. D3DCompiler_47.dll old)

Flight sims are a lot of fun and I love it, but it's not the real thing and won't pay the bills. I got my private pilot license in college, went on to become an Air Force pilot (large aircraft) and have flown for the airlines since 1995. I've already been helping one person interested in a pilot career and thought there might be others, so I thought I'd start this thread for anyone interested in aviation as a career or hobby. There are several of us here that have real life experience, either as a pilot or other area in aviation (mechanic, flight dispatcher, drone ops, etc.), and thought this could be a place for anyone who wants to ask questions or get some advice either on this thread or PM. And even if you don't necessarily want to go into aviation as a career, I would highly recommend at least taking $200 or so and going up for an aircraft demo flight with an instructor (even better if you can do an aerobatic lesson) so you can get a little hands on experience. It just might enhance even further your love and view of online sims also! In the meantime, here is a good site for info on pilot stuff, including information on individual airline companies (salaries, work schedules, etc.) and a forum discussing it all. www.airlinepilotcentral.com www.airlinepilotforums.com

No this is F-86 v Mig 15 where their descriptions of split s maneuvers during the engagements. Has great interview with surviving American pilots and one story is especially incredible. His wingman has damage and leaking too much fuel to get back so he gets behind and pushes him for nearly 30 min to get him to friendly territory so he can eject. Sadly the pilot drowns when he’s caught up by his own chute lines caused by rescue helicopter roter wash

Just watched this great documentary on Mig Alley dogfights. I am highly suspicious of their multiple descriptions of split s maneuvers but the stories are pretty amazing.

Yes I think that should work thanks

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