Kliegmann Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8IkbCeZ9to 93rd Aero, R.Talbot, J5_Hotlead and IRFC Hawkeye 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schäfer Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Its so easy to get separated in the thick of a fight and so it was in WWI. Pilots who had been in the middle of a fight suddenly found themselves isolated with no one around. I cant see that anyone is to blame when this happens as its never anyones intention. J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Salute all! Got started a little late last evening (what with Windows updates and ROF updates erasing some of my default settings) but hey - better late than never! We got the good, the bad, and the ugly sorties all in one stream this evening lol...enjoy! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/265202382 NOTE: Had some initial sound issues in the first part of the stream where you could only hear my voice in one headphone. We got that fixed mid-way through the stream. Also, as of next Thursday, we are going to be switching solely to the Cuban-Syndicate connection server. We'll test-drive that for a few weeks, and if it all seems to work well, we'll keep the Thursday night fly-in there. We appreciate your feedback and wish to make this as fun as possible for you all! Until next time! JG1_Hotlead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolders Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Mr. Hotlead..I was told last night that at one point I had you in my sights!!!! Very exciting moment for me!!!! J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kliegmann Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Just watched the part of your attack on me. I did see both of you, I saw your yellow nose, got a bit confused, then quit fighting J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kliegmann Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Around 1:31 the Alb that you saw that was blurry was prob me gliding home after I Got Shot and I hit each other. All the flares poppin at that balloon was me. I was in a tight circle around the balloon looking for you, but I Got Shot found me first J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 For those who are interested, it looks like Cuban’s going to keep this event going. https://riseofflight.com/forum/topic/51786-thursday-night-fly-may-31st/ Klaiber and Schäfer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US103_Baer Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi Guys, Excuse me for intruding into JG1 airspace, it seems numbers have dropped quite a lot over the last 2 weeks with just 10-12 last week. Do realise it's getting into Summer for most of you and FiF is ongoing at the moment, but we'd still like to keep the Thursday night fly-in going. To that end and perhaps being slightly provocative here some links to live comms videos from the last 2 weeks mostly featuring JG1 and 103rd. Looking forward to seeing JG1 in the air soon! 1. US103 Over Arras 2: 'Say Hello To Mr Lewis' Featuring JG1_R.Recon in a Gotha fighting off myself and Hobbs https://youtu.be/JIkNgZaF9a0 2. US103 Over Arras 3: Revenge! JG1_Butzzell in an Albatros takes down Parsons. Hobbs and I chase, intent on revenge. https://youtu.be/tCtlaurfqHY 3. US103 Over Montdidier (1): When SPADs Ruled The Skies AngryGoat's lone D7f bravely takes on 5 SPADs https://youtu.be/ZZ40zgPss04 4. US103 Over Montdidier (2): Another Fokker Down The 5 SPADS meet another lone D7f. Sounds fair! https://youtu.be/Ea0-uhde0BU Klaiber, IRFC Hawkeye and J5_Hotlead 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schäfer Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi Guys, Excuse me for intruding into JG1 airspace, it seems numbers have dropped quite a lot over the last 2 weeks with just 10-12 last week. Do realise it's getting into Summer for most of you and FiF is ongoing at the moment, but we'd still like to keep the Thursday night fly-in going. To that end and perhaps being slightly provocative here some links to live comms videos from the last 2 weeks mostly featuring JG1 and 103rd. Looking forward to seeing JG1 in the air soon! Well chaps, thats a red rag to a bull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93rd Aero, R.Talbot Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I've been missing out due to some real life stuff. Nothing major, Vacataions, work, family dog is really sick and may have to be put down. About time to start writing country music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRFC Hawkeye Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Been gone Thursdays and Fridays a lot....reserving time for FiF on Saturdays. Sure would like to see 103rd back in FiF, but this week's is the last one for a long while. Hopefully the week day situation will change. Great work in the videos, Baer. I always enjoy your videos. I didn't remember that you were PaulLMF. Keep on making them, I don't take the time to film and upload much anymore. S! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93rd Aero, R.Talbot Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Great videos fellas! Love seeing it from the "other" side. I remember that fight. I don't normally fly Gotha but needed to bomb a big factory. I saw you below and that's when I established that the hole in the midsection of a gotha is mostly useless haha. Good fight. I think if you didnt have to reload on that second attempt from under I would certainly have gone down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maushake Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Sorry to be missing the fun! Unfortunately the next few weeks at least won't work for me ... but I hope to rejoin the slaughter soon 😉 S! Maus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US103_Baer Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Thanks all for the encouraging comments. RL has hit us too but hopefully we can get 4-5 planes up each week for the next little while. @Ricky Recon New sig huh..but yeah, that Gotha hole is ineffective from the OH lewis angle. Tbh I find human- flown Gothas pretty easy from below unless i make a mistake. The AI however do that gentle left-right roll thing which makes it hard to stay in the blindspot. @Luftritter Not sure why we don't have a presence in FiF, will ask the guys and try get some in the next event. The timezone won't work for me unfortunately - kick off is 1 or 2am here. Btw thanks to your videos i have a nice smooth handling Nieuport 11/17 now, so those kind of things do have a good shelf life. Salute All. See you in the air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Salute all! After a few months' absence, I've reentered the fray once again. Glad to see Thursday nights still going! Had an awesome time scanning the skies and facing some stiff competition with the US103rd! You guys were good when I left, but I would dare say that you've all gotten even better! Very good cohesion & teamwork! After the serious flying, I went and had a series of hilarious duels on New Fliers and Friends. Apparently my Camel and DH.4 skills need to be dusted off lol. Anyway, you can catch the livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/330415870 Also, you can get a view from the other side with US103_Baer's excellent YouTube stream here: Lipfert and Butzzell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted November 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Salute all! Was quite the interesting night on Wargrounds this evening! You can see my archived livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/333440900 You can also see US103_Baer's livestream from the Entente perspective here: (Twitch stream 0:00:00 - 1:03:48) We started off with some super high-alt attempts to engage the US103rd in our Pfalz D.XIIs, Fokker D.VIIfs...and Dr 1s. (We dragged poor AngryGoat up to nosebleed altitude in his Dr 1. Upon his return to our lines, we were only able to stave off the effects of severe hypoxia with craft beer and assurances that we wouldn't do that to his beloved Dr 1 again. ) (Twitch stream 1:07:00 - 2:16:28) Following that, we headed to the claustrophobic skies of winter Cappy, where JG1 and J30 teamed up to try some 2 seater formations with Halberstadt CL.2s and Rolands. Had some interesting run-ins with the US103rd once more, and some entertaining dogfights with a brave man flying a Sopwith Triplane and one particular Cuban gentleman in a SPAD 7. (Twitch stream 2:18:00 - 2:39:00) I then decamped to NFF in search of some PvP action. No luck, so I took an S-22 and tried to brush up on my level bombing. After the bombs were dropped, I attempted to dogfight the AI in my trusty Russian passenger plane. (Twitch stream 2:40:00 - end) Still searching for PvP action, I returned to Wargrounds determined to have some fun. One life to live was earlier; now it's time to live like there's no tomorrow! Thus, we took a hypnosis-inducing paintscheme in our gun-packed DH.4 and attempted to draw some planes into a fight. After that, it was back to NFF for some really hilarious dogfighting action with some dedicated Camel pilots, including the one and only Voodoo! (Several collisions may have been involved...my apologies, Herr Voodoo!) All in all...I had way too much energy last night. This is what happens when I take a 3 hour nap in the afternoon. Big salute to the US103rd! You guys are maintaining your discipline and cohesion. But you still manage to have fun, which really is why we fly this sim. (On that note, seeing Parsons demonstrate low-altitude bombing techniques at 0:09:35 on Baers YouTube stream is the funniest thing I've seen in ROF livestreams for a while lol!) Etzel, Butzzell and DeFreest Larner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFreest Larner Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Was funny watching 'Larner's amazing disappearing SPAD trick' from the Bosche perspective - I was glad to see those 3 Pfalzes swing back towards Hunland EnglishGerman---------------Detect languageAfrikaansAlbanianAmharicArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBanglaBasqueBelarusianBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCatalanCebuanoChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CorsicanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHawaiianHebrewHindiHmongHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakhKhmerKoreanKurdishKyrgyzLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMalteseMaoriMarathiMongolianNepaliNorwegianNyanjaPashtoPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSamoanScottish GaelicSerbianShonaSindhiSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSouthern SothoSpanishSundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduUzbekVietnameseWelshWestern FrisianXhosaYiddishYorubaZuluEnglish J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRFC Hawkeye Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 .... I took an S-22 and tried to brush up on my level bombing. After the bombs were dropped, I attempted to dogfight the AI in my trusty Russian passenger plane. .... Much was said about the number of reloads the single Lewis needed on the S-22. The original number of rounds in a Lewis gun was 47 rounds. Later, the double drum (97 rounds) was developed. I believe all planes in RoF must have the 97-round drums, other than the S-22, which is an early war plane. Also, you were chatting with a twitch follower about the ease the game allows for "lifting a double Lewis and changing firing positions". If you'll recall, all of the double Lewis' are on a ring mount, and don't have to be moved to different firing positions. At the same time, their field of fire is somewhat more limited than the single Lewis (which needs to change firing positions to cover 360 degrees). Obviously, most gunners would agree that the more limited field of fire is far less of a disadvantage than having to re-position the gun every 90 degrees. In most cases, the historical accuracy of RoF is pretty good. Thanks for posting the videos, they provide hours of serious and many times humorous entertainment. I find myself laughing out loud! Thank you! J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks Luft! Glad you're enjoying the streams! Good point about the Lewis guns. Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever seen the twin guns mounted on a pole in the back; only the single version. Like you said, I'd personally take the ring mount and double guns any day over the single gun and switchable firing point. Also, the Lewis gun on the S-22 did take some getting used to. Guess I've been spoiled by the 97 round Lewis guns lol. IRFC Hawkeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryGoat Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 hahaha definitely tested the ceiling of the dr1 that night. thankfully was able to glide my poor bird down to the trenches with 2 and a half wings left after I got caught being dragged and bagged by the good ol 103 J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted November 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Just a reminder, gentlemen, that we'll be flying online on Cuban's server this evening starting at 8pm Central US time. See you in the skies! (Screenshot credit: Laser on the SimHQ forums) Klaiber, IRFC Hawkeye, Butzzell and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfert Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 ^ now that's a picture ^ J5_Hotlead and Klaiber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93rd Aero, R.Talbot Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Vengeance! GenMarkof and J5_Hotlead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRFC Hawkeye Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Ha! I think your squad got far and away the best end of the deal, that evening (and it was late evening, folks). However, we did later account for ourselves in at least a creditable manner (managing to cause serious damage to the enemy, and escape alive, also damaged). We'll call that one a draw I look forward to Baer's video; I've already seen Hotlead's live stream. Apologies to all for the heavy breathing!!! Shows the stress of trying to recover from a spin (unsuccessful) and also the stress of getting clear of flak in a heavily damaged aircraft (successful). Salute to the US 103rd for their usual extreme discipline. I can honestly say that I have never seen a more awesome display of squadron solidarity than when Hotlead and I turned about and headed east after sighting 2 high SPADs, and then soon after 5 (yes, 5) SPADs lined up 3 on our left flank, and 2 on our right, in line astern each group, as Hotlead and I tried to visualize what would soon happen, and react to that. I'm happy to have made it out alive, and to have given the enemy something to think about. S! Honored foes! J5_Hotlead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Salute gents! Here's last night's livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/336445289 And here also is the right Hon. Baer's stream from last night's festivities: (Twitch stream 0:00:00 - 2:00:52) One Life to Live, baby! JG1 takes Pfalz D.XIIs in an effort to intercept the US103rd. After about an hour's uneventful patrolling, the sky lights up and our forces collide in what can only be described as a stunning win for the US103rd. Following this, we dust ourselves off and are airborne again and, while escorting J30 in their trademark Gotha, we once again clash forces against the US103rd, this time putting up a very determined resistance and...dare I say...sending them running for home. [but Herr Hotlead, ve also vere running for ze hills at ze end of that one, ja?] Maybe... (Twitch stream 2:03:08 - end) Afterwards, we embark onto Hillbilly's "Ma and Pa's Basement" server for a good ol' fashioned round of E3s vs DH2s. Soon, the map switches, and we take Nieuports vs some very determined Albatros D.IIs. Not a banner night for me; by the end of the night, the Germans had a separate scrap yard dedicated solely to the wrecks of my machines. Ah, well. Live and (re)learn! During the latter part of the stream, I got the opportunity to share comms with none other than the US103rd's own Larner and Talbot! Always a pleasure talking with you guys! Until next time! Butzzell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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