Ironhand Posted February 5, 2008 Author Posted February 5, 2008 ...Rich... is Goran still around or is this from times past?... This is current. :) He contacted me about 3-4 weeks ago about making a tutorial based on the Tanker Attack mission. As for offline mission competition... HMASP(Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots) was the first of it's kind created by Marek Paul and furthered by Trak Dah... way back in early Flanker days. Those were some fun times and great competition by an international group of Flanker pilots. Ahh....the early years. Those were definitely fun times. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Right, so, any chance of lunar eclipse in LO? ED are great on detail, but I suspect not even they would put in eclipses.... I was lucky to eyewitness 1999 total Solar from London, so I saw 97% of totality which was mind blowing, to see 100% you had to be in Cornwall, (my mate went there and saw nothing as it was overcast I decided Cornwall would be a zoo, so killed 2 birds with one stone and went to France. Saw the Bayeux tapestry, visited the D-Day beaches and a number of museums in the area, etc. The weather was as bad in France as in the UK. About the only sun we had seen was on the ferry across the Channel, so we figured that we needed to be on the coast. We went to a town called Feycamp about 20m North of Le Havre. Turns out it was the first place in France that the eclipse would hit - 50,000 people on the beach, dozens of French TV cameras, jazz band playing etc, a real party atmosphere. The town council had organised a park and ride free bus service, commemorative T-shirts, free safety glasses - it was so well organised I was sure I was in Germany, not France. ;) About 5 mins before totality, a gap in the clouds came over and we got a perfect view - one of the most memorable things I have ever seen. I still dine out on the story of the buddy who went over with me (a Scottish guy) and got sunburn.... .....during an eclipse. It still makes me laugh.:megalol: Once you've learned the constellation it's impossible to forget... "Pleiades" (Latin) also known as "Seven Sisters" in English, I can remember the first night mission I ever flew in Lockon and suddenly realised that I recognised parts of the night sky and that Lockon actually mirrored the real world. I picked out a few that I knew including the Pleiades. Made me remember my Grandfather who passed away many years ago - he had tried to teach me the night sky when I was still at Junior school. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum....
Peyoteros Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 About 5 mins before totality, a gap in the clouds came over and we got a perfect view - one of the most memorable things I have ever seen.I know exactly what You mean mate, I saw the eclipse once again while reading your post. It felt like I'm having a flash back ... :thumbup: "Eagle Dynamics" - simulating human madness since 1991 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ۞ ۞
169th_Case Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Thou I was lucky to eyewitness 1999 total Solar from London, so I saw 97% of totality which was mind blowing, to see 100% you had to be in Cornwall, (my mate went there and saw nothing as it was overcast :( ), one partial and number of total lunar eclipses. Even though a 97% eclipsed sun is mindblowing, it is nothing compared to experiencing a total solar eclipse. Yes you will get to feel the slow but extreme buildup of suspense, but it fades just as slowly. Being in the path of totality, the suspense buildup climaxes with totality; seeing the corona, seeing the protuberances, being in the dark during daytime, the eerie glow and colors of the sky, the stars and planets that will be visible and actually seeing the shadow of the moon race over you. When totality ends, it ends abruptly, and it doesn't matter anymore that the sun is no 99% eclipsed. You will be full of emotions you cannot understand or describe. You have just watched nature's best show. I've been lucky to see three total solar eclipses (Hungary 1999, Zambia 2001 and Turkey 2006) and one annular one (Spain 2005) and I always, always get goosebumps when I think back to them. As for the stars and constellations in Lock On, ED did a very good job. It is almost like a real planetarium program. The only small change I would make is the visibility of stars when it is daytime. You won't see the Pleiades when the sun is within 45 degrees of it. Just my two cents, Case
Peyoteros Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 one of LOMAC phenomenon ... (pic) Originally Posted by Case: "I've been lucky to see three total solar eclipses (Hungary 1999, Zambia 2001 and Turkey 2006) and one annular one (Spain 2005) and I always, always get goosebumps when I think back to them". someone is eclipse hunter :D Originally Posted by Case: "You have just watched nature's best show".I think Northern Lights is another must see Natures light show... ... as there are so many night sky enthusiasts in our community, I think it's time to introduce flyable Space Shuttle in DCS space program, just imagine: ten, nine, eight..blah blah... one and we have liftoff, :thumbup: muahaha "Eagle Dynamics" - simulating human madness since 1991 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ۞ ۞
Cake Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Flask... I fly for a living and have been involved with Eagle Dynamics for about 10 years. If what they develop wasn't any good I wouldn't have been with them for so long. ;) Rich... is Goran still around or is this from times past? As for offline mission competition... HMASP(Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots) was the first of it's kind created by Marek Paul and furthered by Trak Dah... way back in early Flanker days. Those were some fun times and great competition by an international group of Flanker pilots. Thanks for the great job on the video Rich! Names from the past! HMASP was a blast. I remember writing at least one mission for this that ended up on one of the ED CD releases.. Wasn't Marek's call "Headcase"? I also remember Trakdah and Shepski. The good old days ;). Any of you still active on here? 6700K@4.6 48Gb - 1080Ti Hybrid - Warthog - RIFT
Shepski Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Names from the past! HMASP was a blast. I remember writing at least one mission for this that ended up on one of the ED CD releases.. Wasn't Marek's call "Headcase"? I also remember Trakdah and Shepski. The good old days ;). Any of you still active on here? Hi Cake, Here but not that active any more. Marek was "Headcase". I used to be "Stinger" back in those days... did you have a different nick then too? Cheers
Cake Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Hi Cake, Here but not that active any more. Marek was "Headcase". I used to be "Stinger" back in those days... did you have a different nick then too? Cheers Yeah, maybe Cheetah? Does that sound familiar? Cake was my call on Warbirds. I'm not sure for flanker, but I was pretty involved whatever I went by. I fell for the Su27 when the original demo came out and knew it was something special. i was on the original ladder and won the first big international competition - actually I think It was a draw with some guy, maybe his name was Colin???? Actually, he was better than I, but I got lucky. We fought till we both ran out of fuel and dead sticked our flankers in after both flaming out. I was on the testing team for ED, and I think we tested the squadron commander's edition and/or 2.0 together? I wish I could find the Flanker Flight jacket they sent me ;). Funny thing is, we as a group recommended many of the ideas of what DCS has finally become now nearly 20 years later ;). Either way, I remember the names Stinger and Shepski well, and back then I think Wags was just one of us. Edited April 21, 2013 by Cake Gramma and stuff 6700K@4.6 48Gb - 1080Ti Hybrid - Warthog - RIFT
tflash Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 So nice old memories coming back with Ironhand's tutorials! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Shepski Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) I started testing with v1.5 then on through to A-10C and have been absent from the team for quite a while now due to real life getting in the way and yes, Wags was just one of us. :) Check this out... HMASP! http://hem.bredband.net/b133051/hmasp/standings.htm Man those were some fun fun Flanker times!! I won one of those international competitions as well. Got a full Saitek HOTAS, maybe a X-36 back then, and PC Dash as the prize! Edited April 21, 2013 by Shepski
BrzI Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 http://hem.bredband.net/b133051/hmasp/standings.htm QUOTE] Hi Mark ! Nice find...those WERE the days... I just may come back to FC3 once missile behavior is sorted out by ED and we get the Su-27SM. Love multi-role platforms. Nothing beats my trusted old Flanker (at least in my mind). All the best. Hey, is Andrew P. still around ?
Cake Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 I started testing with v1.5 then on through to A-10C and have been absent from the team for quite a while now due to real life getting in the way and yes, Wags was just one of us. :) Check this out... HMASP! http://hem.bredband.net/b133051/hmasp/standings.htm Man those were some fun fun Flanker times!! I won one of those international competitions as well. Got a full Saitek HOTAS, maybe a X-36 back then, and PC Dash as the prize! Awesome. I didn't find myself on the list. I wonder if that was the second go around at that? I definitely authored at least one mission that was used on HMASP, and I flew a bunch of them. Nice to see you on the top of the leader board ;) 6700K@4.6 48Gb - 1080Ti Hybrid - Warthog - RIFT
Cake Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 http://hem.bredband.net/b133051/hmasp/standings.htm QUOTE] Hi Mark ! Nice find...those WERE the days... I just may come back to FC3 once missile behavior is sorted out by ED and we get the Su-27SM. Love multi-role platforms. Nothing beats my trusted old Flanker (at least in my mind). All the best. Hey, is Andrew P. still around ? I remember an Andrew Formichev (sp?). 6700K@4.6 48Gb - 1080Ti Hybrid - Warthog - RIFT
Shepski Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Hi Mark ! Nice find...those WERE the days... I just may come back to FC3 once missile behavior is sorted out by ED and we get the Su-27SM. Love multi-role platforms. Nothing beats my trusted old Flanker (at least in my mind). All the best. Hey, is Andrew P. still around ? Hi Goran! Wow... it's been a long time! I haven't seen or heard from Andrew in a long time but I am also not very active here any more. Hope all is well! Cheers
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