BeachAV8R Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Having interacted with Jim many times over the years discussing ED products to be featured in our magazine, I am saddened to read this. He was a great person with a real dedication and love for his work. He will be deeply missed by this community. Farewell Jim.. Chris
Spook Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 One of his appearances on Youtube with DCS: 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
scheffchen Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 My condolences. Rest in peace 9900k, 2080TI, 64GB, ssd, valve index, Thrustmaster on virpil, virpil cm2 throttle, tpr pedals, mfd.
Beerhunter Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 RIP Jim [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]:drink:: A barrel roll is unloading the beer for a hangar party! :beer::
ED Team Glowing_Amraam Posted April 24, 2013 ED Team Posted April 24, 2013 I'm extremely sad to read this.... :( You will be missed Jim. We've had our share of talks through e-mails throughout the years. RIP Jim Mackonochie.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJRhtnqA-67pKmQ3A2GsgA ED youtube channel https://www.facebook.com/glowingamraam My facebook page
*Rage* Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 RIP Jiim S! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22
MACADEMIC Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 RIP. My condolences to his family, friends and all in this community who knew him. And my deep gratitude to everyone who is moving the field of flight simulation forward and is bringing the dreams of so many a step closer to reality. MAC
Paco Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I met Jim several times and I can share that he was indeed a special persons that left you with a smile on your face. I saw him just last November in London. Very sad news indeed. My condolences. Paco
DArt Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 RIP Jim. It is a sad news for all our community. You was one of our ambassador. [ https://www.lotatc.com ]
MemphisBelle Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I am shocked as I read this, I am very sorry for his family, his Friends and of course the ED Team. Rest in Peace Jim :cry: BlackSharkDen | BSD Discord | DCS Tutorial Collection
astrospud Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Condolences to all that had the privilege of knowing him, esp. to our beloved TFC/ED team. Rectum non bustus
Chain Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 A great man and a pioneer. He will be missed. Salute from Finland. System: Windows 10 | i7-7700K @ 4.5 Ghz | 32GB of RAM | Nvidia GTX 1080, 3440x1440 | DELL Ultrawide U3415W | Samsung 960 Evo M.2 and 2 TB Seagate Barracuda | TM Warthog Hotas | SLAW F-16 Pedals | Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive PRO VR + High fidelity F/A-18C simpit :)
Mr_Burns Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I have commented on VEAO's page but reading some of the posts on this thread really pulls a heart string. He sounds like he was a really nice guy and to hear of the way he has helped move (what I thought many years ago was becoming a declining genre) forwards true military simulation I am truly thankfull. Can we respectfully celebrate his life and acheivements somehow? Perhaps a DCS voted community award every year for some enhancement/acheivement in his name? RIP.
Ells228 Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Can we respectfully celebrate his life and acheivements somehow? Perhaps a DCS voted community award every year for some enhancement/acheivement in his name? RIP. That's a good idea. I will contribute prizes for that. We are dedicating DCS:Hawk in his name as it was our joint vision. A special skin is being made and will be displayed soon. Chris
Cowboy10uk Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 That's a good idea. I will contribute prizes for that. We are dedicating DCS:Hawk in his name as it was our joint vision. A special skin is being made and will be displayed soon. Chris :thumbup: That's a wonderful idea Chris. Can't wait to see it. Also +1 to the annual awards. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
EvilBivol-1 Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Respects from Yo-Yo, translated from the Russian forum and re-posted here. Jim Mackonochie has gone from us forever. Our producer, our source of inspiration. A British naval officer. A true gentleman. Jim loved both the sea and the sky as a child loves - purely and unconditionally. He must have inherited this from his father, a crew member of the HMS Belfast and then a naval test pilot. Jim’s love for the sea affected his chosen profession and later, his passion for yacht racing. His love of the sky is what we are all indebted to for bringing to the world such amazing flight simulations. He stood at the foundation of the Flanker series, before that played a key role in the creation of the Falcon series, and before that participated in the birth of many other games. It’s hard to overestimate his influence in the modern flight simulation genre. In many ways he is responsible for the creation of a forward observer in DCS and the eventual expansion into controllable artillery and other ground units, as well as the formation of the DCS: Flying Legends series. Jim always demanded the impossible from us, but invariably his demands became realized and popular features. Jim was also a wonderful person – kind, attentive, caring. Our TFC/ED colleagues from all over the world were always welcome in his home. It just so happens, that Jim was the first Englishman whom I got to know closely and you could say he adopted me to Great Britain. A country is no longer foreign when there is a home, in which you are always a welcome guest. Now I feel a sudden emptiness, as if a piece of my heart has been torn out. Something that has not been completed, not heard through to the end, not finished saying… Jim’s last post on the forum was short and symbolic: “yes”. That is the essential Jim – a man of a generation that saw the premier of “Yellow Submarine”, a bright individual that truly loved life. Farewell, Jim. Rest in peace. 1 - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
Ells228 Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks for re-posting EB, that was lovely. Thanks Yo-Yo for such wise words.
Design Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 R.I.P. Jim Carlos "Design" Pastor AMD64x2 5200+, 4GB DDR2, Asus M2V, Nvidia Geforce GTX260, Win7 x64
Silver_Dragon Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks Yo-Yo and EvilBivol-1 For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
Silver_Dragon Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 That's a good idea. I will contribute prizes for that. We are dedicating DCS:Hawk in his name as it was our joint vision. A special skin is being made and will be displayed soon. Chris i aprove them :thumbup: is only a little reward for that hero For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
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