BO-105 PAH1A1 progress news

[The_Fragger]

Our pilot BIANKA has successfully passed the final exam to become a pilot of the BO-105.

Edited July 30, 2024 by The_Fragger
correction

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

On 7/19/2024 at 9:15 PM, Hammer1-1 said:

how many females play DCS? I know of only 2

Other than myself I have met 2 that I have been in squadrons with, but that's a very small sample size.
I know of a RL F-16 pilot who used to be very active here, but I haven't seen her post anything recently. ED probably has more accurate numbers.

[norbot]

I suppose Bianka is going to wear a helmet?

Edited July 31, 2024 by norbot

[The_Fragger]

50 minutes ago, norbot said:

I suppose Bianka is going to wear a helmet?

 

yes

[Dragon1-1]

On 7/26/2024 at 2:07 AM, Hammer1-1 said:

I bet even her truck sounds mad.

She's German (it's a German helo after all), that's their default facial expression.  

Edited July 31, 2024 by Dragon1-1

[Raisuli]

17 minutes ago, Dragon1-1 said:

She's German (it's a German helo after all), that's their default facial expression.  

 

That's her happy face (she passed the final quals; she doesn't get happier than this).

Try not to annoy her.  HOT-3 missiles make painful suppositories; she's already heard all the jokes and comments, so try being professional.  Maybe that will work.

[jubuttib]

I like Bianka. She reminds me of this:

And Sigourney badassery in general.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

8 hours ago, jubuttib said:

I like Bianka. She reminds me of this:

And Sigourney badassery in general.

Oh yes: they both have that “feck around and find out” attitude!

[Hiob]

14 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

She's German (it's a German helo after all), that's their default facial expression.  

 

Well, to quote Full Metal Jacket: Show me your War-Face! 

(and as a german myself: Hey! )

[dash89er]

She's got the Jesse Faden chin from Control going on. (To which I do not mind.)

[Ganesh]

vor 20 Stunden schrieb jubuttib:

I like Bianka. She reminds me of this:

And Sigourney badassery in general.

That was my first thought too. I think @The_Fragger did a great job. Definitely not a doll. Looks like a mature woman.

[cfrag]

On 7/31/2024 at 10:25 PM, Dragon1-1 said:

She's German (it's a German helo after all), that's their default facial expression.

Up North, where I come from (Hamburg), that positively qualifies as a grin. That expression in her eyes? Yeah, you're the joke. 

[Ganesh]

vor 7 Stunden schrieb cfrag:

Up North, where I come from (Hamburg), that positively qualifies as a grin. That expression in her eyes? Yeah, you're the joke. 

I'm from "grumpy"/beautiful Bavaria and i can't see a grin here, even with the best will.

What i see, is a serious tank hunter face. PAH!

Anti-tank-warfare just above the treetops. This is going to be an absolute blast!

Edited August 2, 2024 by Ganesh

[Robi Hobby]

Carmen Ibanez

Edited August 12, 2024 by Robi Hobby

[Rick50]

On 7/31/2024 at 2:45 PM, Raisuli said:

That's her happy face (she passed the final quals; she doesn't get happier than this).

Try not to annoy her.  HOT-3 missiles make painful suppositories; she's already heard all the jokes and comments, so try being professional.  Maybe that will work.

LOL!!

Agreed, she does look like a real world professional combat pilot, type Female. A tank hunter, Mk.1 Mod.0, all business in the business of defending Germany from endless tank columns.

Great job Fragger!

 

That said... if somehow Lt Ellen Ripley learned German and flew the Bo in the 1990's, I think she too would be appreciated by some!  Sigourney does speak fluent French, I think she has family ties to the nation just to your West. Not the "pretty Ellen" of the first two films with beautiful  hair, but maybe more from Alien3 or Resurection, a more intense and serious look. I know that'd be tough, a tall order, but also a nice tribute to perhaps the greatest female action hero of our time.

[Rick50]

On 7/20/2024 at 3:53 AM, MAXsenna said:

Like others have written. Identity politics are a no go for me. But please! Bring on the girls. I could be wrong, while I believe more and more women/girls have started to get into DCS, and they are more than welcome!

This is how I feel as well. 

I don't like some of the politics of the day.

HOWEVER... if any young ladies get inspired to try "daddy's flying game", or adult women who have a love of aviation or just want to experience a little bit of virtual  flight,  I want them to be able to choose a female avatar... I don't want them to feel deliberately excluded.  I want for them to be further inspired, to learn more. I want them to be inspired to join the ranks of the DCS squadrons... or REAL squadrons eventually,  or fly civilian either as a professional  or private enthusiast. Or aim even higher, to orbit and even Mars.

We will NEED females to go on interplanetary expeditions, to be a part of new colonies from the start. The qualifications needed, for the early settlers of Mars, will be EXTREMELY high, to ensure just a CHANCE of mission safety. We need to inspire the young people of today, to embark on a lifetime of super intense education,  qualifications, cross training in multiple disciplines...and then only pick the very best who can effectively be a part of a great team. That needs to start now, to ensure they are fully ready to launch by age 40. 

I understand the desire for absolute realism in DCS, it's part of the core, the soul of DCS itself. But in the real world, anyone might sit in a combat helo. Certainly many young boys and girls have had their picture taken in various helos, even if it's at an airshow and all power is turned off. But at the end of the day, we are all "Walter Mitty' imagining ourselves to be German attack helo pilots, yet I am not German, nor am I a licensed helo pilot....  and I certainly have not qualified to shoot TOW  or HOT missiles on a West German military range, does that mean I'm not being realistic ?  Look,  as long as the aircraft is created with respect, beauty, full fidelity, and "game stability", anything else  is a nice bonus IMO. 

Ok I'm rambling incoherently, time to log off!

[Hammer1-1]

We. Need. A. Character. Creation. Tool. Period.

[Hiob]

1 hour ago, Hammer1-1 said:

We. Need. A. Character. Creation. Tool. Period.

In a flight sim? 

I'd rather have a livery editor.

[Slippa]

2 hours ago, Hammer1-1 said:

We. Need. A. Hawker Typhoon. Animated troops and a Corsair Creation. Tool. Period.

there. Fixed it. 

[Rick50]

10 hours ago, Hammer1-1 said:

We. Need. A. Character. Creation. Tool. Period.

 

Good idea!

I don't want to put this pressure on Fragger, he's got his hands full already, I'd imagine.

However, maybe a "Hammer Character Creator V1.0" would be a worthy addition to all DCS modules?

Maybe the Character would be created using a free 3d program, like maybe Blender... and while that takes a lot of skill, maybe we have a "off the rack" set of bodies of various size and shapes to choose from. Maybe you get your face scanned, and add it to the model. And then you "add" it to the aircraft model selections, much like you'd add ordnance. 

I dunno, not sure if that would work smoothly in DCS, but with software development, it does seem that if you have enough time, creativity and innovation, and the CPU GPU power, that nothing is "impossible"... but really I'm just a window shopper who's never been in the store!

I don't think this concept project ought to pull from all the other development, but I also think the idea has a lot of merit 

[Miro]

On 7/31/2024 at 8:20 PM, norbot said:

I suppose Bianka is going to wear a helmet?

 

 

On 7/31/2024 at 9:17 PM, The_Fragger said:

yes

That's good

[Hammer1-1]

9 hours ago, Hiob said:

In a flight sim? 

I'd rather have a livery editor.

I dunno about you, but Im getting old..and I want to weeb TF out with a character like in Stellar Blade with cheeks that can clap and I think Ive said too much already

Edited August 15, 2024 by Hammer1-1

[Hiob]

19 minutes ago, Hammer1-1 said:

I dunno about you, but Im getting old..and I want to weeb TF out with a character like in Stellar Blade with cheeks that can clap and I think Ive said too much already

 

we‘re getting a bit off topic here…..

[Brigg]

On 7/30/2024 at 7:18 PM, The_Fragger said:

Our pilot BIANKA has successfully passed the final exam to become a pilot of the BO-105.

 

With them hobbies she's deffinately a keeper 

[Ganesh]

vor 23 Stunden schrieb Brigg:

With them hobbies she's deffinately a keeper

To me she seems to be somehow a little bit stuck in the body and mind of a man. Something definitely needs to be done up there (chest).

I would say, hobbies are secondary, boobs primary target.