posted 02-22- 12:56 PM            

Prop out

posted 02-23- 11:56 AM               

But hey, that's okay. Because if you do want to start flying regularly with "the gang," you'll find plenty of opportunities to kill, and to be killed.

I find the way it works around here is that some nights, you get onto the server, and you're death with wings. You can't do anything wrong, planes are falling, missions completed, and you start feeling like you're really somebody.

Other nights I log on, I begin feeling real good, and as soon as I get into a mission, my nimble gun hand becomes a fat-laden side of beef. I can't get my plane to turn, I pick all the wrong angles, I can't get my aim to work, and I get frustrated as hell.

These are the nights I'm glad I don't do an inordinate amount of "dick-dancing" on the nights when I feel invincible. Consequently, most of my victorious adversaries on my "off" nights, seem to keep their comments on my ineptness limited to a few, witty, smirk-laden comments. Basically, what goes around comes around.

So I think you'll understand now, and seem to be understanding already, that if at times we are a little reserved in celebration of our victories, it's because we're serious junkies about this stuff...we're in it for the long haul...and we know that we're not always going to wind up on top...and we hope that our victors won't pound the nails into our coffins TOO vociferously.

That being said, please don't think you're entering the climate of a senior citizen's bingo night. It's all Vegas here pal, and we grade on elements of style, panache, wit, and good flying. There are many here who over time may have changed the melody of their song, but kept their sardonic lyrics intact. If you're ever at a confusing crossroads, just ask yourself, "What would Frank do in a situation like this?" It works almost every time...

In closing, I'll have to say your last challenge was rather entertaining. I can't remember exactly, but something about "...if we're not too busy washing our nylons." That was good. Hell, I printed that out and showed it to the guys at the bar. We all got a kick out of it. Good writing, witty, humourous, a lot more of the kind of thing we enjoy around here.

So welcome aboard. I can guarantee you'll find yourself soon in the kill zone, watching an exploding aircraft in front of you and a kill tally on the upper left...and occasionally spinning through the air minus a wing, only to wind up as stastic on some other pilot's kill chart. May you profit from your victories, and learn from your mistakes.

C'est le virtual guerre.

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