Well, almost two months have gone by since the inception of "The 47 Ronin".
During that time, our ranks have expanded such that we now number a total of
22 pilots, of which 18 fly actively.
At the bottom of this post, I'll put up a direct link to the "Roster" page
so you can see a list of our current pilots, and another link to
the "Main Page" which will have links to the various
areas of our website.
As we continue to fly together, I am watching with fascination as the various
personalities and flying styles come together as a group. For the most part,
it seems like we are doing mostly fighter sweeps with a lot of "jabo" runs
put together when the situation requires it.
It has been a lot of hard work, effort and patience by all of us to get to the point
where we are at now, and to say I'm proud of each and every one of my pilots would
be an understatement. All have and continue to fight honorably and selflessly.
Our integration into the overall "Rook Empire" has been completed I think, and we are now
at the early stages of being an "established"
squadron. ie: people are becoming more and more familiar with us as
a team. Our squadron channel I now refer to as "the social butterfly network",
with a small cadre of Rooks from other squadrons hopping "on channel"
and flying with us if they're in need of, or want some company.
This is exactly what I envisioned when I decided to use a "tuned" channel for vox comms
as opposed to "squad". It has worked out quite well, and we will continue to do things
that way for the forseable future.
Our "discussion board" on the website is pretty busy and hopefully will continue
in that same vein. The interaction between the Ronin in there
is not only amusing but enlightening in some regards. I have learned for
example that "White Dragon Flight" is the one that blondes prefer.
(Thank you for pointing that out to me, Phtom.)
While we do not actively recruit within the "Main Arena". ie: "Hey 'Judo339 ,
would you like to join our squadron", we continue
to look for new members.
If you or someone you know is looking for a squadron to fly with,
I heartilly encourage you to hop over to the Rook side some Thursday
evening at 9PM Eastern, tune "144" vox and text, and tag along with us.
No pressure, no gimmicks, just kick back and have fun. That is our
"Squad Night", the one night a week where we put on our "tuxes"
and fly "formally", with pre-determined missions put together and
disseminated via email and posted on our discussion board several
days earlier.
And even if you're not lookin' for a squadron and want to fly with
a bunch of good natured, fun loving pilots, join us anytime "on channel"
and say "hey" and do a few sorties with us.
Thursday night is the best time to catch us, as it's "Squad Night" and
that's when we'll have the largest turnout. However with the pilots we
have and with that, the varying work schedules, etc.. Ronin can usually
be found online during most of the day and evening; the majority
flying from about 8PM Eastern onwards.
To those of you who are not "Rook" and who wouldn't even
think of swapping, I look forward to flying against you and
wish you good hunting and good luck.
Anyway, I thought an update on the squad was in order after
8 weeks. So, this is my story and I'm sticking to it!
Website links follow:
Pilot Roster Page Of 47 Ronin Website
47 Ronin Main Page
Banzai!
Oddball
Commanding Officer
The 47 Ronin
cholmes-usmc@nospamcomcast.net
(remove "nospam" from address to contact me via email)
