squads or individuals wanted

[thorsim]

promote promote promote ...

things like "movie night" event based on movies like "memphis bell" ... "enemy at the gates"

and or ...

"book club" event based on aviation books like "god is my co-pilot" "thunderbolt" "i flew for the Führer" "night witches"

etc ...    

[JunkyII]

Pigs on the Wing used to fly in the AvA alot for a bit but it just died out. Send me a message about what time its most popular and Ill try to get some pigs interested

[PanosGR]

trying to find a way to resurrect the AVA? How about the new planes that HTC is plan to release to be availiable only in AvA

[oboe]

What are the icon settings in the AvA?

[Odee]

It used to be 3k for icon. And radar settings were always fluctuating. 
No idea what it is now.
 

[CAP1]

You guys.  I assure you that Larry and JG-54 have change.  

very doubtful.

[captain1ma]

icon is about 3k, radar is dependant on the setup. come in and try it out, we've been having a blast the last couple of weeks. we're trying for wednesday nights and Sunday nights 8PM EST. had 40 in there on sunday night. if you didnt get in there, you missed some great battles. try it out!

[captain1ma]

very doubtful.

consider this your personal invitation, give it a try! i think you'll find it refreshing  

[Shifty]

You guys.  I assure you that Larry and JG-54 have change.  

Good I need three quarters to buy a coke.

Oak I realize you're trying to help with the above statement. However bringing up the past or saying one certain group or individual has changed only brings statements like Odee's or CAP1's which end up not helping at all. For two weeks there's been a effort by quite a few people to bring numbers back into the AVA. There's been a lot of posting and exchange of ideas in the AVA threads. The majority of it positive. The things posted that were less than positive in the threads were not posted by anybody that flies with a Green Heart on their aircraft. Everybody that's taken up the attempt to revive the AVA has had to change, not just one group of people. Theres a lot of old crap that's been checked at the door by a lot of different people. None of that old crap no matter who it belonged to was healthy for the AVA. You can't blame all of the AVA woes on one group of people and still be honest with yourself. Everybody that fought with words instead of airplanes, everybody that held grudges, everybody that fought on the BBS instead of fighting to save the arena, and everybody boycotted the arena all carry some of the blame for it's demise. If you take an hard honest look at all that's transpired there over the years you'll find there's many of us that could have stopped our behavior and tried another approach or at least to put the arena above the BS.

In the past week people from JG-11, JG-54, II/JG-27, 334th FG, The Gunfighters, 332nd Mongrels, 82nd FG, VF-17, and 801 FAA along with guys I'm forgetting at the moment have all worked together to bring back a place where we can get historic aircraft setups on a daily bases in AH. I've seen both JG-54 and JG-11 guys giving up their favorite rides to even out the numbers when the Allies were out numbered. I've seen 332nd guys do the same. VF-17 mounted a couple of carrier based F4F sorties against 109F and FW-190A5s, II/JG-27 pilots ran JU-88 torpedo attacks against the British fleet Sunday evening. These are the kind of things that are going to help the arena. So if you want to really help... Fly and participate.
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[MjTalon]

If the AvA can be more like it was Sunday evening then the 82nd will make the AvA a daily thing. Hope more unit's take the time to try out the AvA now, it's truly back up to par.

[Stampf]

Good I need three quarters to buy a coke.

Oak I realize you're trying to help with the above statement. However bringing up the past or saying one certain group or individual has changed only brings statements like Odee's or CAP1's which end up not helping at all. For two weeks there's been a effort by quite a few people to bring numbers back into the AVA. There's been a lot of posting and exchange of ideas in the AVA threads. The majority of it positive. The things posted that were less than positive in the threads were not posted by anybody that flies with a Green Heart on their aircraft. Everybody that's taken up the attempt to revive the AVA has had to change, not just one group of people. Theres a lot of old crap that's been checked at the door by a lot of different people. None of that old crap no matter who it belonged to was healthy for the AVA. You can't blame all of the AVA woes on one group of people and still be honest with yourself. Everybody that fought with words instead of airplanes, everybody that held grudges, everybody that fought on the BBS instead of fighting to save the arena, and everybody boycotted the arena all carry some of the blame for it's demise. If you take an hard honest look at all that's transpired there over the years you'll find there's many of us that could have stopped our behavior and tried another approach or at least to put the arena above the BS.

In the past week people from JG-11, JG-54, II/JG-27, 334th FG, The Gunfighters, 332nd Mongrels, 82nd FG, VF-17, and 801 FAA along with guys I'm forgetting at the moment have all worked together to bring back a place where we can get historic aircraft setups on a daily bases in AH. I've seen both JG-54 and JG-11 guys giving up their favorite rides to even out the numbers when the Allies were out numbered. I've seen 332nd guys do the same. VF-17 mounted a couple of carrier based F4F sorties against 109F and FW-190A5s, II/JG-27 pilots ran JU-88 torpedo attacks against the British fleet Sunday evening. These are the kind of things that are going to help the arena. So if you want to really help... Fly and participate.
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Great post as usual Shifty.

A couple more squadrons running mission based activity outside the furball, and we will be over the hump in there. 

I salute everyone who has participated up till now, and the conduct and game play level as well has noticeably improved, making the experience much more enjoyable.  A few more players and we may just yet have an arena with 24/7 historical planesets, and gameplay.

Fly AvA.

[CAP1]

my comment wasn't meant to be negative.


i do commend these guys for trying to bring the AvA arena up to snuff. i may one day try it out, but not just now.

[Shuffler]

Good I need three quarters to buy a coke.

Oak I realize you're trying to help with the above statement. However bringing up the past or saying one certain group or individual has changed only brings statements like Odee's or CAP1's which end up not helping at all. For two weeks there's been a effort by quite a few people to bring numbers back into the AVA. There's been a lot of posting and exchange of ideas in the AVA threads. The majority of it positive. The things posted that were less than positive in the threads were not posted by anybody that flies with a Green Heart on their aircraft. Everybody that's taken up the attempt to revive the AVA has had to change, not just one group of people. Theres a lot of old crap that's been checked at the door by a lot of different people. None of that old crap no matter who it belonged to was healthy for the AVA. You can't blame all of the AVA woes on one group of people and still be honest with yourself. Everybody that fought with words instead of airplanes, everybody that held grudges, everybody that fought on the BBS instead of fighting to save the arena, and everybody boycotted the arena all carry some of the blame for it's demise. If you take an hard honest look at all that's transpired there over the years you'll find there's many of us that could have stopped our behavior and tried another approach or at least to put the arena above the BS.

In the past week people from JG-11, JG-54, II/JG-27, 334th FG, The Gunfighters, 332nd Mongrels, 82nd FG, VF-17, and 801 FAA along with guys I'm forgetting at the moment have all worked together to bring back a place where we can get historic aircraft setups on a daily bases in AH. I've seen both JG-54 and JG-11 guys giving up their favorite rides to even out the numbers when the Allies were out numbered. I've seen 332nd guys do the same. VF-17 mounted a couple of carrier based F4F sorties against 109F and FW-190A5s, II/JG-27 pilots ran JU-88 torpedo attacks against the British fleet Sunday evening. These are the kind of things that are going to help the arena. So if you want to really help... Fly and participate.
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People will ask... you can't erase the past. All JG54 can do is try to be better than they were. That is what I was trying to explain to them before when obviously they did not care. Sometimes folks learn the hard way. You are judged forever more by your actions today.

As for the AVA it is only fair that the folks who pretty much ruined the AVA be tasked with trying to fix it. Good Luck as the AVA was a great place to fly.

[Gary26]

I was big into AvA when it was the CT..One thing that changed it from me was a certain axis squad that liked to do alot of chest banging and name calling for people not playing the way they did. Other than a new squad name, losing some old faces and gaining some new ones....whats really changed in there. I will admit I miss it alot. Started playing in CT in 02, but I wonder if it has changed much.

[captain1ma]

I was big into AvA when it was the CT..One thing that changed it from me was a certain axis squad that liked to do alot of chest banging and name calling for people not playing the way they did. Other than a new squad name, losing some old faces and gaining some new ones....whats really changed in there. I will admit I miss it alot. Started playing in CT in 02, but I wonder if it has changed much.

well come on down and try it out!