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Offline Stampf

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Throw back Friday!
« on: July 29, 2016, 08:45:29 AM »
For your off week viewing pleasure. 

FSO - May - 2008 - 500 players going at it over the Channel.  This was the very first JG11 feature film.  From a time when we were just reaching full Staffel strength (16) and still cutting our teeth in FSO.  A fun film showing the early signs of the teamwork the 11th would become infamous for.  While we take on and destroy 3 different units of enemy Spitfires without loss - the mission was fraught with strategic mistakes and tactical errors.  Still one of my favorite films all time - a fun romp!

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWG2UXmIKSk

Film smooths out after a minute and WARNING: Some F-bombs at the end - Adjust to HD of course)

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EDIT: Link functional now

« Last Edit: July 29, 2016, 09:11:55 AM by Stampf »
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 09:47:13 AM »
Can't watch it, miss FSO enough already! 





Ok, so I watched it.   :)  Damn 470 pilots in a frame.  :aok
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2016, 10:02:03 AM »
 :aok

I remember how horrible I felt after that one.  That was the last time I let 30 heavies get by overhead.  Doh!!  Good to go back and watch some of the nub mistakes that I have made over the years.  Keeps one humble and marks progress as well.

Those were awesome frames when the sky was full!

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2016, 10:11:48 AM »
Very Cool video.   I am missing FSO now as well and I am still relatively new to the whole experience.  Cool videos are not helping Sir!


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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2016, 10:28:10 AM »
Very cool!  :rock
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2016, 10:53:53 AM »
 :aok



How did you stand it Bug, with all of those 13s in the sky.  :devil


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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2016, 11:15:33 AM »
:aok



How did you stand it Bug, with all of those 12+1s in the sky.  :devil

I watch it in low-res so they look like 18s.   :aok
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2016, 11:27:32 AM »
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2016, 11:58:33 AM »
I watch it in low-res so they look like 18s.   :aok

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2016, 12:14:54 PM »
This is what keeps peeps coming back.  Great vid.

As you meet new players, bring them in to fly with you.  Promote FSO.

Perhaps they get a squad started and bring more bodies / pilots to the event.  We can and will grow this again.

I am so grateful for the 325th Checkertails and Viper61 for bringing G3-MF (originally VF15 Satan's Playmates) into the FSO world.  It is squads like them that promote and bring in more players.  Now I have a squad that lives for FSO.  It is amazing to see how we evolved.

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2016, 12:42:35 PM »
Great vid! That was the FSO Bearkats wrote with my help. Wonder what happened to him?
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2016, 06:37:18 PM »
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I am so grateful for the 325th Checkertails and Viper61 for bringing G3-MF (originally VF15 Satan's Playmates) into the FSO world.  It is squads like them that promote and bring in more players.  Now I have a squad that lives for FSO.  It is amazing to see how we evolved.

Satan's Playmates - My first squad and only other squad I was in before doing the all Luft thing.  Boy I was a nub and felt like a fat chick at the prom in my 190 among all those Navy killas.  But I sure learned a lot from guys like Alpha81, Indiana, BrenJen, brentlo, Mace...and more!  Some of the best boys to ever have strapped in here.  Left the 15th knowing how I wanted my squad to operate.

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2016, 04:44:23 AM »
The good ole says of AH!!!! I miss the big numbers!!!  :salute Awesome video!!!!
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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2016, 06:09:05 PM »
wow...  :salute

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Re: Throw back Friday!
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2016, 12:28:37 AM »
Good days when there was over 500 players in FSO.  Mass raids,  huge fur ball fights and always excitement.
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