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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2017, 07:05:55 PM »
Just to point out, it’s not always the easiest to see a someone requesting a ride, with people chatting on different vox’s, different text chats being used, and other guys requesting rides. The 38 guys were literally shooting you an invite as you left.

Yep, I know that for sure Bfoot.  It is for sure information overload at the start.  Things like this definitely can happen from time to time -- there is no malicious intent about it at all.  Also, you guys are all good eggs and standup guys!   :aok  I very much appreciate the job you do of it.   :aok  It is not easy.

I just wanted to offer Becinhu the option of trying again if he wants, with a situation that will accommodate him for sure.

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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2017, 07:10:12 PM »
Yep, I know that for sure Bfoot.  It is for sure information overload at the start.  Things like this definitely can happen from time to time -- there is no malicious intent about it at all.  Also, you guys are all good eggs and standup guys!   :aok  I very much appreciate the job you do of it.   :aok  It is not easy.

I just wanted to offer Becinhu the option of trying again if he wants, with a situation that will accommodate him for sure.

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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2017, 07:11:32 PM »
Becinhu, I really think you are shooting yourself in the foot if you give up that easily!  Scenarios are the very best part of Aces High and always great fun to participate in.  The best way to guarantee a place is to register in advance and fly the plane of your choice from the start!  That way you get to be part of the side forums and possibly help with planning each frame, or at least getting to see the plans being made and have a better idea of what will happen on the day.  However, if for any reason you do not register - like being unable to commit to at least 3 of the frames - then walkons are ALWAYS more than welcome.  I can only think it was very bad luck that you didn't manage to get a ride today and I can absolutely guarantee that if you give us another chance you will definitely get one next time - and that you will have a fantastic time as a result.  Please come along next week, and I for one will be watching out for you!   :salute

I don’t register because I work on Saturdays. I can only walk on if I happen to get a day off. I passed up fishing today to fly. So I wasted my day. I won’t make that error again.


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2017, 07:16:56 PM »
What more can I say?  BCNU.  <sigh>
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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2017, 07:23:42 PM »
What more can I say?  BCNU.  <sigh>

Cute....


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2017, 08:19:53 PM »
Cute....


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Becinhu,
You are sounding like me close to 2 years ago... Yep, I was hanging my flight gear up for good, done made up my mind to quit Aces High and walk away for good....and I most definitely would have if it wasn't for Brooke talking to me through PMs....Now, I did not participate in the scenario I had signed up for nor was I a walkon...

But Brooke talking to me reminded me of the reasons I loved to play, he reminded me of my enjoyment of helping others or teaching someone something new....he reminded me of all my long time 20+ years friendships and brothers and sisters.... Brooke taking his own personal time to talk to me, kept me from walking away from something I love to do....

with that said... I know that Flossy posting, trying to get you to give it another try/go, is with the same heart and spirit that Brooke spent on talking me into staying.... I know this because I know her.... It's probably around 2am her time, her typing bcnu was  being tired and exhausted...was nothing cute about it....

Now, you can take your ball and go kick it around by yourself next Saturday, if you have the day off or you can bring it here and we can all have fun kicking the ball together (the ball is a reference to meatballs aka zeros..since this is about flying scenarios)

I done posted that I need you for an empty F4U-1A slot I have open next weeks frame 2


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2017, 08:36:57 PM »
Oh I’m not quitting the game. Just washing my hands of scenarios.


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2017, 09:18:39 PM »
Oh I’m not quitting the game. Just washing my hands of scenarios.


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That's too bad.  Sounds like they're a bunch of very nice people to me.
Clearly by all of their comments they would have welcomed you to fly, but things sometimes happen.
Don't be so hard on them and maybe give it a another shot.  You could be missing out on a great time.

Good luck.   :airplane:

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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #23 on: October 28, 2017, 09:32:03 PM »
That's too bad.  Sounds like they're a bunch of very nice people to me.
Clearly by all of their comments they would have welcomed you to fly, but things sometimes happen.
Don't be so hard on them and maybe give it a another shot.  You could be missing out on a great time.

Good luck.   :airplane:

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I flew scenarios as often as I could before I took a break from the game ( about 3 years). I have been back for just over a year and have tried 3 scenarios...last 2 I have been ignored. Just not going to waste a free Saturday again. It has nothing to do with the people that organize or fly them.


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2017, 09:46:10 PM »
I will also jump in to say that if I had noticed you asking for a squad I would have said something to my CO; we were short a pilot, and I think other squads were short-handed as well.  I believe it was an oversight in the confusion of organizing this.  For me scenarios and FSO's are the most fun part of AH3.  My hat's off to all who put in the extra effort to organize and lead.    :salute

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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2017, 04:25:26 AM »
Cute....

with that said... I know that Flossy posting, trying to get you to give it another try/go, is with the same heart and spirit that Brooke spent on talking me into staying.... I know this because I know her.... It's probably around 2am her time, her typing bcnu was  being tired and exhausted...was nothing cute about it....

My apologies if my use of BCNU caused you offence, but I was only using it as a reference to your name.  Maybe I am wrong, but I always read your name as "Be seeing you", which always reminds me of one of my favourite TV programs, "The Prisoner" where it was used extensively.  It was definitely not said nor intended in a malicious way and I'm sorry if that's how you took it.  :(

I only wanted to add my voice to those of Brooke, BFOOT1 and TC in trying to persuade you to come and fly with us next week.  I have been flying in scenarios since my very first experience of one as a walkon in "Guadalcanal" in Air Warrior, around 1998 I think.  I couldn't even fly then, but was delighted to be taken on a Kate as a gunner and have never looked back - well except from a gun position!  :D

I do remember trying to walk on to my very first scenario here in Aces High, where I had a very similar experience to yourself; only in my case I thought I'd been insulted.  It was only later that it became clear that I was in fact being told to contact "banana" who was running the event.  Once that had been cleared up, I joined the following week and have participated in nearly every scenario since, the only exceptions being a couple that were scheduled to run later in the evening, which would have been around 3:00 am my time.

Anyway, I really hope you will reconsider returning next week - you say you have flown in scenarios before so you do know how much fun they are.  We just want you to continue taking part in them!   :salute
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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2017, 04:29:42 AM »
I do remember trying to walk on to my very first scenario here in Aces High, where I had a very similar experience to yourself; only in my case I thought I'd been insulted.  It was only later that it became clear that I was in fact being told to contact "banana" who was running the event.  Once that had been cleared up, I joined the following week and have participated in nearly every scenario since, the only exceptions being a couple that were scheduled to run later in the evening, which would have been around 3:00 am my time.

Oops, banana was not his name but it has been changed by the profanity filter.  It began with a W, ended with r and had anke in the middle!
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Re: Tomorrow is the day! &quot;Target Rabul&quot; frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #27 on: October 29, 2017, 02:18:36 PM »
My apologies if my use of BCNU caused you offence, but I was only using it as a reference to your name.  Maybe I am wrong, but I always read your name as "Be seeing you", which always reminds me of one of my favourite TV programs, "The Prisoner" where it was used extensively.  It was definitely not said nor intended in a malicious way and I'm sorry if that's how you took it.  :(

I only wanted to add my voice to those of Brooke, BFOOT1 and TC in trying to persuade you to come and fly with us next week.  I have been flying in scenarios since my very first experience of one as a walkon in "Guadalcanal" in Air Warrior, around 1998 I think.  I couldn't even fly then, but was delighted to be taken on a Kate as a gunner and have never looked back - well except from a gun position!  :D

I do remember trying to walk on to my very first scenario here in Aces High, where I had a very similar experience to yourself; only in my case I thought I'd been insulted.  It was only later that it became clear that I was in fact being told to contact "banana" who was running the event.  Once that had been cleared up, I joined the following week and have participated in nearly every scenario since, the only exceptions being a couple that were scheduled to run later in the evening, which would have been around 3:00 am my time.

Anyway, I really hope you will reconsider returning next week - you say you have flown in scenarios before so you do know how much fun they are.  We just want you to continue taking part in them!   :salute

Oh I knew what you meant. And you are correct on the “acronym”. However the context had the opposite effect of what you were going for. I’m not offended. That’s nearly impossible to do. But nevertheless I won’t be back for a scenario, most likely ever.


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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #28 on: October 29, 2017, 06:27:22 PM »
Am I the only one who doesn't think 20 minutes is too long to wait?   









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Re: Tomorrow is the day! "Target Rabul" frame 1 -- all welcome!
« Reply #29 on: October 29, 2017, 08:03:20 PM »
Am I the only one who doesn't think 20 minutes is too long to wait?   

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