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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: SASMOX on January 29, 2014, 05:01:59 AM
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(http://ahspringmeeting.org/sites/ahmeet.vaskuu.com/files/logo.jpg)
It's time for the 11th Annual Finnish Aces High Spring meeting in Virrat, Finland.
We wish you all very welcome!
The registration for the event will open soon!
Join our meeting and spend 3 days full of fun flying Aces high!
Here is the link to the Aces High Spring meeting Web Site!
http://www.ahspringmeeting.org/ (http://www.ahspringmeeting.org/)
Teaser video from 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENCC88j6iD8)
Teaser video from 2008 II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAOxTQtNhNk&feature=related)
Teaser video from 2004-2007 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GUnxVdpX6c)
Here are some pics and videos from previous years:
Aces High Spring meeting 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/33759095@N08/sets/72157633183522389/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157629346192652/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157626340488424/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2005 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/aceshigh_2005/index.html)
Aces High Spring meeting 2006 (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/cons/aceshigh_2006/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157600042429866/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157604271326386/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157615981845508/)
Aces High Spring meeting 2010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasq/sets/72157623533766741/)
Videos
Aces High Spring Meeting 2013 - Eurostar flight in Karhukangas (Ähtäri) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAnzqWBayyA&list=UUkMgyubY4TUR40un7dd1zdg&feature=c4-overview)
Aces High Spring Meeting 2013 - Local flight in Karhukangas (Ähtäri) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V2OuZHVcLI&list=UUkMgyubY4TUR40un7dd1zdg&feature=c4-overview)
Feel the Winter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBOUUpJd0Y)
Flying ultralight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QM_CKVUWe4)
Formation flying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0lJdKNkpJU&feature=youtu.be)
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4057/4447952123_1951814c7d_n.jpg)
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Since the date is somewhat later than usual, we can't guarantee there'd be any snow to roll in naked in between the sauna. The ice hole may also have melted to cover almost the entire lake, which allows for longer swimming trips. The water will probably be about +5 centigrade for a refreshing dip.
So far we haven't had much snow this winter, so there is a slight possibility that it'll all rain down in spring. Water in any form won't stay up in the skies forever, so anything between thigh-deep snow to budding coltsfeet is possible. Come and see for yourselves! :cheers:
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Looking forward this meeting. Always had great time in Virrat.Four days wrecking those things with red labels.
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since when have they been putting labels on livers?
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since when have they been putting labels on livers?
What do you mean?
And yes! I'm in for this meeting!! Come and join to see me running around nekkid after sauna!!!
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"since when have they been putting labels on livers?"
You are absolutely right, my liver made a funny noise weeks after last participation in these festivities. :D
I hope I can get there this year but I'm not at all sure I'm able to.
-C+
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Wow.. I finally made it and looked all previous meetings´ photos...
We have come a long way..
And we are getting a little older by each meet damn! In one pic I found myself having a horrible red hair!!!!! Sheesh what kinda mushrooms I have been eating at that time!
Spouse has been informed that I will not be around that weekend. So I´ll come even it means that I have to ditch the whole family for good dammit.. :)
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Spouse has been informed that I will not be around that weekend. So I´ll come even it means that I have to ditch the whole family for good dammit.. :)
Why don't you make a deal with her like I have done? I'm free to go for some beers with the guys as long as she's given the same privilege. Yes, with the guys... Good thing is, she's so keen on her sofa that she very seldom goes out, but that being her choice it doesn't affect my freedom. :aok
See you again at Virrat. Sausages will be on me. :cheers:
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Still not looking like we'd get a nice thick soft blanket of snow to roll in when the sauna gets too hot. It's been snowing a little, but the temperatures are above zero so the new snow only tightens what's below it. The people in Japan and USA have taken our snow fun away! :furious
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What do you mean?
And yes! I'm in for this meeting!! Come and join to see me running around nekkid after sauna!!!
:uhoh
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Yay! Registration is open at http://www.ahspringmeeting.org/ (http://www.ahspringmeeting.org/)! The weather forecast says we might get some frost and lots of snow so there might be some chances to create living snowmen! If not, the lake at the end of the dock will be open anyway...
Would be nice to see foreign AH'ers other than the Danes joining :cheers:
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Signed up!
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I am there man... :rock
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Would be nice to see foreign AH'ers other than the Danes joining :cheers:
What! We are not good enough for you anymore? :cry
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What! We are not good enough for you anymore? :cry
Hey brother, don't get me wrong! You'll always be among my favourite foreigners <where's that 'hug' smiley when I needed it?> ... :cheers: And the most daring, too, risking your (mental) health year after year by joining us crazy Finns... Just between you and me: I'm trying to provocate the wussies in other countries to join. But don't tell anyone!
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The AvA team is entertaining a request we've received from Tikto: A Request (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,360346.msg4783484.html#msg4783484)
Let us know if we should proceed.
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Meat and sausages ordered. There'll be some 10 kg of pullable pork on Saturday... :cheers:
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Only 7 days to go... :airplane: :cheers:
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Have to make it one of these days.
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Have to make it one of these days.
Make it now, next year may be too late. :old:
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Per the request from our friends organizing The 11th Annual Finnish Aces High Spring meeting in Virrat, Finland (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=btk0220v2mr12qe2kufnj3q1a5&topic=358641.msg4755810#msg4755810), we'll have the following setup in the Allied vs Axis (AvA) arena around midnight, EST on Thursday after Tank Night. And okay, yes, I tweaked it a bit. Here you go, Enjoy.
Remember to take advantage of the nice
FinRus aircraft skins available for
most of these planes.
The Continuation War
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/s0da72/finlandvsrussia2.png)
The Continuation War (jatkosota, fortsättningskriget, 25 June 1941 - 19 September 1944) was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.
At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War. The Soviet Union saw the war as a part of its struggle against Germany and its allies, the Eastern Front of World War II or, as it was known in the Soviet Union, the Great Patriotic War. Germany saw its operations in the region as a part of its overall war efforts of World War II. It provided critical material support and military cooperation to Finland. The United Kingdom declared war on Finland on 6 December 1941, followed by its dominions shortly afterwards. The British declaration of war on Finland during the Continuation War is a rare case of democracies declaring war on other democracies, although no hostilities ensued between the two parties. The United States, like many other nations, did not fight or declare war against Finland.
Acts of war between the two countries started on the day on which the German invasion of the Soviet Union was launched, 22 June 1941. Open warfare began with a Soviet air offensive on 25 June 1941. Subsequent Finnish operations undid its post-Winter War cessations on the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia and captured East Karelia by September 1941.
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On 3/28/1942 a flight of six Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighters from LLv.32 led by Lt. P. Nurminen were protecting the conquer parade of Suursaari island on the Gulf of Finland. During the parade another CU flight of six planes led by Lt. J. Arnkill was alarmed to help intercepting three approaching Soviet formations of a total of 29 Polikarpov I-153 and I-16 fighters. Finns attacked Soviet fighters east from Suursaari island after which aerial combat reigned about an hour. During the dogfight 10 I-153s and seven I-16s were shot down without own losses. Soviet planes could not reach the island and parade was not disturbed.
On 4/6/1942 a flight of eight Finnish Brewster B-239 (BW) fighters led by Lt. L. Pekuri which were returning from a reconnaissance mission met a formation of seven Soviet Ilyushin DB-3 and Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers escorted by 18 Hawker Hurricane II and Lavochin LaGG-3 fighters over Tiiksjärvi (East Karelia). During the combat Finns shot down two DBs and 12 Hurricanes without own losses.
(I'm sorry, I don't know who provided this original text.)
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Terrain: Karelia by Kanttori and BlauK
Finland:
All bases for Finland including V-bases
Brewster B-239
Hurri I (I honestly don't know why this one is here)
P-40b (sub for Curtiss Hawk 75A)
Bf 109-g2
Bf 109-g6
Ju-88
C-47 (Pretend it's a Ju-52)
Russia:
All bases for Russia including V-bases
I-16
Hurri I(sub for hurri IIB)
P-40E
P-39Q Airacobra
La-5FN
Yak-9T
A-20
IL-2 Sturmovic (It just wouldn't be Soviet without it)
Tu-2s
C-47 Dakota
SETUP:
Icons: Friday and Saturday - Both Friendly and Enemy Icons at 3K
Icons: The rest of the week - Standard AvA Icon setting (No enemy Icons, Friendly Icons at 3K)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Radar: Full radar
Radar Alt: 200'
Ack: Field and puffy are both 0.25
Killshooter: On
Fuel burn rate is 1.0
Field capture: 10 troops
Strat: Disabled.
Change Country: Enabled
Let us know if we forgot anything.
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artik pointed out that I forgot the Yak-7b even after Tikto or Sasmox reminded me last month.
Correction:
The Yak-7b will be included.
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If we only had you here to guide us correctly through the AvA... :cheers:
Finally online after half a dozen switches.
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If you can give me some warning when you might be there, I can login.
Such is the life of an old retired guy.
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The AvA is setup.
I couldn't help it; I added the Jeep so the new guys can drive around Viipuri.
Pass me a beer. ;)
Then I'll probably need some sleep after that. I'm 10 hours behind you guys.
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I'm 10 hours behind you guys.
Don't worry, we won't call you retarded for being behind by so little. :cheers:
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:rofl
You've started without me again!
Have another for me. And another...
:cheers:
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Thank you easyscor... we are flying on the AvA right at this moment, but we have scheduled a real AvA action for saturday night. Some 22 or 23.00 finnish time forwards.
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Take a look at the resort where we are having this Spring meet :aok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiP35N7zxCg
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Even the seasoned pilots get tired during the prolonged defensive fights and night raids.
(http://oi58.tinypic.com/2ufc9bd.jpg)
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More landscape and naked guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZnRJPUKC98&feature=youtu.be
:D
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This is reality...
http://youtu.be/yZnRJPUKC98
:rofl :aok
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Mommy! It's over!
(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/cV7bSgE1S5A/hqdefault.jpg)
Thanks to all participants for the most pleasant company, and to the arrangers for their efforts. Also thanks to our virtual friends all over the World for understanding. :cheers:
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Some pictures from the meeting...
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(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14027836852_599c3616e3_b.jpg)
Link to the gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33759095@N08/sets/72157644253964825/
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I would love to attend one of these. You Finns know how to do it right :rock
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More landscape and naked guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZnRJPUKC98&feature=youtu.be
:D
Watching that could traumatize a person for life. WTF?
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Some "real" flying action in Aces High meeting....
http://youtu.be/DvBpHPwYHLM (http://youtu.be/DvBpHPwYHLM)