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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Another Pilot Flew West Last Night
« Last post by Drane on Today at 12:40:19 AM »
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Another Pilot Flew West Last Night
« Last post by Vraciu on Today at 12:08:58 AM »When I read the thread title I just knew it was about Hombre59 somehow. 
I popped in the other day to auto download skins. Saw him on and exchanged salutes.
That gravelly laugh and New York accent kept me entertained for many hours. My significant other would hear him and start laughing, too. She always knew who he was. He was probably the main reason I played for as long as I did. Friendships are a strong influence.
I own a VKB stick because of my many discussions with him about equipment options and his experience with them. I also skinned a P-51B ("El Malo Hombre") in part as a nod to him awhile back.
He could have been #1 many times over, but he would climb out and go walk his dog or get some coffee (he was always doing something random) which hurt his K/H a lot. But he never entertained tweaking that as he preferred to be a bit "realistic" in his flying style. There was not an ounce of malice in him. He simply enjoyed the fights.
A good man. During my tenure with the 325th he was the voice of reason during the occasional intra-squadron dustups. Just a fun guy all around. I'll miss him. Damn...
God be with you, Hombre59. Condolences to your family.
Lay a nickel on the grass...
I popped in the other day to auto download skins. Saw him on and exchanged salutes.
That gravelly laugh and New York accent kept me entertained for many hours. My significant other would hear him and start laughing, too. She always knew who he was. He was probably the main reason I played for as long as I did. Friendships are a strong influence.
I own a VKB stick because of my many discussions with him about equipment options and his experience with them. I also skinned a P-51B ("El Malo Hombre") in part as a nod to him awhile back.
He could have been #1 many times over, but he would climb out and go walk his dog or get some coffee (he was always doing something random) which hurt his K/H a lot. But he never entertained tweaking that as he preferred to be a bit "realistic" in his flying style. There was not an ounce of malice in him. He simply enjoyed the fights.
A good man. During my tenure with the 325th he was the voice of reason during the occasional intra-squadron dustups. Just a fun guy all around. I'll miss him. Damn...
God be with you, Hombre59. Condolences to your family.
Lay a nickel on the grass...
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Custom Skins / Re: End of the War 190F-8
« Last post by Vraciu on Today at 12:00:19 AM »Nicely done.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Can’t Stop… Won’t Stop!
« Last post by Dadtallica on Yesterday at 10:50:19 PM »I read back through this and realized I buried the lead… I am flying these planes because I am trying to learn high ENY rides when those times arise given that our numbers are lower these days. Yes Animl… I know we will have triple digits for a few months, but then we won’t again and at the rate we’re losing veterans I’m realistic. I still love ya’ll. 
Hombre hit me harder than others. Just make sure everyone remembers you just never know everyone’s story fully.
Anyway, for whatever reason sometimes our Rooks have big-time numbers, usually Tuesday and Wednesday. But for whatever reason Thursday is the lowest night of the week, no matter the time of year. Lusche can abide but I know it anecdotally to be true and I still can’t figure out why Thursdays all year long are the lowest.
What exactly you are all doing and why am I not invited?
These were the first two planes I have been fiddling with more than others that can travel a few miles while I go take a piss. I would be happy to hear your other recommendations for high ENY planes that still pack a punch for someone like me who floats like a butterfly but shoots like mr. Magoo.
Hombre hit me harder than others. Just make sure everyone remembers you just never know everyone’s story fully.
Anyway, for whatever reason sometimes our Rooks have big-time numbers, usually Tuesday and Wednesday. But for whatever reason Thursday is the lowest night of the week, no matter the time of year. Lusche can abide but I know it anecdotally to be true and I still can’t figure out why Thursdays all year long are the lowest.
What exactly you are all doing and why am I not invited?
These were the first two planes I have been fiddling with more than others that can travel a few miles while I go take a piss. I would be happy to hear your other recommendations for high ENY planes that still pack a punch for someone like me who floats like a butterfly but shoots like mr. Magoo.
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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..
« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on Yesterday at 10:26:50 PM »I got a question, why is it failed businessmen can discharge all their debts in bankruptcy (some businessmen do this MULTIPLE TIMES), but a youngster who got laid off with 100k student loan can't?
Would that be an example of Crony-Capitalism?
Why does the petroleum industry get tens of billions in tax credits every year for exploration? Can't they pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Can't they fund exploration out of their own retained earnings? Does Petroleum industry not make enough profit, poor things?
Would that be an example of Crony-Capitalism?
Why can millionaire farmers (count their land value) get paid by the government to NOT plant crops?
Because the vast majority of student loans are government guaranteed. There's that stupid government interference in the market again. Driving up education costs, by making too much worthless money available for too much worthless "education".
Why don't student loan applications require the borrower to declare a major, so the lender can judge whether the borrower will have a career capable of paying off the loan?
Why can't the government just stop taxing oil companies and corporations in general? End consumers pay every single dime of revenue from taxes levied on corporations. Honestly, if you want to really deal with government, make all the taxes consumption based. Taxes are hidden in everything we buy. Every dollar you earn is taxes 3-5 times, but only one is seen. If people actually saw the REAL cost of all the taxes levied for the purpose of "taking care of them", the politicians would be hiding in caves the rest of their lives.
Keep beating on the over regulated farmers, and communist China will own all your food production. Agriculture is another cesspool of government interference.
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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..
« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on Yesterday at 10:17:15 PM »Not all inflation is caused from Fiscal sources.
🏭 1. Demand-Pull Inflation
⚙️ 2. Cost-Push Inflation
💵 3. Monetary Inflation
🌍 4. Structural and Supply-Side Factors
📊 6. Government Fiscal Policy
And no, the rest of that doesn't just fall out of Fiscal Spending. That's a chunk, but not the only chunk.
Gov spending didn't make the price of eggs go high, Avian flu did.
Government spending, borrowing, and printing is by far the most massive influence on inflation. Government taxation and regulation drives wage and wealth growth for the working class into the ground.
And actually, idiots in government killing hundreds of thousands of chickens over perceived avian flu risk drove up the price of eggs. More government stupidity. Just like the government stopping drilling operations, killing pipelines, and stopping refineries drives fuel costs, which drives everything. More government interference and stupidity.
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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..
« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on Yesterday at 10:12:41 PM »I don't know where you live but $200K will get you a decent starter in Texas.
I can tell you it absolutely will not here in Tennessee. It won't buy you a decent project to flip. I bought this house 7 years ago for $225,000. It's currently valued at well over $380,000, I could get real close to $400,000, more if I invested a little. Which is actually the plan. I'm loading up my 401k, and getting positioned to drop $75,000 on this house, and probably sell for $475,000+, maybe $500,000 depending on timing. Then move the Hell out.
My kid got married 2 years ago, I hate it for him and his wife, decent jobs and can't hope to get into a decent house, it'll cost them $350,000 for anything but a flipper, and about 4.5%. Kid is going to end up waiting 2-3 more years, and maybe STILL have to go a 30 year mortgage at best. He'll be 2 years before retiring paying off his house. That kills retirement investing.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Can you pw a plane with a .45?
« Last post by scott66 on Yesterday at 09:56:21 PM »New scenario idea all pilots!gun fight at the OK corral!
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Another Pilot Flew West Last Night
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The O' Club / Re: Whatever happened to sonic booms?
« Last post by AKKuya on Yesterday at 09:33:04 PM »Majestic 12 stepped in, declaring the sonic booms were scaring away the flying saucer men.