Not really on the same topic but somewhat related i guess. I must rave about the plane settings and the maps. Its been alot of fun flying some planes I don't typically use and the matchups between axis and allies is quite fun.Cudos to the map builders.

There is apparant tilt towards external views off from those in control ofthe settings LOL.For me, if I wanted to fly for real I'd get my pilots license. I find that the external views make up for the lack of any REAl feedback when in a plane. My 19 in monitor sitting in my office doesn't provide the kind of environmental feedback needed to make flight decisions as simple as what my attack angle is or even if I'm flying upside down. if I was in a REAL cockpit I could flash my eyes down to guages..no such speedy option with externals off. And my centering 'x' can disappear from my screen while I'm looking around and I waste valuable time trying to find it, sometimes crashing into the ground.Long comment longer. I hate no external views off but I appear to be in a slim minoriity. If we have to fly with externals off can we switch back and forth from time to time?  At least then my options for play on the game servers are something other than 'REAL' and 'NEWBIE'

Please let me clear up my position. I'm not defending her getting a Bronze Star. Far from it. As the current information now stands I do not believe that she did anything which would deserve a medal of such distinction, and that the entire issue was drummed up by feminist politicians who would like to see some positive spin on women in the military. I am however defending Jessica. In my opion and only based on my life experience, I don't believe that she has very much or any input into what is going on and based on what I've heard from the media, she was oblivious to her media popularity for weeks after she hit Times front cover.I also don't think a kid as young as her will be making any astounding decisions on her own when the old man and superior officer tell her that the smart thing to do is go along with the media flow.Yes, she was part of the team but I don't think they made any mistakes. Its the confusion and chances of war and they were on the crappy end of the stick. But what she is is a soldier who appears to have served her country well. I respect her for that. And truthfully I'm not sure if she is going along with what is going on or is ignorant to it but either way I don't think she has a darn thing to say about it either way. Maybe when she gets a little maturity she will make it clear what happened but she is a kid listening to those she respects or her officers and to tell the truth, if I was in her shoes I'd probably be doing the same thing...keeping my mouth shut and going with the flow, and I believe most of you (when you were in your teens and 20's) would probably do the same. Just my opionion. I have the HIGHEST respect for almost all who have served in the military and I salute you all medals or no medals.

BK and all others who cast some sort of discredit on Jessica...shame on you!Whether she deserved the Bronze Star or not has NOTHING to do with Jessica's service. Just like you, she chose to serve her country and being a service man yourself you should know the things that can get turned around in the fog of war. And being a private I doubt she had any say in the direction the convoy took that fateful day, so to say she is some dumbass woman who took a wrong turn is just down right disrespectful of a fellow service person.Maybe she didn't deserve a Bronze Star but she certainly served her county and did so well, never loosing her awareness of who she is. In Jessica's own words, "I'm an American soldier too".

How totally cool, I love stats and information. I haven't been on the server but once or twice since she went up, but now that I'm back in town I hope to remedy that.  

You know why they call it 'Mad Cow Disease?''PMS' was already taken...bahdam boom.(Politically incorrect joke of the day)

Holy jamoly, I think I paid around $70 for my force feedback joystick....and felt guilty for that.LOL

Congrats FR. Great to have you on board!!

Me too!!! Red squadron needs more bombers to play with and the occasional dropping of a nuke helps to releave stress.

Don't know if it is a work around but if I start FB BEFORE I start GV I can hear but not transmit. I do get an error message however stating a resource is already in use but you may not be getting this message.You may try startup of GV and connect to chat prior to startup up FB.

I'm not sure if this item was discussed but I have a GV issue that occurs probably 75% of the times I use it. It seems that over time the GV connection becomes degraded to the point of garbled transmissions or complete inablity to communicate. If I jump over to GV and exit and reenter the chat session, then switch back to the game all is again well with the world until the next 30 min or so have passed and the connection starts to degrad again.Anyone else experience this and if so any fixes?

Alright BB welcome aboard (From one Tx newbie to another)We'll have to rock n roll on some bomber missions in the ol' red squadron.Look forward to to seeing you over my shoulder and not on my 6.

Personally I LOVE the super cockpit and don't mind the radaring effect. However, mixing it up ain't bad either. Some maps make not having radar a pain (you can't find anyone to fight)...the island map isn't one of those.

Way Coooool man. So do you get a trophy or something or just cash?If its cash we all expect you to pick up lunch next time.TX-OkieCop

Welcome TX-RyanHA....Never had a wingman before....or been one for that matter....Blind leading the blind LOLWe should have fun thought wreaking some havic on the bad guys.