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It amazes me that no one has thought of this before. I love it. It's stupendous, man. This addon will Transmogrify Orbiter!

I might be OK with that, except I doubt that the police could be relied upon to include themselves amongst "everybody." As for my extradition question, Ich bin ein grosse Dummkopf! If the offender was an American citizen the Brits could return him to his native country. I actually knew that.

Since the offender appears to be English (or have I got that wrong?), how would AVSIM press their case? Hire a British lawyer and pursue it entirely within their system, under English law? Or since the crime and damage was done to an American firm, and to a server located on American soil (I'm...

I do a variation of Countdowns system, but rather than zip it, I keep my clean "core" copy on a USB thumb drive and just copy it to my hard drive when I need a fresh install. The only drawback... it's mighty tempting to bring the thumb drive to work. Checking in on the Forum during odd moments...

Usonian swipe at Tex in 'Avsim hacked!' thread Agreed! I suppose the most likely suspects would be an inside job: either a disgruntled employee/site moderator, or some user who got burned (or banned) in a forum flame war. I have not participated in the AVSIM forums, so I don't know if they...

But that's a function of Orbiter -- all Orbiter vessels must obey Newtonian physics where orbital mechanics and areodynamics are concerned. That corner of realism is not exclusive to the vessels in this poll, and thus not to their credit. The violation of physics (or, at least, practical...

If you could also do a scenario for Orbiter's stock Atlantis then you would have all your bases covered and increase your own download count. You too could be a rich and powerful Orbiter mogul!! Thanks for the updated link. This is a trailer for a video game? Or is it some on-line video/movie...

I just noticed this thread. Unfortunately, the YouTube video appears to have been removed by its author (crap!). This is a wonderfully imaginative use of combined add-ons. You should not hesitate to post it to Orbithanger under your own name. It's just a scenario, after all, and does nothing...

Fantastic and congratulations, Brian J:cheers: I have never quite managed it without adding fuel, so I am pleased to know that it can be done. Do you have any tips or details you can share? Is there some significant element of luck, or do you think you can readily repeat this performance? My...

This begs for another poll: Which of these materials is more realistic? Or is Handwavium a manufacturing process?

And there is where you miss the essence of being American. Very few of us try to define "enough" -- strive for just that -- then when we get enough, just kick back and enjoy. No. We want "more." Of course, that ambition has no end.

Uh oh, someone is about to learn why Martin NEVER issues previews, promises, or release dates. Come August 3rd no one will remember that qualifying "probably." ;) :hmm: Hmmm, there should be a "impatient tapping foot" emoticon. . . . . . . .

I was just writing about Michael Collins in another thread. His book is the absolute best of the various astronaut autobiographies. Not only did he write every word himself (no ghosts or co-authors) but the writing is first rate. One thing he said has stuck with me for over thirty years, now...

I hesitate to mention this (because I really like Michael Collins) but have you read his memoir, Carrying the Fire? The very best book by an astronaut. Made all the better because he wrote every word himself. The "voice," the test pilot's attitude and the language will remind you of The Right...

Hold on, this guy may be right. Check out the Similar Threads below... the neverending roll of the Dead. Alas, poor Orbiter, we knew thee well :(

Thanks for the quick reply -- nothing more reassuring than the voice of experience. IMFD has quirks and shortcomings, just as one would expect from something so complex, yet offered at no cost. I hesitate to suggest anything that will add to your own uncompensated labors, but you might want...

Nothing beats a fresh install (of everything). I keep a clean copy of Orbiter (and Orbiter Sound) on a thumb drive with everything configured the way I like it. A fresh Orbiter install is just a copy click away. Also, I find Velcro to be pretty tough to get just right, but it's worth the...

This sounds a lot like some other complaints/comments. There may be a serious bug in V5.xx -- Jarmonik says as much in the middle of this thread: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=8336 There is a related discussion at this thread (although you will have to endure a pretty...

Agreed! I had a great time putting together a Titan III-E Centaur for my Voyager addon. The Velcro Autopilot works very nicely. I made my own fairing with custom texture taken from a hi-res photo of the Voyager 2 liftoff. I love the flexibility Velcro offers.

I just ran across this thread and let me join in by saying, OUTSTANDING!! I have been waiting for years to see a comprehensive, detailed IMFD "how to" manual, rendered in readable English. I don't mean to criticize jarmonik, he is clearly way smarter than me, but the English in his manuals is...