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EHM-1617 Iain:
Amen, and congratulations once again to those who did complete the event, especially to those who didn't need the reserve aeroplane. Myself, I was forced to withdraw for the event due to techincal difficulties. My CPU is running hot and tends to hit the BIOS power off temperature after about forty-five minutes under load. Probably full of dust again, having new windows fitted didn't help with all the brick dust. I will clean the heatsink out properly once the weekend rolls around (might even lap it if i get the time) but it is certainly overdue a cleaning.
I found that the time schedule was alright, although I am a schoolkid and have a couple of hours a day (most of the week) for flying. I can see the point people are making though - three non-overlapping days per leg sounds more reasonable.
I am sure that after the problems we have had with PP events in the beginning are ironed out, they will become a good part of our events portfolio and we will enjoy sucessful events into the future. The key seems to be having plenty of aircraft locked specifically to pilots and a realistic but flexible time schedule (i.e. three consecutive days, non-overlapping).
I hope that these events will become more sucessful into the future - I certainly will be joining in with the next one.
EHM-0471 Peter:
Finnaly OLBA. Rw 03: C- 17 UNHCR EHM 0471 just landed!!!
My greatest thanks to all our guys who worked very hard I believe, to prepare and get ready for us such a nice, interesting and challenging event as this one was. BRAVISSIMO!!!
And this should also be a serious challenge to all other EHM pilots to join us next time. Come and see, it's simply gorgeous!
Peter ;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
EHM-0948 Bruno:
Hi mates,
Just to add my two cents we understand the point of view that says that we should have given a more delayed date interval to do the flights.
But one strong reason was also related with the fact that the next event starts at 5th January so if we expanded it for, let's say 4 days, the event would end almost on the end of the year.
Also, the date intervals are very connected to the period that the real event happens. For instance, the next event would have a date interval of two days, because if not the event becomes "unreal".
I readt what "EHM-1199 Philip" said, and logically the events were created to give fun, but a special fun that has the stress word on it because that's one of the objectives. For instance, to know that you cannot crash your airplane, to know that you need to fly on those periods of time, to know that if you fullfill all of this you'll be much more happy than if the rules weren't there.
If you still want to have fun like some of you said without some rules (or more soften rules), than you should not do the event and do other "events" that we have like Tours or Missions that doesn't have those strict rules on it :).
I think we need to rememeber the purpose of the Events. And the purpose of them are to provide the most close conditions to real event conditions and to provide you a spectacular adrenalin to do it. Unfortunately we would have to do some sacrificies to end it but that's all part of the game! :)
I can give you me and Philip's (CEO) example: We got some days that we were flying together on IVAO at 2am to end the event. And we have our real life commitments at 8am :) ... That's the kind of the sacrifice that sometimes, if we want to end it we need to do.
Regards and I hope you understand that if we change the rules of the Events, than they will become more like a "Tour" one that a feature that completely differs from all the others that we have.
Regards (again) ;D
EHM-1500 Jim:
I agree totally with Phils (Rolt) points.
I didn't want an exception made for me, i was only saying that i thought the schedule was too tight for many of us.
Finally, as for what Phil Nutt said - i am a bit offended that you should suggest we lack commitment - as you will notice i have been an active member of this VA for over 2 years, have done many tours, have many hours and have completed previous PP events so please don't patronise me by implying a lack commitment to the VA.
Does my familly time and work come before my hobby of flight sim?? of course it does and i'm gald it does - does that mean i should be excluded from events - i hope not but if that is the way the Management view things then i am disappointed.....
Any way, i thought the event was great in it's idea and set up and must commend those involved - just shame about the tight schedule.
Jim
EHM-0948 Bruno:
Hi Jim,
I am not saying you should be excluded. I am saying that the rules for the Event are different from the ones for the other features that we have on our VA.
So, what I mean is that if we don't have time for the deadlines that we give on the flights, than we cannot do the event. Just that.
To see the difference, we don't have deadlines for other features on the site like the tours so we can do them and finish them when we want to.
So, when we start an event we should think if we will get time to finish it or not. Just that. Don't take indirect conclusions from my words (or Philip's CEO words) please.
The commitment that Philip (CEO) said is regarding to the fact that we all should spare and gain some of our occupied time to free time, so we can actually finish the event. If not, you'll actually end like me and Phil that just got free time at 2am ;D
Regarding the too tight schedules, Phil already said that we will take that in count for the next events. But! We will not delay the deadlines if that would apply the event to be unrealistic.
Regards,
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