DirkBoehm 0 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Friends, pilots, soaring-men,lend me your ears! I come to bury Caesar not to praise... Stop. That's wrong somehow. Those of you knowing Shakespears original will agree that this is one of the best starts of a powerful speach. Well, that could be the reason, why I messed this up.Starting from scratch:Everyone will agree that some rules are neccessary for a community to live peaceful together and still survive long enough.For virtual soaring, I started to write down some personal rules, coming from experiance and common sense. As for others not needing to make same errors while virtually beeing up there in dangerous altitude, I consider it important to publish them here.Feel free to complete them with our own personal rules, as those are as important for others to survive, as are mine. I think we can make a really funny thread out of this... did I write "funny"? - I meant "informative" instead. :embaressed: :whistling: Rule 1:Don't write emails or explore the internet while flying close to a ridge. This can be extremely dangerous! :embaressed: Rule 2:If you're wondering why your plane is falling like a brick... check gear, spoilers and flaps. Effect can be a great relieve when you get that spoilers back in :lightbulb: Rule 3:"Every cloud has a silver lining" - When you're flying right throug a cloud in multiplayer, the silver lining could be reflections on the wing of another pilot ignoring that gliders fly under VFR. In that case he's most probably flying towards you. A collision might be the result. Rule 4: "Think positive - flaps negative" is not always a good idea. Especially when you're already near Vne.Rule 5:Tow pilots are stupid. Be happy that they are. It's always a good idea to have an idiot to blame when you're flying awfully again. :yahoo: Rule 6 (by "fosterlewis"):Only throw out the pee-bag when over another gliding airfield.... Hope you now know how important this thread could be, if developed in the right direction. Please help to save virtual lifes.:cheers2: Cheers, Dirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 19 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 LOL - 6. Only throw out the pee-bag when over another gliding airfield.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkBoehm 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 LOL - 6. Only throw out the pee-bag when over another gliding airfield.IanHey, nice one Ian! :big_boss: And important in RL, too. Even more important, I should say. Well, to be honest, I have a quite satisfactory hardware equipment for virtual soaring, but I still don't have neither any liquid nor any olfactory devices installed. Now I know: I never will install. :angel: However, No. 6 adopted. :thanks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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