Swifty,

I may as well kill two birds with one stone and SimHQ is gracious enough to display big pictures. Here are some shots from a story by a man who worked the Mekong Delta in the Mobile Riverine Force...or Brown Water Navy. He operated on several types of boats, ATC's, Monitors and Zippo for examples.

We will tell the story from the air, of course. If I send you the props, briefing, etc. can you shoot one of your spectacular videos?

It's the price you pay for greatness.

You start here



When Lead takes off from the LST, you fall into loose formation on the way to the fire fight up river.



Watch where you are going.



Lead has to fly high. You can get there this way.



There's the fight ahead.



Zippo.



Nasty stuff. (A word of advice: Never start a fight when you are up to your neck in mud.)



Fight fight fight then head to a different river.









Here's where you are going.



Line up to land.



Leaving off a lot of struggling and cursing, I have arrived.





I understand that lunch today aboard the USS Watchenaw County is powdered eggs and Spam. Welcome aboard.

So, what do you think? Get the film crew out? I have to tell you than I had trouble shooting the still shots in this. If you just fly, keep it moving, don't let the speed bleed below 9 knots and tap B when you hit the deck, you can land safely every time. If you are sightseeing or filming, you may go into the drink a few times. Landing on the Mahan at 34 knots was somewhat of a challenge. Landing on a stationary pad is not easy but then you knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Ranger.

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I'm speechless

Wow! love the shot of the Zippo. The par is raised every time I make a new video. Its going to be tough to top Big Mother's video but I already have some ideas spinning in my head about this one. I'm sure the YAP2 team have the same problem of trying to top the previous sets.

Got to go to my personal library and dig up my favorite Seawolves book to get my mind focus for a good video. For those interested, the book is U.S. Navy Seawolves by Daniel E. Kelly. Is an excellent read about the brave pilots and sailors of the Navy's most decorated helicopter unit, HAL-3. I highly recommend this book if you are a rotor head fan like me.

Swifty

We still have some things up our sleeves. We made the flamethrower two years ago. One last bug to work out before release but Mr. Wizard will provide the key element as usual.

The missing element: BOOM. The flamethrower works.