Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday May 3rd is RCAF Dogfight Sunday
Sunday May 3rd 2009
9:30 AM SL time
Liberty Lovelace
Any aircraft is okay as long as you use TCS.
Air Combat Rules of Engagement will be a variation on the "King of the Hill" game. Two pilots at a time.
9:30 AM SL time
Liberty Lovelace
Any aircraft is okay as long as you use TCS.
Air Combat Rules of Engagement will be a variation on the "King of the Hill" game. Two pilots at a time.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2nd Annual Mad Scientist Convention
On the Royal Caledon Air Force watchlist....
"Caledon Steam SkyCity is proud to present the SSC 2nd Annual Mad Scientist Convention - SSC ReAnimated
May 2nd, 2009; 3pm and 5pm SLT
Has your research turned to archaic subjects?
Do your formulae come from ancient tomes as much as from modern journals?
Are you meddling in things Man was not meant to know?
From Frankenstein to Tesla, and from Flamel to Herbert West, some scientists cannot leave well enough alone.
Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 3pm for the Speed Building Contest, Avatar contest entries must be received by 4pm with winners announced during the Mad Scientist's ReAnimation Ball starting at 5pm. There will be two build contests with a grand prize in each category and a dance in the evening.
*Unnatural Creation Avatar - Building starts now, with judging on the day of the convention. Create an avatar from scratch. Is it a murderous robot? A living Construct? Did you summon Cthulhu from a test tube? Let your imagination run wild, and show us that science really can "open strange doors." Avatars will be judged on creativity, quality, and fit with the theme. No parts from other avatars - must be wholly your own creation. Judging between 3pm and 4pm SLT.
*Speed build- one hour, theme related to "weird science practices" will be announced at the start of the contest. Building starts at 3pm, and stops at 4pm. Judging will be based on quality, originality, and how well it fits with the announced theme.
Do not let the narrow-minded views of fools and stagnant academics hinder you. This is Science!"
"Caledon Steam SkyCity is proud to present the SSC 2nd Annual Mad Scientist Convention - SSC ReAnimated
May 2nd, 2009; 3pm and 5pm SLT
Has your research turned to archaic subjects?
Do your formulae come from ancient tomes as much as from modern journals?
Are you meddling in things Man was not meant to know?
From Frankenstein to Tesla, and from Flamel to Herbert West, some scientists cannot leave well enough alone.
Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 3pm for the Speed Building Contest, Avatar contest entries must be received by 4pm with winners announced during the Mad Scientist's ReAnimation Ball starting at 5pm. There will be two build contests with a grand prize in each category and a dance in the evening.
*Unnatural Creation Avatar - Building starts now, with judging on the day of the convention. Create an avatar from scratch. Is it a murderous robot? A living Construct? Did you summon Cthulhu from a test tube? Let your imagination run wild, and show us that science really can "open strange doors." Avatars will be judged on creativity, quality, and fit with the theme. No parts from other avatars - must be wholly your own creation. Judging between 3pm and 4pm SLT.
*Speed build- one hour, theme related to "weird science practices" will be announced at the start of the contest. Building starts at 3pm, and stops at 4pm. Judging will be based on quality, originality, and how well it fits with the announced theme.
Do not let the narrow-minded views of fools and stagnant academics hinder you. This is Science!"
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monarch of the Skies!
This morning several pilots of the Royal Caledon Air Force gathered in Liberty Lovelace for Air Combat Wargames. Our Rules of Engagement (RoE) were very simple and seemed to work as well as could be expected in a limited sim with constraints on avatar population and scripting.
Our dogfight was a variation on "King of the Hill"
We'll call it "Monarch of the Skies"
Only two pilots fly at any given time. The winner of each round lives on to fight against the next pilot in line, and so on.
It seemed to go very well. I had positive feedback from everyone and requests for more regular combat exercises.
RCAF pilot Vickster Kuhn was the winner with the most "kills".... She's our Queen of the Skies today.
...but the bigger winner was the RCAF Group. We're back in the game!
More events to come ;)
In attendance today: Josh Noonan (pilot), Sin Trenton (pilot), Dan Gervasi (pilot), Vickster Kuhn (pilot and overall winner today), Ilsa Munro (observer), Curtis Lamplight (tiny observer), and Zoe Connolly (organizer).
Our dogfight was a variation on "King of the Hill"
We'll call it "Monarch of the Skies"
Only two pilots fly at any given time. The winner of each round lives on to fight against the next pilot in line, and so on.
It seemed to go very well. I had positive feedback from everyone and requests for more regular combat exercises.
RCAF pilot Vickster Kuhn was the winner with the most "kills".... She's our Queen of the Skies today.
...but the bigger winner was the RCAF Group. We're back in the game!
More events to come ;)
In attendance today: Josh Noonan (pilot), Sin Trenton (pilot), Dan Gervasi (pilot), Vickster Kuhn (pilot and overall winner today), Ilsa Munro (observer), Curtis Lamplight (tiny observer), and Zoe Connolly (organizer).
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Mission to Mars: Voyage - Orbiter Space Flight Simulator
A YouTube Video from rseferino
An alternate history 1986 Flight to Mars....
An Orbiter add-on based on the novel "Voyage" by Stephen Baxter. "Voyage" is an alternative-history narrative in which the US President Richard Nixon makes a fateful decision in 1972 - to abandon the Shuttle program and concentrate all efforts on a manned landing on Mars.
An alternate history 1986 Flight to Mars....
An Orbiter add-on based on the novel "Voyage" by Stephen Baxter. "Voyage" is an alternative-history narrative in which the US President Richard Nixon makes a fateful decision in 1972 - to abandon the Shuttle program and concentrate all efforts on a manned landing on Mars.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
IL-2 Comedy
An amusing IL-2 machinima showing a few strange scenes from the IL-2 combat flight simulation game....
And IL-2 Batman....
And IL-2 Batman....
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
more Connolly Aerodrome news....
First of all.... my sincere thanks to those of you who have offered assistance since my announcement yesterday. Your support is extremely helpful as the specter of a General Motors bankruptcy looms ever larger for our family.
Offers of donations are coming in and so far, we're on safer financial ground for both aerodrome parcels. What happens in a few weeks I can't say, but we're still in business for at least44 52 days.
Thanks to Josh Noonan for so generously offering 100% of his onsite aviation vendor revenue to keeping Connolly Aerodrome open.
Thanks to Excalibur Longstaff for his generous donation and also for creating a new tipjar. My old tipjars are gone. So if you're inclined to donate, please use the new balloon tipjar in the welcome-gazebo. The new tipjar is deeded to the RCAF group. Funds will be received from the tipjar, transfered to the RCAF group fund and then distributed to the RCAF Marshal (For financial convenience sake, since I manage the aerodrome parcels, the Marshal position is back in my hands from Phineas Messmer).
I cannot thank you enough. Pilots, Caledonians (and Pilot Caledonians) are a special group of people who come together in a crisis.
Our avatars may be prim and pixels but we're RL people on the other side of the screen. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your friendship and support.
Clear Skies....with love and friendship,
Zoe Connolly
Offers of donations are coming in and so far, we're on safer financial ground for both aerodrome parcels. What happens in a few weeks I can't say, but we're still in business for at least
About the Aerodrome parcels:
The larger parcel is a 2048. Weekly Tier Fee is $1900 and as of today the meter is good for4457 days.
The smaller parcel is a 1024. Weekly Tier Fee is $950 and as of today the meter is good for 52 days.
Thanks to Josh Noonan for so generously offering 100% of his onsite aviation vendor revenue to keeping Connolly Aerodrome open.
Thanks to Excalibur Longstaff for his generous donation and also for creating a new tipjar. My old tipjars are gone. So if you're inclined to donate, please use the new balloon tipjar in the welcome-gazebo. The new tipjar is deeded to the RCAF group. Funds will be received from the tipjar, transfered to the RCAF group fund and then distributed to the RCAF Marshal (For financial convenience sake, since I manage the aerodrome parcels, the Marshal position is back in my hands from Phineas Messmer).
I cannot thank you enough. Pilots, Caledonians (and Pilot Caledonians) are a special group of people who come together in a crisis.
Our avatars may be prim and pixels but we're RL people on the other side of the screen. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your friendship and support.
Clear Skies....with love and friendship,
Zoe Connolly
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Connolly Aerodrome and the Current Financial Crisis - Royal Caledon Air Force
Connolly Aerodrome and the Current Financial Crisis - Royal Caledon Air Force
My RL family is from Michigan in the United States. Michigan is one of the hardest hit states in the current economic crisis we're facing and has been in a recession long before the rest of the nation.
My RL sister (known as Uhura Markova in SL) has already been unemployed for months and my RL brother (Phineas Messmer) and I have been supporting her when we can.
My brother's job is on the precipice, and just needs a shove over the cliff from a General Motors bankruptcy for his job to be gone. When that happens, I cannot justify spending RL funds on virtual land when my siblings are in RL financial peril.
This is one of the saddest moments I've had in my SecondLife, and I've shed more than a few RL tears over this one....
It's entirely probable that I will need to sell the two parcels that comprise the virtual land known as Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance.
If anyone within RCAF has any suggestions about how we can save the Aerodrome, please do not hesitate to contact me as soon as possible.
Connolly Aerodrome and the Current Financial Crisis - Royal Caledon Air Force
My RL family is from Michigan in the United States. Michigan is one of the hardest hit states in the current economic crisis we're facing and has been in a recession long before the rest of the nation.
My RL sister (known as Uhura Markova in SL) has already been unemployed for months and my RL brother (Phineas Messmer) and I have been supporting her when we can.
My brother's job is on the precipice, and just needs a shove over the cliff from a General Motors bankruptcy for his job to be gone. When that happens, I cannot justify spending RL funds on virtual land when my siblings are in RL financial peril.
This is one of the saddest moments I've had in my SecondLife, and I've shed more than a few RL tears over this one....
It's entirely probable that I will need to sell the two parcels that comprise the virtual land known as Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance.
If anyone within RCAF has any suggestions about how we can save the Aerodrome, please do not hesitate to contact me as soon as possible.
Connolly Aerodrome and the Current Financial Crisis - Royal Caledon Air Force
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