XLjedi

Just my opinion, but I'm more impressed with stock. You can also share your craft and it's guaranteed anyone will be able to verify your design and play your mission.

Curse is up, but it's a total cluster right now... at least that's been my experience. The login for new mod devs is totally screwed up. ...all twisted in with Twitch, who maybe has taken them over. The next time I waste a half-hour of my life trying to defeat their login system, I'm taking my mod down. Wish I never posted it there!

You just need an avatar now...

It's a bit hidden and not entirely intuitive... but you need to edit your signature. You'll find "Edit Signature" under "Account Settings" (look at your username dropdown upper right of screen) Save the picture of the badge somewhere like IMGUR, then you can add the URL to your signature to make it appear.

I meant you're first step was too far ahead... keep looking ahead to flying the space shuttle, but in the mean time, your focus is get my drivers license. Then when you do get it, and you will, celebrate that as a step completed toward your goal and feel good about it! ...and look for the next box you need to check off. Hint: it's not going to be finish flight school. Think about it... Have a good night!

Too far ahead... what's your first step toward getting into flight school? From what you've said, your first step toward flying the concorde is going to be getting your drivers license, correct?

Well the trainer you'll start out in is more likely going to be a 152 or 172... the 747, ya know... they might save that one for your 4th or 5th lesson. You don't know what real is yet for the 172, much less the 747 Boeing that flies and lands itself. Keep the passion, explore the options, learn a bit, be patient... so what's going to be your first step?

Alright... so dad's RC pilot friend was offered an airline pilot job, no wait... it was the air force... well... and now we get to the part that makes sense... they wanted him as a drone pilot. Yes, as I said, they are looking for drone pilots and I would think now is a much cooler time to fly drones than back in the 90's. So maybe think about it. Most of the time I flew, it was without ATC, and I had no co-pilot. ...it felt realistic at the time.

Mmmm hmmm... an Air Force recruiter approached him... Well that at least makes sense now. Recruiters will do/say about anything to get you to sign-up. I have the MS simulator and the C-172 in that game is actually very good, and flies much like the real one, except for one thing... it's harder! I commend anyone who can get their "Private Pilot" achievement in that game, I gave up on it. I imagine the other planes are modelled to similar accuracy, so probably a very good proxy for you. Before you let yourself get too in love with the notion... fly a real plane, get your private pilot license and then re-evaluate.

I knew that... just needed you to say it. You don't know the "feeling" you're talking about, unless the feeling is really more about what you think is cool. Top Gun, Hollywood, stuff... the reality is quite different. RC planes and flying in video games is a lot more fun than commercial/general aviation. I would be curious to know what idiot airline offered an RC pilot a job as an airline pilot, that's just absurd. More likely, someone approached him about a flight school... maybe. Either way, I would NOT equate RC pilot skills to flying a real plane.

Have you flown a real plane?

Computer Science is an excellent choice! ...and don't rule out aviation just yet. There is one aviation related area where the military actually has a pilot shortage and I don't think they are particularly picky about officers flying them... Drone Pilots! Frankly, I see drones as the future of military fighters anyway, it just makes sense. They will outfly any manned vehicle simply because they will not be limited by G-forces. Now is the perfect time to get into drones before the REALLY cool ones start to appear! ...also ATC controllers, the radar operators... those are pretty cool roles! Computer Games... well... I'm sure you can find plenty of video game developers that will let you know you can literally make HUNDREDS of dollars with that career. Get your computer science degree if you want, but keep the game programming as a hobby. You can always do that in your spare time.

Color-blindness and/or non-20/20 vision is going to rule out flying Stealth Bombers... For now, focus on the drivers license, and stop creating your own barriers. Get up and walk out the door. Goto the Uber website setup an account. "But I don't have any money..." ya know what, figure out what the first step is that's going to put you on the path, fix your eyes on it, set a date in your mind to achieve it, and just do it. ...and stop inventing reasons to pull the covers over your head. Your first step may be a stint in the military... and you may do something there that you find far more interesting than being a bus driver for a totally dysfunctional airline industry.

Pretty sure, it's officers in both Air Force and Navy flying the cool jets... Marines, maybe a warrant officer, for helos, but it's been a long time since I looked into that.

Don't fall into that trap! ...never judge yourself by the accomplishments of others. You will always focus on the people who have done more and the depression can creep back in. Just keep your blinders on and focus on what's important to you.

Grunts who join the Air Force out of high school don't fly jets... they fuel em. But seriously, I was in a similar situation when I was 19. Could not afford Embry Riddle, went with the local community college flight program instead, got my license, started flying... Life happened, things change, desert wars erupt... Decisions were set before me, and turns out that I took a very different path. As I look back now, I wonder what might've happened if I went in the other direction. But in all cases, I come to the conclusion that I made the right decisions and would not trade my life as it is today for any other option that the past may have presented. Be patient, 19 is very young... you have plenty of time. But I hear you, I felt that impatience. You may not fly in the airlines, you may have better opportunities. Just remember that as you make your choices, always choose with the idea in mind, "When I look back on this 10, 20, 30 years from now... will I regret it?" ...and don't worry if a choice comes along that leads you down a different path, that's life. Just run with it! In the mean time, no one can stop you from flying, go down to the local airport with $75 in-hand and you can probably fly with an instructor that day.

I don't care for the idea of modifying the signature of others... I might suggest that badges are showing up in signatures for lack of any other place to put them. I have been looking at ways to add badges and/or graphics/links to a section in my profile though. I would prefer to see a more editable section in the user profile where people could post their "trophies" and such. For instance, in your profile, directly beneath the header and just above that green "Community Rep" box, it would be nice to have an editable area spanning the full width of the page that worked exactly like the current signature, only call it "Trophy Case" or something like that.

Unlocked? ...me thinkst somefin in your thread-lockers is broked-ed!

...and if you didn't grant such authority?

Never too early to plan ahead... and thankfully, it's not his call. Another idea that comes to mind, and since you're going down the path of linking craft files. In the process of designing that linking structure, also maybe think about linking missions? Maybe the folder system you have could be piggy-backed on to group missions into a campaign? ...and along the lines of my previous suggestion for Mission Badges. A way to mark a mission completed and have a publicly available Mission Badge display wall page! With notifications to mission designers that user X has completed your mission.

I do like the idea of linking craft... definitely need that! As for the graphic display... My idea is this, keep everything you have now for the craft displays, but add one thing. A dedicated slot for uploading a 256x160 Mission Flag/Badge, maybe even require one, or suggest missions without one are less popular (like craft without pictures). With the idea being people will want to paste that badge on their creations when they do the mission! Then just display the missions by badge and title! If you notice, on the forum here, there is a LOT of interest in people creating and collecting these mission badges (in my sig below for instance) and your site could facilitate this! ...have you seen the mission badge art here? I would keep the graphic display simple; just like the craft display. Show the Mission Badge and the Mission Name and leave it at that. Use database fields and your search tools/filters for dealing with stuff like planets included, rescue missions, etc...

Well whatever you manage to throw together... it won't be any stranger than my recent attempt. Look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Just start with STS-1a and work your way up... if you take off with boosters, get into space, and land you'll qualify for somethin.

My submission for STS-2a Commander Achievement ...oh and, "HAIL KRAKEN!" All parts are stock and no significant mods to speak of and I haven't bothered with Mech-Jeb yet. The craft file and details are also available for detailed review by clicking on the blueprint... I thought the little "Krak-Sats" were pretty cool!

One clarification please... I don't understand the Pilot/Commander Level 2 requirement of "Geostationary Orbit"? If that's truly a requirement for both Pilot and Commander, a synchronous or geostationary orbit of Kerbin would be at a perfectly circular 2,863.33km altitude for both the pilot and commander rank? http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Synchronous_orbit Did you really mean the satellites need to be at equivalent orbits and equidistant from one another? ...which seems to be the implication based on the minimum altitude requirement in each case.