End of an era.

Post by **esurfman** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:32 pm

"Just found out on the other site. Man, what a blow.

In any case, I told him we are still needing pilots!!!

I guess the 200 is now a real Classic. I will keep FS9 only to fly the 200 if it does not work on FS X."

snipe · Post by **snipe** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:25 pm

"Hey guys...helloooo :unsure: . Has anyone read this about Ralph getting done with RFP? I mean guys, he is the founding father of the addon that has brought us all together here at Globe. I'm not seeing any reaction to this at all. I know we can't do a whole lot to change his mind probably but I'm more than a little surprised to not see even one reaction to Louis' post of a couple of days ago or any reaction at all on the RFP forum. I really refuse to believe that the majority of the pilots here are moving on to the 744. Is that what is happening? Hey, I'll be the first to admit that I divide my time evenly now with the 744 and the Classic but doesn't anyone else care that there isn't going to be an official RFPv3 in our future? No more Classic? Mark"

mvm · Post by **mvm** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:22 pm

"Tell you what fellas..tomorrow..Thursday the 20th i'm going to start a post at the RFP forums called ""save the RFP742"" and leave a message of support to Ralph and his team..i challenge every Globe Pilot who has come to love this beautifull aircraft to post your support for Ralph there here is the link to the forum..http://panelshop.ipbhost.com//...time to get involved or see it disappear forever

p.s go to FS2004 RFP ""Second Generation"" Support"">save the RFP742"

snipe · Post by **snipe** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:05 am

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"mvm" wrote: Tell you what fellas..tomorrow..Thursday the 20th i'm going to start a post at the RFP forums called ""save the RFP742"" and leave a message of support to Ralph and his team..i challenge every Globe Pilot who has come to love this beautifull aircraft to post your support for Ralph there here is the link to the forum..http://panelshop.ipbhost.com//...time to get involved or see it disappear forever p.s go to FS2004 RFP ""Second Generation"" Support"">save the RFP742

I'm all for it Mike. I'll definitely add my voice to your post. Mark"

Post by **esurfman** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:38 am

"Just be careful Mike, I think that there was a slight misunderstanding between Ralph and the rest of the team."

1461 · Post by **1461** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:30 am

Could it be that they may wait until FSX is released to move forward with a new version? I'm not sure it would make sense to continue with V3 in light of FSX's pending release.

mvm · Post by **mvm** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:52 am

Thanks for the info Louis i will tread lightly...just thanking him for his work... Nathan it seems that some distributors of his cd version are not paying him or his team the royalties he is due from sales..that is the reason he has given up on V3...

1461 · Post by **1461** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:22 pm

"Unfortunately, it sounds like a good reason to me!"

Post by **esurfman** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:02 pm

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"mvm" wrote: Thanks for the info Louis i will tread lightly...just thanking him for his work... Nathan it seems that some distributors of his cd version are not paying him or his team the royalties he is due from sales..that is the reason he has given up on V3...

No problems

By the way, is it me or have we skipped a few updates on yhe VIP?"

LeFick · Post by **LeFick** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:10 pm

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"esurfman" wrote: No problems By the way, is it me or have we skipped a few updates on yhe VIP?

Ed made a post on that in the VIP forum. "

Bodo Mueller · Post by **Bodo Mueller** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:17 am

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"esurfman" wrote: Just be careful Mike, I think that there was a slight misunderstanding between Ralph and the rest of the team.

What misunderstanding?"

Post by **esurfman** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:32 pm

It might have just be me but the way I read one of Ralph's post plus why would he leave since RFP is is baby? But I want to point out that I might be wrong; I hope so.

Bodo Mueller · Post by **Bodo Mueller** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:52 pm

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"esurfman" wrote: It might have just be me but the way I read one of Ralph's post plus why would he leave since RFP is is baby? But I want to point out that I might be wrong; I hope so.

Hi Louis, the only explaination everybody got, including me, is this: <span style=""color:#3333FF"">As the founding father of Ready for Pushback, this decision has not been an easy one to make but my goals and expectations are different than others. </span> So this can be interpreted in different ways...... People say that most of the FS9-add-ons will run without problems in FSX, so most likely RFP *could* stay alive in the coming generation of the sim. We will have to wait and see."

LeFick · Post by **LeFick** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:04 pm

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"Bodo Mueller" wrote: Hi Louis, the only explaination everybody got, including me, is this: <span style=""color:#3333FF"">As the founding father of Ready for Pushback, this decision has not been an easy one to make but my goals and expectations are different than others. </span> So this can be interpreted in different ways...... People say that most of the FS9-add-ons will run without problems in FSX, so most likely RFP *could* stay alive in the coming generation of the sim. We will have to wait and see.

I think what Louis is refering to is the line where Ralph mentions that his ""... goals and expectations are different than others"". - In the NEWS section of the RFP forum. While an honest statement to be sure, who he disagrees with or what he means by that is a mystery. Was it a member of the RFP team?, Was it the airline that VIP was to be developed for? or was it an extention of the financial problems with EU vendors? I don't know and it doesn't matter if I know, its non of my business. What does matter to me, and the rest of us, is that our Captian has anounced that he is stepping aside. In the end, I assume Louis was just being cautious, and advising others to be as well. "

Post by **esurfman** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:07 pm

Exactly David. Thanks.