AWACS anybody?

alideg88 · Post by **alideg88** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:32 pm

Hey..I haven't been to camp in over a year but was wondering if AWACS is operable yet at AC. Anybody know? How is it, if you've been?

Repeat · Post by **Repeat** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:48 pm

It is not in fact operable. They're still working on getting that up and running, but mostly funding is needed before anything can happen.

From what I understand, the current undertaking is new software for the current sims - it looks like that will happen this fall(ish).

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:00 am

I haven't heard that they're putting in AWACS before. That'll be really cool when it happens. You really do learn something new every day.

Repeat · Post by **Repeat** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:01 am

It's more like a pipe dream than an actual reality... I've seen the plans for it, most people know where the shell is, but the computers and the software necessary to run it all aren't in the budget - in a couple years, maybe.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:02 am

Soccer wrote:It's more like a pipe dream than an actual reality... I've seen the plans for it, most people know where the shell is, but the computers and the software necessary to run it all aren't in the budget - in a couple years, maybe.

At least they're willing to think about it. I'm sure theres a lot of plans that are thought of but never written down or given any consideration. I hope it works out though. That would have been really cool to have when i went to AC.

Repeat · Post by **Repeat** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:02 am

there are so many things that are in the works or that are dreams that it's ridiculous. Unfortunately, AC tends to be the red-headed step-child of Sprocket.

alideg88 · Post by **alideg88** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:26 pm

thanks..hopefully it will be soon!

ACluvR · Post by **ACluvR** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:54 pm

They have been talking about the AWACS sims since before my last X-mas camp 3 years ago...

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:26 pm

unfortunately, the AWACS that was supposed to be up and running long ago is now on hold, some software issue I was told.

Repeat · Post by **Repeat** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:42 pm

kinda like when i was there as a camper in 99 or 00, I was told "when you come back next year, there will be a building instead of the bubble." I was there just this last summer as a counselor, and the bubble hasn't gone anywhere. It's just dirtier.

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:28 pm

yea ac does always seem to get the shor end of the deal when it comes to getting new things, but it doesnt really matter its still awesome the way it is

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:28 pm

I agree. They seem to do great things with what they have.

ACluvR · Post by **ACluvR** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:30 pm

Yea. I remember hearing about painting the trailers... and when I saw it when we went to AC w/adult SA it was different again... AC def has heart to it... I miss it!!!

Repeat · Post by **Repeat** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:07 am

we were talking about painting the trailers last year. The problem is convincing sprocket to pay people to do stuff - they had counselors down at AC fixing it up last summer.

As I like to say, AC's motto should be "We make do with nothing." We're given very little, but we make it awesome anyway because we have fun with it and we care.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:57 pm

What exactly is AWACS?

ACluvR · Post by **ACluvR** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:26 pm

AWACS- Airborne Warning And Control System... they kinda are the eyes from the air and see over planes... I remember we had a mission where we had to escort an AWACS plane... we sucked at it... they don't go 500knots like us I guess, lol... Oopsies.. Can still hear Beaver coming over the radio... haha.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:15 pm

I think I remember that mission... is that the one where you have to say inside a certain area or you get shot at? I think we sucked at that one too.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:26 am

HAHA. Yeah, we got shot at... A LOT. They all told me what a great pilot this guy was and as it later turned out he wasn't really good at anything but taking off.

ACluvR · Post by **ACluvR** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:36 pm

Haha. Yeah. We always got shot at... usually friendly fire at the beginning of the missions, lol. I was always a RIO, cuz well... I suck compared to everyone else.

I can take off, fly in the air... and the landing I usually get told to run into mountains cuz I can't do it... But yeah... we got hit by lotsa SAMs and stuff in the AWACS mission... oopsies. And then the bad people... i dunno.. Black Knights? Can't remember came after us. Oopsies. But Christmas Camp the missions always turned interesting. I wanna go BACK! They should have a weeklong adult session at Christmas time.

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:12 pm

yea that mission is a bomber escort #1 and #2 it is sooooooooo easy if you just stay inside that 5mi radious lol