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delta_lima
July 12th, 2013, 20:30
I was shocked to read over at Flying Stations that one of the co-founders, Rich Ruscoe, has just passed away after being ill for a while.

http://z13.invisionfree.com/Flying_Stations/index.php?showtopic=343&st=0&#entry22474728

To many of us naval aficionados, particularly those who of us interested in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm flying, he rendered much help in sorting out issues and bugs with making sure naval planes behaved the way they should - to say nothing of the contributions to the projects done by Flying Stations. Yes, a few might have found him blunt and sharp from time to time - but to me, he was always an experienced gentleman to whom I always looked up for technical assistance on a myriad of naval FS matters. His grasp of technical matters was almost invariably dead accurate, and his precision was an inspiration to all of us trying to make the whole experience of replicating flight using pixels and command lines reasonably immersive.

RIP Rich - fair winds, good friend.

Daniel

Sindhu
July 12th, 2013, 22:16
RIP. Thanks him for many things he has done for us all. May God bless and comfort his family.

Marvin Carter
July 12th, 2013, 22:28
“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,--and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eer eagle flew--
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.”

peter12213
July 13th, 2013, 02:15
Shocked to read this, god bless and RIP Rich!

Roger
July 13th, 2013, 08:23
Really sorry to hear this! My condolences to the family.