May 20, 20197 yr I have Stage 4 Lung Cancer and have decided to step down immediately as the Forums Administrator to ensure continuity of operations. I will remain on the AVSIM Staff working with the AVSIM CEO when needed. Tom appointed me to this position in November 2013 and I have mostly enjoyed my long tour of duty as the Forums Administrator. I believe this position was one of the most difficult and challenging positions at AVSIM. I want to thank everyone at AVSIM who helped make my job a little easier and enjoyable. It was especially tough when Tom suddenly passed away leaving AVSIM with no leadership. Tom called me from his bed at the hospital and told me he had 'only months' left to live and wanted AVSIM to continue his legacy. It was a surprise to us all when he passed away within a month. It was Chase, Chuck Jodry, and me who got together and decided to assist Tom's wife, the new CEO, continue the legacy of Tom and AVSIM. That role mostly continues today but we have added more members to the Board and they will have major roles in continuing the legacy in the future. I may survive this bout with cancer (and the doctor's give me great chances) but, with cancer, you never know exactly what it will do. I want to thank our membership for everything they have done to try to make my job easier. I especially want to thank our moderators who put up with me for several years. I tried my best to keep AVSIM the number 1 flight simulation website. We still get over one million hits on the site each month and register over 700 new members each month. Thanks too to the many developers who chose AVSIM as their site for their official support forums. I hope AVSIM continues to grow. A new Forums Admin will be appointed soon. Thanks again everyone! It has been fun! Best regards, Jim Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
May 20, 20197 yr Just to wish you a speedy recovery, Jim. I'm pretty sure you will win this battle. Positive thoughts on your way my friend. And thank you for your efforts on AVSim.
May 20, 20197 yr The things people do to get out of a job. The big C ain't what it used to be. You'll be fine Jim. Oh and you made a typo. You said I may survive, when you meant I will survive. The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 20, 20197 yr Jim, Let me say one thing for sure: Everyone out here will have you in their prayers, hoping you make a complete recovery...
May 20, 20197 yr Dang Jim. My cancer was discovered early enough that it was not a terrible fix. But, as you say, you never know with cancer. Give 'em hell. Bob i5, 16 GB ram, GTX 960, FS on SSD, Windows 10 64 bit, home built works anyway.
May 20, 20197 yr Jim, Keeping you in my thoughts and wishing you a very speedy recovery. Thanks for all your efforts over the years. i7-7700K | GTX 1080 | Asus TUF Mark I | G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 16GB | Samsung 960 M.2 Evo 1 TB | Corsair H105 | EVGA 850 | NZXT H440
May 20, 20197 yr Administrators We've got your back, boss! Kick cancer in the ass!😉 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
May 20, 20197 yr The best to you in your battle with this. Your contributions here will always be in our hearts and minds! And don't go far. Still expect to see you around these parts in an enthusiast role! Edited May 20, 20197 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
May 20, 20197 yr Best wishes to you, and many many thanks for everything. Guillaume YouTube Channel : The Flying Frog (P3D flying) My Flickr Gallery : clicky clicky CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D at 4.5 Ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte AORUS X470 Ultra Gaming RAM: 48 Gb GPU: 1x RTX 4090 OS : Win 11 Display : Philips BD4350UC (4K 43" display) + 1 AOC 21" FHD side displayHardware: Virpil WarBRD Base with WarBRD Grip OR Warthog Grip, VPC ACE Collection Rudder Pedals, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle, Goflight MCP Pro, Custom homecockpit.
May 20, 20197 yr Thanks for all Jim, and the very best with your recovery. You will win this! ======================== HAPPY FLYING Raymond
May 20, 20197 yr Jim - All the best wishes to you and thanks for all your great work here at AVSIM these past years. We all appreciate everything you did for us and hope you beat the cancer thing! Look forward to your further participation for many more years! Bruce Scott
May 20, 20197 yr I hope you will have a full recovery and that it will never come back ! MSFS2020, 24, Fenix A320, Ryzen 9 9950X3D, ASUS TUF RTX 5090 ,G.SKILL 64GB 6000MHz CL28
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