About the future, yes, it will surely become more frequent.
As a suggestion, only engage in dialogue with people you could verify by
voice their are not AI, or if they are referred by other known/trusty
person.
Regards
Lawrence
On 2026-08-11 22:51, Alan Teeder wrote:
> Today I received an email from someone called Jessie Raven,
> [email protected].
>
> To me it looks more AI than human.
>
> With this in mind I replied. Below is the transcript of the whole
> conversation. Is this what our future will be like?
>
> Should I carry on with the conversation? - what are the risks to my
> Git account, which she/it has obviously looked at.
>
> Alan
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On 11/08/2026 21:33, Jessie Raven wrote:
>
> Here is what strikes me. Everything you just described, the
> aerodynamics rewrite, the autopilot work, the RAF version with
> in-flight refuelling, that is exactly the kind of detail that the
> flight sim and aviation modelling community would get genuinely excited
> about. These are people who care deeply about authenticity and accuracy
> and VC10 is delivering exactly that. They just have not found it yet.
>
> The 3D modellers you are looking for are also almost certainly in those
> same communities. Getting VC10 properly introduced there does two
> things at once: it brings the right developers and enthusiasts to the
> project and it puts you in front of the people who could actually help
> with what you need.
>
> Shall I put together a plan specifically for VC10?
>
> Best,
> Jessie.
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 8:59 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Jessie
>
> Thank you for your note.
>
> I work on the VC10 when I can find time. At the moment I am not
> happy
> with the aerodynamics - the handling is not as good as I remember
> from
> my days with the Vickers/BAC flight simulator. Also I am re-writing
> the
> autopilot to make it closer to the original. The cockpit is mainly
> complete, but needs the navigators station and some of the engineers
> panels. I intend adding an RAF version with in-flight refuelling.
> This
> will go well with my unpublished TSR2. If you know any 3-D modellers
> to
> clean up my amateur efforts their help would be very welcome.
>
> Alan
>
> On 11/08/2026 16:50, Jessie Raven wrote:
> > Hi alanjt,
> > Quick one. I found VC10 and think it's better than the numbers on
> it
> > suggest right now.
> > With 8 stars so far, it's basically hidden which is a shame,
> because
> > the work's there. Basically I get good-but-quiet repos discovered
> by
> > the developers who'd care. Real engagement only.
> > If you're curious, I can show you what a plan for VC10 looks
> like.
> >
> > Best,
> > Jessie
>
>
>
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