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[Picchio]

Arrivederci, Don.

[Irishratticus72]

I liked his posts, and his humour.

I will miss them, and him.

RIP.

[Pajeka]

A great loss to our small flight sim community…RIP Don! ?

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Thank you for the information, Varibraun.

Rest in peace, Don, you will be missed.

 

Blue skies.

 

~S~

Edited November 15, 2023 by FlyingShark

[No_85_Gramps]

Salute! You are missed, RIP!

[Chief_Mouser]

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RIP. 

[Gambit21]

Sad...he was one of the good ones.

The flipside is that the ol "he's in a better place" has never been more true. 

Blue Skies, and God bless.

[Redwo1f]

RIP

He seemed a very nice fellow and was kind and polite.

[352nd_Wheels]

My sincerest condolences to Don's family and friends. He will be greatly missed.

RIP @dburne.

 

Wheels

[Robli]

Rest in peace, dburne!

[BladeMeister]

Rest In Peace Sir. You will be missed.

 

S!Blade<><

[Koziolek]

Fly High Don 

[T24_Martin]

Rest in peace. Always appreciated your help in this forum.

[SCG_Tzigy]

darn. rip.

[Blooddawn1942]

RIP

[LukeFF]

Farewell, dburne. ?

 

Man, cancer is a bitch, no other way to put it. It's affected far too many people in my own life. 

[kissTheSky]

May your plane never run out of fuel, may your skies forever be clear in the great beyond Don. You’ve brought camaraderie to our little corner of the internet, you will be missed. 

Edited November 17, 2023 by kissTheSky

[Ghost666]

R.I.P.

[shirazjohn]

Very sad news I will miss reading Dons posts and his unwavering enthusiasm for the genre. 

R.I.P

Edited November 18, 2023 by shirazjohn

[Rjel]

He was far more brave about his situation than I could be. RIP sir. You will be missed here. 

[SARFlytitus]

Donald Burnette Obituary (1958 - 2023) | Apopka, Florida (echovita.com)

 

Very very sad news...my deepest condolences  to his friends and family.

RIP and blue skies dburne, 

I will miss you.

[simfan2015]

That is terrible.

Was 'dburne' ill or was it not at all expected this might have happened ?

My sincere condolences.

[[CPT]Bligh]

RIP dburne

[chiliwili69]

Wow! I read all this now. This is sad.

I am really going to miss you for all these years of fruitful discussions.

I still remember very well the first time you help me, 10 years ago!:

 

What a strange thing a forum is. This is my only forum and the first time I miss someone who I never met. This is as speechless as a funeral.

At least, IL-2 VR made you enjoy more your last years.

RIP.

 

[jollyjack]

On 11/15/2023 at 4:17 PM, CanadaOne said:

That's sad. He was a cool guy and the world needs cool guys. 

Yep, he'll be missed, and i still miss good ole Arthur Beebop Beardsley, both great guys ..

[Freycinet]

dburne was the guy who made me go for the Virpil stick and Sharka set-up mounted on Monstertech hardware, together with my Varjo Aero glasses. That hardware has given me so much joy flight-simming in the last couple of weeks, after a ten-year hiatus. Thanks a lot dburne for all your kind advice. Raising a glass to a true gentleman.  

[Alonzo]

Sadly I missed saying goodbye to Don. I always appreciated the work he put into his VR flying and how much enthusiasm he had for the sim. A big loss to the community and my condolences to his family.

 

Cheers to you, Don, I hope you're in a better place now.

[Haluter]

Rest in peace friend ?

[Beazil]

Just read about this from the forums here.  Rest well Dburne.  You will be missed.  I'm sorry we didn't get to spend more time together.  S!  My condolences to you all who knew him.

[Toxin1]

We'll miss his camaraderie, expertise, and the warmth he brought to our community. Fair winds and clear skies, dburne. May your spirit forever soar among us.?

[MrBlindspot]

He was a great guy to have around. 

All the best for his loved ones. 

[simfan2015]

Sad, terrible !

My sincere condolences.

[Varibraun]

20 hours ago, chiliwili69 said:

I am really going to miss you for all these years of fruitful discussions.

 

So true - wherever Don is now, I know he is still happy that you finally upgraded your Index. 

[MiGCap]

Blue skies, Don, and Nickel on the Grass! 

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by MiGCap

[[CPT]Pike*HarryM]

Farewell Don! Rest in peace!

[ITAF_Rani]

Rip Don.

Condolences to his family.

[TheSNAFU]

Just learned of dburne’s passing. So sorry to hear this. I very much enjoyed his posts. He was very passionate about his simming and vr. Really nice fellow. He will surely be missed. Salute! 
 

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Edited November 24, 2023 by TheSNAFU

[LuftManu]

I just read about Dburne's passing too.

 

Farewell my friend. I read his posts a lot and he was a great known person here. It's going to feel empty.

 

I hope where you are, you are happy, Don.

 

Fly high! I am sure we all will meet again.

 

Condolences to his loved ones.

[CaptainFlemme]

He was a great person, may he rest in peace. Condolences to all his family and friends.

[Jaws2002]

WOW! ? 

I just read this thread now. 

 Don was such a helpful fella along the years. He helped me with hardware questions and decisions. He was always very knowledgeable and helpful. 

Farewell my friend. You'll be missed.