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- Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
Fair point. I would like to get a 4Runner at some point. 4Runners can tow, they can go off road, they can haul a lot of gear - great choice for a SUV. I agree. For the longest time, I wanted a Jeep Wrangler, but at some point in my truck driving career, when I had some down time in California, I re...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: USAF VC-25B News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 376
- Views: 12018
Re: USAF VC-25B News and Discussion Thread
Part of the VC-25B conversion delay(s) seems to be caused by another Boeing issue : OSS software, see linked article below. The Boeing software, called Option Selection Software (OSS), is used by Boeing to identify software installed on 737 MAXaircraft, that must be reconfigured when the airplanes ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:10 pm
- Forum: Aviation Photography
- Topic: Watermark question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 158
Re: Watermark question
Some will be angry you put any watermarks at all, but if you are putting them on your own site you could go with the pattern watermarks over the whole image that some of the big stock photo sites use.
I don’t see anyone complaining about those.
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:06 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 12708
- Views: 966118
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
I bet that if he landed at the nearest airport to The Hague, the Dutch would refuse him entry rather than let him into the country, giving them a duty to arrest him. “We” (the Dutch) have 196 reasons to arrest him (MH17), so I really don’t understand where your “bet” is based on (other than persona...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates News and Discussion - 2023
- Replies: 113
- Views: 30312
Re: Emirates News and Discussion - 2023
TUGMASTER wrote:Seems to be taking along time to re-configure these birds.
Secondary question, are the EK ships the 1st of any A380’s to be reconfigured.??
Qantas also changed some its A380s if I’m not mistaken.
Hopefully when I fly with EK later this year I get a reconfigured plane. Jump to post
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:46 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
"Why do you want a SUV?" "I need the utility of one." "Why not buy a Tiguan?" "Its too big." "So it has too much utility?" When people say "utility" they usually mean "I can get in and out of the car even though my back hurts and my j...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:41 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
A lot of old cars had column shifters - even mid 50s vintage. I remember the early 70s when a floor shift, especially "four on the floor" or "t-bar auto" were a big selling point for sportier models. More standard was "three on the tree". Five speed column shift manual...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:02 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
A lot of old cars had column shifters - even mid 50s vintage.
Jump to post- Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:37 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with SUVs. 90% of them are pointless. 4Runner, Forester, etc, I get the purpose but things like the Taos, Corolla Cross, Nissan Kicks, etc,. they serve no purpose. The Taos for example, does nothing that the Sportwagon didn't already do. The majority of them are ...
Jump to post- Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:00 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Wizz Air gets a visit from the bailiffs.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4553
Re: Wizz Air gets a visit from the bailiffs.
I agree with the complainant- this is the only way you'll get your money back. Having an airplane impounded will get the airline's attention. Yes, this is the way with airlines. The heavy handed approach is the only way. Otherwise they will behave in the “we are bigger than you, what can you do” ma...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:50 pm
- Forum: Aviation Photography
- Topic: How to: Take Air to Air pictures from Airbus Cockpit?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 383
Re: How to: Take Air to Air pictures from Airbus Cockpit?
I doubt the OPs camera equipment is the issue, it’s more likely the windows in the plane itself. If possible I’d be constructing a makeshift hood to go over the front of the lens that can block out stray light and reflections from elsewhere in the flight deck. One end attaches to the lens, the other...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: Aviation Photography
- Topic: Settings for overcast skies?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 279
Re: Settings for overcast skies?
Other than setting the white balance to overcast/cloudy, what settings do you use to shoot an airshow when the sky is overcast? Meter mode? Exposure compensation? Manual exposure settings, I prefer to not let the camera do its own thing in those situations. You can take test photos of less importan...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing: "737MAX crash victims didn't have time to suffer," so we owe less.
- Replies: 87
- Views: 12824
Re: Boeing: "737MAX crash victims didn't have time to suffer," so we owe less.
Forgive me y'all, but seriously: this is the work o' the Devil. :mad: https://onemileatatime.com/news/boeing-737-max-crash-victims-suffer/ Boeing's argument in court is that their 737MAX crash victims "didn't have time to suffer," and thus its liability should be lessened. I get that they...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: New defence pact AUUKUS
- Replies: 812
- Views: 84219
It looks like we will have Tomahawk missiles as well:
https://www.news.com.au/technology/inno ... 1a8e19bafc
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:27 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4362
Re: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
It really is simply a case of numbers, pretty certain if they were dedicated to developing, attracting girls/women in more numbers at a early age we would certainly be seeing more on the grid. It is very much a case of numbers and women in F1 and the pipeline to F1 have said that. Karting numbers i...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:15 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4362
Re: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
So we should not allow people to transition at all? Because there might be an athlete somewhere who transitioned to female at some point that might win something at one point? Why is it, then, that cis-females can and are encouraged to play in traditional male sports against cis-men? Some choices h...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 12708
- Views: 966118
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
Mig 29 is a step but old. At least it is known by Ukraine.
I think the Gripen would be a good step.
Cue outrage by Russia and its crowd of supporters.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:37 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
I’m totally on board with the piano black hate, and would like to add “carbon fibre” (or fiber). It mostly isn’t so looks as fake as it is. I am glad the matte finish was just a one year thing and it went away. It’s still a thing on carbon bicycle frames and a massive pain in the a…. Looks okay for...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Prop lands on helipad on top of Burj al Arab
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2936
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:52 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: New defence pact AUUKUS
- Replies: 812
- Views: 84219
Thanks. Was hoping to find something local but will look to see what’s about.
Tugger wrote:cpd wrote:Apparently recruitment will be underway for roles supporting this effort. It looks very interesting.
Yup. If you are interested, look here: http://www.buildsubmarines.com
Tugg
Thanks. Was hoping to find something local but will look to see what’s about. Jump to post
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:36 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
The only thing I find annoying in a modern car is Gloss/Piano Black trim, especially on frequently touched areas. Those things are fingerprint magnets. Everything else, I'm fine with. Yes! Klavierlack - scratches easily and looks putrid in about 2 minutes. Light coloured dashboards too, they reflec...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:00 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
- unpopular opinion there’s such a thing as TOO quiet and too smooth. I like to at least hear that the thing is working lol. Phantom has the "ready" indication on the instrument display so you know it's running. You still hear a very small amount of the engine but it is almost silent and ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:08 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Most annoying car features
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3443
Re: Most annoying car features
1. beep, beep, beep warnings for everything and anything. Yes I know the door is open because I opened it. 2. Excessively noisy "fart" modes for the look at me up-and-coming real-estate agents and their little shopping trolleys on wheels. Make it quiet outside and put a super loud sound ri...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: New defence pact AUUKUS
- Replies: 812
- Views: 84219
Re: New defence pact AUUKUS
Apparently recruitment will be underway for roles supporting this effort. It looks very interesting.
Jump to post- Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:32 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: New defence pact AUUKUS
- Replies: 812
- Views: 84219
Re: New defence pact AUUKUS
The announcement today says: 3 Virginia class submarines with option for two more, then the remainder are the SSN-AUKUS which will be new submarines that will serve both Australia and UK, with these new designs having US reactor and some other tech. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/14/auku...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:07 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
- Replies: 506
- Views: 20020
Re: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
In my city among EVs it is either a Tesla or a Polestar 2. Those are the most common ones. Polestar was a bit behind the Hyundai group into the market but they’ve now overtaken them.
Jump to post- Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4362
Re: Is the GOP's war on "woke" a party winner, but an overall loser?
These dead ends are going to be the end of right conservative parties. Eventually they will come back to sensible but boring policy and the interesting characters will probably be left out of the party. Even in my country the previous conservative government (hugely voted out) has totally toned down...
Jump to post- Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Air
- Replies: 143
- Views: 21702
Re: Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Air
Will they serve alcohol?? Is it that necessary? Surely someone can go 10-12 hours without alcohol… Nicer to not have pax nearby who are inebriated and an airline with strict standards all the better for those of us who want a peaceful flight. That said, I don’t see a reason to go for this airline v...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 12708
- Views: 966118
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
That’s always been the elephant in the room - the pro Russian posters. Evidently they are gearing up again. :( Hopefully the tanks arriving and other weapons will bring about quicker change. Interesting to look at how many senior people the Russians have lost and how a major superpower is struggling...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:03 am
- Forum: Site Related
- Topic: What happened to the Russian invasion of Ukraine civil aviation news/discussion threads?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 778
Re: What happened to the Russian invasion of Ukraine civil aviation news/discussion threads?
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470285&p=23710211#p23710211viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470763&p=23690709#p23690709
I'm not asking for them to be put back, just observation.
The off-topic messages are not stuck to the top again either:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470285&p=23710211#p23710211
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470763&p=23690709#p23690709
I'm not asking for them to be put back, just observation.
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: RIP Chaim Topol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 519
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:12 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: New defence pact AUUKUS
- Replies: 812
- Views: 84219
Re: New defence pact AUUKUS
Australia to buy 5 Virginia class submarines, US to forward deploy subs to Western Australia. It also seems like the Australians, UK and US will collaborate in a new sub class. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/australia-expected-buy-up-5-virginia-class-submarines-part-aukus-source...
Jump to post- Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Lockheed Tristar original FMS
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3680
Re: Lockheed Tristar original FMS
I find myself wondering what delights Lockheed could bring to the commercial aviation table today. I flew on a few 1011s when I was in my late 20s (I'll be 74 in a few weeks :old: ), and found it to be a true wonder. I also wonder the same thing, the L1011 really was innovative. Lockheed is one who...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:54 am
- Forum: Site Related
- Topic: SSL error with mobile Brave, Opera
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: SSL error with mobile Brave, Opera
https://airliners.net in Chrome/Android, but not when using https://www.airliners.netI just checked in Chrome and that worked fine on MacOS 13.2.1, also in Firefox too.
the version without www redirects me to the www version and no certificate error.
AeroVega wrote:Getting the same when using https://airliners.net in Chrome/Android, but not when using https://www.airliners.net
I just checked in Chrome and that worked fine on MacOS 13.2.1, also in Firefox too.
the version without www redirects me to the www version and no certificate error. Jump to post
