Re: RIP Olivia Newton-John

Cancer is a horrible thing.

RIP.

Re: Moderation Needs To Be Looser In Non-Aviation

Why on earth would someone even bother participating in non-aviation discussions on an aviation website like this one? I'm sure there are plenty of other sites/platforms for that. :confused: Where have you been on this site? Non-Av has been robust for literally decades. I actually don't disagree wi...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Another milestone. https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-shaping-war-counteroffensive-isw-himars-kherson-russia-1731152%3famp=1 ISW is saying that the Ukrainian is now taking the initiative and shaping the battle space instead of just reacting to Russian movement. bt Sorry, that page cannot be found. Do...

Re: How do hardcore simmers not get distracted at home?

If something else needs doing, I hit ESC and go do whatever needs to be done. That said, most things that need doing need someone else to do them for me at the moment because I'm still unable to walk properly without crutches. I don't do 16 hour flights anyway, except for maybe once when I replicate...

Re: Sandy Hook denial shot down in court

Who is donating to help him cover these costs?

Re: YouTube Vlogger Captures DL Diversion

Wow, I watched that and jeeesh... the guy is waaaayyyy over-reacting... but I suppose it's a way to get more likes to the video?? Yeah, I just wasted 2 minutes of my remaining life time before I stopped the video. Did he really say „near death experience“? Didn’t listen well, was too distracted by ...

Re: Neighbours - Final episode after 37 years

Were there any kidnappings or hostage situations? No building explosions or cars driving off a cliff? ;) You forgot the plane crash! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_plane_crash_(Neighbours) It’s also quite notable that Neighbours had wonderful levels of LGBT representation. Not just one token ste...

Re: Neighbours - Final episode after 37 years

Were there any kidnappings or hostage situations? No building explosions or cars driving off a cliff? ;) I didn't see any of it, just saw the media hype. Maybe this will be the replacement TV soap opera: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/false-news-chalmers-unloads-on-reports-of-rift-with-mckeon...

Re: Your most embarassing flight sim mistakes

Hi, Many thanks and as more of an old-timer I guess in flightsim I can't remember anything specific although I'm sure I started a flight or two by just running off the runway somehow before quickly restarting! Not to mention a few times or more getting kinda lost when trying to fly IFR with Fs9 ATC...

Re: Mega-Millions jackpot at 1.2 billion

Aaron747 wrote:

scottyraven wrote:

NetJets would be my new favorite airline.

With $700m or so after taxes, you could more than afford your own Citation X or Global X and support system to operate/fly it.

Re: Mega-Millions jackpot at 1.2 billion

My god, it would ruin my life as well as my families, and the life of everyone around me! Everyone getting money that would remove any need to do anything ever again! Just terrible. Still I'd like to win, see what such ruination was actually like. ;-) I have no idea what I would actually do with it...

Re: Finally “finished” my flight sim build…

That's a good put, it's a bit of a fuss not being able to see the keyboard. But I soon get to know where the mouse is.

Must say VR needs huge power to run it. I'm on a super-computer here and it just about does okay with it.

Re: Finally “finished” my flight sim build…

If a build is ever really finished… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FULDKFBXoAEPSlS?format=jpg&name=large HP Omni desktop (MSFS 2020) ASUS 54” monitor Real Sim Gear G1000 panels Logitech switch panel Turtle Beach Velocity One yoke/throttle quadrant Thrustmaster/Airbus side stick Logitech rudder ped...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

On afterburners, even Concorde was to get rid of those with the follow on B model, so we can probably say those won’t be necessary for any SST going forward these days. Maybe. Afterburners need unburnt oxygen to provide extra thrust. Pure turbojets only have a small percentage gain from using after...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

Well i guess if the availability of the Boom meant 6 or 7 Gulfstreams or BBJ's didn't make the trip over the pond, then maybe it's not so bad for the environment. Which begs the question - might they be better off with a smaller design that carried fewer passengers and could get by with 2 engines? ...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

No private jet engine on the market would be able to push this design to Mach 1.7. The engine will have to be from a fighter jet. Bypass ratio is critical. A typical private jet with a bypass ratio of 5:1 means there is 5 parts of slow bypass air for every part of fast core exhaust. The overall exh...

Re: Your most embarassing flight sim mistakes

I wondered why the LX-DIO 737 BBJ I was using wasn't able to go Nice to Dubai,

Turns out by default it doesn't have the AUX fuel tanks specified and you have to manually configure them in the PMDG options. Wish I could just set that by default.

Re: Memorable Meals that really were better than the sum of their parts...

Another one I liked was Stiftskeller (Stiftgasse 1-7, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria). Although they weren't too interested when just two of us arrived, when I explained 40 people would soon be arriving they got an army of staff together to get everything prepared quickly. Food was great, large portions an...

Re: Memorable Meals that really were better than the sum of their parts...

At the beer garden near the ski-jump in Innsbruck (might have been Gasthaus Bretterkeller), just a good old fashioned schnitzel dish, huge portions and nice beer at very reasonable price. Perfect for us jet-lagged cyclists who had gone Sydney-Dubai-Munich then got the Deutsche-Bahn train down from M...

Re: New defence pact AUUKUS

B21 have been talked about in the Australian media but not really sure what sort of traction it gets within the GOTD https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/getting-the-most-out-of-aukus-could-require-plan-b-21/ But would make more people nervous in the immediate region besides the Chinese How about the ...

Re: Airport! Movie headed back to the big screen!

I thought from the title they might be doing a new one featuring a Dreamliner.

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

It is a little odd that after a few years of alleged development, they come out with…a different aircraft The first instance of the Overture was a simple Concorde rip-off; compare the wing planform. It was never a serious design. Or something of a mini me version of the Lockheed submission to the U...

Re: Airbus A380 Open Fan Technology Demonstrator announced by Airbus and CFM

So is that what will save the A380s from the scrapper? Turning them into de facto turboprops? How else do you plan to test this engine? On a twin engine plane, and what happens if your test engine fails? People are so quick to get their snarky remarks in about the A380. But we hear nothing of the 7...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

The 4,250nm range is problematic. Can'd do SFO-Tokyo; SEA-Tokyo is just under 4,200nm nonstop direct, but that's cutting it too close to allow for sub-optimal routing, winds, and alternate. Of course, it can cross the Atlantic nonstop no problem, just like the Concord, but it's the difference over ...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

Engines under the wing might be simpler than one in the tail. it might well be quieter on takeoff too, but if I'm not mistaken, these are not reheated engines so they should be reasonably quiet anyway.

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

And they have a supersonic aircraft that they say is also for West Coast US - Asia, but refuel in Hawaii? So they'll fly supersonic but then slow, descend, land, taxi, refuel, taxi, takeoff, climb, and then go supersonic again to Asia? What part of this picture doesn't look right?!!! Hawaii to LAX ...

Re: Boom Supersonic new configuration.

They've said since the beginning of their program they'd come out with a demonstrator first, so this shouldn't be surprising to anyone... Maybe look into the wider history of the company before launching criticisms Why look at history? Isn’t in enough to see “sst” and launch into full on attack aga...

Re: Computer for MSFS2020?

I got the PMDG 737-700 for FS2020 and also the Service Update 10 beta. The SU10 beta is excellent in DX12 mode at least for my system and video card (32GB), I read others with normal video cards and less VRAM are having problems with visual glitches. The performance is very much improved. It looks g...

Re: Plane Seat

2424172,2258898 If you look closely at the above photos to see the details ("View Large"), I think these may be a match to your seat fabric. The concavity at the back of the tray table also matches. Bingo, we have a match: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Airbus_A340-64...

Re: Your most embarassing flight sim mistakes

My sim of choice is FSX so that's where my stories come from: ...... On several occasions I've blown right past the top of descent point and put the plane into a dive 20-30 miles from the airport. Made it in but the pax probably weren't thrilled :lol: You need Concorde. Do a "Fall Off The Wall...

Re: Your most embarassing flight sim mistakes

Add on testing and using fuel dump. The fuel went empty in one tank and then ticked over to 1,000,000kg!

The plane did a very high speed descent to the ocean. Bug logged and fixed later (before release). A perfect result.

Re: Waterfall faucets - Yay or nay?

Not fussed by them either. For the bathtub maybe okay.

Re: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot