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RE: Smallest International Airport Visited

Exeter International, UK.

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RE: What Business Class Is Best?

I'd always go with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>. The chances are you'll be on a B747-400 with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> on your route, so you will experience the Next Generation Club World seat (as all 744s have been refitted now). You will also fly from <acronym...

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RE: Premium Economy, BA Or VS?

What tier are you in <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s Exec Club? If you are Silver or Gold, then I'd choose <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s World Traveller Plus as you can benefit from business class check-in and lounges (Silver) or first class check-in and lounges (Go...

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'Mega Airport London Heathrow': Any Users?

Does anyone have any experience of using this addon for FSX (also available for FS9 I believe)? Link to addon information: <a href="http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/re/iboshop.cgi?showd20!0,4763809420,10227" target=_blank>http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/re...hop.cgi?showd20!0,4763809420,10227</a>...

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RE: 2008 "Aviation" New Year Resolutions

Well, I'm aiming for BA Silver this year, and I'd love to fly on the A380 of course, but I can't see myself doing that until summer of 2009 realistically.

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RE: What Were Your Flights During 2007

Two flights as part of a trip to Canada: <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Calgary - International (YYC / CYYC), Canada - Alberta">YYC</acronym> Air Canada B767-300ER Business Class <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Ca...

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RE: What's The Biggest Plane You've Flown On?

A330-300 <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> Hoping to make a B747-400 this summer and then an A380 the year after that! <img src="/discussions/graphics/sm...

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RE: How Many Airports Have You Visited? Post Them!

I'm not a very frequent flyer (but hope to be in the future!). In all my 18 years Earth I've flown from:

UK:
London Heathrow (Terminal 3)
Edinburgh
Bristol
Exeter
Jersey

Other European:
Tenerife (South)
Menorca

Worldwide:
Calgary
Vancouver

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RE: Premium Economy: Comparisons

Interesting to hear your comparisons in sort of a mini trip report! Did you fly on the new Virgin Premium Economy (ie. leather seats), as rumour has it that this is more comfortable than <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s cloth seat. For me, I would expect priority checkin and boarding ...

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RE: What Aircraft Have You Flown The Most?

Mine would be A320 family aircraft (A320s and A321s in my case).

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RE: Trip Reports You'd Love To See

I love to read any longhaul trip reports, especially if they're in a premium cabin (Premium Economy/Business Class/First Class) on a well-known airline. Always on the lookout for new <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>/Qantas trip reports (especially in FIRST/First Class). I haven't seen a...

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RE: Air Canada YYZ-YOW Pics

A nice report and plenty of good quality pics (never mind who took them!). <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> The shorthaul Project <acronym title="Alitalia Express (Italy)">XM</acronym> interiors look just as nice as the longhaul ones - in fact, the Economy seats ...

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RE: Premium Economy To Royal Silk, Worth It?

Royal Silk is business class compared to premium economy, and as such should be a lot better! I have never flown on Thai before either, but take a look at these pages and compare the differences: Premium Economy: <a href="http://www.thaiair.com/Travel_Destination_Information/Inflight_Services/inflig...

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RE: Flightsimulator X Jetway

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RE: FS9: Default 734 Replacements & Online FS'ing

Register for free at Flightsim.com, and then do a search here: http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/search.htm

Plenty of new textures for the default FS9 aircraft, as well as new models (eg. B767, B757).

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RE: X-Plane Help - Joystick Not Working.

Have you tried using the joystick with another game, to see if it's not a problem with the joystick itself? It may be that Windows isn't recognising it.

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RE: Posky 744 V4 On FS9

Exactly the same with me on FSX, downloading the Singapore Airlines 744.

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RE: FSX ILS Approach - Coming Down Too Early

For a B737-800, is the following landing checklist about right? When cleared for ILS landing: Flaps 1 step, Speed 200kts, Engage onto approach When 10nm distance: Flaps 2 more steps When 09nm distance: Flaps 1 more step, Speed 180kts When 08nm distance: Flaps 1 more step, Gear down When 07nm distanc...

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RE: FSX ILS Approach - Coming Down Too Early

Thanks everyone, all your help much appreciated.

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RE: FSX ILS Approach - Coming Down Too Early

I think I've solved it! I was using the autothrottle for too long, I think. Switiching it off about 3miles away from the runway and then manually controlling worked - I've just tried Glasgow-Edinburgh as a test route, and I touched down perfectly using ILS at the end of a IFR flight.

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RE: "Iberia 757" Business Config

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RE: FSX ILS Approach - Coming Down Too Early

Thanks for your replies.

So if approach mode does control vertical as well as horizontal, why am I coming down too early?

Thanks.

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FSX ILS Approach - Coming Down Too Early

I don't know why this is happening - I'm using the default FSX B737-800, flying from Southampton (UK) to Bristol (UK). Everything is perfect up until about 3 miles from the runway at Bristol. I engage onto the approach in good time with the flaps set at the correct intervals, and then gear down. The...

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RE: FSX Flight Planning

I find the in-built flight planning tools in FSX to be adequate for my needs. I do mostly IFR flights.

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RE: How Good Is Air Canada?

Hopefully you'll be able to get a flavour of the service Air Canada offered in my recent trip reports: <i><a href="/discussions/trip_reports/read.main/106344" target=_blank>Air Canada Executive First Part 1 (long)</a></i> <font size=1>(by <a href="/discussions/profile.main?username=Genius12" class=q...

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RE: Is Business Class Really Worth It, Worst And B

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RE: Geographic Reach - Your Shortest Flight

Mine would have been Exeter-Jersey (UK).

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RE: Do You Fasten Your Seat Belt?

Yes, always fastened when I'm seated. I too count the number of rows to the nearest emergency exit in front and behind. I also always try and sit within 7 rows of an emergency exit.

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RE: Emirates: MAN-SYD

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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A380: The First Ever Commercial Flight

WOW!!!

Fantastic pictures, a very enjoyable trip report.

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: BA First:Barbados- Gatwick (with Pics)

Good trip report.

I see BA FIRST used the same personal DVD player as AC's Executive First on their non-project XM B763ERs.

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RE: Excellent Economy Class Seat Widths

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RE: Excellent Economy Class Seat Widths

Yes, there must be something wrong with that information from the website. I don't believe any seat width comes close to Singapore Airlines' Business and First Class widths on their 77Ws. The widest Economy seat pitch I've seen around is about 18", with most carriers offering somewhere in the region...

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RE: LHR Terminal 5 Trials - Trip Report

Great report, I'd have loved to have done the trials, but am snowed under with study at the moment. I'm hoping to fly out of <acronym title="Turkmenistan Airlines">T5</acronym> in Summer 2008. It really should be a good experience in comparison to the nightmare that is Terminal 3 (at the moment). <a...

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RE: Air Canada Executive First Part 1 (long)

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RE: Air New Zealand To Brisbane B777 (with Pics)

I have to say, I think your pictures are very good for a mobile phone camera, especially the one taken of the 777 cockpit.

A well written trip report; thank you.

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AA/MAXjet: DCA-JFK-STN-IAD

Nice report! The seats on Maxjet's 762s look similar to those offered on <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> International J on their A333s (but for a cheaper price than <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym>, I would think!). Your dining experience in the lounge at <acronym title="New York -...

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pic

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RE: Photo Report Air Canada 777-300ER YYZ-LHR Economy

Very good pictures, and a nice trip report. Having just had a pretty poor experience on one of AC's A333s in Executive First, your Economy flight looks appealing on the 77W!

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RE: Malaysia Airlines RTW Business Class Photo Report

Lovely pictures, great report. What more can I say?!

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

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RE: AC Executive First - A National Disgrace? (pics)

Don't get me wrong, I think Canada is truly a fantastic and beautiful country, with almost everyone I met on my trip very helpful and approachable. I just don't think Air Canada represents the country of Canada very well. I believe that a trip report is meant to give a flavour of that particular per...

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