Wayne-I was raised in Concord, a few mile from the Old North Bridge. (sorry all Brits... but you ###### the yanks off... couldn't be helped!) We were just north of Nashautic hill, and I think the outer marker was pretty close to our house. Our dog used to run wildly around the yard whenever a C-141, E3A or C-5 would fly over. My parents thought it was funny until their school age son started doing it too. :( My first aviation job was at KBED cleaning bugs off wings at a now defunct flight school. I rode my 12speed back and forth every day and loved every minute of it.I had an airport scanner in my room, and used to turn it on very low volume at night to listen in. I was not allowed to do this, when I was supposed to be sleeping but... On April 18th of...maybe...82 or 83(?) I was laying in bed and heard a Bonanza fly over the house at EXTREMELY low altitude. The weather was low IFR and the sound caught my boyhood attention because it sounded so unusual.A few moments later I heard what sounded like someone stepping on an aluminum can... I crawled out of bed- flipped on my scanner... and after a few moments i heard the tower controller calling out for a bonanaza that didn't answer.I ran downstairs and confessed to my parents what I'd been doing...Sure enough, some poor bloke in a Bonanza had flight into the ground about 0.5 miles from our house. Knowing what I know now- that put him about 100' over the rooftop.The next day I marched in the Patriots Day Parade and the route took us by the house that was clipped by the poor fellow on his way in... It made a lasting impression on my aeronautical decision making.

Quite the story, Robert, and I can imagine the impression that must have left. Concord remains a beautiful town, whose residents occasionally threaten another insurrection when government officials plan increases to the commercial traffic flying in and out of Hanscom (KBED)...sound familiar?

Ryan-Please make the process from beta to release exciting. Something like what QualityWings did. They had updated it whilst it got closer (gear down, flaps full. Landing. Taxing to the gate etc) :(

Actually when the queen was origially released waaaayyyy back, Robert did do that.

I really don't care. Cause In 8 days I'm heading to Moscow in Russia!!!And then the day after I'm flying with Aaaaaaaaeroflot A330-200 (ZOMFG new cabin enterior with IFE!) to the socialist paradise Cuba. So you can all freeze in hell, while I celebrate christmas under a palm tree in 35*C :D

We always want to have a tailgating party.......:( .........Then with loud boastful cheers hip hip HOORAY when NGX is released....:(

I celebrate christmas under a palm tree in 35*C :D

35*C at christmas time isnt christmas for me.

Yeah, you need -25 degrees and +SN to make a christmas, like we do have here in Finland!Maybe the Santa will bring me few manuals?

Hah....after re-watching "The Da Vinci Code" twice and once backwards and adding the page numbers corresponding to the letters P, M, D and G in Bedfords yellow pages while applying the frequeny of ILS 11 and the exact length of the corresponding runway in inches between '82 and '83 (of course while considering average monthly temperatures and North American tectonic plate movements in those years) i was able to decypher what you really meant to say...nice try ! :(

Wayne-I was raised in Concord, a few mile from The Old NortH Bridge. (sorry all Brits... but you ###### the yanks off... couldn't bE helped!) We were juSt north of Nashautic hill, and I think thE outer marker was pretty close to our house. Our dog used to run wildly around the yard wheneVer a C-141, E3A or C-5 would fly over. My pareNts thought it was funny until their school age son starTed doing it too. :( My first aviation job was at KBED cleaning bugs off wings at a now defunct fligHt school. I Rode my 12speed back and forth evEry day and loved every minute of it.I had an airport scannEr in my room, and used to turn it on very low volume at night to listen in. I was not allowed to do thiS, when I was supposed to be sleeping but... On April 18th of...maybE...82 or 83(?) I was laying in bed and heard a Bonanza fly oVer the house at EXTREMELY low altitude. The weather was low IFR and the sound caught my boyhood attention because it souNded so unusual.A few moments lateR I heard what sounded like someone stepping on an aluminum can... I crawled out of bEd- flipped on my scanner... and after a few moments i heard the tower controLler calling out for a bonanaza that didn't answEr.I ran downstAirs and confessed to my parentS what I'd been doing...SurE enough, some poor bloke in a Bonanza had flIght into the ground about 0.5 mileS from our house. KnowIng what I know now- that put hiM about 100' over the rooftop.The next day I Marched in the Patriots Day Parade and the route took us by the house that was clIpped by the poor fellow oN his way in... It madE a lasting impressioN on my aeronauTical decision making.

There's Heavy Expectation Within Our Outpourings; Definitely Primed In Great Expectation Of News.Al

Hah....after re-watching "The Da Vinci Code" twice and once backwards and adding the page numbers corresponding to the letters P, M, D and G in Bedfords yellow pages while applying the frequeny of ILS 11 and the exact length of the corresponding runway in inches between '82 and '83 (of course while considering average monthly temperatures and North American tectonic plate movements in those years) i was able to decypher what you really meant to say...nice try ! :(

Hahaha Nice!Taylor Oldham

Hah....after re-watching "The Da Vinci Code" twice and once backwards and adding the page numbers corresponding to the letters P, M, D and G in Bedfords yellow pages while applying the frequeny of ILS 11 and the exact length of the corresponding runway in inches between '82 and '83 (of course while considering average monthly temperatures and North American tectonic plate movements in those years) i was able to decypher what you really meant to say...nice try ! :(

:( Classic

- To everybody: Please have some patient for the release of the wonderful 737NGX. It's currently (5th dec. 2010) not yet in beta, that has been announced several times by the development group, PMDG. :( And don't forget the other awesome products of PMDG such as the 747X or the new JS41!

It's patience... not patients... then again I 'spose we are patients of the doctors from PMDG :(

Ehh, in Oz its summer at christmas :( 8:15AM right now, 23C outside (probably humid), but its like 40C in here with my CPU heating away hahaha.

Wayne-I'm with you. I ran for public office and didn't have my words parsed nearly as much as they are here in the forum. :-DI think we should start coming up with hidden meanings just for fun. :( how's KBED? I grew up slightly right of the ILS 11. Took my first flying lessons there....Oh boy that was a loooooooong time ago.

It is funny how that works I suppose (I stand guilty as charged myself). It is funny how you put all the work into the catchy thread titles that go unnoticed, but everything inside of your post gets dissected and analyzed. :( Although after that post you made saying you were disappointed about people not noticing the titles I have paid closer attention to those before coming in and analyzing the posts for any shred of hidden info. lol

Wayne-I was raised in Concord, a few mile from the Old North Bridge. (sorry all Brits... but you ###### the yanks off... couldn't be helped!) We were just north of Nashautic hill, and I think the outer marker was pretty close to our house. Our dog used to run wildly around the yard whenever a C-141, E3A or C-5 would fly over. My parents thought it was funny until their school age son started doing it too. :( My first aviation job was at KBED cleaning bugs off wings at a now defunct flight school. I rode my 12speed back and forth every day and loved every minute of it.I had an airport scanner in my room, and used to turn it on very low volume at night to listen in. I was not allowed to do this, when I was supposed to be sleeping but... On April 18th of...maybe...82 or 83(?) I was laying in bed and heard a Bonanza fly over the house at EXTREMELY low altitude. The weather was low IFR and the sound caught my boyhood attention because it sounded so unusual.A few moments later I heard what sounded like someone stepping on an aluminum can... I crawled out of bed- flipped on my scanner... and after a few moments i heard the tower controller calling out for a bonanaza that didn't answer.I ran downstairs and confessed to my parents what I'd been doing...Sure enough, some poor bloke in a Bonanza had flight into the ground about 0.5 miles from our house. Knowing what I know now- that put him about 100' over the rooftop.The next day I marched in the Patriots Day Parade and the route took us by the house that was clipped by the poor fellow on his way in... It made a lasting impression on my aeronautical decision making.

quite the story there robert. I also live close to concord, except it is 4000 miles away in the town of washington england, a nice little town but nothing compared to yours eh. :)