March 10, 201115 yr If I run my FS computer with a Wi-Fi NIC, then I stand the real possiblity of blanking my NGX DU's? Guess we'll have to see just how authentic the PMDG failure subsystem really is... :( :( http://www.zdnet.com.au/wi-fi-proven-to-interfere-with-aircraft-339311113.htm Regards, Al Jordan | KCAE
March 10, 201115 yr If I run my FS computer with a Wi-Fi NIC, then I stand the real possiblity of blanking my NGX DU's? Guess we'll have to see just how authentic the PMDG failure subsystem really is... :( :( http://www.zdnet.com...t-339311113.htm According to that article, Boeing hasn't delivered any planes susceptible to that fault, so you should be good :D Kenneth Weir My Saitek yoke mod i7 2600k @ 4.7 8GB Gskill CAS7 2x GTX580 SLI Surround + GT520 Accessory Win7x64
March 10, 201115 yr Commercial Member What's amazing is the image of a plane crash next to the story. No planes have been delivered that have this "fault" but someone found it important to put a picture of a plane crash in the story implying that this "fault" has caused a crash...Oh wait, that's not a plane crash that's the fake crash from the TV show "Lost." Just when I thought the photo couldn't be less relevant... Noah Bryant
March 10, 201115 yr Commercial Member What's amazing is the image of a plane crash next to the story. No planes have been delivered that have this "fault" but someone found it important to put a picture of a plane crash in the story implying that this "fault" has caused a crash...Oh wait, that's not a plane crash that's the fake crash from the TV show "Lost." Just when I thought the photo couldn't be less relevant...Yeah, really bad journalism there - wow. Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
March 10, 201115 yr Yeah, really bad journalism there - wow.Yeah, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a article about aviation thats not severly screwed up in some way... I wonder if they screw up everything like that and I just don't notice it or if it just happens to be for aviation only. Greg Hetherington
March 11, 201115 yr Yeah, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a article about aviation thats not severly screwed up in some way... I wonder if they screw up everything like that and I just don't notice it or if it just happens to be for aviation only.Unfortunately, in my (limited) experience, it's not just Aviation the media manages to get horribly wrong. Take-offs are optional, landings are mandatory.The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. To make a small fortune in aviation you must start with a large fortune.There's nothing less important than the runway behind you and the altitude above you. It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.
March 11, 201115 yr A few years back, a pilot friend of mine here in NZ worked as a junior journalist for one of the larger regional newspapers. He covered a story on an engine failure after takeoff that resulted in a safe - if rough - landing in a paddock near the airfield. When he presented his draft story, his editor told him that it "lacked drama" and that he should go back and get some quotes from the pilot and passenger about how terrifyed they were. My friend had, of course, interviewed the two already and they had indicated that the whole thing was over very quickly and wasn't particularly dramatic. In the end the editor said words to the effect of: "I'm more interested in a good story, people like to read about terror in the air, don't serve up this uneventful crap again". My friend quit on the spot, making it one of the most respectable and principled actions of anyone I know personally. I learned long ago not to get stressed out by misreporting of aviation in the media, it will probably always be an issue! Mark Adeane - NZWN
March 11, 201115 yr Commercial Member Prior to what I do now, I was a photojournalist and worked for various news organizations (small and large). I saw day-to-day how truly biased and clueless the media was and it astonished me. Many people talk about how reporters are constantly skewing the news for their own agenda, and I will honestly say, it's worse than they think. I saw reporters and editors say out loud that they would or wouldn't cover something based on political ideology as if their "ethics" only applied when they weren't in the newsroom. Newspapers are better though. The TV news get's stuff wrong like it's a sport. I mean they regularly got simple things like the person giving the interview wrong, let alone the concept of the whole story. They also have far less time to tell the story and obviously they will drop certain parts of the story and leave the sensationalist part. Noah Bryant
March 11, 201115 yr Yeah, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a article about aviation thats not severly screwed up in some way... I wonder if they screw up everything like that and I just don't notice it or if it just happens to be for aviation only. That's what magazines and newspapers do: if there is no news, they will make some news.Bert Van Bulck
March 12, 201115 yr It isn't even about news. The more dramatic a story the better, anything to keep viewers/readers interested... Kenneth Weir My Saitek yoke mod i7 2600k @ 4.7 8GB Gskill CAS7 2x GTX580 SLI Surround + GT520 Accessory Win7x64
March 13, 201115 yr PMDG BLOWS YOUR MIND!I have edited your statement to be slightly more accurate. :( Take-offs are optional, landings are mandatory.The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. To make a small fortune in aviation you must start with a large fortune.There's nothing less important than the runway behind you and the altitude above you. It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.
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