More than likely people are trying to see if they can land the plane safely in those conditions. Something similar happened in real life when Cpt. Al Haynes brought his crippled bird home. Pilots tried to duplicate what he and his crew accomplished to see if they could be as good as he was.

One can hardly be surprised, considering in some (distasteful) sites they'll post files with terrorist targets and disasters so people can fly by (or into) smoking buildings. It's just a severe lack of good taste, and it appears that a few in this community are into that stuff (same goes for more realistic crash effects - I've never gotten an aircraft ot break up in this sim, I don't know what the fascination is with having those).Daniel P.http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpgMember of SJU Photography. [A HREF=http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=9004]Click Here[/A] to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!The official psychotic AA painter. :)

Simple boredom, perhaps ?Cal (CYXX)

I would have said that the fascination with crashing planes and dive bombing buildings in FS is not the same as trying to test your skill against a real world pilot in a known emergency situation. Being able to see if you can land as safely, if not more so, must be quite interesting.

I think it's pretty natural. Within minutes of the incident everyone knew what runway he was landing on and that there were no fatalities or serious injuries and that the weather was extremely bad. In minutes you can download an Air France A340 livery if you don't already have it, get the weather for that exact time and location and duplicate the conditions. I'm not into simulating crahses, and certainly not into simulating flights that end in fatalities, but the thought did enter into my mind to simulate this one. I didn't, but just because I didn't get around to it, not because I felt it wasn't "right." billg

Thankfuly knowing that everybody survived..................Own up now!!!............Which one of you 'simmers' was at the controls?LOLDave T. .........On the lovely warm Devon Riviera and active 'FlightSim User's Group' member at http://www.flightsimgrpuk.free-online.co.uk/

Isn't it strange how all of a sudden its a very popular aircraft in the the file library?Hope there isnt any sick people out there doing nasty things with it :(

before this gets too political, just a word on this American French thing, yes the Americans did help to liberate the French from the ##### and prior to that helped the French in WW1. what the Americans seem to forget is that the french gave a lot of support to the Americans in their fight against the British. i am not sure why the americans are so anti-french, AFAIK the americans and french have never been enemies and on quite a few times have fought together, recently the americans tried to sort out the trouble in french Indo-china ftert he french had pulled out, unfortunatly they and the australians where also unsuccessful and had to pull out. whereas the "special relationship" between the US and UK was once very different, the US had to fight a war to get free from British oppression, it was this war, the Americna War of Independance, where the french where America's allies aginst the British. Both the US and France became republics in the late 18th century after each had its own revolution, so if anything it would have made more sense if the special relationship enjoyed by the US and the UK was between the US and france and the brits where the "baddies".just something to ponder, not a start of any political arguments please

Why would anyone care to see if they can do it. You wouldn't be able to in a real life situation so don't bother.

I would guess that besides expressing your opinion, what you have just said is as smart as saying that in the USA, there are 49.5% of good citizens, and 50.5% that made a poor choice..."Wouldn't it be wonderful if people in France gave the United States a great monument as a lasting memorial to independence and thereby showed that the French government was also dedicated to the idea of human liberty?" http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinf...ry/liberty.htmlNow back to my Freedom fries...:-erksHope this helps!

>before this gets too political, just a word on this American>French thing, yes the Americans did help to liberate the>French from the ##### and prior to that helped the French in>WW1. what the Americans seem to forget is that the french gave>a lot of support to the Americans in their fight against the>British. i am not sure why the americans are so anti-french,>AFAIK the americans and french have never been enemies and on>quite a few times have fought together, recently the americans>tried to sort out the trouble in french Indo-china ftert he>french had pulled out, unfortunatly they and the australians>where also unsuccessful and had to pull out. whereas the>"special relationship" between the US and UK was once very>different, the US had to fight a war to get free from British>oppression, it was this war, the Americna War of Independance,>where the french where America's allies aginst the British.>Both the US and France became republics in the late 18th>century after each had its own revolution, so if anything it>would have made more sense if the special relationship enjoyed>by the US and the UK was between the US and france and the>brits where the "baddies".>>just something to ponder, not a start of any political>arguments pleaseThings change and generally it is political agenda's which tend to influence people, right or wrong. It is no secret that France doesn't like the US! Go there and see how you are treated.And I agree that we can debate this all day and perhaps we should just lay this aside and go back to simming.

"It is no secret that France doesn't like the US! Go there and see how you are treated."I have been to France several times, and this is the biggest myth floating about and a prime example of why we moderators end up locking these threads and/or deleting posts. I don't speak one word of French which is a serious challenge in breaking through to the people underneath the culture. But I have found not one inch of animosity, dislike, disrespect or lack of courtesy by anyone I have met in France. Yes, there are rude people in every corner of the earth. But that is more often than not a personality trait, not a cultural trait. I saw how my wife was often treated due to the color of her skin and her accent when she came here to the States. Yet she also has met people who have embraced her and welcomed her--both types exist everywhere.Having traveled in Europe, many I meet make no secret they dislike America's foreign policy. But they are quick to divorce those comments from the American people. They DO dislike the stereotypical American--the one that shows up and shouts "GIVE ME A BEER, SEENN-YOR!" and waltzes about with an attidude of arrogance. Yet that's a stereotype, and it's the exception. Every country has one.So please, let's stop statements like those I quoted above. If forum members can't show more responsibility, then I don't want to hear complaints when your posts are deleted and/or threads locked.-John

last time i went to france i was treated very well, and even with the the fact they drive on the wrong side of the road my whole experience was very pleasurable, including the trip there on a french ship.

Did I miss some sort of A340 incident? I don't recall hearing anything about an Air France A340. Could someone fill me in?Thanks,Jeff

You missed the Air France A340 coverage about a month ago when it over-ran the runway at Toronto during a storm? If so, that's what this is about.