March 28Mar 28 Today, I entered my imaginary time machine, channelled my inner FS2002 and decided to fly from Meigs to KORD. So far, so good. During the last quarter of a century, I'd like to think I've learnt a bit so decided to do things a bit more properly than I did, back in the day. Into Little Navmap: where I investigated and deeply analysed the Illinoisan winds. To cut my long story short, the letter 'L' is not a wind barb and should not be used when flight planning. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1458W1HCt907a7kspus8pD97keU7LOaIZ/view?usp=drive_link or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1458W1HCt907a7kspus8pD97keU7LOaIZ/view?usp=sharing Edited March 28Mar 28 by The_Flying_Potato
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March 28Mar 28 Author 2 hours ago, Bob Scott said: Linked files are private and not accessible. Thanks, I was trying to post an image. It's hard to do, here, Bob.Â
March 29Mar 29 Author Will this work? I hope so... https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN-P43ruwUw15AKJlwJAwuuFMKvpdL66Ft3j5D5 Â
March 29Mar 29 5 hours ago, The_Flying_Potato said: Will this work? I hope so... https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN-P43ruwUw15AKJlwJAwuuFMKvpdL66Ft3j5D5  Sorry, no, 404 error. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
March 29Mar 29 @The_Flying_Potato Just go to --->  https://postimages.org/ It's absolutely the easiest image hosting site to use. Drag your pic in, then copy the "Direct Link" that appears below (second on the list). Paste that into AVSIM and your image appears in your post immediately. Edited March 29Mar 29 by JYW Bill 😎FS2024 • Currently in 'GA mode' : A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • Black Square C208, Bonanzas, Barons, TBM850, Dukes • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW Legacy, C24R Sierra & C414 • Echo Falco F8L • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • Got Friends A32 Vixxen • FSReborn Sirius TL3000, Sting S4 and Piper M500 • Flyboy Rans S6S • Skyward DA50RG • SWS Zenith CH701, RV-8, RV-10, RV-14, PC12 • Milviz C310R • Air Foil Labs Bristell B23 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000NPPL licence holder in the UK
March 29Mar 29 41 minutes ago, The_Flying_Potato said: Ah, second linlk: I'd already suspected something like this from what you wrote earlier. 😉 That wind barb on the left isn't actually a ten knot wind from the southeast but the L of "Lake Michigan"?Â
March 29Mar 29 Author I know, but I spent a while clicking on it. I'm a 'Boomer', hence responsible for every ill in the world. Of course, I zoomed out and thoroughly castigated myself. And said: "Oops!" Edited March 29Mar 29 by The_Flying_Potato
March 29Mar 29 Could have fooled me! Really, the only thing to distinguish it is the slightly different color...
March 29Mar 29 Well... I learnt what a wind barb is! Edited March 29Mar 29 by bobcat999 Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
March 30Mar 30 I had korean mexican fusion loaded french-fried potatoes for lunch today, man they were excellent!! "That's what" - She
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