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- Birthday 11/17/1983
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AlaskanFlyboy started following GSX 2.9.2 Update
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GSX 2.9.2 Update
AlaskanFlyboy replied to virtuali's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
It's an old thread I know, but I stumbled on it looking for an answer to adding custom ground handling equipment to match the VA I fly with. If I'm understanding this correctly, this is now possible as of the 2.9.2 update? If so, where would I find a paint kit and instructions for creating a custom operator for our VA? -
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Communication between ground and cockpit
AlaskanFlyboy replied to teopereira's topic in PMDG General Forum
Having worked with UPS ground operations in Spokane, I can say Kyle Rodger's breakdown is similar to my experience with their procedures. We marshaled the jet in, signaled that the crew stairs were in place with the "raise air stair" signal and that chocks were inserted. If they took a while in the cockpit, the mechanic would jack in to ask if there was some issue (which often just sped them up getting out of the plane). On push out, the mechanic jacked in and confirms the bypass pin is still inserted and all the stuff Kyle mentioned, then signaled that brakes were released and the pushback started. Once stopped, the mechanic signaled that the brakes were set and we disconnected the towbar from the pushback, then from the plane (never in the opposite order). Mechanic pulls the bypass pin and waves it to the pilots as the pushback drives off and another guy drags the tow bar back by hand (don't ask, it was a UPS thing). Pilots make a quick flash of the taxi light to signal they're ready to roll and the marshaller directs them off the ramp to the taxi way. I don't know what all the mechanic says to the pilots since I was in the pushback and between the massive hi-rev diesel in that and the jet engines starting up, I never heard specifics. I just know the mechanic cleared engine starts. -
As Skelsey said, typically the lettering just denotes the same navaid approach with minor changes such as missed approach procedures. However, this is the first set I've seen where they have multiple ILS systems for the same runway. I'm not sure in the other sims, but a quick trial with AFX has proven that FS9 only allows one ILS per runway. This would cause the navdata to disagree with the sim.
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Words I need to share with our Community
AlaskanFlyboy replied to Tom Allensworth's topic in Hangar Chat
I don't get around on here as often as I used to, but you've built a site that will live on just by the strength of the community that surrounds it. Hell, it survived an intentional attack that should have killed it. You've got a great team backed by a great community that wants to seed it thrive and succeed. So, I wouldn't worry too much about us. This is the time to be with family and friends. You'll be in my prayers, and just remember that it's not over 'til it's over. I've known people that have far out-lived dire prognoses. Whatever the time frame, just don't forget to say hi to the other patron saints of virtual aviation. I'm sure Richard Harvey has a copy of a heavenly flight sim waiting, and Opa's got a ton of freeware made for it by now. -
New Tiger Line data available!
AlaskanFlyboy replied to KenWood's topic in The FLY General Discussion Forum
I've actually taken a look at some of the files. I'm not sure about for the lower 48, but the Alaska area water files have some data errors. Fortunately, I've found they're easily (but tediously) editable with QGIS. -
Your radio is functioning correctly. It is common for frequencies to be truncated on publications since pilots know from ground school that the only options are xxx.x00, xxx.x25, xxx.x50, and xxx.x75. There is no .x21, .x22, etc. So, 136.12 would in fact be 136.125.
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Installation Problems Wilco/Feelthere Ejets
AlaskanFlyboy replied to a topic in The FS2004 (FS9) Forum
The best place would be the developer's forum at forum.iemit.com/. You'll want the "Unofficial PIC EMB forum". -
Active Sky is definitely nice to have as it seems to do a great job of handling weather, it also simulates updrafts and downdrafts to a degree, though I'm not sure what all it takes into consideration when it does it. It also allows for a lot more fine-tuning of weather as you can set minimums and maximums for just about everything. It also adds wake-turbulence, but I haven't quite whittled that down to a level that doesn't feel excessive.
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The stripes generally have any meaning the company deems fit. Given private pilots don't have a uniform unless they're wanting to be geeks and commercial pilots for smaller outfits have worn three stripes and four-stripes, though even most of them are generally not given formal uniforms. I don't know why they would even be mentioned in such a list. I imagine the system originally started when there was a flight engineer and a navigator, which may account for the single-stripe and double-stripe, but there's really no standardization across the airlines. Some airlines wear silver, some wear gold, some wear both.
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In a cross wind landing you would bank into the wind and rudder away. Ruddering into it would only increase the angle between the nose of the aircraft and the runway centerline.
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In the air or on the ground, it doesn't matter, the same effect applies as the aircraft will want to nose into the wind. As one mentioned earlier, most of the vertical surface of aircraft is behind the aircraft's pivot point on the ground. The effect generally is less noticeable on the ground however. It should also be noted that cars have more vertical surface across their whole body and almost all of that surface in in front of its pivot point.
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Was there an aircraft that landed recently before you? If so, are you running Active Sky? Active Sky will simulate wake turbulence off the AI aircraft that can be a little extreme if you have it set to 100%.
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Looking for new Virtual Airlines
AlaskanFlyboy replied to sac601's topic in VA News and Announcements
The majority of virtual airlines focus on a specific airline, either fictional or real-world. It often allows for the VA to operate more realistically with staff doing dispatching or other items, and for the real-world based VAs they only have to track the scheduling on a single airline. Sim Airline and Flying Tigers are about the only conglomerate VAs I'm aware of. You may have more luck in creating a list of aircraft you want to be flying and seek a VA that will let you fly those aircraft. -
Interestingly, this thread is reminding me of a talk on management that I heard at a leadership conference by Gary Hamel. One of the concepts he kicked around was, "Are our businesses models changing as fast as the world is? Or are our businesses atrophying as as our model becomes outdated?" In reading the article, that was the main thing I was picking up on it. The game is changing rapidly in just about every market in the world, but most are holding to age old concepts that for the most part are showing they no longer apply. More innovative companies are beginning to beat out long standing ones. Just look at what Southwest has done to the airline industry, and most of the industry is still doing business as they always have and are dying while Southwest somehow manages to thrive.Most of the posters here don't sound like they're trying to legitimize piracy, but to point out that the playing field is changing and it requires game plans to change. As Peter said, piracy is, unfortunately, here to stay. How do you either work with it or try to minimize it's impact? The article mentioned the author's way, which I agree with a few, wouldn't work in the Flight Sim market, but certainly there are places innovation can take root. I've enjoy a lot of the payware products that you guys develop and it would be a shame to see any of you fail because you failed to find a way to adapt to an ever-changing landscape.
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I only wish Midcon was still flying them, as it was fun getting dispatch releases and taking it up.