cbtaylor

Looks pretty good!

I do like the darker version's greater contrast for the "Armed" and other settings indicators at the top. The data area below is where I prefer the black-on-gray. I don't mean to sound nitpicky, but since you were asking...

I think I prefer the lighter version.

I would like to see the ability to rely on the duenna/web tracker for validating legs, and just use the forums for baton hand-offs. I think we're almost there with the latest revisions. I realize there are some human interactions that must be managed, but i hope we can get to that state at some point.

Sick of flying? No...in fact, I'm embarking on a leisurely jaunt of my own around the world. More details will follow. However, I'm not sure I want to repeat my recent experiences in the Caribbean... :rolleyes: We're hosting the in-laws tomorrow for my father-in-law's birthday, so regrettably I'll have to miss it.

The race has been in progress over 24 hours now, and the teams have traveled over 11,500 miles each so far. You can check out each team's progress here at fsrtwrace.com. Lots of interesting happenings, with the teams tracking very closely up until a recent marked divergence by Flightsim. It will be very interesting to see how it all turns out. Jeff and I recently had a very interesting experience flying from Port-au-Prince to Margarita Island off the coast of Venezuela. I'm sure it would have been a wonderful flight under normal circumstances, but Jeff and I encountered one of the worst thunderstorm fields I have ever experienced in my years of flightsimming. We selected to fly the leg at 13,000 for optimum performance, but we regretted that decision as our Active Sky Next applications bounced us about quite severely, pitching about, rolling almost knife-edge, and yawing our F-80s nearly 90 degrees off track. At one point I must have entered a "super cell" thunderstorm. First the nose of my aircraft was turned about 50 degrees off track. No sooner had I switched off my autopilot to return to the proper heading, when I was rolled upside down. As I tried to roll right side up my screen blacked out from significant positive g's. Unbeknownst to me, I had been thrust upwards to about 23,000 feet. My screen cleared momentarily, and then displayed a red-out as I then experienced severe negative g's. Eamonn said the duenna tracker showed me at over 5,000 fpm climb, followed very shortly with a -2,500 fpm descent. Fortunately we cleared the weather system shortly after that and were able to continue on our way without further drama. Sorry there are no pics from this particular trip, but we were "a little busy" in the cockpit.

Default weather for me if (shudder) I have to fall back to FS9.

I'll be using ActiveSkyNext in FSX

The baton is free at NSTU. Welcome to Pago Pago, gentlemen!

I have the baton NZQN to NSTU in the PMDG 747-8F ASN weather. Shaking off the cobwebs in the Queen. Update: After one disastrous attempt at a take-off (too much tail-heavy trim), I'm on my way to Pago Pago!

Couldn't have been that smooth. You were probably sloshing the dregs around in the tank when the duenna flagged you.

Baton free at MM82

I have the baton Z22T to MM82 in the Warbirdsim P-51D

I was hoping he was honoring his teammates! By the way, I only have the PMDG 738/9 *cough, cough* :rolleyes:

I know what you mean. I think I saw it boiled down somewhere to being what to use if you were flying from Orbx scenery to Global or vice versa.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I understood that if you set FTX Central to "hybrid" mode you would theoretically get the best of both worlds? I keep forgetting to do the scenery switcheroo and would love to find a way to just set it and forget it (rather than just forget to do it).

Arrived (finally) at Port Moresby-Jackson. FlightLog_15-50-24.TXT

Flying in jet team flight in the JF L-1011-500

I always enjoy your posts, Ron. They're so expressive! I'm glad you on the team this year! (edited out the irrelevant bits)

Leon and I are flying the baton ENLI to ENCN in Warbirdsim P-51D's. On TS and DC's server. Baton is free at ENCN.

Is there a hop list somewhere, or we just going where the wind takes us?

Welcome, Arnav!

Hi, Arnav. The race starts on a Saturday, and the last few years we've finished late Tuesday, I think (depending on your timezone, of course).

Wing down safe at ENEV

Flying wing for Roman in the RR SeaHornet F.1 ENAN-ENEV