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Hey Diego, Ryan mentioned that the ER & BBJ packages are still coming. ER first followed by BBJ.

Ryan (Tabs) mentioned that both packages are being worked on and that the ER will come first followed by the BBJ.

OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa - FAJS 5,500ft above sea level with summer temps of 30 degrees C. Lots of international & domestic flights.

Great, thanks Ryan! :Applause:

Hey PMDG, Is the intention to release the BBJ/ER models still going ahead? Really keen on flying the BBJ's! Cheers

I hope so! Can't wait for the BBJ!

Awesome DC-6 video from South Africa.

Here is a real life example http://www.groundspeedrecords.com/records/record%20B738%20684kts.htm

KLM663 from EHAM to KIAH is around 4470nm.http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM663

Well then you're thinking along the right lines... Water cooling will greatly reduce your load temps!

Well with water cooling (unless you are using a water chiller or phase change unit) you can't go cooler than the ambient temperature.So at the moment in South Africa the temps are in the 30's during the day so my cpu is idling at 32-35 degrees.

Hi Andrew,Their is an EK block for the 580 Direct CU II though none for your 570.As for tubing, I would say go for the 1/2 inch tubing. Just make sure you have clamps if you use barbs or if you want to spend more you can go with compression fittings.To give you an idea, my loop is as follows: Radiator: Swiftech MCR-320-K (works well with low-medium speed fans) Pump: Swiftech MCP-655 (Variable speed so I can keep the noise down to a minimum) CPU Block: EK HF Cu Plexi Reservoir: Swiftech Micro Res Fans: Yate Loon medium speed led fans (great price to performance ratio) (Best fans would be Gentle Typhoon AP-15's though) Tubing: Primochill 7/16 tubing I will be adding a Gtx 580 and another radiator to the loop shortly.Hope that helps

Hi Andrew,If you do go with either of the RASA kits, bear in mind the following: The pump is fairly weak.. It will be fine for the kit setup but if you add a GPU block to the loop and another radiator it will struggle. The tubing that is included in the kit is not great and tends to discolour quite easily. Rather pick up some other tubing such as Primochill. Plus you can get some great colours. 7/16th ID(Inner Diameter) tubing over 1/2 inch barbs creates a much tighter seal which is great as it will further help with preventing any leaks, but it is tricky to get over the barbs. The fans that come with the kit are not brilliant... though depending on how you feel about noise they will work well enough. You could pick up others that will be better in both airflow and sound. The RS radiator is best used with higher RPM fans (more noise) while the RX radiator is best suited for low speed fans (quieter) Hope that helps

Just btw, the use of reduced thrust in takeoff ends up using slightly more fuel than a maximum thrust takeoff due to the slower rate of climb achieved. Cheers.

No problem lol :) I was on-board & I thought you might have been upfront.I fly out of Lanseria regularly though & it really is a great place to fly to & from. & Thanks so much for all the info in this thread! Brilliant stuff! Cheers