ArturWashton

Really beautiful, thanks. Already in my hangar. Art.

You are welcome Captain, my pleasure, I appreciate your kind words. Art.

Hi PJames, for sure, some designs allow the use of TR as the primary source of braking, but you know, it depend on design, company policy, local airport policy, government policy and so on... I recall DC-8-52 was great on TR, so great that we used them as an air breakers in flight (engines 2 and 3 only) since we only used the spoilers on landings!!! One good ones are the B737-200A, but again there are a lot of variables and policies all mixed up. The only corporates I flew was the LM_JetStar and the Lear 25B Good day all, Art.

I'm an old bone here. In my DC-9 days we had to stop over a barely 5000 ft runway length with some 96-97 F° on the ambient temp with almost 100% humidity. One thing is the landing technique (despite it is a cross wind landing or not) I agree with DB, then make sure the spoilers are deployed at touchdown (some times DC-9 ers. were faulty on this) this is of course to SPOIL the wing lift and transfer the aircraft weight to the main landing gear and make the braking more effectively. In those planes (and suspect the current ones) 80% or more of the braking were done via the brakes system (just steel) some 12 to 15% goes on the control surfaces (landing flaps and spoilers since all this increases drag, in some crucial situations (heavy at landing and rain showers out there and short rwys) we had to get flaps 50° at touchdown to have even more drag) and last but not least, thrust reversers that provide some were around 5 to 8% contribution on braking. Yes ALL counts when braking, even our own feet like Fred Flintstone hahahaha... But yes in all the planes I flew, reverse thrusters were the least effective at braking even when we could apply full take off thrust on the reversers (DC-9) We also were warned by psychologists specialized in human behavior not to rely on the noise the reverse power produce because we had the sensation that the louder the noise the better the braking. Finally there are some airports out there that forbid the use of reversers due to the noise you know. In my experience it almost did no difference yet bit noticeable on braking but in some planes is a must and some companies allow its use on short runways or forbid the use of it to prevent more wear and tear on the engines. I hope my small contribution here would dissipate some doubts (or create a lot more, lol) Thanks for reading. Art.

Hi AtlanticFlyer: Is there any chance to add a gauge that simulates an external power plant? The switch is there but does nothing. Thanks Art Washton.

Alongside with the previous bugs, I was surprised that the main landing gear does not move at all, quite odd since this plane boasts a hinged, articulated leg gear movement during touchdown to soften the landings and to protect it from unpaved airstrips, among other tech reasons. Maybe I'm wrong, but I tried to look outside during landings and... no motion.

It looks like it is not a rumor anymore... Sad sad story for the worldwide aviation, my condolences for the families of the now deceased on MH017.

Hello Robert: All those news are pretty good news indeed to the big PMDG community, a tick over the moderators in the forum and thech support, and, of course, the plans to develop new projects, whichever are these, sure will be very welcome with the passion and attention to details that made PMDG grew over time. But most importantly is health. I personally wish you well in the surgery and hope you will recover from that soon and well. Good luck my friend, sincerely, Artur Washton.

WestJet of Canada was about to request their -600s with WL, but they finally decided to take the NON WL version, that's the only airline that had intentions to request their planes with it, as far as I know. Artur W.

Hi all, Is this the one I should buy to work together with the T7? Active Sky Next?

Hi Robert and mates, I sincerely applaud your decision to take all the needed time to release the SP1 for T7, that's why PMDG stands out of almost the rest of developers. I think that both the serious flight simmer and those of us like me who wore those "four" on our shoulders on our past and of course those active pals we ALL enjoy the perfection with which you have build those planes. I call that "the three ps" Patience-Passion-Perfection, that's what PMDG team means for me, that's why all retired like me are still alive (walking my dog and loving my Granddaughter, daughter, son and wife, the passions of my life now) With all that said, thanks for your patience for reading what I lovely feel about this. Your friend, Artur Washton.

Happy Birthday for all the joy we had along those 18 years now. We really appreciated Tom. Art.

Glad you liked it Toby, you're welcome. Art.

Hello Guys, I've just read this well written article, it's a comparison between Q400 vs ATR 72. It is rather lengthy but it worth the time to check it out. I found it a few days ago and I wanted to share it with you fellows. Best regards, Art Washton. http://theflyingengineer.com/aircraft/proud-to-fly-a-turboprop-q400-vs-atr72/

I think the next big thing will be PMDG Boeing 787, my personal feelings goes for the next logical step for them since they have full access to the "Boeing files". When will this be done? unknown... not even sure if they will ever have the "go-for-it" call, but sounds congruent for me. In the mean time, I'm waiting for Enigma Simulations "Classic" series of the Boeing 737, have a look at their website, it is a well promising product for the FSX horizons. Art.

Dear Steve, Although I know you won't read this, may the Lord have taken you in His hands, thank you so much for your time and dedication aimed to our hobby. My deepest condolences to all members of your family, and my prayers to you. Sincerely, Artur Washton.

Hello friends, Just did a rather long flight from KBVS to PASI; was really amazed that I did my flight by the book on this bird. At FL260, props at 1900 RPM, torque was set at 786 FT-LBS, everything according to the Performance Charts, and the FF was 190 LBS-HR but the book indicated 188 LBS-HR per engine... wow, I really love this bird. Art.

I agree, A very satisfying airplane in a very satisfying situation as depicted in your great shot. I've got a question, what environment were you using? Any of REX or ActiveSky? Thanks in advance. Art.

Thank you Jonathan, I just tried out a 2000nm route with a 190nm alternate, and it is well calculated as far as I concern. Please, keep up the good work and I appreciate every minute of your time in setting this Fuel Planner up. Best regards, Art.

Great job Bob!, I've intalled all of your courrent updates and enjoy it very much, please, keep up the good work. Your tweakings are much appreciated. Many Thanks Art.

Hey Andy, Just did this flight as it is very well explained in this three part video from KAPA to KTEX. It can also be useful as a tut flight which I highly recommend to all of our sim fellas out there, even if they don´t own the magnificent Carenado's B200. Watch that out!!! <------- this is part one, below the video you can find the other two links to complete the experience. Soft and safe landings all!! Art Washton

Hey Matt, Congrats for your first flight in a T-44C. I agree, Carenado IMHO has broken the tiny line between a plane-for-fun and a procedural plane, despite the wonderful exterior-interior that makes you feel how is like the real thing. I'm also a real life pilot (now retired) and I just tried a long flight in my C90B, very close to the limit range according to Beech site http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/beechcraft/king_air_c90gtx/ ok, I know this is referenced to the C90GTX but it wouldn't change too much to compare the performance of this magnificent simulation. I've applied the two service packs and flew from MMTJ to MMCB with full fuel tanks, it took me over 4 hours and arrived to my destination with just ten percent of the total fuel in the tanks. Sure I didn't planned an alternate airport but just wanted to try how far Carenado has gone in this simulation and it is pretty close to that real specs. I never flew the C90 but I flew some turboprops and sure it was a very recreative experience, and did my test flight according to the performance tables both the ones that come with the download and those you can get from the net. Artur Washton.

+1 ... Awesome achievement by Mr. Stolle. Want to fly by the numbers? He's the magic wand to get those planes on their paces. Art Washton

I was recently "compeled" to purchase both GNS 430 and 530 from Reality XP in order to equal the great Cessna 208B FDE from you my friend, as I told you in other thread, it really is the closest thing to the real one. I can tell this since I flew this bird in real life for some 600 hours. Please have the best from us who support your unvaluable work... stay tuned, stay around, great guy indeed. Thanks for reading Bernt. Art Washton.

Hi Jeff, Thanks a lot for guiding me on this, very much appreciated. Warm regards, Artur Washton.