eaglewing7

Just goes to show you that everyone does ignore Canadians...

Giving this one a bump...

Good to hear that modelling is progressing. You may have seen this manual before, but it could be of use to you for this model. Here is a link, you can download the PDF: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16541550/PWRadial.pdf

If this should be somewhere else on the forum, feel free to move it as necessary... Calling all talented X-Plane painters. I would like to make a request to all painters. I'm looking for a specific repaint/recreation of a real world 185. The aircraft in question is C-FUFN. Here are two photos of the aircraft on amphibious floats: If you are able to create this beautiful livery, I would certainly appreciate it. If not, I have had some interest on the FSE forums from a painter who may be able to work on it in the future. Thanks in advance for your interest.

I do not have any real interest in FMC flying, or Navigraph updates, but: I've heard this line before, and frankly, I'm calling BS right now. We've all heard the same line about all kinds of plugins, utilities, software, etc, and lets face facts, if the developer was serious about being cross platform compatible, they would have released the full suite on the first day. Just be honest, and say that you will assess the market and make a decision later, or that you have no interest in supporting Apple or Linux OS... /Rant.

Now if only you could find a way to pipe in some AM radio through that ADF, I'd be in heaven.

I've mentioned before that I have flown with an Englishman, who in my opinion is an amazing instructor. At one time he was instructing over in China, and this is something he wrote on another forum about SOPs that were being used, and really abused if you consider the absurdity of what we are talking about. And I quote: Odds are, this was about the method that this crew was trained under. SOP every aspect of flying to death, teach to the bare minimums, fly the bare minimum of hours, and get a licence, rating, etc. I find it absolutely friggin frightening that there are people out there who need an ocean of glass in front of them, to fly around in VMC. Look outside, shit - at the very least for the scenery, let alone traffic avoidance, proper map navigation, etc. Back on November 26, 2012, I was on final approach at 700' landing at CYCW, in the Citabria. I had made all of the requisite traffic calls (CYCW is an uncontrolled field with an aerodrome traffic frequency), and one or two extra, as there was a Cessna 152 in the circuit doing circuits. Anyway, on final, at 700', I've got the aircraft trimmed out at 70 MPH IAS, I make my final approach check, and settle in for a three point landing, and I'm thinking about what flavour of pie to get as a snack, but I digress. I hear the other aircraft call turning base, so, okay, he will be behind me, no problem. Suddenly, I see a silver and white 152 turning in front of me, at my two o'clock, and maybe 1000 feet away. Full power, stick back, full right aileron, and stand the ol'gal on her side and make a right hand 360°. Promptly ream the SOB out over the radio for cutting me off, land normally. What the hell was this guy doing, in the circuit, at an uncontrolled airport? But, once again, I digress.

I'd say the majority of simulator pilots could have easily done as piss poor a job, if not better than this acting captain did. But then again, I would not want any of you guys in the cockpit if I was sitting in back. I laughed when I read that the captain was a highly experienced 747 pilot, but was just in the training phase on the 777. First of all, I would bet he was just as awful at hand flying the 747, but probably never had the opportunity/excuse to crash one. Second, an aeroplane is an airplane, is an aeroplane. Your 747 is just as conventional an aircraft as the 777, fundamentally it is like a big 172, but I guarantee this pilot could not land one without full three axis autopilot and an ILS. Recently, I was talking to a Class 1 instructor, about an idea I had, which involves training ab-initio student pilots on taildraggers. It worked through the early days of flying, and the Second World War proved that training on behemoth single and multi-engined taildraggers can make exceptional pilots. But, around 1950 the first mass produced tricycle geared aircraft began being produced, and some time around 1970 they started becoming the norm, as regulators got lazier and decided it was just easier, and thus safer, to train with the training wheels on. But I digress...

You are cleared for the Point Roberts departure, not above 2000 feet, contact Victoria Terminal on 132.7 if you want higher... Looking good.

Pitt Lake, actually looking amazing. Although, the Pitt River is way too clean.

The Lower Mainland is looking better all the time, but it is not quite perfect yet… Hopefully soon though, either the tiles will be recut, or a developer will come along with high res scenery, that will be the day.

Depends on what is being updated. Smaller updates can be good to see the progress in a project, like when a new feature is added, or a small bug gets removed. But, if there are lots of things that need to be fixed, upgraded, etc, sometimes pushing a large patch to fix all of the issues is best.

Ben, you've reminded me of what I've seen many times flying over farmed fields, logging cuts, etc. Sometimes patterns exist in nature, and other times, patterns exist because humans make them.

Of course, good for Skymaxx, looks great. As for Lockheed pulling the plug, that would never happen, they are making money by selling a "commercial sim" to entertainment users, which goes against their EULA, that they agreed upon when they took over the code from Microsoft. The only one that would pull the plug, is Microsoft, but so far, they don't appear to care. Yet...

Exactly. I love reading all of the comments on another flight sim forum, where FSX users state that they are purchasing P3D, under an academic licence because they are "using it to maintain their pilots licence". Sure you are. No offence, but simulators are a piss poor alternative to actually getting your hands on the controls. What they are good for is the purely procedural side of flying, be it instrument work, radio navigation, etc. Areas where introduction on the ground, and practice will be of value before stepping into the cockpit, and going for it... Edit: I should also add, that I cannot wait for the day that Microsoft gets jealous of Lockheed Martin making money off of a simulator, especially one that is being used illegally under a commercial only EULA. Clash of the titans in court for sure, but it will likely end with Microsoft withdrawing any support LM had to develop P3D as an add-on or update for FSX...

That's laughable. P3D is marketed as a training simulator only, not an entertainment simulator. If you do not believe me, check the EULA that comes with P3D. It specifically states that it is not to be used for entertainment purposes. Of course, that does not stop Lockheed Martin from selling it to individual users, who claim that they are using it for training purposes. And then the even more laughable thing, is that P3D is marketed as an FSX replacement, and all of the add ons are compatible… So much for a non-entertainment sim...

Certainly lakes can be quite majestic and beautiful. But, if you consider what was previously there before that valley was flooded, a lot of diversity was likely lost. Case in point would be Williston Lake, created when the W.A.C Bennett dam was built. People had to be relocated, habitat was lost, etc. The only thing truly worse than a hydro lake, is a run of river project. These often destroy perfectly healthy rivers due to fluctuations in river levels. Hydro is a great source of power, but causes some significant destruction in the beginning.

Biofuels are certainly a jet fuel alternative. On the other hand, a truly viable alternative for avgas has yet to be found, especially one that will be useable in high power and compression engines, which the tetraethyl lead works great in. As for a burning car, any petroleum based products will burn in a truly dirty manner, but the rechargeable batteries in any hybrid will do a real number on the environment, for sure.

Nuclear power is currently under fire, especially with the Fukushima meltdowns, and that whole fiasco. Of course, nuclear power is also feared, and quite rightly if I may say so, after incidents like Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, etc. Currently, the main uses of nuclear power for propulsion is a purely military exercise, one that has not been without major incidents and accidents as well. Frankly, I hope that the general population is never allowed to handle or deal with nuclear energy or propulsion, because people are just plain stupid. As for sustainable energy solutions, currently there is solar, wave action, hydro electric, and wind energy. Obviously solar and wind power are two forms that can vary dramatically in output due to weather conditions. Waves, are generally more consistent, allowing for more steady energy output. Hydro electric is a great method, but, it is ugly, and causes massive scars on the landscape. I think for the time being, the best solution for the automotive market is the move towards hybrid/electric vehicles. I am the proud owner of a 2013 Toyota Prius C, and I certainly feel that it is a great car, and is a move in the right direction for vehicles. But, at the same time, I am more than aware of the fact that purely electric vehicles have a lot of ground to gain in the market (the first mass produced electric car was killed off by big oil), and currently Tesla is running into issues with fires, and of course there is the price of a Tesla, which makes it difficult to own for most people. As for aviation, I do not see any vast changes coming in the next few years. The push to kill AvGas waxes and wanes, and from time to time there is another big push to kill it, but so far no real viable alternatives exist, or have been studied. Kerosene and JetA/A-1/B, et el, are not exactly clean fuels in themselves, but are apparently looked upon more kindly than leaded fuels, so there is some irony in this as well... I have a feeling that change will only come when the oil wells start drying up, the barrels are empty, and world wide, fuel prices are on par with current European prices (most Canadian's pay around $1.00 - $1.50 a litre, so there is plenty room there). Of course, yet again, humanity will be reacting to a crisis scenario, rather than being proactive.

You mean that car that spontaneously combusts, whipping the general public into a panic… Or at least thats what the US media leads you to believe... Obviously hybrid/electric and straight electric cars are the way of the future, but even in this day and age where hybrids are accepted widely, they do not have a huge market presence overall. A Prius C costs around $21,000 base, but if you get a bottom end gas powered car, you can be in as low as $14,000. People are cheap, hell, how else can the "Big Three" still sell garbage vehicles? As for allowing, what the public will be lead to believe, is a glorified nuclear reactor on wheels, I doubt it will ever become accepted, let alone anything more than a really expensive prototype. Sort of along the same lines of the revolutionary aviation engine, designed by Reaction Engines for the "Skylon" aircraft.

Odds are, it will never happen, because of the oil companies, OPEC, etc. They already killed off the first mass produced electric car, so I wouldn't put it past them to kill something like this off. But, I have a feeling that the price would be pretty prohibitive anyway.

T'would be sarcasm.

So Nicholas made a typing error. I guess no one else, in the world, has ever made an error of such profound importance...

It all depends on the individual product. I currently have a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke, and X52, both are quite good, but it never hurts to have a little null zone, especially for the stick, the yoke does not really need any.

Depending on the sensitivity of the joystick, you may need up to around 10% null zone, to avoid overly twitchy reactions. When I first started back in X-Plane 8.40, I had a Logitech joystick, and needed 10% null zone so I could actually fly with my hand on the stick, without having wild pitch and roll deviations.