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7dream8liner7Rugters Football
For those of you who follow college football, or live in the New York area, what your opinions about the best season that the historic university has ever had. Being I live in the very close to the university/staduim (you can see the glow of the stadiu...
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Sico2B777 flaps.
Hiya all, http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0576045/M/ I know how flaps increase aircraft to stay in the air with very low speed etc, but as you can see on above mentioned image, the furthest (closest to the fuselage) flap are set up almost vertic...
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leninFavourite Film
whats yer favourite film? Mine is Goodbye Lenin directed by Wolfgang Becker. It is excellent and I hope you all see it because it is excellent. and yours?...
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JarJarBinksscience project ideas...
hello everyone my school science fair is coming up and it is a required grade. I need some ideas on what i could do...something with areodynamics possibly?... one of my ideas was to find the best aircraft wing.... as in the aircraft wing that is be...
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leninSiblings, lol
hi, i have seen a lot lately that there has been unwanted posts by siblings. maybe we should all take steps to help prevent this. We should all log out after each visit and keep the password secret. If you can, clear history so they can't find it that way...
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MadbritBrats these days..
Ok ok ok, I know I have been hard lately, but you know, Flight Simulation isn't the same when there are dumb people on the forums, for example, fake flights, dumb reports, etc. We have some spoiled brats here on the forums and I hate that. Any responces? ...
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CRJCaptEmergency
This has been on this forum in the past but new members and guests may not have seen it, I love it and offer it again for our enjoyment. As I watch the video, I can only think "This is me". 🙂 ➡ www.worteldrie.com/flash/emergency.swf...
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leninlongest delay?
just wondering, what was your longest delay at an airport? mine was 9 hours when i was going to Cyprus. Seeing as i live on top of the airport i went home and to pizza hut, lol and yours?...
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GuestPepsi vs coca cola?
I prefer coca cola 🙂 State your prefered one below if you like coke ofcourse 🙂...
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WelshflyerPrivate messages
Sorry to be a bit thick on this one gents, but i'm trying to send a PM but the instructions on the site are a bit vague to say the least( i.e it does'nt tell you how), not that i can see anyway! It explains if you cannot send them but not how to do it in...
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overbankedI flew my first SID!
I flew my first SID (DP) successfully this week. I mention this because I usually don't use SIDS. They can be very tricky for a beginner. It was out of Los Angeles for Chicago. In real life, the planes leave LAX heading west out over the Pacific Ocean...
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BoeingFanaticMidtown Madness!
I don't know if anybody here has heard of the game Midtown Madness 2 but this picture is really Midtown Madness https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/22948/midtown-madness_3fc19470b733c0f3152fe41d5e4c44b7.jpg...
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leninbonfire night!!!!!!!
tonight in the uk is bonfire night, quite possibly one of the best nights of the year. I go to Brockham Bonfire wich is 2mins from where i live. They have the largest firework display in the UK and possibly the largest bonfire. 20,000 people go. I love bo...
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overbankedConfirmed Arrival Routes for Major US Cities
These are the real life arrival routes used by all airlines flying into these major cities in the US. I have been able to double-check this information with a captain at American Airlines, so I can promise that these are the real deal. These will make y...
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TimebanditMy website. it ok.
I just wanted to share my website. It really is npt much. just a bunch of videos about planes and in catergories. I nned to add a lot of plane videos, either RC, commercial,military, insane,stunt, or other. If you want to add videos and feel free to do so...
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GuestUseful Links for US flights
I found these two links which help you put together real life flight plans. You can get arrival procedures (STARs) and departures (DPs or SIDs) from myairplane.com. You can also get high-level and low-level charts. The charts are broken into sections -...
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twistedsuckerExpecting my new Yamaha drum kit today!
Wish me luck! 😀...
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PanAmericanBoeing Delivers 777-200ER to THAI
I appologize for the late post. I haven't checked my e-mails in my old account recently: EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 02, 2006 -- Boeing delivered the first 777-200ER (Extended Range) airplane to Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI). This ...
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Jamie4590Share your FS Stories:
😂 I'm sure they would have the attitude of 'Oh well never mind but don't do it again ok'! 😂 I have a mental block with lowering the gear and several landings have been ruined because of this. Do any aircraft have an audio warning...
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Chris102Sikorsky S-76
Would anyone know the difference between the S-76A and the S-76B? Is it just the engines?...
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NoWorriesApparently not enough time in the Sim...
http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2006/10/31/510560.html...
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spitfiresruleFunniest FSX video ever
This video is THE funniest FSX video ever made 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ1UxhGeu_0...
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Agus0404[ Poll ] Landing Distance
This is a topic I was discussing in my pilot school with my classmates. Some say that a 90° crosswind does affect the landing distance. Some say it doesn't. I say it doesn't affect the landing distance. It will only affect the manoeuvrability of the air...
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Guest777 and princess juliana
Because no one that flys into TNCM uses a 777 on there route there? Common sense would tell me that. Its not that it can't, Air Europe flew there in 2001....
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meylanDoes anyone know the closest airstrip or airfield to me
Hi , i've been looking for airfields,airstrips in and around STOKE ON TRENT city in the UK . Google just keeps giving me the international airports close by . If any one knows of any in or close to my home city could you please let me know. thanks...
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PanAmericanJunior Pilot
I caught the tail end of a movie called Junior Pilot. I was wondering if anyone has seen the entire movie. It seems like a good movie, so I'll keep an eye out for it next time it is on....
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violentvioletCar Advert.
Has anyone seen this before? http://www.stretch-online.com/VIDEO/PeacefulCarAd.wmv...
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Jamie45901914 Christmas Truce
I'm fascinated by this event and this article moved me to tears (almost) http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm...
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PanAmericanBoeing, CIT Aerospace Reach Agreement for 787 Dreamliners
From Boeing: SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2006 -- Boeing and CIT Aerospace, a business unit of CIT Group, Inc., today announced the leasing company's order for five 787-8 Dreamliners. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2012. The order was previously account...
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BrookBarnstorming tomorrow!
(mistakenly posted to Off Topic before...) On Monday morning a friend of mine is FINALLY taking me up in his 1940 Ryan PT20...here she is Some stick time is promised. I've already had control of his Mooney a number of times. Should be a beautiful...
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BrookI'm flying this plane tomorrow...
On Monday morning a friend of mine is FINALLY taking me up in his 1940 Ryan PT20...here she is: http://www.napanet.net/~arbeau/usaah/14984.jpg Some stick time is promised. I've already had control of his Mooney a number of times. Should be a b...
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Guest EdA pretty good book about aviation
My wife gave me a book about aviation recently (probably because I'm always running on about my flights in FS09). It is "Famous First Flights That Changed History." It is written by a father-son team, Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas Jr.. Most of yo...
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CRJCaptComputer ad from 1989
Checkout the specs. "Our most powerful computer ever!". https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/22309/computer-ad-from-1989_795a85be56207a0ca447e8f8acf617aa.jpg...
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PanAmericanVery Hard Landing
Found this video on YouTube. Watch how far the camera person goes forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCzxaMVERw&NR...
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compilotsEU Pilot trafficking drugs
There is a rumor that a European pilot has been trafficking drugs for years! I am dying to get my hands on that story. I can't find anything on the web regarding this story. Anyone heard about this? Anyone know something maybe?...
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ceeteeWorst Air Disaster (Tenerife)
I was reading on Wikipedia about the Canary Islands and I just discovered this passage: The Tenerife disaster took place at 17:06 local time on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 airliners collided at Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife, Cana...
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Sico2RTO
I always have been wondering about the procedures of aborted take off. I was looking for something in wikipedia, but didn't find much. Does anyone have any documents, links or any files with instructions for this unusual and pretty rare procedure? I kn...
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leninday after tomorrow
hi, In science today at school we watched The Day After Tomorrow. I have seen the beginning of the film lodas of times in geography lessons. There was this bit where some helicoppters had been dispatched to evacuate the royal family from balmoral. they f...
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SteveTFS Video maker?
Hi Is there a FS2004 video maker APART FROM FRAPS that is payware of freeware..I want it to be a high quality one so that when i watch my video over from what ive recorded on fs..the video wont stutter ever 2 secs like FRAPS! :twisted: Thanks...
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GuestTailwinds
My question is regarding tailwinds and how they can actually help. Say you have a 100 knot tailwind at cruise altitude. You would go 100 knots faster? That makes no sense to me since the aircraft has a maximum speed it can go anyway. I would think you wo...
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hinchsexy new planes.
i was having a look at some aircraft mags (wh smiths in worcester sells specific private jet mags...) and there are some very nice and interesting bits coming. firstly this may be the first russian jet in service in america - which is odd because it lo...
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buckman7111A380 delay
The A380 superjumbo has been delayed yet again, this time pushing it into next year. It was supposed to be realeased with singapore airlines late this year. Appearently, they are having difficulty installing the wiring, which is setting them back. The re...
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brownboxHow exactly does reverse thrust work?
How does it work? In a programme i was watching, it folds a big flap behind the engine which forces the thrust forward. Someone explain please...
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crosscheck9Charts for Europe
I was just wondering, does anyone have a main site worthy of a bookmark from which they obtain their European Charts? I've been having difficulty with this recently. The links on Vatsim are good for the most part, but the link to France, for example, le...
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yoyomanAirbus A-380 Deep freeze Testing (yoyoman)
Dear Fly Away Simulation members, It has been a while I visited you : That was back in June. I hope you are doing fine and that you had a nice summer period 😀 Perhaps I can suggest you a little break before you take off again with your pl...
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CrashGordonCrash in New York City
Depending on who you listen to, a small plane or helicopter crashed into a building near York and E. 71st st. From the look of it, there are flames coming from four windows in the building. When will they stop allowing unnecessary flights over heavily...
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JamierProblem with sig!
Hi guys just wondering who should i contact regarding a problem with my sig as ive tried laods of different ways to get pictures to show but it works for other people but doesnt work for me just shows text!...
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pilotguy44Yes!!
October 10th, 2006: My First Solo Flight I completed my first solo today! Place: Dutchess County Airport - KPOU (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPOU) Aircraft: N6379M (Cessna 152) Time: About 3:30pm local. *The solo consisted of 3 circuits aro...
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LionoFamily Fortunes Wrong Answers
A Boy's name beginning with the letter J: "Gerald.." A type of oil: "Sewing-machine oil.." A word beginning with Z: "Xylophone.." A slang word for a girl: "Slag.." An animal with horns: "A bee..." A medieval weapon: "Hand-grenade.." ...
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CRJCaptFlyboys-The game
Flyboys Squadron, the game based on the movie Flyboys, will be out 11/01/06. You can download a demo version at the site below. 🙂 ➡ http://www.flyboysgame.com/main.php...
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