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PIC1stOfficerI wonder Bill Gates if you could...
...cut the price of FSX to $29.95 for the deluxe version and Vista? Rather than over charging and thinking your a kind giving fellow because you have so much extra money to give away. :poke:...
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crosscheck9PMDG FMC Information. Please help
I've been having some trouble recently with the PMDG 737NG's FMC. I have the 0608 AIRAC installed. I went to navdata.at and downloaded the latest SIDS/STARS, and I put them in to the PMDG's SIDSTARS folder. As a result, when I would try and input depar...
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Sico2Landing gear position.
I was just going through some pictures and was wondering why different planes have different way of the landing gear position. A340s have main gear to the rear and centre gear to front, in 747s all gear is directed to the rear with centre ones really ha...
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its me liam!help
i have installed fs 2002 yesterday but there is one problem i am not sure at the climb angle for most of the planes. 😕...
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JarJarBinksBad News
Sup people long time eh?....anway to the point... I broke me leg.... i broke it playing football for my school, we were playing the hardest team we were scheduled to play. It was a home game and i BIG RIVALLERY! but anyway it happened at the 37 ya...
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LionoTurkish airliner in hijack drama
From the BBC...
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cheechmSharepoint
I need something to show my anger! For those who design websites, or have even ever used Sharepoint (I don't know why you would (well I do but that ain't the point. . . . ) anyways. . . ) IT IS AWFUL! You can't actualy do anything. It makes me pull my ...
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MadbritAs Real As It Gets?
Want realistic scenery, realistic airctaft handling? Want to feel as though you're actualy in the air? This might be your alternative to FSX. (dead link removed)...
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pilotwannabeAborted Take-Off
Hey, Interesting video.... ➡ (dead link removed) Apart from the somewhat "incorrect" and ridiculous commentry, it is a cool vid 😉...
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cheechmAirliners.net
What is your favourite picture? Mine is this: https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/21314/airlinersnet_6f2004a7d8ff657bd9ca36f61c12d4bf.jpg Forgot to add: https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/21314/airlinersnet_f271c...
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LionoWindows OS support
For those that want to know. Windows version & end of support date Windowsa NT4 1st Jan 2005 Windows 98 11 July 2006 Windows ME 11 July 2006 <<Also known as the Mistake Edition Windows XP SP ...
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Jamie4590Favourite Bird
Whats your favourite feathered bird? Mine is the Blackbird. I love the inquisitive way they look at you. I also like Crows because they rule the skys....
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SamIntelPay-Pal
I've sold a bunch of stuff on Ebay, and all the money is in my Pay-Pal account. I'm not quite sure how it works, but I think pay-pal will write me a check so that I can cash the money in the pay-pal account. Could someone familiar with Pay-Pal tell me j...
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simon123dose your dog do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cSRpu7bI04 bless him!!...
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brownboxa joke
A 747 jet takes off from the airport. Shortly after reaching cruising altitude the captain announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have just lost one of our engines.Luckily, the aircraft is designed to be able to run with 3 engines, but unfortunately it is g...
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Chris102KPSM
Does anyone on the forums here live near PSM? If so, do you know why VP-BDJ has been there for 54 days? Is it still there? Would you be kind enough to get a few photos?...
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CrashGordonDo you think they can understand this?
Can the folks who routinely mangle the english language hope to understand the following? 😂 Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of...
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InsightThe Grace Spitfire @ Old Warden
A fantastic display site with a curved display line and a superb collection of aircraft... even a Bleriot (circa 1909) and a Boxkite flew at the end of the day, proper old skool aircraft... ANyway, ML407 aka The Grace Spitfire opened the day with an ab...
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Jamie4590NDB Morse Ident
I was reading that in the real world pilots should constantly check the morse code ident of the NDB to ensure they are recieving the correct signal. Is this replecated in FS and is the morse code signals reliable in FS and a worthy learning tool?...
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tomthetankTop Gear
Richard Hammond a presenter on the UK TV show Top Gear has "suffered a "significant brain injury" after crashing a jet-powered car at speeds of up to 300mph during filming" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5367616.stm Here is a cli...
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brownboxwhat should i use for signature?
this, https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/21142/what-should-i-use-for-signature_b9d7c96b01dbeaa6bc4033d8aec4590a.jpg this, https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/21142/what-should-i-use-for-signature_ea0d01288c1ca8aef...
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Jamie4590Airport Legs
This might sound a stupid question but I'm a little confused with the different legs flown when vectoring an airport. Does the cross wind leg and the down wind leg change depending on the wind direction at the airport or are they always the same at every ...
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cheechmWatercooling
Does anyone have watercooling or has had it? I just want to know how good it compares to good old fans? BTW wouldn't you be kinda scared of having water run through your precious computer? \o/...
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Jamie4590Faulty ASI
My air speed indicator is giving false readings. Its a problem that occured only recently. The needle moves as normal until it reaches about 300KTAS and then stops there even though other instruments such as the machmeter and captains display show my corr...
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aruluVGA card difference
Dear friends I just want to be clear about these graphic cards. Apart from Nvidia & Redeon, nowadays we see more about PCI cards. What is the difference, and are these PCI cards are better than Nvidia & so on. Thanks...
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Jamie4590ILS with no glideslope
I found an airport and entered its ILS frequency but it only provided a localiser and there was no glideslope even though it had the big green arrow that denotes a glideslope. Is there a way of distinguishing what parts of the ILS are present perhaps from...
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PanAmericanBoeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter Arrives in Seattle
An e-mail from Boeing: SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 16, 2006 – Boeing (NYSE: BA) today celebrated the arrival of the first of three specially modified 747-400 passenger jets that will be used to transport the large composite sections and wings of the all-ne...
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UG_PLCall of duty 2
I took this shot today. I thought that you woul like it. Anyone plays this game.... It is fantastic . and yeah.. all settings are on max except resolution. I get 30-35 FPS...
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CrashGordonFree anti-spyware program
You may find this interesting. http://www.spywareterminator.com It is free for personal use....
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SteveTMid-Air Collision in Malta
Hi there, Happened a few hours ago: http://www.airliners.net/photo/1107079/L/...
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Jamie4590Landing Lights
After take-off what altitude should the landing and nose gear lights be switched off or does it depend on conditions?...
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ThriellA blast from the past
I know this is gonna generate a laugh from somebody, but I have a question related to FS95 (Yes, I'm actually still using it - fixed income / diabled / lots of medical bills / priorities) Once I ran into a link talking about a way to use Flight Shop wi...
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MunkehWondered for a while...now i'm gonna ask!
Well I'm an often viewer on flightlevel350 and the rest of it, and you see a lot of videos of takeoff and landing filmed form the passenger cabin. Now, every flight I go on and I'm told not to use electronics during these procedures of the flight. How ...
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brownboxi like flyway sims no cd crack section
this is sooo awesome. I couldnt find a no cd patch for Need for speed most wanted, then I saw that there was one on this site so i downloaded it and guess what? IT WORKS! 😀 looks like its time to put my need for speed cds back on the shelf &...
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Jamie4590Concorde Take-off. My First Vid!!
I love a new toy! On Tuesday I downloaded fraps and subsequently discovered Windows movie maker on my system that I never knew I had! I knocked this vid up yesterday. Please let me know what you think...... I've noticed a few things myself befor...
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Flyboy92You are a pirate!
LOL this is very :offtopic: but i find it funny, http://cristgaming.com/pirate.swf Tell me what you think Flyboy92...
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Jamie4590RC Concorde
I know this website has loads of youtube links but I can't resist this one. RC is probably the nearest I'll get to flying my own plane! Check out the flyover. Its hard to tell the difference from the real thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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cheechmMac > XP
Is it possible to run Mac programs like Logic Express on an XP computer? Thanks in advance...
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pilotwannabeSetting up E-mail
Hey, I am trying to set up an e-mail account in Outlook Express. The e-mail is the exisiting one that my ISP gave me I just want to set it up on another computer. My question is....how do I find out the incoming and outgoing servers?? It asks for t...
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Jamie4590Black Hawk Down
I've been wanting to check this out for a while and finally picked it up today. Any comments on it?...
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Wing-manWOW !! JEEEEZ !! HOLY FSX BATMAN !!!!
Anyway, enough of the subject title 🙄 If you, yes YOU fellow flight simmer, order your copy of FSX from SimWare Simulations, Yes TODAY 🙄 and get your EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL OFFER. Order today Flight Simulator X from SimWare Simulations a...
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Jamie4590Automated Flight
With flight becoming more and more automated with things like the advanced FMC does anyone think that this is a good or bad thing for the pilots? It makes their job easier but perhaps too easy? There have been several incidents related to the FMC and i...
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hms_endeavourSaitek Drivers...
Hi, Do you think that saitek will update their drivers for vista? I have an X-52 And have in mind to buy an Eclipse Keyboard.I'm only in germany for another week cause but I want to get the keyboard here if i cansince I'm used to the german layout. If I...
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Jamie4590Lockheed wins NASA contract
This week NASA awarded a $4 billion contract to Lockheed over Boeing....
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lenin1GB
Is 1GB of RAM good enough to play FSX or should i pay extra for 2GB, bear in mind i have little money....
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hms_endeavourMaking a wireless headset
Hi, 😀 Crosscheck9, remember in june(or was it july?)when you asked for help making a wireless headset? Me and Pilau(whom i haven't seen lately 😕 ) Said you could use a set of walkie talkies. You said you where on holiday, but you promis...
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Jamie4590Viz Games
There is a comic called Viz which is the one thing that still makes me laugh so much I almost collapse. I have just been looking through the Viz website and suggest if you like a bit of childish toilet humour goto viz.co.uk and click on the GAMES link at ...
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JaredQuestion About A Song
Hello. I have a question about this one song I am trying to find. I went to this festival the other night and heard this rock song playing and really liked it. But I have NO clue what its called or who its by. But the "beat" of the song is almost the same...
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crosscheck9Trip Report
Well, its over 😳 -- The whole trip took a whopping 28+ hours, but now its done, and I'm happy to say I'm back home with my parents, at last. Current time here is 2:34am, and I'm tired, but here it goes, as promised... From the beginning of t...
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brownboxsome fun things to do in flight
while sitting in your seat in a long haul flight, and you get a little bored, try some of these things: -make loud annoying noises (e.g tapping on the window, clicking down the foot-rest) -press the button for hostess assistance -press the button to tu...
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