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Flyguy41983United Airlines Flight 923 Diverted to Logan From Heathrow
United Airlines flight 923 today was diverted to Logan ((home airport)) from Heathrow bound to Dulles. A women was found tied in back of the 767 with a screw driver, matches, water (from the airline), and a note from Al Quidea. Before landing there were t...
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its me liamhope u guys got time for me because...
beecause i am relaoding fs 2002 as we speak i can not resist taking off from my local airport to crash half way because atc told me to land where i sholudn't and barge into another plane 😉 i have heard u guys since i uninstalled it about all th...
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99joleggSpyware or Adware Problem?
Hi, Recently, I have had a problem with either spyware or adware or whatever else it could be. It deploys icons on to my desktop which re-arranges all of my icons on my desktop and also I get loooads of pop ups ---> When I right click on it, it ...
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leninURL icon???
hello, I am viewing this not through internet explorer but through bt yahoo broadband browser. In the top left hand corner next to where you enter the www etc stuff there is a small icon of a plane in flyaway grey colour. What i am asking is hoh do you g...
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FaucettFlame Warriors
Some of you have probably seen this - its takes a while to go through them all, but its freaking hilarious! http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm 😎...
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oreo005Flight sim games for the gamecube?
Are there any type of good flying games for the gamecube?...
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Jamie4590Wings Break Off
(dead link removed) How do you think this occured? Might the pilot have been doing manouveres that the aircraft couldn't handle or could poor maintainance have failed to spot signs of fatigue on the wings?...
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mypilotATI Visiontek Radeon 1600XT 512MB
That's the new video card i just got and in the instructions it said to re route extra power to the video card if needed, but its working fine now, but if i did add extra power, would it perform even better?...
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pilotwannabeGoogle Flight Sim
Who needs FSX.... 🙄 Google Flight Sim 😉...
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Guest EdJames Van Allen has died
James Van Allen, a real pioneer of space exploration, died a couple of days ago at the age of 91: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/09/obit.van.allen.ap/index.html?section=cnn_space&ref=google He was involved with developing the Explorer 1 satel...
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hinchsetting up a mic
my new headset arrived today. i've used a microphone before, but i cannot get this to work. i have gone into the volume control and made sure the microphone is not muted, then gone into sounds/audio devices to select the headset buuut this is to no avail....
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PanAmericanTerrosit Attack Stopped
Please Read: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1230417,00.html...
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tiger7881I AM LEAVING U GUYS !!!
Hey, I am leaving u guys for 3 weeks, I am gonna have a vacation, I am going alone without my parents to Israel, from Toronto, Canada. I am giong to be in both airports, so if i will find the angles to get somme pics, i wiill post them for sure !!! in th...
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tazz126Project Zero 2 Cheats
offtopic: can some one help me i know its not about the flight sim iv just got a new game called project zero 2 dose anyone no if there is a cheat for health and if there is please send a link if you like to be scared get the game me and the wife hav...
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PanAmericanWhen I get bored
I was going to do a flight from TNCM to MDST, but I got bored and deceided to try something. I opened the door in flight and the FS Passengers went crazy. Here is the report: Flight COA63 flight report log Date August 09 2006...
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violentvioletWhat the hell???
Has anyone else had this sinario: I tried to log on to this site, and got a "Dear John" notice saying incorrect login please try again! After 200 posts and quite a number of downloads later i think i know how to log in,thanks very much. I then had to t...
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Jamie4590Portable GPS
The concorde was built long before any GPS systems were developed which is why the fleet never had them installed and instead had the INS which I assume all other aircraft had at that time. Because it was decided not to upgrade the Concordes navigational ...
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KarlwCOME READ THIS WE NEED TO PUT A STOP TO THIS
OK THE TITLE OF THE POST WAS SO AS ANYONE WOULD DO I WAS GOING TO HELP THE PERSONE OUT UNTIL I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PERSONE POSTING THE LINKS TO THE WEBSITES THIS IS STUPID :x IM TIRED OF SEEENG THIS PERSONE POSTING THIS SO ALL I ACN SAY IS IM E-MAILIN...
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leninFlyaway server?
hello, is there a flyaway online multiplayer server? If not can there be one? Like one of those 24/7 ones would be good and maybe even teamspeak server. What do you think?...
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mypilot[ Poll ] how addicted are you to FS??
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Jamie4590Cockpit Sounds
One thing I've noticed watching reconstructions of air incidents is how my audio warnings are the same as the real thing. Stuff like whoop whopp pull up and the ear piercing overspeed siren. I'm hearing the same sounds as crews where it was the last thing...
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Jamie4590Empty Jump Seats
There must be a lot of jump seats that are empty each day. Could they not let us student pilots tag along?...
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tiger7881*** PEDALS and YOKE***
hi, guys i am sorry but i am realy happy, 2 news, 1: I live in toronto, in canada, and there is an airport called battneville, i went there today, i bought my pedals and yoke, i tried it flying, so hard, with the pedals i am so upset i dont know how t...
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brownboxI LOVE MY LITTLE LAPTOP!
well, i always thought my laptop was a low one. The cheapest we could get... So today, i downloaded the Need for Speed Most Wanted demo, to see what would happen and what do you know? IT WORKS. sure when theres 10 police cars chasing me, it goes slow...
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brownboxARGH SO ANNOYING
well, im getting need for speed most wanted for my pc. Problem is I dont know if it will run or not. Soo it decided to download the demo of it because if the demo works then the game will. Its a 300mb file download so I left it going all night. Came back ...
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Thunderbirdman2Video
How do you convert a FRC file to a MPEG file or is the a program that i can download beacuse i want to show videos also is there a program to make videos besides fraps???...
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Jamie4590ATC Standard
In a transcript a Chinese air traffic controller says nine instead of niner. I thought it was standard throughout the world?...
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MustangfreakWent flying the other day *DUW*
One of the Elmendorf people in the shop has his pilot's license so he called our boss and got me and a fellow Kadena and Yokota person out of work, to go flying😀 We hopped in a Cessna 172 and took off, towards the mountains. We got up to about...
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Jamie4590Altitude Concorde
Are there any save files for a Concorde landing that I can use without saving my own? I have FS2002 and the save flights from FS2000 are useable but when I run Altitude's Concorde and load one of the few ILS landings there is a lot of 'work' to do before ...
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pilotwannabeFedEx Crash
A FedEx MD-10 caught fire upon landing Friday morning at Memphis International Airport...➡ http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5210979&nav=menu59_1 😉...
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hms_endeavourCya Later
well, now it's time to go.I'm departing for germany in 5 hours, and for some strange reason i can't post over there. But I'll be ablse to fix the rare flight simulations hard drive. Then, friday in a week I'm flying to JFK,new york(as every summer) stay ...
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InsightGot a new motorbike
http://picasaweb.google.com/117000035248765764335/HondaCBR600F 😀 Picked it up yesterday and it now has 63 miles on the clock, lol...
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mypilot[ Poll ] attack choppers
I've seen both on tv but can't decide which one is better....
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PanAmericanPlane from the movie AIRPLANE
If any of you have seen the movie AIRPLANE, do you know what kind of aircraft the Trans American plane is. I need to know because I plan on painting the aircraft. Thanks...
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mypilotRadarman vs. Greekman
just looked at the top ten posters, can't believe i'm still on the list. Greekman may overtake Radarman pretty soon, may the race begin! 🍻...
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pilotguy44My job
Well I'm finally starting to feel comfortable at my new job. I work at a small FBO at my local airport, Dutchess County Airport (KPOU). I go to work again today for the last day of training, and then when I return from vacation in August I begin my regula...
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CaptDennisonThe other side of Capt. D-KISS
Yes its true. I am a huge KISS fan. I been a KISS fan since about 1975. First saw them with Ted Nugent opening and Bob Segar in Arizona in 1976 I think. I have posters from way back, and Original Love gun, all sorts of concert crap, I even have an origina...
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JarJarBinkswhat pc games do you own and...
what pc games do you own and what ones are installed on your pc? for me i have FS9 of course, BlackHawk Down, Joint Operations, Battlefield Vietnam Redox, CFS3, Dear Hunter the 2005 season, CSI Dark Motives, Freespace2 Colossus, Airport Tychoon 3, Zoo ...
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RadarManShip Simulator 2006
Ship Simulator 2006 We were talking about this a while back and it almost here. It doesn't look to exciting but that's what everyone thought about train sims and they have a huge following. :radar:...
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PilauMountain Climbing
After the army (my serving period begins in November) I'm going to save money for an interstate trip in the US, and I wanted to ask those of us who are US residents whether there are mountains to climb on or should I go to the Himalayas 🙂...
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Flyguy41983Best Paying Airline
What US Airline is the highest paying Airline for domestic flights. (can be captain or first officer) Brandon...
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cheechmBuilding a computer
Hello, I am buiding a new computer (first self built!) I have saved up for ages and worked hard to collect all the money together. I have to resist from going out with my friends and spending it. But anyway, I have created a .txt file which you can...
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HelpsJDescribe yourself in 15 words.
Please tell me if this has already been posted and i will delete it. i think it would be good if we all described ourselves in 15 words no more no less. this is a sentance and not just a string of words starting with My name is...........and ......
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brownboxwhere did tailhook go?
just wondering, where did tailhook go? did he leave? 😞...
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CRJCaptAviation Humor
Q: What separates flight attendants from the scum of the earth? A: The cockpit door! Q: What is the difference between a flight attendant and a jet engine? A: The jet engine stops whining at the gate Q: How does a blind parachutist know when h...
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LionoBilly Connolly's 14 things I hate about everybody
Something I recieved at work today. > > Billy Connolly's 14 things I hate about everybody: > > > 1.People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know > where my watch is pal, where the **** is yours? Do I point ...
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cheechmSome pics and jokes
I found these pics and jokes quite amusing, and I thought I would share them with you! A few related to aviation: https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/17618/some-pics-and-jokes_2470b1c88fee1192604622b7fa5b7900.jpg https://forum....
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tiger7881Pilot liscens
Hey guys, i was to ask the real pilot or the once who knows how to be a Commercial pilot and what are the steps to it, and waht to do. Please help me because my parents dont belive what i am saying....
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JarJarBinkshover controls new site!
hey has enyone seen hovercontrols new site? here it is ➡ www.hovercontrol.com...
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LionoWater bed prank
Water bed prank Enjoy and don't laugh to loud....
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