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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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Flyboy92My Signature
hi everyone can anyone see the signature that i have made? i can't seem to get it to show up and it's really ticking me off. i made it in Corel and uploaded it to imageshack and all i see is a red x where it should be. Flyboy92...
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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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pilotguy44college
ahh! can you say stress?? i have 4 term papers due in the next 3 weeks.. seeing that the semester ends december 15th. this doesn't include day-to-day homework assignments or my flight lessons. arg... does anyone know any good stress-relief techniques? ...
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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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SteveTLaptop Help
Hi there, My brother is looking to get a laptop for Xmas this year. He wants one for about £1000...can anyone give me some help on helping me choose one for him ...(he doesnt know a lot about laptops, PCs etc.. 😉 ) BTW if so..it should b...
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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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Guesti made boeing vs bus frm but it didnt go well so mac vs pc!
dude what is the point of this??? just a thought......
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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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GuestFlight Simulation, A History of it's Microsoft...
Quite amazing. Good find! :radar:...
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robbierill be off for a while-HUGE PROBLEM
il be off flyaway for a while now, i am having computer trouble...i am posting this via my moms laptop. ill try to be back asap robbier...
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Flyguy41983Air France
Okay, I live directly under the flight path for KBOS when using the runways 22L/4R and 22R/4L. I always see the heavies come over my house from all over. Air France operates routes to Boston. Now today I saw an Air France Boeing 747 come over my house. To...
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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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leninback
i am back from my holiday 😀 i went from gatwick to Dalaman in turkey. Firstly, Turkey is a nice place if you don't mind touchy feely shop keepers who will sometimes phisically drag you into their shops. You have to be prepared for it but it is al...
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Agus0404Pilot Guns
Hey guys! I'm sharing this little file with you that I found in www.atcbox.com Enjoy it! 😉 http://download.yousendit.com/7ACF8FBF4A632AAA...
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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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Flyguy41983AI TRAFFIC HELP
How do I get AI traffic on fs9?...
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PanAmericanSome Useful Software
I've copied a list from PC Magazine. All the programs work extremely well, and have cleaned my PC of severeal Trojans, Viruses, and Spyware. I am looking for the link that includes the entire list of programs. Some programs ranged from $10 to $50. Belo...
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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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hms_endeavourlaptop problem
Hey,I have a problem with a laptop. It's my dad's actually.I tiny Dell Latitude X1, really small and lightweight. Anyway, there are NO fans and NO air vents, basically no cooling. The cpu has been climbing every day, I started monitoring it at a rather h...
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InsightGun cam footage
real or fake?...
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