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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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-Jester-Last Flight
Hey guys, I am going to do my LAST flight for Flight Simulator 9 :cry: soon but I need some ideas. 1.Type of Aircraft 2. Where 3. Should it bee more than one plane? 4. Military or Civ? thanks guys. And I will be makeing a video on it. -Nick...
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DejablueJetphotos help
ok, im trying to put a shot on jetphotos and it says "Note: Filenames containing non-standard characters, such as parenthesis (), asterisks *, brackets , etc. are not compatible with our database. Please remove non-standard characters and symbols from f...
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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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robbierFIRST SNOW
robbier here! today minneapolis had their first snow! its still snowing now as i type it, and it is predicted to go under freezing and snow more as the night goes on...so i may wake up to a white ground! YAY!...
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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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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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beerbadger1 favour please, make me rich =)
May i ask you for a picture from google earth showing 2 planes using both runways at EGLL (heathrow) as ive made a bet with my science teacher, him saying that they only use 1 runnway for takeoff and landings. Thanks guys! 🙂...
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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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UG_PLWhere are you from?
So I'm from Allen Texas ,15 miles from Dallas .I live in USA for 3 years. I lived in Poland (I was born there) for 13 years. So now I'm 16 (almost 17) what about you guys?...
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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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CrashGordonI won't fly British Airways
Last year, a British airways 747 out of KLAX for EGLL, lost its number 2 engine shortly after takeoff. Rather than dump fuel over the ocean and reture, the pilot consulted with the company and elected to continue with the flight. He didn't choose to lan...
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its me liamhi guys
hi guys i know that this is a bit weird but i was wondering if you could make me a signature its not for on here but for school in art i would love it if it had a nice plane on and my name (liam condliffe) with flight sim enthusiast on it, it would be gre...
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Jamie4590New Job!
Well I've started a new job which means I'm tired all the time and way too tired to get in to a virtual cockpit. 😞 The good news for everyone though is I wont be able to post new and obscure threads here anymore. 😂...
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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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LionoMale Restroom Etiquette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw Very funny and so damm true....
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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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brownboxwhat the hell happened to my computer
i didnt do anything, and somehow some things have just stufed up completely. -For example, I cant see items in my recycling bin, but they are there because if i go to empty it, it asks do you want to delete these 95 items? -Disk defragmenter has just st...
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brownboxnew avatar
who likes my new avatar??! 😎...
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Sico2Weird looking Canadian Boeing 707
Could anyone give more info about this bird... http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1117078/L/ What is it and why so weird looking and what Canadians use it for? Thanks....
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SeanGa[PIC]Trying to upload a photo to Airliners.net
Hey, I just registered as a photographer at www.airliners.net and yesterday I tried to upload a photo to their site though I have yet to see if it gets accepted or not. I'm really a newbie when it comes to photographs so it will probably not be accepted ...
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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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lenininternet.
For the last 2 days or so i was without internet. I thought i would be bored stupid but surprisingly it was refreshing. Not talking to anyone on msn or looking on the web. I actually liked it. I made some models and painted them. I also watched the movie ...
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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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Wing-manI wish this vid was longer.
I could watch vids like this all day......... (Fighter Jets) (dead link removed)...
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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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hms_endeavourAlternative to paint
Hey, can somebody quickly find me an alternative to paint? just something with wich i can draw and paint.thanks...
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brownboxnotebook memory upgrade
hi all, I am planning to upgrade my laptops 1gb ram to 1.5 or maybe 2. Just wondering, would it be worth it and would I noticce a change in my gaming? cheers...
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Wing-manFREE* Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.4E GHz
Genuine ❓ or a con ❓ I'm in the U.K. so I can't enter a zip code just to read what it's all about. ( I was just curious ) 🙄 http://www.onlinerewardcenter.com/rd_p?p=113082&t=636&gift=962&a=962-intel%20pentium%20iv...
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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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