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It is indeed a pleasure to announce AVSIM's 18th Birthday today. We have had our share of sad news this last week, but with the bad also comes the good. 18 years! Happy Birthday to AVSIM and all of our community members! Please head out today and celebrate in your traditional fashion! This post has been promoted to an article

Just a heads up that fspilotshop.com appear to have had a security breach involving their email database. I began receiving spam on a unique email address that was only ever used at fspilotshop.com. After contacting them they advised We believe we have located and sealed the possible breach. We were testing our newsletter subscription process and some e-mails from the list may have been accessible for a short period of time. I have been assured that no credit card data was compromised but they did not advise whether any other data was included in the breach. If you use the same password on multiple sites you may want to consider changing them.

All over the news now, more or less an official confirmation based on the CVR results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32063587

There seems to be a bit of a grey area in answering this question, as I wasn't able to find an absolutely definitive response. Anecdotal evidence seems to support that night flying gliders was once popular in Poland but I found no info on current practices. Other evidence indicates that upward into the 1970's the practice was at least tolerated/loosely regulated in the UK, and apparently the US as well, leading to several accidents. Current information however, indicates a grey area right now, especially with gliders that are also LSA's Is there a definitive yes/no answer to this?

Anybody know what's going on at VATTASTIC. Every time I try to run it, all I get is "VATTASTIC is Loading." This goes on for hours and nothing ever happens. The site answers a ping so it is still out there. It used to work really well and many times was more dependable than VATSPY. I did a Google search but there are no recent postings. I did see where they have events and are looking for financial support but I would think it should be difficult to raise money if the site doesn't work.

When I try to start Vat Spy I get an XML Document (0, 0). Error. I have uninstalled, reinstalled vat spy, and restored my system. No Good. Can anyone help?

I hope this is the right place here. (Don't want to shell out $20 for an A.net account or get shot down at PPRuNe just yet.) I'm working on a crude numerical simulation of a CFM56-7B24 for my Master Thesis and need some numbers for validation puposes. The thrust of said engine at ISA is known (24000 lbs), but I can't find anything regarding N1, EGT and Fuel Flow (or TSFC) during a standard day (ISA) takeoff. The 737 FCOM I have from Continental only says that the (company) N1 limit for a 738/739 at (near) ISA conditions is 98%. Any 737NG drivers here who can help me out? NGX users are allowed to chime in, too as PMDGs claim to 95% accuracy is good enough for my …

How many of you have seen this before? A company called "Flightsoft" is selling boxed packages featuring DC-10 flights to various destinations across the globe. I remember seeing them for sale a while ago on amazon, but I recently also found boxed copies at my local MicroCenter, all for 29.99. What is the story behind these products? The included DC-10 is very obviously the freeware SGA model. Did they have permission to use it? Are the packages any more than a bundle of saved flights (load from the mission menu, get ATC clearance and follow the GPS flight plan)? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=flightsoft&sprefix=fl…

Wow - pre-ordered at $999 - new price now - glad I ordered it when I did http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487130&cm_re=titan_x-_-14-487-130-_-Product

Hello friends I have foolishly lost a bgl file from the default FSX scenery folder and I would like to get it back! Any ideas where I can get it? Is it possible to find it on one of the original discs? Thank you in advance!

Microsoft has finally admitted defeat, after 20 years Internet explorer is now officially over: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67430489/microsoft-kills-off-internet-explorer Good riddance

this is a serious hobby https://www.youtube.com/embed/gn1qMYfFrro

Aer Lingus, Britain's Jet2 and Hungary's Wizz Air are facing legal action by the UK Civil Aviation Authority over complaints about how they handle passengers hit by flight disruptions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31998530

Ever feel that the FS World is conspiring to ruin your entire day. After years of tweaking, endless payware purchases, a new 6 core based system and other hardware purchases, I go to perform a very simple task ie. drop a couple of .pln files from FSCommander into ASN. Error! Can't parse file. Is there any difference between a .pln file and a .PLN file? Jon

I just purchased the 777 for P3D v2.4 and took advantage of the initial 'special' offer. Glad I did. It only cost me $au 120.00 or so. The au$ just hit its lowest point since the gfc at 75c US. NOW, I know this works both ways as last year our currency was $1.10 US but at this rate of exchange I would not be expecting too many sales from this part of the world if I were PMDG. I had hoped that I could collect the same stable of PMDG aircraft for P3D as I have for FSX but a man's gotta eat. I do not broach the subject to hold PMDG culpable in any way. It is just the way the system works but for people on fixed incomes these wonderful aircraft are being put further out of re…

240GB PNY SSD! Only $1,099,998.98 USD Yikes! These folks are really proud of their PNY 250GB SSDs... http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=103367&vpn=SSD7SC240GOPT%2DRB&manufacture=PNY%20Technologies%20Inc Rats! My Visa card was declined... Poop!

Hello, For Aeronautical Engineering I am studying Aerodynamics, and today I am getting totally confused about lift-induced drag, it is litterally driving me crazy. Now, if you don't know anything about Aerodynamics, you better don't waste your time because things are about to get real complicated... :/ Now, lift-induced drag, inversed propertional to speed. Okay, I understand. Lift is perpendicular to relative wind, and relative wind is opposite to the direction of flight. So if, like in my image, the relative wind line is under an angle, the plane is climbing, right? Now the plane goes flying slower, so obviously lift-induced drag would be increased. …

I hope the admins will allow one small lee-way and allow the link below. It is to my personal site, and a heart felt thank you for Tom, AVSIM, and the community. God Bless. http://www.binnerfamily.org/avsim/for-tom/

I got a good laugh out of this.

Dawn of a new age? http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=82225&cid=TW303

Hi Guys I cannot use FSDT Sceneries on my particular simulator due to problems with Couatl. I have asked for help but it is not looking too promising. Can anyone give me their opinion of BluePrint KLAX & KSFO please? How's Performance especially? Thank you

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Just started laughing when I saw this. Humans keep selecting for cute bunnie's, and nature has already selected for smarter ones.

FSX @ War Carrier and Convoy Planner is now available! Download it from here: http://www.fsxwar.com/?lang=en I found out about it over at SimBites: http://simbites.com/comments/12 I've been waiting forever for some news on FSX @ War. I guess they're releasing each module individually. I'm really excited about this. I can't tell you how many times I've been flying around in FSX or P3D and though how awesome it would be to have an excellent combat experience. Anyone else excited?

Instead of a handshake or a bow, the airline world has its own unique greeting: the exchange of model airplanes. Airline CEOS, airframe companies and airport executives rely on the replica planes to seal deals and court new customers.