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My random smile post of the week (And yes, its real)

I was just over at SWREG making a purchase. I decided to double check the exchange rate between the USD and the EURO. They were about 10% high favoring the EURO. It is never a bad idea to keep track of daily exchange rates.

Came across this film about the development of the Victor Bomber. Vickers were also toying with the same wing planform for their V1000 which became the VC10. There is a comment about the difference between angle of incidence and angle of attack. however, it is not "incorrect" in as much as many aerodynamic texts of that era i.e. British English referred to both forms with the same name.

A really nice demo video about the Ethiopian 787-800 from JustPlanes, I think I shall buy it. Lets hope these lovely aircraft can fly again in the near future. regards Sorry here is the link http://www.youtube.com/user/JustPlanes With details of DVD http://www.worldairroutes.com/Ethiopian787.html

Was (at the 3 minute mark) and noticed during pushing back a Fokker on the terminal roof. Turns out its a retired KLM-Cityhopper Fokker that visitors at Amsterdam airport can view up close. What a great idea. RJ

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21939795

I'm planning to purchase some very expensive hardware from a certain cockpit manufacturer based in Europe. It is now 1.31 AUD to the Euro. Is this going to keep up? I would appreciate if any economist here would like to shed some light on this subject matter. Thanks.

The ATIS in Nashua Airport in New Hampshire mocks the FAA decision to close many airport towers around the United States...

Really scary crosswind landing in poor visibility at Narita. Wouldn't be surprised if some passengers were injured on this landing. Stan

I was looking at CSPAN this morning, where there is a hearing going on in Washington discussing the merger between American and US Airways. I wonder if the livery colors will stay the same for American, or will there be any hope of changing their rediculous paint scheme.

Observing the age of the program and the leaps and bounds hardware has made during its lifetime, I'm wondering if there was a point where any further improvement in FSX was a bit superfluous. ie: Technology eclipsed the program. I'm going to unload some serious change on a new computer. How serious does it have to be to max FSX out? Jon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21901540 What was he thinking? I would be afraid if the real pilots started to talk shop and I didn't know the answer.

Sharing images is a form of self expression and creativity that rivals words in our hobby and others. It's with this interest that AVSIM is pleased to announce a new set of image policies which allow for more self expression and creativity! If images are hosted by AVSIM: No more than 10 images per post Image weight and size restrictions remain the same Image will now be allowed to be stored for 120 days, rather than 90 If images are hosted by a another site: Up to 20 images per post Images will be forced to a maximum of 1024 pixels wide when displayed in the forum (or a size smaller as to not exceed the width of the reader's monitor) - clicking on image will disp…

We are thinking about opening up our BLOG system to anyone that wants one. Currently, our only BLOGS are those by staff members, and they are pathetically inactive; including me. I think having a BLOG at AVSIM would be of interest to some. Our concern of course would be having BLOG owners who are initially very enthusiastic but then fade away over the horizon. How does everyone feel about opening blogs and would there be any interest to post own and read them?

Sharing images is a form of self expression and creativity that rivals words in our hobby and others. It's with this interest that AVSIM is pleased to announce a new set of image policies which allow for more self expression and creativity! If images are hosted by AVSIM: No more than 10 images per post Image weight and size restrictions remain the same Image will now be allowed to be stored for 120 days, rather than 90 If images are hosted by a another site: Up to 20 images per post Images will be forced to a maximum of 1024 pixels wide when displayed in the forum (or a size smaller as to not exceed the width of the reader's monitor) - clicking on image will disp…

This coming Sunday, March 24th, AVSIM will celebrate its 16th birthday. We'll finally get our learner's permit. Someone get the party hats and the "sweet 16" banners! Please, no candles and German Chocolate cake only! Seriously, there are many of you who have been with us from the very beginning and we appreciate your participation, contributions, and support over all these years. Our thanks to all of you for being part of our extended family. This post has been promoted to an article

After decades of reviewing the video of the Destruction of the Death Star... And having been presented with the below video discussing many "suspicious" events and connections... I am nigh convinced the destruction of the Death Star was an inside job. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=218_1363518864

Again today we have introduced a small feature that I think most people will find useful. Now instead of hunting and pecking around, and having to print off a whole topic, now you can print a single message, without all the images and other material from the browser window. Look for the printer icon in the top right frame of the message:

We have upgraded Tapatalk to its latest revision again, and it is now back online. If you are using Tapatalk, please report any issues here.

So, I was browsing facebook and saw a post from Lufthansa about how their crew in Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, and Dusseldorf will be on strike from 5 AM until 12 PM March 21. Nearly every short-medium haul flight has been cancelled along with select long haul flights. Delays on flights that will be continued are expected to be delayed despite the fact that Lufthansa expects no delay. More information here: http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information?WT.mc_id=fbook0117_170113_Irreg%20MUC_Current%20Flight%20Information_EN&ed_f_inex=intern&ed_f_hash=iry4&ed_f_name=170113_Irreg%20MUC_Current%20Flight%20Information_EN&ed_f_dom…

Is there any series fan more consistently dedicated, tireless and creative than The Star Trek fan? Imagine the effort and time that must have gone into this! Your Fan-Made eye-candy for today. Actually, its not a "fair" contest though. The Cylons and Colonists still use nukes and lasers. The Federation has Shields, Phasers, Antimatter propulsion and Quantum Torpedos............ BOOM!!!!

We have introduced another new feature today entitled "@mentions". Example, if a user types into a topic the "at mentions"; @@Tom_Test, that will cause a notification to be placed in tom_test's notifications box, if he / she has configured @mentions to allow that. That way, upon signing in, a user has immediate access to those posts where he/she has been mentioned. You will now see a new function in the information to the left of every post; the @Mention link. By clicking on that link it automatically opens up a new message with @mention to the poster inserted for you.

We have introduced a new feature for everyone's use. It is the new MY CONTENT function that you can locate adjacent to the VIEW NEW CONTENT link at the top right of the page. Clicking MY CONTENT will display topics in which you have posted, newest to oldest.

Someone who used to work for Emirates told me that EK are starting flights this year to Israel. I don't think it's true. Anyone know?