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HiIf taildraggers are so hard to control, why were taildraggers so popular for so many aircraft for so long (e.g. from the birth of flight to 1945)? Why stick with a design that is so much harder to control? Was there a practical reason?

Hi guys - I have made these over the years but have never formally shared them here. They are fun to look at and just thought I would show them:http://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/aalaseflyin.wmv Event at the Aspen airport (KASE)http://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/ase.wmv (Another KASE event)http://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/D01WorldFlight.wmv Time lapse of the Denver TRACONhttp://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/egeeventvideo.wmv an event at the Eagle County Airport (KEGE)http://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/groundkden.wmv KDENhttp://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/mitrelasfinal.wmv one of the old MITRE Events at KLAShttp://www.inquisitivegraphics.com/…

I was talking to a pilot about 10 yrs ago and he used to fly a Baron around IFR and he told me he was never asked by ATC to fly a DP/STAR.If I'm trying to simulate an air taxi/charter ops. Would you always fly the DP/STAR if you filed IFR. I'm talking like planes like B58, C208, Duke, C340, BN2, DHC6 etcI imagine you would always when flying something like a JS41? or not necessarily?

Not looking to stir up debate about a very important recent raid, but I found some intriguing info on what may possibly be a new stealth helicopter used by the U.S. Armed forces. I think many aviation buffs would appreciate this info:http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110504/us_time/httpnewsfeedtimecom20110504couldthebinladenraidhaverevealedasecretnewhelicopterxidrssfullnationyahoo

Hi GuysCan anyone produce a list of the alphanumeric Arann callsigns used on their Aer Lingus Regional flights?Thanks in advance

An American Airlines 777-200 had a small fire in an onboard electrical system and made an emergency landing. I arrived at the airport in time to take a few pictures of the first passengers coming off to disembark in wait for a replacement aircraft.The following video was made by a local blogger that caught some of the action.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wWdWQsvmikg#at=18Anyway, nothing much exciting usually happens around here, so it stirred up a bit of local interest.Kind regards,

IThere will be a flypast over central London tomorrow after the royal wedding. understand the formation will be led by a Lancaster with a Hurricane to stbd and a Spitfire to port. Behind will be a diamond with two Typhoons in line astern flanked by two Tornados.Tthe following NOTAMS are in effect:EGLC (LONDON/CITY)Q) EGTT/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5130N00003E005B) FROM: 11/04/29 12:00C) TO: 11/04/29 14:00E) ROYAL WEDDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION.ACFT INTENDING TO ARR/DEP AT APPROX 1225 MAY BE SUBJ A 10 MINUTE DELAY DUE TO HIGH PRIORITY TFC OPR IN THE VICINITY.Q) EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5130N00003E005B) FROM: 11/04/28 05:30C) TO: 11/05/03 21:30E) AD HR OF OPENINGTHU APR 28 …

I saw these over at over at nycaviation.com.Apparently, this aircraft was being test flown after being stored for 10 years or so. Shortly after takeoff they started having flight control problems.I'm guessing the pilots had a little chat with the mechanic that cleared this one for flight.:(

I have some questions regarding AI traffic that I'm trying to work out. I'm using FS2004 with AISeparation software, AFCAD, AITM.1) While AISeparation does a good job of separating arrivals there is still the problem of some aircraft flying approach at slower speeds than others, i.e. B738 overtaking MD80. I had seen a posting on another forum about how some simmers were using "FS microsoft flight dynamics settings" for ALL their AI aircraft, resulting in consistent spacing down the final approach courses. Does anyone know what these settings are and how they would be applied to a variety of AI aircraft (Aardvark, PAI, TFS, AIM,etc)? I believe this would allow a more effic…

Does anyone know if there is an iphone app that acts as a spotting logbook? I mean so I can log the planes I have seen, like you would do by crossing the number off in a spotters book. I'm not a big time reg spotter, more a video/photography guy but I do like to keep a record if I can. Andy S

I am English born and bred but left there at 26 in 1980 and rarely looked back, although I severely miss little things like proper pavements, iced buns and Marmite, and I have been fortunate to have lived in and visited some great places. I am currently in Brasil.Browsing these forums this morning I was reminded of some "new" English that has been severely irritating me for some time: for example, "My friend and myself ....... ".When I was a kid we were taught to say "My friend and I ....", and that "myself" was something to do with "reflexive" or something like that: "I did it myself" or "I can only blame myself". Even though I understand that language in general is a…

Sorry for being so far off-topic, I didn't see any board even remotely appropriate & can't PM, so I just went to the board you frequent most...I noticed one of your interests is competitive sailing, can you PM me & tell me a little about your rig? I've wanted to hit some regattas, but the timing never works out. I'm just a cat sailor, nothing fancy...OK, now that that's over, my feelings won't get hurt if this post is deleted, locked or whatever.

This is scary:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKGv3KFqKo&feature=player_embeddedLucky for me I was not on the crj, as it must have been one heck of a shock to passengers.Glad there were no injuries.

Anybody know what happened to IRIS Simulations? I am looking to download their freeware F-14 for FS2004 & can find just 404 pages :{ Pat

Oh my...

Bloomberg News reports the current 787 status.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/boeing-quarterly-profit-tops-estimates-as-military-jet-earnings-increase.htmlAR

I hope this is the correct forum to ask. Anybody have KLM 737NG ( in general as I believed they switch flexible between the variants) routes? I want to use them for my FS :biggrin:Thanks.

Another case of loss of communication with the tower. This one being blamed on equipment malfunction at Tampa (KTPA)http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/188931/250/Delta-flight-trying-to-land-in-Tampa-gets-no-response-from-tower

Hi, I've also posted in the flight plan forum, but due to lack of members who actually check i thought i'd also post my request here as well. I'm looking for the full cirrus flight plan for tonight British Airways flight 092 from Toronto to London, with EET's and RMK's. Flight is being operated by G-BNWY.CheersJames Andrews

Hi Guys,how is it today, still many more cockpit hours than spare time to relax and sleep for pilots?Do airlines care for their pilots that they get enough sleep between the shifts? Are they able to book a hotel room when the have to stay somehwere in nowhere between flights or befor a shift starts?

I just clicked on the SURVEYS option on the Main Avsim page and all I get is a prompt to download a file ? named POLL.Is that some sort of glitch which needs to be investigated? :( Just curious.

Hi Guys..<< "Getting Lucky" for me is finding my own car in the car park.....>>I didn't wish to hijack IMAGRANPA2's 'scenery blues' thread in the FSX Forum, I thought that I'd start a new thread here...Since, like me, you frequent car parks, and have problems, I thought that I'd pass on this warning of a scam here in the UK..True story .... A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Tesco customers. This happens at Sainsbury's, too, so be aware........... Recently I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-something y…

This is directed at the Avsim staff.I was wondering if there is a way that the members tagged with the Commercial title can be setup automatically or required to place the company they represent, in whatever fashion it is, in their signature box or in their profile. I know that some commercial members already have that info in their signature box, but I see a lot of posts by other commercial members with no info on who they are representing.I often wonder who it is they are with when they make comments or recommendations on 3rd party content when there is no way to know who they are affiliated with. Or, in some cases based on replies I have read from some commercial membe…

My Antivirus software (Norton) is telling me that the FlyTampa website is unsafe. "This is a known malicious web site. It is recommended that you do NOT visit this site. The detailed report explains the security risks on this site". I've never had this problem before. Is anyone else getting this warning? Thanks, Jim

E5d141.tmp is affecting my FS9 graphics. I've downloaded and installed some aircraft to my FS9. After I did this I get E5d141.tmp starting up at the same time as my FS9.My graphics in FS9 have been corrupted, there are no tenures on the aircraft and scenery in some sections of the simulator. Also, FS9 freezes when I want to change aircraft or log out. My pc is not connected to the internet. I go to the library to download the aircrafts. The aircraft was the only thing I installed and uninstall-ed manually. My FSX graphics are ok so far. I did a search on my PC and found the E5d141.tmp and I deleted it but it keeps coming back when I start FS9. Can anyone recommen…