Hangar Chat

a beech queen air went down in the lagoon by my office complex today. it's just north of san carlos airport (ksql)... a lot of the planes go right over my building so i like to listen to the engines and guess what they are. today i heard this crazy one, it sounded like it was all rattling and also like it was running really high power...maybe this could be caused by one engine failed but the other was wound up to compensate?? it sounded kind of scary and weird. it was really hot out today (only a couple of times this year it's got up to the 90s) so i wonder if that was a contributing factor.ah well, anyway it's pretty sad. passenger was an old school ww2 bomber pilot, who…

... it might have looked something like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDkHUDkkTuM Tune in, turn on, prop out

and,boy,it sure is different!!!....Did some 45 degree 360,s,slow flight,stall,s and several t&g,s..Also just flying around so the CFI could see how well I could maintain altitude,headings,etc....Played around with the Nav receiver and tracked to a VOR transmitter....A fun time was had by all!! Lou N1472Q

Turns out professional simulators aren't perfect, either.

I will let the article do all the talking:Scary Air Traffice Control - Washington Post

why my message about the lottery to win a plane it was erased?for forum "Hangar Chat" I read : "This forum is for the discussion of real world aviation topics and any other topics not covered in other forums. Please make sure that your topic isn't covered in another forum before posting here."I felt that I could put it here ?this is not a commercial advertisement ... it is just a flying club (non-commercial) that organizes a lottery ... and I thought it might interest many virtual pilots ...win a plane for 19 € ... we do not see this every day ...Patrice

The owner of this SAAB Jet interceptor (Looks like a Saab 35 Draken)is having a little problem selling his fighter jet, maybe someone here can help him out? http://news.yahoo.com/video/dallascbs11-15750646/fighter-jet-for-sale-21658755

According to posts on other websites -Ian Thatcher, (Thatch), died on Saturday 28/08/2010.Ian was the founder of FS-Shipyards, and a former supporter of both The ODG Project and FREEflow.Ian Thatcher was an extremely prolific developer of flight-sim content,across nearly all aspects of the platform.To such an extent that most simmers who download,possibly have at least one of his products installed,yet are unaware, as he'd published them under a series of assumed identities.e.g.As Gerrish Gray - Various tree enhancement packagesAs Andy Weir - Various terrain-meshes and landclass packages.Over the years Ian has supplied hosting to many developers and groups,providing an in…

Just wondering if somebody else has problem with the avsim forum. Since few days, it could sometimes takes a lot of time to load and sometimes not. Thanks.Best regardsLmaire

http://www.panamericanairways.net/index.htmlWhat do you think?

Hey folks,as I am just rearranging a lot of stuff on a few HDs I thought my folder "organization" is really not very useful. I was wondering if there is a more elegant way for e. g. the following:i) I could create a subfolder "Aviation" under My Files. Inside I want to have pics, docs, etc... and other stuff, so I would have subfolders for these things inside.ii) OTOH, I could have seperate "Aviation" subfolders under all of those default "My Pictures", "My Documents", etc. folders.Maybe Aviation is not a very realistic example but it could be just about anything else. Nevertheless, either way I come up with redundant folders, either many "aviation" subfolders or multiple…

CNET news report (with lots of pictures) of Boeing's new pilot training setup for the 787:-http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10004648.html?tag=nl.e703Kind regardsDave

Anybody care to help me fly the new Sullenberger arrival approach at LGA?http://avherald.com/h?article=42faa198&opt=0 :PJust kiddin'. Good to see some light hearted humor in the news every once in a while :(

Hi,Does anyone know what engines are used on the following aircraft?Embraer EMB-145XR/LR Continental ConnectionBoeing 737-824/W Continental Airbus A320-212 DeltaCanadair CL-600-2B19 (CRJ-100ER) Delta ConnectionCheersJames Andrews

Hi, I am looking to change all my BA's aircraft to go T4, instead of T5. Just like back in the day, but due to my amteur capabilities i'm unaware how to do so?CheersJames Andrews

Hey folks,I have some paper version of a CFM56-7B airflow/cutaway drawing, very similar to this. If someone knows where to obtain a digital version of that very engine I'd greatly appreciate it. Ideally though, it would be HQ if not even vector drawn (like in a PDF or so). Otherwise, if someone has a link to some other HQ graphic of other CFM56 variants, it would be great. Even if it's not a CFM, just shoot away, I'd really be happy for anything as long as it's hi-res and detailed.Thanks in advance. :biggrin:Etienne

I just added a second Saitek throttle quadrant and when I match lever positions on both throttles, I do not get the same engine rpm's. THe new quadrant requires about a 1/3 of inch more lever travel to match the thrust setting of the old quadrant When I checked FSUIPC, I noticed that the values for the max and minimum range for the new throttle are less than the older throttle, which leads me to believe that the newer quadrant has lower resolution potentiometers. Does anyone else experience this issue?EDIT: I should have place this in the computer hardware forum, my apologies. Would a moderator be willing to move this thread please? Thank you.

Based on flight simming, it seems that overspeed happens on occasion when at cruise speeds. I was curious when this happens to real commercial pilots. I know overspeeds need to be reported, but how long can one happen before actual structural damage occurs? How often do overspeeds actually occur? How are they handled? Are there any pilot penalties for encountering an overspeed?

Parachute Saves Argentine Airshow Pilot has a video showing a pilot at an airshow in Argentina who landed safely after losing the wing of his RANS S-9.

Here are some interesting tidbits that are a good read. You can find the link here.

Is that even possible? Seems like the pilot applying full left yoke just to keep the wing down!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aviation_DayHappy National Aviation day everyone, let's all have some fun flying today!

XP Pro presently meets all of my needs and thanks to Nick's advice runs FSX and FS9 just great on my system. So far I have detected no practical reason for me to personally upgrade. However, it looks like Microsoft is encouraging me to continue OS upgrades regardless of my personal preferences. In the process of successfully troubleshooting my daughter's computer and going to Microsoft.com for suggestions, I found the following link which tells me that support for XP ended last month:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/end-support-windows-xp-sp2-windows-vista-without-service-packs?os=xpI still am a bit confused. If I am interpreting correctly after more extens…

Okay so according to the front page here at Avsim, Aerosoft has released Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete Intl, also known as "Cuzco airport".Now I know I don't get out much, but am I the only one that read "Cuzco" and pictured THIS? :(

My computer's internet connection is working properly and I have not changed anything, but FSX will not download weather updates and says I need to check my internet connection. Does anyone one else have an issue with this and have any suggestions?