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"Microsoft Corp. declined 5 percent in extended trading after it reported...The world's biggest software maker said sales of Windows for PCs sank 24 percent..."Hey, maybe we could help out. Like Mickey Rooney's teenage gang we could put on a Vista show in the barn or something.:-wave :-wave :-wave :-wave :-wave

Hi everyoneI was wondering if anyone would know the rough altitude the B747-400Ds would cruise at, since they only fly domestically (or do they? Has anyone seen one of these non-winglet -400's away from Japan, maybe filling in for a -400 under maintenance, etc). Seems to me a packed 747 (and apparently they fly pretty full of people) would take a while to climb to any great height. Is there much of a difference in quoted range between the -400 and -400D?Thanks in advance, SLuggy

Got it too. Someone is about to get banned.:DBy the way, I used the Alert link for this topic to alert the mods. In addition to what I said in that alert, the user responsible is "amanda abu" with user ID 155904.

Hello Everyone!Have you ever wondered what its like to be in the military or wanted to fly a military plane with other people? Well the FSX Fleet is definately for you! You can experience the thrill of leading a squadron of F/A-18's back onto a carrier at night, or risk that hairy strike of a missile silo.Just visit www.fsx-fleet.webs.com and check us out, just tell 'em "The Ripper" sent ya!

Monday, April 21, 2008F-117A stealth fighter retiring todayTonopah Test Range Airfield is final flight's destination.SUN SETS ON NIGHTHAWK: The funny-looking aircraft that made a name for itself in the 1991 Gulf War will officially be retired today, the Associated Press reports.The last F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter will land at the Tonopah Test Range Airfield today following a retirement ceremony stop at Palmdale, Calif. Developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works program, the aircraft is retiring early after 27 years of service. The Nighthawk's retirement was accelerated by the Air Force to help free funding.Although not as beloved as the less-stealthier but sexier…

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/way-weird/weird.phpI kind of like the "Snud".RhettAMD 3700+ (@2585 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2gb Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8 (1T), WD 150 gig 10000rpm Raptor, WD 250gig 7200rpm SATA2, Seagate 120gb 5400 rpm external HD, CoolerMaster Praetorian

Hey guys..all of you in the UK (and the world if Panorama is broadcast online)..check out Panorama tonight at 20:30 on BBC1. Its called "Something in the Air" and its about dangerous-to-breathe air on planes. I have read of this before but this is the first time Im seeing a program about it. Should be interesting. Just thought Id let ya all know http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/7351093.stm

Wonder what brought this about?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080325/ap_on_...Avdouk_zH9H2ocA

How many here have bought some payware that didn

I think this stuff is neat, and I think you being FS folks will too, so I'll share with the rest of you:I was at Rocky Mtn Metro Airport (KBJC) near Denver last week, and spotted this baby:http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=trueCheck out the interior photos...Then, I found the aircraft's history: Braathens SAFE, 1980's to mid 1990's (Braathens is in Norway)sold to Saudi Arabia, mid 1990's -- converted to luxury corporate jet (see airliners.net interior photos)By 2005, sold to Basic Capital Management, Inc./Majestic Corp. out of Dallas, Texas.Look how many flights that jet has done in the last week! (Addison is near Dallas Texas) Notice the last e…

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/19/s...oyuz/index.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080419/ap_on_.../russia_space_6Do astronauts train for this? Has anyone in the forums experienced such G-Forces in any type of aircraft? We think of the atmosphere as fluid, but imagine it having the force to slow a spacecraft with such high G's.Regards,John

Anyone know of any flight sim conventions in the uk (or failing that, europe) this year?

Just saw this and thought maybe someone here would be interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=160225520656It is 2 hours of time in a United flight simulator. The proceeds go to charity.

Here's a little joke from a Hovercontrol member I thought was funny:A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment.Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER."The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEAT…

I was looking to upgrade my Logitech Wingman Extreme 3D with something from Saitech. Their yoke is nice, but I like to fly choppers to. So I decided it would be the X52 system and their pro pedals.I was lamenting the fact I would have to save so much more when I clicked on "reconditioned items". I got the Pro Pedals for 80 bucks!!! The joystick wasn't quite as good a deal, it was only marked down to 109 from 169; but I was so happy about the pedals I went for it. Both, with shipping cost 200 bucks...UPS, Fleet don't fail me now!!!Best Regards, Donald T. :-waveFLYing? It's cool. Trillions of birds and insects can't be wrong.

Hello everyone,My final year dissertation is looking into ways how we can teach second year students the fundamentals of flight dynamics and performance, but also on the fidelity of the simulator.If anyone has any real world flight experience and a few minutes, could you possibly please help me out with the following three questions. They don't need to be any more then a few sentences per answer.Question 3 is a question that is seen all the time, and always receives a wide variation of responses.If you would also like me to acknowledge you in my report, then please post your name as well.Regards,JPQuestions:(1) Briefly, how would you describe the overall accuracy of Micro…

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/14/microso...p.ap/index.htmlIt's all in the link.Are we going to need an activation key?Is there a version of Xp that does not require activation?JimCYWG

For online GA airplane buy-sell I like to check controller.com and trade-a-plane. I have already been watching both sites for many months (almost a year) as a hypothetical buyer of a Lancair homebuilt. I am primarily interested in a vanilla, fixed gear, 4-seater Lancair so my primary focus was Lancair ES. Unable to really find anything in this category I noticed that really the only Lancairs that are represented in any good numbers on those sites are very high-end airplanes, either turbine powered or pressurized (or both!!) so propjets, Lancairs IV or IV-P dominate, all fairly new, very well equipped and often marked "professionally built". I found a nice ES but it was ..…

Hi friendsI have not been around here much recently owing to pressure of work and other things; and am sorry to come here tonight for a reason I didn't expect, and to convey sad news. Many of you in the flightsim and real aviation world know Tim Westnutt. Tim passed away, this week, at 54 from a heart attack at his home in Holland. Tim was very much a part of our development testing at MAAM-SIM, and flew over for the MAAM show on occasions, which is how I knew him; but he was also close to Rob and friends at RealAir and many others in the FS community. I believe that his Dad was a Spit pilot, and he certainly put some time in on the RealAir product, I know! An accompl…

Bob, please get in touch with me. The email I have for you is refusing my emails from gmail.com domain.Please email to [email protected] with another address. sales@ is not working for me.Thanks,

Topic for a quiet day on the Forum."Pilots become flight instructors so they don't have to be flight instructors."I know it's used as a bridge to build time,etc., but on the face of it it seems amusing as stated.:-walksmile --Roger

...between a real and an fs shot, it really shows us how far our hobby has come.I was browsing the headlines when I came across this article: http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1901/reisnieuws/a...chappijen.dhtmlNever mind if you can't read the content, it's about the second photograph of the Garuda 737. If my eyes don't deceive me, that's clearly a screenshot from FS9.

Hi friendsI have not been around here much recently owing to pressure of work and other things; and am sorry to come here tonight for a reason I didn't expect, and to convey sad news. Many of you in the flightsim and real aviation world know Tim Westnutt. Tim passed away, this week, at 54 from a heart attack at his home in Holland. Tim was very much a part of our development testing at MAAM-SIM, and flew over for the MAAM show on occasions, which is how I knew him; but he was also close to Rob and friends at RealAir and many others in the FS community. I believe that his Dad was a Spit pilot, and he certainly put some time in on the RealAir product, I know! An accompl…