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There's a scam going around where people are receiving emails claiming their account has been accessed and validation is required by the customer...I've had everyone from PayPal (which I hardly use) to Wells Fargo who I have no account with send me emails. The catch is to get you to give your account info and credit card pin number (actually that's the smoking gun that made me question the validity of the email). You may have legitimate accounts with companies like Amazon.com but beware of these emails that will send you to a non-secure website asking you to enter in your personal finance info. I've seen this scam with a few of my friends as well, it looks really legit…

is or was there an aircraftcalled little stinker or cox model ofsame name and how was it spelledLIL' STINKER or some such i have C.R.S. ( can't remember stuff)any help or comments welcomethank you SPAD_007

For now the web interface has been banned (again) from accessing the main Avsim IRC channel.This after repeated and continuous abuse by a small group of people (and I use the term loosely).Access through regular IRC clients is still available, but will possibly be restricted to be invite-only if these persons come back.I'd hate to have to ask the site administrators to end this service.

I read this article earlier on about a baby born in the back of a helicopterhttp://www.dailypost.co.nz/storydisplay.cf...condsubsection=It made me think to when i had my first flight... Like the story above it was by helicopter, but fortunatly i was 3 weeks old being taken to see grandparents!! The first flight i can remember was when i was about 5 years old, flying on the very same helicopterDo you remember your first flight, or when you were first taken on an aircraft?RgdsAidihttp://www.avsim.com/pages/0100/avsim_sig.jpg

Has anyone heard the fabulous Pod Cast of the converstaion between Captain of right angled nose wheel Jet Blue, and ground crew?Listen in to :- http://joepodcaster.libsyn.com/index.php?p...883&comments=onThis guy can Captain me anytime....classic lesson on Leadership!!Of course, old chestnut applies, aircrew are first at scene of accident, so concentrates the mind somewhat!Still brilliant flying/landing, apparently he worked out that putting on airbrakes(?) is a bad idea, because if wheel was indeed right angled (It was), brakes would push aircaft forward onto offending wheel. Not a great idea in his circumstances!

An old WW2 aircraft bomb, probably fused for explosion, was just found near the 36L-18R runway at Schiphol airport, causing disruption of air traffic.It is feared the device may be sensitive to vibrations from aircraft landing or taking off so the runway is closed until it can be removed.From 0600 local today the runway is closed, only 2 instead of 3 runways will be used until the bomb has been cleared which will likely take most of the day.

HiVid link. Scroll down the page about half way and click on 'bird trouble'http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hot/office-attachments/index.htmlHeart in mouth stuff.Graeme

FYI in case it has not been mentioned already, the National Geographic Channel is featuring the Airbus A-380 on a new release of "Megastructures" tonight. On DISH it is airing at 8PM and 11PM MOUNTAIN Daylight Time.Joe Lorenc

Just saw on CNN a Pilatus Porter crashed in Deland, Florida. !2 onboard. Not sure how many are ok/hurt/killed.Don

Just happened to run across an article reporting that Robert Hanson, radio operator on the Memphis Belle, passed away this past weekend. He was the last of the original crew. The clock is ticking away fast for these fellows. John Fitzpatrick

Out of curiosity, what would be the outright purchase price of a brand new Beech Super King Air 350 fully loaded with the latest avionics.Randy Jura, KPDX

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB....html?mod=blogsTo follow up on my previous post on how we failed New Orleans.There was failure. At every level, no one is exempt from accountability for failure during the intial Katrina efforts.On the other hand, there are differing levels of culpability. Local government was the most culpable, because they had feet on the ground from day one and before.The federal government's blame lies clearly at the fed's inability to get good Intel. And while we are talking about Intel failure, (you know, like "Iraq...no WMD?") the biggest blame for Intel failure around Katrina lies clearly own our own Mainstream Media's doorstep.The h…

Hi all, has anyone ever tried the demo version of AirNav Suite 4, the almost realtime flight tracking and monitoring software. It looks very good. I have not been able to find an answer to a burning question on the help pages, that being, why does no traffic ever show up in Australia (Domestic and international) All of Asia, Russia, and Africa and Europe? There must be some traffic flying in those areas. It seems like a good product, generous trial period. Just wondering why? Cheers Chris

For some time now I have been downloading planes.Both pay/free ware.Like some kid in a toy store ,my eyes just stay wide open.Never met a flying machine I did not like.While many look fine, and are visualy faithful reproductions of a particular model.Yet many leave a lot to be desired in the air.Ultimately the question is "How does it Fly"?Other than looks,and you can get depictions of planes anywhere,and hang them on he wall,you have to come back to the primary feature of a simulator."Does it do a credible job of flying,as near as the real plane you have on your monitor?You can factor in a lot of requirements,and features,but in the end ,"How does it fly"? I now am in th…

Looking at the RAF repaints for the Aerosim Tristar, and thinking back to the last Gulf War a couple of questions arroused my curiosity:1) What problems, if any, arise from using tanker aircraft from 'somebody else's airforce?'2) Since one of the aircraft re-paints was of an aircraft previously owned by PAN AM , would such a sale have been classed as an overseas arms sale, or just a normal aircraft sale?Just having a curiosity attack!!!Grum

This is from the Vatsim forums and looks like another video I am going to have to snag :-bluegrab like so many other aviation products:Here is the link.

Hey all... just wanted to share my excitment. After dreaming about it for so long, I've finally started taking flight lessons. I recently got a job that pays enough for me to fly. I looked at a couple of places, and decided on Memley Aviation at KFCH. Thanks to flight sims, I've been a natural right off the bat. My instructor is amazed that I'm flying so well. She was shocked and was telling the other instructors that I only had about 4.5 hours but I flew like I had several times that much experience. I now have 5.7 hours. It's going slow though... I can only do about one flight per week at this point. It's going really awesome though... I'm really flying through my lesso…

Would appreciate it if somebody who lives in Doha or knows about it would contact me.Thank [email protected]

Hello all!I got some new icons for WinXP Home but I can't find the folder where Im supposed to insert them. Extensive Googling did'nt work either.I guess they would be under Windows->System32 but Im not sure. I searched the entire hard disk for .ico files but it only pulled up icons from my FS9 installation.Would be grateful for Windows Guru help!Thank U :)

Hi Everyone,Just thought I'd post an update on my project that is still evolving !I've added virtual cockpit gauges, replays, tower view, and a bunch of shaders since my last post here.Here are a couple of screenshots :http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/128606.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/128607.jpgMore information on that can be found there :http://msdn.labtech.epitech.net/cs/blogs/matt/default.aspxScreenshots : http://msdn.labtech.epitech.net/cs/photos/...category52.aspxA downloadable version is also available at : http://matt-online.Homeip.net/flightsimulatorbeta.aspxDo not hesitate ton contact me if you want more information :)Happy Landings everyone !--MattH…

I have just tried this sent to me by a pilot friend and it works.wrong forum but for a light hearted divergence ;-)and I thought it was a jokeSubject: Unlock your car!If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone on your (or someone else's) cell phone.Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button of your key fob (clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car doors will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.Distance is no object you could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you …

We are nearing the point where we will start putting together the 2005 User Demographic poll. What questions would you like to see asked? We'll consider your input in creating our new demographic. So, here's your chance to make the poll more relevent for you! Give us your questions and help us make the poll as good as it can be.

engine like a Beech Super King........does the pilot, say he has a commercial rating, have to have a pilot in right seat, assuming that there are NO other passengers??? That is, is there an FAA regulation? or such.Randy Jura, KPDX

What is the British version of the FAA in USA??Randy Jura, KPDX

Hi all, are there still non Adv 727-200 flying in the US? I thought most 727 still active are adv models.Thanks,BillP.S. If there are non adv planes still active, which airliners use them?