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    Headsets?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 4/4/2009 at 6:58 PM, John Bosch said:

    Done ... just bought the Pilot PA18-50's from the downunder pilot shop. The Zulu will have to wait for the dollar to recover or me to really fly regularly at some later stage in life.

     

     

    I see this is an old thread, and hoping you are still around.

    Please, please provide your detailed (as much as you can) review back in here ... I'm also looking for a headset here in NZ and the prices are eye watering (NZ $634 for the Pilot vs over NZ $1545 for the Zulu). I fly fixed wing microlight class 2, but I'm thinking not often enough to justify the Zulu's. At $140/hr flying wet, that's over 10 hrs for me!

    Nunner - NZ issues

    in FSX Support Forum

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    On 7/30/2021 at 9:23 AM, jpreou said:

    Pretty sure there is a North Island file too - when I get back into my computer this afternoon I'll see if I can find it.

     

    ...and here it is.

    I also have the CSV files that can be imported to PlanG so that both the South Island and North Island airfields and POIs can be 'found' and used for flight planning.

    I can't vouch for the reliability, security or accuracy of these files and they are provided 'as-is' with no responsibility accepted on my part!  :)

    Worked for me though...

    _readme.txt FTX_NZNI_Unlisted_Airstrips.BGL

    P3d 5.2 update

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Gotta say, I think I'm leaning 5.2 ... if only due to the fact that I have all those addons for just about everything, although some may need an update. Perhaps I might wait until MSFS matures a bit in flight model, and especially helicopters which is an area I want to pursue next. Great thread, and thanks for all the input.

    P3d 5.2 update

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks guys, yeah that's my issue - which sim to go for -- or even stick with what I have. It's a conundrum!

    I'm also trying to talk wifey into letting me purchase 'proper' heli controls, and a little later on a new PC and VR - and yes, I know for helis MSFS is not there yet and that leaves me P3D for even [gulp], XPlane.

    I'm unlikely to go 'multi-sim' simply because I wouldn't have time to fully benefit any of them, let alone the space requirements.

     

    P3d 5.2 update

    in General Discussion

    Posted


    Ok, so here's a question which I'm sure will be devisive. I've been out of flight sim for quite some time; I currently have P3D 4.something installed. I'm about to wipe that disk to start again. So have been looking at MSFS, but then seeing the enthusiasm in this conversation seems like P3D 5.2 may have become solid. Whichever sim, I'm likely to have to, over time, replace addons with either updated or new versions, paid or not. Now I don't know what to do!

    Helicopter specific controls

    in Hardware and Tech Talk

    Posted

    Anyone in here running helicopter specific controls? That is, a 'proper' cyclic, collective and anti-torque setup and not 'standard' aircraft re-purposed type controls?

    If so, which ones, how long have you been using them, and what are your general (or specific!) thoughts.

    Cheers

    There's good news and bad news.....

    in The Neil Hill Memorial Lounge

    Posted · Edited by jpreou

    3 hours ago, Matt McGee said:

    Government gets more tax income from everyone's property because it is now "worth" more.  It is essentially a tax increase that people didn't get to vote on.

     

    Exactly - I have a real bee in my bonnet about this - so my house after 3 years is valued higher and my rates go up proportionally  -but the cost of supplying the services my rates cover hasn't changed, or at least not by the same rate or anywhere near it. Money grab, pure and simple.

     

    3 hours ago, Matt McGee said:

    People who sell their home for big bucks are seldom better off because they now need another place to live which will probably be overpriced as well.

     

    Exactly again. While my house has increased in value, so too has the house I purchased (albeit not by as much, it seems). I smaller house on a smaller section just around the corner from where I purchased just sold for $60k more than I paid for my new home almost two months ago. Like I said ... crazy, crazy ... I'm pushing the boat out to try to build equity that I can leave t my kids, otherwise they have no hope in hell of home ownership unless there is a sustained market crash. A crash in NZ is certainly possible, but from what I saw in the UK in the mid-90s it will bounce back quickly and higher than ever.

     

    3 hours ago, Matt McGee said:

    The exception being those who can sell in an overpriced market and then take that money to an area that has a lower cost of housing.  (Good luck finding one of those!)

     

    ...and I did exactly that when moving from Hamilton to Christchurch 4 years ago - but now I can no longer afford to move back there, so I'm stuck here!   ... and there is the downside...

     

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