flyingfish55

My motto is "it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice".

Thanks Nick. I have followed your advice and uploaded a pic of my issue with EDDS scenery.

Me too John. Had this issue yesterday when opening a topic on scenery issues at EDDS.

Agreed Wain71. Bought the Aerosoft 737-600 recently, spent a few hours trying to go from cold to dark but then reverted to the Fenix A320.

I had to look twice at the last two shots. I initially thought that's a steep descending slope on the runway.

Should it now be "Great balls of ash"?

I call it the Amazon syndrome. Got to have everything immediately. Remember the days of snail mail? Write to the company, wait ten to fifteen days for a reply and be thankful if something appeared before then.

Can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday let alone back then.......

Three legends in my opinion are Chris Jesson, ex BEA, BA, easyJet and numerous other companies who taught me how to fly and get me through to my wings. Secondly, Eric Moody. He was the captain, and in some eyes the hero, of BA flight 009 which lost all four engines en route from Kuala Lumpur to Perth WA in 1982. I met him when he was guest speaker at the British Airways Virtual (BAV) dinner in 2015 and who kept us simmers captivated for hours recounting the event. No bravado, no puffing out his chest or embellishment of his, and fellow crew members' actions. Here is the wikipedia link to the event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_009. Lastly, whilst working in Bangkok in 1986 I met an old RAF member who was one of the crew of the plane which attempted to bomb the bridge on the River Kwai, albeit unsuccessfully. He saw himself as just another bloke doing his job.

Was it Cat 1, 2 or 3 landing?

Hadn't realised you were in your nineties. Good luck with the next decade.

In our house, when we have an important decision to make, we are each allowed ten minutes max without interuptions whatsoever, to argue our position. We then do what my wife wants.

Would probably opt for gliders and microlights. Had a couple of trial lessons before getting into GA flying in real life and getting my licence which for various reasons has since lapsed. The ability to stay up in the in the air with no power other than a greater understanding of weather effects has always intrigued me so mastering (or at least trying to) would be a good challenge. Add to that the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of modern sims would remind me of how far simming has come since the mid 80s when I first started this great hobby. As an addendum, you know when you are hooked when you tell your other half, as I did yesterday on a return flight from Valencia to Gatwick, that I would be replicating the flight with the information provided by FR24.

Again Wolfgang, I agree with your point however in my opinion this is an issue to be discussed either with the developer or with Navigraph or any other navaid supplier. Surely Orbx cannot be expected to be aware of all the pros and cons of the products it is partnered with. In the same way, If you bought an item from a store in your local Hight Street, you would not expect the store to refund you unless the item was faulty. There is a legal principle which still holds good - buyer beware. This means in law that there is a basic premise that the onus falls upon the buyer to investigate the product before completing the purchase.

Agreed Wolfko in respect of the latter two mentioned which are currently fully operational airports however I would assume, perhaps mistakenly, that most simmers would know that Tegel is no longer operational and therefore navdata will not be available.

Not if you are flying GA. Not everyone flies solely in the big tin and to have an airport almost in the middle of a major city is a major plus for GA fliers.

Only MSFS nowadays but fondly remember playing Horace goes skiing and Jet Set Willie on my Spectrum 48k back in '84.

I had the honour of meeting her on two occasions when she visited St Petersburg in 1994 including at an event on the royal yacht Britannia. She was charming and took a great interest in what I was doing in Russia. Not only am I saddened by her passing but also the vitriolic comments I have read on another forum by my Scottish compatriots. That's why I enjoy this forum where everyone is friendly and if they don't have a good word about something or someone, they keep quiet.

D. Past experience has shown me that the chosen path can throw up all sorts of issues and that alternative routes must be taken, whether it is life choices such as education, career, partner selection and equally important, pastimes and hobbies. Throw in the unknowns such as health concerns which have derailed plans. That is why I keep an open mind and have options just in case of obstacles along the way.

I enjoy the camaraderie between fellow simmers although we come from all walks of life and all parts of the globe. The lack of any vitriol or flaming and other childish attitudes makes it a pleasure to read the views, comments, thoughts and aspirations of fellow posters.

Aussieflyer38, look on the bright side. As you said, you won't be driving to your funeral, however you will be chauffeur driven

Robin DR400

Look closely, it's Douglas Bader.

Took me a minute to get it! Reminds of the saying "she was only the gardener's daughter but she would lay under any old sod"

Like Rodger I am trying my best to learn some Spanish having spent my last few holiday in Cadiz and am going back again in September for three weeks. My wife and I can get by in restaurants but would like to be able to exchange a few words with the locals. As I get older I find it harder to retain the vocab I am picking up daily but I shall press on. When I was working I spoke good French (although the French think I speak like a lorry driver from the Calais region), good Italian and passable German. Having lived in the Middle East I can exchange greetings in Arabic but no more. I also spent a year at night classes studying Japanese and had mastered the Kanji characters but I took it no further. My motto is, if you can say please and thank you in the local language it would be appreciated by the locals.