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Post by Allan_Lowson on Dec 23, 2017 19:34:44 GMT -5
A Merry Christmas to one and all, and thanks for your participation through the year. It seems that Norad will start tracking Santa at 0700 GMT, so still time to get off the naughty list, or perhaps not! I hope you have a joyful day and also a great New Year. www.noradsanta.org/Cheers, Allan |
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Post by steveg on Dec 23, 2017 20:28:01 GMT -5
Merry Christmas Allan, and thanks for all your work to make this community possible.
May you have blessed Christmas and 2018... and your family, and Bluegrass family as well!
Cheers,
Steve
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uhug
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Post by uhug on Dec 23, 2017 23:34:26 GMT -5
 Cheers to all... and just the best! uhug |
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Post by robau707 on Dec 24, 2017 4:45:26 GMT -5
Merry Chistmas from "The Great Southern Land", down under .
Hope 2018 is a great year for all.
Rob
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Post by davidrevans on Dec 24, 2017 7:38:26 GMT -5
Merry Christmas , May the New Year bring Health and new friends to the Bluegrass Airlines Family..I'll never get off the NAUGHTY list, it is to much fun!
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Post by Allen Peterson on Dec 24, 2017 13:57:08 GMT -5
Merry Christmas from Idaho. Keep 'em flying in 2018.
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Post by robau707 on Dec 26, 2017 7:19:59 GMT -5
May be tooooo much Christmas cheer,
As many of you may know I like to fly my aircraft as realistically as possible after all my years in real world aviation.
So today I thought a nice short flight around 90 minutes from Brisbane YBBN to Mackay YBMK using the PMDG B737-800, a favorite of mine because of its complexity.
Well after around 10- 15 minutes of compiling the real world route ,SIDS and STARS and airport information at both ends, I proceeded to my 737 in the cold and dark state.
Went through all the procedures relative to the aircraft , FMC, Ground Power through to APU and then push back with engine start, all went as it should be ready to taxi to runway 19.
Applied break away power with the tiller on hard left and bolted straight ahead through the terminal building instead, wrote off KFC, McDonnals and the baggage pick up area, what went wrong with this stupid sim ?
Well, absolutely nothing, in my haste I had not turned on the hydrolic pumps therefore no steering or flight controls.
Okay, so now it's 15 pages of data to fill out for the ATSB and a bent B737, you may see this on Aircrash Investigation next year.
My point is how accurate our modern sim's are becoming and if you are flying the higher end aircraft do not deviate from the procedures, that's how real world accidents happen.
Have a great 2018 guys and girls.
Rob
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Post by davidrevans on Dec 26, 2017 9:55:27 GMT -5
SOOOOO that's what that booklet with check list written on the cover , that I set my coffee on, is for??? and the airport now has the first KFC an McD's with a drive through in the terminal. Good story to end the year on thank you robau707
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uhug
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Post by uhug on Dec 26, 2017 11:21:46 GMT -5
@ rob.....  and the problem is solved.....! Cheers uhug |
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Post by Allen Peterson on Dec 26, 2017 15:55:56 GMT -5
Well, Rob, it does take a highly experienced retired airline pilot flying the PMDG B737-800 in a state of the art sim to plow into the terminal, write off KFC, McDonnals and the baggage pick up area. ;-)
Me, I just crash without doing too much damage to the local mountains.
Happy New Year and keep 'em flying.
Allen
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Post by Joe on Jan 1, 2018 22:18:18 GMT -5
Happy New Year! (No wonder I couldn't find my luggage or Big Mac)
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Ed Burke
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Healthy living is fine, but it's having fun that keeps us going!
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Post by Ed Burke on Jan 6, 2018 2:35:54 GMT -5
A little late for Christmas but here's to a fabulous 2018 for all you flying types; shiny side up, Have fun, Ed B
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Post by robau707 on Jan 6, 2018 4:20:46 GMT -5
Thanks Ed,
GAAR 2018 coming up in February
Rob
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and the problem is solved.....! 
