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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 31, 2013 0:30:05 GMT -5
.....Even brought a polar bear along this year for companionship. George, The polar bear will be very much at home. Down here in the land of Oz, the polar bear has a special place. It is the brand mascot of a local Queensland produced rum called Bundaberg Rum. Normally mixed with cola, it is a potent drop at the best of times. It is normally the spirit drink of choice of "yobbos", an Australian slang term for an uncouth or thuggish working class person. Cheers Andrew |
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Post by davidrevans on Jan 31, 2013 8:59:43 GMT -5
Wonder if Geaorge "borrowed" that Polar Bear from one of Capt,Zlogg's Homeland Resorts ? Might have thought it was a drinking partner after a few hits from the Kettel..
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Post by Simon on Jan 31, 2013 15:55:48 GMT -5
People fly aircraft based on pure personal preference, provided they think they can get it in and out of some of the smaller strips (note the DC-6 and L-049 'Constellation'). Ha, the DC-6! Now there's a nightmare of a plane to land well (at least IMHO) Never enjoyed a single flight of that beast. |
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Post by 2laurie4 on Jan 31, 2013 18:21:13 GMT -5
Correction to my note re Sydney-Hobart Race, it was 1953 that I navigated "Ripple" to the Winners Dais.
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Post by woods on Feb 2, 2013 10:32:49 GMT -5
Andrew; Many thanks for your help. The 30 files are in MY Docs/FSX file, but don't show up in the Free Flight, load window. I'm out of my depth here; best I learn more about this and get in another rally next time. If I can solve by tomorrow, I'll be there. Thanks again. woods
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Post by johnl on Feb 2, 2013 16:36:28 GMT -5
As we possibly have participants on their first GAAR who are unused to the joys of Australian aviation it's about time to mention the wonderful Australian T-VASI landing aid. I don't know whether how many of this year's runways have them (I've found one at YMER on leg 2) but they can come as a nasty shock to someone brought up on VASIs and PAPIs, as the "perfect approach" appearance of a T-VASI resembles the "too high" appearance of a PAPI. Briefly:-
1) T-VASI only uses WHITE lights (no REDS).
2) If you see what looks like a capital T, with 2 lights in the crossbar, and 1/2/3 lights in the upright, you are SLIGHTLY LOW/LOW/VERY LOW.
3) If you only see 2 lights side-by-side you are on the glide slope.
4) If you see what looks like an upside-down capital T, with 2 lights in the crossbar, and 1/2/3 lights in the upright, you are SLIGHTLY HIGH/HIGH/VERY HIGH.
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Post by Chris Peters on Feb 2, 2013 21:05:13 GMT -5
As we possibly have participants on their first GAAR who are unused to the joys of Australian aviation it's about time to mention the wonderful Australian T-VASI landing aid. I don't know whether how many of this year's runways have them (I've found one at YMER on leg 2) but they can come as a nasty shock to someone brought up on VASIs and PAPIs, as the "perfect approach" appearance of a T-VASI resembles the "too high" appearance of a PAPI. Briefly:- 1) T-VASI only uses WHITE lights (no REDS). 2) If you see what looks like a capital T, with 2 lights in the crossbar, and 1/2/3 lights in the upright, you are SLIGHTLY LOW/LOW/VERY LOW. 3) If you only see 2 lights side-by-side you are on the glide slope. 4) If you see what looks like an upside-down capital T, with 2 lights in the crossbar, and 1/2/3 lights in the upright, you are SLIGHTLY HIGH/HIGH/VERY HIGH. johnl, Thanks for the heads-up! I just knew that if all the lights went from white to red, you are super-super low. |
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Post by Andrew Godden on Feb 2, 2013 21:38:59 GMT -5
Woods,
Keep plugging away at it and if you solve the mystery just send your PIREPs when you can, regardless of the Reporting Date.
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by Andrew Godden on Feb 2, 2013 21:41:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the VASI reminder, John. As I am use to them, I keep forgetting some may have never encountered them.
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by uhug on Feb 3, 2013 4:51:51 GMT -5
 "in-depth coverage, and all that goes with it.." Never heard of T-VASIS. Thanks for info. Urs |
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Post by 2laurie4 on Feb 4, 2013 19:30:49 GMT -5
Chris Peters in Joan the Tiger Moth (Screenshot) Congratulations on flying THROUGH the Arch of The Bridge. In the real World the Uprights of the Arch are 69 feet apart for a very unusual reason which has nothing to do with Engineering Calculations.
The Steel for the Arch was fabricated and imported from England, the longest length that would fit into the Holds of the ships was !____-------____DA DA------ YES-----69 feet.
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Post by pterodactyl (George) on Feb 4, 2013 23:42:26 GMT -5
Guys , I would never borrow a polar bear from Cap't Zlogg. I am closer to Churchill then he is and as we all know Canada is the TRUE home of the polar bear. Now Siberian Tigers are more towards the Cap't's style. I wonder which would win Tiger vs Bear. Probably be a tie and they would become life long drinking buds.
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Post by Chris Peters on Feb 5, 2013 1:01:41 GMT -5
Guys , I would never borrow a polar bear from Cap't Zlogg. I am closer to Churchill then he is and as we all know Canada is the TRUE home of the polar bear. Now Siberian Tigers are more towards the Cap't's style. I wonder which would win Tiger vs Bear. Probably be a tie and they would become life long drinking buds. Just don't let the honey badger watch. Honey badger join the fight, tear the tiger and bear apart, and eat them, cause honey badger don't care  |
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Post by rattler1 on Feb 7, 2013 16:57:29 GMT -5
Did anybody else find Mallacoota difficult? My setup had no runway lights, but some red lights along the road, and that's in FS9. The only way I could manage it was to set the autogen to zero to get rid of any trees, and creep in on the GPS. Not what I like to do, since I think GPS smacks a bit of cheating, but there was no other way. Still, we did it, and the aircraft is in one piece.
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Post by Andrew Godden on Feb 7, 2013 17:19:12 GMT -5
Did anybody else find Mallacoota difficult? My setup had no runway lights, but some red lights along the road, and that's in FS9. The only way I could manage it was to set the autogen to zero to get rid of any trees, and creep in on the GPS. Not what I like to do, since I think GPS smacks a bit of cheating, but there was no other way. Still, we did it, and the aircraft is in one piece. Sorry Peter, But you wouldn't expect me to make it "walk in the park", though. ;D Cheers Andrew |
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