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737 Replacement from Boeing Patent
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 16th 2008 by Ramtornadon
I’m working on a 838 replacement from a Boeing Patent. Here’s a quote from the patent: wide-body airplane, comprising: a fuselage having a fore-body section, a center-body section and an aft-body section; said fore-body section comprsing read more
Checking Valuables On Flights
Memoirs on a Rainy Day | May 15th 2008 by range
Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame had a nasty surprise when coming through the Philadelphia airport. Most of his very expensive Nikon camera gear was missing from his checked luggage. Here is a list that he posted on his blog: Nikon D3 Nikkor 85mm f/ read more
Raven Friends
Musecatcher | May 15th 2008 by Kalliope Amorphous
If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows. - Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Today after walking the beach, I came upon two of the most beautiful ravens. The raven is my favorite bird, and I always get overjoyed read more
We finally booked a flight to Manila
Back to the Philippines | May 15th 2008 by Mixxy
There you go! After getting approval from my employer for a 3 week holiday we finally did it! Yesterday evening we bought our roundtrip tickets to Manila. We will be there from the last week of August to mid-September. As mentioned earlier, thi read more
Futurist Thomas Frey on Flying Cars
Impact Lab | May 13th 2008
Redefining the flying car What exactly is a flying car? My life is a bit unusual in that I often have conversations with people about the topic of flying cars. Since I was a child I dreamed about the day that we would have flying cars. But, other read more
A cheap way to book flights.
Blogtomic | May 13th 2008 by blogging4cash
I have been looking for a cheap way to fly home to SC at the beginning of June. Let me tell you Plane Tickets are a Rip Off. For my and my daughter to fly 500 miles/1000 round trip it was going to cost over $700. Unbelievable. Two years ago we both f read more
A hydrogen-powered Airplane from Boeing
future MORF | May 13th 2008 by shane
(Photo Credit: Boeing photo) This is one small step in making a greener aviation industry. For the “first time in aviation”, Boeing airplane manufactures have successfully flew a small sized manned airplane powered by a hydrogen batter read more
Junker JU-52
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 12th 2008 by Ramtornadon
I have searched for Junker JU-52 for x-plane 9, but have not been able to find it, only in FSX. I would love to see it with a float, how they flew in civil air traffic in Norway before airports came on ground. http://www.pbase.com/vikingspirit/ju52 read more
Zoom out on (3D) Cockpit view?
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 12th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Hi Guys, Newbie question here: installed Michael Sgier’s Pilatus PC-12 and see the cockpit/instruments so up-close that I can’t pan around fast enough to use it. I wrote to Michael and asked, whether it’s possible to “pan out& read more
Getting the Flap lever to work in 3D
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 12th 2008 by Ramtornadon
In my workings around with the Cessna 172SP in v9 I have discovered that while the cockpit flap lever works fine in 2D mode, it is not adjustable with the mouse in 3D mode. Assigning a CH Product Quadrant lever does however display proper movement in read more
In flight
Tam's Think Tank | May 11th 2008 by Tamra
In flight, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl. It was a great day for kite flying on the Oregon Coast today. read more
Ultimate Guide to your First Time Flight - Part 3
Ultimate Vacation Guide | May 10th 2008 by Catherine
Right, you are walking onto the plane now with a steward grinning inanely at you as you step on board. All you will be able to see will be about 100 people fussing around with overhead lockers and blankets - the aisles will be blocked as no-one reall read more
She didn’t like the Tom Leykis Show
Campodiez V2 - Weblog Arjen Tienkamp | May 10th 2008 by Arjen Tienkamp
I got into the train, and sat next to an old lady. Her face was wrinkled, and she was constantly staring at her train ticket, which she was holding in her hands. She had two huge suitcases standing next to her, so she probably was a tourist. “I read more
Crazy Air Stunt
Impact Lab | May 10th 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hcWZcXeik0 Amazing but totally crazy pilot Another interesting video after the jump. read more
GTF A340
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 10th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Pratt and Whitney are testing a Geared Turbofan, with 30 000 pound thrust, on Airbus 340 testbed. Why? What does geared turbofan have to do with A340? They are supposed to develop it for Mitsubishi Regional Jet, and Bombardier C-series if ever launch read more
Where have all my taxiway lines gone?
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 10th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Guys, now this is a strange one: I just made some tests creating a photoscenery of the city I live in. After that, all the taxiway lines of all (!) my airports are not shown anymore. At first I thought it might be a problem with some overlays on top read more
Football of sorts
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 10th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Thanks to a Snickers Bar. View original post here: Football of sorts a2a_linkname="Football of sorts";a2a_linkurl="http://www.the-rc.com/2008/05/10/football-of-sorts/"; read more
Long Time No see
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 9th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Should be in anyone’s/everyone’s armoury …. An excellent aircraft … and, although designated for XP8 .. as you can see, works well in XP9. Read the original here: Long Time No see a2a_linkname="Long Time No see";a2a read more
Somebody’s Help Please?
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 9th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Ok, Andy was gracious to try and help me with my post last night with the” Error:incomplete Buffer etc” problem and I have tried rolling back my driver to no avail and as I was at the latest Catalyst (Radeon 9800 Pro 128) point issue. No read more
Cockpit figures
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 9th 2008 by Ramtornadon
[size=”2″][/size]I have been flying and critically trying to improve the appearance of my Sandpiper model. I now have what I think is a good looking pilot head animated and under a moving canopy. For those of you that do not include a p read more
Half airline accidents occur upon landing
Q8-Travel Guide Blog | May 9th 2008 by alazzam
GENEVA (Reuters) - About half of the 100 airline accidents worldwide last year took place during landing, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. Many of those accidents could have been avoided if pilots made a second att read more
Ultimate Guide to your First Time Flight - Part 1
Ultimate Vacation Guide | May 8th 2008 by Catherine
This is the beginners guide to going on a long haul flight on a Charter plane, which means it’s full of sunshine seekers off for 2 weeks of doing nothing! Scheduled flights are much more civilised and customer friendly and run to a timetable li read more
What I did last weekend
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 8th 2008 by Ramtornadon
Here’s a shot from a high-def video that I took last weekend: The aircraft type is obvious I think. Anyway, I’ll post the full video soon and some photos. The flight was amazing and I was able to collect some much needed data for my sim read more
Piper Warrior-II Left rudder on Take off?!
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 7th 2008 by Ramtornadon
I am flying the Piper Warrior in PIPERS 860 with a 6-PAC to replace the glass and a KING Stack. A WONDERFUL piece of work and almost like being there. However, in my real plane during takeoff roll, I need to apply RIGHT rudder to overcome the Torque read more
GPS Direct
The Remote Controlled Blog | May 7th 2008 by Ramtornadon
I have not flown by myself for long distance. Here’s a question, how do you fly GPS direct without stepping into someone else’s space? My instructor’s way is always file a plan and request flight following. How do you guys/gals do i read more
Paperless Boarding, The Cool Thing To Do
What's newS | May 7th 2008 by Jovan Washington
I recently just returned from a trip to Indianapolis and had my airport been a little bigger, say the size of Newark's ginormous airport, I could have probably participated in paperless boarding. Paperless boarding is exactly what it implies; boardin read more
Things that You Should Know Regarding Overseas International Airp…
IBS Pro! | May 7th 2008 by bengkyo
When it comes to air travel, many Americans are not content to stay inside the USA, many leave the country. In fact, international travel is growing rapidly in popularity. Many people are taking honeymoons overseas, as well as participation in busine read more
East Coast Trip Is Over
Smojo Speaks | May 6th 2008 by Steve M.
As I write this I am sitting on a U.S. Airways flight heading towards home and Phoenix, Arizona. Today ends my time off from work and also my vacation on the east coast. The time off from work was needed badly and I am glad I got to spend some time w read more
MAD-RIDE to MAD-RID
Leader of the DOPE 45's | May 6th 2008 by Edreys Music
Although I was leaving the United States on the 29th of April, I wouldn’t be landing in Madrid until the 30th of April, which happened to be my birthday. While reserving the tickets, it didn’t occur to me, the significance of sitting in s read more
Only he who loves, flies, but who loves enough
All time is unredeemable | May 6th 2008 by Edita
‘I Have A Need For Your Voice,’ (XII: From ‘El Rayo Que No Cesa’) by Miguel Hernandez I have a need for your voice, a longing for your company, and an ache of melancholy for the absence of signs of arrival. Patience requires my tor read more
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