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  1. garyw

    Question XR1 and XR2 docking collars

    A screenshot of the two ships together would help as well. Was this on the ground or in space?
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    Staff Note: Thread Re-Opened. Lets keep in on topic about the crash itself, I have moved the cockpit door posts to their own thread as it was getting off topic. You can find that thread here. Lets keep it civil as well please.
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    Gaming VoidHawk WIP - ex. Tide of War

    Looking good, I do like the hangar bay.
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    I have to dispute this. There is a fire axe that is kept on the flight deck. I doubt that there is an axe in the cabin!
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    Cockpit Door Discussion

    and this is a problem, often flight attendants don't go through the same level of screening process as a pilot. So, if you want to take over a plane you can start work as an FA. It hasn't happened yet but it might and this is the problem, for every solution there are several issues that come up.
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    Whilst this story develops, I just want to post this here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2121240/JetBlue-pilot-Clayton-Osbon-restrained-PASSENGERS-going-berserk-mid-flight.html There are times when locking the captain out is the RIGHT thing to do.
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    This may sound bad but it's not meant to be but "autopilot assisted suicide". I know that crews rely a lot on the autopilot, but......... I would hope that the CVR picks up sounds of the keyvode attempting to be entered. Of course, if the captain entered the wrong emergency code (easy to do in...
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    the co-pilot was a low hours pilot and just out of flight school. Suicide is possible but there is another theory that basically he made a major screw up and was trying to fix it before the captain returned. If it was suicide why the "gentle" descent which gave people 8 minutes to do something...
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    News Germanwings Flight 4U9525 (Airbus A320) crash in Southern France (24 March 2015)

    Really? From the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32063587
  10. garyw

    Running old DOS programs in Windows 7

    Have you looked at the compatibility mode? If that's not good and dosbox doesn't work then it's virtualbox.
  11. garyw

    News Contact lost with 777-200ER of Malaysia Airlines

    and a metal piece from the aircraft with a serial number stamped on it would provide another set of clues.
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    News Contact lost with 777-200ER of Malaysia Airlines

    Possibly even personal effects of the passengers, wallets, etc. Even a single wallet or purse with ID would provide some sort of closure.
  13. garyw

    News Air Asia flight QZ8501 missing

    I am in error, it's a CB and not a flight deck switch.
  14. garyw

    News Contact lost with 777-200ER of Malaysia Airlines

    Australian oceanographers are puzzled about the lack of debris from missing plane Source: http://www.afr.com/news/world/oceania/oceanographers-disagree-over-mh370-debris-drift-models-20150315-143nyg
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    News Air Asia flight QZ8501 missing

    No, it won't be. It'll trip out the computers and even then the plane should go to direct law. The airbus flight deck has a guarded switch that when pushed will terminate FBW totally and once pushed this cannot be reset except when back on the ground.
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    News Air Asia flight QZ8501 missing

    That's a bit worrying! Did they just shut down a computer or switch the plane to direct law? I'd be interested to read the full incident report on this one.
  17. garyw

    Question Virtual Airline dedicated for Orbiter VSA's

    ISA has this as well. http://isa.gdwnet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128&Itemid=87 We'll fly anything you want. For a fee.
  18. garyw

    Question Virtual Airline dedicated for Orbiter VSA's

    I've not done much with this in the past two years but this shows what I set up for ISA -> http://isa.gdwnet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=79 The concept is the same but it has a bit more detail.
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    Question Virtual Airline dedicated for Orbiter VSA's

    You already have it all. ISA does SAR missions and test runs before many launches and always has a ship 150 miles off the coast in case of an abort.
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    Humor Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear host, suspended by BBC

    Yes they are. It's not assault but attempted assault.
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