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Very cool read and a very professional crew. It's amazing when you think that it didn't look all that bad from an outside observer but it was actually a much more intense situation than "just an engine failure."

Tried levels 4-8, no problems noted. GPU Name=ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series --Initializing computation... --Done. --Generating on gpu... Done in 240335 Writing bmp Finita. GPU Name=ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series --Initializing computation... --Done. --Generating on gpu... Done in 263741 Writing bmp...

Not sure about the fuel load but according to the caption the whole thing weighs 210 kg!

That's really neat. At first I was just panning around thinking, "so its a panorama of Budapest? That's neat I guess." Then I realized you could zoom in...

Last time I watched the special features, I remember Mrs. Lovell herself saying that she actually did lose her ring in the shower and that it wasn't some cheesy Hollywood scene they made up. Overall I thought the movie was well-done though and really cool that they were able to use the vomit...

I couldn't actually drive down for the launch because I had to work but I was able to watch the countdown on tv then walk outside to see it coming above the trees.

I've had similar slowness with MTX, but I got it installed and updated this morning after 2 days of downloading and gave it a quick run through to test it out. The only thing I did was make sure the folder security options were set to full control and everything worked fine on my Win7 machine.

That could be a problem. I'm running Win7 x64 but I haven't finished installing the game yet because the download is very slow. I'll have to see how it works on 7 once it finishes.

My remark about using flight sim to test data from class was more just to prove the point that a desktop simulator for a home PC isn't going to be 100% real regardless. Heck, even the Level 6 FTDs we use to simulate our Skyhawks have some very noticeable differences from reality. They work very...

Nah, I just wing it when I'm playing sims. I have enough procedures and checklists to remember in real life so I'm just into getting into the air/space and having fun.

I only just picked up FSX because I put a new PC together and I still can't run everything on max (everything but scenery). Still looks good and only gets below about 20 fps in the busy cities. It was actually worse when I first installed it but after I downloaded the service packs I saw a huge...

AMD Phenom X4 (Quad core) 2.8 ghz ATI Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 64-bit (aero off, 1440x900 32 bit) zraysoft.exe = 1.2 sec/frame zraygpu.exe = 65 fps full and windowed (vsync off) zraygpux10.exe = 12 fps full, 28fps windowed zraygpux100.exe = 2fps both full and windowed no errors in the log file.

Currently have a B.S. in Aeronautical Science, working on an MS in Aeronautics with a concentration in aviation safety. Trying to be a professional pilot in a somewhat slow industry at the moment :dry:

Amazing pictures! Thanks for the link.

Here's where I've watched the last couple launches. Right along Rt 406 across from Sand Point Park. It's about 11 miles from the pad but the view is completely unobstructed since it's right on the river. It can get a bit crowded though so you may have to park and hike a little...

I actually took a class on international navigation a couple semesters ago. I was flipping through my book but can't find anything, though I do remember planning a polar route. I'll look some more and see what I can dig up.

Hmmm between school and work I don't have much free time to play orbiter all that much. I fired it up a couple weeks ago actually to test out the new version of Orulex but before that it had been many months. I voted 6 months but that's an educated guess at best.

Funny you point that out :P. I noticed a couple people mention that it seems native speakers in some cases are sloppier in their language skills than foreigners learning the same language. I wonder if that's not a sort of lazy evolution of schooling as time has passed? Sort of a situation...

Well the world still exists Oh bugger, I guess I have to go to work today after all.:P

Very cool, nice find!