Jump to content

PhrogPhlyer

Registered Users
  • Posts

    2,147
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    77

Everything posted by PhrogPhlyer

  1. Today is the US National Vietnam Veterans Day.

    I wish to offer my humble appreciation to all the Veterans of the many counties who served during the Vietnam War era, Nov. 1 1955 to May 15 1975.

    This year is the 50th anniversary of the end of hostilities.

    These veterans often returned home to a public that was less than welcoming.

    Please know that there are far more who remember and honor your sacrifices.

     

    VN 50th.jpg

  2. Without advice/experience/opinions being freely given by all participants of these forums, there would be no forum. We would all do well to reread and follow the first two rules of these forums: Respect each other: Treat others with respect and courtesy. Do not post any content that is derogatory, offensive, or inflammatory. Keep it civil: Discussions can get heated, but personal attacks, name-calling, and harassment will not be tolerated. Keep debates and discussions respectful and civil.
  3. I looked at the unzipped folder again. This is not the same as many scenery airports that have the folder placed in Addon Scenery. The readme states to place the bgls (chose two of the three based on use of closed runway use or not) into the Addon Scenery/Scenery folder, and copy the textures from the Jetway Texture folder into the main Texture folder. I followed the readme instruction and the airport looks great. If you followed the readme directions and still have a problem, then it's beyond my ability to sort out why it won't work with your setup.
  4. Did you just delete the scenery files or did you remove it in the setting/scenery files/delete area? I loaded the one from AvSim (fsx_rpll_rs.zip) and it appears to be missing its scenery folder. I would ensure that both add-ons are properly removed this file, reload FSX to ensure the default airfield is OK, and try a different version of scenery for Manilla.
  5. Frank. Once again you're remake has re-highlighted an unfortunate but critical point of aviation history. This incident is a must read, with so many errors, any one of which may have prevented the fatal event. I was a young aviator when this occurred, and it was an eye opener, If these errors could be done by those so much more experienced than I, it makes one pause.
  6. Range means total distance from T/O to Landing at standard cruise speed/fuel burn.
  7. The airport is missing a ground poly (GP) to flatten the surrounding area. You can make on using ADE, save as a bgl, and then add to you addon scenery/scenery folder. If this is an add on airport, reinstall, you may have somehow corrupted a bgl file. Which airport?
  8. And at NE Philadelphia Airport (KPNE), but the restaurant has been closed for years.
  9. Would you please post the link and I'll add this to the list. Thx And for the so so many come and gone heliports, send any info to Paul also. With enough interest he might add these to his site.
  10. This thread is intended for use by all the scenery creators who use Paul Freeman's Abandoned & Little Know Airfields website to develop missing airfields ( http://airfields-freeman.com/ ). Although this thread is listed within FSX, creators in all other sim versions are welcome to use this location for the same reason. I have contacted Paul Freeman, and he welcomes our efforts and requests that we credit the use of his material by identifying his web link, http://airfields-freeman.com/. Periodically I will attach an updated list of these fields with download links. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me here on FlightSim. Thank you, PhrogPhlyer
  11. I'll send the zips I used in PM, see if that works. I will still do a little "adjusting" of these to add the helo spots and a couple other details. I will upload as just that, enhancements to be used with these files.
  12. I use many FS9/2004 scenery objects in FSX. But never scenery itself.
  13. What's a little scud running among friends? Nice screenshot.
  14. Found these two combined work well: kcgxfsx1.zip and kcgxpoly.zip Saved me a lot of work. I'll send a screenshot soon.
  15. It's available for FSX here on FlightSim also, so sounds good to me. I just loaded it, no buildings, so I may have to fix that,.
  16. Semper Fi brother. BTW, in the photo I found, is that Marble Mountain?
  17. Young whipper snapper!
  18. Interesting that 3 of the 5 best safest commercial airliners by crash rate per million flights is the 737. And 3 of 5 are Boeings. The Max, which is a new model, suffers statistically with a high rate due to lower number of total flights. The devil of statistics is always in the denominator. 0.03 - Embraer 170/190 0.06 - Boeing 747-400 0.07 - Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 (737NG) 0.08 - Airbus A320 (includes A318, A319, A321) 0.14 - Boeing 737-300/400/500
  19. I know, let's make a civilian version! Like the A-320? CVR: First officer: "TO/GA power! Go-around track!" Followed by: Cockpit area microphone (CAM): (increase in engine speed) CAM: (noises of impact with treetops) Captain: "Oh sh*t!" END OF TAPE The crew applied full power and attempted to climb. However, the elevators did not respond to the pilot's commands because the A320's computer system engaged its "alpha protection" mode (meant to prevent the aircraft from entering a stall). Less than five seconds later, the turbines began ingesting leaves and branches as the aircraft skimmed the tops of the trees. The combustion chambers clogged and the engines failed. The aircraft fell to the ground.[4] Traditionally, pilots respect the inherent dangers of flying at low speeds at low altitudes, and normally, a pilot would not attempt to fly an aircraft so close to stalling with the engines at flight idle (minimum thrust setting in flight). In this instance, however, the pilots involved did not hesitate to fly the aircraft below its normal minimum flying speed because the purpose of the flyover was to demonstrate that the aircraft's computer systems would ensure that lift would always be available regardless of how the pilots handled the controls.
  20. Comparing the commercial 737 side of Boeing to the military V-22 is like comparing apples to oranges. I agree, I have lost faith in Boeing commercial operations. The issue with the V-22 is not QC or maintenance or corporate culture, it is design. The ability to transfer power between nacelles with an engine loss is the same with the V-22 and the AW-609. In 1996 Bell and Boeing formed a partnership to develop a civil tiltrotor aircraft. In March 1998, Boeing pulled out of the project. In September 1998, Agusta became a partner in the development program. Boeing Vertol became Boeing Helicopter became Bell Boeing became Agusta Bell became Agusta Westland became Leonardo. All SOLID rotary wing focused companies. The AW-609 started as a Bell Boeing design, and has been handed down with corporate partnerships. So the 737 and the V-22/AW-609 have no connection other than the name Boeing in 1996.
  21. Let me be clear, I love the concept, but despise the aircraft. I saw the XV-15 demonstrated at MCAS Tustin in the mid-80's. I asked a simple question of the Boeing engineer standing next to me, 'What happens when the sprag clutch fails?', he said, 'It can't happen.' Several of the V-22 incidents, including the latest, that have killed many service members, are from either a hard clutch engagement or failure (with nacelle fire). And they have no idea WHY it happens. Yup... "It Can't Happen!" Wait until the 609 starts to kill civilians, THEN people will take notice.
×
×
  • Create New...