If there is no placard with a diagram…we are hopeless…!
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The only way I know how to respond to that!
I wonder what would happen if I switched some of the writings in the cockpit… 
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“Hey Stan…TOGA mode sounds so quiet today. Very odd. Pass the fresh fruit…”
Fruit?! See, this is why I cannot relate to species that doesn’t thrive and survive on coffee yet lives in the same aviation circles…
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My life is not that exotic unfortunately. I’m more likely to get something out of the 24 Hour Vend-O-Meal machine at the FBO. Hmm…Ramen or Hot Pocket…tonight? Decisions, decisions.
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I’m actually nervous. I’m about 2 minutes away from putting a filet on the grill…and I’m on call tonight. Usually a bad idea.
Fingers crossed.
I stand on the tarmac enjoying the moderate temperature and cool ocean breeze. I’m watching an airbus lazily make its way down onto the runway.
GE called about an hour ago and said they’d managed to find and put an expert on a jet, but warned he was a bit… eccentric. Gibbo should be here too, but he and the lady tanker pilot have disappeared into the tropic night together in a show of Air Force / Navy camaraderie. I didn’t even bother to ask Tanker Jock, though I did liberate a bottle of his spiced rum from his table.
The Airbus touches down without hassle, and I wince as I’m uncomfortably reminded with my own troubles with landings this excursion. This thought elicits another pull of the Rum. The jet taxi’s to a halt near mine, and I see the ground crew roll up a flight of stairs. One last pull before the stewardess opens the door, and then I slip it into my pocket and begin to stroll towards the ramp and the now silent Airbus.
Before I can reach the area however, I see a figure shoulder his way through the door, and stomp down the stairs, oblivious to the bewildered look of the ground crew. He takes a scan of the tarmac, identifying my stricken aircraft, and stalks towards it. His shoulders are set forward, his jaw locked, and I’m suddenly reminded uncomfortably of my Uncle the Gunny posturing before laying down the law.
Without breaking stride the rep pops the inspection panels on the engine and is swarming over it. I’ve moved closer, and I swear I can hear dutch twinged english muttering about “verdammt fly boys, breaking jets”, “disgusting swing wings”,“ugly jet’s no lightning”,“screw F-104s”. I’m extremely confused.
After a few minutes he sharply slams the panels shut, and paces towards me.
“The engine is fine, don’t be such a bloody pansy next time” He says sternly, tossing me a clipboard before walking passed me and disappearing into the night behind me.
I stand there, alone on the tarmac once more, and stare at the bottle of Rum.
I shrug and take another pull before heading back into town.
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Well after cruising down to PHX from SLC, I found that the JAR 320 had a couple a real nagging issues, not surprising, I’m sure they are working on updates. Going to have to either pick one of the stock XP11 planes or I may do the rest of the flights in XP10.5 or P3D.
I thought he was going to change the Fetzer Valve…
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We’re going to run out of Fetzer Valves at this rate…
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LMAO…The windows have a tremendous buildup of muck !
Tried that MMPR scenery and nothing shows up for me…What’s the trick?
Do you have all the libraries installed?
Here is a copy of my scenery_packs.ini:
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Colombia_BucaramangaSKBG/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/MHRO 1.0/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/MMOX/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/MMPR ( PUERTO VALLARTA MEX )/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/x_Prefab_Airports_1/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/x_Prefab_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/KMUD/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Global Airports/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Sedona/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EBBR Brussels/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EDDF Frankfurt/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EDLP Paderborn-Lippstadt/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EGBB Birmingham/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EGKK London-Gatwick/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EGLL Heathrow/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EGPF Glasgow/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - EGSS London-Stansted/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LEBL Barcelona/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LEMD Madrid/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LFMN Nice Cote d Azur X/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LFPG Paris CDG/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LFPO Paris Orly/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LPFR Faro/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Aerosoft - LSGG Genf/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Nimbus Simulation - 1N2-Lufker-Spadaro/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/LOWI Demo Area/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/29Palms - KTNP Twentynine Palms/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/29Palms - Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Agua_Caliente/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Alamo_Lake/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Blythe/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Bullhead_City/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Casa_Grande/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Christmas/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Douglas/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Flagstaff/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Fort_Apache/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Four_Corners/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Gila_Bend/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Grand_Canyon/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Holbrook/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Hualapai/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Hurricane_Cliffs/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/JustSim_LOWI_Innsbruck/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/JustSim_LOWI_Innsbruck_city_HD/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Kit_Peak/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Lake_Havasu/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Lake_Mead/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Lees_Ferry/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Monument_Valley/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Mountain Air - 2NCO/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Mt_Graham/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Nogales/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Organ_Pipe/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Petrified_Forest/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Phoenix_HR/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Prescott/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Scottsdale_HR/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Tucson/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Wenden/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Williams/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Window_Rock/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Winslow/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Yuma/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/3D_people_library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/BS2001 Object Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/CDB-Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/european_vehicles_library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/ff_library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/ff_library_extended_LOD/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/flags_of_the_world/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/flags_USA_states/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Flyby_Planes/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/HeloObjects/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/JB_Hangars/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/JB_Houses/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/JB_Objects/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/MisterX_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/NAPS_library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/OpenSceneryX/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/People_LIB/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/pm_library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/R2_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/RD_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/RD_Library_v1_20/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/RE_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/ruscenery/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Sea_Life/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/THE-FAIB Aircraft Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/THE-FRUIT-STAND Aircraft Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/The_Handy_Objects_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Vehicle Library Extension/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/Waves_Library/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/XAirportScenery/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/_AZ_overlays/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/_Phoenix_HR_overlays/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/KSEA Demo Area/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/AEHD_Ramps/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/AEHD_Taxilines/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/zzz_Treelines_Farms_Europe_v2/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/zzz_Treelines_Farms_North_America_v2/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/zzz_uhd_global_scenery1/
SCENERY_PACK Custom Scenery/zzz_hd_global_scenery3/
LOL…I thought /spoiler might truncate that list and reveal it after clicking…but it just makes it translucent…so it doesn’t save any space…
PS - This is an invaluable tool for scenery packs (currently 3.6GB of scenery packs!):
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/30252-x-plane-library-installer/
Thanks so much…I have the R2 and Ru libraries, maybe this is what I am missing.
Just once, I would like a landing that wasn’t insane.
I thought the point of a movable airfield was that I wouldn’t have to crab land, The AI captain of CVN-69 disagrees vehemently.
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I’m the Batman of plane engines!
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Going to be a bit of weather transiting Central America today…hope to fly two legs today:
Puerto Valletra, Mexico (MMPR) > Oaxaca, Mexico (MMOX)
Oaxaca, Mexico (MMOX) > Roatan, Honduras (MHRO)
On Leg #1 right now…
Weather looks good for Oaxaca:
TAF: MMOX 110422Z 1106/1206 36005KT P6SM SKC FM111800 04023KT P6SM SCT030 SCT240 TEMPO 1121/1201 BKN030 FM120500 33005KT P6SM SCT240
A bit of convective activity forecast for Roatan:
TAF: MHRO 111025Z 1112/1212 35007KT 9999 SCT020TCU SCT070 TX29/1119Z TN25/1212Z BECMG 1119/1121 08010KT FEW022TCU SCT080 BECMG 1206/1208 35006KT 7000 VCSH SCT016TCU BKN070
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Has anyone noticed a decrease in the service volumes of VORs in XP11? Or maybe it is just my Q400 - but all my VOR reception seems really short…like 50nm or so. I’ll have to do some testing later and see if (L) or (H) VORs are making any difference…