Planes
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@Snowy That Goilala strip looks intense… Just wow…😳
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@mantissanet said in Planes:
@Snowy That Goilala strip looks intense… Just wow…😳
Hope you are well 👍🏻Kamulai from memory. You been there? Did Goilalas when I first went up there but ended up going almost everywhere.
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This thread over te last few posts has been really interesting as I was talking about sim training etc with my brother who is over from Singapore.
He's going for his pilots licence mainly as something to do while locked down as he was so bored. His comments were it was way harder than he expected it to be. He's raced successfully at Formula 3 had a F1 licence and expected, I think, that those skills would be transferable.
He also flew in PNG a lot in the early 80's and said those experiences are one of the reasons he's going for his licence - to try and overcome the lifelong fear he has had since flying in the highlands
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On an absolute tangent one of the gamer/youtube streamers I follow has been roped into doing a 9/11 debunk anti-conspiracy steam.
He happened to be arguing with some conspiracy folks about the viability of the hijackers flying the planes after takeoff and what degree of accuracy v training they had. He was coming at it where the most demanding elements are takeoff, navigating (pinging or checking routes, or something?) then landing. So he was pushing back against the tinfoil crew about this part of the conspiracy stuff.
He also mentioned quite an old story from Canada where a guy with no formal training got airborne in a fairly big plane and managed to fly around before crashing. Seemed he'd learnt stuff from simulators only.
Obviously the model of plane must be a huge factor - as there are a bunch of stories of inexperienced folk landing smaller planes.
This is def not a rabbit hole post btw, just wanted to check that thinking with actual (female Polish) pilots
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@Paekakboyz said in Planes:
On an absolute tangent one of the gamer/youtube streamers I follow has been roped into doing a 9/11 debunk anti-conspiracy steam.
He happened to be arguing with some conspiracy folks about the viability of the hijackers flying the planes after takeoff and what degree of accuracy v training they had. He was coming at it where the most demanding elements are takeoff, navigating (pinging or checking routes, or something?) then landing. So he was pushing back against the tinfoil crew about this part of the conspiracy stuff.
He also mentioned quite an old story from Canada where a guy with no formal training got airborne in a fairly big plane and managed to fly around before crashing. Seemed he'd learnt stuff from simulators only.
Obviously the model of plane must be a huge factor - as there are a bunch of stories of inexperienced folk landing smaller planes.
This is def not a rabbit hole post btw, just wanted to check that thinking with actual (female Polish) pilots
SIms are pretty accurate, and I am pretty sure the hijackers did some flying training too. Certainly not that tricky once airborne
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The thing that surprised me about Sims is my bro is sitting at a simulator in Singapore practicing take offs, landings and emergency drills out of Dairy Flat.
I get it's just a database but didn't think they would have some bumfuck aerodrome (and landscape) just north of Auckland.
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@dogmeat I wonder how much stuff like google maps has played into that. Lots of games and apps just plug into all this data which is around now, whereas years ago it would have been a much bigger deal to map all these tiny airfields and stuff. I know with the virtual cycling you can ride all sorts of courses and roads, not sure if the golf software is still limited to the famous venues or there are heaps of other venues you can play.
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@Paekakboyz said in Planes:
@dogmeat I wonder how much stuff like google maps has played into that. Lots of games and apps just plug into all this data which is around now, whereas years ago it would have been a much bigger deal to map all these tiny airfields and stuff. I know with the virtual cycling you can ride all sorts of courses and roads, not sure if the golf software is still limited to the famous venues or there are heaps of other venues you can play.
Microsoft Flight Simulator uses it's own map software to real time map the world, you can mod it to use the better Google maps. MS and modders also release specific areas/airports that are upscaled. It is pretty amazing. Nothing like that was around in 911 though, but cockpits were realistic.
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@Machpants my flying was limited to GTA games
And it can be a lot of effort without cheat codes to get a plane. In the game I mean!
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Might want to give flying with air France a miss!
Air France pilots come to blows in cockpit mid-air
Air France under scrutiny following recent incidents which put passenger safety at risk.
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Ex Israeli F-16s operated by private company. (13 odd minutes)
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@mantissanet said in Planes:
Ex Israeli F-16s operated by private company. (13 odd minutes)
Love they're still using their A4 sticks
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Assuming thats original 70s flight control systems? Avionics upgrade looks amazing👌🏻
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@mantissanet said in Planes:
Assuming thats original 70s flight control systems? Avionics upgrade looks amazing👌🏻
Yeah looks similar to what the RNZAF would've got
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Saw one of these flying quite slowly from the train near Settle in Yorkshire.
Not a clue what it was doing there, but Menwith Hill is nearby
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