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by IslandBum
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Problems with fuel (cheat flights)
Replies: 26
Views: 14237

Re: Problems with fuel (cheat flights)

Just got one of the fuel cheat messages AND my son got tagged for a BIG hit -- flt was from PANC-PAJN - you can see the starting fuel and the landing fuel with a burn of approx 3000kgs -- it seems we must have passed closed to the fuel pumps at Juneau because the ending fuel is almost 7000kgs MORE t...
by IslandBum
Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Where has I been?
Replies: 3
Views: 3965

Re: Where has I been?

Glad to see you back Martin

Transport Canada looking after you??

Leif
by IslandBum
Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:24 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: aircrafts database
Replies: 5
Views: 4596

Re: aircrafts database

I wondered why it was sat out there -- maybe I'll go get one of the others out of PHOG and dart out to it ;)

Leif
by IslandBum
Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: aircrafts database
Replies: 5
Views: 4596

Re: aircrafts database

you out doing Logair flight's again Chris ;)


Leif
by IslandBum
Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:13 pm
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: CEOs, CEOs everywhere...
Replies: 18
Views: 10626

Re: CEOs, CEOs everywhere...

Thanks for the frank Answer

Prehaps we should change our name for Venture to something closer to the begining of the Alphabet.........

Naw -- people still seem to find us :)


Leif
by IslandBum
Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:42 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: CEOs, CEOs everywhere...
Replies: 18
Views: 10626

Re: CEOs, CEOs everywhere...

Im curious
as to what took seven days? There are many CEOs who would have hired you in an instant

What sort of problems did you encounter ??

Im curious because over the last couple of weeks we have had a couple of application messages only to find there was no one there

Leif
by IslandBum
Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fuel Planner
Replies: 2
Views: 2579

Re: Fuel Planner

Hello Mate

We use FSBuild - its payware BUT it builds accurate routes and fuel loads by aircraft type

worth the money

Leif
by IslandBum
Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:22 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: FS Airlines user can now have radio
Replies: 2
Views: 3369

Re: FS Airlines user can now have radio

Thanks for the HU

I use SkyBlue Radio

Leif
by IslandBum
Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:49 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Pilots free to work for more than one VA - how about this?
Replies: 6
Views: 4299

Re: Pilots free to work for more than one VA - how about this?

I agree with John We have had several people turn up and join VHA and ask "Why dont you fly.............xyz" and when they are told thats not the goal for Venture and that its stated from the get go....personally I have no desire to fly Airbus and Boeing NG products and neither do the guys at VHAVA,...
by IslandBum
Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:41 am
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Airport Populations and PSO flights
Replies: 4
Views: 3539

Re: Airport Populations and PSO flights

Malcom -- Graham is spot on

we operate several similar flights in the pacific to Places like Barking Sands Missile range, Antiweok.Marshall Island and
Bradshaw AAF base we have also noticed a "transit load"


Leif
by IslandBum
Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:38 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited
Replies: 21
Views: 12581

Re: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited

Chris Im not going to belabor the point - our heavy maintenance is done by American in Tulsa - 8 of the original fleet are have now been with us six years the heaviest maintainance is a C12 check which involves as you decribe removing major components (we have had three that have had gear replacemen...
by IslandBum
Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:47 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited
Replies: 21
Views: 12581

Re: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited

John I agree with you as to the "emergency" button -- here in the real world I have several options on the companies flight tracking sytem that include things like "RG = Return to Gate" FL - Flag Stop FS =Fuel Stop - DW = Divert Weather , DR = Divert Mechanical etc etc -- Obviously the folks at FSAi...
by IslandBum
Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:23 pm
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited
Replies: 21
Views: 12581

Re: Maintenance Cost Formula revisited

I like it John It gives some meaning to maintenance cycles -- also means a little planning required instead of just sticking aircraft in maintenance now and then -- I see a Director of maintenance in VHAs future to keep track of this -- Now what we need to is have Joe or DK write some script so the ...
by IslandBum
Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:31 pm
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Problem with 1-11
Replies: 35
Views: 17765

Re: Problem with 1-11

If that is the case Joe - then you need to revisit 80% of the aircraft in the FSA database

Leif
by IslandBum
Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:22 pm
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Problem with 1-11
Replies: 35
Views: 17765

Re: Problem with 1-11

For what its worth I know the 500 didn't have a 'two-class' seating arrangement but BA operated them in 99 seat config which becomes 'typical' John -- BAs seating config was anything BUT typical -- As Thomacz says - Court, Dan-Air, Callie, etc etc ALL operated the 500 in 109 sat config some as high ...