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by AdySmith
Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:23 pm
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Where's my aeroplane???
Replies: 5
Views: 3401

Where's my aeroplane???

I flew Argonaut GALHG from Manchester to Tarbes on Tuesday.

Today I go to book the flight back to UK and FSA says there are no aircraft at Tarbes (LFBT)

CBFS clearly shows that the aircraft is definitely there and a status of 99% so it's not gone in for maintenance.

Why won't FSA let me book it?
by AdySmith
Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:38 am
Forum: Important Announcements
Topic: FSA Bankruptcy Court
Replies: 3
Views: 7250

Re: FSA Bankruptcy Court

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

(Charles Dickens I believe)
by AdySmith
Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:03 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Aircraft Status.
Replies: 38
Views: 14996

Re: Aircraft Status.

having the flaps and gear down when your flying to fast could be added
That would need an enormous database of limit speeds for every aircraft :shock:
by AdySmith
Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:32 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Aircraft Status.
Replies: 38
Views: 14996

Re: Aircraft Status.

It is very difficult to achieve a touchdown rate below 500 FpM in a Concorde, which typically has a final approach (threshold) speed of at least 160 KIAS which equates to 800 FpM down a typical 3 degree glideslope and there was very little flare involved for landing, but it did have rather strong un...
by AdySmith
Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:14 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Aircraft Status.
Replies: 38
Views: 14996

Re: Aircraft Status.

I believe commercial jets are tested to 900 FpM touchdown, technically 15 feet per second they want to see without significant airframe damage, so that in service anything below 600FpM is insignificant.
by AdySmith
Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: Important Announcements
Topic: Client 2.2.4 Released!
Replies: 6
Views: 9058

Re: Client 2.2.4 Released!

AVG didn't want to let me install 2.2.4, sent it off for "questioning"

Eventually it released the file back to me but just wondering what might have caused this?
by AdySmith
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:09 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Landing rate
Replies: 5
Views: 3711

Re: Landing rate

Look at your VSI as you approach the runway.

Keep it below 500 for a good touchdown :)
by AdySmith
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Range with Maximum Payload
Replies: 9
Views: 4822

Re: Range with Maximum Payload

"Range" is dependant on so many variables, primarily wind.

Also varies with temperature and pressure so I fear all the work involved in this could be futile!
by AdySmith
Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:12 am
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: What happened to my aeroplane
Replies: 4
Views: 2796

What happened to my aeroplane

GALHX was well over 90% when I set off from Mumbai. It took over 5 hours to upload the flight report due to the website being down but (despite the Black Box reporting a 100% perfect flight) it is now sat at Colombo (Banderanaike) showing a status of 5% (yes FIVE percent)!!! What has caused this as ...
by AdySmith
Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Bugs & Problems
Topic: Diverted landing
Replies: 2
Views: 4845

Diverted landing

The last two times I have had to divert a long flight for extra fuel all my passengers seem to have jumped out somewhere along the route.

I am sure I left Goose with some 20 or so fare paying passengers plus cargo, but diverting to Godthaab (Nuuk) I have neither!!
by AdySmith
Mon May 07, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: New features & ideas
Topic: Ideas: FSAirliners in the world of cryptocurrencies
Replies: 3
Views: 3556

Re: Ideas: FSAirliners in the world of cryptocurrencies

In order to "pay" pilots and/or airlines in anything other than virtual payments the money has to come from somewhere.
We do not fly real fare paying passengers so where is the actual income?

It simply wouldn't work, money cannot be created from nothing.
by AdySmith
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Landing Rate Detection in FSA
Replies: 7
Views: 7054

Re: Landing Rate Detection in FSA

I completely agree that is the correct way to land a Concorde, but if one does it wrong, as in my example, the touchdown was not a hard landing, but in reality the nose wheel would be badly damaged!
by AdySmith
Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Landing Rate Detection in FSA
Replies: 7
Views: 7054

Re: Landing Rate Detection in FSA

So if you "grease it" on the main wheels but hold the nose off for a bit, then slam the nose into the ground (good example would be Concorde, very high nose attitude at touchdown, deploy reverse which keeps nose up, then hit the brakes and yoke forward, heavy nose touchdown), am I right in thinking ...
by AdySmith
Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rating - Critique
Replies: 1
Views: 3840

Re: Rating - Critique

If you think the max landing weight in the FSA database is too low then check what the right figure should be from a reputable source (wikipedia can sometimes supply this data) then submit a formal edit tot he aircraft specs of FSA. I have done this for several aircraft to bring MLW up to the correc...