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That would seriously surprise me, Brian. ...but I can try it out on you if you'd like, just to see how it works. Kind of like having your friend let you try out his new Taser on you. How bad could it be? John

I see we now have a "Downvote" button available. Can't wait for some clown to provide an opportunity to use it. John

Many happy returns, Boss. You even managed to have it fall on a weekend this year. Let the celebrating begin! John

When FSX was published (2006) and for quite a number of years after, MS had a contract with someone (Jeppesen?) to provide RW WX. It worked by having your running instance of FSX log into the other party's WX servers and download an update periodically - every 15 minutes, I think - which was then displayed in your FSX if you had RW WX selected. Around the time period when MS dropped MS F-light and licensed FSX software to L-M and DTG, they stopped paying the freight for the RW WX from the vendor (also about the same time MS dropped the GameSpy contract, killing the in-game multi

There's some pretty good analysis/speculation at PPRUNE on this. Older C-130s, before the current FADEC systems, had cables from throttle levers to engines, necessarily using a very convoluted routing. Earliest ones used 7 X 7 carbon steel cables. Later ones went to 7 X 19 stainless steel. Don't know if the cable upgrade was mandatory or if some of the older cables might still exist in older airframes. There's apparently a well known phenomenon that a broken throttle cable puts the prop into reverse pitch - at the engine, the broken cable just seems to be a command to go to bet

This reminds me of a real-world observation, from long ago and at an airport I can't remember. I was sitting in my seat in an airliner, I believe at an intermediate stop on the way to my destination. Watching out the window from my seat I saw a tug with an attached line of covered carts snake up beside the aircraft. The driver got out and opened the sides of the carts - can't remember how many, but more than one. Apparently they only had one side that opened (covered by a tarp of some kind if I remember correctly), and it faced away from the aircraft. He proceeded to take can

6/2-3/18 Bundle Updates The monthly update of the Airport Diagram bundle files has been completed. The prior bundles updates were completed on 5/2/18. Bundle downloads are available here... http://forum.mutleyshangar.com/index.php?/topic/23067-airport-diagram-download-center/ Changes in this update cycle... Algeria - 4 added DAAE Soummam-Abane Ramdane - Bejaia, Algeria DABT Mostepha Ben Boulaid - Batna, Algeria DAUI In Salah - In Salah, Algeria DAUT Timimoun - Timimoun, Algeria Angola - 2 added FNBG 17th Of November - Benguela, Ango

= = = = = = = = = = MH ATWC VII - Sector 4.zip = = = = = = = = = = = Mutleys Hangar Around the World Challenge Seven (ATWC VII) - Link to OneDrive folder for MH ATWC VII - Sector 4 Mutley's Hangar Around The World Challenge VII - Sector 4 Airport Diagrams Created 6/3/18 This zip file will not be updated unless changes are made to the official route by the event staff. 10 Airports, 15 files NOTES: These diagrams are also contained in their respective country/state/province bundles, as appropriate. The list below is in ICAO code order, not t

Good. Might see it. I only saw the original three, none since those. John EDIT: On second thought... http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/06/02/box-office-solo-officially-disaster-media-cover-why/

Will post the airport diagram bundle for this sector tomorrow. John EDIT: Diagrams bundle is up and available for downloading. JDA

Let us know how you like Solo. It's box office performance to date is not too good. John

Happy birthday, you dodgy rascal you. John

There's another side to the economics for your country, however. "British companies say their involvement in the F-35 jet production is boosting business" https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/01/17/british-companies-say-their-involvement-in-the-f-35-jet-producti/?guccounter=1 "...15% of each aircraft will be UK made." "...the programme has generated 12.9 billion dollars in contracts for British suppliers." "The company which is based in Middlesex said their involvement with the programme will sustain approximately 700 jobs."

Proving another of Allard's Laws of Power Plant Maintenance - Every solution creates at least one new problem. John

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They only charged while surfaced. Also, no net weight change - see the Law of Conservation of Mass. Chlorine was the greater threat if leakage, bilgewater, etc. got to the batteries or if a cell jar cracked and leaked acid into the bilges, particularly when submerged. The boats were very well ventilated when surfaced, partly because of the large amount of air drawn into the main induction by the diesels.

WW2 sub batteries were simply large lead-acid batteries similar to what we use to start our automobiles but much bigger, with only one cell per jar. Mix sulphuric acid with salt water and you get chlorine gas. Also, lead-acid batteries give off hydrogen gas when charging. John

I know this thread has seen it's day in the sun already, but I just stumbled on an article that reinforces my opinion of current battery technology and the prospects for radical improvements in same anytime soon... https://www.wired.com/story/building-a-better-battery/ John

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http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/05/18/cuban-plane-carrying-104-passengers-crashes-havana/ Bad crash in Havana, Cuba. Domestic flight - 737 - only three survivors reported. It happened shortly after takeoff and there are reports of an attempted turn-back, but not much known yet. John EDIT: 3 pages of posts at PPRUNE so far but not much known. There's a lot of conflicting information about who owned the AC and who was operating it, but it appears to be shaking out to be a pretty old 737-200 "wet leased" from a Mexican company and operated b

Happy Birthday, Brett. Hope you're having a great one. John

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Hmmm - no action here at all. Here are more clues to make it a little easier... Runway length is < 3000' Airport name references a body of water Longitude is West (with the above clues, that narrows it down to 1/4 of the planet) John