dgor 0 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hi all, Just starting the topic for this one. FS ATC is giving a bit of trouble so I need to do a quick repair install of FS9. Shots should be up tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, there's plenty of good bars in and around the airport, have fun. Dave Link to post Share on other sites
simi_av8r 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi all,Just starting the topic for this one. FS ATC is giving a bit of trouble so I need to do a quick repair install of FS9. Shots should be up tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, there's plenty of good bars in and around the airport, have fun. Dave excellent stuff dave, looking forward to this.. *hic* and as for *hic* the bars, you'll find *hic* me under the table at *hic* "The Reggae Hut" with a half finished Pina Colada....:yes: :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Guys, FS9 fixing took a bit longer than I'd thought. Stupid ATC failures :poster_oops: However, all is back to normal now. Because I can't seem to get the hang of the classic INS system either, I am currently looking for an alternative aircraft to transport the baton with. Sorry about the extra delay. Dave Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 No worries Dave it give me more time to get organised :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
simi_av8r 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 delay's are good.. more time at the bar!! :wink: now then, where was that tasty looking barmaid? :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
B77W 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 My flightplan's been filled, and ATC keep on asking me if they want me to put a ready msg in...hurry up! Only kidding... :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Enroute now chaps! :-) Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Right, here we go. After failing to get to grips with the 737's INS system, I decided that we might need something a little...sleeker. And so, ladies and gents, I give you...the ERJ-135 Legacy. Today's flight took us out of Kingston and pretty much straight accross the Caribbean to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bar is stocked, the captain's flask full of fine Puerto Rican coffee, and the stewardess is as tasty as both. What more could you want? :wink: On the stand. No limos today so the baton carrier had to slum it by walking accross the tarmac to the aircraft. Taxiing out. Air Jamaica dosen't seem to be included with T2005, because apart from the departed AA 737 and a couple of DHL freighters, Kingston is deserted. Lining the Legacy up. The weather has cleared up nicely, and the winds are calm. Here we go! Rotate. I nearly hit the tail off the runway, rotation needs to be slow in this aircraft. Sun, sea, and massive scary mountain that made me nervous on the initial climbout. Evidently the baton carrier has ordered another rum. Almost at our top of climb now. I love Wilco's reflection effect off the glass displays. It's in the 737 too. Our flightplan took us south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, seen in the distance. I guess they like to keep the aircraft away from the beaches. Question of the day: is there any way to stop my ground textures going like this after a few squares? I have TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT set at 400 but the problem persists. I hate it. There's nothing quite like flying in the Caribbean/ The Embraer RJs don't have autothrottle, so their throttles need a lot of attention. They aren't too bad once you find just the right position though. This one had us cruising steadily at .78 Mach. Long-range cruise can also be set in the FMC, which gives a longer range by throttling them back to .65 Mach. As we near the top of descent the light starts to fade, staining the clouds red. By the time we're getting our approach clearance, we are being treated to a beautiful sunset. I had planned to show off my nice high-resolution ground textures for the whole of Puerto Rico, but as it happened it was too dark. That's for another post I guess. It was windy but I managed the manual landing OK. The Embraer handles rather well. We have loads of runway so I let the reversers to the work until I disengage them at 60kts and step on the brakes. Not many airports have shrubs between the runway and taxiway. San Juan does. I like it. Pulling some strings with airport authorities got us a spot at the terminal with the big boys. A DHL DC8 waits on our right, and on our left is a Dash 8 going to Nassau. There we go. Sorry about the long delay again - but FS9 seems to be mostly fixed now, except for some addons I need to reinstall and trying to get the blurry ground textures sorted out! Hope you enjoyed. Dave :-) Link to post Share on other sites
A320cap 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Nice shots and commentary. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Outstanding shots, Dave. Very cool AC, too. Was that Irish Coffee in the Captain's flask? John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Dave, Great shots as usual, I see "Sharon" was serving the drinks, she sure doe's get around :wink: Dave, I need to ask a favour, can I borrow the Legacy for Leg 47, Sharon as well? I'll be over straight away, paint can in hand Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Sure thing Joe! Just don't tell Embraer...or the insurance folks...or the guy who really owns the aircraft...or the F/O...or "Sharon" :-) Thanks for the nice comments. Dave Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Thanks Dave, I'm on my way to pick her up :wink: As you are on holiday, perhaps you can ride "shotgun" as usual. That will keep 'em quiet :yes: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Sure will :yes: I'll tag along, it'll be nice to sit in the back for a change :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
B77W 0 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Fantastic Shots Dave! Your best on the Tour! They'll know it's been a change of pilot...when it comes to the landing, Joe! :wink: Right..Now I need to find a new aircraft, as mine was very simular... :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Fantastic Shots Dave! Your best on the Tour!They'll know it's been a change of pilot...when it comes to the landing, Joe! :wink: Right..Now I need to find a new aircraft, as mine was very simular... :yes: Oh,You've seen one of my landings then Sam!! Link to post Share on other sites
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