Classic British Flight Sim

LMBOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! That was terrible!

I got rid of my telly 18 months ago, and haven't missed it for a moment. I have an Amazon dvd rental account for the computer( you can NOT believe the aviation and military documentaries they have to rent! ), the internet, radio ( Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie Mon to Thursday night on Radio 2..p...

Well done that man.

Seaking, by the way, and completely off topic,...did you get that information you asked for ? I PM'd it a couple of weeks ago.

Top snaps, Tonks.

I was at the computer after a very late shift, so was wide awake for it. A bit scarey I must say.

I did the ATC gliding course at Swanton Morley in Norfolk in 1973. In addition to the open tandem-seat types such as Peter's, there was a Sedbergh with an enclosed cockpit which was very comfortable indeed. The instructor ( with myself in the other seat ) set the altitude record for the course, thou...

Looks very good, really like the random screenshot feature. I've just been clicking through a few, it doesn't take much to keep me amused.

Excellent pictures, and a nice colourful formation too; what a great model Rick's Chipmunk is. I really must get to grips with FS Recorder, and have a go at some formation flying myself.

I wonder how you fly it. Can you keep it aloft on thermals, like a normal FS glider, or is it a one way trip downwards like they were in real life ? It might be fun trying to land at the Orne Canal bridge in the dead of night, and see if you can do it as accurately as they did. ;-)

This article, from the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine, concerns the Civil Air Patrol's search for Steve Fossett. It confirms what Leif and Nigel have said about just how huge Nevada is and how difficult the terrain is to search, even from the air. http://airspacemag.com/issues/2008/february-...