Classic British Flight Sim

I think I'll stick with flying on good ol' American Airlines. Their aircraft have something that this flying ego-trip doesn't have - wine, whiskey, rum, beer...I think you get the picture. ;-)

Brian

Geez....teenagers.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525145,00.html

Brian

A Sikorsky S-42B (updated from his previous S-42) by George Diemer for use in FS2004. Available now at Flightsim.com. :) Brian . http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/FlyTexas/1-4.jpg . http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/FlyTexas/2-4.jpg . http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/FlyTexas/3-4.jpg . ...

DaveB wrote: I think the best thing to do is for the aviation authorities to make an example of him.. however they see fit.

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Exactly! It's all fun and games until valuable/expensive resources are spent to come look for you.

Brian

...on bicycles. It's awful nice of the French to let them out for awhile like this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8082354.stm

Brian

I'm seeing an IPS error as well.

Brian

Tako_Kichi wrote:So do we have to play 'Where's Peter?'.

I am assuming that if you are in that picture you are in the front row somewhere but I have not spotted you yet.

I'm guessing that this is our good friend.

Brian
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Looks like they've already been written off. :-( Says here that the automated message received also indicated a "loss of pressurization" along with the electrical short.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20090601-0

Brian

Can you imagine being out over the Atlantic at night and lose all electric power? Engines shut down - cockpit goes dark - cabin goes dark. That's the stuff of which nightmares are made. :-( A miracle would be awful nice right about now.

Brian

Ben Watson wrote:I can't remember the last time an airliner went missing... very worrying

My thoughts exactly, Ben. Reading the headlines this morning was like reading the news from the 1930's. :-(

Brian