Virtual BEA

[Garry Russell]

If we go to 1970 we start to lose the Argosy (last full year) and the Comet after 1970

Also 1969 we can still have the BKS V.700 for a full year and the BKS
Tridents were in.

Plus two livewries for V.701 in Cambrian and both BKS and CS had V.800 as well


Doesn't matter that is just me saying why I chose 1969

Garry

[mulletman]

or of course you could start in 1969, and then go forward a year every year or thereabouts (4 months would probably be a better number)

[Garry Russell]

I think that's the idea

Start with perhaps even just the summer of one year and then move backwards and forwards from there.

I don't think it is intended to be one airline one year and no more

Good though for starters and then who knows if sucessful why not start a BUA from Gatwick.

That's racing ahead a bit but it would all depend on who wants to do what.

Garry

[mulletman]

Good though for starters

exactly. give us a chance to get the 'feel', and then see what people say. (conduct improvement surveys every so often).

Then we can move backwards or forwards, adding routes and aircraft accordingly.

The cuttoff points would obviously be the beginning and end of BEA's carrer, unless we wanted to do otherwise.

***envisions A318 in BEA Red square livery*** :roll:

[Garry Russell]

If BEA were to move forward it would eventually become British Airwys

No fiction here

History revived

Garry

[jonesey2k]

I tried that and it didnt look too bad....( shuts up before getting hit repeatedly with banstick)


Id be up for a few short routes in the 1-11:P

[Garry Russell]

There is a difference between virtual and pretend

Garry

[Graeme]

Hi All,

I like the idea of a Virtual BEA. It's been 9 years since I last flew a VA route :shock:

However, you shouldn't need to worry about the year really. Treat time as being non linear, then each week / fortnight / month when the routes are allocated, a different time period can be used. i.e. Week 1 & 2 1969, Week 3 & 4 1971 etc etc.

That would also allow "theme" weeks. ie when a new aircraft like the Argosy is available, most people would want to fly that rather than something they've been flying for a while, so an "Argosy" week could be scheduled with all the routes flown by the Argosy available for allocation.

I would think the AI system could be used as well, with maybe a separate file for each flight plan?. The pilot could disable the AI route that he wants to fly, and flys that route himself?


Just some ideas.

Cheers,
--Graeme

[Garry Russell]

That's it Graeme.

The year thing is just a base but all kinds of things can come from that within reason

The more ideas the better it would be to suit more people but I would still prefer at least genral times.

Like no problem mixing 1968 and 1970 with 1969 but personally I would not want to see too big a spread because it then becomes unrealistic.

The year really gives us the types and the schedules give an idea.

Extra schedules can be added and different aircraft can be subsituted as happened for real.

BEA wer using ther first pure feight Vanguard by then G-APEL I think went into service the pervious year. So they could replace Viscount freighters and the odd Argosy. Theme weeks could certainly fetaure but as you say it is ideas at the moment and the more the merrier.

Garry

[LongHaul]

Id be up for this, Ive toyed with the idea joining a VA for a year or more, but I cant guarantee anymore than semi-regular flights, and have few skills to bring to the table. If you had a gap for a part-time freight lugger though, count me in!!!!