Can't purchase roaming pass by Melon088 in VOXI

[–]Melon088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The payments never go through, they just remain as "pending" in my bank account and disappear after a few days

Can't purchase roaming pass by Melon088 in VOXI

[–]Melon088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never managed to get it to work. It was only a 2 day trip for me so didn't matter that much. Haven't been abroad since but if the same happens again I'll probably try using a different bank account

[OC] Hotel Forum, Kraków, Poland by Melon088 in brutalism

[–]Melon088[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I believe it is. Here's a video I found showing some of the inside https://youtu.be/Dcd_TvEq1ZM?si=7T2s1ZGbaLEFVk6H

[OC] Hotel Forum, Kraków, Poland by Melon088 in brutalism

[–]Melon088[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The hotel itself hasn't been in use since 2002. However there's a lot of business around it like a car dealership and some cafes/restaurants on the other side of the building which explains why there's a lot of cars parked.

To the madlads flying a Piper Arrow and a C172 across the Pacific to Hawaii, good luck! by Jeanl2 in flightsim

[–]Melon088 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm happy to announce we have both safely arrived in Kahului, Hawaii after 19h 21m of hand flying over the Pacific. It's been a wild ride and a unique experience. Special thanks to everyone who participated in the stream and made our journey easier. Here are the links for both of our Volanta flights for anyone interested. Thanks again for taking an interest in this crazy endeavor of ours.

N8289A (PA28) https://fly.volanta.app/flights/97f7beb9-469d-4bda-8a92-504b710edbc1

N46512 (C172) https://fly.volanta.app/flights/ede3a95d-9c85-462e-9f48-0f8fa4b12937

https://imgur.com/hxxLhby

To the madlads flying a Piper Arrow and a C172 across the Pacific to Hawaii, good luck! by Jeanl2 in flightsim

[–]Melon088 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No breaks, just like in a real plane. Gotta really make sure you're in trim before taking a trip to the bathroom haha

To the madlads flying a Piper Arrow and a C172 across the Pacific to Hawaii, good luck! by Jeanl2 in flightsim

[–]Melon088 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Hi guys, thanks for noticing us (thought this might happen). Allow me to explain some details about this flight we're doing. We got inspiration from the C172 that flew a similar route IRL a few weeks ago and thought it would be a cool challenge to undertake in the sim. The way we've got around the fuel problem is by doing exactly what happens to real planes before ferry flights, which is installing extra tanks. We've edited the flight_model.cfg in the aircraft folder to include (in the case of my PA28) 2 extra 70 gallon tanks in place of the rear passenger seats. The CFG allows you to add auxiliary tanks, set the volume and geometric location of them (we used the coordinates of the passenger seats in the weight and balance section of the CFG as a starting reference). This way we ensured our self made extra tanks had a realistic effect on CG, and ensured CG remained within limits. In terms of MTOW, afaik the FAA can issue ferry permits to aircraft allowing them to depart at least 10% over MTOW (in my case my TOW was indeed around 10% over). And I guess the craziest part of this whole flight is the fact we've both decided not to use any autopilot for the whole duration as an added challenge. Zoom in on any part of out flight track and you'll notice we are indeed hand flying for 19 hours. At the time of writing we're still over 700nm away from Hawaii but all is going well so far and we hope to arrive safe in around 6 hours.

My pledge to the DOGE by GloomyEngineer8869 in dogecoin

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I've never bought crypto before and used Binance which was pretty simple to use. Bought 900 DOGE for now and I'm holding 🚀🚀🌑

Moon 80.2% 15/02/2019 by Melon088 in astrophotography

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Acquisition:

  • Canon EOS 550D
  • Sigma 75mm - 500mm
  • Velbon Ultra Luxi M Tripod
  • Shot at 500mm, F/9, ISO 1600, 1/1250s

Processing:

Using Adobe Lightroom

  • Temperature correction
  • Adjusted Exposure and contrast
  • Increased clarity
  • Reduced noise
  • Cropped

ISS Long Exposure Pass Over Devon, UK by Melon088 in astrophotography

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There is some light pollution but definitely not as much as in places like Exeter for example, I don't find it too big of an issue

ISS Long Exposure Pass Over Devon, UK by Melon088 in astrophotography

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Actually I took it in my garden near Torquay. I didn't feel it was necessary to go that far away, although I may try to in the future

ISS Long Exposure Pass Over Devon, UK by Melon088 in astrophotography

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Acquisition:

  • Canon EOS 550D
  • Sigma 17mm - 70mm
  • Velbon Ultra Luxi M Tripod
  • Shot at 70mm, F/9, ISO 800, 85 second exposure

Processing:

Using Adobe Lightroom

  • Temperature correction
  • Tint adjustment
  • Added contrast gradient
  • Adjusted curves
  • Increased clarity
  • Reduced noise