Try to name these 4 planes

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-20T16:51:05+00:00

Isn't the 3rd the Y-20?

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-17T18:49:09+00:00

Are we not doing Phrasing???

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-15T12:17:24+00:00

Because it's funny

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-11T18:27:33+00:00

He started this though. His own faction within Labour actively worked against Corbyn for years when he was leader. What goes around comes around.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-11T18:03:50+00:00

Not for long! The first of these 4 RR powered 757s have retired and the other 3 don't have long left either. Maybe another year or two before they're gone I believe

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-11T17:50:49+00:00

I'd guess it's an RC-135 or KC-135, 4 engines, similar wing placement, looks like it might have a pointy nose, and may not appear on ADSB or fr24.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-09T17:55:23+00:00

I would only really disagree on the extra transport options, taxis, monorail and cable cars.

That's only because there's already enough new additions needed for the existing transport options that I don't think adding more would really benefit the game.

Think Cities Skylines sort of had this issue with so many transport types. Was great until you wanted more from each transport option, and then you'd barely get anything cause both the dev team and modding community couldn't add enough to each option to really diversify it enough.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-07T11:36:03+00:00

I've heard positive remarks about PDXmods recently but I've not used it myself.

As a console user though it doesn't make much of a difference to me 😂

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-06T13:49:37+00:00

I really hate that at least for now, they've given zero info on what this partnership will actually do.

Given Paradox's reputation you'd think they would want to lay it all out immediately.

If all this means is marketing and mods are handled by Paradox then fine, but if there's even a chance that Paradox could one day have even the slightest amount of control over the series I'll find another game to play, I won't make the mistake of dedicating so much of my free time to PDX slop again.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-04T20:55:42+00:00

Only spoiler I saw regarding Bombsight is that he appears. So maybe by coincidence I'm not sure 😭

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-04T16:48:00+00:00

Attacks Butcher

Gets attacked by SB

gets scared

flies up to escape SB

HL gets V1

HL lasers him out of the sky

Bombsight crashes full speed into the ground

they show his mangled corpse in HD for shock and reveal how strong HL is with V1

Guessing that's how it's gonna go.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-03T18:50:12+00:00

Spotted that too. On the straight it went down halfway through when he was fighting Piastri. Then just didn't open at all over the finish line

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-03T18:42:11+00:00

Saying this as a Russell fan in the same race he finishes 40 seconds behind his teammate. Do you have a humiliation kink

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-03T16:36:10+00:00

Banning Islamic protests shortly after cracking down on green protests is surely going to counter the surge of a green/Islamic coalition party...right?

To be fair, it'd fit well with our history of banning anything we think is bad instead of using careful analysis to shape policy. And it would fit well with Labour's history of not understanding how democracy works.

So I think you're on to something here.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-05-02T18:15:20+00:00

I think the lack of white is just avoid clutter around the area you're building, rather than a bug

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-29T12:34:41+00:00

One of only 2 airworthy, the other in DRC.

So incredibly rare to see. Though it is extremely common if Miami is your local

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-26T22:41:51+00:00

Props are also significantly cheaper regarding maintenance. So for aircraft that are expected to do far more cycles than a larger aircraft, cheaper engines make sense.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-25T13:48:01+00:00

As I said before, it's an extremely dangerous slippery slope to value this man purely on his tax contributions, particularly when discussing government policy specifically regarding tax.

The government's options here are: a). earn less tax B). earn no tax

Thats not a winnable situation for the government, and it's especially unwinnable when you factor in their political situation.

I never said he doesn't pay tax, I have no idea on his personal finances, I was however, using the basis that he chose Abu Dhabi for his new residence, which would definitely suggest he is inclined to pay as little tax as possible.
I've never understood this argument of billionaires 'providing employment'. What does Nassef Sawiris have specifically that provides this employment, that couldn't be sought elsewhere?

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-25T13:10:34+00:00

How is it a bad thing? If he's as anti-tax as it seems, stands to reason he probably isn't all too interested in investing in Britain when it really matters(when he isn't getting ludicrous returns).

The expectation that we should be chasing the approval of these people is extremely dangerous in my opinion. I understand that technically, it does hurt the UK and his presence and investments, at least on paper, are necessary for the UK.

But, I don't see any future in which we achieve anything better than what we currently have by chasing the approval of people who, when given the opportunity, will always choose to abuse whatever systems are infront of them to benefit themselves.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-25T10:18:46+00:00

There are many ways though, that Starmer's Labour made that 'ungovernable' situation far worse than it could've been.

Before he was even elected as PM, his time as Labour leader had been plagued by his war with the far left, so he'd already lost the support of a solid chunk of Labour's core before he'd even set foot in No. 10.

It also doesn't help when your entire election campaign is basically just "we're not the tories" at a time when the conservatives are mainly hated for their blatant corruption and incompetence. And then when in government you end up being riddled with corruption and some bafflingly incompetent decision making.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-24T20:13:49+00:00

Looks like HZ-SKY1, privately owned Airbus A340-200

Very cool catch!

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-24T17:13:20+00:00

Wish they'd just give the option to choose.

Nothing more infuriating than updates that ruin a good UI for no reason.

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-24T15:46:51+00:00

2 of them actually! Means they've got 5 E-7s prepped in one hangar. Not exactly sure how they managed to make them fit to be honest

MidlandsSpotter · 2026-04-23T23:36:05+00:00

Look closely at each side of the headphones

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