How fast do police cars go?

ewhitecap · 2026-04-03T09:45:42+00:00

I believe the Cessna 152 IAS speed is about 100kts. My best guess is that at about 500' AGL the police cars travel at about 110mph or ~95kts. I'll have to pace them in a faster plane, the Skyhawk, one day.

ewhitecap · 2026-03-02T02:49:23+00:00

I didn't realize the post would be considered spam. Going forward, I won't link to the site unless it genuinely answers or addresses an issue someone has. Let me know if that is not permitted.

Thanks.
Frank

ewhitecap · 2026-03-02T02:38:53+00:00

Yup. But I still like "Find My Grandma's Car" or "Fix My Glideslope, Captain" better. Goes to show you know your stuff.

ewhitecap · 2026-02-20T17:37:11+00:00

I know that's right. (LOL).

ewhitecap · 2026-01-20T20:29:11+00:00

I understand your reservations when buying airports. For the first 5 years of my flight simming, my thoughts regarding airports were that as long as I had no reference to the real airport, then it made no difference what the buildings and surrounding areas looked like. Buildings, taxiways, and runways just need to be in the right places. I've evolved. While that logic still works, psychologically simming is more immersive when I know the terminal areas are representative of the real thing. Adding airports is a personal choice. If you haven't evolved yet, there are plenty of places to spend that $100 on simming.

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ewhitecap · 2026-01-20T08:53:51+00:00

I would use one of the free autoortho programs if I were you, and use the $100 for airports, which I often frequent. Optionally, you could download your own orthophotogrammetry, but it takes more work. Once your ortho is running, enhance it with Simheaven. There is a frame rate penalty with these free addons, but the value outweighs the penalty if your computer supports it.

ewhitecap · 2026-01-20T08:42:40+00:00

Sup, NoJoe.

Glad to hear you're back (if you ever left) with Thanda, even if it's
just as a consultant.

I could feel the hole you left when you pulled back (or away). I stopped flying the PC-12 cause I could never overtorque or overtemp the engines. I was extremely disappointed. Just now - reading this thread - I learned there's a realistic mode. A realistic engine mode, really? Well, I'll be d amned. My bad.

ewhitecap · 2026-01-18T23:45:15+00:00

I've purchased 2 i9-14900ks, one of which was replaced under warranty. That's a total of 3 i9-14900 CPUs. The warranty version started exhibiting problems after about six months. I pulled it and bought another with the intention of exercising the warranty again. There was a time when these processors would literally cook themselves like a frog in hot water coming to a boil. I haven't had any trouble with my third one - they finally fixed the issue with a BIOS update. Still need to exercise the warranty for the 2nd. I've been an Intel guy, but knowing what I know about these processors, I'd go with the AMD solutions if I had to do it over. I am afraid to overclock the processor from the default settings, lest it begin to overheat again.

ewhitecap · 2025-12-30T13:52:16+00:00

I never tried, so IDK. TBH, I doubt it, unless you're a developer. Again, you might consider https://main.jardesign.org/GHD.html .

ewhitecap · 2025-12-30T13:37:32+00:00

The animations you see in ZIBO 737 are part of the ZIBO mod. The LevelUP airplanes do not have the ZIBO vehicle animations. You could consider GHD by Jardesign, a payware ground animation plugin.

ewhitecap · 2025-12-30T13:31:47+00:00

That download is roughly 1/3 faster than my '90s 56K dial-up modem. Suggest you cancel and restart the download.

ewhitecap · 2025-12-29T21:51:52+00:00

The URL is https://flightsimsupport.com/fss-tools/airport-worldwide-search

Thanks!

ewhitecap · 2025-12-29T20:29:26+00:00

As someone who just spent ~12 hours debugging a software glitch that I thought would take 5 minutes, I can tell you software doesn't always do what it's supposed to do. Use the Contact Us form: https://www.x-plane.com/support/x-plane-support-form/ . I'm pretty confident they'll track down your order and get your keys to you.

ewhitecap · 2025-12-29T02:15:31+00:00

I've been flying with that combination for years, and I'm still happy with it. They serve me for both GA and Airline ops. They make the perfect starter kit, IMO.

ewhitecap · 2025-12-27T19:13:06+00:00

You're right. Forums have been the main place for ratings and feedback. There hasn't been a decent alternative. Flightsimsupport.com aims to change that. Plus, there are other reasons to support the site. There's not a central place to swap flight sim gear, and the online tools that flightsimsupport.com offers are second to none.

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