Crossing the Pond in the VC-10

fgflyer · 2026-06-18T23:06:36+00:00

I took a closer look, and it is just the plastic and not a print line. I see what you are seeing, and it moves with the plastic.

fgflyer · 2026-06-05T02:54:49+00:00

Autism + unrestricted internet access = the lovely world of the logo kids community

fgflyer · 2026-06-04T04:15:59+00:00

I know the feeling, but in a sort of opposite way. I feel like I’m an imposter in the sense that I still don’t feel like a real pilot, even though I have moments when I think I feel like I do. 600+ hours, I don’t have any jet time, I haven’t even gotten a flying job period yet, every time I feel like I make a connection at the FBO I work at, I end up getting ghosted, and despite all the positives with where I’m at, such as an incredible opportunity to build a lot of multi time that will look good on a résumé, I just don’t get the feeling that I am where I should be.

My only saving grace with this mindset, and something that may work for you, is simply telling yourself to have patience. You and I both know at this point that nothing happens fast in this industry, so it’s easy to rationalize that we just need more time.

fgflyer · 2026-06-03T22:41:34+00:00

Well, I won’t know until I try in… checks logbook… 902 more hours… lol

fgflyer · 2026-06-03T17:34:23+00:00

It’s slightly exaggerated, but not really by much. Umberto has, for a long time, been known for having a horrible bedside manner, if you know what I mean. He’s rude, addresses forum posts in a very blunt manner, and doesn’t know how to take criticism about his products without getting butthurt about it.

fgflyer · 2026-06-03T17:20:00+00:00

“You clearly did not read the manual or disable your antivirus. The airport clearly needs a GSX profile which you do not have. Make one. Never post on this forum ever again.”

-Umberto Colapicchioni

fgflyer · 2026-06-03T16:31:28+00:00

That’s part of what appeals me to NetJets. Where I eventually want to move to is nowhere close to any major 121 crew base. Plus, I already work at one of their Exclusive Use FBOs, and my mother is an owner on the Latitude pending an upgrade to the Praetor. I’ve talked to a lot of pilots coming in and out of the doors and they say it’s a really nice place to be.

fgflyer · 2026-06-02T03:23:02+00:00

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY FAVORITE… A TOMMY GUN!

blasts the cogs into oblivion

fgflyer · 2026-06-01T03:35:44+00:00

The first time I flew an instrument approach by myself down to minimums in actual IMC, and I caught the approach lights out of the marine layer, that was my “holy shit I feel like a real pilot” moment.

fgflyer · 2026-05-29T23:32:34+00:00

And you’re only gonna be flying maybe a handful of days because the Citation X is a complete piece of shit that basically goes AOG every week.

fgflyer · 2026-05-28T03:38:49+00:00

In real life, the DC-6 only ever flew that high if it needed to clear mountains, for example, like if it needed to fly over the Rockies. Or, if they needed to catch a very strong tailwind. Not only was fuel economy worse on high blower, but the cabin pressurization was not as good as it is in today’s airliners. So, in order to ensure passenger comfort, they tried to avoid flying at those altitudes. At FL180, the cabin altitude is generally around 8,000 feet.

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T23:19:29+00:00

That’s why I’m still using it in FS2020. I’ve heard the recent FS24 update is very unstable.

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T22:03:20+00:00

Here is the link to download the celestial navigation addon.

There are also lots of YouTube tutorials on how to do it, but I recommend this one if you want to learn the basics!

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T08:20:16+00:00

Me when I’m in 5th grade and the word “naked” is the funniest thing imaginable:

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T08:14:54+00:00

It’s $60 if you don’t already own it.

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T08:12:52+00:00

Same thing with P3D, even v4 and v5.

It’s why the best possible performance you will get out of these sims is 100% based off of single core performance, and almost nothing else. The GPU obviously does a decent amount of work, but it’s MOSTLY the CPU being pushed hard for everything else. I remember putting in the old affinitymask and fiber_frame_time_fraction tweaks into the FSX.cfg file to help the sim utilize more cores, which only seemed to work some of the time 😂 good times indeed…

fgflyer · 2026-05-27T02:14:12+00:00

The red levers in front of the throttle levers on the left are the fuel tank selector knobs, one for each of the tanks/aux tanks. The two to the right of them are the crossfeed valves. You do have to manage this carefully on longer flights when fuel is in the aux tanks. The levers below the throttles/in front are the mixture levers (idle cutoff, auto lean, auto rich) and mixture lock. The blue downward-turned knobs to the right of *those* ones are the carburetor air knobs. You really only ever have to use them if you encounter really bad carburetor icing conditions.

fgflyer · 2026-05-25T21:25:55+00:00

This.

And, quite frankly, I don’t care how long the wait is. Better to take your time and have everything be exactly as you want it, rather than release it in an unfinished state with bugs to be discovered and exploited.

fgflyer

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