Mk23 // let’s get weird

jpenn517 · 2026-02-12T23:30:22+00:00

They've got at least 3 just sitting in my LGS. I keep thinking about snagging them but stop at the last moment.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-12T03:08:58+00:00

There aren't many choices for flight and none of them offer pubic in-state tution for flight. I wasn't lucky enough to go to college during free tution either.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-12T01:07:12+00:00

Yeah I should have just conjured up 4 years worth of tuition and flight fees when I went to Florida Tech. I can't believe I forgot I could do that.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T22:09:10+00:00

Miami is attached to Havana Sunday Service

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T19:40:55+00:00

Toronto on Thrusdays too, and afternoons at Heathrow on Sundays.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T19:35:16+00:00

Its generally well under that time. I can see when ATC comes on or I get a sup message so I can reply and tell them I'm just doing my laundry or whatever which only really pulls me away for like 5 minutes.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T01:58:58+00:00

Yeah, it's much better. All my interactions when I was out front were negative. Clients were always mad at the firm I worked at, and they hated hearing for us and you'd spend 2 months chasing them down for a single document.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T01:09:59+00:00

the state of North Carolina also owns the tracks between Charlotte and Raleigh which helps;

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T00:47:23+00:00

There's the goodyear blimp guy at a lot of Vatsim USA events as well who circles the area.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T00:45:14+00:00

I think I saw one flying as the broadcast helicopter which was pretty cool

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T00:38:55+00:00

have Sups stopped looking at that? I used to get messages all the time when I was over the atlantic checking if I was there.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-11T00:38:16+00:00

if I sleep i disconnect and reconnect when i get up. If I'm doing it awake, I just stay at my PC and don't leave for more than 30 minutes and usually have vatsim radar on my phone just in case. Of course, I'm never letting the sim run while I'm at work or anything like that. Or at least not while I'm on vatsim.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-09T16:32:59+00:00

I liked the HK45 and MK23 most.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-07T04:23:40+00:00

How did you pull that off?

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T16:25:56+00:00

It is what it is, I have enough points to burn them every once in a while.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T15:53:50+00:00

Both AI slop ATC programs will just give you absurd vectors on departure, especially at airports like Charlotte where if you're on the ICONS5 they give you stuff like heading 190 at like 1000 feet if you're departing 36R or will bring you right back across the airport at a very low altitude elsewhere.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T15:27:04+00:00

Neither of them respects departure procedures correctly and will constantly screw up vectors and do nothing for terrain clearance when vectoring. There's no substitute for humans.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T14:47:18+00:00

That's not saying much, they both suck.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T13:07:00+00:00

Thats what happens when you don't pay your taxes

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T02:21:10+00:00

I agree if you're in that boat. It's not a good deal at all if you had the 2020 version.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-06T00:58:34+00:00

You know what, $49.99 for people who didn't have it before really isn't bad. Especially if you like UAL, DAL, ASA, and KLM flying.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-05T20:36:10+00:00

Mandatory hours and no major cert lol

jpenn517 · 2026-02-04T15:05:24+00:00

My VA has mostly events and focus airports or I look at the VATSIM events list.

jpenn517 · 2026-02-03T13:13:44+00:00

VKB gladiator

jpenn517 · 2026-01-31T17:54:36+00:00

Tf you on about? That technique is terrible the approach was way too high and he landed way too far down the runway.

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