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THE LOUNGE / Re: Web Site Problems Apr - May 2023
« on: May 30, 2023, 07:12:25 AM »
Same here - can log onto website and various pages fairly routinely, but KACARS log in a constant error "notify administrator" as said below
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THE LOUNGE / Re: Web Site Problems Apr - May 2023
« on: May 28, 2023, 08:46:57 AM »
Well, not so fast. FireFox has the same issues, at different times or sometimes the same time!!
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THE LOUNGE / Re: Web Site Problems Apr - May 2023
« on: May 24, 2023, 02:58:22 PM »
Agree - Firefox is NO PROBLEM!
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THE LOUNGE / Web Site Problems Apr - May 2023
« on: May 08, 2023, 07:18:59 AM »
Any resolution on inability for users to pull up the web site frequently (random availablity)? It also effects ability to use KACARS.
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THE LOUNGE / Re: TWA site certificate expired 21 April
« on: May 08, 2021, 03:05:56 PM »
Thanks Brian - works for me now
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THE LOUNGE / TWA site certificate expired 21 April
« on: May 02, 2021, 06:12:20 AM »
lately have been bypassing security warning to get on the web sites, but KACARS won't validate member log in. Checking, says not secure / expiration 21 April.
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GALLERY / Re: Inex-Adria flight 1308 22 Oct 1981
« on: April 06, 2021, 11:06:01 AM »
A good recreation of a similar type of situation was TWA Flight 514, a 727 which crashed into rising terrain enroute to KIAD. Again, assumptions by crew and ATC which were in error, no radar coverage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-3OiIGXpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-3OiIGXpE
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GALLERY / Re: Inex-Adria flight 1308 22 Oct 1981
« on: April 06, 2021, 11:00:32 AM »
Although this is an old approach plate, it certainly was confusing and lacking. Note the MSA around AJO - 6600 MSL for 25nm, yet the approach allowed descent down to 3300 ft apparently - which is OK if for sure you know where you are. In fact, to the west, you are even over water about 10 nm from AJO. Just reaffirms the need to review VFR terrain charts, google earth etc in comparison to approach plates to improve situational awareness when preparing a flight plan.
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GALLERY / Inex-Adria flight 1308 22 Oct 1981
« on: April 02, 2021, 04:38:51 PM »
I became interested in this accident because I was deployed in the 6th Fleet at the time, and Navy ships and aircraft crews were ready to assist in any way requested. However, the location of the wreckage was quickly discovered - but hardly accessible - in rapid order.
The flight was flown in a recently manufactured MD-81, registration YU-ANA and owned by the Yugoslavian state government airline Inex-Adria Airways. The plane was loaded to capacity with 173 Slovenian tourists, including several children sharing seats. The crew consisted of 7 Adria employees.
This was a same day out and in trip to the French Island of Corsica, and the capital city of Ajaccio. The short flight departed what is now the Jože Pučnik Airport in Ljubljana, now the capital of the independent nation of Slovenia. Slovenia became independent, along with numerous other areas that were previously part of the Yugoslavian federation, before the fall of the Soviet block.
This was a relatively short flight, crossing the north Adriatic and central Italy before entering French airspace approaching the northeast of Corsica..
To make matters brief, the plane crashed into a mountain while descending in a holding pattern, in IFR conditions. If it were not so tragic, it would be a comedy of errors on the part of the crew, ATC and the entire airspace management system in Europe at that time.
I think most would find the events of this tragedy very insightful; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inex-Adria_Aviopromet_Flight_1308#Investigation
as well as a few other articles you may Google.
I painted this CLS MD-80 model to match the few pictures I found. Note the "DC-9" on the nacelles, though the plane was in fact an MD-81. It turns out that in the early days of the MD-80 series, it was marketed and certified as a DC-9 Series 80. Later many airlines painted MD-81/82/83, "Super 80" or airline names on the cowls, and MacD changed its marketing to emphasize the series 80 aspect of the design . YU-ANA clearly looked like a DC-9 at first glance because of the DC-9 script. The paint scheme is extremely close to the ALITALIA scheme in early jet days, though I have found no specific relationship between the two companies.
I also posted a copy of an annotated approach plate (plan view only) that gives some better clues as to where mistakes were made. Note the bottom limit of the holding pattern over the Ajaccio VOR - 6800 ft MSL. Also note no clear indication of altitude limits on the 247 deg radial outbound from Ajaccio to the final approach phase, though other information I found indicates it was likely 3300 ft minimum
The flight was flown in a recently manufactured MD-81, registration YU-ANA and owned by the Yugoslavian state government airline Inex-Adria Airways. The plane was loaded to capacity with 173 Slovenian tourists, including several children sharing seats. The crew consisted of 7 Adria employees.
This was a same day out and in trip to the French Island of Corsica, and the capital city of Ajaccio. The short flight departed what is now the Jože Pučnik Airport in Ljubljana, now the capital of the independent nation of Slovenia. Slovenia became independent, along with numerous other areas that were previously part of the Yugoslavian federation, before the fall of the Soviet block.
This was a relatively short flight, crossing the north Adriatic and central Italy before entering French airspace approaching the northeast of Corsica..
To make matters brief, the plane crashed into a mountain while descending in a holding pattern, in IFR conditions. If it were not so tragic, it would be a comedy of errors on the part of the crew, ATC and the entire airspace management system in Europe at that time.
I think most would find the events of this tragedy very insightful; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inex-Adria_Aviopromet_Flight_1308#Investigation
as well as a few other articles you may Google.
I painted this CLS MD-80 model to match the few pictures I found. Note the "DC-9" on the nacelles, though the plane was in fact an MD-81. It turns out that in the early days of the MD-80 series, it was marketed and certified as a DC-9 Series 80. Later many airlines painted MD-81/82/83, "Super 80" or airline names on the cowls, and MacD changed its marketing to emphasize the series 80 aspect of the design . YU-ANA clearly looked like a DC-9 at first glance because of the DC-9 script. The paint scheme is extremely close to the ALITALIA scheme in early jet days, though I have found no specific relationship between the two companies.
I also posted a copy of an annotated approach plate (plan view only) that gives some better clues as to where mistakes were made. Note the bottom limit of the holding pattern over the Ajaccio VOR - 6800 ft MSL. Also note no clear indication of altitude limits on the 247 deg radial outbound from Ajaccio to the final approach phase, though other information I found indicates it was likely 3300 ft minimum
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GALLERY / Re: Flying into KBUF - FS2020
« on: March 15, 2021, 02:22:40 AM »
Nice shots - glad you avoided getting shot down by those pesky Canadians lurking just to the north and west!
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GALLERY / TWA MD-11F freighter - repaint
« on: February 12, 2021, 09:37:17 AM »
Fictional livery for the recent FlySim payware MD-11/MD-11F package. Nowhere near as good as the FSX PMDG MD-11, but PMDG is not going to move it into P3D4 capable, and I use P3D4 almost always now.
FlySim model is great externally - fair VC, lousy FMC, a little pricey, but as I say - I don't play golf!
I equipped mine with a payware GTN750 system, makes a nice substitute for the useless FMC for flying modern SID/STAR and other navigation processes.
Has a very nice assortment and activity of ground support equipment. A pretty good paint kit makes it fairly easy to figure out and have many variations.
FlySim model is great externally - fair VC, lousy FMC, a little pricey, but as I say - I don't play golf!
I equipped mine with a payware GTN750 system, makes a nice substitute for the useless FMC for flying modern SID/STAR and other navigation processes.
Has a very nice assortment and activity of ground support equipment. A pretty good paint kit makes it fairly easy to figure out and have many variations.
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GALLERY / Re: TWA Cargo - new mission
« on: December 13, 2020, 01:03:45 PM »
Brian -
I got the whole huge bunch - all versions - here. Takes a time to download for free, but well worth it
https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/24777/fsx-boeing-727-100-200-adv-mega-pack/
R/Mike
I got the whole huge bunch - all versions - here. Takes a time to download for free, but well worth it
https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/24777/fsx-boeing-727-100-200-adv-mega-pack/
R/Mike
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GALLERY / TWA Cargo - new mission
« on: December 13, 2020, 11:37:22 AM »
I primarily fly in P3D4; however my two favorite airplanes of all time, the Captain Sim 707 and 727 series, are not available for 64 bit, so to use them I fly them in FSX Steam.
I recently stumbled across the fact that the Thomas Ruth 727 series had been upgraded to FSX, tried it out and found it will work in P3D4 so I gave it a try.
This is a fictitious repaint of a 727-200 cargo bird using the provided paint kit. It is posed for takeoff at Willow Run (KYIP) west of Detroit. It is a pretty good freight locaton, and in reality is a base for Kalitta Air Cargo. You may recall they provided some crucial airlift of US citizens out of China when this whole COVID crisis came on stage. A few of my AI Kalitta planes are in the background.
I am about to fly a second flight today with this airplane on the same route I used this AM in FSX-SE with my Captain Sim 727-200 freighter. I want to to cross check performance. I already have done a little tweaking of cruise performance fuel flow vs speed and weight at altitude.
The VC cockpit is VERY good for freeware. However, engine N1/N2 and EPR gauge readings are kinda crazy.
I recently stumbled across the fact that the Thomas Ruth 727 series had been upgraded to FSX, tried it out and found it will work in P3D4 so I gave it a try.
This is a fictitious repaint of a 727-200 cargo bird using the provided paint kit. It is posed for takeoff at Willow Run (KYIP) west of Detroit. It is a pretty good freight locaton, and in reality is a base for Kalitta Air Cargo. You may recall they provided some crucial airlift of US citizens out of China when this whole COVID crisis came on stage. A few of my AI Kalitta planes are in the background.
I am about to fly a second flight today with this airplane on the same route I used this AM in FSX-SE with my Captain Sim 727-200 freighter. I want to to cross check performance. I already have done a little tweaking of cruise performance fuel flow vs speed and weight at altitude.
The VC cockpit is VERY good for freeware. However, engine N1/N2 and EPR gauge readings are kinda crazy.
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GALLERY / DC-3 by Airline Heaven: finally, a production DC-3!
« on: October 10, 2020, 08:40:36 AM »
This is Airplane Heaven's new DC-3, for P3D-4. Available for FSX as well.
This is my repaint, and I must say, the paint kit was barely useful - a series of flat targa files, no layers, and identifying many parts and areas was a Hurculean challenge.
However, it is the first model in modern times (as I can recall) of a true production DC-3.
Manfred Jahn's remarkable freeware DC-3, unfortunately, is a militarized version with a combination of cargo / passenger doors and an astrodome, none of which you can get rid of.
Microsoft's FS DC-3 is pretty good but dated, and repainting it is a real challenge since their is no paint kit, and the mapping from left to right is hard to figure out - impossible for me, anyway.
This AH DC-3 is otherwise a gem. The VC is terrific, it handles very well and it's performance is quite accurate.
Researching this paint job was also a challenge. Many old photos of TWA DC-3's exist - and the number of variations in configuration (doors and windows) and paint scheme are quite noticeable.
This version is a production ,post-WWII ,eight window, left door P&W with a paint job and registration I took from an old, fairly poor photo.
But I'm happy with it until I find something better.
This is my repaint, and I must say, the paint kit was barely useful - a series of flat targa files, no layers, and identifying many parts and areas was a Hurculean challenge.
However, it is the first model in modern times (as I can recall) of a true production DC-3.
Manfred Jahn's remarkable freeware DC-3, unfortunately, is a militarized version with a combination of cargo / passenger doors and an astrodome, none of which you can get rid of.
Microsoft's FS DC-3 is pretty good but dated, and repainting it is a real challenge since their is no paint kit, and the mapping from left to right is hard to figure out - impossible for me, anyway.
This AH DC-3 is otherwise a gem. The VC is terrific, it handles very well and it's performance is quite accurate.
Researching this paint job was also a challenge. Many old photos of TWA DC-3's exist - and the number of variations in configuration (doors and windows) and paint scheme are quite noticeable.
This version is a production ,post-WWII ,eight window, left door P&W with a paint job and registration I took from an old, fairly poor photo.
But I'm happy with it until I find something better.