Originally posted by EGNM
Funchal 05 i find is easier since the extension and the pillars into the sea now – remember the first time i tried on FS – flew alkl the way down and crashed 🙁 – that was about 98 i think

Don’t forget that Flight Sim is just a very, very good game. I’m sorry if that disappoints some of the simmers round here but it’s plain fact. Approaching 05 at FNC on flight sim gives you next to no credible appreciation of what the place can really deliver.

I always thought the new Air2000 uniform was a bit pink but basically OK, until yesterday when 2 girls took their jackets off on the staff car park bus to reveal those apalling blouses. How on earth did that get approved!

It’s bizarre how Kai Tak gets the most referrences when it is nowhere near as demanding as 05 in FNC and not even as dramatic as a 13R Canarsie into JFK. I’ve been on the flightdeck many times into all three and would definitely rate Kai Tak as the more straightforward one of the three.

I’ll be using a pair of 211’s this afternoon to Mahon. I’ll see if I can stuff one in my flightbag afterwards if you don’t mind a mini Trent!

Retreads are where they take an old worn down tyre and re-apply new layers of rubber compound to return the tyre to as new condition. It used to be fairly common practice in the UK car business but not so much now as cars have become much faster. The car retread business is nowhere near as high tech and exacting as the airline retread business.

To the best of my knowledge all airlines use retreads with no noticeable problems that would be bettered by new tyres. Aircraft tyres are highly complex structures coping with pressures considerably nigher than those used on land based vehicles. The gas used to fill the tyres is high in nitrogen for fire suppression purposes. In the event of too much energy trying to be dissipated through the tyre fusible plugs melt causing the tyre to automatically deflate, aiding the stopping process.

I think most people in aviation have said it at one time or another. It’s quite an old quote.