P.S.: Bangkok is just an ugly spread of concrete.

The city or the airport?

Regardless…you’re very much mistaken imo!

quite impressive i think :p

I had to spend about 10 hours in Bangkok…but I was with a mate. It wasn’t too bad. It’s a nice airport – very modern, lots of shops etc. Whether I could fancy 19 hours or not is a different matter.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the supposed troubles over there. I have friends there and their response typically is “what trouble?”

The earlier suggestion about Khaosan Road is what I was going to say. It’s a nice place. Just make sure you eave plenty of time to get back to the airport, it’s quite a trek.

Lots to see around there, just have your wits about you as said. With regards to the drugs thing…just do what I did and check your bag before you check it in. But, lots of those stories will be media hyped..some people in the past have even (supposedly) accepted packages..which then turned out to be drugs. Don’t accept anything from anybody!

Are direct flights from HKG to SYD really expensive?

This I completely 100% disagree with. Why the hell should those of us who drink responsibly when flying and enjoy doing so have to suffer as a result of the odd idiot?

Paul

Exactly. I enjoy a drink when flying, and I enjoy a few when going on holiday or long haul. Why should I have this taken away becuase of such a minority??

Flying Stateside or to Asia would be very dull without my usual whiskey and coke!

I’ve been on two flights when his has happened, either to or from Ibiza and Zante

On both occasions, the pilot also gave a pretty grim overview of why it’s banned. One one occasion the captain said that the crew had informed him that they didn’t know who did it, but if he found out he would see to it that they were banned from the airline so they wouldnt be flying home with them, and prosecuted

I don’t get how people can be so senseless.

Thanks for that.

I’ve had a look at the LinkUK site – looks good…can you explain a bit more about how it works? Do i just download addons for FSX?

I’ve bought a copy of FSX from ebay (not the deluxe edition though) – how much do you get ‘out of the box’ and what will require addons?

Bad news. I see it’s an ex-Flybe aircraft, too.

Indonesia’s reputation for air safety is really going down the pan. I remember a big fuss being kicked up when the Adam Air 737 went down a few years ago.

Indeed! Incidentally that was the most recent episode of ACI.

Are they still banned from the EU?

Yes ALL 767 nose gear doors droop when on the ground. They are held firmly shut when the gear is up. Whe the gear is down in the air, the air flow holds them shut. Once on the ground they droop a bit. Nothing to worry about.

Rgds Cking

Thanks for that! Wasn’t too worried, I logically assumed that at 500mph chances are the air flow would ensure it was closed anyway :p