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General Chat / Bases and Gates

« on: November 09, 2007, 01:06:46 am »

Yes indeedy you were, many thanks!

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General Chat / Bases and Gates

« on: November 08, 2007, 08:15:15 pm »

This has probably been answered somewhere else but I wouldn't have any idea where to look, so.....

I have created a base with the 40 slot minimum but I am only currently using about half of that capacity.  What I want to know is, if I don't fill up the rest of it right away, will those unused slots (and consequently, my base) be taken from me by the auto-return script?  Or do I need to create some more short-hauls to fill up enough slots to where the idle gates won't be taken?

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General Chat / Convair, Comet or Curtis

« on: November 05, 2007, 03:17:21 pm »

I've been kinda partial to the Martin 2-0-2, however I have a couple of CW-20's on order to do a little comparison and see which works out better for me.

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General Chat / Couple of Questions

« on: November 04, 2007, 07:26:58 pm »

Except for one time, I've always purchased my aircraft outright.  That one exception was when I leased a Bellanca Aircruiser while I was waiting for the one I had ordered to come in.  That strategy has worked for me thus far.... other airlines are far outpacing me in DOP and growth but I'm satisfied with my progress thus far, considering that I just started playing about 3 weeks ago.  In that time I've gone from Bellanca Aircruisers and DC-3's to DC-6B's and Martin 2-0-2's; I have another DC-6B and two Curtis CW-20's on order now.  I expect that within another week or two, if my current growth continues, I will be able to start ordering Connies and other long-haul aircraft, and put my shorter-haul planes up for lease like I've done with some of my Bellancas.  (The ones that I had sitting idle as they were replaced with other aircraft.)  While they don't earn me any vast fortune, at least they're doing somebody some good and giving me a little extra income on the side.

The trick is, find a strategy that works consistently to earn you a profit.  Then from there you can try new things... keep what works, scrap what doesn't.

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General Chat / Short-Haul Aircrafts

« on: November 02, 2007, 01:55:44 pm »

^ I seriously don't understand why they don't use the Convair and Curtis then...

I just ran the numbers for those two aircraft, maybe I'll try a Curtis next since the pax load is larger and the fuel burn is even less (per seat at 100% LF) than the 2-0-2.  Again, a little slower than the 2-0-2 but on a short haul it won't make enough of a difference to matter.

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General Chat / Short-Haul Aircrafts

« on: November 02, 2007, 01:22:45 pm »

I prefer the 2-0-2 over the 4-0-4.... it may be a little bit slower but it is more economical on fuel and has a longer range, and if you're using it for short hauls the time factor won't make any appreciable difference.

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General Chat / brokerage deal hasn't gone through?

« on: October 26, 2007, 01:36:08 pm »

If you still have it I'll take it off your hands - PM or in-game message to 6178 to negotiate a deal.  In-game might be better as I don't check in here every day.