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General Chat / Re: Merry Christmas (pressies inside)
« on: December 24, 2008, 03:48:19 pm »
-plays with his new goldfish- 
One of the presents that i'll ever recieve XD
One of the presents that i'll ever recieve XD
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General Chat / Re: Airbus A380 @ PER
« on: October 16, 2008, 03:25:13 pm »I got to see an SQ A380 from the side and behind in Singapore at 10:30 at night! However, it was very dark and there was alot of fog on the windows of the plane, so I could not see very well outside. However, despite the rest of the plane sleeping, I enjoyed it highly!
hmmm, i'm going to Europe next year with Emirates to Paris, but I think i would like a stopover in Heathrow, because then i can fly the A380 ;D
we will see what happens
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General Chat / Re: Airbus A380 @ PER
« on: October 16, 2008, 03:36:04 am »lol, did you take any pic's? Even if it look's ugly in pic's
Unfortunately, no.
My camera had no batteries, my phone doesn't have a camera, my mum forgot to bring her camera phone, my sisters camera phone was in use taking stupid pictures of her and her boyfriend
Oh well, next generation maybe XD
lol, well i hope you enjoyed seeing it
Yeh, Loved it, great aircraft
We get A340-500's coming in quite a bit aswell, my 1st aircraft on my favourite list...
So i'm happy either way
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General Chat / Re: Airbus A380 @ PER
« on: October 15, 2008, 09:46:34 am »lol, did you take any pic's? Even if it look's ugly in pic's
Unfortunately, no.
My camera had no batteries, my phone doesn't have a camera, my mum forgot to bring her camera phone, my sisters camera phone was in use taking stupid pictures of her and her boyfriend
Oh well, next generation maybe XD
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General Chat / Airbus A380 @ PER
« on: October 14, 2008, 07:34:28 am »
Hello,
Just thought i would say that about 1 and a half hours ago I was standing 60mtrs away from the Qantas Airbus A380 outside, at Perth International Airport. Ugly in pictures, a beauty in life.
Just thought i would say that about 1 and a half hours ago I was standing 60mtrs away from the Qantas Airbus A380 outside, at Perth International Airport. Ugly in pictures, a beauty in life.
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General Chat / Re: History of Airline Mogul...
« on: October 14, 2008, 07:32:25 am »
I'm guessing the person that was supposed to come back was Hampo Brokerage???
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General Chat / Airline Trip Report (I Got Bored :P)
« on: September 02, 2008, 05:44:15 pm »
This was for my trip from Gold Coast to Perth which was done recently, like a month ago.
Qantas Airways
OOL-SYD 737-400
SYD-PER 747-300RR
Got up in the morning i think it was like 3:00am, got to the airport before it actually opened and we had my dog to transport with us aswell. Our dog is a Weimaraner, so you can imagine the size of the kennel. We were the 3rd people to check in and we were somewhat way over the baggage allowance (we were moving state...). There was also a problem if the kennel for our dog was actually going to fit through the aft cargo doors, regarding the 734. I knew it wouldn't be a problem, knowing the engineering and also having the proof of my dog travelling in the same type of aircraft before. Anyway after it was double checked we waited for 1hr until we were able to board.
Walked outside the terminal, as that was the gate that leads to the aircraft. Walked up the stair way and was given the usual welcome aboard etc. The flight was 3 quarters empty so it was really good. Particularly with this airport you usually need to taxi to the runway and turn left then do a 360degree turn and takeoff in the other direction, it's just the runway limitations etc... On this specific day we taxied straight out to the runway and immediately took off, due to the emptiness of the flight it was almost weightless. The 1hr Flight down to Sydney was kinda cool, because i enjoy turbulence and at the time, we were at FL250 and there was a head wind. So meanwhile, as the cabin was jolting up and down and every now and then getting disrupted by 50knt shear winds, the Flight Attendants came out with there usual snack choices. As per usual, 3 Arnotts crackers in plastic wrappings, some cheeses, bread bun, butter, jam, cream cheese, tea and orange juice. After the small snack we were given a choice of another drink, and a choice of fruit. As we came in for descent into Sydney from the east the pilot achieved a crosswind landing (MY FAVOURITE!!!). The landing was extremely soft and straight down the middle, nothing less of what i would expect from QANTAS.
Once we reached the other gate, which I think now was Gate 34, we were greeted with a 4hr delay, due to a flap wearing out on its' last flight, which the pilots and overhead pa's called it "Technical Difficulties". Nevertheless, there were some awesome aircraft at the airport, including the Singapore Airlines A380 which towered above it's jumbo friend. Also included were some Emirates A340's, South African Airways 747's and Singapore Airlines 777's etc. Anyway, as we boarded the QANTAS 743 which was infact also completely empty, almost, had a window seat closest to the wing. We had another 1hr delay inside the aircraft because the pilots had to file more reports on the latest maintenance updates etc. After all the delays we finally took off from Sydney Airport and we all recieved our complimentary breakfast meal which included a choice of breakfast cereals, milk, hot food, fruit and some cheese and crackers aswell as some drinks. After the meal we had a choice of either 9 or 7 movies to watch all within the latest dates. After the movie, short shows were played follwed by the Flight Attendants handing out Trumpet Icecreams, the ones with the chocolate at the bottom. Comfort was a bit restrictive, and i could've moved but i didn't want to let go of my window, wing seat. Anyhow it was nice still with the pillow and blanket that was provided and the smile from the flight attendants is always nice, although friendly service was lacking.
Looking out the window crossing over the Great Australian Bight, i admired the beautiful silver Rolls Royce Engines for the 743. Then i realised how old this aircraft actually is and i became slightly nervous. Nevertheless i still enjoyed it's reasonably smooth flight which was diverted south at first because of the powerfull winds. Sure enough though we continued back on course. As we came in for approach is what done smoothly and the overall landing was great.
Anyway that was my trip with QANTAS, im not the biggest fan of QANTAS but hey, im bored, and need to do something before i go crazy!
If you're bored, share an experience of your own.
Qantas Airways
OOL-SYD 737-400
SYD-PER 747-300RR
Got up in the morning i think it was like 3:00am, got to the airport before it actually opened and we had my dog to transport with us aswell. Our dog is a Weimaraner, so you can imagine the size of the kennel. We were the 3rd people to check in and we were somewhat way over the baggage allowance (we were moving state...). There was also a problem if the kennel for our dog was actually going to fit through the aft cargo doors, regarding the 734. I knew it wouldn't be a problem, knowing the engineering and also having the proof of my dog travelling in the same type of aircraft before. Anyway after it was double checked we waited for 1hr until we were able to board.
Walked outside the terminal, as that was the gate that leads to the aircraft. Walked up the stair way and was given the usual welcome aboard etc. The flight was 3 quarters empty so it was really good. Particularly with this airport you usually need to taxi to the runway and turn left then do a 360degree turn and takeoff in the other direction, it's just the runway limitations etc... On this specific day we taxied straight out to the runway and immediately took off, due to the emptiness of the flight it was almost weightless. The 1hr Flight down to Sydney was kinda cool, because i enjoy turbulence and at the time, we were at FL250 and there was a head wind. So meanwhile, as the cabin was jolting up and down and every now and then getting disrupted by 50knt shear winds, the Flight Attendants came out with there usual snack choices. As per usual, 3 Arnotts crackers in plastic wrappings, some cheeses, bread bun, butter, jam, cream cheese, tea and orange juice. After the small snack we were given a choice of another drink, and a choice of fruit. As we came in for descent into Sydney from the east the pilot achieved a crosswind landing (MY FAVOURITE!!!). The landing was extremely soft and straight down the middle, nothing less of what i would expect from QANTAS.
Once we reached the other gate, which I think now was Gate 34, we were greeted with a 4hr delay, due to a flap wearing out on its' last flight, which the pilots and overhead pa's called it "Technical Difficulties". Nevertheless, there were some awesome aircraft at the airport, including the Singapore Airlines A380 which towered above it's jumbo friend. Also included were some Emirates A340's, South African Airways 747's and Singapore Airlines 777's etc. Anyway, as we boarded the QANTAS 743 which was infact also completely empty, almost, had a window seat closest to the wing. We had another 1hr delay inside the aircraft because the pilots had to file more reports on the latest maintenance updates etc. After all the delays we finally took off from Sydney Airport and we all recieved our complimentary breakfast meal which included a choice of breakfast cereals, milk, hot food, fruit and some cheese and crackers aswell as some drinks. After the meal we had a choice of either 9 or 7 movies to watch all within the latest dates. After the movie, short shows were played follwed by the Flight Attendants handing out Trumpet Icecreams, the ones with the chocolate at the bottom. Comfort was a bit restrictive, and i could've moved but i didn't want to let go of my window, wing seat. Anyhow it was nice still with the pillow and blanket that was provided and the smile from the flight attendants is always nice, although friendly service was lacking.
Looking out the window crossing over the Great Australian Bight, i admired the beautiful silver Rolls Royce Engines for the 743. Then i realised how old this aircraft actually is and i became slightly nervous
. Nevertheless i still enjoyed it's reasonably smooth flight which was diverted south at first because of the powerfull winds. Sure enough though we continued back on course. As we came in for approach is what done smoothly and the overall landing was great. Anyway that was my trip with QANTAS, im not the biggest fan of QANTAS but hey, im bored, and need to do something before i go crazy!
If you're bored, share an experience of your own.
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General Chat / Cockpit Visits
« on: September 02, 2008, 03:44:30 pm »
It's sad they won't let you go in the cockpits anymore. I remeber when i was 9 years old. My mum asked the air hostess "Can my son please see the cockpit?". The air hostessess reply was "Of course, I can take him right now". I was so excited and it was a mighty wonderful plane. An Ansett 767-200 flying from Sydney - Perth. It was mid flight, and you could see everything, the dials, the controls everything. The pilots were really nice and talked to me and asked me if i wanted to be a pilot. I tell you what, it certainly did influence me to the studies I am doing at the moment!
Now you might think i'm a freak, but it is horrible how somethings in the world take out the magic of other things. Visiting the cockpits was magical, literally, walking up the aisle, thinking that your so special and especially to think that you are from economy class but you get such a wonderful privledge. Ansett is my inspiration, as many of you probably already know.
My best friend who is like 50 years older than me, asked if he could see the cockpit. This was in a Qantas 738 back in '99, they took him up to the cockpit, and he is a retired airline pilot. They let him stay from cruise to landing, they actually let him land the plane. My veteran friend was a great pilot with passion as big as the aircraft itself, if not bigger.
Anywho, thats all i really wanted to say.
If you have any experiences please feel free to realte them in this post.
And be serious, this is an experience i've never wanted to forget...
Now you might think i'm a freak, but it is horrible how somethings in the world take out the magic of other things. Visiting the cockpits was magical, literally, walking up the aisle, thinking that your so special and especially to think that you are from economy class but you get such a wonderful privledge. Ansett is my inspiration, as many of you probably already know.
My best friend who is like 50 years older than me, asked if he could see the cockpit. This was in a Qantas 738 back in '99, they took him up to the cockpit, and he is a retired airline pilot.
They let him stay from cruise to landing, they actually let him land the plane. My veteran friend was a great pilot with passion as big as the aircraft itself, if not bigger. Anywho, thats all i really wanted to say.
If you have any experiences please feel free to realte them in this post.
And be serious, this is an experience i've never wanted to forget...
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General Chat / Re: Boeing 737NG range, wrong?
« on: September 01, 2008, 03:54:37 pm »
Also i forgot to mention, that the B737ER can do the long range as mentioned in the Boeing site, but only with its 9auxiliary tanks which are completely optional for the airline itself.
Also i would choose Airbus over Boeing, although Airbus has like a .3gallon/seat nautical mile increase than the Boeing 737ER, the airbus is faster, wider, and doesn't need auxiliary tanks that crowd the cargo. Also, the airbus engines are not as powerful as the Airbus, Airbus therefore lessens the runway limit for the average takeoff, respectively considering the full PAX weight.
Boeing 737ER = 0.78mach
Airbus A319 = 0.82mach
It's not much of a difference, but considering that the plane goes faster, you have to cut it some slack for the .3gallons/seat nautical mile usage increase.
(It's something like .3, i will correct if i must...)
Also i would choose Airbus over Boeing, although Airbus has like a .3gallon/seat nautical mile increase than the Boeing 737ER, the airbus is faster, wider, and doesn't need auxiliary tanks that crowd the cargo. Also, the airbus engines are not as powerful as the Airbus, Airbus therefore lessens the runway limit for the average takeoff, respectively considering the full PAX weight.
Boeing 737ER = 0.78mach
Airbus A319 = 0.82mach
It's not much of a difference, but considering that the plane goes faster, you have to cut it some slack for the .3gallons/seat nautical mile usage increase.
(It's something like .3, i will correct if i must...)
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General Chat / Re: Boeing 737NG range, wrong?
« on: September 01, 2008, 03:46:06 pm »
and the A319 can do more than 1800nm, it's also an engine variant.
IAE
&
CFM
I would personally choose CFM in real life, considering that they are both great engines, but the CFM is slightly more proven for its reliability and ease of access...
IAE for in game though.
IAE
&
CFM
I would personally choose CFM in real life, considering that they are both great engines, but the CFM is slightly more proven for its reliability and ease of access...
IAE for in game though.
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General Chat / Re: W12 Whats your DOP?
« on: September 01, 2008, 03:33:20 pm »
Just over 2mill
48 Routes...
48 Routes...
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General Chat / When will a long-haul with huge plane will actually work?
« on: June 20, 2008, 02:38:05 am »Quote from: "zkvac"
All that needs fixing is the Long Haul ticket price needs to be raised- I was flying lots of Europe - Australasia routes with 767-300ERs with stopovers in different Asian cities, and one leg (Europe-Asia) was only like €500! IRL Economy would be at least €1000 wouldn't it?
Depends who you fly with.
Qantas has tickets for over $3,000 return!
Air France has tickets for over $2,000 Return
British Airways is the same as Air France
But then it would be hard because they use different pricing for different days, times of year, etc...
And not to mention that airline legacy of how almost everyone pays a different price even though they are in the exact same seat. Meh how else would they make money.
I definetely aggree AM does go away from reality a little but you know it still is a great game!
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General Chat / 747 Maintenance fees
« on: June 15, 2008, 05:57:33 am »
i like the Lockheed L1011-1's in W3 i think they work just fine :wink:
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General Chat / W3 - How do you make money with A300 on a competetive route?
« on: May 30, 2008, 03:05:05 am »Quote from: "nwadeltaboy"
The only people that buy it are the bigwig airlines, and the only reason they buy it is just for the heck of it
pretty much haha :wink:
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General Chat / Whats the price of your fuel?
« on: May 30, 2008, 03:01:27 am »
why don't everyone just switch to solar or electrical cars.....
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