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Bugs / Re: AM Triggers VBS/TrojanDownloader.Psyme.EH Trojan

« on: February 07, 2009, 12:34:21 pm »

I had a similar problem a few months ago, I think I accidentally deleted the cookies for my browser, and when I went back to AM my antivirus program (ESET Smart Security) blocked the site. After disabling the antivirus, reloading the page and enabling the antivrus program again, all was fine...

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General Chat / Re: Buses in your hometown

« on: February 03, 2009, 08:54:52 am »

Quote from: new-at-flying on January 28, 2009, 05:27:40 pm

So who'll be the next bus driver in here?

Hell no I am NOT going to be a bus driver!
The average bus driver wage here is about NZ$14-15 per hour (minimum job wage for adults is about NZ$12 I think), plus you also have to listen to all the little s**ts riding the bus home and pushing the buttons and not getting off the bus. My school usually gets kicked off the bus route I take atleast once a year

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General Chat / Re: SNOW IN LONDON!

« on: February 03, 2009, 08:51:10 am »

We get about 1cm of snow and all the schools are closed, although I'm usually long gone by the time school actually closes!

We also get people riding kayaks down snow covered mountain roads...

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General Chat / Re: Guess the airport

« on: January 29, 2009, 09:08:25 am »

Quote from: Japanair on January 29, 2009, 04:20:39 am

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (San Jose, Puerto Rico)

Correct!

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General Chat / Re: Guess the airport

« on: January 29, 2009, 02:07:28 am »

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General Chat / Re: Guess the airport

« on: January 28, 2009, 08:21:55 am »

Mumbai Airport

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General Chat / Re: Buses in your hometown

« on: January 20, 2009, 10:44:09 am »

Faster loading/unloading I guess, because the double deck bus in your picture only has 2 doors whereas articulated buses will generally have atleast 4 doors.

Many cities also have dedicated expressways that can only be used by buses. These roads are usually fairly wide and don't have sharp corners so that large buses can move quickly from A to B with virtually no delays from traffic. An articulated bus is much more suitable on these routes because they can load and unload much quicker meaning it spends less time at the stop.
Many cities that have double deck buses have very narrow roads (Hong Kong for example) that an articulated bus would have no hope in hell of driving through.

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General Chat / Re: Introduce yourself

« on: January 20, 2009, 10:33:41 am »

My name is Cameron, I'm 17 years old, live in Christchurch New Zealand, and have been playing AM since May '08.

Favourite Airline(s):
Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, Virgin/Pacific Blue, Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, can't thing of any others atm

Favourite plane(s):
737NG with winglets, 747, 777, Larger E-Jet variants (E-170 and up), F22 Raptor (no one said it just had to be civil aviation ac!

)

Least favourite plane(s):
A340, A320, A380 (it's just a giant frigging ugly flying whale with a massive forehead which reminds me of the Airbus Beluga...)

Most used aircraft in AM;
The 737 series, but also a lot of 777s.

Planes flown in:
Boeing 737-300 (Freedom Air)
Boeing 737-800 (Pacific Blue)
Airbus A320 (Jetstar Airways)
ATR 72-500 (Mount Cook Airline (Air NZ subsidiary))

Interests other than aviation:
Field Hockey, although I probably won't play this season as I'm still a bit weary after getting a fractured jaw playing it last year which meant I couldn't play in the national high school tournament. I might try target shooting or rock climbing instead...
Playstation 3
Half Life series of video games (including Portal), which is epic! A definite must play!
Chair Surfing (awesome classroom sport!

)

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