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by orac
Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:27 pm
Forum: Screen Shots, Photos and Videos
Topic: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Replies: 4
Views: 23595

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

Very good, Xavier. Glad to see FSFK and FSUIPC are keeping up with the times.
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Neil
SAX714
by orac
Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:46 pm
Forum: Screen Shots, Photos and Videos
Topic: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Replies: 4
Views: 23595

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

Nice! Does the wing flex in turbulence or upon touchdown? Were you able to log the flight with any sort of ACARS? I haven't seen any announcements from SAX about adopting one that has been found to be compatible with MSFS. Wish I could get flying again. COVID has temporarily forced turning my gaming...
by orac
Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
Topic: Best Computers For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Replies: 3
Views: 22359

Re: Best Computers For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Yeah, decent article. Definitely time for me to build a new one to last for the long run. Current one has been in service nearly 11 years now. Still I'll wait 'til the real world experiences of users with various hardware is made public (after the sim is released) to assess just how high-end I need ...
by orac
Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:48 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

UAT978 feed - http://172.112.231.64:8978/ There are only a few planes flying around during the day (blue entries), none at night, and a ton of TIS-B data (yellow entries). Both feeds are going into a single Raspberry Pi. Instructions on the Flightaware site for how to assign an address to each dongl...
by orac
Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:41 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

Thought I'd update the link to my site - is now http://172.112.231.64:8088/ And my statistics - http://flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/oracfa I see our "Team" is ranked #53 on the FlightAware list. :) Looking at Marty's ADS-B site, it looks like the "heat map" function has been r...
by orac
Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:29 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: The Next Flight Simulator
Replies: 2
Views: 19001

Re: The Next Flight Simulator

According to Wikipedia, Flight Sim World sales lasted only a year. Their website looks to be dead. Me? I'm excited to get back into simming when Microsoft's newest sim (untitled as of yet) is released. https://www.flightsimulator.com/ Recent trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCBgO6St9ug...
by orac
Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:00 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Bud Wade SAX767 Passed Away
Replies: 3
Views: 20537

Re: Bud Wade SAX767 Passed Away

Sorry to hear this.
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Neil
by orac
Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:28 pm
Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
Topic: How well do you know your airports?
Replies: 4
Views: 30041

Re: How well do you know your airports?

Yup, 10/10 here, too. Would like to see another one with more obscure airports.
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Neil
by orac
Sat Feb 07, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

Have had some router problems lately (losing connection to the internet), so my counts have been down. Before - original stick antenna - and after - colinear coax - plots shown below. Rings are 25nm apart. range all FL Tuesday 06JAN orig ant sm.jpg range all FL Tuesday 13JAN coco ant sm.jpg ___ Neil
by orac
Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:04 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

Spent a few days last week saving polar plots of the traffic at my location using the stock antenna. Two nights ago I made a coaxial colinear antenna as discussed in a lot of places on the internet. Was kind of a pain to get just right, particularly making sure the two elements weren't shorted to ea...
by orac
Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

Interesting. Was planning a home-built collinear, but now may consider a cantenna. The long USB extension cable doesn't suffer any losses I guess, unlike the obvious losses one would get with a long run of RG-6? Are you running a powered preamp with it? Link to my live feed - http://104.34.183.180:8...
by orac
Wed Dec 31, 2014 2:39 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware
Replies: 27
Views: 3742943

Re: Build an ADS-B Receiver - PiAware

Although not flying these days, I still check into the forum from time to time and found this thread of interest. So I ordered all the parts the week before Christmas and got it running today. That Raspberry pi is slick. Joined your Flight Aware team. Using the antenna included with the dongle in my...
by orac
Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:06 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: POC Aircraft Position Maps
Replies: 11
Views: 30491

Re: Poll: POC Aircraft Position Maps

I vote yes to keep them. But save scalable images (.tif or .pdf?) of them rather than keeping all the raw data in the database. When I plan a flight, I often look at how others did when they flew the same route, which runways they took off and landed on compared to their block time, etc. They make f...
by orac
Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:51 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: Incorrect Aircraft Types
Replies: 6
Views: 20992

Re: Poll: Incorrect Aircraft Types

Voted yes to delete, but have a concern that some flights may have changed equipment over the years so wouldn't want legitimate flights deleted. One of the 747 legs for the around the world routing comes to mind as one that changed to 777, although now I can't find it. Maybe it was WSSS-YSSY that no...
by orac
Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: SunAir Express Historical Archive
Topic: SAX MAIL 1992
Replies: 5
Views: 20514

Re: SAX MAIL 1992

Neat! A few names in there that I recognize.
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Neil
by orac
Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:14 pm
Forum: Flight Sim 2004 (FS9) and Add-ons
Topic: 737-800 virtual cockpit
Replies: 0
Views: 16936

737-800 virtual cockpit

Anyone get their -800 to work with the default FS9 virtual cockpit? I've installed the -800 in the file library (http://www.sunairexpress.com/files/SAX_ ... or_FS9.zip) and have no VC. Can't find anything online that tells me how to get it working. Help, please.
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Neil
by orac
Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: SunAir Express Online Events
Topic: 20 Year Anniversary Fly-in / 20May2012 / 3:00PM EDT
Replies: 10
Views: 48120

Re: 20 Year Anniversary Fly-in / 20May2012 / 3:00PM EDT

Sunday group flights are usually best for me, but I rarely participate anyway. Just for special events mainly, and as you know I don't do the VATSIM or squawkbox thing. I just fly and if someone else notices all the better.
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by orac
Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:14 am
Forum: SunAir Express Online Events
Topic: 20 Year Anniversary Fly-in / 20May2012 / 3:00PM EDT
Replies: 10
Views: 48120

Re: 20 Year Anniversary Fly-in / 20May2012 / 3:00PM EDT

So sorry I missed flying to TPA that day. My father-in-law took ill around then and today's the first day since that I've had the time and desire to fly.
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Neil
by orac
Thu May 03, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: VFR Flight Routes
Replies: 25
Views: 599424

Re: Poll: VFR Flight Routes

Not for me, but I wouldn't hold it against management if they wanted to have the flights available for those pilots who want them.
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Neil
by orac
Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: What Is Your Primary Flight Sim for SAX Flights?
Replies: 16
Views: 38270

Re: Poll: What Is Your Primary Flight Sim for SAX Flights?

Still chugging along with FS9. Generally, over the years, I've skipped every other version. FSX doesn't seem to offer anything really new over FS9 for what I use it for. Only add-on I have is USA Roads. Running an i5-750 @ 2.66 GHz, Radeon 5770, 8GB RAM, Win7 Pro 64-bit, and a 21.3 inch 4:3 monitor ...
by orac
Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:27 pm
Forum: SunAir Express Historical Archive
Topic: subLOGIC
Replies: 4
Views: 17305

Re: subLOGIC

I finally donated all my Flight Assignment: ATP stuff to the local library last year. Kept my AS2 stuff, though.
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Neli
by orac
Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:25 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Sad News - Ken Dundon has Died
Replies: 9
Views: 27017

Re: Sad News - Ken Dundon has Died

Sorry to hear of this. Enjoyed Ken's participation in the VA and this forum.
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Neil
by orac
Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:35 pm
Forum: Check Rides & Promotions
Topic: Peter Meyerson Promoted to B767 Type Rating
Replies: 4
Views: 19273

Re: Peter Meyerson Promoted to B767 Type Rating

I understand that pilots who fly one are rated to fly the other. Can anyone who knows comment?
May be airline specific, but I can confirm that is the case with American.
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Neil
by orac
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:50 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: Accelerated Time Mode Usage
Replies: 17
Views: 48444

Re: Poll: Accelerated Time Mode Usage

Last year I changed from flying the 747, where I was lucky to find time for one flight a month, back to flying the 737 (SFO hub), where I can much more easily fly 4 or even 6 flights a month. I wish I had the time to keep flying the 747, but I don't. So, while I don't personally use acceleration, I ...
by orac
Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Poll: What Is Your Primary Flight Sim for SAX Flights?
Replies: 10
Views: 21259

Re: Poll: What Is Your Primary Flight Sim for SAX Flights?

FS9 here, only USA Roads added.

Pentium 4 2.8MHz, 4GB, ATI Wonder 9600, WinXPpro, 21.3-inch 4:3 monitor, CH yoke/pedals/throttles. Base system now 7 years old; no plans to upgrade.
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Neil