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TheAviationEnthusiast

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  1. I have FSUIPC, and I never experienced that, try setting the key assignments (keyboard and joystick) back to default. (reset defaults) And make sure you have Numlock OFF.
  2. Thanks for telling me what I need! I am considering getting a new system.
  3. Recently I joined VATSIM, that's pretty fun and cool, and I also love to fly different, challenging approaches to different airports in commercial aircraft. I love to download a bunch of add-on scenery and planes, and I love doing challenges. (ex: a Boeing 747 landing at that Saba airport with the shortest runway)
  4. True, Boeing still should've provided the info on how to disable the MCAS system if it faults.
  5. Hello aviators! Welcome back to my blog, today I'll be talking about this awesome new plane revealed by UTAP.(United Technologies’ Advanced Projects) Picture: https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/ain30_fullwidth_large/public/uploads/2019/03/united-technologies-project-804-x-plane-032619-pdf.jpg?itok=iGh6Q6fW&timestamp=1553611502 Article/Resources: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2019-03-26/utc-reveals-hybrid-electric-aircraft-demonstrator This beaut is a hybrid-electric aircraft that is expected to fly within three years. It is called "Project 804" (P804) and is kind of like an updated version of the famous Bombardier Dash 8-100, some advantages being 30% fuel savings and cruise efficiency. I'm so excited for this plane to come into service (and hopefully I'll get a chance to ride it) and I have to say, besides the ICON A5, it is one of the coolest, prettiest new planes currently, in my opinion. Thanks for reading this article, I hope you enjoyed it, please rate 5 stars, comment below, and have a nice, flying day! See ya! TheAviationEnthusiast
  6. Hello! Welcome back to my blog, today I'm going to be talking about how the h*ll a British Airways airplane not only landed at a wrong airport, or wrong city, but the plane landed in the wrong COUNTRY! It was supposed to land in Germany, instead it landed in Scotland. Article/Resources: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/uk-british-airways-flight-lands-in-edinburgh-scli-gbr-intl/index.html Apparently, there was an incorrectly filed flight plan, and instead of Germany, it was filed to go to Edinburgh, Scotland instead of Dusseldorf, Germany. So, everybody on board (except the passengers) thought the plane was bound to go to Edinburgh, and they flew all the way there. It's a pretty weird mistake to incorrectly file a flight plan to go to a whole other country, and honestly, I don't know how it happened. And the fact that the pilots thought it was going to Scotland and flew there...OMG. Soon after they realized the mistake, they took off (a second time) for Dusseldorf, Germany. Be sure to read the article above for more info. Thanks for reading this blog entry, comment below on your opinion on how this happened, rate this entry 5 stars, and have a nice, flying day! See ya! TheAviationEnthusiast
  7. Hey flight simmers, If you look at my sig, I do NOT have the best specs for FSX at all, and I'm definitely figuring on getting a new processor and graphics card for FSX. But what are the best processors and graphics cards for running FSX on? TheAviationEnthusiast
  8. Thanks for all your opinions guys! I also thought it was the right decision.
  9. Wow, beautiful plane! Very realistic compared to the real ICON A5. Beautiful add-on! I wish I had X-Plane 11 and/or there was an add-on like that for FSX. TheAviationEnthusiast
  10. Hello! Today on my blog I am going to be listing four reasons why the Boeing 737 MAX should've been grounded much earlier than it was. We all know the whole crisis going on with Boeing and people accusing them of not giving their 737 MAX pilots enough training, faulty software (MCAS) etc. etc. Obviously it was the right decision to ground them, but they should've been grounded much, much earlier. Here's why: 1.) The first 737 MAX flight was on January 29, 2016. The first incident - and this obviously wasn't JUST an incident - happened only 2 and 3/4 years later. Of course you could just say that's coincidence, but before the Ethiopian Airlines crash, people knew that this wasn't just your average aviation disaster. Apparently, the Lion Air flight's altitude started to fluctuate minutes after takeoff, and they made jerky movements, that would be odd if it was because of pilot error. If it was AP, they would disable it. If it was flight controls or trim, they would trim the plane and/or use flight controls, like the yoke. That is an unheard of kind of disaster, with vertical speeds and altitudes rising AND dropping dramatically in very short periods of time. And come to think of it - Ahh! There's that new MCAS system on the 737 MAXes! Immediately, in my honest opinion, right then they should've been grounded. 2.) LITERALLY, the DAY BEFORE the crash, there had been a similar malfunction in a 737 MAX 8, and thankfully, there was a pilot in the jumpseat that corrected the plane and stopped the fault. Just the FACT that the DAY BEFORE the disaster, there was a similar malfunction, that, without that pilot aboard, would've caused even more casualties, really means that they should've grounded them sooner. 3.) Think of it - every 737 MAX has the MCAS system. Therefore, every 737 MAX is at risk of having an incident due to that faulty system. Of course, people say, "well we don't know for sure the cause of the crash, why should we ground it?" If people knew what happened in the moments before the crash, they would think, "what else besides the MCAS could've caused it?" Nothing. That's the answer. There's no other system that's known to be that faulty or do what the MCAS does. And, again, EVERY 737 MAX has the MCAS. 4.) Honestly, this isn't as much of a why they should've grounded it opinion, as it is a "why did Boeing introduce this plane to all the airlines if they didn't have training yet?" and/or "WHY did they not give the pilots sufficient training for the 737 MAX?!?!" Yeah yeah, the MAX and NG have the same type rating, all that means is, the pilots don't NEED extra training to fly that aircraft, but they still should. It's true that the MAX shares a lot of similarities with other 737 models, but the MCAS system isn't a minor little system. It lowers the AOA to prevent stalls, and it COULD fault, therefore pilots should get training on how to use the MCAS system, and what to do if it faults. That is a very big difference between the 737 MAXes and other 737s. There you have it my friends, four reasons why the 737 MAX should have been grounded much earlier. I hope you enjoyed this article, be sure to rate it 5 stars, comment below on your opinion, and have a nice, flying day! See ya next time! TheAviationEnthusiast
  11. Hmm, interesting. So he states that he heard of rude employees, strict rules, and bad management, but in the end he only experienced additional costs for different services...interesting. Look what he said: "Something I hated about the booking process was that you always have additional costs after you selected a flight: 2 Euros passenger fee, 6 Euros web checkin, 12 Euros admin fee etc… At the end I paid another 20 € to the actual price."
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