Aviation Geeks!

[KariWolves2 82]

Aviation Geeks!

 

Are you an aviation geek like me? Feel free to discuss aviation on this topic. You can discuss jets, airliners, airline companies (Ryanair), flight simulators, small planes, pilots, share videos, anything that is related to Aviation! If you are not an aviation geek, spending enough time on this topic will get you interested! :) Have fun!

[KariWolves2 82]

My favorite General Aviation aircraft (this is the one FunForLouis used to fly around the world :) That was an amazing series )

 

My favorite airliner: The Queen of the Skies (Boeing747) 

Edited January 7, 2019 by KariWolves2

[Nicola_M 1,563]

AvGeek, yep that's me.

I use x-plane when I've got time.  Spent many months doing graphics and improving others work.

Great sim, but its forum is toxic.

 

Faves:

 

MD-500

Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (top)

Bombardier Challenger 300 (middle)

MBB BK-117 (bottom)

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2019 by Nicola_M

[KariWolves2 82]

AvGeek, yep that's me.

I use x-plane when I've got time.  Spent many months doing graphics and improving others work.

Great sim, but its forum is toxic.

 

Faves:

 

MD-500

Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (top)

Bombardier Challenger 300 (middle)

MBB BK-117 (bottom)

 

 

 

I love the Bombardier. So easy to control and fly. I do have a sweet spot for the MD-11 though

[pringerfinger 934]

I always wanted to be a Pilot...Ya know....You can buy a decommissioned  Ukrainian fighter jet for less than a sports car :lol: Always wanted that.

[Aigaion 636]

my fav plane, I've always found military aircraft the most beautiful somehow.

[smokeyh2 1,512]

loved military aircraft my whole life

have a few favourites but this is without a doubt one of the most amazing aircraft ever built

 

[Nicola_M 1,563]

I always wanted to fly one but sadly the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.

 

Now you can, but it's super-hard.  I was lucky to hit the right continent with it let enough an airbase.

 

[GorgoBlesk 831]

The most epic planes are B-2 Spirit and Ho 229. These planes do not have tail.

my fav plane, I've always found military aircraft the most beautiful somehow.

 

B-1, the fastest strategic bomber in the world. Amazing piece of engineering.

[Nicola_M 1,563]

Where I am in the UK I get a few nice planes go over.

Yesterday I had the only flying Westland Lysander go past, which confused me.  Airborne it's bigger than it seems, the gull wings aren't clear and the landing gear is deceptive.

 

The weirdest thing I've seen here is this:

 

[bozo88 450]

Covet list:

-Aerospatiale Gazelle, one the fastest helicopters ever built, still in service in some parts of the world, Somewhere in the UK there are a bunch of them for sale, surplus.

-F4 Phantom

-F104 starfighter

-B58 Hustler (we wuz robbed)

-Boeing 727

-Sikorsky S64 skycrane

[KariWolves2 82]

I do agree, military aircraft are particularly good to look at.

[Viking4s 10,791]

F-14 is on of the best looking one.

Edited July 20, 2020 by Viking4s

[golden5648 1,686]

I actually want to become a pilot, anyone knows whats the best way to become one and which universities/flying academies are suitable for this? And if anyone knows the salary please tell thanks

[Maf 32,300]

It's on my bucket list to one day see this thing in person:

 

 

An-225 Mriya, largest cargo plane in the world, only one was ever built (in the 80s) and it's still flying.

[Nicola_M 1,563]

 

not any of those games (Oh please, those are a JOKE)

Not so.

https://www.x-plane.com/pro/certified/

[Nicola_M 1,563]

well first of all - salary is based on the airline and keep in mind that money does not come from the company - instead from passengers and cargo.

and second of all - you need to have some form of flight hours to get a job on any airline. you can just get a Cessna and start flying around with an instructor of course. (Yes it will be expensive but it's the only way) the more flying hours - the higher your chance of being hired.

i dont really know much but lastly you will also need to have a lot of flying hours in a flight simulator - not any of those games (Oh please, those are a JOKE) they will put you in an actual flight sim and depending on your airline you need to atleast have 85 hours of experience in the flight sim.¹

 

¹After being hired ofc

1.  Simulators (that Sarim calls "a joke") are not in themselves enough; eg 40 hours in xplane won't get you a PPL.  Note 40 hours in a commercial flight simulator won't get you a PPL either.

Nothing is a substitute for RW hours in the air.

 

2. Way back when (in UK) it used to be common for someone to train for their PPL (40 hours) and on passing 200 hours then apply for CPL which then allows them to train others for their PPL. 

Once they have accrued 1,500 hours they can then apply for their ATPL which opens airline doors.

(Cheap route, as you earn while you gain hours).

 

Way back in 1987 I started that journey.... obvs I didn't finish, £12k in today's money for a PPL in 2 years was just too expensive.

I didn't fancy two years of eating soup and not having a life.

 

Sponsored training, mentions $42,000 income. https://atpflightschool.com/airline-career-pilot-program/tuition-reimbursement.html

 

https://atpflightschool.com/airlines/american-airlines-cadet-pilot-training.html

 

Can't speak for the US but many airlines offer their own training/cadet programmes.  Google.

Edited February 5, 2019 by Nicola_M

[dupuy 318]

GeoFS anyone? :)

[Nicola_M 1,563]

Uhh whats he talking about?  :huh:

It's a very, very basic flight sim, pretty much a game actually.

 

Any flight sim that suggests "using the mouse as a stick" should be avoided at all costs.

[Nicola_M 1,563]

https://www.geo-fs.com/

[GorgoBlesk 831]

Imagine... alterations on planes... Just think about it. Think of anything! :)

Additional armor

Shortened/extended wings

Additional fuel tanks

Additional weapons

Additional bombs

Delta wings

Additional engine(s)

Additional passenger seats

Additional toilet (lol)

Additional wings (biplanes!)

Double tail

No tail (B-2, Ho 229)

Additional ammo

Improved engine(s)

Improved weapons

Improved bombs

Improved aerodynamics

Self-locking fuel tanks

G-suits, anti-flak vests

[Nicola_M 1,563]

 

In the 4th pic, I never knew cargo planes could consume helicopters that way

Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. :lol:

[Guest winner110]

i love aircraft. i have FSX but it laggs to much :mellow:   i also have FSX steam edition but can't use it because steam took down the servers for it.

 

 

 

 

And what is this thing?

Does anyone else find this funny?

 

The sequence is:

 

Haha!

Hahaha!

Hahaha!

Hahahaha!

 

In the 4th pic, I never knew cargo planes could consume helicopters that way

they can't that heli is in the background.

[Nicola_M 1,563]

 

 

And what is this thing?

 

Hehe, that's pretty much exactly what I asked Duxford.  Obvs your version is a lot cleaner than mine was. :lol:

It's a Vorhees Delta, only one made but looks REALLY weird if you're underneath seeing it go over.

Altho it's got a propeller, it's very quiet silent and you don't see that tail.  Just a rather slow UFO.

I didn't know who to call, the police, the government, who?

Apparently Duxford (nearest non-airline airport) (where it's based) get a flurry of What-the-F-Was-That? phone calls every time it goes up.

 

Edited June 3, 2019 by Nicola_M

[Viking4s 10,791]

Nice