Galatea
A single line I read in "The Long Patrol: History of 1 Sqn RNZAF" lead to some interesting research into Galatea Airfield (NZGA) near Murupara. I read that the Andovers...
RTW Plan
I've had to reduce the load in the 737, and add additional ferry tanks to stretch the maximum range a little, but here we have the basic plan..... 9 Legs,...
Round the World Flight Time?
Time for some *real* testing of the FS PC for the B737 sim.... Flight planning this weekend, maps should be posted here by Sunday, then the flight can happen as...
737 out and about again
This time, purely for testing purposes.. of course, the 737 Sim PC is flying it's way across the globe. A lovely sunset of the Chilean coast, heading towards Argentina!
Man Cave Hosting a Fly-Night
Saturday Night, having friends over to fly the sims.... Best I tidy the Man Cave up!!
Saitek 737 Throttle Levers
Made these simple throttle levers to go on my Saitek Throttle Quadrant as a stand-in for the 737 Sim.
737 EFIS CAD
Tonights mission; Design an EFIS Panel for the 737 Classic Pedestal. Initial design done, components laid out on the back, and ordered from Aliexpress.... Now to finalise the component mounting...
B735 Test flights
Now that everything is working together properly, it was time for a test flight. Night IFR Christchurch to Napier and back. Landed in Napier, and checked to see that...
B735 is online
After testing a bunch of software and panels for the 737 Classic project, I decided it was time to set up a PC for the sim. It is now running,...
Cool Boarding Pass Generator!
Source: omatic.musicairport.com This is a great site, which lets you create fake boarding passes in a couple of easy steps.. AND it includes my altime favourite (passenger) airline Pan...