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[Ray Finkle]

Autumn in Birmingham

Such a dump

 

[Ray Finkle]

Sunrise on the Costa del Sol

 

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[rollo]

Very nice photos, you must have had a late night?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Very nice photos, you must have had a late night?

Early riser I'm afraid.

These days no matter what time I go to bed I always wake up early and struggle to nod off again. It makes hangovers unbearable

 

[Ianbutty]

Nice But do they have fireworks?

 

[Ray Finkle]

 

[JENNYJET]

A sombre day. I hate to lower the tone but I have tried to find a Flight Sim. thread as I have a query and I hope to get some advice from users.

I have to change my desktop PC since XP no longer functions. I have a Windows 10 desktop ready to take over and was planning on getting X Plane 10 or 11 but I do not have the physical and/or mental stamina get get involved with software engineering. Furthermore the Saitek Yoke and control quadrant is appealing as using a keyboard is problematic for me given significant disabilities.

If any forum simmer's have any advice, I would welcome it before I expend limited funds. I currently use MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR X Deluxe Edition, with World Airports and a PANAVIA TORNADO add-on. This is before XP became unusable.

I tried EBay for unwanted hardware re. Flight deck controls. No luck there but plenty of Herpa 500 models, I await delivery of A380 of Emirates to join my expanding fleet. Thank you folks

 

[JENNYJET]

Hello again and if inappropriate please relocate to the correct thread.

I regret not being able to attend BHX in person as this has become impossible. However, I do enjoy much time at MIA via perhaps the best webcam facility I have stumbled upon.

The pictures are excellent with background sound and an ATC facility that remains optional. I warn
that it is an airport dominated by AA with many S.American airlines but the European carriers come good with AF A380, LH A380 and in darkness a BA A380 in addition to numerous A330 and occasional AN124. Regular movements from Atlas with B747's are interesting as the camera pans over the Cargo facility across runway09/27 south.

In honesty, the best yet!!

 

[JENNYJET]

Sorry but I forgot to mention that the man/woman controlling the camera sometimes tracks the approach and landing and taxi-ing to the terminal of particularly interesting arrivals and similarly departures but light rules these events.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I have tried to find a Flight Sim. thread as I have a query and I hope to get some advice from users.

I have to change my desktop PC since XP no longer functions. I have a Windows 10 desktop ready to take over and was planning on getting X Plane 10 or 11 but I do not have the physical and/or mental stamina get get involved with software engineering. Furthermore the Saitek Yoke and control quadrant is appealing as using a keyboard is problematic for me given significant disabilities.

If any forum simmer's have any advice, I would welcome it before I expend limited funds. I currently use MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR X Deluxe Edition, with World Airports and a PANAVIA TORNADO add-on. This is before XP became unusable.

Hi Jenny

There is a Fightsim thread in the Avgeek section of F4A -

FSX Flightsimmulator discussions

Although it's FSX related, I'm sure you would find help there.
I personally use Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D (academic version) as my flight simulator. It is based on FSX (so any setting up will be familiar), but has been vastly upraded and runs much better than FSX although the minimum spec requirements are somewhat higher.
I have read very good reviews of Xplane 11, for which I believe you can download a demo version but have not tried it myself.
Likewise, for Prepar3D there is a no questions money back period if you are not happy with it.

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hello again and if inappropriate please relocate to the correct thread.

I've copied your original post onto the thread highlighted by Kevin

 

[Ianbutty]

The I newspaper featured Birmingham in its 'A Weekend in...' Section. Not online yet but will be soon:

https://inews.co.uk/tag/city-breaks/

Good review.

 

[JENNYJET]

I have just skimmed it and it only merits a skim! Comparing with the likes of Edinburgh, Lincoln and Dundee exactly what has Birmingham got? A transient show for foodies? I hate to sound negative but how did Birmingham get the Commonwealth shindig and Paradise circus/square remains a building site making driving to the city a challenge, why would anyone wish to come?

I was born there, I lived and worked there so I have a fondness for the city and it has an airport I would use before all others provided the options were in place to reach a destination with little fuss.

 

[Ianbutty]

Hi Jenny. The article in the link is not the one that was in the paper yesterday.

Every week the I has a weekend in article, and yesterday it was birmingham's turn. It should be on the website soon.

Sorry for any confusion.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It seems as if Maglev is making a comeback in Asia. The article has some footage from BHX back in the 80's

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/...the-return-of-transports-great-what-if-maglev

 

[rollo]

Solihull Moors play in the FACup second round tonight against Blackpool one of the competitions most famous teams. Wouldn't it be great if they get through and then end up playing at either St Andrews or Villa Park ?

The game is on the Beeb, about time they had something decent on strictly come whatsit doesn't count.

 

[Ianbutty]

Solihull Moors play in the FACup second round tonight against Blackpool one of the competitions most famous teams. Wouldn't it be great if they get through and then end up playing at either St Andrews or Villa Park ?

The game is on the Beeb, about time they had something decent on strictly come whatsit doesn't count.

Game booked on TV for me. Beer in. Spot of sofa reserved. Been promoting it at work and at least one colleague watching which is not bad for Essex. Cannot wait. Come on the Mighty Moors.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Solihull Moors play in the FACup second round tonight against Blackpool

Just informed Mrs F of a change of plans for the evening.

I was going to cook something nice but that now falls upon her, I'll cook tomorrow

 

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