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All good information to consider! thanks guys! :thumb_up: Scotty

Hi all.....maybe someone can help me on here. I have a Saitek Evo Force Feed back joystick and running FSX on Vista and I cant get the feedback to work on the stick. I have turned it on in FSX but still no go. All the joy stick discs and instructions say it is for XP so maybe there is something I need to do to make it work on Vista. Thanks in advance. Scotty

Ian....even if Clodsuck wasnt allowed to keep the entry in his log book im sure our Jen would be there to lend a shoulder and make up for it! Being the good aviation supportive wife of course! Scotty :thumb_up:

Thanks Ian...got it now! Scotty :thumb_up:

Brett and Mark......I noticed you guys are using the Aerovee engine. Can you give us some feedback as to how you are going with these engines. I looked at the web site and me being a keen fiddler of engines, the idea of assembling my own looks like fun! Out of interest, how much were they if you dont mind my asking and what extras need to be purchased to get it running? Scotty :big_grin:

Ian...that article by Greg Germanowski doesn't load. You aware of any other links? I have done a quick search but cant come up with any thing. Scotty

My hangar! 1/6 Scale Polikarpov I-152, 67 inch wing span fitted with a Super Tigre 2300. 1/5 J3 Piper Cub, 84 inch wing span fitted with Magnum 91 Four stroke. Building a 1/6 Scale Hawker Typhoon, 74 inch wingspan fitted with an OS120 Four Stroke pumped. Building a 1/3 Scale J3 clipped wing Cub, 124 Inch wing span fitted with a 50cc petrol twin. Building an Old Timer Lanzo Bomber fitted with a Magnum 61 four Stroke. 1/12 Scale Polikarpov I-16 fitted with an AXI 2212 electric motor. Various other trainers and sport models. Fly mode 1. Scotty :big_grin:

Hi Bill....thanks for that! Good feedback, I appreciate it. Educate me here. What is the difference between the grey and the blue head Rotax 582? regards Scotty

Hi Bill...is this the only Trike you have flown? If this is not the case, how does it compare to other brands? Does your one have any peculiarities? Scotty

Ross...you are right, I am being picky but that is me...lol It runs almost perfect, good enough anyway. That is the only thing I can fault so far. Other than when flying the Trike, the control inputs are the same direction as a 3 axis. As you know, Trike inputs are the opposite. This may just be a matter of playing with the settings or turning the joystick up side down Scotty

Hi Andrew...thats the kind of feedback we need. Customer support is a biggy and if they cant be bothered replying, well.....:hittinghead: Your right the Aeros are Ukraine. I was looking at a Norwegian site...doh! Still like to hear about what else is out here. Scotty :big_grin:

Hi Andy, Well I have seen the Quantum in Pacific Flyer magazine at a reasonable price. Surfing around on the net last night I noticed the Aeros Range as well from Norway. I like the look of the Aeros2. I have emailed the agent here in Australia to see about costings etc. I want to know what brands are here in Australia and if there are any issues with any of them. How they have gone when needing parts etc. Scotty

Damn! Dont you hate that. Educate me. What improvements would I notice if I upgraded to the card you have?

Hi Ross.....hhhmmmm, when I bought the computer a few months ago, The salesman said it was fitted with an upgraded card. Apparently it was custom built for a customer then the order canceled. There is a seperate graphics card the monitor plugs in to in the bottom of the back of the tower (sorry not a PC whizz). It seems the one that came with the PC originally is now redundant? so would that be the one that comes up under device manager? Scotty

Ok...had a look. ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO Does that make sense? Scotty

Ian...I have an Acer Aspire M5630 Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz 2.00GB RAM Im no PC expert. How do I find what Card I have? I know it is an upgraded Card. Scotty

Wow...this is all very inspiring. I too have always wanted to fly since a wee tacker and with my teachers at school thinking that Pilots are these people high up on Peder stools, I was promptly told I didnt have the brains to do it. Well silly me believed it! Years on I was lucky enough to get a ride in the cockpit of an Air New Zealand 767 and got chatting with the Captain who shocked me when he said it would be hard but if that is what I wanted, I could do it! Wow....wish I had that Captains name now! I started flying training and hold a PPL with a pass in CPL, Instument and ATPL theory subjects. He was right. The ATPL was hard but what an acheivment for me! I cant wait for a school reunion so I can bitch slap those Teachers! I would love to get a flying job of some kind. Reading what you guys have done has had me thinking. What license or certificate? do you need if you were to start a joy flight business running Trikes? Maybe this has been chatted about before but I cant find anything on it. Obviously with GA you need a CPL. Trikes, im curious....... Scotty i_dunno

Ian....Fathers Day was good to me! My good wife really excelled and I got the Saitek Joystick and FSX today. She had already ordered the joy stick before they were available in Clear Prop....bugger!! Still dreaming of a set of those pedals though. Im loving the joystick! FSX is nice. I recently bought a new PC with a Quad core 2 processor so I have set the graphics to the best and it runs it well. Just a little bit of screen freeze (is that what you call it?). Just need to work out which setting to adjust to smooth it up a fraction. Scotty :big_grin:

Hi all....thought it would be a good conversation topic to get owners opinions on the Pro's and Con's of different Trike manufacturers. I notice that some makes of Trike are a lot cheaper second hand on the Australian market and want to know if this is because of cheaper new prices or not so good quality as our own Australian brand. I dont want this to be a slanging match at any brand, im interested in learning about the different Trikes that are available here in Australia. Im keen to learn about the handling of different models, availability of spares and product support etc. Looking forward to learning about what is out there. Scotty :thumb_up:

Alas Bigglesworth...there were a nice cool Tooheys Old or two sunk at the time........Burrrppppp!

Riley.....I debated long and hard before posting it but I think the folk on here have a good sense of humour. Apologies in advance if I offend anyone. Scotty :black_eye:

Hi Guys...yes an oldie but a goodie. I cant claim responsibility but kill myself laughing each time I read it! Scotty

Beer contains female hormones Last month, National University of Lesotho scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men drank 8 pints of beer each within a 1 hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects: 1) Argued over nothing. 2) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong. 3) Gained weight. 4) Talked excessively without making sense. 5) Became overly emotional. 6) Couldn't drive. 7) Failed to think rationally. 8)Had to sit down while urinating. No further testing was considered necessary.

QANTAS - The Spirit of Australia The following letter is from the Qantas Flight Operations Newsletter dated June 96. Sir, In your icy, indeed hostile, telephone call of yesterday, you requested a report about the alleged proceedings involving my crew at the Qantas 75th Birthday celebration at the slip port. As the reports from the local authorities and the head of the Australian legation were undoubtedly a complete fabrication, I take the opportunity to put the truth of the matter on file. Qantas management's kind offer to "buy a round of drinks" was taken on board by the crew who decided to upgrade the event to its correct status, so appropriate quantities of libation and food were purchased, with festivities being held in my hotel suite. An enjoyable evening ensued but insufficient supplies had been obtained, so several members of the crew left for further purchases at a local bar. In a truly magnanimous gesture, ten bar girls from that establishment helped carry the beer back to the hotel. To demonstrate our appreciation of their assistance, we served them some cool drink. They then offered to show us some local culture, and, in order not to offend, we allowed them to dance some exotic dances. The banging on the walls of my room had, by now, quite honestly, become invasive, and it was disturbing the dancers, so we arranged an amusing little deterrent. S/0 Brown's impersonation of the Police Officer was excellent! In full Qantas uniform, with an aluminium rubbish bin upside down on his head, he goose-stepped to each room and harangued the occupants with a very witty diatribe about disturbing hotel guests. I personally heard nothing of his alleged threats of life in Alcatraz or the Gulags, claimed by the sister of the Minister of Police whose room was, unluckily, next door. I have no doubt that this woman was the sneak who called security and hotel management and I absolutely refute that the shout "Look out, here come the Indians! Circle the wagons!" was made. The simple coincidence of security arriving just as we stood the double bed on its side across the door to make the dance floor bigger is obvious. The major damage to the room occurred when a group of gate crashers, whom we could not know were hotel security, forced their way in just as most of us happened to be leaning against the bed watching the dancing. The subsequent events in the foyer of the hotel are an equally vicious distortion of the facts. I was explaining the importance of the 75th Birthday to the General Manager of the hotel and noting that other guests were fabricating stories of noise, drinking and singing at the celebration, when F/O Smith (ex-SAS) and several other keep-fit enthusiasts, in keeping with their almost monastic pursuit of health, organised the race up the drapes which hang along the foyer wall. It says nothing for the workmanship of some of these nations that the fittings were torn from the wall before most of the crew were even halfway up. At this stage, in an amazing display of international posturing, the Governor of the city, who was attending the National Day cocktail party in the foyer, cast some denigrating remarks about Australian culture. Although he misunderstood our gestures of greeting, female flight attendant Williams rescued the situation with her depth of knowledge of local culture. Her rendition of the Fertility Dancing Maiden in the foyer's 'Pool of Remembrance' was nothing short of breathtaking. Normally this dance is performed wearing just a sarong skirt so FFA Williams' extra step to nature was a bold step forward. Unfortunately, during one intricate step, FFA Williams slipped and fell beneath the fountain, so we were lucky that S/0 Brown, who had the great presence of mind to strip to avoid getting his uniform wet, leapt in to help. That the tiles of the pool were slippery is beyond dispute, as it took nearly ten minutes of threshing about before S/O Brown could actually complete his rescue. Such concern was there for these two exemplary crew member's safety, that the rest of the crew were forced to assist, and I deny that this massed altruistic rescue attempt could be construed as a 'Water Polo' game! This slanderous accusation was first put to me by the Chief of the Riot Squad, whose storm troopers had apparently been called by some over zealous Fascists at the cocktail party. Order had nearly been restored when the fire started. I prefer F/O Smith's version of events that the drapes had caught fire from being against a light fitting, and that he dropped his cigarette lighter whilst trying to escape the flames. Had host management fulfilled their responsibilities and used fire retardant material instead of velvet, the fire would not have spread to the rest of the hotel. The responsible attitude shown by my crew in assisting the bar staff to carry out drinks from the cocktail party is to be commended, not condemned, and the attempt by male members of the crew to extinguish pockets of fire using natural means has been totally misrepresented in some quarters. I cannot overstate how strongly I resent the assertions made in the Chief Fire Officer's Report. I made an official protest about these matters when the head of the Australian Legation visited us at the Police Station the next morning. However, not only did Ambassador Jones not attempt to refute the preposterous allegations made against me and my crew, but also by failing to secure our release immediately, caused the subsequent aircraft delay. I did not know Her Majesty was to be aboard our aircraft, but I am sure that her 12- hour visit to that country was appreciated by local dignitaries and probably HRH herself. (I must mention that the local manager is far too obsequious - Smarmy! Smarmy! You should have seen him bowing and scraping. Never make a Prime Minister, that chap!) Finally, I note that not since 'Rainman' has Qantas been mentioned in so many newspapers. (Some people in Qantas would die for coverage like that.) The main newspaper at the slip port coincidentally mentioned Qantas 75 times on its front page alone, although some of the coupled epithets can only be described as the worst journalistic excesses of the gutter press. I trust that now I have outlined the correct version of events, we may allow ourselves a discreet smile as to the lack of social sophistication of some of these developing nations and put all this behind us. As far as I am concerned, the crew carried on the finest Qantas traditions. Regards, Captain...... P.S. I checked amongst the language qualified members of the crew, but no one was up to speed on Latin. Can you recommend anyone in the International Department who could translate 'Persona Non Grata'?