Easterners are odd

[krigl]

'Easterners are odd' is a phrase I learned from from Charles Woods navigation tute site: http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/
- it's useful for remembering what height to fly at depending on your heading... and a good description of Benjamin 'Bean' Counter who apart from his typical bean counting ways also seems possessed of the urge to lurch around the

[Club508]

Wonderful shots!

Two questions though.
1.  what paint is that in #'s 1 and 2?
2.  In shot #5, are the seats backwards, or the wing?

[michaelb15]

[quote]Wonderful shots!

Two questions though.
1.

[krigl]

Yes... that's 'conference' seating, something like that. They could probably squeeze in another row if they wanted it airline style (weight might be a problem though?) but it's supposed to be a luxury/family/business plane... The blue paintjob came with the package - haven't got round to downloading any repaints yet, if they even exist...

Cheers!

[Flying Trucker]

Good morning all....

Seats facing rearwards towards the tail was common on many military aircraft.

It is still the best way to sit especially during a hard landing, controlled crash or uncontrolled crash.

The back of the seat helps to protect the back and neck.

Trains also used rearward facing seats also.

It does not matter which way the seat faces, front or back because one still gets the same view.

Public opinion, folks who said they got headaches from sitting in the seat facing rearwards is what changed common sense and safety to what we have today.

I seldom sat in the rear of an aircraft however sitting rearward facing or sitting looking towards the front makes no difference to me....never got no headaches.

I hear folks say they can't sit in a back seat of a car for any great length of time because it makes them car sick.
Me, I think it is all in their head....

[mfaulisi]

Great shots! 

[michaelb15]

Yes... that's 'conference' seating, something like that. They could probably squeeze in another row if they wanted it airline style (weight might be a problem though?) but it's supposed to be a luxury/family/business plane... The blue paintjob came with the package - haven't got round to downloading any repaints yet, if they even exist...

Cheers!

may I ask.. What aircraft is that? is it freeware?

[krigl]

may I ask.. What aircraft is that? is it freeware?

I'm afraid not, it's the RealAir Duke... 

[hyperpep111]

That looks like allot of fun
Great shots anyway glad you have GPS 8-)

[krigl]

That looks like allot of fun
Great shots anyway glad you have GPS 8-)

Cheers! I like it about this plane that it has 2xVOR and 1 ADF, plus the GPS of course, which is good for longer flights. I wasn't using it here... it's on when you start up the plane (unless you start cold and dark but I've been focusing on navigation not 'realistic operation').

Switching between VORs, or not having one at all (my Aerosoft Twin Otter doesn't have one, I think) or having a 'hidden' gps which means you have to bring up the top bar and click on the menu with a mouse - detracting a bit from immersion...all of these things are a PITA.

I actually did my first nav flight using the GPS for info on VORs and NDBs coming up a few days ago (not actually plugging the AP into the GPS and letting it fly itself but tracking from navaid to navaid and only using the off-course info when out of range of anything) and I was quite pleased with it as I don't have charts and don't want to have to print out tons of stuff every flight. It offers a nice compromise.



Krigl

[DaveSims]

Most of your 6 passenger light twins (Seneca, Baron 58, Duke, etc.) will typically have club style seating.  It allows for efficient use of legroom, and to allow the 4 passengers in the back to face each other and conversate.  I usually prefer to be forward facing though, and I thought I read somewhere once upon a time that rear facing passengers can be more prone to vertigo and airsickness, as it is a less natural position to deal with the acceleration forces.