US tour Hop number 5! (Completed)

[Jared]

Hello everyone, once again it is that time of the week, the time when I post information about where we are going tomorrow night on our round the US tour!

Who: anyone that wants to join!

Where: Server IP to be announced. Voice is handled using SKYPE (www.skype.com). If you are new and are using skype please share your skype screename befre hand so that we may contact you when the session begins.

What: Hop number 5 of the round the US tour!

For this flight we will be departing 1U1 Moose Creek and continuing on into Montana, flying a total distance of 188.5 NM taking a time of one hour 5 minutes using the default Beechcraft Baron without any winds or weather conditions. As always times will vary.

Departing: 1U1 (Moose Creek) RW 1
http://www.airnav.com/airport/1U1

Arriving: KLVM (Mission Field Airport)
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLVM

Only thing I noticed in airnav was that there is ultralight activity in the area, so I guess we better brush up on our traffic avoidance skills, lest we should mow down poor mister Fozzer..

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask, and PLEASE feel free to join us..

Jared

[Ben_M_K]

Sorry I won't be there to join you tonite, but I think I'd rather be seeing Audio Adrenaline...

[JBaymore]

Jared and all,

There looks to be a major highway running the the northwest of the airport that should serve as a good VFR landmark for the final on KLVM on the main asphalt Rwy 22/4.

http://www.terraserver-usa.com/PrintImage.aspx?T=1&S=12&Z=12&X=678&Y=6325&W=1&D=17+Aug+1999&P=9+km+E+of+Livingston%2c+Montana%2c+United+States&Lon=-110.450264&Lat=45.699455

If the price of AV gas keeps going up, we may have to get a sponsor for this round the USA flight  ;).


Should be there tonight.

best,

.................john

[Fozzer]

Hi Jared and fellow pillocks pilots....!

I would love to join you chaps in your flights, but two obstacles always present themselves.....
ie....


1) I have never, EVER been able to get the FS 2002/2004 on-board multiplayer option to work*.... ....!

2) I can never, EVER figure out the time difference between your particular flights and the Greenwich Mean Time displayed on the clock on my living room wall... ...!

I am sure that my little Cosmos microlight, specially fitted with its Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp radial engine driving a pusher prop has more than adaquate power to keep up with you lovely lads in your fancy, cosy Beech Barons....so no problem there... ...!
LOL...!

Paul....England...Home of GMT...and 56k dial-up...!

* all to do with opening/closing ports, pokes, peaks, protection, ISP's, PSI's, you name it, etc. it beats me, in Win XP.... .... ....?
...even tried FsHost...no luck... ...!

[JBaymore]

Fozzer,

We'd LOVE to have to avoid you and your ultralight buzzing around when we get near KLVM

[Jared]

Fozzer! Interested in joining us eh?

Perhaps our final flight back into california will be earlier in the day to better accomodate our fellow pilots who would like to join us the rest if the time?

The server is up and running at the following ip address: 69.221.149.48

[JBaymore]

Might be a few minutes late guys... sorry.

Best, john

[JBaymore]

And another good flight under our belts.


best,

...................john

[myshelf]

may i throw in that when eastern is on daylight saving the UK is on british summer time, and therefore one hour ahead of UT ?

[JBaymore]

myshelf,

Aha... didn't know that.  Thanks.  I thought GB stayed on GMT.

So for poor Fozzer........ while GMT is still 1:00 AM........ GB local time is 2:00 AM on Sunday...so the sessions are 2:00 AM to4:00 AM on Sundays in Great Britian.... which does make it problematic for him.

Crap.

best,

......................john

[Fozzer]

Fozzer,

........You are running XP.  So go to "Start" and select "Control Panel" and then select "Windows Firewall".  When that Firewall window pops up, look for the tab at the top of the window that says "Exceptions" and click on it.  Look for the "add Program" button.  Click it.  A scroll list of installed files will appear.  Scroll to MSFS2004.  Highlight it and add it to the list.  Click "OK"........

.......You've just "opened the ports" in the internal Windows Firewall for flight simulator the easy way........  

Hope this helps.

best,

.......................john

Hi John....!
...problemo... ...!

The "Windows Firewall" Icon/option does not appear in my "Control Panel".... ...!
There must be another way of accessing this option.....
I am using the original Windows XP, (which does not include service pack 2).

Cheers...

Paul.

I've done a search for "Windows Firewall"....nothing turns up...!

[JBaymore]

Fozzer,

It is possible that you don't have it installed at all.  In that case... you don't have to open the ports  ;).  Your ports are already "open".  Which... makes you vulnerable.  You are probably being protected by being on 56K dial up.  Without a firewall on DSL or something.... you'd get "fried" in about 20 minutes.

HOWEVER......... with all the virus / adware crap out there....... it probably would be a good idea to get SP2 of XP.  I have been running it afor quite a while... along with every other MS autoupdate........ and things seem to be OK here.

If you don;t hacve a firewall running... than there should not be any port opening issues.  Just fire up the multiplayer stuff on fs2004.  Try that on the Bushnet2 IP address I gave you and see what happens.

best,

...................john

[Jared]

Afternoon guys! The following map depicts our latest hop, as of last night we have now been to Montana!


ANYONE, who would like to join us, please feel free to! If you have questions ask, any one of us who fly regularly and we should be able to answer your questions, otherwise we would love to see you too!

[Fozzer]

There you go then, Jared...!
All this worry about getting tangled up with my Pratt and Whitney powered Microlight came to nothing...!

...but beware, I my be airbourne again during your next leg....
..as soon as I've got my "Ports" sorted out......!

...be afraid....be VERY afraid... ...!

LOL....!

Cheers Mate...!

Paul...The Cigarettelighter Microlighter... ...!

[Jared]

LOL, Paul, we would LOVE to see you join us, if even for a short bit..

If you have questions and problems you know who to talk to about internet connectivity problems, if we can't help you, I don't know if it's possible!