Flying online tonight....... in the empty skies

[JBaymore]

Was online tonight (and on TS) practicing circuits at KBOS and tresting some new gauges in the simpit.

Very lonely in the skies of SimV.  :'(

best,

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

[waspiflab]

No one ever uses it unless its a Sat or Sun.
For all gamespy's problems it's still the best server out there.
Perhaps we need to promote the simV server a little more and tempt the members. I dont use it because with FSX they still haven't sorted out the chat crashing the game issue yet
cheers.

[JBaymore]

Yeah, it sort of depressing looking at the underutilization.  I try to "support" the SimV aspect of this flight server........ but it is no fun flying totally alone just about all the time.  

And of the people that DO use it...... about 99 pecent do not seem to use voice communications on Teamspeak....... another furstration for me.  (A simpit is not set up for typing while flying  ;). ) Not to mention the lack of realism of typing to communicate when there IS a simple voice option available.  Can you imagine if in the real world people had to type and fly?  

The Saturday / Sunday groups are usually in the middle of the afternoon here on the east coast of the USA......... and I really typically can't take the time then off.  I work for myself...... but in the arts field... one works LONG hours for every Dollar.

I am not sure how to "scare up" more SimV participation.  There are thousands and thousands of SimV members... and I've only maybe ever seen at MOST about 25 - 30 different members flying there..... in TOTAL... not just in one session.

Oh well.  :'(

best,

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

[waspiflab]

[quote]Yeah, it sort of depressing looking at the underutilization.

[BFMF]

I dont use it because with FSX they still haven't sorted out the chat crashing the game issue yet cheers.

Yep, that's the main thing discouraging me as well... :-/

[Mictheslik]

I go on quite a bit, but with the time difference rarely see you on John......maybe I'll stay up late tonight and join you for some circuits around KBOS.....and on TS

I take it you'll be in a 146

.mic

[JBaymore]

I go on quite a bit, but with the time difference rarely see you on John......maybe I'll stay up late tonight and join you for some circuits around KBOS.....and on TS

I take it you'll be in a 146

.mic

.mic,

Thanks.  Yup, in a 146-200.

[Mictheslik]

Was on for about an hour between 11 and 12 PM UK time.....had loads of fun circuit bashing the 146 around KBOS......just discovered George Grimshaw's scenery  :o

Where is the UA repaint from? I couldn't find one on the HJG page....

.mic

[JBaymore]

mic,

I was on too..... but apparently didn't overlap your time.

[BigTruck]

I've hopped on a few times at night (California Time) during the weekdays and it's always empty so I leave and fly my own flights.  I can be on just about everynight if someone gives some time estimates.  I have yet to actually fly multiplayer haha, been on the server many times but its always empty.  I can't use team speek anymore, stupid dog chewed up my USB headphones with the mic last week, so until I get those replaced I'll be limited to text.

[JBaymore]

I'll probably be on tonight (it is now almost 6 PM here on the east coast).  Have some simpit testing work to do.

Likely will just be flying circuits.  But might set up about an 1 1/2 hour regional flight for fun.  I fly a BAe 146-200 regional jet.  Maybe out on the West coast.....since I have FlyTampa airports with AES installed for a lot of places out there.

I'll try to put a notice on here.... but just keep your eyes on the SimV server info page.

But in the pit,....... for me typing is difficult.  can be done....but difficult.  And the text shows up "floating "out the windscreen in front of the plane on the projected view....which is doubly weird.  ;)

best,

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

[BigTruck]

Unless you stay up late I doubt I would catch you since I am 5 or 6 hours behind you haha.

[JBaymore]

[quote]Unless you stay up late I doubt I would catch you since I am 5 or 6 hours behind you haha.

[BigTruck]

[quote][quote]Unless you stay up late I doubt I would catch you since I am 5 or 6 hours behind you haha.

[JBaymore]

Big Truck,

That was a GREAT flight tonight from KLAX to KSFO.