Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jim Wilson
Lee Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > On a semi serious note, if anyone sees any pictures from the same point of > view but at night and showing the landing lights, please post a link. It > Would be handy in trying to work something out. > > Ta, > > LeeE > Try this. http://www.airline

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Rick Ansell
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:12:47 -0500, David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Curtis L. Olson wrote: > >> Nope, it turns out that bathrooms are typically only on things like >> 737's and DC-9's and stuff. > >Smaller planes have them as well -- on small business jets and turboprops, >one of the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Lee Elliott
On Wednesday 03 December 2003 23:31, Andy Ross wrote: > Lee Elliott wrote: > > A couple of things about modelling sea-planes in FG though - a) unless > > you start in the air, you have to start on a runway, and b) with > > YASim, at least, you can't define the fuselage properly because part > > of

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Andy Ross
Lee Elliott wrote: > A couple of things about modelling sea-planes in FG though - a) unless > you start in the air, you have to start on a runway, and b) with > YASim, at least, you can't define the fuselage properly because part > of it has to start below the surface and you get a collision at > s

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Lee Elliott
On Wednesday 03 December 2003 18:02, Jim Wilson wrote: > David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > Disclaimer: > > > > It's not my picture and not my kid :) > > > > The airplane is a 737-200, I think. It's definitely Boeing, no glass, two > > engines. The airport markings look non-US, and j

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Lee Elliott
On Wednesday 03 December 2003 13:17, Curtis L. Olson wrote: > Jon Berndt writes: > > > Reminds me of the time I was 4 years old and flying in a Catalina and > > > > Are you serious? I'm jealous. One of my favorites. > > Yup, wish I had been older so I could have remembered more about it. > >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Gene Buckle
> > > >That's the way Boeing USED to make them. > >Compare that cockpit to a new 737-800 ... > > > >The new cockpits must make pilot's lives pretty boring. > > > >Paul Take a peek at the 727 and 737 here. Real analog stuff. :) http://deltasoft.fife.wa.us/BehindTheScenes/ g. _

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jon S Berndt
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 19:42:06 - "Jim Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This should settle the issue: !GASP! He fell OFF! Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jim Wilson
David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I also noticed some covering missing on the center wind screen divider > > with exposed wiring, made me wonder if this is a sim cockpit. > > That's the way Mr. Boeing makes them. No frills there :) > > > Also, if you look carefully at the runway number, i

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jon S Berndt
Paul Surgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's the way Boeing USED to make them. Compare that cockpit to a new 737-800 ... The new cockpits must make pilot's lives pretty boring. Paul http://tinyurl.com/xkxh Yep. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing l

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread David Megginson
Curtis L. Olson wrote: Nope, it turns out that bathrooms are typically only on things like 737's and DC-9's and stuff. Smaller planes have them as well -- on small business jets and turboprops, one of the seats cushions often lifts up to reveal a small toilet, with a curtain that you can pull ar

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Paul Surgeon
On Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:42, David Culp wrote: > That's the way Mr. Boeing makes them. No frills there :) That's the way Boeing USED to make them. Compare that cockpit to a new 737-800 ... The new cockpits must make pilot's lives pretty boring. Paul

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread David Culp
> I also noticed some covering missing on the center wind screen divider > with exposed wiring, made me wonder if this is a sim cockpit. That's the way Mr. Boeing makes them. No frills there :) > Also, if you look carefully at the runway number, it is quite clearly > a two digit number. I would

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Jim Wilson writes: > David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > Disclaimer: > > > > It's not my picture and not my kid :) > > > > The airplane is a 737-200, I think. It's definitely Boeing, no glass, two > > engines. The airport markings look non-US, and judging by the high altitude > > and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jim Wilson
David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Disclaimer: > > It's not my picture and not my kid :) > > The airplane is a 737-200, I think. It's definitely Boeing, no glass, two > engines. The airport markings look non-US, and judging by the high altitude > and low visibility, heading about 050, pa

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Jim Wilson
Jonathan Polley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Oh, now that is just PURE EVIL. Funny, but evil just the same ;) > Nah it's good for him. Builds character. :-D Yes...funny pic. Best, Jim ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Erik Hofman
David Culp wrote: Disclaimer: It's not my picture and not my kid :) The airplane is a 737-200, I think. It's definitely Boeing, no glass, two engines. The airport markings look non-US, and judging by the high altitude and low visibility, heading about 050, parallel runways, I'd say this is M

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread David Culp
Disclaimer: It's not my picture and not my kid :) The airplane is a 737-200, I think. It's definitely Boeing, no glass, two engines. The airport markings look non-US, and judging by the high altitude and low visibility, heading about 050, parallel runways, I'd say this is Mexico City. Dave

RE: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Jon Berndt writes: > > Reminds me of the time I was 4 years old and flying in a Catalina and > > Are you serious? I'm jealous. One of my favorites. Yup, wish I had been older so I could have remembered more about it. > > went looking for the bathroom, because of course, all airplanes have > >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-03 Thread Matthew Law
On 22:13 Tue 02 Dec , David Culp wrote: > I brought my son to work for a day, and he had a wonderful time. > > http://home.comcast.net/~davidculp2/kidsday.jpg At least he didn't have to hold on for much longer :) All the best, Matt ___ Flightgea

RE: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-02 Thread Jon Berndt
> Reminds me of the time I was 4 years old and flying in a Catalina and Are you serious? I'm jealous. One of my favorites. > went looking for the bathroom, because of course, all airplanes have > bathrooms (something I was very convinced of when I was 4.) Did it? ___

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-02 Thread Curtis L. Olson
David Culp writes: > I brought my son to work for a day, and he had a wonderful time. > > http://home.comcast.net/~davidculp2/kidsday.jpg Reminds me of the time I was 4 years old and flying in a Catalina and went looking for the bathroom, because of course, all airplanes have bathrooms (something

RE: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-02 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm going to have nightmares, now. :-) Jon > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Culp > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:14 PM > To: flightgear-devel > Subject: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

Re: [Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-02 Thread Jonathan Polley
Oh, now that is just PURE EVIL. Funny, but evil just the same ;) On Tuesday, December 02, 2003, at 10:13PM, David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I brought my son to work for a day, and he had a wonderful time. > >http://home.comcast.net/~davidculp2/kidsday.jpg > >Dave >-- >***

[Flightgear-devel] (OT) Kid's day at work

2003-12-02 Thread David Culp
I brought my son to work for a day, and he had a wonderful time. http://home.comcast.net/~davidculp2/kidsday.jpg Dave -- David Culp davidculp2[at]comcast.net ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [