Simviation Forum - Would this be possible?

Reply #15 - May 29^th, 2003 at 7:51pm

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Well I intend to use a Buccaneer so I won't need it then. Grin

If you're going to attempt it on a purely carrier to carrier basis, I'd recommend the following:

Climb as high as possible - you're going to need a lot of altitude for the glide when you run out of fuel!
Take lots of alcohol - it won't stop you crashing but it won't hurt as much
Post me all your good software before you leave - I'll look after it for you until you return.......(you'll recognise that I'm not banking on this happening... )

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Reply #16 - May 29^th, 2003 at 8:10pm

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If you're going to attempt it on a purely carrier to carrier basis, I'd recommend the following:

Climb as high as possible - you're going to need a lot of altitude for the glide when you run out of fuel!
Take lots of alcohol - it won't stop you crashing but it won't hurt as much
Post me all your good software before you leave - I'll look after it for you until you return.......(you'll recognise that I'm not banking on this happening... )

(j/k)

Ok then i'll bear all that in mind... Tongue

P.s. Whats the recommended glide speed of a Buccaneer? Grin

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Reply #17 - May 29^th, 2003 at 8:17pm

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P.s. Whats the recommended glide speed of a Buccaneer? Grin

More like,Whats the recommended altitude to pull the ejection handle? Grin

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Reply #18 - May 29^th, 2003 at 8:59pm

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Ok then i'll bear all that in mind... Tongue

P.s. Whats the recommended glide speed of a Buccaneer? Grin

In your upcoming situation, whatever it is, I'd stick your arms out of the windows and flap too - you'll need all the lift you can get! Grin

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Reply #19 - May 30^th, 2003 at 1:22am

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Hi Woodlouse2002,

Just an idea: In real life all small aircraft that get shipped around the globe for service have to be flown all the way through their own power and capabilies; that may take a week, 2 weeks...depends on the plane.

Down here in Nepal, all aircraft except the helicopters are flown in by transport pilots [ The choppers get a nice ride on cargo jets Grin

] Il76 in popular, once i had seen the huge an124 !!

In my knowledge, it takes about 7 days to bring a Raytheon Beech 1900 through the pacific route.
The Canadian DHC6 Twin Otter, the most widely used domestic aircraft here, takes double or more of that!

Last year my dad assisted a local airline to bring 2 Dornier 228 aircraft from the West Indies. It took 10 days to reach Kathmandu from Guadeloupe:
Not mentioning the stuckups at some places Wink

Guadeloupe - Bermuda - New Foundland - Greenland - Iceland - Belgium - Italy - Egypt - UAE - Pakistan - Nepal.

This is just a crazy, but long and boring idea to fly around the world.
And say, I remeber that USAF once wanted to use the international airport here at Kathmandu for refueling of their fighters enroute for the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11.

So carriers are not the ultimate choice 8)

Happy landings !
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Reply #20 - May 30^th, 2003 at 2:29am

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Take an inflatable raft with you, i've a feeling you will need it Grin

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Reply #21 - May 30^th, 2003 at 12:39pm

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This is just a crazy, but long and boring idea to fly around the world.
And say, I remeber that USAF once wanted to use the international airport here at Kathmandu for refueling of their fighters enroute for the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11.

So carriers are not the ultimate choice

Was it because using carriers was impractical? Or because USAF pilots filled their panties at the thought of a carrier landing? Grin

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Reply #22 - May 30^th, 2003 at 4:08pm

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Just to clarify, the 18 carriers came with the last free version of Arrestor Cables. (v2.4, I think). But, alas, It's no longer available.

But, technically, there's 18 carrier LOCATIONS, not actually 18 carriers.

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Reply #23 - May 30^th, 2003 at 7:35pm

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Ok a quick check list of things i might need for this journey.

Life jacket
Life raft
A whistle (For when i ditch halfway across the pacific... America 3000miles one way japan 3000 miles the other... At least i've got a whistle!)
Anything i've forgotten?

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Reply #24 - May 30^th, 2003 at 7:44pm

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a parachute and shark repelant Grin

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Reply #25 - May 30^th, 2003 at 7:46pm

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a parachute and shark repelant Grin

Erm... Point taken. Tongue

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Reply #26 - May 30^th, 2003 at 8:19pm

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Hell Bells Woodlouse!!! You forgot the most important thing - the beer!!

I mean if you're going to be spending days on end sitting in a life raft bashing passing sharks on the nose, you're going to need some anaesthetic!

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Reply #27 - May 30^th, 2003 at 9:03pm

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MAN CAN NOT LIVE BY BEER ALONE!

Take a couple of pizzas with you too.

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Reply #28 - May 31^st, 2003 at 1:00am

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howdy:

actually, the 18 carriers (or rather 9 carriers with up to three locations each) are still available for free. It's just that they don't have the arrestor cables functionality, as far as I know. The file, ACcvAll3.zip, and some other carriers, are avilable here:

http://www.speakeasy.org/~rhogen/arrestorcables.htm

Cheers, Holger

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Reply #29 - May 31^st, 2003 at 5:39pm

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Hell Bells Woodlouse!!! You forgot the most important thing - the beer!!

I mean if you're going to be spending days on end sitting in a life raft bashing passing sharks on the nose, you're going to need some anaesthetic!

Ok then! A several crates of beer and a baseball bat. Tongue

But i'm still taking my whistle!

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