Simviation Forum - Friday Night Tours?

Aug 19^th, 2007 at 7:07pm

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I was thinking of starting some friday night tours.....would anyone be interested....probably at 800pm london, UK time!

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for a 1 hour long tour....would 900pm london time be to late for you guys across the pond

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Reply #1 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 7:28pm

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It would be great but that's 12:00 Noon for me and i have school. Sorry but I won't be able to join in any of them. Cry

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Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:28pm

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Wow, 9:00PM london time on a friday night? That's 1AM my time....I could join! LMAO!

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Reply #3 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:39pm

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Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:28pm:

Wow, 9:00PM london time on a friday night? That's 1AM my time....I could join! LMAO!

how would that be 1am youre time....arent you from the US??

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Reply #4 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 11:17pm

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Canuck. wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:39pm:

Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:28pm:

Wow, 9:00PM london time on a friday night? That's 1AM my time....I could join! LMAO!

how would that be 1am youre time....arent you from the US??

It's something around that, right? What's London in GMT? (+/- how much)

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Reply #5 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 12:35am

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Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 11:17pm:

Canuck. wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:39pm:

Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 8:28pm:

Wow, 9:00PM london time on a friday night? That's 1AM my time....I could join! LMAO!

how would that be 1am youre time....arent you from the US??

It's something around that, right? What's London in GMT? (+/- how much)

london is BST right know.....they are +5 hours for the eastern time zone which im in....so this tour would be 400pm eastern.....also.....I am Canadian!

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Reply #6 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 4:49am

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...not really... Undecided

...!

I suspect that this particular "Tour" will not involve (boring?) small, General Aviation, touring, (default?) Piston Props... Roll Eyes

...!

...instead, from past experience...

It will involve aerobatic Boeing 747's etc, Military jets, various vintage Warbirds, and Helicopters, buzzing the airfield and each other, at high speed... Roll Eyes

...?

(Been there, seen it).. Wink

...!

The beauty of the present two Weekend Tours (Sat/Sun) is that a strict set of Rules is laid down by the organisers regarding aircraft type, speeds, and general behavior during the flight, and it works very well.

Otherwise it can turn into a free-for-all, ie; "A Gathering" rather than a "Tour"...and chaos will reign!... Cry

...!

Am i right..
..or am I right?... Wink

...!

...LOL... Grin

...!

G-BPLF... Cool

...!

P.S. Alex....How about coming up with some suggestions as regard to "Rules"?... Wink

...!

...we can then decide if it will suit us... Wink

..!

P.P.S. Surely an 8:00 PM UK time will involve a 2:00 PM (afternoon) flight, in Eastern Standard Time, when most Pilots will either be at Work, or at School, etc.. Shocked

...!

P.P.P.S...LOL...My tip is to note my UK time and to count BACKWARDS 5-6 hours, to find the EST Time for the U.S Players...
....or note the U.S Player's EST Time and count FORWARDS 5-6 hours to find my UK Time..which is generally when I am tucked up in Bed... Grin

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Reply #7 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:22pm

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...not really... Undecided

...!

I suspect that this particular "Tour" will not involve (boring?) small, General Aviation, touring, (default?) Piston Props... Roll Eyes

...!

...instead, from past experience...

It will involve aerobatic Boeing 747's etc, Military jets, various vintage Warbirds, and Helicopters, buzzing the airfield and each other, at high speed... Roll Eyes

...?

(Been there, seen it).. Wink

...!

The beauty of the present two Weekend Tours (Sat/Sun) is that a strict set of Rules is laid down by the organisers regarding aircraft type, speeds, and general behavior during the flight, and it works very well.

Otherwise it can turn into a free-for-all, ie; "A Gathering" rather than a "Tour"...and chaos will reign!... Cry

...!

Am i right..
..or am I right?... Wink

...!

...LOL... Grin

...!

G-BPLF... Cool

...!

P.S. Alex....How about coming up with some suggestions as regard to "Rules"?... Wink

...!

...we can then decide if it will suit us... Wink

..!

P.P.S. Surely an 8:00 PM UK time will involve a 2:00 PM (afternoon) flight, in Eastern Standard Time, when most Pilots will either be at Work, or at School, etc.. Shocked

...!

P.P.P.S...LOL...My tip is to note my UK time and to count BACKWARDS 5-6 hours, to find the EST Time for the U.S Players...
....or note the U.S Player's EST Time and count FORWARDS 5-6 hours to find my UK Time..which is generally when I am tucked up in Bed... Grin

...!

HAHA I just realized I was counting the wrong way Embarrassed

Yea, that would be 3PM here, on a friday I could TRY to make it, have a class that finishes at 2:50

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Reply #8 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:40pm

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for rules....umm......not military jets....no airliners....no turboprops....and absolutly no warbirds!

piston prop GA planes only!

i dont know of anymore rules....besides the normal ones like no stupidity....etc..

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Reply #9 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:01pm

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Canuck. wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:40pm:

for rules....umm......not military jets....no airliners....no turboprops....and absolutly no warbirds!

piston prop GA planes only!

i dont know of anymore rules....besides the normal ones like no stupidity....etc..

Hello Alex....

"No Stupidity" sounds cool to me!.... Wink

...

...!

I'm sure there is a problem with our differing "Week-day Time Zones" though, as I mentioned above... Undecided

...!

School and Work... Roll Eyes

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F.... Cool

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Reply #10 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 7:05pm

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there is a -5 hour difference between london time and eastern time.....if the tour is at 900(if thats not too late) it would be at 400pm here!

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Reply #11 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 10:34pm

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Canuck. wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 7:05pm:

there is a -5 hour difference between london time and eastern time.....if the tour is at 900(if thats not too late) it would be at 400pm here!

It would be 3:00PM HERE. I'm in Kansas Tongue

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Reply #12 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 11:04pm

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im gonna have a tour this friday....if the turnout is good.....im gonna continue the friday tours!

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Reply #13 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 4:04am

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Canuck. wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 11:04pm:

I'm going to have a tour this Friday....if the turnout is good.....I'm going to continue the Friday tours!

I think it's one of those things we often do. .....Have a peek on Sam's Server* to see who is around at the time, and if there's anyone there we can join in...
...as we do... Wink

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...see how it goes?...

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F.... Cool

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Reply #14 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 4:23am

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The only problem I can see with another tour is, that by having tours now on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it doesnt leave much evening time at the weekends for people to come on and do what they want....as there will be a tour dominating the chat box etc...

maybe 2 is enough Roll Eyes

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Reply #15 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 5:06am

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The only problem I can see with another tour is, that by having tours now on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it doesnt leave much evening time at the weekends for people to come on and do what they want....as there will be a tour dominating the chat box etc...

maybe 2 is enough Roll Eyes

.mic

...good point... Wink

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Sam's Server is so popular with the Sim V Multiplayers, (especially during Week-end evenings), that there are times when there's not an empty slot to be found for a general Multiplayer fly-around... Shocked

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...there's a thought... Roll Eyes

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F.... Cool

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Reply #16 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 6:32am

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the two current tours are enough for me, and most the time i get a last minute message takeing me else were and not to the server for some flying Sad

anyone up for a little MP flight thi afternoon, just a casual fly around>?

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Reply #17 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 6:35am

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the two current tours are enough for me, and most the time i get a last minute message takeing me else were and not to the server for some flying Sad

anyone up for a little MP flight thi afternoon, just a casual fly around>?

...Worcestershire?.... Roll Eyes

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F.... Wink

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Reply #18 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 7:01am