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by FrankM
Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:19 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Linux #@§$%&**!
Replies: 27
Views: 12775

Re: Linux #@§$%&**!

So glad that this is way behind me. I never even know what operating system I'm working on ...
by FrankM
Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:03 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Qantas 744 @ SFO: uncontained engine failure
Replies: 8
Views: 5554

Re: Qantas 744 @ SFO: uncontained engine failure

Ok, that makes clear that it was on the roit hand soit of the ploin.
by FrankM
Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:25 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: insanity of ticket pricing
Replies: 19
Views: 8582

Re: insanity of ticket pricing

A while years ago NW asked EUR 6,000 for Amsterdam-Memphis-Amsterdam in C. Adding a German airport like FRA-AMS-MEM-AMS-FRA was EUR 2,200. Airlines invent ways to cream off yield, customer find ways around it. Airlines find ways to block customers finding their way around that and customers come up ...
by FrankM
Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:02 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia
Replies: 69
Views: 26569

Re: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia

It is hard to imagine a pilot with any common sense making a forth approach to a non-ILS runway, but it's not at all hard to imagine some big cheese in the back overruling common sense and ordering him to do so. Exactly. I also wonder if fuel could have been an issue, if it is true that the control...
by FrankM
Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:52 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia
Replies: 69
Views: 26569

Re: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia

From Wikipedia Article Pilot ignoring advice from air traffic control Reuters claimed that the pilot of the jet had 'ignored advice.' A mission control operator spoke anonymously to the news organisation, saying "The pilot was advised to fly to Moscow or Minsk because of heavy fog, but he still...
by FrankM
Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:44 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia
Replies: 69
Views: 26569

Re: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia

Amazingly, Wikipedia alrready has a long article on the crash. I have no idea of the accuracy of the following quote from there, but if true, it would be interesting to see the context of the incident: In 2008, the pilot of Kaczyński's plane was threatened with dismissal when he refused to land the...
by FrankM
Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:40 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia
Replies: 69
Views: 26569

Re: Polish president's plane crashes in Russia

Airplane said to be Tu-154. Reports now talking about 130 killed.

R.I.P.
by FrankM
Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:29 pm
Forum: Kraut Corner
Topic: Aua aua aua ...
Replies: 0
Views: 4941

Aua aua aua ...

Blizzard über New York. Nichts geht mehr. Doch die Airline sagt: Unser Flug schon. Was Marc Pitzke im Schneechaos an der US-Ostküste erlebt hat, ist der reine Reise-Horror. Eine Elf-Stunden-Geschichte von dreisten Versprechen, Verzweiflung an Bord - und einem waghalsigen Trip durch die eiskalte Höl...
by FrankM
Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:53 pm
Forum: Military Aviation Discussion
Topic: USAF Light Attack
Replies: 12
Views: 8579

Re: USAF Light Attack

Moved to military aviation
by FrankM
Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Another computer question ...
Replies: 8
Views: 5530

Re: Another computer question ...

Ok, it's a stream.

the .WMV extension made me think that it was an actual file, but it's not .... aargh !

Can anybody recommend a decent stream download program ?
by FrankM
Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:44 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Another computer question ...
Replies: 8
Views: 5530

Re: Another computer question ...

what browser? with IE you can right click on the wmv link and select save (as). Yes, IE. But there is no link on this site, it's an embedded player. I could figure out the URL of the video file, but now I just can't download it ... :-( If anybody cares, the URL is http://artestras.wmod.rd.llnw.net/...
by FrankM
Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Another computer question ...
Replies: 8
Views: 5530

Another computer question ...

Ok, sounds easy, but ... I'd like to download and save a video from an internet site. It exists as http://www.something.com/.../so_and_so.wmv If I enter this as a URL in the browser window it doesn't ask me if I'd like to download/save the file but starts immediately playing in my Windows Media Play...
by FrankM
Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:17 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Anyone else.........
Replies: 9
Views: 5248

Re: Anyone else.........

Personally I don't have any tasks scheduled as the maintenance is completely done by the provider. It's quite possible that they do maintenance work during the middle european night. I could notice that over here at the moment the repsonse time isn't as good as well. Let's watch it for another few d...
by FrankM
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:15 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Anyone else.........
Replies: 9
Views: 5248

Re: Anyone else.........

This site is run on a virtual server, means there are several web sites together on one single physical machine. Depending on the overall traffic and load on all web sites together, the performance and response time can decrease. Accessing from OZ is certainly not an advantage there. However, this u...
by FrankM
Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:32 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Shadey's new ride
Replies: 12
Views: 6772

Re: Shadey's new ride

In Las Vegas fridges ceased to exist.
by FrankM
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:33 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Set me straight, please....
Replies: 16
Views: 7510

Re: Set me straight, please....

Anywhere in Europe it always has been like that: 1. Checkin: Present Passport if country of destination requires a prevoiusly issued visa --> Airline makes sure that immigration will be granted, otherwise they have to take you back at their own expense. 2. Passport Control: Authorities make sure tha...
by FrankM
Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:39 am
Forum: Flight Simulator Discussion
Topic: Cheapest Sim
Replies: 2
Views: 6955

Cheapest Sim

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by FrankM
Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:13 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: European beer; Brill-yunt
Replies: 9
Views: 4813

Re: European beer; Brill-yunt

What is the legal limit actually ? 0.02 ?
by FrankM
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:14 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Impressions from Sibiria
Replies: 12
Views: 8599

Re: Impressions from Sibiria

Some of the "nicer" sights ...
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by FrankM
Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Impressions from Sibiria
Replies: 12
Views: 8599

Re: Impressions from Sibiria

Novosibirsk was a good guess, I took those pics in Omsk, not far from there. (At least in Sibirian measures categories that is ...) Air condition is quite common as in summer temperatures can exceed 40C (110F). I'll post some of the nicer sights later. Oh, and very important: Moscow Domodedovo airpo...
by FrankM
Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Impressions from Sibiria
Replies: 12
Views: 8599

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by FrankM
Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Impressions from Sibiria
Replies: 12
Views: 8599

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by FrankM
Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Impressions from Sibiria
Replies: 12
Views: 8599

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