Title: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: nopanic - neil on January 30, 2008, 08:55:56 pm
For all you you want to be a pilot, me I struggle with the video contols!
http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: DelBoy on January 30, 2008, 09:30:23 pm
For all you you want to be a pilot, me I struggle with the video contols!
http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
Bloody Pikeys get everywhere - they've nicked the steering wheel.
And I notice the co-pilot is watching a different program on his TV.
Del
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: nickliv on January 30, 2008, 09:35:54 pm
If you think that's bad, you should have a look at a 'classic' 747's cockpit.
(http://static.flickr.com/93/269865802_1b9d12a97b.jpg)
I drove one in BA's sim for a couple of hours. Gave me a LOT to think about. Big buzz though, you really had to wrestle with the thing.
(http://static.flickr.com/93/269865802_1b9d12a97b.jpg)
I drove one in BA's sim for a couple of hours. Gave me a LOT to think about. Big buzz though, you really had to wrestle with the thing.
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: Petra on January 30, 2008, 10:20:51 pm
Seems to be a lot of leg space in the new airbus, you think it's the same in economy? ;D
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: Leftie on January 30, 2008, 11:21:45 pm
If you think that's bad, you should have a look at a 'classic' 747's cockpit.
I drove one in BA's sim for a couple of hours. Gave me a LOT to think about. Big buzz though, you really had to wrestle with the thing.
I drove one in BA's sim for a couple of hours. Gave me a LOT to think about. Big buzz though, you really had to wrestle with the thing.
Yeh, know what you mean. When BOAC/BA installed their sim' in the early '70's, my pal was the commissioning engineer and he invited me to 'fly' it.
After an hour and demolishing Dallas and Dules highlign a few time I did make a good landing. Apparently scoring higher than most of the trainee piloits!!!
But basical its driving a very large bus in 3D.
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: smokie on January 31, 2008, 12:11:36 pm
Kinda relevant http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7217977.stm
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: nopanic - neil on January 31, 2008, 12:31:14 pm
Kinda relevant http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7217977.stm
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44392000/jpg/_44392184_1aircan203c.jpg)
Canadian - Eh!
Title: Re: Potential Airline Pilot - A380
Post by: Petra on January 31, 2008, 12:34:53 pm
But basical its driving a very large bus in 3D.
Airbus! ;D
