vagabond

In my effort to save bandwidth, this thread will be about several different things.

First, I am once again offering a home cooked Thanksgiving meal to anyone who has to layover in Seattle on November 27. If you have no family or friends here (or no family and friends anywhere), you are welcome to join me and my family.

Second, some months ago (more like a year ago I think) I posted a question about getting my brother-in-law a Cole Haan messenger bag. The consensus of the group was that it made him look, well, less than masculine. So, how about suggestions for a watch? I was at Costco today and it has a large selection of what appeared to be reasonably priced ones. The brand names were Tag Heuer, Invicta, Casio, Timex, Movado. Which one will enhance his masculinity?

Third, I would like to know if there is interest in visiting the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field? I think I can get groupie tickets.

Fourth, I've been practicing on Flight Simulator and find it unrealistic. Or maybe I'm doing it wrong, which is quite possible with me. Is there a place where I can use a simulator? A real simulator? I promise not to crash it thereby killing myself and everyone else.

FlyBoyd

Vag-

How about a price range? Your definition of "reasonably priced" may not be ours

Check this one out. http://technabob.com/blog/2006/11/23...om-tokyoflash/

Real men read binary!

hotshot

In response to the second question:
Tag Heuer: Expensive
Invicta: Cheap
Everything else: I'm not sure

My grandparents bought me a Tag Heuer Carrera watch for Christmas 2 years ago, and I really like it. I've seen it for sale between 2 and 3 thousand dollars, about the same as a Cole Haan bag, not quite as gay .

Planespotta

2) Breitling makes you look the most manly. End of story.



4) Flight Sim is completely unrealistic because it generates its physics engine from precalculated numbers. This means that the plane stalls at a certain airspeed, and not at a certain CAOA; that it doesn't accurately reproduce altitudes; and, most importantly of all, that aircraft handling and flight dynamics are terrible. That being said, Flight Sim is very good for developing bad flying habits and should only be used for procedural, IFR-type maneuvers (i.e., VOR tracking, NBD Homing, etc. Things that aren't solely stick-and-rudder procedures).

Have a happy thanksgiving!

AZFlyer

Breitling Navitimer with blue crocodile leather bracelet.

jungle

1. Thanks again to our most talented and generous den mother.

2. None of the above. Seiko or Citizen. The others are too cheap or too much like jewelry.

3. Unknown.

4. Maybe we have a few members who have access to a real sim in your area.

Cubdriver

Great idea! We should all make our threads this multipurpose kind. One forum does it all. Sort of a Regionals Upstarts Hangar Talk Hobbies Aviation Law Leaving the Career thing, and just one thread in there serves all topics. Of course it will be tough knowing what anybody is talking about but think of the bandwidth savings.

Google up this watch: Seiko SNJ017. Great watch for about $300.

As for MS Flightsim, PlaneSpotta is correct. Try X-Plane instead. We have some threads on this here somewhere. It is far better desktop sim.

I'd love to go the tour but can't afford the airline ticket part of it. Maybe next year!

Ferd149

I'm sure Travolta is a good guy...........but that add has alway bothered me. I had to go spend a year at a difficult pilot training course to earn those wings. He did not. Also, he did not spend the years and flight time required for the star and wreath.

JMHO,
Ferd

PS. Real men wear the "Citizen Skyhawk". Gotta love the time zone setting function

TonyC

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SkyHigh

You could go to Aviation Training Center on Boeing field to rent a realistic MD80-ish simulator for $155 an hour.

SkyHigh