The issue here is that the 787 is designed to rely a lot more on electrics compared to earlier generations. Of course this comes with added redundancy, but if the batteries that are being used are fundementally flawed it increases the risk of multiple failures at the same time.

I'd be happy to step onto both the DC-3 and the JU-52 :-). Amazing planes.

I also think that’s a typo and it should be 15.

I remember some fantastic planning and tactical games in Raven Shield (especially multiplayer) and it’s expansion as well. I would say it went downhill from there (with Lockdown) instead of after Rogue Spear.

How about trusting that children will not get all their knowledge about evolution/engineering from a single 80s movie? It's entertainment, not a deeply scientific

I drove an Escape for a week and about 1400 miles in 2013, driving from Buffalo to Washington D.C. and then West and North to Madison, Wisconsin. It was a rental and I don’t know exactly which engine or option package.

I had no idea this existed and it is epic, thanks! I'm sure those Mario Maker levels require time to create, but this is just insane and makes the Mario Maker stuff seem like child's play :).

Aww yeah, real life Crimson Skies :)

God, I love these things. I remember very vividly the one time I’ve seen one perform it’s tricks. Amongst all the different noises at an airshow with all kinds of jets, the Harrier is in a league of it’s own. It turns heads even with other fighters nearby making their own noise.

OK, I will bite.

I am quite aware of stabilized approach procedures as I regularly get to deal with 30+ knots crosswind landings myself. The small corrections in pitch and heading should be taken with the prevailing weather conditions in mind. What you see in the video are pretty small corrections which look extreme due to the huge…

If you are implying European pilot's are not as good as US counterparts, I'd say you put too much value on flying around in small aircraft for 1500 hours... It's the same all over the world, there are amazing professional guys with 150 hours around and there are completely useless guys with 10.000 hours as well.

Yes, let’s make that observation from this one video. There is a balance between being cautious and being overly cautious. These guys know what they are doing and will have weighed the pros and cons having a lot more info at hand than you do from this video.

Some of those DayD images really remind me of the atmosphere in Trespasser. Desipite all it's flaws, I did love the overall feel of the surroundings in that game. A modern version should be like this artwork!

You might be missing what the C in ICAO stands for. Besides that, listen to US ATC for a minute, then read up on ICAO RT phraseology and remember that the next time you want to blame another country for not following ICAO :).

Hehe, no worries. I sim as well, to check out planes that I will probably never fly in person. And that particular addon is one of the best around in my opinion, but the engines blowing up is a touch dramatic ;).

The closest I’ve been to flying something factory fresh was when one of the planes from 1987 got a major engine overhaul by a mechanic who’s considered to be a guru of the type... He managed to finetune everything and set it up perfectly, better than any mechanic since. Such a joy to fly that plane afterwards.

They are cool planes (and stab in the dark; not as fragile as certain simulator addons make them seem). They really don’t catch fire that easily and the geared turbine doesn’t really have any huge problems that sets it apart.

Well, hunk of junk because everything is old and worn, things rattle and such. If mechanics adjust one thing, another thing accidentally gets ruined again. And it’s not exactly a passenger friendly plane.

A hunk of junk called the Jetstream 31/32, by British Aerospace. Just a humble 19-seat turboprop. Built until 1993, but the ones in my company are from 1983-1987. Good fun to fly, but probably not long for this world anymore with modern regulations and requirements.