[SOC] Fw: UK DC3s grounded for Health and Safety Rules

[Sandy]

A "Virtual Airline" is an imaginary organization, usually caterering to 
certain aircraft types.  In this instance only the Douglas DC-3 and DC-4. 
You are assigned a pilot number and "fly" charters and flights emulating 
actual scheduled and non-scheduled flights taken by passenger carryuing 
airlines schedules of yesteryear  such as Delta, Southern, Ozark, Eastern, 
etc.  Also cargo flights taken by outfits flying nothing but some sort of 
cargo.  You report your flight time for the legs flown and they are logged 
at the Organization's web site.

You are welocme to goto: www.dc3airways.com and peruse the webiste and you 
will get an idea of what is going on.

Flights can be flown on the Microsoft flight simulator (sim") program. 
FS-2004 and FSX are currently being used.  Some people fly with a minimum of 
controllers (joy stick only) but most are flying with a flight yoke, a set 
of rudder/brake pedals and some with a "throttle quadrant" giving individual 
controls for throttle, prop pitch and fuel mixture for each of the two 
engines of a twin engined aircraft.  (DC-3 in this case.)

The flights can be flown "solo" with only computer generated air "traffic", 
or they can be flown online with other players, who can communicate with 
each other a voice link as if they were using radio.  You can fly in 
formation if desired and see the other player's aircraft as well.

A lot of things are explained on the website noted above you may find 
interesting if you like airplanes.

73 to all,

Sandy Blaize W5TVW
Senior President's pilot, DCA-1037
99% of time flying the DC-3 only.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ring" <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Fw: UK DC3s grounded for Health and Safety Rules


> OK, Sandy, I give up - what is a *sim* pilot and what is a *virtual
> airline*, do you get a virtual ticket for them and wait in a virtual
> waiting room?  I hope they serve virtual meals and only have virtual
> crashes (if any).
>
> Where is a virtual aircraft kept?
>
> 73
>
> David N1EA
> *Turning wisdom into mush, and mush into oatmeal, the SOC way!*
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Sandy <ebjr37 at charter.net> wrote:
>> There are still a lot of DC-3's (mostly converted C-47's) in service.
>>  Especially in Alaska, where they are STILL earning their keep and making 
>> a
>>  buck for their owners!
>>
>>  I am a "sim" pilot for DC-3 Airline "virtual airline".  Lots of Goonie 
>> Bird
>>  stories there and enthusiasts, as well as actual old time DC-3 pilots. 
>> I
>>  did maintenance on our squadron C-47 for a number of years (avionics) 
>> and
>>  also rode many hours in the Radio Operator's seat.  A/C 43-16029.
>>
>>  We consider the Douglas DC-3 THE "classic" airliner and the world's MOST
>>  successful airline airplane.  It has NEVER been "replaced", only copied 
>> with
>>  newer equipment...none quite as good as it was in it's day!
>>
>>  73,
>>
>>  Sandy W5TVW
>>
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Bob Nielsen" <n7xy at clearwire.net>
>>  To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
>>  Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:01 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [SOC] Fw: UK DC3s grounded for Health and Safety Rules
>>
>>
>>  >
>>  > On Mar 24, 2008, at 5:14 AM, Bob Krueger wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>
>>  >> Probably way too long for a SOC entry but anyway........  de bob 
>> WB9UKQ
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  > We're SOC; that isn't a problem.
>>  >
>>  > I found that quite interesting.  I didn't realize that any were still 
>> in
>>  > service.  I rode in a DC-3 once, around 1952 or so.  I also worked  at 
>> the
>>  > Douglas plant in Santa Monica for a brief time in 1957 (they  had 
>> moved on
>>  > to DC-6s and DC-7s by then).
>>  >
>>  > Bob, N7XY
>>  >
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