Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Getting Passed on way to Sioux Falls

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | DVA2006 | Getting Passed on way to Sioux Falls

DVA7956
Captain, A320
OLP

Joined on November 05 2009
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"Swing on a star"
Manassas, VA USA

478 legs, 905.6 hours
259 legs, 494.7 hours online
473 legs, 893.0 hours ACARS
70 legs, 123.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 21 2010 22:42 ET by Scott Bradley

DAL 3050 passes me on the way to Siuox Falls.

Scott Bradley

Captain, A320

Posted onPost created on February 22 2010 19:12 ET by Scott Bradley

I remember being passed by a MD-80 (I have settings so simulator will show type as well as flight number and altitude) - which is what I thought DAL3050 was. I thought it was really strange that I would be passed by a MD-80. Center had asked me to slow to Mach .76, so I figured the MD-80 for Mach .82 or something. Anyway, when chatting to DAL3050, he mentioned he was a 757. I thought I had lost my mind . At the time I didn't know what to make of it. However this morning I thought that since I do not have that type in my simulator, I figure it must have been represented it as an MD-80. I have to confess (except for the 747) I have a hard time telling one Boeing from another when they are on the ground, but I knew enough to know that an MD-80 is not supposed to blow the doors off of a 737. But a 757 ---- that's another story.

Scott Bradley

Captain, A320

DVA3050
Captain, A330-300

Joined on April 13 2006
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"go fast or go home"
Boston, MA USA

306 legs, 893.4 hours
264 legs, 785.7 hours online
274 legs, 793.3 hours ACARS
28 legs, 70.7 hours event
842 legs, 2,782.9 hours total

Posted onPost created on February 23 2010 18:28 ET by Michael Schlabowske

Scott Bradley wrote:

I remember being passed by a MD-80 (I have settings so simulator will show type as well as flight number and altitude) - which is what I thought DAL3050 was. I thought it was really strange that I would be passed by a MD-80. Center had asked me to slow to Mach .76, so I figured the MD-80 for Mach .82 or something. Anyway, when chatting to DAL3050, he mentioned he was a 757. I thought I had lost my mind . At the time I didn't know what to make of it. However this morning I thought that since I do not have that type in my simulator, I figure it must have been represented it as an MD-80. I have to confess (except for the 747) I have a hard time telling one Boeing from another when they are on the ground, but I knew enough to know that an MD-80 is not supposed to blow the doors off of a 737. But a 757 ---- that's another story.

MUHAHAHAHAHAHA I passed a few of you guys out there that night, for some reason, I loaded myself up real light and was able to maintain .87 the whole way, without a hitch, granted I blew through some fuel but hey, I had a blast. Scott I remember telling you a few times I was an 757 and thats how I blew your doors off... that and well lets just say I was in a "rush" smile

It was a great night, up until my fps on vatsim got so bad close to Souix Falls, that I had to land offline frown

I have since fixed that with a new gfx card (XFX 5870XXX) and a new OS ( windows 7 gives me 3x the FPS that vista did). Look forward to the next flying. That was a blast smile

Michael Schlabowske

Captain, A330-300

DVA3794
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on December 03 2006
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"volando libero......."
Antarctica

3,459 legs, 8,141.9 hours
3,131 legs, 7,039.5 hours online
3,251 legs, 7,332.7 hours ACARS
478 legs, 964.8 hours event
65 legs dispatched, 72.4 hours

Posted onPost created on February 24 2010 18:13 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

no offense to anybody, an on line event is not a race but unfortunately I see this happening very often lately :evil grin:
and Michael I'm not a computer geek but never heard that an OS can improve three times your FPS wink

blue skies to all

Vincenzo Musumeci (DVA3794)

DVA7899
Captain, B737-800

Joined on October 29 2009
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"PMDG or go home :)"
Springfield, MO USA

304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs, 682.2 hours online
303 legs, 740.0 hours ACARS
30 legs, 47.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 24 2010 18:29 ET by Skylar Macminn

Vincenzo,

Windows 7 is half the footprint/resource usage of Windows XP but with the gloss of Vista. Vista is a resource hog, thus resulting in better performance on 7 over Vista smile

You knew that though, right?

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

Posted onPost created on February 24 2010 18:54 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

one thing is better performance another thing is three times the performances' but I don't want to start any isssue I just thought that what Michael stated was way too much wink

you need a little more than a good OS for that kind of result!

Vincenzo Musumeci (DVA3794)

Posted onPost created on February 24 2010 18:58 ET by Skylar Macminn

Well, he did state he got a new GPU as well

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

Posted onPost created on February 24 2010 19:15 ET by Michael Schlabowske

nah for some reason I guess I had better winds.... I wasnt racing just testing my bird:) I hadnt read much about vista vs 7 in Flight Sim, but was rather excited when I made the switch and finally didnt see things studdering..... The true test is going to be when I put the new gfx card in possibly over the weekend. Im hoping that will help as well.

Michael Schlabowske

Captain, A330-300

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