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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 17:51 ET by Tim Fox
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One of my passengers took this on the approach to Rwy 28 @ ATL.
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DVA5656
Captain, B757-200
Joined on February 08 2008
Everett 500 Club
Online Six Century Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
"||||"
Atlanta, GA USA
1,428 legs, 4,795.2 hours
629 legs,
2,134.7 hours online
1,316 legs,
4,471.3 hours ACARS
13 legs,
27.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 18:15 ET by Alex Dean
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Why did you zoom out so far? What's with that flaps 40 also
Nice shot
Alex DeanCaptain, B757-200
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DVA8452
Captain, A320
OLP
Joined on March 28 2010
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
B757 100 Club
Three Million Mile Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff."
Novi, MI
2,970 legs, 9,136.9 hours
1,629 legs,
4,166.2 hours online
2,893 legs,
8,878.5 hours ACARS
65 legs,
189.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 18:39 ET by Justin Lawrence
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I like how you zoomed out. You get a better field of view  Awesome shot!
Justin LawrenceCaptain, A320
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 18:45 ET by Tim Fox
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Alex; was not flaps 40....that is how 30 looks with the PMDG NGX, and I zoomed out to make the view look more like it was coming from inside the aircraft instead of someone sitting on the wing.
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DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century
"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA
846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs,
1,429.8 hours online
818 legs,
1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs,
322.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 19:02 ET by Ryan Morse
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Is that REX or default weather?
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DVA5656
Captain, B757-200
Joined on February 08 2008
Everett 500 Club
Online Six Century Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
"||||"
Atlanta, GA USA
1,428 legs, 4,795.2 hours
629 legs,
2,134.7 hours online
1,316 legs,
4,471.3 hours ACARS
13 legs,
27.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 20:00 ET by Alex Dean
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If someone was inside the A/C taking a picture of the wing it would NOT be that zoomed out...
Alex DeanCaptain, B757-200
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AFV447
Senior Captain, B777-300
Joined on June 05 2007
International Tourist
Diplomatic Mission
Quinticentenary Club
Online Quadricentenary Club
GVA 10 Year Anniversary
Puddle Jumper Century Club
"Ahh folks, from the flight deck..."
Winter Park, FL
595 legs, 1,190.4 hours
478 legs,
918.1 hours online
590 legs,
1,176.9 hours ACARS
14 legs,
41.1 hours event
713 legs, 1,390.5 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 20:17 ET by James Lightbody
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I always zoom out on my wing shots, it helps to get the feel of the true wingspan 
Cool picture!
James LightbodySenior Captain, B777-300
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 20:38 ET by Tim Fox
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Ryan; REX with GEX on the ground.
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DVA8452
Captain, A320
OLP
Joined on March 28 2010
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
B757 100 Club
Three Million Mile Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff."
Novi, MI
2,970 legs, 9,136.9 hours
1,629 legs,
4,166.2 hours online
2,893 legs,
8,878.5 hours ACARS
65 legs,
189.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2011 22:57 ET by Justin Lawrence
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Alex Vanover wrote:
If someone was inside the A/C taking a picture of the wing it would NOT be that zoomed out...
If they had the right camera, they could 
EDIT: I don't know why we're all freaking out about the zoom on the picture. lol.
Justin LawrenceCaptain, A320
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber"
Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online
1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs,
114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 08:49 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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Wow Alex - why so negative? Nice shot. If I were a passenger - I zoom out all the time to try and get as much panorama as possible.
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 09:39 ET by Tim Fox
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Thanks, guys!
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DVA4670
Captain, B737-800
Joined on July 04 2007
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Midwestern United States
807 legs, 1,786.7 hours
806 legs,
1,785.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 11:09 ET by Paul Gravdal
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 Yes, everyone calm down Good shot!
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DVA5656
Captain, B757-200
Joined on February 08 2008
Everett 500 Club
Online Six Century Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
"||||"
Atlanta, GA USA
1,428 legs, 4,795.2 hours
629 legs,
2,134.7 hours online
1,316 legs,
4,471.3 hours ACARS
13 legs,
27.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 17:29 ET by Alex Dean
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Andrew Kaufmann wrote:
Wow Alex - why so negative?
Why does everyone on here think asking a question is negative? Was the "Nice shot" not good enough for you guys?
Alex DeanCaptain, B757-200
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DVA6776
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on December 22 2008
Century Club
Online Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Atlanta, here I come"
Indianapolis, IN USA
169 legs, 338.2 hours
159 legs,
322.5 hours online
161 legs,
323.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
65.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 17:35 ET by Ruben Schuckit
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Great shots. Nice scenery too.
Ruben SchuckitCaptain, B757-200
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 17:50 ET by Tim Fox
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Alex; I suppose it is in the way you asked the question that may have led folks to become "negative" with you. For example, asking me "What's with that flaps 40 also" can (and did) come accross as accusatory. A much nicer way of asking that question would have been something like a simple "Is that flaps 40?". As for your initial question; "Why did you zoom out so far?", I answered it for you, and your response was again a bit harsh:
Alex Vanover wrote:
If someone was inside the A/C taking a picture of the wing it would NOT be that zoomed out...
Your response made it sound as if I have no creative license whatsoever in my screenies, and that I was making some sort of a "mistake" by saying that I wanted the shot the way it was taken. It's kind of like asking Picasso why he made a human face so "blocky" when everyone knows that a real human face is not. In addition, the use of capital letters in the word "not" in your post can be construed as "yelling" in the cyber-word; either that or a strong emphasis on said word, which again can lead to people thinking that your emphasis was to point out that no one in their right mind (meaning me), would take a zoomed-out picture of an aircraft wing.
Anyhow, I think that what was happening above was that some folks were coming to my defense based on how you presented your questions and your response to my answer.
I do, however, very much appreciate the "nice shot" that you gave me, to which my response was, and still is, a hearty and sincere
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DVA2214
Captain, A330-300
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on March 25 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
White Knuckles Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
US Capital Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"One takeoff and landing at a time"
Tampa, FL
1,124 legs, 2,777.2 hours
35 legs,
61.3 hours online
1,005 legs,
2,492.2 hours ACARS
1,153 legs, 2,869.7 hours total
111 legs dispatched, 90.7
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 20:49 ET by Anthony Katosh
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Nice shots, i like wing views alot, but never zoomed out that far, nice to get different look
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DVA9638
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on March 31 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
"Now... Where did I leave my keys?"
Roy, UT USA
163 legs, 449.4 hours
11 legs,
14.6 hours online
163 legs,
449.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 21:17 ET by Chris Wetzel
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Does GEX do anything for the airports or is it mostly the surrounding areas?
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 21:35 ET by Tim Fox
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Chris; pretty sure that it doesn't do much with the airports themselves, but not positive. I use the REX textures for that, such as runway lighting and textures, as well as ramp textures and lighting.
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DVA9638
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on March 31 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
"Now... Where did I leave my keys?"
Roy, UT USA
163 legs, 449.4 hours
11 legs,
14.6 hours online
163 legs,
449.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 21:38 ET by Chris Wetzel
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IS it worth 35 bucks or should I continue buliding up FS9 and go with ultimate terrain?
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DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century
"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA
846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs,
1,429.8 hours online
818 legs,
1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs,
322.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 17 2011 21:57 ET by Ryan Morse
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Envious of you Tim, tried to buy REX today, but my credit card has something against buying in AUD. Ended up buying Ultimate Terrain USA X. Not an instant download so I have some waiting to do. 
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DVA5225
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on November 20 2007
"Nothing said I had to crash"
Florence, CO USA
99 legs, 199.9 hours
16 legs,
43.6 hours online
7 legs,
12.1 hours ACARS
3 legs,
7.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 21 2011 23:04 ET by Danny Wood
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Nice shot. Love that Alanta skyline.
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DVA9868
First Officer, A320
OLP
Joined on June 17 2011
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
San Tan Valley, AZ
66 legs, 220.2 hours
62 legs,
210.2 hours online
64 legs,
211.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 28 2011 00:43 ET by Joshua Walden
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Heres my .02 on the flaps...wouldnt you want flaps 40? I remember a pilot telling me that the best approach is to have as much parasite drag as possible (caused by the flaps), as it reduces the airspeed necessary on approach (less braking time, and in essence, longer brakes, better engine life, and greatly reduces the possibility of overrun). Maybe Im wrong, but can a real world fixed wing pilot enlighten me on this one? I use flaps full on every approach. Sure its a slower approach (I try and have the bird dirtied up right at about 5 miles out), but it also means IM stopping right where I want to, still have enough airspeed and a perfect window above the stall speed no matter what the weight.
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