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      04-19-2012, 08:02 PM   #45
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Yep most people who get to jump in a full aircraft flight sim have a ball of a time. Im assuming you know someone in the game to get a go in it? Its really quite a pain in the arse these days to get people into them, all the security and red tape these days... The sims been quite busy lately so it wouldve nearly had to have been a back of the clock session.
Being a Platinum One frequent flyer has its priveldges... to counter the absolute dissadvantage of spending half my life on the plane being served bad food and crappy TV.

They let 3 of us a month have a go, which is only a small subset of the 2000 of us who want to get a ride.
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      04-19-2012, 09:27 PM   #46
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nothing automotive related worth bragging about but we share our office with a photographer and he was "test driving" a phase one medium format camera + digital back + lenses, so I had a play. One of the lens + camera + digital back combo was close of $50k
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The A380 is certainly the most expensive but the Boeing 767 was definitely a lot more fun and way prettier

The Sim though is never fun though, every time I fly that everything always turns to SHIT!
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I don't get flight simulators... everything feels like it's in slo-mo and just a tad boring. Maybe it's just me? I have more fun in a Daytona racing game at TimeZone :-p
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      04-20-2012, 03:00 AM   #49
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nothing automotive related worth bragging about but we share our office with a photographer and he was "test driving" a phase one medium format camera + digital back + lenses, so I had a play. One of the lens + camera + digital back combo was close of $50k
Love medium format! I've got a Hasselblad 308CW but can't be stuffed with the 120 film anymore. I'd love to put a digital back on it but the good ones are still $$$. You'd think they'd be more affordable by now. Having said that there's nothing quite like black & white film in medium format thru Zeiss glass!
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      04-20-2012, 05:24 AM   #51
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Just decided my life is pretty boring. My E90 M3 was the most exotic car I've lived with. Never really had a desire to drive anything like an Italian exotic - hence why I've decided my life is boring!
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Just decided my life is pretty boring. My E90 M3 was the most exotic car I've lived with. Never really had a desire to drive anything like an Italian exotic - hence why I've decided my life is boring!
It comes with the profession.
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I don't get flight simulators... everything feels like it's in slo-mo and just a tad boring. Maybe it's just me? I have more fun in a Daytona racing game at TimeZone :-p
Real flight sims are quite different so I was told. It is also quite costly to run because of the hydraulics. It could be boring if flying is not your thing in a routine flight, but things get interesting when we start putting in weather conditions, and various failures into the mix.

All second handed but from good and bias sources .
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After being an infantry grunt and before becoming an Airforce Comms Officer i was ridin dirty in this . Price tag - Around $6M



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Ever stationed in Adelaide?
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Yep most people who get to jump in a full aircraft flight sim have a ball of a time. Im assuming you know someone in the game to get a go in it? Its really quite a pain in the arse these days to get people into them, all the security and red tape these days... The sims been quite busy lately so it wouldve nearly had to have been a back of the clock session.
Being a Platinum One frequent flyer has its priveldges... to counter the absolute dissadvantage of spending half my life on the plane being served bad food and crappy TV.

They let 3 of us a month have a go, which is only a small subset of the 2000 of us who want to get a ride.
You on AFF?
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Love medium format! I've got a Hasselblad 308CW but can't be stuffed with the 120 film anymore. I'd love to put a digital back on it but the good ones are still $$$. You'd think they'd be more affordable by now. Having said that there's nothing quite like black & white film in medium format thru Zeiss glass!
he did test out the blad with a digital back too but the phase one is way ahead
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Some nice "rides" out there!

Mine would be an ANZAC class frigate
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I thought the mining equipment would take it, but that's going to be hard to beat...

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Mine would be an ANZAC class frigate
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Ever stationed in Adelaide?
Nope, but i could spend some time is southern Australia

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Yep most people who get to jump in a full aircraft flight sim have a ball of a time. Im assuming you know someone in the game to get a go in it? Its really quite a pain in the arse these days to get people into them, all the security and red tape these days... The sims been quite busy lately so it wouldve nearly had to have been a back of the clock session.
Being a Platinum One frequent flyer has its priveldges... to counter the absolute dissadvantage of spending half my life on the plane being served bad food and crappy TV.

They let 3 of us a month have a go, which is only a small subset of the 2000 of us who want to get a ride.
You on AFF?
No..

Never seen the need or benefit in the frequent flyer chat rooms.

I just do the time, and talk to qantas direct when i want some help with something.

What am i missing out on?
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[QUOTE=Tit]I thought the mining equipment would take it, but that's going to be hard to beat...

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Mine would be an ANZAC class frigate
Haha to be honest the handling is pretty poor. Top speed isn't that great.
And terrible turning circle.
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