SimAddicts Anonymous

[Jonay]

Hello NZFF, Im Jonay, short for Jonathan

Im 17 (18 on the 10 Sept though ) and i am from sunny Scotland!

What brought me here was a post from Hueyteam on Alphasim advertising the new NH90 due to come out, and ive been checking here eveyday to see if its been made avaliable yet!

Also im thinking of doing a FS "world tour" and i'd like to get your opinion on where to go in NZ!

In the real world, im a glider pilot, of the Grob 109B Vigilant motor glider, so basically a light A/C just with massive wings! Im unter training to become a instructor so i can teach 13-20 year olds how to fly too, im a member of the AirCadets so thats how i got round to doing that!

Also Im under going selection to get into the Royal Navy to be a Rotary pilot, i have my Admiralty Interview Board in Feburuary so im looking forward to that!

It looks like you guys are a friendly bunch so I think ill stick around to see what the craik is!

Thanks for reading and i hope you dont feel im intruding!

Jonay

[Ian Warren]

Hello Jonathan aka (Jonay) , .. from sunny Scotland! ... better than a very wet Canterbury Ive only a few hours sailplane .. 8 + hrs max lotta fun ,
All and all many people here to help with your NZ travels .. Intruding nah ......... Just enjoy .. come to think have a EA-6 over Tekapo

[Alex]

Good to have you onboard Jonay, always awesome to have new faces around.

Alex

[Naki]

BUMP - there are a lot of newbies around - more introductions needed?

[pilotgallagher01]

Hello NZFF,

My name is Chris and I am from Tauranga learning to fly with Bayflight nearly about to do my first Solo flight.
I have been flight Siming since I was 8 playing Flight Sim 95 doing my first circuit in Megis Field, Since then I have bought all the Versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Now I have the latest version of Flight Simulator, FSX which I think is the best so far.

I am looking forward to taking part of NZFF forums and I am pleased to be part of the NZFF Family.

Kind regards

Chris

[C152]

Welcome to NZFF Chris.

Are you training for CPL?

[pilotgallagher01]

Not yet, Just going for my first solo then heading for my PPl course while at School still, Then plan to complete the 3 year course at Massey and get my Degree in Aviation.

[Michael]

Hey I'm Michael,

I've been receiving the emails from here for ages. Probably gonna become a bit more active now.

Just reading Chris's story, mine's very much like his, started playing 95 when I got it for free with an old Need for Speed game. Also got my joy stick then too. Never played Need for Speed, just played flight sim the entire time.

And strangely enough I also spent most of my time at meigs field, I was always doing the 34 knot crosswind landing tutorial, which was my first ever landing, in a 34 knot cross wind.

Got FSX + Acceleration, tis great.

Anyway, Hello!

[creator2003]

Welcome to all above hope you guys enjoy the content here and share the likes ..
mike

[Charl]

Welcome to the NZFF, you guys will see that there's a lot of passion here about our hobby.
One of the things you may take on board concerns software piracy...
Many flightsim developers move into payware so they can spend more of their time producing great products for us (not because they are greedy).
They actually need your encouragement to improve our hobby.
If you steal their stuff, they will lose heart and stop doing it.

You won't find discussion here about stealing stuff, and for good reason: it'd be like strangling something you love!

[spongebob206]

QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 14 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Welcome to the NZFF, you guys will see that there's a lot of passion here about our hobby.
One of the things you may take on board concerns software piracy...
Many flightsim developers move into payware so they can spend more of their time producing great products for us (not because they are greedy).
They actually need your encouragement to improve our hobby.
If you steal their stuff, they will lose heart and stop doing it.

You won't find discussion here about stealing stuff, and for good reason: it'd be like strangling something you love!

Who's Stealing?
Totally Condoned!!!!!!!

As you know, they have way's of hunting you down
Ha Ha Ha

[Adamski]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Dec 14 2008, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Who's Stealing?
Totally Condoned!!!!!!!

As you know, they have way's of hunting you down
Ha Ha Ha

I *think* there's been a bit of mis-communication here <??> .. I think when creator said "share the likes" he meant share the fun!

[Charl]

QUOTE (Adamski @ Dec 14 2008, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I *think* there's been a bit of mis-communication here <??> .. I think when creator said "share the likes" he meant share the fun!

Yes he did, and my post had nothing to do with his welcome message at all.

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 14 2008, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes he did, and my post had nothing to do with his welcome message at all.

Aaah! It's *my brain* that's doing the miscommunication then ... point(s) taken, though!

[airnzrnzaf]

hey im airnzrnzaf from whangarei new zealand i currently operate microsoft flight simulator x soon to be flight simulator 11 (hope fully)



airnzrnzaf

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (airnzrnzaf @ Dec 28 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hey im airnzrnzaf from whangarei new zealand i currently operate microsoft flight simulator x soon to be flight simulator 11 (hope fully)



airnzrnzaf

Gidday airnzrnzaf , be a little whiles before FSE but i'm sure your going to enjoy the fun here .

[avenger2504]

Greetings fellow simmers and Happy New Year!!
. Baz here 46, born and bred here in (currently) sunny Christchurch. Been involved with real aircraft off and on since I was a teenager working at the RNZAF museum(18 and got to ground run the Avenger!) and got my PPL at the Canterybury Aero Club. I even owned my own plane for a while (1944 MK 5 Auster ex-RAF TW502 and ZK-AUH).Love warbirds especially WW2!
Currently haven't flown since 2005 but have done a bit on FS2004 and more recently FSX. Just upgraded my PC so pretty much have everything on ultrahigh and it looks great. Using an IFR guide off here I finally managed to land a 737 at Christchurch without either plowing into the ground, landing then wondering why I couldn't stop(the old left the autothrottles on trick)or sailing over the airport completely. Hooray!! Next step is to master a trip online without p*****g anyone off as I try to follow procedures correctly! So if you are online and you see a 737 doing things it shouldn't.....................it'll be me! Also there is a TBF Avenger for FS2004 which I want to try (MAAM) and which has two RNZAF colour schemes and apparently looks and sounds like the real thing. So maybe don't look out for a 737 on finals but an Avenger!!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (avenger2504 @ Jan 1 2009, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was a teenager working at the RNZAF museum(18 and got to ground run the Avenger!)
Also there is a TBF Avenger for FS2004 which I want to try (MAAM) and which has two RNZAF colour schemes and apparently looks and sounds like the real thing.

Gidday Baz , and Welcome , sunny CHCH yeah , i,m not sure my skin is some that of a roasted chicken or a leather couch , I recall around 1980 past Vickerys road the Avenger taix past wings folded , so
I have the FS9 model , it is impressive , tried it in FSX but the it 'plonks' out

[creator2003]

Welcome to the forums mate ,here you should find alot of guys well into ww2 aircraft and info or answers to your questions you need answered ,,make yourself at home here and enjoy being part of NZ No1 flightsim forums

[deeknow]

QUOTE (avenger2504 @ Jan 1 2009, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Greetings fellow simmers and Happy New Year!!

G'day Avenger, welcome to the community. Jeeze it seems like the virtual-only "pilots" like meself are in the majority, so many real-world folks like yourself