Board index FlightGear Multiplayer events

TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Virtual fly-ins, fun flies, competitions, and other group events. Find out details of upcoming events, register for competitions, or organize your own tour of a favorite location.

TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Postby MD-Terp » Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:40 pm

Code: Select all
TransGear Airways pilot assignments for Saturday, July 10th, 2010:

*** EVENT CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF PARTICIPANT RESPONSE ***

updated Thursday, July 8th, 2010 @ 0700 UTC

Hello, friends and fans...

It is with great regret that I must announce that I am cancelling TGA12 and future TransGear Airways events due to a lack of continued participant interest. I have had a fantastic time organizing these events for almost a year. Believe me, eleven great events is about ten more than I ever expected us to be able to hold, and I have nothing but fond memories of everything that has happened here. Thanks to all of the previous participants for making these events what they were -- exciting, fun, friendly, enjoyable learning experiences for all involved, myself included.

How long the website remains active will pretty much be up to Bob Faulkner ("yourgod") who has graciously provided hosting services free of charge for the ten months the website has existed. My special thanks go to him for that service.

I truly appreciate the friendships I have developed with those who have supported these events. While these gatherings may be no more, I hope that the bonds that have formed during this past year will endure. I invite any and all of you to keep in touch.

Sincerest thanks to all who read this,
-R. (MD-Terp)



Hello friends!

I am safely back from a fantastic trip to Orlando, Florida with the family, and although I still have a million and a half things to catch up on, it's already past due time to start figuring out pilot assignments for this month's TransGear Airways event! I've already been working with the controller staff to start getting set up, but now that I'm back in the Captain's Chair at TransGear Central Command (lol!) I'm ready to start taking pilot assignment requests.

If you've never flown with us before, the requirements are pretty basic -- if you can take off and land, and do a reasonably decent job at holding altitudes, headings, and airspeeds, you have all the skills needed for the event. A working installation of FGCom is the only other requirement, but even if you're completely new to aviation communication you are more than welcome to join us and learn. There are lots of resources available to help you get going (including a nearly word-for-word phrasebook you can read from if you need to), but it's perfectly acceptable to "learn on the fly" as they say.

Route assignments are first-come, first-served -- consult the list above to see what's available, and then post a response here on the forum or e-mail me to reserve your route. You are encouraged to reserve the entire three-leg trip if your time commitment permits, but are welcome to take individual legs if you desire to participate for a shorter duration.

Much information is available at the organization's website -- but feel free, If you have any questions, to post them here on the forum or e-mail me.

Happy flying!
Last edited by MD-Terp on Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:01 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby yourgod » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:14 am

tga1240, 777

welcome back!
Callsign: YOURGOD, (YOURGO if you only recognize 6 characters)
TransGear Airways site: http://transgear.treborlogic.com/
FG related projects:
Planes: Douglas DC-8-73
Code: Hurricane simulation weather enhancement
User avatar
yourgod
 
Posts: 1016
Joined: Wed May 13, 2009 8:09 pm
Callsign: YOURGOD

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby MD-Terp » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:01 am

Thanks! It was a great trip, but it's good to be back!

Who's next?
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby DistantRain » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:07 am

Hey MD-Terp.

I have a question. When you say a reasonably decent job at holding altitudes, headings, and airspeeds, do we manually fly without the autopilot? I think I have rest of the skills down. I've been practicing a lot on my landings, take off, and maintaining altitude manually as much as flying via Autopilot so I'd love to join. :D But that last question lingers for me. :)
I am a proud head CEO of Distantrain. Founder, and Co-producer of Distantrain.
Senior Commander in Chief
Please PM him with any questions regarding Distantrain.
DistantRain
 
Posts: 75
Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:53 am
Callsign: Distantrain
Version: GIT
OS: Gentoo

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby MD-Terp » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:19 am

Use the autopilot if you know how, by all means, please :)
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby nickyivyca » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:02 am

I'm kinda going to be at a summer camp-like thing, so I wont' be part of it this time. Next month I should be able to participate, though. I'll see you peoples then, though I may be in a plane that's not the 787 (because it might have a cockpit that isn't useable in flight).
Personal Fleet: 787-8, CRJ-200, 737-300, MD-81, DHC-3A, Beechcraft Starship
New hangar!
Curent projects: New 787, New CRJ-200, DC-9, New 777-200ER FDM
User avatar
nickyivyca
 
Posts: 1254
Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:42 am
Location: Near KSFO, closer to KPAO
Callsign: Nick, ---206
Version: 2
OS: Win 7 (64)

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby Wayward » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:27 pm

I will take TGA1250. on a 777-200ER
Wayward
 
Posts: 62
Joined: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:39 am
Location: Austin, TX
Callsign: WrWyCor
Version: 2
OS: Slackware 14.2

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby MD-Terp » Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:04 pm

Nice to meet you, Wayward -- welcome to TGA!
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby Lukosius » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:45 am

I'll take TGA1280, leg's #2 and #3.

I'll be in the IL-96-400.
Callsign: Lukosius (or Lukosiu if you only see 7 characters)
Preferred Aircraft: 777-200ER, 787, IL-96, MD-81, Citation X, B1900d, DHC6, Seneca II
Physical Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
User avatar
Lukosius
 
Posts: 358
Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:53 am
Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Callsign: Lukosiu, AVA0017
Version: 2_4

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby Armchair Ace » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:14 am

Sadly, I probably won't be able to make this one, but I'm almost certain that I'll be able to come along to TGA 13!
Member of the FlightGear Flying Club

Current Projects :
Miscellaneous texture and sound work
User avatar
Armchair Ace
 
Posts: 1373
Joined: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:48 pm
Location: EGP?
Callsign: G-ATPF
IRC name: ArmchairAce
OS: Mac OSX

Re: TransGear Airways #12, Sat Jul 10, ALL TIMES UTC...

Postby MD-Terp » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:30 pm

Nick and Armchair Ace, I'm sorry to hear you can't make it.

Lukosius, roger, and thanks for joining us again!

Who else is coming this Saturday?
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Postby MD-Terp » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:02 pm

Hello, friends and fans...

It is with great regret that I must announce that I am cancelling TGA12 and future TransGear Airways events due to a lack of continued participant interest. I have had a fantastic time organizing these events for almost a year. Believe me, eleven great events is about ten more than I ever expected us to be able to hold, and I have nothing but fond memories of everything that has happened here. Thanks to all of the previous participants for making these events what they were -- exciting, fun, friendly, enjoyable learning experiences for all involved, myself included.

How long the website remains active will pretty much be up to Bob Faulkner ("yourgod") who has graciously provided hosting services free of charge for the ten months the website has existed. My special thanks go to him for that service.

I truly appreciate the friendships I have developed with those who have supported these events. While these gatherings may be no more, I hope that the bonds that have formed during this past year will endure. I invite any and all of you to keep in touch.

Sincerest thanks to all who read this,
-R. (MD-Terp)
Cheers,
-Rob.

"Retired" from FlightGear involvement as of July 2010.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8809
User avatar
MD-Terp
 
Posts: 2410
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 am
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Callsign: N531MD, AVA0025

Re: TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Postby stuart » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:14 pm

Hi Rob,

I'm very sorry to hear you've not managed to find a sufficient number of participants for TGA #12, and feel you don't want to continue running them.

Can I ask that you reconsider, and instead postpone the event? Previous TGAs have been very well attended, and I suspect that the only reason this was hasn't had more people signing up is a combination of the time of year (many people are on vacation) and the relatively short notice.

-Stuart
G-MWLX
User avatar
stuart
Moderator
 
Posts: 1629
Joined: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:56 am
Location: Edinburgh
Callsign: G-MWLX

Re: TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Postby Jester » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:34 pm

What a shock :cry: Thanks for all the nice events, Rob.

Are any of our controllers gonna be active in the planned timeframe nevertheless?
Jester
 
Posts: 1191
Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:53 pm
Location: Hungary
Callsign: BA996,Rescue1
IRC name: Jester01
Version: GIT
OS: Debian Linux

Re: TransGear Airways #12 *** EVENT CANCELED ***

Postby Tuxklok » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:43 pm

That's really too bad. :(

TGA was/is a shining light in flightgear and really helped introduce many people to more realistic flying, planning, and atc interaction...and helped generate much interest in more realistic multiplayer scenarios. I do hope it will find a way to continue as it will be missed by many.

cheers
The Austria Scenery Project - more info
fg-scenery-tools - gitorious | videos
fgcomgui - Open source, cross platform, gui front end for fgcom. more info

More random musings and doings can be found on my personal site. (work in progress)
User avatar
Tuxklok
 
Posts: 1320
Joined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:04 pm
Location: Orlando, FL
Callsign: Tuxklok / N1292P
OS: GNU/Linux

Next

Return to Multiplayer events

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Lester-Boffo and 1 guest