Cross the Pond 2011 (Part 1)

[Fsimfreak]

love the sim!

which a330 are you using? Wilco?

[nigelmtb]

@Fsimfreak Yes indeedy...

[MrMav2k]

As a Airbus fan, I will say the set up is awesome. And I believe it is the only Airbus setup (like this) I have seen. Do you plan on doing the Cross the Pond event this year? If so, I will hopefully run into you.

[nigelmtb]

@MrMav2k Thanks for your kind comments... Sadly I doubt I will fly CTP. I've been having some difficult problems with the sim and am considering winding the project down unless a solution presents itself very soon.

[kristianfogdal]

@nigelmtb Nigel? that means u are going to shut down the project :'(?

[nigelmtb]

@kristianfogdal Possibly...probably. I am considering a more generic single seater in a different part of the house. Stay tuned to the blog on my site for more info...

[ZBaiocchi]

2 things....1st if u dont mind sending me the Home cockpit over to me in Chicago, Illinois, USA that would be greatly appreciated, HAHAHHA LOL, 2nd if you could send me a link to where you found the Vatsim Oceanic sheets for Positions reports that would be great!!! Very nice Video, and maybe we will meet in the Vatsim world sometime. Have a good one

[nigelmtb]

@ZBaiocchi PM me your email address, I'll send it to you. I'm getting deja vu......

[natofsx8]

hi,please what is that paper at 12:42?

[nigelmtb]

@natofsx8 It's the VATSIM published aide memoire for crossing the pond. I can email you a copy or you can get it on the CTP website before each event. PM me if you want it.

[HKS134]

U should get better pc which doesnt lag but great vid! 5/5

[nigelmtb]

@HKS134 I hope to upgrade a bit next year to maybe run the system on more than one PC...

[HKS134]

@nigelmtb Why you dont upload videos any more ???

[nigelmtb]

@HKS134 My build is at a standstill, and I had a computer virus in April that destroyed several hundred GB of stuff..... Still rebuilding.

[WackyBroProductions]

do you think i can get a 737-800 across.

[nigelmtb]

@WackyBroProductions The max range is stated as 2940nm, but if you are not flying with FSPassengers, there is no reason you cannot do some "inflight refuelling" and top up the tanks mid-Atlantic. There are no rules about this within the event and while it's not authentic, I don't see any reason why not! Those aircraft get delivered from the US to Europe, after all!

[WackyBroProductions]

@nigelmtb Ill fill the cabin with extra Tanks: )

[737BoeingFan]

@WackyBroProductions  I did a PMDG 737NGX flight over the atlantic whithout refuling. But my route was Shannon (EINN) - Gander (CYQX)..

[WackyBroProductions]

@737BoeingFan Im going to use Nat tracks ill have to refuel in mid flight anyway because the default 737 uses fuel way too fast i want to upgrade to a ifly or ngx soon.

[wisnu1231]

what airlines?

[AWESOMEXPLANE]

Did you guys see the AXX pilots in the A380s and the B788. I remember seeing you guys we were before the concorde

[Kizingtonzz]

I love Greg, he's so cool :)

[fsx767]

330 or a 340?

[nigelmtb]

@fsx767 A330... I've got the Wilco A430 loaded, but it's not configured for the cockpit. The overhead panel in particular is a bit different.

[fsx767]

@nigelmtb Cool! I've been trying to learn the position reports, because I've been wanting to do JFK-EIDW on the QWSim752 with a friend.

Do you know a good way to go about learning them? Or, a good place to learn them?

[nigelmtb]

No, It's saying Traffic. We did not land in this video. It's a TCAS warning, definitely. What time are you haering that at in the video?

[djmads08]

I was just asking because it kept saying on your video landing landing when you were airborne and I get the same problem every time

[djmads08]

how did you get the Wilco to shut up with the LANDING! LANDING! ?

[nigelmtb]

@djmads08 Hmm... not sure mine has ever done that! It sometimes yells TRAFFIC TRAFFIC as part of TCAS, but it's spoken very unclearly - took me ages to understand what it meant.

[kristianfogdal]

and can´t wait to you next video to October ;-D

[kristianfogdal]

can´t wait to "Cross the pond eastbound 2011"!!!

[fighting17chicago]

Great video and simulator! Hope to join you in the near future with a fully functioning 737-800NG!

[nigelmtb]

@fighting17chicago Please show me a video or email me some pics when you've built that! And good luck with it...

[tj19962]

im building my home cockpit but how did you get the overhead panel

[nigelmtb]

@tj19962 Recommend you visit my website for more information on this. I made the panel, I did not get it anywhere. I make all my own panels that you see in these videos. If you read the comment below this one, you'll notice I said the same thing.

[Flight322]

Hello, great video, really can't wait to try this for myself. I have just two questions.

1. How did you get hold of the Home Cockpit System, I really want one if im to do this event next time with my friend.

2. What system are you running it on? (PC)

[nigelmtb]

@Flight322 Hello. 1. I got hold of the system by building it myself from scratch. It runs on FS2004 with Windows XP on a single PC with 4 graphics card outputs.

[mranderson1304]

Hi there, just wondering where you got your checklists from or are they Greg's own?

Also, where abouts are you both from, did you make it down to the Flight Sim Convention in Weston-Super-Mare this year?

[nigelmtb]

@mranderson1304 I've devised the checklist we use in this flight from a combination of other lists, both real world and Sim lists. I'm Irish and I live in Aylesbury - did not make it to the show in Weston.

[mranderson1304]

@nigelmtb Ah that's a real shame, you'd have probably enjoyed it. I should have known you were from Ireland re the accent. :P I do enjoy watching your vids, great to watch. =]

[mranderson1304]

Hi there, just wondering where you got your checklists from or are they Nick's own?

Also, where abouts are you both from, did you make it down to the Flight Sim Convention in Weston-Super-Mare this year?

[Concorde847]

12:01 ITS ME ON THE RADIO!!!!! (listen Carefully: Alliance 2-8-0....), we were travelling within 20 mins of each other,

4 Company Aircraft (AXX280, 585, 133 and 698) were all travelling LPPT to CYYZ

[nigelmtb]

@Concorde847 Thumbs up for Alliance 280! Well spotted, and congratulations for the dubious fame of being on this video! The haters are coming out of the woodwork now, had to delete some nasty comments in the last few days... :(

[squiduk]

Awesome guys, amazing pit and nicely done. The comedy ending excellent.

But please for the love of God, get some better displays =) .

Would love to see more from you both, and Kudos to Greg for the shades.

[DeltaEagle7700]

Amazing! I wish I had a first officer when I fly. The only first I have duplicates of myself! lol! Very professional!

[TheAvigdor]

excelent is perfetc!

[media567]

I was flying as DAL43 this year and our track (NAT E) was quite calm. Very nice video Nigel I like your cockpit and I hope you upgrade to Wilco Evolution soon! WX radar and other stuffs, corrected fmc.. Great Video!

[nigelmtb]

@media567 Hi - are you USING the Evolution pack? I've read nothing but anger and disappointment about it, and I was really hoping it would deliver what it promises! Let me know!

[kristianfogdal]

@nigelmtb hi nigel

i have the Evolution it good. the weather radar, AIRAC cycle 1104, you can better see online traffic on your TCAS/ND, better descent points, and if you set FL250 and you are on FL330 it will show you where you will be on FL250 on the ND Display. the door pags on the SD display will show the correct doors there are open. and HUD, and Push-back steering .

[media567]

I was flying as DAL43 this year and our track (NAT E) was quite calm. Very nice video Nigel I like your cockpit and I hope you upgrade to Wilco Evolution soon! WX radar and other stuffs, corrected fmc.. Great Video!

[killmuster]

AMAAAAAAAAZING

[gryffindorhouse122]

Love your cross the pond videos! Im a fan of the cross the pond events having taken place in the last few years of it. Keep making these vatsim flights, i like them!

[abob52]

Nigel, What are the two guarded switches for on your fspax panel?

[nigelmtb]

@abob52 One is Mayday and the other is to cancel destination - only now I realise there is no such key command in FSPax. I think I wil leave it there though - looks good?

[SeuFilms]

You guys should do more flight videos other than the Cross the pond. These are really entertaining.

[nigelmtb]

@SeuFilms Thanks very much - maybe we will! Innsbruck approach, maybe? PM suggestions for what you want to see!

[dannye369]

@nigelmtb Kai Tak! ;)

[eclipse245]

common guys, you can't invest in like 30 inch monitors? :P

[nigelmtb]

@eclipse245 YOU pay for them then - I paid for everything else! Seriously, do you think I'm happy with the current setup? It all takes time and money. Time, I have lots of......

[CathAir2906]

i have to say, i have a delay about 29 mins, i t/o at 1417z

[CathAir2906]

when did your flight dep.?

i flown from LPPT to KCLT 13:45 dep.

[gc206654]

@CathAir2906 Our departure slot was 14:35 hours from LPPT so not that far behind you.

[harvey2407]

superb



[SavaMarkovicPilot]

Flew from EHAM to KEWR and had a FS crash at 1000ft above gnd ...

[dannye369]

nice 1 :)

[braneden]

sweet!!

[GraemeDavis1994]

again Nigel i kept on checking tonight for the video loving the cockpit fantastic and both nigel and greg very professional flying.

[FlightEnthusiast2010]

Hi Nigel

Very Impressed, as I was from last year. Nice one guys!!!!

Well done!

[nigelmtb]

@FlightEnthusiast2010 Thanks to you, and top marks to the first comment!