What Cockpit ?
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Heads up people!
This is a most popular thread and long may it continue - quite how I am not sure! We must be getting near to negative equity in terms of 'unused' cockpits. And it is quite a trial to go back to so many posts to see what's what.
I will soon close this thread - so I would suggest that the collating done by somebody previously is updated in the next week or so. Then last one to ID a cockpit will be the new thread starter. When I give the go.
As for this thread you can always read it or check it as you wish after it slips away.
This is a most popular thread and long may it continue - quite how I am not sure! We must be getting near to negative equity in terms of 'unused' cockpits. And it is quite a trial to go back to so many posts to see what's what.
I will soon close this thread - so I would suggest that the collating done by somebody previously is updated in the next week or so. Then last one to ID a cockpit will be the new thread starter. When I give the go.
As for this thread you can always read it or check it as you wish after it slips away.
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Shame about the thread closing. I haven't posted much, bit I'm amazed at the skill of you guys, the ability to identify some obsure aircraft from not a lot of evidence, I'm impressed.
As for the photo, how about a Buccaneer?
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As for the photo, how about a Buccaneer?
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Originally Posted by PPRuNe Pop
Heads up people!
This is a most popular thread and long may it continue - quite how I am not sure! We must be getting near to negative equity in terms of 'unused' cockpits. And it is quite a trial to go back to so many posts to see what's what.
I will soon close this thread - so I would suggest that the collating done by somebody previously is updated in the next week or so. Then last one to ID a cockpit will be the new thread starter. When I give the go.
As for this thread you can always read it or check it as you wish after it slips away.
This is a most popular thread and long may it continue - quite how I am not sure! We must be getting near to negative equity in terms of 'unused' cockpits. And it is quite a trial to go back to so many posts to see what's what.
I will soon close this thread - so I would suggest that the collating done by somebody previously is updated in the next week or so. Then last one to ID a cockpit will be the new thread starter. When I give the go.
As for this thread you can always read it or check it as you wish after it slips away.
I do not understand why you intend to close this thread. I have an up to date list in Excel of cockpits published to date and if you allow this can be made available in the public domain it can be updated by myself daily.
My question is how often will you be available to to give the go ahead to publish the next challenge? To date this thread has some 94,640+ viewers I think that speaks for itself.
To date there have been 376 challenges of which there has only been 11 duplicates.
Mel
Last edited by MReyn24050; 12th May 2006 at 21:55.
Can't quite make out the number of throttles, but on the basis it has 2, how about a Sea Vixen?
Not sure I understand the moderators desire to close down this thread either. It is probably the most enjoyable part of PPRUNE!
Oh, and by the way, as I'm unable to post, in the unlikely event I've got it, have another post on me!
Not sure I understand the moderators desire to close down this thread either. It is probably the most enjoyable part of PPRUNE!
Oh, and by the way, as I'm unable to post, in the unlikely event I've got it, have another post on me!
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Sorry, not the DH Sea Vixen. I too cannot understand the moderator's point 94,685 viewers and 2,954 replies must make it the most popular thread in the section.
Sorry, not the DH Sea Vixen. I too cannot understand the moderator's point 94,685 viewers and 2,954 replies must make it the most popular thread in the section.
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Thread Housekeeping
MReyn24050, BSD, All,
What we are doing is merely housekeeping. Yes, this thread will be "closed" which is not to say the topic will be discontinued. It will be restarted as "cockpits 2" or some such.
The issue is that when these threads get too large they drag the performance of the site down and waste bandwidth and so are going to be, to coin a phrase, ppruned. The old thread is mothballed and a new vibrant one opened.
To reiterate, what will change is the length or size of the thread and it's name, that's all. The original thread will be available to view in the archives via the "search" function.
Cheers,
Evileyes
What we are doing is merely housekeeping. Yes, this thread will be "closed" which is not to say the topic will be discontinued. It will be restarted as "cockpits 2" or some such.
The issue is that when these threads get too large they drag the performance of the site down and waste bandwidth and so are going to be, to coin a phrase, ppruned. The old thread is mothballed and a new vibrant one opened.
To reiterate, what will change is the length or size of the thread and it's name, that's all. The original thread will be available to view in the archives via the "search" function.
Cheers,
Evileyes
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Originally Posted by Evileyes
MReyn24050, BSD, All,
What we are doing is merely housekeeping. Yes, this thread will be "closed" which is not to say the topic will be discontinued. It will be restarted as "cockpits 2" or some such.
The issue is that when these threads get too large they drag the performance of the site down and waste bandwidth and so are, to coin a phrase, ppruned. The old thread is mothballed and a new vibrant one opened.
To reiterate, what will change is the length or size of the thread and it's name, that's all. The original thread will be available to view in the archives via the "search" fu nction.
Cheers,
Evileyes
What we are doing is merely housekeeping. Yes, this thread will be "closed" which is not to say the topic will be discontinued. It will be restarted as "cockpits 2" or some such.
The issue is that when these threads get too large they drag the performance of the site down and waste bandwidth and so are, to coin a phrase, ppruned. The old thread is mothballed and a new vibrant one opened.
To reiterate, what will change is the length or size of the thread and it's name, that's all. The original thread will be available to view in the archives via the "search" fu nction.
Cheers,
Evileyes
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Absolutely MReyn24050. Whoever has the up to date list can simply post it when we open the new thread. We will probably grab the last page or 2 of the original thread to start the new one which should help preserve continuity as well. We can then continue as before.
Again, the original thread isn't going into a black hole. It will still be searchable for reference but will not be active, taking up bandwidth every time someone wants to view the last page of an extremely long thread. The software opens the whole thing even if you only care about that last page. Ppruning it prevents that and keeps things moving.
All is well
Again, the original thread isn't going into a black hole. It will still be searchable for reference but will not be active, taking up bandwidth every time someone wants to view the last page of an extremely long thread. The software opens the whole thing even if you only care about that last page. Ppruning it prevents that and keeps things moving.
All is well
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Many thanks for your response . I am sure followers of this thread will understand the reasoning behind the requirement to restart the thread. I am also sure you and your fellow moderators are aware this is a very popular thread and long may it continue to be so.
Mel
Many thanks for your response . I am sure followers of this thread will understand the reasoning behind the requirement to restart the thread. I am also sure you and your fellow moderators are aware this is a very popular thread and long may it continue to be so.
Mel
