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Old 8th Mar 2013, 14:09
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Altlas A400M

Probably not new news ... but a good shot of the new front office in the sim ... not unsurprising that it appears to be bog standard Airbus config by the looks of it

Seems a bit of a steep approach ... either that or the Sim Boss seen is hastily trying to reset the scenery

Royal Air Force crews set to fly the new Atlas A400M airlifter are to be trained by a joint venture company set up by Airbus Military and Thales UK.


Pic from the RAF A$$book Timeline Page ...

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Looking at the guy in the right hand seet, it must have been taken on "Bring your Son to Work Day".
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Originally Posted by Courtney Mil
Looking at the guy in the right hand seet, it must have been taken on "Bring your Son to Work Day".
That's just you feeling your age m8. Happens to me too.
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Yep ... can't quite see if his wearing P/O "scrapers" though ...
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Having got away by the skin of our teeth from having the "Grisly"; we now have the "At las(t)"................
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Still nothing will replace the C130.
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Presume they are 200' auto TFR judging by the view. In that case I admire their relaxed look.

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That's just you feeling your age m8. Happens to me too.
Yeah. And the policemen are looking younger too!

Another thought, though. Isn't the instructor Michel Roux, Jr?
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Oh dear ... New glasses prescription for Mr Courtney please

He looks more like an East End "Fixer" to me ...
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And if I press this button on the screen the stick in front of the pilot pokes him in the eye.
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There is nothing like a terminal velocity dive to get the adrenaline pumping!
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"...the stick in front of the pilot..."
How very quaint and so last century. Maybe ancient devices such as C-130s use such an anachronism, but modern FBW aeroplanes most certainly do not.

Still nothing will replace the C-130.
Or, by that token, presumably the horse?

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The view out of the window looks like a scene out of Stingray, at a quick glance.
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And the "feel" feedback through the Side Stick/Controller is very realistic ... Or it was on the A320 Sim I was lucky enough to have an instruction ride in last year (LF seat).
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"...the stick in front of the pilot..."
How very quaint and so last century. Maybe ancient devices such as C-130s use such an anachronism, but modern FBW aeroplanes most certainly do not.
My dear chap, one is referring to the stick type object supporting ones HUD in the said image, not the item one waves about between ones legs.

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The position of the instructor's station seems to have been influenced by the 'Star Trek design school'.
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