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Forum: Tech Log
26th Nov 2010, 11:27
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,680,531
Posted By CBLong

Orbital effect?

Hi M2dude, or anyone,

This very interesting thread reminded me of something I pondered many years ago... it occurred to me that Concorde, or any fast aircraft for that matter, must experience an...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2007, 16:22
Replies: 3
Views: 805
Posted By CBLong

You're probably not, don't worry! It's extremely...

You're probably not, don't worry! It's extremely easy to spoof the "sender" address on an email (ie to set the sender address to be different than the actual sender) so spammers routinely fill the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2007, 10:12
Replies: 17
Views: 1,421
Posted By CBLong

Ok, so... I bought a TS-109 from QNAP...

Ok, so... I bought a TS-109 from QNAP (http://www.qnap.co.uk) with a pre-installed 500Gb Seagate disk. It's lovely and shiny and all works well.

Unfortunately the backup software supplied with...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Sep 2007, 09:42
Replies: 17
Views: 1,421
Posted By CBLong

Thanks for all the advice. I do actually have an...

Thanks for all the advice. I do actually have an old Win98 desktop that I could 'refactor' into a FreeNAS box, so I'll give that some thought. I have to say though, I'm quite swayed by the sheer...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Sep 2007, 17:41
Replies: 17
Views: 1,421
Posted By CBLong

Recommendations sought - NAS box

Hi all,

I want to buy a NAS box for use on my home network - probably a 1Tb type with two disks, mirrored for security, etc. One question which most of the manufacturers' websites don't answer is...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2007, 10:47
Replies: 8
Views: 4,222
Posted By CBLong

Another take on the same theme... :) ...

Another take on the same theme... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mLs0TEk3pw
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2007, 10:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,524
Posted By CBLong

Cool Alan Szabo - Ridiculous RC heli skills

Hi all,

Just came across this guy on YouTube etc and couldn't find any references to him here. I thought it would be of some interest (!).
...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jul 2006, 14:27
Replies: 3
Views: 2,521
Posted By CBLong

Reheat / afterburners

A question that occurred to me the other day...

An afterburner, as I understand it, is a fairly low-tech device whereby raw fuel is injected into the hot exhaust gases of a jet engine. The raw...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Jul 2006, 14:53
Replies: 11
Views: 1,052
Posted By CBLong

I've recently got a NetGear USB Wifi adapter...

I've recently got a NetGear USB Wifi adapter working on a Win98SE machine. It was supplied with NT/2000/XP drivers only, but Win98 drivers and software were available from the NetGear website.

I...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th May 2006, 15:41
Replies: 3
Views: 697
Posted By CBLong

I've had similar issues with BitTorrent. Of...

I've had similar issues with BitTorrent. Of course, on a 2mb broadband connection, you're never going to get more than (approximately) 200Kb/s download speed - the real purpose of BitTorrent is to...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th May 2006, 12:27
Replies: 1
Views: 437
Posted By CBLong

Hi LDG, The two things you've done are...

Hi LDG,

The two things you've done are showing you two different things - the amount of free disk space, and the total size of all your files. The two things will never quite add up to the size...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th May 2006, 13:56
Replies: 7
Views: 657
Posted By CBLong

Substituting underscores for spaces works, but is...

Substituting underscores for spaces works, but is still far from ideal...


test
_12345____12___123456
____23__2345______234


The bulletin board software seems to be being quite clever at...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Feb 2006, 09:29
Replies: 17
Views: 1,488
Posted By CBLong

Keef, I'm in a very similar position - I was...

Keef,

I'm in a very similar position - I was also getting several hundred spams a day until Demon starting filtering them a couple of years ago. I'd say I get sent a virus in an email at least...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Feb 2006, 12:56
Replies: 17
Views: 1,488
Posted By CBLong

I have to sheepishly raise my hand and say I'm...

I have to sheepishly raise my hand and say I'm with SyllogismCheck. I'm much more of a techy, but similarly, I've been using computers on an almost daily basis starting with a BBC B around 1985,...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2006, 09:11
Replies: 26
Views: 2,889
Posted By CBLong

Here's the IMDB page for this film:...

Here's the IMDB page for this film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475994/

It's currently got a rating of 10 out of 10. I'd never even heard of it, thanks for heads up so that I can flag it up on...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2006, 08:46
Replies: 5
Views: 817
Posted By CBLong

Hi Jay, I did my PPL at TG and would have no...

Hi Jay,

I did my PPL at TG and would have no problem recommending them. Re: your question, do you mean "how many hours of instruction", or "how many months went by"? I'm not sure what you're...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2006, 17:06
Replies: 95
Views: 9,354
Posted By CBLong

From my point of view, you're mixing up the terms...

From my point of view, you're mixing up the terms 'speed' and 'force' a bit too loosely. The speed of the treadmill doesn't 'act on' the aircraft - speeds don't act on anything. It isn't valid to...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2006, 16:48
Replies: 95
Views: 9,354
Posted By CBLong

tKF, Agreed, if there were anything acting...

tKF,

Agreed, if there were anything acting in the system to prevent the aircraft moving forward, it could never fly. The problem with the question is that there's nothing in the described system...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2006, 15:42
Replies: 95
Views: 9,354
Posted By CBLong

Excellent thread. I too found the question...

Excellent thread. I too found the question misleading and originally jumped to the wrong conclusion. I agree that, as described, the aircraft would take off normally. However, it's interesting to...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2006, 12:07
Replies: 20
Views: 2,852
Posted By CBLong

Re: Advice on Manston to Sunderland trip

Thanks for all the advice, chaps. I certainly feel encouraged to give it a go. I flew into Rochester last week which is all grass - it was fairly greasy but no problem. My main concern would be...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Jan 2006, 10:36
Replies: 5
Views: 2,792
Posted By CBLong

Re: Playing videos from a PC to a data projector

Hi Bus,

I've been playing with video playback from my Thinkpad to my TV recently, so my experience may be relevant... Is your projector connected to a standard VGA connector on the back of the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Jan 2006, 10:21
Replies: 34
Views: 3,114
Posted By CBLong

Re: MS Word and complex documents

Hi Genghis,

Long shot, and I know nothing of this particular bug in any version of Word, but is it possible that the problem is a lack of 'temporary' drive space? Some applications like to use...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jan 2006, 09:56
Replies: 20
Views: 2,852
Posted By CBLong

Advice on Manston to Sunderland trip

Hi all,

I'm a fairly low-hours PPL (~140hrs, including a lapsed IMC) but I fancy setting myself a bit more of a challenge, and with this in mind am considering visiting my sister in Sunderland by...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2005, 12:19
Replies: 7
Views: 1,026
Posted By CBLong

In that case, it must have been the Woodchurch...

In that case, it must have been the Woodchurch one that beat up Headcorn's runway, in both directions, at about 3 or 4 yesterday afternoon.

Always nice to see him :)
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2005, 17:19
Replies: 7
Views: 1,586
Posted By CBLong

Hmmm... well, my immediate response would be that...

Hmmm... well, my immediate response would be that no glider of any kind produces forward thrust, by definition. The Gyroglider must, like all gliders, tilt its lift vector forwards to generate...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2005, 12:01
Replies: 7
Views: 1,586
Posted By CBLong

Thanks for the replies. PAXBOY - the definition...

Thanks for the replies. PAXBOY - the definition you quote, from the autogyro page, agrees with what I thought... it's the single line that I quoted, from the main "airplane" page, that's wrong, and...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Oct 2005, 13:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,586
Posted By CBLong

Definition of an autogyro

I was just reading this definition of an autogyro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft) in the Wikipedia... it sounds wrong to me but I thought I'd check with the massed wisdom of Pprune before...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Aug 2005, 12:29
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By CBLong

Hi all, Reporting back as promised... I...

Hi all,

Reporting back as promised...

I used Christophe Grenier's utility as linked above and it worked perfectly. I set the passwords to blank, as recommended, and had no problems at all.
...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Jul 2005, 09:16
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By CBLong

Lots of excellent advice there, thanks everyone. ...

Lots of excellent advice there, thanks everyone. I had assumed that the machine wouldn't allow me read/write access to anything on C: if booting from a floppy, but it sounds like you (or some of...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Jul 2005, 15:46
Replies: 11
Views: 705
Posted By CBLong

Gaining access to a Windows 2000 Pro machine

Hello gurus,

I have recently, and, I must add, completely legitimately, come into possession of a laptop with Win 2000 Pro installed. Unfortunately, I don't have the logon details for any of the...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2005, 12:57
Replies: 21
Views: 3,066
Posted By CBLong

Having done the Thunder City Lightning flight,...

Having done the Thunder City Lightning flight, I'd certainly recommend that as a great experience. Having said that, even my pilot for the Lightning trip said he preferred the Hunter for sheer fun,...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jun 2004, 11:08
Replies: 12
Views: 2,884
Posted By CBLong

bpilatus - sorry, my digital camera is rather...

bpilatus - sorry, my digital camera is rather ancient so 1024x768 is the biggest size available - I can send you a "stretched" 1280x1024 version if you like, but you could probably do that yourself? ...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2004, 11:55
Replies: 12
Views: 2,884
Posted By CBLong

Red Arrows wallpaper

I took some snaps of the Reds as they arrived back at Manston on Monday, after displaying at Southend. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they turned out and a couple make good background...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2004, 10:52
Replies: 39
Views: 4,211
Posted By CBLong

Hi again, Thanks for all the replies, espesh...

Hi again,

Thanks for all the replies, espesh from SSD and stiknruda - very interesting. AerBabe, I'm not thinking of one of the Lomcevak things, that's a whole different kettle of gyroscopic...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2004, 13:32
Replies: 39
Views: 4,211
Posted By CBLong

Hhmmm... thanks for the replies, chaps. I think...

Hhmmm... thanks for the replies, chaps. I think what Evo describes is what I understand as a tail-slide? What I was thinking of was more of a controlled pitch from nose-up to nose-down *before* the...
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