Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: Oddball on February 23, 2008, 07:51:17 AM
ran fine for me but who is this bloke? ::complaining: ::loony:: ::eek:: ::thinking::
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: airtac on February 23, 2008, 03:04:19 PM
author of some highly touted aviation books---none of which I have read (HMM, maybe the kid's right--I don't read) ;)
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: AirScorp on February 23, 2008, 04:01:29 PM
Rod is famous for voicing the instructor in FS2002-FS2004 flight school! A very funny guy, most of his work now is as a speaker in flight safety seminars..
You know, on my first ride on an airplane (ride, not instruction), the owner felt so confident about me that he let me have the controls up to the flare, and commented me afterwards.. I guess I owe Rod some part of it..
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: Oddball on February 23, 2008, 05:49:47 PM
oh aye i know the bloke now he stopped a lesson i was trying to do since i had a high sink rate......i mean what was that all about?!? ::unbelieveable:: ::eek:: ::loony:: ::complaining:
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: Frank N. O. on February 23, 2008, 09:46:03 PM
I really wish they got Rod to fly in FSX lessons too instead of that horribly dry boring dude and having one fly like an arcade game in a motor paraglider that doesn't even have a rudder and even less real-world aircraft functions described than in FS2004. Of course, with the clear evidence of very unrealistic twin-engine manouvering, especially at a engine failure at low speed and altitude then I might as well forget FS as a training aid :(
However, I still can't get the video to play, is it maybe a update to the flash softtware that's the problem? At first I thought it saw that I wasn't from the US bit since Mary can't see it either then that probably wasn't it.
Frank
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: spacer on February 24, 2008, 12:15:22 AM
Ah, FS2004. A few times, when he 'had the airplane', I used the mixture to force him to land (sometimes with better results than others).
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: AirScorp on February 24, 2008, 08:29:28 AM
I think the FS2004 flying lessons are still there on FSX, just that they are under the Help section.. Could be wrong though..
As for the video, probably the problem is not an outdated version of Flash, because I remember seeing it more than one year ago.. If it's the flash, maybe they screwed up the newest version and didn't give it backward compatibility (if I'm sounding like a computer geek, please let me know, I'll like it ::loony::)
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: Fabo on February 24, 2008, 04:12:09 PM
As for "training aid" - you should consider X-Plane Frank.
If you wish to stick with FS, go for some high-quality add-on like RealAir Cessna 172.
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: undatc on February 25, 2008, 01:56:38 AM
Its nice to see that AOPA is charging up the wazuu to be a member, yet they cant get a steaming video to work right. Not to mention tons of other dead or missing links they have. I only got to see about 2 min of video and that took my nearly 30 min of stopping and starting. ::banghead::
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: airtac on February 25, 2008, 02:37:17 AM
Membership in AOPA is a rather modest amount when you consider the magazine, insurance, discounts, and other benefits--might try contacting your server if the video doesn't work. :)
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on February 25, 2008, 05:06:18 PM
I am a member of AOPA primarily for their Legal Services plan. It is good insurance for a professional pilot in the event you are ever facing a certificate action by the FAA. Lord knows, I've been there! ::eek::
I was able to get the video to run, but I was at home and my kids were whining for me to read them a story. How far into the video do you have to go before he mentions us Chickens?
Title: Re: Rod Machado gives a nod to Chuck
Post by: spacer on February 25, 2008, 09:56:32 PM
I didn't see a counter, but it was maybe a fifth of the way in, as he's talking about "Bob". Just a mention of Chuck, not really anything big.
