[07MAR20] Your Weekend Update - a Bit of 777 Goodness

At this time of uncertainty in the world Robert, hope you and the team are staying safe !!


Regards
Andy Beaumont

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Gents,

Please don't get into discussions like this. The whole point is to troll.

If anyone other than a member of the PMDG...

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You guys are awesome. ...

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Bob,

Damn man. People should rub your forehead for good luck.

I'm glad it quit on you when it did....

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Gents,

I think it is important to point out that it really doesn't matter if you are a new hire copilot to the smallest airplane in the fleet,...

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Matt,

You can run a turbine engine on just about any liquid fuel. You are highly likely to damage the engine due to contaminants, lubricative...

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Angelo,

The triggers vary a bit, and have some randomization built in. We aren't going to tell you what precisely triggers it- since no...

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Well done, Roberto!

Thanks for sharing- and Mrs. Roberto we say "thanks!" ...

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You and me both. I want GFO out the door so I can stop attending the twice-weekly meetings on the topic. Do you know much more higher my productivity...

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Captains,

I have been busy the past couple of weekends and missed the weekend update post cycle- so I have some fun news for you this weekend...

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Paul,

Like you I keep asking "if this started out as a possible SARS-like contagion, but has proven to be more of a cold/flu problem,...

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Gents,

The DEM pumps on the 777 have some pretty interesting auto-control logic to provide additional fluid flow, and thus support for maintaining...

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Bode-

Okay- now that right there is funny. (TODAY it is funny, i mean... probably not so much back then...)

-RSR

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Jason,

I spent my day today doing engine starts while tracking IDG problems and I can assure you they are there...

Perhaps some...

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Chris,

I noticed this logged in the system earlier today while doing some work. SDK items tend to be fairly low priority and we tend to...

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No we weren't... Just to correct the record. - RSR

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Alex,

You first brought this up in conversation with us back when you were a member of the tech team, five years ago, now? It triggered an...

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James,

And I will pleasantly remind you that for twenty years, when we have something to tell you, we do.

And if we don't have...

I thought it was PM. Sorry.

Kevin Cummins

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Matt,

Neither do I, but when I googled "what does a programmer do?" that is what came up. ...