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Post by captrig on Apr 21, 2016 6:34:18 GMT -5
I marvel at my simulator each time I fly it. When I was a boy, I would ride the bus out to SEA-TAC to watch the airplanes. I would walk quickly (never run in an airport or especially on the ramp) up to the observation deck - there are two observation decks as depicted in the sim. I'd stand out there in the rain and watch the engines turn on all of the airplanes we see in the simulator. This would have been 1956-58. I was 9. I would frequently catch a cold or the flu, but I didn't care. It was worth it to see the blue smoke and fire, hear the back fires all the while dreaming of me flying one of those beautiful airplanes.
It is just a kick to see myself on the observation deck from the cockpit of the DC-6B! How you guys create these visuals is absolutely astonishing to me. You have my highest admiration!
Uh... bit of trivia. Can you spot the error in the visual of the Seattle-Tacoma terminal as viewed from the ramp? (Never say tarmac!)
"Clear Three" (CV 580 "call") is another bit of trivia for you.
Thank's Tom, and Thank's to you all!
Captrig
Rio Nuevo, AZ
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 21, 2016 12:12:59 GMT -5
Hi, You are certainly welcome; I'm glad your enjoying Sea-Tac. As far as the error, I'm sure there are more than one. We did simplify things quite a bit (that is one complex terminal!) and that may have led to some of the errors. That said, this version is far more detailed than the original one (those observation platforms, for example). So I'm not sure which error you mean.  |
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Post by captrig on Apr 21, 2016 13:11:10 GMT -5
The sign should read "Seattle Tacoma International Airport"
Yeah, some others. I am constantly amazed at how accurate all of the simulator features are!
Still working on the spin
Trig
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 21, 2016 15:08:53 GMT -5
Here is a picture of the sign in our era:  |
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Post by Dennis the menace on Apr 24, 2016 14:23:44 GMT -5
It became Seattle Tacoma "International" Airport when Concourse B opened in December 1964. Concourse B added eight gate positions, bringing the total to 19, a 12,000 square feet area housing international arrivals and the offices of U.S. Customs, Immigration, Public Health and the Department of Agriculture.
Before December 1964, Customs and Immigration was at either Honolulu or Anchorage, mostly for Northwest and Pan Am flights coming in from the Orient.
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Post by Erik on Apr 25, 2016 16:14:50 GMT -5
"Clear Three" (CV 580 "call") is another bit of trivia for you. To fire up the 'stinger'?  Erik |
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Post by captrig on Apr 25, 2016 18:00:47 GMT -5
I have not heard ours called a stinger, but that's why the ramp rats scurry when you holler "Clear 3" - must be. We just called it the APU at North Central.
AND I stand corrected on the SEA-TAC sign. Probably because prior to 1964 I was on the terminal side of the chain link?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 25, 2016 22:04:19 GMT -5
Where was the APU exhaust? As I remember the unit was in the right wing, near the gear well?
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Post by Bjoern on Apr 26, 2016 8:17:22 GMT -5
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 26, 2016 9:50:24 GMT -5
Hi,
I didn't realize a true APU was also available. I assume the difference is that the true APU could be used for ventilation and cooling on the ground?
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Post by Erik on Apr 26, 2016 16:41:31 GMT -5
In the thread Bjoern gives is a lot of detail on different versions. What I gather from it is indeed the true APU was the only way to get cooling air with engines off, as well as AC power. The nickname 'Stinger' is also in there.
Erik
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