u/TheCarrotFam

Hey guys!

(Volvo XC90 2016) T8

Would someone be able to help me ID this part - image attached.

This heavy handed idiot pulled it out during a swap of the PCV box trying to solve an annoying high pitched screeching, which I haven’t solved yet because I’ve just broken this 😅

(Image from : https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/2016-xc90-crank-case-breather-hose-valve.692205/

I didn’t take a photo before I panicked shoved it back in with a broken seal, hoping for the best…you know)

Thankfully, this person on swedespeed had the same issue with a busted seal but no one ever got back to him on a replacement part/seal for the PCV valve hose leading from the PCV box.

I’m unable to find one online that looks like that

My hose is fine, flexible and not filled with residue but just the end cap seal is, not sealy anymore.

Thank you in advance!!

Not often you see a plane on a train (or part of it)

I believe the fuselages are assembled elsewhere and then driven by railroad down to Renton (KRNT) to be assembled and delivered!

Not sure if they’re still being built in Wichita, KS or up in Everett (KPAE) but it’s a cool sight to see

Apologies for the bad photos - I was driving and there was a state trooper behind me…

***Fact checked Edit: “***They still build 737 fuselages in Wichita” - Thank you for the clarification!

Figured you guys would appreciate this!

Showed my wife and she was just like “nice” 😂

Captured a couple weeks ago and I forgot it was on my phone, if I remember correctly it was heading over to Eastern WA, Spokane Area for some testing.

I’m fortunate enough that my job takes me down to both KBFI and Everett. Great seeing the “new” 777’s lined up, just hanging out waiting to go😂

I posted here a few weeks ago regarding our vFedEx - that gained some great responses and I’m glad people joined and are (hopefully) finding it enjoyable!!

We got tired as a collective VA of other Iceland Air VA’s opening + closing with no real updates, events or even attention from staff.

We opened our own.

All users are Welcome - 2020-2024-FSX-P3D

We still even have a dude on FS2004…he’s the real winner here.

And of course X-Plane users (I’m jealous of your 757)

- No activity requirements
- Regularly updated routes
- Monthly focus airports
- Monthly dynamic fleet events and challenges
- Custom built CPDLC/OPS Style messaging system in the Discord
- You’re not required to join the Discord either! Having 10+ VA Discords personally makes my head hurt

So, it’s the same as vFedEx. Just icy.

We’ve added Every. Single. Route - I think. Paying close attention to the 757/738M/A21N

Also you can fly the Fenix A320 since Icelandair have just leased I believe 2 of them. They’re only available on 2 routes but we’re leaning towards adding more of them in so you get more Fenix options.

And as a little gesture to people who are really loyal to PMDG - you can fly the 738-739 interchangeable with the Max if you so wish - We have liveries available for both 2020 and 2024.

“Why? That’s not realistic!”

Well not everyone has the money to scrape out another $70 for another 737- and they like PMDG! (I haven’t even made the jump yet to iFly)

Feel free to join if you wish!

We welcome constructive criticism, feedback, suggestions and anything else you can think of how we can make it better. We also have a native Icelandic staff member who works for IcelandAir to give us all the non-sensitive, unrestricted or NDA bound jump on things and help us fine tune it to be as realistic as possible

- without whining about a 737 😉

https://vamsys.io/register/icelandairvirtual

I was out paddle boarding last Sunday and caught two seaplanes landing onto the West side of Lake Washington and departing from two different houses - fancy courier maybe!

I’ve never seen them land on lake Washington before so naturally being a plane nerd got the phone out to record, flight radar said they both took off from Renton, then briefly landed on Lake Washington, then headed for Kirkland (North end about 25-30 miles away)

I didn’t have time to catch the first one landing, appeared from the same direction and I only noticed it when it touched down.

Apologies for the shaky footage, it’s a little hard to film and float/keep my balance 😂

Registrations are N175JR + N1213S

Hey all.

I posted our VA here about a week ago (thanks for everyone that joined and I’m hoping you’re liking it!

We do have 4 VA’s in total. I’ll post links so you can join if you wish!

I wanted to extend some news that I’ve been working on for the “offline” pilots that have been flying with us and maybe shed some interest to others who haven’t joined us yet.

We’re implementing a Discord bot that essentially becomes your ATC, OPS and CPDLC. The bot/app doesn’t need any external input from the user, just set your Simbrief ID in the channel for pinged notifications.

Obviously if you’re flying on Vatsim and get assigned a gate or other vectors/instructions etc - listen to them not the bot. It’s just there if you’d like that little extra step in realism when flying without ATC.

Currently a big work in progress. BUT - we hope to deploy it full time in a week or so. So it’s not live *YET*

Here’s the full feature list. It’s been coded so that it goes through this thought process and scans different platforms to receive and give you accurate data/responses. You do need to be a part of our VA’s to utilise it, that’s another layer we’ve added so we don’t get randoms using the same callsigns as our VA’s get notifications when we aren’t associated 😂

The image only displays the assigned stands as a tester (WIP)

Anyway here’s the links to our VA’s that’ll be utilising the feature in the coming weeks.

https://vamsys.io/register/vfedex

https://vamsys.io/register/vual

https://vamsys.io/register/dalvirtual

https://vamsys.io/register/icelandairvirtual

Discord invite links are on each VA page.

(AI Used to type up the feature list since I was spamming info on a notepad and excel)

ARWY OPS NETWORK — Current Feature Set (v1.6)

⸻

Discord Integration

* Fully automated Discord OPS system
* No pilot commands required after setup
* Airline-specific OPS identities:
* FDX OPS
* UAL OPS
* DAL OPS
* ICE OPS
* Rich operational-style message formatting
* Uppercase operational message formatting
* Discord user ping support
* Auto-ping linked pilots during operational events
* Global ARWY OPS NETWORK broadcasts

⸻

SimBrief Integration

* Pilot SimBrief ID linking
* One-time linking system:
* /simbrief set id:
* Persistent user linking
* Automatic latest OFP detection
* Callsign extraction from SimBrief
* Automatic flight association
* SimBrief status command
* SimBrief unlink/remove support
* Automatic new OFP detection
* Dispatch-release style notifications

⸻

Dispatch & Preflight Features

* Automatic dispatch release messages
* Route announcements
* Aircraft type extraction
* ETD announcements
* Realistic pre-departure timing logic
* Simulated cockpit setup delay
* Realistic delay window:
* ~8–15 minutes after OFP detection
* Departure clearance generation
* Airline-specific departure messaging
* Gate/ramp preparation messaging

Examples:

* clearance delivery
* startup approval
* expected routing
* departure flow notifications

⸻

Arrival System

200 NM Arrival Briefing

Automatically sends:

* expected arrival runway
* arrival type:
* ILS
* VISUAL
* STAR/arrival routing
* altimeter/QNH
* airport weather context
* operational arrival notes

60 NM Arrival OPS

* Automatic stand/gate assignment
* Airline-specific stand logic
* Cargo ramp assignment support
* Arrival stand changes
* Congestion-based stand reroutes

⸻

Live Environment Engine

Weather Awareness

Best-effort live weather integration:

* SimBrief OFP weather
* METAR awareness
* TAF awareness
* Weather fallback systems
* Visibility checks
* Wind/crosswind logic
* Turbulence advisories
* Storm-related OPS messages
* Low visibility operations
* Weather-triggered runway logic

⸻

Traffic / Flow Awareness

VATSIM Integration

* Live network traffic awareness
* ATC coverage awareness
* Flow/congestion awareness
* Arrival pressure logic
* Busy-airport operational logic

Examples:

* flow restrictions
* gate delays
* taxi congestion
* ATC initiatives
* reroutes

⸻

Dynamic OPS Chatter

* Randomized operational chatter
* Cooldown system
* Anti-repeat logic
* Minimum activity protection
* Airline-specific message pools
* Dynamic event injection
* Quiet-period balancing
* Non-spam logic

Examples:

* ramp delays
* congestion
* maintenance notices
* crew coordination
* operational updates
* company advisories

⸻

Oceanic Comms System (v1.6)

Oceanic Route Detection

Automatic detection of:

* NAT crossings
* PACOTS routes
* Polar operations
* Atlantic crossings
* Pacific crossings

Oceanic Messaging

* Oceanic entry clearance
* Oceanic exit messaging
* Shanwick/Gander/Oakland/Tokyo/Santa Maria style radio calls
* CPDLC logon reminders
* SELCAL checks
* Position report prompts
* Oceanic turbulence advisories
* Step-climb advisories
* Long-haul operational messaging

Hey guys,

With the (hopefully) BlueBird 757 on the horizon, I wanted to post our VA here for you to check out.

As the title suggests we’re a FedEx VA - we cover literally their entire fleet, and subsidiaries! So those 738F ops are a go!

Events are updated monthly with 6+ focus airports, community goals and we’re currently working on curating rosters for you to follow.

For those MD11 dogs (my personal favourite) we have the entire historic and current fleet included.

I won’t bore you with why we’re better speech, come check us out.

Hard landings are “accepted” - cargo doesn’t clap or moan.

https://vamsys.io/register/vfedex

Any guesses where it is?