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I can't download any addons because I have the trial version.:crying:mad:
 
Tried some water landing for the 1st time .

Did one with a sea plane and then tried to crash land a jet in the sea. I have it on as realistic settings as possible so as soon as one of the engines hit the water at 200 knots it said "CRASH" and ended lol

 
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@MarK: Go to simviation.com and search for whatever paint job you want (eg. Qantas) and it should say in the summary whether it's a repaint of an original aircarft or not.
 
Is this FSX Gold?

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I played an olden version of FS (can't remember the version) and it was a great game.

But I could never understand how to use some of the navigational features, got as far as the flight planner but didn't really understand radar.

Anyway I was thinking of buying a force feedback joystick, but they are too expensive so have to settle with a normal one :(

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Did one with a sea plane and then tried to crash land a jet in the sea. I have it on as realistic settings as possible so as soon as one of the engines hit the water at 200 knots it said "CRASH" and ended lol

That is one bit of FS which is disappointing, they do not do crash simulation which is probably the best part of flying a plane :laugh
 
The best way to go is to see if you can pick up a flightsim yoke and peddles. There really is no comparison to actually flying than with rudder peddles. It is amazing how much work the feet actually do whilst flying!!! (A small plane that is...)
 
That is one bit of FS which is disappointing, they do not do crash simulation which is probably the best part of flying a plane :laugh

Technically, if you've crashed your not flying the plane.....
 
;) Was more talking about failures of some sorts that would make it difficult flying it.

Like they have where the engine can stop working for whatever reason, but it is stupud because you can turn it back on, or if they stop working permanently well you will just glide down.

Would be nice like if the cabin depressurizes or the flaps don't work properly and you get a turbulent ride. Now that would be rather easy to program :)
 
Would be nice like if the cabin depressurizes

That is probably the worse thing that can happen to a jet airliner. Real pilots don't even sim for something like that, if you are above 30k ft it usually means death as the plane will break up
 
Mark if you are interested in add-ons you should have a look at the Flight1 website. They have some beautiful planes for FS2004 and reasonably priced if you are willing to pay. Once you get right into this you will realise that the default planes are pretty shabby in comparison to some of the best payware offerings out there. There are some very decent freeware panels for various planes as well but you get the whole package with payware. I used to buy loads of add-on aircraft. Anything from Carendo (smaller planes) and PMDG (larger jets from 737 up wards) are absolutely top notch.

I flew in from Sweden yesterday to Amsterdam. Beautiful weather and wonderful scenery as we passed southwards over Denmark and Germany.

It is great following the different flight procedures from your seat with the knowledge I have picked up from flightsim.

I used to be really scared of flying but have flown so much the last few years that I really enjoy the various moments of flight and the technical brilliance of it.

It is stunning to realise that the only thing holding you up is the shape of the wing that causes lift by separating the air into two different pressure zones as it flows over them: the pressure above the wing is lower than that below the wing, thus the higher pressure moves towards the lower pressure, causing lift! Bit elemental as I have described it, but essentially what is happening!
 
few questions

The yellow circle, what are those 3 letter lights for, the 'M' usually turns on when I am landing and for some reason that G turned on in flight.

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what are the two things in the yellow circle, I know its part of the ILS but how do I read it / use it in my landing. I do just fine using the two purple indicators in the attitude meter, but would be nice to know what the hell that other stuff in the heading meter is.

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ok I just realized that the smaller yellow circle in the 2nd picture is the auto pilot heading indicator, still don't know what that rectangle is though.

Finally getting ILS landings with Jets down, it makes landings so much smoother with the proper rear wheels going down first, will post a vid soon
 
ok I just realized that the smaller yellow circle in the 2nd picture is the auto pilot heading indicator, still don't know what that rectangle is though.

Finally getting ILS landings with Jets down, it makes landings so much smoother with the proper rear wheels going down first, will post a vid soon


Hi Mark, the rectangle you refer to is the heading indicator of the VOR indicator. It moves towards the centerer as you come nearer to it's alignment.

Using a radio frequency that is set with that particular VOR or ILS you can move the heading indicator to correspond to the runway heading or VOR heading. A VOR is a signal allowing you to navigate to a certain place whilst an ILS is specific to a runway.

Imagine runway 09 has a heading of 87 degrees and a frequency of 108.45. You programme that frequency into the nav radio for VOR 1 and set up the runway heading and you will be able to align the plane using the rectangle as well. But you can also say I need to get to point B that has a radio frequency of 109.75. Using the VOR i can programme the correct heading so that i intersect a line that will take me to that particular VOR.

It only gives heading of course and not height. It is an additional visual indicator for the pilot to help him get and stay on course. The ILS indicator (above) is more fine tuned to landing and the VOR (below) more to getting enroute.

Hope it makes sense somewhere!

The O M I indicators are additional aids for the pilot. As he approaches the runway there are three marker points telling him where he is on the approach: outer, middle and inner. These indicators light up as he approaches these markers giving him additional information about his position and whether he is on the correct pathway. We have to realsie that a plane never ever lands, in usual circumstances, without a detailed chart of the airport, its runways and how to land them within safety and noise restrictions. Airports are very, very tightly controlled entities and a pilot must ahve the appropriate charts with him telling him how to approach the runway, how high he should be and when, and how fast he shoudl be going at which height and distance. These charts aid him as well as the various indicators to guide his aircraft safely to a landing even when he cannot see the runway!
 
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ok so is this the proper way to land? with the "flare" or whatever its called? I tried to follow the ILS 100% and this is what the landings look like.


Dutch, will look into your explanation of the rectangle tomorrow, if I understand correctly there is a separate frequency from the ILS one?
 
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