View Full Version : A useful "armchair flying" application for real-world aviation?
Armchairflyer
12th Jun 2012, 18:22
A "show me the way to the next aerodrome" gizmo partly developed by Laminar Research who also make X-Plane: VP-400 *-* Vertical Power (http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/)
VP-400 in test-flight - YouTube
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The500man
13th Jun 2012, 10:24
Highly reflective glossy "glass" panels are exactly what you want when flying in the sunshine. It's not a problem we get in the UK though.
charliegolf
13th Jun 2012, 12:44
Years ago, Microsoft's Flight Sim had an approach aid which needed you to fly through a series of boxes, to ensure a perfect delivery to the runway. Did/does such a thing exist? It seemed so much easier than flying the needles!
CG
i think they call it highway in the sky mgl i think do it maybe garmin ?
flybymike
13th Jun 2012, 14:36
Chelton were one of the innovators for HITS
highway in the sky king air - Bing Videos (http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=highway+in+the+sky+king+air&docid=4905497504579637&mid=E08FA15D817B8AB12973E08FA15D817B8AB12973&view=detail&FORM=VIRE7)
The VP400 looks pretty cool in the modern idiom, but prohibitively expensive I would imagine, especially as a certified installation