Ronnie
13th Oct 2000, 11:42
I'm trying to find a decent fmc trainer for my computer. Anyone out there know of any? I've been told that the 747-400 program on the market from www.aerowinx.com (http://www.aerowinx.com) is very good but does anyone have any experience with it, or can anyone suggest something suitable. I don't need a game based system as I spend my working days at the sharp end anyway but all clockwork stuff and I'm interested to learn the basics of fmc for myself such that one day when I need it I won't be completely in the dark. Anybody able to help or have a program they no longer require and want to sell on??
PCav8or
15th Oct 2000, 11:41
PS1 by Aerowinx is by far the best one out there."It is no game". It has complete Autopilot/Flight Director mode logic. Simulation of the entire 744 FMC.....HOLD, VNAV, FORECAST, OFFPATH DES, FIX INFO, All INIT/REF pages, RTE DATA, WINDS, DEP/ARR, PROGRESS, etc. All pages are fully functionally. All EFIS symbols are generated, e.g. Trend Vector, REnergy Management Circles, Offset Route, Fix info, etc. including failure flags. Fully functionally EICAS message logic with hundreds of alerts, memo & status messages. Secondary EICAS: All synoptics & displays. TCAS. GPWS. Etc, etc, etc. the list goes on. The only problem is configuring the sound, but there''s loads of help on line. One can also find online tutorials for the FMC. Give it a go!!!! You can get an excellent FMC manual at http://www.firstnethou.com/fmcman/Pages/books.html
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Ronnie
17th Oct 2000, 02:03
Thanks for that PCav8or, will give it a shot, though judging by what there is to offer on it, it all sounds deeply complicated and maybe I should stick to clockwork after all!! Appreciate the reply.
Ronnie
PCav8or
19th Oct 2000, 19:41
Ronnie:
The sim comes with a pretty good manual. If you find that is not enough, you can get a superb FMC manual from http://www.firstnethou.com/fmcman/Pages/books.html
..........not half as complicated as it sounds!!