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Old 11th Jan 2000, 16:47
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Does anyone know of a good 767 flight simulator?

I'm not after a generic commercial flight sim, but one that replicates all the appropriate button pushing and switch flicking so that you can practice real procedures at home.

I've seen one for the 744 (supposedly written by a Lufthansa 744 skipper) and I was very impressed. Just wondering if there is a similar one around for the 767.
 
Old 11th Jan 2000, 21:31
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I assume you're refering to desktop simulators like FS98 (or FS 2000) but more realistic in terms of systems that are simulated. There's a new sim out called Fly!. It's a new program that is said to be the best so far in "normal" desktop sims. Haven't tried it my self yet so can't really comment. There's a commercial add on for this flight sim for the 757.

Follow these links:
Fly! homepage
http://www.iflytri.com/

and for the add-on
http://www.precisionmanuals.com/

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Old 11th Jan 2000, 23:33
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Fly! is v.good with the Precision Manuals 757 add-on. I think they are planning 767/777 later.
Took me nearly 1/2hr to get the damn thing started! I think nearly all switches/dials/knobs/panels & buttons etc, modelled.
There's 111 pages of procedures in the manual.
Let me know if want examples...

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Old 11th Jan 2000, 23:56
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Suggest you go to www.avsim.com >>>>Better yet Eric Ernst's own site www.flightsim.com/efpanels/

Look in file library for panels and download Eric Ernst's 767 panel. It was developed to replicate the 76 so has o/head panel and all the switches on the panel work.

Make sure you download the manuals, they are large but give you the correct procedures. Best set up in FS98. While your there get a good 767 from Project Freeware.

You can practice IFR on this one.

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Old 12th Jan 2000, 01:02
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For my money (and this may be the one you were referring to) is a 747-400 sim called PS1. http://www.aerowinx.com

For the price I don't think you can beat it. I am not a pilot but I know several who used it to assist with conversion to glass cockpit/FMC etc. There is a new version planned for release in a few months that has enhanced features such as TCAS,company options for engine configs etc.
There is one planned for the 73 and 76 but I think that's a couple of years off.

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Time to move this over to the computing forum.

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Old 12th Jan 2000, 04:38
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Thanks voidster,
PS1 from aerowinx is the 744 version I have seen. I am looking for a 767 version that has the same functionality.
 
Old 27th Mar 2001, 17:06
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Hi all,

Well, after months of effort I now have my own machine at home. This weekend I managed to get my old copy of FS '98 and joystick from my little bro. Sorted. I'll be getting 2000 Pro and a decent flight stick with buttons/rudder/throttle etc. for my birthday in a couple of weeks.

Thing is, I was wondering if any of you knew where I could get some charts of the internet. I'm going to try a short flight from A to B doing it the right way, but cannot as of yet due to the lack of charts with navaids etc.. If anyone could help, I'd be chuffed.

Also, does anybody know how to fly around busy airports with other traffic? There is the option to turn traffic on but I haven't seen anyone. Where are they??!!

All the best,

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Old 30th Mar 2001, 00:25
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Bluenose,
hit the flightsim webring where you will find a huge list of amateur sites with all types of downloads to choose from.
For nav, download FS Navigator which is a great utility with world radio navaids,flightplanning, etc..
Also you can find SIDs and STARs for the major airports around the world,usually in PDF format:you just have to hunt around.
Happy surfing and flying!
 
Old 22nd Apr 2001, 17:18
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Hi all

Didn't know whether to put this topic here, or in the computers/internet section: Apologies if it's in the wrong place!

I've got the Microsoft 98 flight simulator - just the basic, with no add-ons.

Trouble is, I can't really get control over it just using the keyboard. I've heard that you can attach a joystick, and 'rudder' pedals to it, but my computer is a few years old now. It only has 64 mb of memory, a 2gb hard disk drive, and a celeron processor.

Saying that, it is configured for optimum use, and moves along at a reasonable rate.

Do any of you ladies/gents out there use this add on software? If so, is it any good?

any answers appreciated

ariel
 
Old 22nd Apr 2001, 21:20
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MS Flight Simulator 98 should run fairly well on your system even though it is getting on a bit.

If you want to improve the performance of the game I suggest upgrading the memory to 128mb (cost you about £30-£40)

..or you could go out and buy a decent graphics accelerator card that uses up to date rendering and refreshing technology. (Will cost you anywhere from £50-£400)

On a final note MS Flight Sim 98 is not a flight Sim until you've bought a joystick - it is simply a must. Go out and part with some serious cash and do it properly.

A force feedback joystick would be a great add-on but a standard flight joystick with a throttle control is just fine.

Rudder pedals I don't know about - never used them or tried them so its unchartered territory for me.

Try www.cclcomputers.co.uk

they are a decent company who offer goods at extremely competitive prices. They are based in Bradford but will deliver all over the UK. You can even buy online.

Hope this helps
 
Old 22nd Apr 2001, 23:20
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You don't need rudder pedals I have a "Logitech Wingman extreme" joystick which has a twist grip rudder built in, throttle also buttons for undercarrage & flaps, cost £35
 
Old 29th May 2001, 23:56
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Sorry gents was going to post this on the thread about how sad flight simmers are ,but that thread has closed, just came across this,

By Matthew Barrows
Bee Staff Writer
(Published May 29, 2001)

Two years ago, a 24-year-old U.S. Navy ensign from Maryland named Herb Lacy stunned his flight instructors when he earned a near-perfect score the first time he flew a plane.
Lacy's secret: a computer game.

He had familiarized himself with the Navy's T-34C training aircraft by logging nearly 50 hours on a game by Microsoft called Flight Simulator.

The Navy was so impressed with Lacy's preparation that the game the ensign picked up for about $50 is now part of the training regimen for young pilots at the naval air station in Corpus Christi, Texas.

As the Navy discovered, video and computer games aren't just kids' stuff anymore.

The technology is more sophisticated, the images more lifelike, and games once limited to the playroom are finding their way into the classroom, the medical training room and police proving grounds.

Ask California State University, Sacramento, senior Chris Barnett about the potential of video-game technology, and he'll tell you the sky's the limit.

For his final computer science project this spring, Barnett and three other students linked Microsoft's Flight Simulator with realistic cockpit controls from LAS, a Cameron Park company that designs flight-training devices.

Barnett said Flight Simulator usually is played with a computer keyboard, but its value for pilots soars when paired with actual controls -- in his case, controls for a Boeing 737.

"A pilot isn't going to be flying the plane with a keyboard," Barnett said. "So we had to figure out how to connect Flight Simulator with LAS hardware. We were basically the middleman."

The project earned the four students top grades in their class, and job offers from simulation-software companies are starting to pile up.

For Barnett, there was an added bonus:

"I've always wanted to get my pilot's license," he said. "In order to fly the Flight Simulator for the project, I really had to get familiar with the controls."

Patrick Lyons, of LAS, said aviation enthusiasts, flight schools and airlines are interested in flight simulation because the real thing has grown so expensive.

"Fuel prices make practice flying cost $150 to $200 an hour," he said. "Simulation is a much cheaper way to weed out pilots. For a fraction of the cost, you can cover the same type of training on the ground."

From takeoff to landing, flight-simulation software available today also has become remarkably realistic.

The latest version of Flight Simulator -- due this winter -- allows aspiring pilots to fly into thousands of airports worldwide, includes chatter from air-traffic-control operators and has details right down to glare off the chrome of the engine.

"The amount of detail is stunning," said Darryl Saunders, a Microsoft product manager and a pilot with 25 years of experience. "You're going to be able to understand how the whole process works from beginning to end."

Sorry if this has been posted before, it just seemed pertinent to that thread.
There semed to be a awful lot of hostility to a harmless pastime like flight sims.



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Old 25th Jun 2001, 00:42
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Can anyone recomend a good flight sim for day to day IFR handling. Main reasom being that at work it's usually AP and GNSS at 1000'. I tried a bit of NDB tracking the other day and was all over the airway. Useful to have a bit of currency for the OPC/LPC
 
Old 25th Jun 2001, 03:10
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I have heard x-plane is an excellent IFR simulator. Very good flight models and very smooth on most machines.

Elite also do some IFR sims.

Try flightsim.com for some reviews and info

Hope this is some help
 
Old 28th Jun 2001, 19:04
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I can definitely recommend x-plane. Some of the best flight models and nav data to be found and numerous upgrades/addons available from the 'net.

Check out

www.x-plane.com - Home page
www.x-plane.org - User group with downloads, hints,tips atl.

Hope this helps,
VTOL
 
Old 3rd Jul 2001, 21:32
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Flitepro works for me. Together with Sim charts its excellent trainer. Only three aircraft to chose from. Must have a joystick, preferably a yoke. You need to tweak the sensitivities to get control semi-realistic. Adequate demo can be found at;

www.flitepro.com

 
Old 19th Mar 2002, 03:56
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Alrighty, after an incorrect posting of topic on Nostalga, here's the run-down:. .. .I posted suggesting a flight sim forum might be a good idea on PPruNe, considering their potential usefulness in training, route planning, gaining experience in not-too-plentiful aircraft makes etc.. .. .The ever-clearway-pointing PPruNe Pop then posted:. . </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"> Be assured that Danny will not subscribe to a flightsim forum. There are plenty of sim sites that you can go to and, therefore, PPRuNe will not serve it's readers by offering one more. However much they may interest some, which is a small majority.. .. . </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">And I said that was OK by me, but if hypothetically, there WAS one, it'd be populated only by those serious about aviation, either having or training for a money-earning living from aviation.. .. .Well, to continue on, I'd just like to ask, is there any flight sim place out there only for the serious aviator, and not just spotty teenagers with no interest in getting a job in aviation?
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Not sure.. .. .The ever over-subscribed flightsim.com does seem to have the odd article by pilots comparing some product or route flown with their "real" experiences, however.. .. .Although I don't think it has a forum like this one.
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<a href="http://ftp.avsim.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi" target="_blank">http://ftp.avsim.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi</a>. .. .<a href="http://aerowinx.de/forum.cgi" target="_blank">http://aerowinx.de/forum.cgi</a>. .. .<a href="http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi" target="_blank">http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi</a>
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