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PC Flight Sims
I have a sim check coming up and since my computer died last year, taking my flight sim with it, does anyone know of any sites where I can download one for free? (Like FS2000). .. .Also, can anyone who has recently completed the QF Sim ride in the classic post any tips, thoughts, experiences or recommendations? Thanks.
Try <a href="http://www.x-plane.org" target="_blank">www.x-plane.org</a>. .. .It's better in just about every way than any of the FS sims, and you get to download the demo and use it for five minutes free.
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The best PC flight sim I have seen to date is the PS13 B747-400. I have it myself, and reckon it is excellent for learning EFIS/FMS and widebody handling/cockpit management. Very accurate flight characteristics/performance too. Cost about Aust $500 though. More info can be got at:. .<a href="http://www.aerowinx.com" target="_blank">http://www.aerowinx.com</a>. .. .As QF are to dispose of the 200/300 classic fleet, the classic sim might go with them. In which case you could end up in any of the sims (Airbus or Boeing) during hiring/screening process. Whichever is least busy at the time.. .Good luck.. .Cheers & Beers. .Rob Avery
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Good luck finding a decent sim for free that will run for more than five minutes.
Agree that 767 PIC is better than 744 PS if you have price in mind. It's also a lot prettier, though you'll still need a copy of MSFS to run it with.
Agree that 767 PIC is better than 744 PS if you have price in mind. It's also a lot prettier, though you'll still need a copy of MSFS to run it with.
If you are getting ready for the sim ride with Qantas, then I would suggest that you stop trying to cut corners and do things properly, with a view to success. After all, with flight sims you generally get what you pay for...
I would recommend forking over the cash for a copy of FS2000, or if that is unavailable, then FS2002. If you are looking for a 747 classic panel for Fs, go to
www.flightsim.com
and download one of the many different panels available. The aircraft will not necessarily fly exactly as per the sim, but it will at least give you a bit of an idea in where the nav aids are, as well as the ability to practice the approaches in real time, etc.
The power settings etc will be given to you on the day for the sim ride. It really isn't that big a deal. Study the approach plates before you get there, so that you don't have to worry about heights, tracks, sector entries etc on the day, and can simply concentrate on flying the aircraft. The check captain involved was quite reasonable with our group, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to have a crack at flying the Classic from the LHS (I figured that whichever way the ride went, it would quite possibly be my only opportunity to ever fly the classic!)
At the end of the day, the check captain isn't assessing your ability to fly a 747 - after all, you have probably never done so before. Rather, he wants to see that you pay attention to him during the brief, and then go out and fly the aircraft using the techniques & power settings/attitudes/airspeeds that he has just given you in the briefing. If you do this, and fly everything else within your approach limits, as per normal, then you will be fine.
I'd like to think that I did - after all, everything worked out for me in the end. Best of luck with it all & let us know how you go.
I would recommend forking over the cash for a copy of FS2000, or if that is unavailable, then FS2002. If you are looking for a 747 classic panel for Fs, go to
www.flightsim.com
and download one of the many different panels available. The aircraft will not necessarily fly exactly as per the sim, but it will at least give you a bit of an idea in where the nav aids are, as well as the ability to practice the approaches in real time, etc.
The power settings etc will be given to you on the day for the sim ride. It really isn't that big a deal. Study the approach plates before you get there, so that you don't have to worry about heights, tracks, sector entries etc on the day, and can simply concentrate on flying the aircraft. The check captain involved was quite reasonable with our group, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to have a crack at flying the Classic from the LHS (I figured that whichever way the ride went, it would quite possibly be my only opportunity to ever fly the classic!)
At the end of the day, the check captain isn't assessing your ability to fly a 747 - after all, you have probably never done so before. Rather, he wants to see that you pay attention to him during the brief, and then go out and fly the aircraft using the techniques & power settings/attitudes/airspeeds that he has just given you in the briefing. If you do this, and fly everything else within your approach limits, as per normal, then you will be fine.
I'd like to think that I did - after all, everything worked out for me in the end. Best of luck with it all & let us know how you go.
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Thanks alot guys for your responses. Looks like I'll have to invest yet more money into the chase for the job, suprise, suprise.
When did you do the test Johhny? How did you go?
Good luck to the others in the same boat as me!
When did you do the test Johhny? How did you go?
Good luck to the others in the same boat as me!
or is it done in nil wind. Cheers.
