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hugh flung_dung 8th Nov 2009 19:34

Is anyone using x-plane for IMC training?
 
... if so it would be good to hear how you've got it set-up. I've been playing around with it in the hope that it would do the same job that IFT-PRO used to do, but so far I've been disappointed.

HFD

sandbagsteve 13th Nov 2009 21:39

I'm only an NPPL student but I use x-plane a lot (on Mac)... what's the disappointment/problem?

hugh flung_dung 14th Nov 2009 10:08

"only" a student! Instructors wouldn't have anything to do if students didn't exist; you are our raison d'etre.;)

I had hoped that x-plane could be set-up so that the instrument panel fills most of the screen, it could then be used as a simple trainer for instrument training. So far I haven't found a way to do this in such a way that it looks sensible.

HFD

sablatnic 14th Nov 2009 10:39

Hi!
Which version are you using, and which plane are you interested in? When you click ARROW DOWN, you "look down" in planes with a "deep" panel. Is that good enough? If all else fails, you could make your own panel.
IS it something like this "King Air" you are after?

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...ooking_out.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...oking_down.jpg

mad_jock 14th Nov 2009 11:12

hugh flung dung.

The only time I have ever seen a decent setup for PPL IMC training was when someone went to the bother of getting 2 screens up and running and did something with an old version of flight sim.

Every other setup has been a multiple series of clicking on things to get to see certain instruments.


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