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Old 12th Jun 2012, 18:22
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A useful "armchair flying" application for real-world aviation?

A "show me the way to the next aerodrome" gizmo partly developed by Laminar Research who also make X-Plane: VP-400 *-* Vertical Power


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Old 13th Jun 2012, 10:24
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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.
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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!

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i think they call it highway in the sky mgl i think do it maybe garmin ?
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Chelton were one of the innovators for HITS
highway in the sky king air - Bing Videos
The VP400 looks pretty cool in the modern idiom, but prohibitively expensive I would imagine, especially as a certified installation
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