Flew Airbus A320 Flight Simulator
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Flew Airbus A320 Flight Simulator
and it wasnt worth it for money.
I did IFR and stared at the ADI the whole time. There was little scenery.
Anyway, after flying, there are still certain things that I dont understand.
The "pilot" told me that IFR is used on commerical airlines. In that case what is the use of VFR if using instruments is more reliable?
Why did the GPWS activate even though the landing gear was down and I was going to land?
Why was the rudder trim set to zero? How could I take off or land in a straight line then?
Why did the TCAS not sound on the ground when there are other planes there? I thought the TCAS was supposed to be activated on the taxiway?
Disclaimer: I am not a pilot
I did IFR and stared at the ADI the whole time. There was little scenery.
Anyway, after flying, there are still certain things that I dont understand.
The "pilot" told me that IFR is used on commerical airlines. In that case what is the use of VFR if using instruments is more reliable?
Why did the GPWS activate even though the landing gear was down and I was going to land?
Why was the rudder trim set to zero? How could I take off or land in a straight line then?
Why did the TCAS not sound on the ground when there are other planes there? I thought the TCAS was supposed to be activated on the taxiway?
Disclaimer: I am not a pilot
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For example VFR can be used in not at busy airports to land faster (visually) as you don't need to fly published approach.
Maybe GPWS was activated by unstable approach? Too big descent rate ect. I think it can be also activated if you are with gear down, low and not near airport. It depends how the modern system is.
If rudder trim is 0 rudder is centered. If you set it to non zero aircraft will turn left of right.
TCAS uses special logic when the aircraft is near or on the ground. For example it will not issue descent RA when you are near the ground.
Maybe GPWS was activated by unstable approach? Too big descent rate ect. I think it can be also activated if you are with gear down, low and not near airport. It depends how the modern system is.
If rudder trim is 0 rudder is centered. If you set it to non zero aircraft will turn left of right.
TCAS uses special logic when the aircraft is near or on the ground. For example it will not issue descent RA when you are near the ground.
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The "pilot" told me that IFR is used on commerical airlines. In that case what is the use of VFR if using instruments is more reliable?
You opted to fly the aircraft IFR. As a pilot, I would prefer to operate VFR, having spent too many hours in cloud! Far more entertaining! This may contribute to your feeling of being let down by the sessions enjoyment factor.
Zero rudder trim is straight head. If it says 15 (either plus or minus) you are going in a big circle, unless you intervene.
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The "pilot" told me that IFR is used on commerical airlines. In that case what is the use of VFR if using instruments is more reliable?
The visual part comes along when weather is good and/or airfields don't have modern guidance like ILS. Then pilots may request to continue visually by looking outside to airport/runway/PAPI. But that doesn't work if visiblity or ceiling clouds are there, so then the pilots still have to fly according instrument procedures and look on their instruments.
Why did the GPWS activate even though the landing gear was down and I was going to land?
Why was the rudder trim set to zero? How could I take off or land in a straight line then?
Why did the TCAS not sound on the ground when there are other planes there? I thought the TCAS was supposed to be activated on the taxiway?
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Give the lad a break. We all started our passion somewhere. What's wrong with everyone?
There are certainly no shortage of armchair aviators willing to spend their time on pprune (doubtless in their pants with a half eaten 2 day old pizza beside them) waiting, eagle-eyed, for opportunities to stick their topgun shades on and demonstrate how cool they are.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves. I earnestly hope none of you are instructors.
OP:
VFR is "useful" because we don't all have an IR. We all learn to fly VFR first because that's how you learn the fundamentals of how to fly - attitude and power, lookout, pilotage and the other stuff that you later build on when you learn how to fly IFR.
The GPWS I'm not sure about, I don't fly airliners, but I do think it should automatically disarm under the conditions you described, perhaps a glitch in the sim, or a misconfiguration by the instructor.
TCAS I believe should be automatically inhibited on the ground, so it would be normal not to receive a TCAS TA or RA on the ground.