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Learning Centre: The Hover - Intermediate General Knowledge
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Learning Centre: Introduction to Instrument Flying
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| Posted by davidallen on Wednesday, August 23 @ 21:05:31 EST |
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I have been asked to put fingers to keyboard and have a brief informative chat about a few things from the real aviation world and how we can apply them to Flight Sim. Here is a brief intro to Instrument Flight. In the following weeks I will talk about approach scenarios, SIDS, STARS among other things, and some techniques and ways to implement them into flight sim situations. |
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Learning Centre: Real Basic Aussie AI Part 1
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| Posted by admin on Wednesday, August 23 @ 19:35:24 EST (633 reads) |
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Marty writes "With the withdrawal of the VOZ AI Pack, skies around Australia are bare to boring, and even with the AI turned up near max all that's seen is default aircraft. A basic fix can be achieved quite easily. No special tools or programs are required. But first read this article until the end and remember back up every thing as you go.
Let's start by looking at an AI aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 is included with FS2004 (FS9) and is an easy one to start on. But we need textures to make it look Aussie. Download ausx_83.zip from one of the popular file libraries and install it." |
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Learning Centre: A Simple Airport Information Panel
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| Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 25 @ 09:03:22 EST (867 reads) |
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Marty writes "I don’t like having to refer to the map mode or out side sources while I fly FS9 so I decided to make a small list of airports I commonly fly and make them available in flight. There are probably better ways to go about this but this is the way I did it. First I researched the info I wanted on my list, this can include the ICAO code, VOR, ILS frequencies etc. Then using paint I made a .bmp (bitmap) image of the list I wanted. I used image attributes to set the size, and made a note of this. Next I simply used the text window to make my list. I made the text window the same size as the attributes. I them changed the background colour to not quite white and the font colour to anything but black. FS9 has special uses for these colours and they can sometimes appear transparent whe used in panels or windows in FS9. I saved the .bmp as directories.bmp in the panel folder of the aircraft I wanted to use. Once I finished my .bmp it was time to put it on a panel." |
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Learning Centre: Aircraft General Knowledge - The Pitot/Static System
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| Posted by Gavin on Sunday, June 25 @ 07:19:55 EST |
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Good morning Airmen
The target for tonight is the Pitot and Static system and I’m going to try and explain it in English for all you new people. Have you ever looked out the left hand side of your favorite C172 and noticed a big chunk of metal coming out from under the wing? I bet you didn’t even notice it and I bet that when your wife pointed it out and asked the question, you told her exactly what it was didn’t you? Yep, well it’s not the fuel drain and it’s not to hold your hat and coat. Although I have seen it used for that purpose a few times down at the aero club. If you said that the Pitot tube was for measuring your speed and altitude you would still be wrong. The Pitot tubes only job is to measure pressure and nothing else. It measures total pressure which is static pressure, that’s measured by the static vent and I will explain the static vent further in a minute. The Pitot tube measures Static Pressure + Dynamic Pressure to = total pressure. Which brings me to the reasons why the Pitot is on the left hand wing as apposed to anywhere else on the airplane? Dynamic pressure, Dynamic is a fancy word for motion and that’s why when you talk about Aerodynamics your talking about motion through the air. Dynamic pressure is the measure of the airflow going into the Pitot tube. That is why the Pitot tube is on the wing and not on the dash board in the cockpit. So why does it have to be on the left? Well it doesn’t but it is a good idea because that little tube is very prone to icing and in American made aircraft the Captain sits in the left seat. So the Pitot tube is on the closest side to where the pilot sits.
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Learning Centre: Basic Guide to Installing Third-Party Software for Flight Simulator (Part A)
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| Posted by pete on Monday, May 01 @ 07:27:19 EST |
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One of the most rewarding aspects of Flight Simulator is the ability to be able to install third-party add-on software. There is a myriad of add-ons available both freeware and payware for scenery, aircraft and other various programmes. They can both enhance and personalise Flight Simulator to suit your needs. The purpose of this article is to act as a basic guide for those that are new to Microsoft Flight Simulator by describing some of the methods of installing third-party software. There are several methods of installing add-on software and the intent of this article is to act as a guide only. |
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Learning Centre: How To Interpret/Decode a METAR Report
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Learning Centre: Logbook of a Student Pilot - Notice
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| Posted by Gavin on Tuesday, March 28 @ 20:18:00 EST |
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Public Announcement
Hi everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick update on the series.
Due to my commitments with the VOZ 1.1 insider review, I am unable to bring you the Lesson Four article this week.
In addition, on Monday I will fly out to my new job on the mines, which may affect the frequency of which I can release the Student Logbook series. I will endeavor to release them weekly as time permits and I thank you for your support and understanding.
Regards, Gavin Gillett
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Learning Centre: Logbook of a Student Pilot - Lesson Three
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| Posted by Gavin on Thursday, March 23 @ 19:21:10 EST |
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Lesson Three
Climbing, Descending & Stalling
Cessna 172S VH-LCS
26.09.04
I didn't not know it, but today would be the best lesson yet, another early flight and another spectacular day. It’s 7am and very cold, I encountered light mist on the drive to the airport. Once there, the distinct smell of AVTUR (Aviation Turbine Fuel) was in the air. A Skywest Fokker 50 had just landed and the smell and sound of the early morning quiet being broken was enough to get me excited. |
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Learning Centre: Flying Helicopters in FS2004
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| Posted by pete on Tuesday, March 21 @ 03:11:56 EST |
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How many of you have tried to fly helicopter in flight simulator and decided it was all too difficult and given up? It's not as difficult as it first appears, but for you to succeed in conquering this challenge there are a couple of things that you should know.
But before I go on, I want to reassure you that all your efforts will be worthwhile. Flying helicopters can be very rewarding and it can open up a whole new world for you, even though the selection is not quite as diverse as fixed wing aircraft, nevertheless there is a very a large selection to choose from, large and small, helicopters suitable for VFR ,IFR and of course both freeware and payware. |
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Learning Centre: Screenshot & Image Resizing Guide
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Learning Centre: Logbook of a Student Pilot - Lesson Two
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Learning Centre: Logbook of a Student Pilot - Lesson One
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| Posted by Gavin on Thursday, March 09 @ 19:55:48 EST |
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LESSON ONE - Effects of Controls
Cessna 172P - VH-JRC
05.09.2004
I do not think I have ever concentrated so hard in my life. It was my first Pre-Flight Briefing and I wanted to make a good impression right from the very start. Like my first day at school, I was excited and scared all in one. The room is filled with cool pilot stuff but I do not know what any of it is for. My instructor enters the room and we introduce our selves.
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Learning Centre: Logbook of a Student Pilot - Intro
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| Posted by Gavin on Tuesday, March 07 @ 08:10:00 EST |
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Some things in life are so important you have to commit them to memory. I have the worst memory so without hesitation I put my experiences to paper for future reference.
My name is Gavin Gillett and this is my passion I share with you.
Every Friday I hope to bring you a article detailing my experiences learning to fly. First I will share with you a little background infomation. Keep an eye out for fridays Lesson One
Learning to fly was the biggest decision I have ever made. Deep down every pilot asks him or her self, do I have what it takes? I did not just want to be a pilot I wanted to be an A.C.E. I wanted to be the best and I wanted it now. I knew to get where I wanted I would need to have 3 things; Attitude, Commitment and Effort. With A.C.E in my mind every step of the way I would embark on the most challenging thing I have ever done. Learning to FLY
I have 26 entries in my logbook and I would like to share with you my experiences in learning to fly.
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Learning Centre: How to Install FS2004 Aircraft
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| Posted by adrian on Tuesday, March 07 @ 07:21:14 EST |
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So you've been to the File Library and found yourself a great freeware plane to add to your Flight Simulator 2004 collection. So how do you install it?
Firstly a couple of assumptions:
· This tutorial assumes that you know your way around Windows explorer and can create folders and move files between folders.
· You should have a ZIP utility installed and have some familiarity with extracting files from an archive. If you're using Windows XP you can use the Compressed Folder feature to extract the files. If not, a popular program is WinZip.
· We're only concerned with aircraft that DON'T come with an installation program. Many are distributed with auto installation programs and adding them to FS2004 simply requires following the on-screen instructions.
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