Flight Simulator 2004 questions - Page 3

Caspar · 26-05-2005, 16:48

Will go shopping at play.com when I get home!

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 17:33

Sounds good I have a el cheapo ST50 Jotstick I guess this aint helping me with my flying and what is likely making controlling jets in situations and learning things harder?

MadGamer · 26-05-2005, 18:34

Dunno weather to get FS2004 or wait untill FS2006 comes out

Raistlin · 26-05-2005, 18:36

I would imagine that FS2006 will be well late, or at least delayed due to <insert reason from list below here>!

Bad weather
Faulty plane
Baggage handler's strike
ATC strike

MadGamer · 26-05-2005, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

I would imagine that FS2006 will be well late, or at least delayed due to <insert reason from list below here>!

Bad weather
Faulty plane
Baggage handler's strike
ATC strike

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 19:18

LOL Just done the takeoff checklist for the Cessna, never took so long to take off in my whole goddamn life, whats this cold start some people use?

Raistlin · 26-05-2005, 19:28

You wanna try running the pre-flight checks in the real thing then.....

Mind you, your life can depend on some of those

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 19:30

Engines - not on.

Altitude: Tree ahead.
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Raistlin · 26-05-2005, 19:34

My favourite conversation in an aircraft went like this:

Instructor: So, you're happy with your rate of descent then?
Me: Yep, all looks good to me.
Instructor: And the angle of descent, and the speed?
Me: Yep, all good.
Instructor: And you're confident we're on target for the runway?
Me: Ummm, yeah, it looks ok.....(checking everything again)
Instructor: That's ok then, so long as you're sure.....
Me: Well.....I was sure, is there a problem?
Instructor: No, that's ok, it's just that from where I'm sitting it looks like we're going to land in the middle of that bl**dy big hedge!! I have control!

<Instructor takes control and applies lots of power whilst I sit and listen to the thwacking sound of the branches of a 12 foot hedge as they hit the undercarriage>

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 19:37

That true?

Raistlin · 26-05-2005, 19:40

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

That true?

Yep, grass field runway in a powered (I kid you not) glider.

The hedge was at one end of the runway, as I turned finals I didn't spot that I was flying considerably lower than I should have been.
Having flown that approach many times I was working on autopilot using cues out of the side of the aircraft to guide my timings for certain actions. Had I actually looked at the altimeter I would have realised that something was wrong.

I was right on cue (or so I though) for perfect landing number 5 of that day, the problem was that it would have been a perfect landing several dozen feet short of the runway!
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That's not the real autopilot you understand, I meant that I wasn't thinking properly.

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 19:41

:lol:

Nice so you had a nice new design on the undercarridge?

Raistlin · 26-05-2005, 19:43

Nah, just clipped the very top of the hedge (the loose bits that were sticking out).

Thinking about it, we were very lucky to get away with it. A few feet lower.....

McGraw · 26-05-2005, 20:09

As stated above.

For England and Wales you need:

VFR Terrain
All the VFR Photographic scenery volumes

Then the fun begins as you need a good, well set up machine to get them looking good.

See some of my screenshots for how good it all looks when set up properly.

http://forum.justflight.com/forum/to...?TOPIC_ID=8567

AndrewJ · 26-05-2005, 20:29

my Setup aint as impressive as yours

athlon 64 3000
512mb 400mhz ddr
ati x700pro ( pci-e)