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The Art Of Instrument Flying |
From virtual to real… In this article we take a peek into the operations at Regional Express as we ride the jumpseat of one of the company’s flagship SAAB 340 airliners.
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Your First Charter Flight in the Chieftain |
With Piper’s classic Chieftain being one of the best “people movers” around in its class, it’s highly likely that your first Charter will be in this amazing airplane. In this article, we teleport you to Amarillo, Texas for a taste of the rigors and pressures of a Charter Pilot as we fly Your First Charter Flight in the Chieftain.
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Flying the Heavies |
In today’s lesson, we explore unusual attitudes; how to get into one and how to get out of one!
Not that this is a common situation in heavy jets, however, the instruction is essential to any serious heavy jet pilot.
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| THIS ISSUES REVIEWS |
• Microsoft’s Combat Flight Simulator 3
• Lago’s FS Maintenance
• Creative Audigy 2 + Inspire 6.1 Speakers
• Aerosoft’s Scenery Spain 1 & 2
• Flight Sim Doctor
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• Flight Sim News and New Releases
• Pull Out Poster
• Computer Pilot Mailbag
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January 2003
VOLUME 7 - ISSUE 1
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Combat Flight Simulator 3 Mega Review |
Hold on to your horsepower! The latest version of Microsoft’s combat sim range has received a mixed response since its release late last year. Derek Davis has been busy battling the European skies to provide you with this awesome 12-page review that covers everything you need to know before you reach for the CFS3 skies.
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The Pilot’s Guide To Europe |
You don’t need to speak foreign languages to be able to fully enjoy what this beautiful part of the world has to offer. Francois Dumas, a ‘native’ of the area, shows us the best places to go, and the best things to see in Europe. It’s just like a holiday brochure… tailored for virtual aviators!
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The Best Of 2002 |
Arturo Weiss reflects back on some of the best flight and combat flight simulation products to emerge in 2002. Find out which products made the grade and what we can look forward to in 2003.
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FS2002 Tutorial Series - A.I. Part I |
In Part I of this two-part series of articles, Doug Horton explains how to customize FS2002’s A.I. traffic to provide a more realistic flight environment. Learn how to add AI traffic to airports, use custom aircraft models and have you’re A.I. aircraft fly specific routes. Don’t miss it!
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X-Plane Tutorial Series – Creating Photorealistic Scenery |
Chuck Bodeen explores the world of X-Plane scenery. Find out all you need to know about generating quality photorealistic scenery to enhance your flying realism!
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Fly! II Freeware Roundup 2002 |
Andrew Jones takes a look at another batch of Fly! Freeware that is sure to interest users of this platform.
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Looking Into the Wild Sim Yonder |
Just when you thought your simulation experience could not get any more realistic or expansive, along comes Bill Stack to point out some directions many other simmers have taken
with their ‘hobby’.
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Horton’s Hints |
Another round of interesting and helpful hints for FS2002 by Doug Horton.
From the EDITOR..
Happy New Year! The start of a great year for flight simulation… we hope! Computer Pilot is beginning the year with a small but significant change to our magazine. You may have noticed our December Issue was labeled as Volume 6 Issue 9 and this current issue is Volume 7 Issue 1. Since we are now in the first month of the new year and now also a monthly publication, we decided to reset the bean counter for this issue so each issue number aligns itself with the months of the year. For example, Volume 7 Issue 1 for January, Issue 2 for February and so on. Issue 6 will be the June issue and Issue 12 will be, you guessed it, the December 2003 issue. This should make it easier for you to track down past issues that may be mentioned in future articles in the magazine or to help you organize your collection a little better. It is only a subtle change, however, it is one that should benefit us all!
We have quite a number of interesting articles to present to you this issue. Obviously, you would have probably noticed by now that this very issue contains the massive 12-page CFS3 review written by resident combat sims expert, Derek Davis. Derek has spent the last 6 weeks putting this product through its paces to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of the simulation experience it offers. We also take a look at some of the best software and hardware products to emerge in 2002 and give you a great insight and offer tips to get you started in AI traffic and scenery creation! Our Instrument Flying lesson this time around is a little unique. Instructor, Brent McColl jumps aboard a SAAB340 to follow the ‘real-world’ flight that corresponds to our last 3 lessons in this series. A very interesting read for those that have been following along with these lessons.
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