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| FLIGHT LESSONS |
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The Retractable Undercarriage |
As far back as 1903, the Wright Brothers knew full well the impact that a pair of wheels would have on the performance of their “Flyer”, and quite gladly left them off! Wheels were seen as an annoying parasite eating away at the meager performance of the aero-engines of the day. The Retractable Undercarriage has gone on to become such a part of today’s flying that we almost forget about them. Pray you never do!
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Multi-Engine Flying |
Like something rather akin to poetry in motion, the delicate art of placing 7,000 pounds of airplane onto a runway surface will provide you with one of flying’s most rewarding challenges. You will find it a little harder to remember your good landings, but I can assure you of this, you never forget the bad ones. Today, let’s take time out to ensure your quota of good ones far outweigh the bad by setting up the Final Approach in the Chieftain.
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Flying the Heavies |
Today we will take off at Anchorage, Alaska, to position the aircraft at a suitable altitude for in-flight exercises on cruising and stalling. Since a jet aircraft will cruise for a long time on many flights, it is important that you know how to cruise accurately and efficiently. |
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March 2003
VOLUME 7 - ISSUE 3
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The Pilot’s Guide to the USA |
Following on from our highly popular article on the Pilot’s Guide to Europe, Andrew Jones
welcomes you onboard for a sight-seeing trip around the USA and highlights the most interesting and exciting places to fly for virtual aviators
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Blue Side Down! |
One of the most anticipated events at airshows around the world are the aerobatics displays. The talent and skill of the pilots behind the controls are often taken for granted. It takes thousands of hours to perfect aerobatic manuevers. We take a look at some of the more common maneuvers and show you how to perform them to kick-start your virtual aerobatics career!
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Francois’ Flying Tales – “The Art of Getting There” |
Never one to miss telling a good aviation story – simulated or real – Francois Dumas writes about an interesting flight in the Cardinal RG over the UK and provides a few general flying tips along the way.
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Operation Jericho – “A Memorable Mission” |
Here is your chance to join us in the CFS3 skies. Take a leap back into history as we re-live famous combat missions from WWII. We provide the historical background and the custom CFS3 mission files for you to fly Operation Jericho yourself!
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Forgotten Battles Preview |
Forgotten Battles (the standalone sequel to IL-2 Sturmovik) is set to become the first major flight simulation program to be released in 2003. Derek Davis takes a look at what we can expect from the next title in the series
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If You Can’t Find What You Need, It Isn’t Worth Looking For!” |
Bill Stack highlights the diversity and range of flight simulation products currently available for our hobby in his regular 2-page column this issue.
From the EDITOR..
It seems time really does fly! March already and well into the year. Let’s hope the delays with the release of Lock On: Modern Air Combat and IL-2 Forgotten Battles don’t become a trend this year as Microsoft are set to release their next version of their popular simulator titled: Microsoft Flight Simulator – A Century of Flight around July. You can read all about the first set of features proposed in this new version in our news column on the following pages. Let’s hope Microsoft can pull a cat out of the bag so to speak and come up with an impressive release. They have set the standard relatively high with Flight Simulator 2002, so raising the bar again will prove difficult in such a short time span. I know many people are already counting the days until release! LOMAC and IL-2 Forgotten Battles are, of course, due sooner and are equally being anticipated by combat simmers.
On a totally different stream now, I’d like to share a thought that I had recently which was a real-world aviation issue that, ironically, also applies to flight simmers. Remember the hot topic of passengers suing airliners for cases of Deep-Vein Thrombosis apparently caused by extended periods of static ‘bottom-resting’ on long-haul airline flights? It occurred to me that as flight simmers who may be behind the controls of their virtual aircraft for extended periods as well, that this particular problem could also manifest itself on us as we ‘fly the world’. This is not the only ‘health’ issue related to computers however, and many medical practitioners in the past have recommended taking breaks from the computer every 15-30 minutes to avoid eye strain and back issues among other things. I personally think it is a good idea and something simmers need to be consciously aware of. So next time you are captaining a long-haul flight across the Atlantic or over Asia, be sure to take a break now and then and grab a coffee or drink and walk around a little. If you have to be at the controls for any reason over an extended time period, wiggle your toes and do some calf-raises. It may sound silly, but take it from me as someone who has worked in the medical field before, your legs, eyes, back and body will thank you later!
Please enjoy the March issue of Computer Pilot, and we will see you next month for another round of flight sim mania!
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