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| FLIGHT LESSONS |
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Flying the Heavies |
In this lesson, we look at Warning systems and how they alert the pilot to potential hazards or problems that can occur in heavy jet flight.
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Multi-Engine Flying |
No pilot enjoys the prospect of an engine failure in-flight. However, when it does happen, you need to be prepared and know exactly how to handle it, without entering yourself into a state of panic. Fortunately, in multiengine aircraft, if one engine goes, you have another as backup, but flying on one engine takes skill, precision and knowledge of aircraft dynamics. These factors form the content of today’s lesson.
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Flight Instructor |
At a glance, the retractable undercarriage seems simple enough. Phrases such as Gear up" and especially "Gear down" are easily learnt and merely involve moving a lever in the cockpit. But as we all know, sometimes not all goes according to plan. The gear might not come down. You may be forced to land with the undercarriage still nicely tucked away in its resting place. As we are going to experience in this article, there is much more to learning the simple ups and downs of retractable undercarriage aircraft. |
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May 2003
VOLUME 7 - ISSUE 5
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Flight Simming At Avalon |
John Tavendale visited the 2003 Avalon Airshow to see what was on offer for both real world aviation fans and flight sim fanatics. The sim section was quite active and popular this year and attracted a healthy audience on every day of the show.
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Long Haul Flights – Chicago to China, and Back! |
Join Doug Horton as he takes you on a trip to China in a United Airlines 777-200. Flight plans are included to help you recreate the flight in FS2002. On the return leg, we jump onboard a 747 non-stop from Chep Lap Kok (Hong Kong) to O’Hare.
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Keeping Order in the Flight Sim Skies |
Bill stack explores the world of rules and regulations in the virtual airline
world. A method of keeping order? Or perhaps realism gone too far?
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The Memory Game… |
Maximizing PC Performance for Flight Simulation
Most flight simulators are memory hungry beasts! To run them optimally, you need to maximize your system’s available memory. Peter James provides a few tips on how this can be done to have your sims running as smooth as possible!
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Citation Dreaming |
Peter James recalls his first flight behind the controls of a Cessna Citation jet. Follow along as he makes his way to Martha’s Vineyard for a $1000 hamburger!
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The Bridge at Remagen – A Memorable Mission for CFS3 |
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 the raid on the bridge at Remagen!
From the EDITOR..
It goes without saying that flight simulation is to many, more than just a hobby. It is an obsession! Many an hour has been spent behind the controls navigating your aircraft to all parts of the world. It is almost scary to imagine how many hours have been clocked up by virtual pilots across the globe in the last 10 years, or more and to think of the dollar amount saved in real aircraft hire, fuel and cost to the environment would be almost unconceivable. Our virtual world is of course, derived from reality and real people put in the hard hours day in, day out to provide us with the tools to enhance and enjoy our flight simulation experience. One such flight sim ‘warrior’ was Richard Harvey. Richard was lead programmer of the Fly! series of flight simulators enjoyed by many over the globe. Unfortunately, Richard lost his battle with cancer recently, and so began his journey to a higher place. He will certainly be remembered and cherished for his contribution to the advancement of flight simulation and our thoughts go out to his family, close friends and relatives at this time. His legacy will continue through the Fly! simulator and the many users that still enjoy it now and well into the future.
Thanks to individuals like Richard and countless others, the world of flight simulation seems to have developed a little spring in its step over the last 2 months. Things have been comparatively ‘slow’ since about September last year, but recently, the flood of new titles, new add-ons and new hardware has gathered momentum. The latest title on the combat scene – IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles – is proving successful and fast becoming the number one pick for combat fans, if it isn’t already! Expect a detailed review next issue. On the GA front, Microsoft have opened their new website for FS2004 (Yes FS2004!), their next title in the series. The official name is of course, Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight and you can view the latest details and screenshots on their website –
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/
You can expect a very detailed review of this product as well when it is released around July/August 2003.
We have plenty of interesting and diverse information and reviews this issue, so please do take the time to read cover-to-cover and enjoy the best flight simulation coverage available in print with Computer Pilot Magazine!
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