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The VOR Revisited |
A VOR navigation aid can be used to allow aircraft to track along specific inbound and outbound tracks from a VOR station. Considering that there are many VOR stations throughout the world, it becomes an efficient manner in which to navigate an aircraft along its chosen flight path route.
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The Fuel System |
”It goes without saying that every car driver knows they need to have fuel in the tanks for the wheels to move around. For some, that is the extent of their knowledge and quite rightly so. Why have a need to understand what takes place under the hood when it is not required?” Find out exactly why with Flight Instructor, Greg Trainer
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| THIS ISSUES REVIEWS |
• Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
• PMDG’s 737: The Next Generation
• Abacus’ FS Whirlybirds
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| PLUS ALL THIS! |
• Pull-Out Poster
• Freeware Frenzy
• INBOX
• Virtual Aviator
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October 2003
VOLUME 7 - ISSUE 10
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Island Hopping Adventures |
Jump onboard for some wave skimming action as Francois Dumas takes us on some Island Hopping adventures! Find out where the hot spots for island hopping can be found, and how to make your flights more challenging and enjoyable
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Crosscheck: Transitioning from FS2002 to FS2004 |
Moving from one sim version to the next can either be a blessing, or a nightmare in disguise! Andrew Jones looks at the problems that can be faced in this process, and offers advice on how to remedy them.
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Flight Simulator 2004 Full Review |
Computer Pilot presents its full 14-page review of the latest version in the Flight Simulator range. Doug Horton has been crunching the sim since the late betas and gives us a full run-down on the new features and changes since the previous version.
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Round Robin Adventure |
Join Al Pelletier for another exciting round robin adventure! The scenario and tasking for this exercise is as follows: We are flying for JAL. We are tasked to fly some cargo, for the USAF, from Tokyo Intl airport to Kadena Airbase, with a pick up at Nagoya…
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Flying High? Or Flying Low? |
We all have our own favourites when it comes to aircraft and styles of flying. Some like to fly high in the heavies and practice IFR techniques, others like to fly low in the light aircraft and practice VFR. Each offers a different set of considerations which are discussed here.
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Editing Sounds in FS2002/FS2004 |
Peter James offers an insight and some tips into how you can increase the realism of your Flight Simulator experience by improving, tweaking and replacing sounds in the Flight Simulator folders
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Hardware Corner |
In this issue, we take a look at Saitek’s ST-90 and Cyborg EVO joysticks, Kingston’s HyperX PC4000 Memory, Microsoft’s Wireless Intellimouse Explorer, Philips’ 170W4p 17-inch LCD Monitor and Aspire’s X-SuperAlien case range.
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Combat Sims: An Overview - Part III |
“Whenever I'm asked the question 'Can you recommend a good combat flight sim?', invariably my response is to reply with a few questions of my own.” Find out what ingredients make up a good combat sim with Derek ‘Baron’ Davis!
From the EDITOR..
Greetings once again fellow flight sim fanatics! October is here, and it has come around very fast this year it seems. A little of bit of history is being created with this issue, as it is the first Computer Pilot issue to be labeled as “Issue 10” in the history of the magazine – a result of moving to a monthly publication schedule in September last year.
This issue represents our ‘Flight Simulator 2004 Special Edition’, with plenty of FS2004 coverage and content, including the full product review by Doug Horton and tutorial on editing sounds in FS2002/2004 by Peter James, among others. We also revisit Basic VOR Navigation, which many of you had been asking for in an expanded, illustration-rich flight lesson with Greg Trainer.
Speaking of Greg, he has now come onboard to assist us with web development, so look out for a new and expanded Computer Pilot website in the coming months. Greg is busy doing all the groundwork for the site at present, but once online, you will be able to see the fruits of his labor.
Combat simmers are still hanging out for Lock On: Modern Air Combat, which has been delayed again, but hopefully because the development team are working harder to make the final release version a real winner. I guess we have to wait and see!
As always, I hope you enjoy the October issue and if there is something we can do to make a better magazine, please feel free to email me with your suggestions – editor@computerpilot.com
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