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The Art of Instrument Flying |
Aloha and Mahalo! You might be using these words quite a bit during your trip to the Hawaiian Islands with Peter James. This month we will discover why living and flying in particular parts of the island chain can be less pleasant than others!
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Ground School |
Stalling has had many students somewhat frightened by quotes that may float around the local flying school clubrooms such as “falling out of the sky” and “violently pitching”. However, as we will discover today, aircraft stalling is not to be feared, but examined in detail to discover the symptoms of an approaching stall, how recognize the stall itself and the most important facet, how to recover with the least amount of altitude lost. |
| THIS ISSUES REVIEWS |
• RealScene 2004
• USA Extreme Landscapes
• European Enhanced Terrain
• Cessna Citation X
• Operation Fall Blau
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Commercial Demos/Files |
One of the more interesting applications we have a demo of this month is FlightJack’s SimControl 2.0. This piece of software allows you to install 3rd party addons into FS much easier than before. If you are having trouble with adding aircraft and scenery etc to FS, then give this demo a try. A full boxed version is also available if you enjoy using it.
We also have some demo flights provided by Mgsim.com as well as a great 24 mission demo of the Rebirth of Honor addon for IL2Fb from Pluswave Expansions.
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Videos/Media |
The good folks from FSTV have provided an interesting video interview with leading terrain mesh designer Justin Tyme on this month’s Cover CD. Learn about how the scenery is made, and some of the technical terms used to describe the various detail levels in such addons. We also have a video highlighting Megascenery Northern California and some footage for the upcoming National Flight Show in the UK.
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Freeware |
We have compiled an excellent selection of freeware aircraft/scenery/utilities for many different flight simulators this month. There are a stack of missions for CFS3 fans, more Fly! II airport sceneries, the official F-4J addon for fans of Strike Fighters, as well as theu usual load of flight sim goodness for FS2002 and FS2004 fans.
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June 2004
VOLUME 8 - ISSUE 6
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Flying with Friends |
Francois takes an interesting look into the world of virtual flying clubs. They are not virtual airlines, and the club structure is flexible, but they offer a much more personal approach to online flying. Find out how and where you can join a flying club that breaks more than just the sound barrier.
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What’s Really Going On With X-Plane Weather? |
Strong winds, overcast, with a good chance of microbursts! Chuck Bodeen has been navigating X-Plane to bring you a detailed look at its in-built weather system and how you can tweak it to produce some interesting weather scenarios.
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Ringing the Bells |
Tom Heaverlo tells an interesting story of how a group’s love for a helicopter television show spawned the creation and development of some excellent Bell 47 flying models for the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform.
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Round Robin Adventures |
Al Pelletier takes us aboard a SAS MD83 for a North Sea Crossing. Grab the high resolution charts from this month’s Cover CD.
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PC Maintenance & Video Performance Tips |
There are certain things you can do to improve system performance and frame rates before you even start up your next flight sim session! Check out this piece for the inside info, plus learn some basic video card tweaking terminology and techniques.
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Hardware Corner |
We take a look at the Leadtek A380 Ultra TDH MyVivo video card, Winfast TV USBII and the NZXT Guardian case.
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The Anatomy of the Missile |
Air-to-Air missiles come in all shapes and varieties. Understanding each missiles capabilities and knowing which situations to deploy them in for maximum effect is vital to your survival in the air. This month, Derek outlines the basics of air combat missiles commonly used by the F-15 fighter.
From the EDITOR..
Heads up! June is here and that means we are almost half way through the year. If anyone can tell me where the last six months have gone, let me know!
It is certainly encouraging to see flight simulation moving forward in leaps and bounds recently. Some of the freeware and commercial add-ons I have had the chance to look at are simply amazing. Incredibly detailed aircraft add-ons, stunning scenery enhancements and some fierce combat action certainly puts the icing on the cake.
I am also happy to report that the new Computer Pilot website is now online and operating in full, after some redesigning of the layout. You should find the new site to be very user-friendly, allowing you to access the information you need very fast. Check it out at www.computerpilot.com if you get a spare moment.
I’d like to extend my thanks to all those readers who have submitted ideas for future articles, and even submitted articles themselves for consideration in our magazine. While we cannot publish every article submitted, we certainly do look at them all for suitability in Computer Pilot. You can read one such article in this very issue. Tom Heaverlo has submitted a great piece on the making of a Bell 47 helicopter. It’s worth a read as Tom has covered the story very well in both words and images.
For the combat fans, Derek has put together a great piece on Air-to-Air weapons. If you fly the F-15 in Lock On regularly, this is an article not to miss!
That’s all from me. Sit back and enjoy the June issue of Computer Pilot Magazine. The world’s largest, and only monthly printed flight simulation publication!
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