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| FLIGHT LESSONS |
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Flying the Maldives: What Went Wrong? |
We continue our lesson on flying out of the Maldives and discover what actually went wrong on our aircraft during the takeoff run, as well as what precautions must be taken to reduce potential consequences of such problems.
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FMC Basics Part III |
Ben Ippolito looks at some tips and tricks used by real world pilots to get the most out of the Flight Management Computer. |
| THIS ISSUES REVIEWS |
• PSS Concorde
• Abacus FS Flight Ventures
• Bryan York’s FS2Crew
• RealAir’s Spitfire
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February 2005
VOLUME 9 - ISSUE 2
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Cockpit Building Series – Pedestals and Panels |
Francois Dumas and Ken Peckham take you through some of the finer points of building your own functioning flight deck at home. In this next instalment of the continuing series, we look at how add desktop real estate by making pedestal and panel framework and assemblies.
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Aircraft ID Challenge II |
Starting on page 26 with the aircraft silhouettes, try to identify each aircraft from its main features. Then flip to page 60 to find the answers and a discussion of each aircraft.
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Round the World in a C172 – The Trip Home |
Join us as we make the trip back home from Sydney to Liverpool, UK in a C172, crossing many great countries and visiting many popular tourist sites.
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Hardware Corner |
We take a look at the latest joysticks and controls from Saitek, explore a new. Cost effective standalone simulator setup, review the latest graphics card from Leadtek and check out some new super-fast memory modules from Crucial.
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The 727 Project |
Got a home built simulator setup already running in your house? You will go green with envy once you see the 727 Project! The mind boggles at how far simmers will go to create the ultimate flight simulation experience!
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“Hit the Deck!” |
Flying UbiSoft’s Pacific Fighters simulator involves plenty of over-water combat flying and dogfighting, but when your missin draws to an end, you are still faced with the daunting task of getting your plane back on the deck! Here are some tips to making that task more successful, more often!
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Battle of the Airlines |
It’s a race against time as simmer’s compete individually or in teams for the coveted Battle of the Airlines trophy. Break the rules and your time will blow out, earning you nothing more than last place!
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Round Robin Adventures – America West |
Al Pelletier presents another great Round Robin Adventure. This time we take to the skies in a America West A320 and fly one of the airlines regular routes.
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News and New Releases |
All the latest news and new releases since our last issue.
From the EDITOR..
It is encouraging to hear positive feedback from many readers about the recently started series of home flight deck building articles we are including in the magazine.
There is another installment in this month’s issue. Building your own flight deck in the basement, study, garage or shed is a very rewarding experience, and while it does have its pitfalls and moments of frustration, it sure beats sitting in front of a normal keyboard and monitor in an uncomfortable position trying to take on the world’s most challenging approaches, or dogfights. I’d encourage anyone with the space to do so to give it a try. If nothing else, you will learn plenty about computers, technology or just cutting plywood in the process. If you need a little inspiration, check out the Project 727 article this issue. Who wouldn’t want one of those parked in your backyard?
The issue also sees the last part of our three-part series on using the Flight Management Computer on Boeing aircraft. We will be running a series on the Airbus systems later this year. We hope you have enjoyed that series and trust that it has helped you better understand the features and function of the system.
Be sure not to flick to page 60 before you look at the aircraft silhouettes on page 26 in our Aircraft ID Challenge and try to identify them. Once you have your list of guesses, jump over to page 60 for the answers and to score yourself. How did you go?
There is plenty more interesting articles, reviews, and lessons this issue and more to come throughout 2005.
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