Posts by mcgregni

Great thanks, Auckland Wellington and Christchurch are a good starting point with the A320!

Hi, I've been absent around here for a while, my phone has been too busy with many other things!

I checked in today and was amazed to see what's been happening

Now I have to get my pilots hat out again and try and remember how to control the aircraft again.

A quick question please ... is there a list anywhere of what countries currently have airports, and whether they have buildings? Specifically I am keen to fly in New Zealand, if anyone has any info it would be appreciated!

Thanks 😊

Airbus planes have computer controlled limits at all times, called Laws, that prevent critical tolerances to be exceeded. Exactly what limits are applied at any time depend on the flight phase and whether the pilots are using the joystick. But the aircrafts flight computers will prevent speed and angle limits from being exceeded.

AFAIK Boeing planes don't have this automatic overide type of system, although no doubt there are warning alerts for the pilots if things are getting out of hand.

I thought Vulcan was just for the light reflections. Does it improve cockpit definition also?

I think its probably London City...

And yes, the A320 can take off ok from there. Just set Vr at 125kts and use flaps 2. Keep the parking brake on while you power up the engines to take off thrust.

Those of us who have tried another multiplayer "game", even used it for a year or more, know that it can easily become a silly unrealistic experience. Despite all the efforts at " training" and "qualifications" theres always a bunch of users who just want to mess around, and another bunch of users who constantly get upset about that!

Also, with so many airports all over the world, and users all spread out so far, usually you end up landing and departing at empty airports . Having no static aircraft parked makes the experience like a ghost town.

In many ways a pure sim experience like Aerofly, that simply looks and feels more real, ultimately gives the better buzz.

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Hey Hello 👋 . What is labeling?

I think I understand more now ...they are meaning the written labels that describe the instruments or indications, which obviously on mobile are very small. Zooming in helps but if the resolution is lower then they look blurry.

Perhaps the base imagery of the airbus cockpit was at a lower resolution than the Boeing? Its a pity you can't run the graphics at high because I love the airbus cockpits with all their details.

Yes, I'm not an airline operations purist, but its nice to match liveries to routes and countries where possible.

Avianca is my go to random route choice! I am happy to pretend that they fly Malaga to Tenerife, Grenada to Majorca, and Oslo to Keflavik!

Airspeed is controlled by pitch attitude, so maybe you should be pulling back on the yoke earlier in the descent to slow down. Initially, at 120kts or so, this will cause a little zoom upwards, but just hold the pitch back with steady pressure until the speed drops down to what you want. Then relax the yoke forwards a little to maintain that speed (eg 100kts). If the flap setting is correct for that speed, and with low power, you should then enter a steady descent at that good speed.

It may be that you're not doing this process early enough.