Posts by Kapille_777

Hi

Quote from Overloaded

There is obviously a mini map on the top info display, it helps show you any coming changes of track in your route which you can see in the FLP Flight Plan page. Approach guides can also be turned on but I'm not sure about when they appear or how much they help.

Here is the 737-500 with absolutely everything turned on approaching Small Planes' small airport Bekescaba, LHBC in Hungary featured recently in the thread 'New Update'. It cannot be seen on the FMC/CDU but the 400 kilohertz transmission NDB at the field is dialed in as '0400' on the ADF 1 line, the third down in the Tune page, it enters the Tune page as 400.0 and is indicated by the single arrow in the pair of RMI, pointing directly to the airport.

The recently passed VOR transmitting on 115.80 megahertz is indicated by the RMI double arrow pointing at about 320 degrees to the VOR/140 degrees from the VOR. The left side HSI selector is switched to 'VOR/ILS' and the HSI instrument has been adjusted to the 140 degree course. The HSI gauge indicates the plane is centred on the 140 course and flying from the beacon, that little white triangle in the bottom half of the dial.

Have fun. You can always peep at the Simulator's nav page to see exactly where you are!

Hi,

I removed recently the top-bar information to make the simulation as much as possible real. Sometimes it is challenging as it is difficult to have on a same view, the external view of the plane (to keep the plane horizontal) and the speed, vertical speed details. However it is manageable.

I also try to avoid VNAV and LNAV as much as possible and manage manually the auto-pilot, just for fun ! Otherwise I would let my copilot do the job

I flew yesterday with the 737-500 from Toronto to Las Vegas and used the NAV / STEPS menu to manage the waypoints. I properly identified where I was, the next point and the estimated time of arrival but I didn't succeed to identified the distance to the next one so I was obliged to change the direction always with a short delay.

I guess I will need to explore the radio/transmitter configuration

Enjoy

EE

Quote from Overloaded

By default the right side HSI has NAV selected (on the two way selector to the right of the course knob) so the headings and any track errors will be displayed on that side.

Even if the right HSI is displaying the route being followed the right side's ILS/VOR and its DME if available can be still be used with the twin RMI gauges, the double arrow shows the bearing of the right side's radio aid.

The FMC/CDU's FLP page will automatically indicate the active leg, displaying the leg's heading and length. Select the next page as required. Top of Climb and Top of Descent as shown earlier on the simulator's nav page can be noted and anticipated as the FLP legs progress. Normal descent rates and speeds can be selected on the autopilot.

Once positioned to intercept the ILS the737-500 approach is like any other airliner's.

For additional positional awareness the top of the screen info display can be used so the planes location and progress can be cross checked with,

1 the info bar,

2 the HSI gauge set on NAV,

3 the FLP page's active leg and its data and

4 any tuned in navigational aids, potentially two independent VORs and their DMEs.

Perhaps start with a short route and have the info bar on and dial in the relevant VORs. It is more fun with the older cockpits. Letting a single button press do everything is not much of a challenge.

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Hello ! Thank you for the answer...I will continue to dig this topic also on the web... I fully agree with you it is much more challenging and funny but it required to learn many things

I usually use auto-pilot for the cruise and manage take-off and landing fully manually but with a "map" it's easier to be sure about the direction.

I will play with the NAV menu and make it familiar to me ! Thank you

Enjoy !

EE

Hi Team,

With "modern" airplanes it's quite easy to follow the flight plan as we have the large screen and the distance to the next point.

I would like to know how you can manage the step-by-step flight on the B737-500 which don't have any screen.

Thank you

Enjoy !

EE

Quote from ZK Aviation

If you have the green interface with the circle and the ring around it, the ring outside is what you use to rotate the knob. On the center green circle, press it with your finger and go up or down in one motion.

Press and slide up to push, press and slide down to pull

I did it ! Thank you very much for your explanations

Hi all,

I've tried again but I'm still blocking on the PULL or PUSH function...

I can turn the button (all of them ALT/SPD/HDG) but I definitly can't push or pull the button. I tried to double-tap to stay few second in touch but nothing happen. To start the desend I active the copilot few second and then active again the manual autopilot.

Any idea ? As a reminder I'm playing with an IPad...

Thank you

EK

Hi Potato Pilot45 and Jan

Thanks for the replies ! I will test it during my next flight and keep you updated.

EK

Hi all,

I'm getting more and more familiar with autopilot and I'm flying quite in a realistic mode, managing the take-off and landing runways with the weather...

Whatever I'm still struggling to launch my descend especially with Airbus.

When I changed the altitude nothing happen which seems to be normal as I'm supposed to push (or pull) the altitude button.

But as I'm playing on an IPad I can only turn the button but not push/pull it.

Am I right ? Miss I something ?

Thank you all

EK

Hi all,

I know that real-time weather as well as adding rain effects were already discussed and I can imagine it is not easy to implement.

But I would like to share new idea and potentially a nice feature to add.

I'm used to make long flight (5-6 hours) and it would be nice to be able to setup a different weather from the departure point and the arrival point.

For exemple doing a CDG-JFK flight with sunny weather in Paris and clouly/windy weather in New-York.

Feasible ? What do you think ?

Eric

Hi all,

This is my first thread so I would like to thank everybody for this wonderful game !

I would like to know if there is a list of all the modeled airports available somewhere ?

I flew from San Francisco to Dallas and I was very surprised to see that DFW has no building, very disappointed

As I'm also planning some flights from small airports with DR400 or Cessna I prefer to choose complete airports.

Thank you

K.