ALL FLIGHT SIMULATOR DISCUSSIONS IN HERE

[xxMATTGxx]

wow thats fit, what model is that matt?

It's the Alphasim Westland Seaking model. =]


Oooo, didn't know you liked heli's too.

Nice shots.

I rather fly planes, but sometimes I want a change from time to time. :)

[Luke]

that's hot!
would've preferd in yellow :P

[Imosae]

Fly to my House
10 Downing Street, London

[Scania]

http://www.vatsim-uk.org/forum/download/file.php?id=8

This Hogmanay, Scottish and Northern Ireland invite you to attend the 3rd ever Scottish TMA Real Ops starting at 3pm on Sunday 28th December. This event incorporates the three airfields of Edinburgh [EGPH], Glasgow [EGPF] and Prestwick [EGPK] as we attempt to recreate a real Sunday night within the Scottish TMA.

With over 250 available flights to book, to and from the TMA airfields, you really are spoiled for choice. Whether you choose to haul a packed 757 across Europe or a quick hope in a Twin Otter to the outer islands of Scotland, one thing is for sure, a great night guaranteed! (Or your money back )

Flights are available to book here: http://www.vatsim-uk.org/realops/index.php?ev=25

Of course - to fly out - you don't need to have booked it, but it would be a help to us.

See you on the Night!

-----------

We're now just over a week away from the event and just over half of the bookings have been swiped, so grab your flight before someone else does!!

See you in a week

Merry Christmas

[xxMATTGxx]

Two shots:

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3412/fsscr035uc5.png


http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1875/fsscr051kh9.png


http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/7312/fsscr049jn2.png

[Dan!]

nicr shots matt :) flying in to liverpool :D

[Recursion]

love the first one :)

[Scania]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/SMillar747/1-47.jpg

[Luke]

i've got to admit, that is a pretty damn good shot!
wd

What model is it that has covers on engines :P

[iAdam]

Nice shot.

The covers are edited Luke.

[Dan!]

shame they are getting rid of them by 2010 :(

[xxMATTGxx]

shame they are getting rid of them by 2010 :(

They still have 4 for the BA Open skies thing, does that still exist? LOL.

[Luke]

Nice shot.

The covers are edited Luke.
oh

holy crap
that makes it even better

*steals editing skillzz ;(*

EDIT: And yeh it does still exist xD
https://www.flyopenskies.com/os/home

[Liberation]

Nice shot.

The covers are edited Luke.

The covers arn't edited in, they are part of the Captain Sim 757 model ;)

Very nice shot, Sam.

[Scania]

Yeah Tucker is right, its the CaptainSim model.

As for BA getting rid of them - I doubt it. Openskies is just picking up business VERY well and their route expansion is growing by the day.

[Scania]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/SMillar747/final-1.jpg

[xxMATTGxx]

Thats quite effective tbh :)

[cocaine]

drunk pilot :D

veryy nice.

[Luke]

drunk pilot :D

veryy nice.

haha

That is hot.
Enjoying your screenshots ;p

Luke

[Scania]

Thanks guys: FIX.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/SMillar747/final1-1.jpg

[Scania]

Very nice Matt.

[Luke]

Thanks guys: FIX.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/SMillar747/final1-1.jpg

that's better :D

[xxMATTGxx]

Back in the day when it was called this:

http://osxmatt.org/FS/cargo/fsscr053.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/cargo/fsscr054.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/cargo/fsscr061.png

[Luke]

NICE!

Love the last one ;P

[Scania]

Nice Matt ;)

[xxMATTGxx]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6720/groupbannerlv9.png


Hello Flight Simmers,

This evening myself and Luke, thought it would be a good idea why not do a group flight on Vatsim during our Christmas Holiday. Of course we will need to plan this out with the following:

Route Date Time Whatever else



Basically, there will be about two requirements:

1. VATSIM, You must be able to fly on vatsim without any problems. This means flying on their with 'Air Traffic Control'. (Text/Voice, doesn't matter)(If they are online)

2. Be able to fly their aircraft on a planned route (way points and such).

3. Skype (Optional), we will most likely be all using skype to talk to each other during the flight.


If you have any suggestions/questions and so on, post them below.

[Luke]

We're looking for as many people as possible ;)

[Scania]

I might be able to hook us up with teamspeak if it suits. I'll join in.

[xxMATTGxx]

I might be able to hook us up with teamspeak if it suits. I'll join in.

Yeah, Teamspeak will be good :)

[Dan!]

ok let me reword what i said to keep sam happy...

Two operated by OpenSkies and further 4 aircraft to be transferred to them and
All to exit service by May 2010

[Dan!]

Yeah, Teamspeak will be good :)

i can do one better i have one at the monment :D and its mine :P heheh


im well up for a group flight never been with you guys before well done a Flight with Mr Matt Jones before ye ole ryanair :D

[xxMATTGxx]

i can do one better i have one at the monment :D and its mine :P heheh


im well up for a group flight never been with you guys before well done a Flight with Mr Matt Jones before ye ole ryanair :D


Even better :D

[Dan!]

oh forgot to say it better not be heathrow your fly/in or out cant stand that airport :D

[cocaine]

you're welcome to depart/arrive stansted (& luton, but lutons crap) but i understand there are a few manchester/scottish controllers here as well so its up to what you want your airports to be :P

[Dan!]

you're welcome to depart/arrive stansted (& luton, but lutons crap) but i understand there are a few manchester/scottish controllers here as well so its up to what you want your airports to be :P

no Manchester COntroller here tbh i left VATUK k :D luton kl you no and that stansted well that just another story tbh they have some rite weird controller like that david "cant control" downs and that Matt Jones.

[cocaine]

haha :D i did a very good job in the real ops ill have you know :D

[iAdam]

If you fly out from BB or NX I can control you all out thent ry and catch up with you all.

[Coheed&Cambria]

I'd do it, Although im not very good tbh.

[myke]

My shots are nothing compared to others now... :( Well done.

[xxMATTGxx]

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3807/fsscr068lg9.png

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5392/fsscr072cv5.png

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3862/fsscr074dd8.png

[myke]

Ok, this weekend, my uncle's ashes were spread. They were spread in Wales, so I done a memorial flight, Cardiff to Jersey.

Crashed halfway through... but I chose one nice shot that I took.
Then, I decided that I'd do something in a 744. So I just took off and came back in again, here you are:

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr479copy.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr481.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr489.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr488.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr487.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr485.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr483.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr482.jpg

Thanks.

[xxMATTGxx]

Aww :'),

Very nice shots indeed. +REP :)

[Lee]

Thank god thats just a game :P If ATCers where as lazy as that in RL then I wouldn't book a flight anytime soon!

[CokeZoneCodes]

how do you even play this game

[Luke]

lol

i was REALY bored xD

[iAdam]

Lol, Luke you have a fetish for going clsoe to other planes, I remember you did it on my tour of nottingham.

[Luke]

what tour :S?
lol, i do not recall that one

*Just for note*
I don't do this all the tim,e only to peolpe i know and when there's no ATC lol

[iAdam]

Lol, no need to explain yourself, we all like messing about lol.

Oh whoops wrong person, I thought it was you who I took on the tour lol.

[myke]

I just done a nice wintery flight, LOWW to Munich :)

Here are the shots.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr490.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr491.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr493.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr494.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr497.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr499.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr501.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr502.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr503.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr504.png

[myke]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr505.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr506.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr507.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr509.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr512.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr526.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr531.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr535.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr536.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr537.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr538.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr539.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr540.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr541.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr543.png

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

[xxMATTGxx]

ooo, what a nice looking Business jet you got there. Keep em coming :D

[Technologic]

Projectopensky legacy 600?

[myke]

yes. thanks matt

[Luke]

lol kk ;p

[Scania]

Sorry for the loss. Where you been?

& Nice shots <3

[Scania]

no Manchester COntroller here tbh i left VATUK k :D luton kl you no and that stansted well that just another story tbh they have some rite weird controller like that david "cant control" downs and that Matt Jones.

That's actually quite sad coming from VATSIM staff. David is over 70 years old and I know him quite well actually. It's a hobby for him.

P.S You look like Ron Weasley at his worst.
Edited by PaulMacC (Forum Moderator): Please do not be rude to other forum members.

[Dan!]

That's actually quite sad coming from VATSIM staff. David is over 70 years old and I know him quite well actually. It's a hobby for him.

P.S You look like Ron Weasley at his worst.

wth i look like Ron Weasley WTH


tbh your only S1 dont think you can speak :8 and matt know what i mean wont hand me off intill im at 5000ft :S that just so wronnnnng anyway im not gonna start agurement in this thread :D


back to the topic

any idea of places to fly

[Scania]

Enroll in English reading and writing classes then come back to the board flaming people that way we have more chance of understanding you.

I love how you change the topic to my rating. Considering you've been a member of VATSIM longer that me, then yes I would expect yours to be higher.

[xxMATTGxx]

Please DO NOT, turn this thread into any sort of arugments. Keep it to MSN :)

[Luke]

We were thinking off somewhere in England to Malaga

Any suggestions open

[Dan!]

Enroll in English reading and writing classes then come back to the board flaming people that way we have more chance of understanding you.

I love how you change the topic to my rating. Considering you've been a member of VATSIM longer that me, then yes I would expect yours to be higher.

eh sorry i have a disability hope you dont have a problem with that because if you do you might want to read "disability discrimination Act of 1995" and i no people who start well after me who are C3 when you start has nothing to do with it tbh ...



We were thinking off somewhere in England to Malaga

Any suggestions open

ahh thats kool like flying in spain :D

[xxMATTGxx]

I just done Heathrow - Lisbon, nice flight. So that could be a possibility?

[Luke]

i enjoyed the last 1/3 of it to, after i fixed my problem xD

[Dan!]

LPPT nice but heathrow eek! maybe LPPT to luton or EGSS?

[xxMATTGxx]

LPPT nice but heathrow eek! maybe LPPT to luton or EGSS?

I rather have Heathrow, as I have much better scenery and its big :D

[Luke]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6720/groupbannerlv9.png

Hello again

Ok, just to give us an idea of what to organise, i need to know what date would suit everyone.

Please vote which days above you would be free so we can aim to make it easier for everyone.

You can select more than one day.

Thanks
Luke

[Adam!]

Eeeeeee I'm coming with you all ;)

[Dan!]

I rather have Heathrow, as I have much better scenery and its big :D

i will set The Stig on you Muahahaha

[Luke]

i will set The Stig on you Muahahaha
I'll set the Garner on you :P

Anyways, I've posted a new thread so decide date.
Please help narrow it down

Thanks
Luke

[xxMATTGxx]

I voted for all, because I think I can make all of them :P

[Luke]

you'll fly all of them anyways haha :P

[xxMATTGxx]

This afternoon/early evening. Myself loaded up at LHR in my PMDG Boeing 747-400F "British Airways World of Cargo Paint". And went to Lisbon :D

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr075.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr076.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr078.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr009.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr095.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr096.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr097.png

http://osxmatt.org/FS/Lisbon/fsscr099.png

[Adam!]

You missed 25th December out :'(

[Luke]

yar, because i'll be testing all my new periperhals out then

Like my new X-52 and GFX card :D

[Dan!]

nice shots shame it was heathrow :D

[Luke]

lol, what is it with you and not liking heathrow xD

[Dan!]

lol, what is it with you and not liking heathrow xD

i hate controlling it to so see it from both points of veiws :P

[xxMATTGxx]

i hate controlling it to so see it from both points of veiws :P


Aww, can't you handle busy Heathrow peak times? ;]

[Dan!]

Aww, can't you handle busy Heathrow peak times? ;]

no i have no problem with high traffic levels tbh and lot of the heathrow control so up them self but not all :P

[xxMATTGxx]

This is what I have planned for the group flight:

- London Heathrow to Lisbon (EGLL-LPPT)

Both airports have scenery, I suggest finding the Aerosoft links ;).


Time and date still need to be decided, so if you haven't already please vote in the other thread. :)

Edit; There is no restrictions on aircraft. As long as you can bloody fly the thing on a route. (We don't want pilots crashing into each other, as we may have ATC. :P)

[Dan!]

This is what I have planned for the group flight:

- London Heathrow to Lisbon (EGLL-LPPT)

Both airports have scenery, I suggest finding the Aerosoft links ;).


Time and date still need to be decided, so if you haven't already please vote in the other thread. :)

Edit; There is no restrictions on aircraft. As long as you can bloody fly the thing on a route. (We don't want pilots crashing into each other, as we may have ATC. :P)



i have links just give me a PM or contact me via msn :D


oh i will be depart from Gatwick :D

[Luke]

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/967ee0219927a191.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/0447056539324f22.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/8259056539324f43.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/373563b9013278c4.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/84153b9013278c15.png

[xxMATTGxx]

Nice,

I bet you can't wait for your new grahpics card eh? :)

[Luke]

damn right i can't

under 4 days now :D

[Dan!]

what is it with heathrow to day ;[

[efq]

Lisbon, Faro? If not FARO is the best kfnx. PORTUGAL IS THE BEST KFNX

[myke]

Nice, I'm not too sure on the angles though

[Luke]

Because Heathrow pwns :P

And yeh, i was experimenting with DBS :P

[iAdam]

I was there for a very short time lol.

Nice shots Mister.

[Frank459]

Not really flown in a while and only just reinstalled flight sim, so I asked Matt what repaints I should get and he suggested BAW, so I got one and took a couple of screenshots. (My PC nearly blew because I turned all settings to ultra high to reduce all those jaggys :eusa_wall)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h27/Frank_EA_2006/BAW1.png

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h27/Frank_EA_2006/BAW2.png

[xxMATTGxx]

Very nice shots Frank :)

[Recursion]

Lovely <3 :)

[Recursion]

Hawt mr! <3

[Recursion]

Im innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Recursion]

******* SEXY.

[Recursion]

PMSL. :P

[Recursion]

Model? :P

[xxMATTGxx]

Model? :P


Projectopensky legacy 600?

Already been said in the thread.

[e5]

I like ya plane!!

[Robbie]

Very nice well done. Heck, have some rep.

[Alkaz]

oh cool, nice sim :D

[Luke]

Me, Matt and Tawm just done a flight from London to Budapest

The ATC was ****E, Gatwick and Heathrow took hours to respond, then Budapest, was well, PAFETIC.

Anyways, you can see our progresses here :P
Matt - http://vataware.com/flight.cfm?id=2605383
Tom - http://vataware.com/flight.cfm?id=2605748
Me - http://vataware.com/flight.cfm?id=2605540

Then i got some shots of Matt and Tom coming in.
http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/815b9118a1a9917Matt.png
Matt turning off runway

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/85910b9118a1a99Me_and_Tawm.png
Tom taxing to parking and Me :P

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/539321e2f231907Me_and_Tawm2.png
Tom parking and me again ;p

Was a good flight

Luke

[xxMATTGxx]

Yeah, was a good flight. I landed manually (good landing :D), turned off, nephew restarted the computer. <_<. Good job Vataware put me as Arrived :P

[Recursion]

Hehe ILS FTW! :P

[Dan!]

problems with the ILS ;)

[Josh1540]

Hey guys.

Just signed up so I can participate in this section! I used to play Habbo but no longer do. Decided to join a virtual airline (Fly UK) a few months ago after using FS for about a year or two now.

Anyway, I plan on staying active in this section!

A few hours ago, I flew to Princess Juliana Intl airport (ICAO: TNCM / IATA: SXM) with an Airbus A380 (freeware pah - plan on getting Wilco A380 soon). No A380 has landed at the notoriously short runway before at TNCM, so I guess my flight was a maiden one right. :P Anyhoo, got a few snaps of my approach and landing. For those who don't know, TNCM has a single runway (09/27) which is approximately 8000ft long - just capable of having heavy jets landing there. As it is short, it requires a slow and low approach over a stretch of water. Around the airport is Maho Beach, which is popular amongst tourists who travel there to see the jets (such as American Airlines 757s and KLM 747s) up close! There is no ILS equipment operating at TNCM, only a VOR station with DME. The approach itself mainly relies on visual awareness and making sure you can follow the approach plate!

On approach, the main landing gears of a heavy jet should cross the threshold at or slightly above 35ft agl, but there is a margin depending on the meterological conditions.

Here are the snaps of my approach and landing at TNCM!


http://i40.tinypic.com/29yh1js.gif
Taken from inside of the perimeter fence - on the infamous low approach.

http://i42.tinypic.com/9an18x.jpg
Taken from Maho Beach - close to touchdown.

http://i40.tinypic.com/281ylpc.jpg
Taken from outside of the perimeter fence - A380 flaring after smooth landing.

Hoped you enjoyed the shots!

Thanks.

[Dan!]

Hey guys.

Just signed up so I can participate in this section! I used to play Habbo but no longer do. Decided to join a virtual airline (Fly UK) a few months ago after using FS for about a year or two now.

Anyway, I plan on staying active in this section!

A few hours ago, I flew to Princess Juliana Intl airport (ICAO: TNCM / IATA: SXM) with an Airbus A380 (freeware pah - plan on getting Wilco A380 soon). No A380 has landed at the notoriously short runway before at TNCM, so I guess my flight was a maiden one right. :P Anyhoo, got a few snaps of my approach and landing. For those who don't know, TNCM has a single runway (09/27) which is approximately 8000ft long - just capable of having heavy jets landing there. As it is short, it requires a slow and low approach over a stretch of water. Around the airport is Maho Beach, which is popular amongst tourists who travel there to see the jets (such as American Airlines 757s and KLM 747s) up close! There is no ILS equipment operating at TNCM, only a VOR station with DME. The approach itself mainly relies on visual awareness and making sure you can follow the approach plate!

On approach, the main landing gears of a heavy jet should cross the threshold at or slightly above 35ft agl, but there is a margin depending on the meterological conditions.

Here are the snaps of my approach and landing at TNCM!


http://i40.tinypic.com/29yh1js.gif
Taken from inside of the perimeter fence - on the infamous low approach.

http://i42.tinypic.com/9an18x.jpg
Taken from Maho Beach - close to touchdown.

http://i40.tinypic.com/281ylpc.jpg
Taken from outside of the perimeter fence - A380 flaring after smooth landing.

Hoped you enjoyed the shots!

Thanks.

heya josh glad you join in the end :D

nice shots :D

[Recursion]

Jesus christ! :P

[Recursion]

Well some of our ILS landings worked... ILS always seems to work for me ;D

[Xarea]

Hi,

I always see the threads from this forum and decided it would be fun to start/try Flight Sim. I have a few questions:

1. If your flight is like, 9 hours, do you actually have to sit there for 9 hours?
2. How do you know what to fly?
3. Is their a tutorial on how to fly when you start the game?

Thanks

[xxMATTGxx]

Well some of our ILS landings worked... ILS always seems to work for me ;D

Big headed much? Since 2 out of 3 didn't work. Then meh, something was up and two different tower controlling on and off, didn't help either!

[Recursion]

Someone can't take a joke.

[Blinger1]

1. If your flight is like, 9 hours, do you actually have to sit there for 9 hours?

I'm sure there is an autopilot and you shouldn't have to sit there for 9 hours!!!

[Recursion]

Thats true.

You can usually pick any plane, just make sure it can hold enough fuel to get there.

Yes there is but not for the complex pmdg 747 etc

[xxMATTGxx]

Hi,

I always see the threads from this forum and decided it would be fun to start/try Flight Sim. I have a few questions:

1. If your flight is like, 9 hours, do you actually have to sit there for 9 hours?
2. How do you know what to fly?
3. Is their a tutorial on how to fly when you start the game?

Thanks

1. You can sit there for 9 hours if you want, or you can let Autopilot/FMC etc do it for you. Although you can always use the acceleration rate thing.

2. Fly anything you want from a small Cessna up to the large AN-225

3. There is like flying lessons type of thing you can do :)

[Dan!]

Jesus christ! :P

to what bit ;)

[Dan!]

Very Nice Shots Myke :D.

[Luke]

Nice, but go easy on the red lol :P

[Dan!]

Nice, but go easy on the red lol :P

he must be in to red luke ;)

[Josh1540]

Haha, cheers Dan.

I'm just testing out photo editing techniques. I find the normal colours sometimes boring.

[Josh1540]

Hey Xarea.


1. If your flight is like, 9 hours, do you actually have to sit there for 9 hours?

If your flight is usually considerably long, then you are able to speed up the flight up to 16 times normal speed with autopilot engaged. Usually, when flying an airliner, it will be autopilot which will be doing most of the flying for you. As autopilot will be in control, you can obviously just leave the game running and browse the internet or go somewhere. It is sometimes necessary to come back and check up on your flight because autopilot can be your worse enemy at times, so just checking on your flight path, fuel consumption and for any failures every 30-45 minutes is usually the best thing to do. For those long haul flights, I usually take off at 9/10pm, then do a check every 45 minutes up to midnight, then go sleep and when I wake up, I should be near to land.


2. How do you know what to fly?

There is a selection of default aircraft you can fly, from the light aircraft (Cessnas) to heavy jets (Boeings). There are also some aircraft used in the olden days, such as the Wright Flyer and Vickers Vimy. Then again, it depends if you buy FS2004 or FSX (FSX is the newest one but you must have outstandingly great computer specs for the best graphics and framerates). If there is a certain aircraft missing, then there is a high chance you can download it from the internet from a variety of websites to do with FS. Some websites charge you to download, whereas some websites don't. Payware is always more realistic than freeware, so if you're also looking for a touch of realism, go with the payware (PMDG, Level D, Wilco)... after you've learned about how to take to the skies!


3. Is their a tutorial on how to fly when you start the game?

Just by selecting a free flight, you will learn the basics of flight within the first 20 hours of playing by looking around on your own. There are also a number of excellent tutorials on the game by a real life flight instructor, Rod Machado. He will teach you about the cockpit instruments, some certain manuevers such as stalling, turning, climbing, descending and level flight and the basics of taking off, taxiing and landing. There are some more advanced tutorials by him as well, such as different approaches, how to navigate using your instruments and sudden failure to all engines. The best thing about the tutorials on Microsoft Flight Simulator is that you first read a tutorial, then you get to fly and Rod will teach you in the air. You will then have the chance to do a checkride, which is showing off the skills you have learnt. After you've learnt the basics, it is practice which will improve your flying on there. Don't try and be too impatient - if you cannot do something, then keep trying. It took me about 3 months to finally land on the runway properly. :P

There are also hundreds of websites with tutorials covering a range of issues. But try the tutorials in the game first. Once you are extremely happy with everything you have learnt, then you can improve on your knowledge by learning about reading charts and phraseology for air traffic control (there's a great thread about ATC phraseology in this section).

Best of luck!

[Josh1540]

Wow, fantastic shots Matt! The PMDG 747 is a great model!

[Josh1540]

Great shot Myke. Is that 744 payware? Looks bloody nice!

[Josh1540]

Someone can't take a joke.

Haha, :eusa_wall
Nothing like a good old ILS approach.

Some great shots there too! Glad you had a great flight, despite the ATC troubles. I know what you mean with the ATC. One time, I was flying with the FS built in ATC and was on a final approach to Glasgow. I had lost one of the two engines and was "declaring an emergency" (even though that isn't possible with FS2004).

Suddenly, Glasgow tower cleared some Bombardier to take off from the runway I was landing at, meaning I had to then go around. However, I ignored ATC and landed anyway just as the Bombardier was rotating.

[Josh1540]

Nice shots Frank - 747, the Queen of the Skies!

[Dan!]

by the look of it it gonna be the 28th thats me out got to work night 27th 28 and 29 :(

[Adam!]

by the look of it it gonna be the 28th thats me out got to work night 27th 28 and 29 :(
awww poor little baby has to work to earn money to go to amsterdam and buy a mac :'(

[Dan!]

awww poor little baby has to work to earn money to go to amsterdam and buy a mac :'(

lolololol yes got to sit on a bus for three days i work aswell :( dam replacement buses :(

[iAdam]

I can make all of them, jsut make myself free for that day.

[Luke]

ok

By the looks of it, we'll be flying on the 28th

[Recursion]

Pwnge :8

[Luke]

Just done a trip from Gatwick to Malaga
Got some landing shots xD

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/53002c6df08cea21.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/6309bc06d6835212.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/2496bc06d6835223.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/17083401e410a764.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/548333401e410a75.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/86883401e410a726.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/9942cde886493f17.png

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/7828cde886493f18.png

[xxMATTGxx]

Coming into land at Lisbon, great flight I did with Tom. It's good to be back in the flight sim community :)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6624/fsscr109iw0.png

[Josh1540]

Great shots! That's the best landing I have ever seen someone do in a Thomas Cook airlines 767.

I'll be arriving at Gatwick soon. Currently holding at Lanak. However, by the time my post gets approved, I'll be flying the return flight!

[Luke]

that looks amazing xD ;D

[xxMATTGxx]

Yeah, I don't mind when. We just need to let these guys down like a night before or something.

[Recursion]

Nice :)

[Luke]

Great shots! That's the best landing I have ever seen someone do in a Thomas Cook airlines 767.

I'll be arriving at Gatwick soon. Currently holding at Lanak. However, by the time my post gets approved, I'll be flying the return flight!

Haha, thanks, but i'm sure it's not :P

I just can't wait to get my new gfx card now :D
And my X-52 xDxD

[Luke]

hang on

just noticed
*** HAPPENED TO THE POLL

[cocaine]

Hi,

I always see the threads from this forum and decided it would be fun to start/try Flight Sim. I have a few questions:

1. If your flight is like, 9 hours, do you actually have to sit there for 9 hours?
2. How do you know what to fly?
3. Is their a tutorial on how to fly when you start the game?

Thanks

1) no, you can set the autopilot to fly for ya.

2) depends on how long the route is really.

3) yeahh although its BASIC.

[Lee]

As said above, you can set auto pilot then set speed up to 30% usual speed.. But its usually more entertaining flying without +speed.

[xxMATTGxx]

Nice shots and landing :)

[xxMATTGxx]

Haha, :eusa_wall
Nothing like a good old ILS approach.

Some great shots there too! Glad you had a great flight, despite the ATC troubles. I know what you mean with the ATC. One time, I was flying with the FS built in ATC and was on a final approach to Glasgow. I had lost one of the two engines and was "declaring an emergency" (even though that isn't possible with FS2004).

Suddenly, Glasgow tower cleared some Bombardier to take off from the runway I was landing at, meaning I had to then go around. However, I ignored ATC and landed anyway just as the Bombardier was rotating.

Haha, I have a similar story apart from this was on unicom!

I was coming into land at 27R (EGLL), I told Traffic at the aircraft like you do. Next min, this plane goes onto the runway. I did a go around and he only just took off when I was over him <_<. Silly people!

[xxMATTGxx]

Wow, fantastic shots Matt! The PMDG 747 is a great model!

It sure is, I love flying the PMDG model as its just fantastic. The model, systems and everything :D

[Dan!]

Haha, thanks, but i'm sure it's not :P

I just can't wait to get my new gfx card now :D
And my X-52 xDxD

sorry it aint coming :(


nice shots :D

[Dan!]

Haha, cheers Dan.

I'm just testing out photo editing techniques. I find the normal colours sometimes boring.

well thats true.

[BeanEgg]

Sweet!

Nice shots.

[myke]

Hey,

Got bored, so started to fly fro EGLL to Hong Kong, but noooo, my laptop wasn't having it; *CRASHZZZZ* ;l

So here's the departure shots...

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr549.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr550.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr551.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr552.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr554.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr555.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr556.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr557.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr558.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr559.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr560.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr561.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr562.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr563.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr564.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr565.png

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/fsscr566.png

Thanks, Happy Holidays.

[Dan!]

Nice Shots Myke, shame your laptop was not up for the flight xD

[Dan!]

Haha, :eusa_wall
Nothing like a good old ILS approach.

Some great shots there too! Glad you had a great flight, despite the ATC troubles. I know what you mean with the ATC. One time, I was flying with the FS built in ATC and was on a final approach to Glasgow. I had lost one of the two engines and was "declaring an emergency" (even though that isn't possible with FS2004).

Suddenly, Glasgow tower cleared some Bombardier to take off from the runway I was landing at, meaning I had to then go around. However, I ignored ATC and landed anyway just as the Bombardier was rotating.

that what you get for not going on vatsim xD

[Luke]

nice shots

You must have one HELL of a laptop xD

[xxMATTGxx]

Nice shots like always Myke. Keep them coming :D

[xxMATTGxx]

Thanks for the comments :)

[Dan!]

Im Running out of things to say now other then Nice Shots.

[xxMATTGxx]

Im Running out of things to say now other then Nice Shots.

Haha, Thanks Dan :)

[myke]

Thanks all.

[Josh1540]

I can make 28th December and onwards. Anymore details about the flight yet?

[Adam!]

Speedbrake and RAT out during landing???? lol :)

Good shots though.

[Luke]

Speedbrake and RAT out during landing???? lol :)

Good shots though.

I noticed that, i don't even know how to get the RAT down in the frst place!?!?
I must've accidently pressed it xD

And yes, since malaga is behind a mountain sort of thnig, i had to descend pretty quickly ;P

[Adam!]

I noticed that, i don't even know how to get the RAT down in the frst place!?!?
I must've accidently pressed it xD

And yes, since malaga is behind a mountain sort of thnig, i had to descend pretty quickly ;P
Lol it's in the overhead.

And speedbrakes shouldn't really be used on finals, but meh heh never mind lol.

[Josh1540]

Speedbrake and RAT out during landing???? lol

Ah, good eye sight there.

Maybe the RAT is always down for that model, otherwise it should be adjustable by the flick of a switch on the overhead panel like Adam said.

The spoilers should be armed, but not down during approach. Air Canada Flight 621 lost speed and lift and eventually crashed due to having spoilers down during a low approach.

[Pazza]

Hey,

I know its illegal, but I have the discs but disc 4 and 3 are NACKERED!

(I can post pics if u want)

I just want to get back into it again, because it was great fun

+rep for your help :)

[Robbie]

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/14456353/flight+simulator+2004?tab=summary

[iAdam]

www.gamestation.co.uk

It's only about 6 pound now.

[Josh1540]

No torrents! No disc required.

http://www.simradar.com/File/3253/No_CD_fix_for_patched_version_of_FS2004__FS9_1_.ht ml

[Recursion]

Whats the RAT for?

Sexy shots :)

[Dan!]

hang on

just noticed
*** HAPPENED TO THE POLL

someone changing the data :S

[Recursion]

Oh my God Myke, those are fricken hot!

[Recursion]

hang on

just noticed
*** HAPPENED TO THE POLL

It wasn't made properly.

FAIL.

[Recursion]

Nice :)

Not a big fan on night shots thought :(

[myke]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/myke-x/xmasgreeting.png

Merry christmas guys.

[Recursion]

Nice :)

[Robbie]

He'll need the disks to install it...

[xxMATTGxx]

That is one amazing screenshot from you Myke. Merry Christmas :D

[Luke]

Whats the RAT for?

Sexy shots :)

It's used as a backup generator and hydralics system when main systems fail i think xD

(It turns by the wind :P)

[Luke]

I had this exact problem (except it was only disc 3)

Call microsoft and tell them you're having problems installung, they'll do some checks, and send you another copy xD

[Luke]

One Brilliant shots. Well done.
Merry Christmas ;)

[Josh1540]

It's used as a backup generator and hydralics system when main systems fail i think xD

(It turns by the wind :P)

The RAT is a Ram Air Turbine, which is a small fan which (in most aircraft) drops below the fuselage. The RAT generates enough power to run some of the primary instruments, such as vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator, altitude and attitude indicator.

They are only used in emergency situations, mainly when all engines flameout.

[Dan!]

Nice Job :D and Merry Christmas to you Myke and the little people :D

[Recursion]

Merry Christmas! :P

[xxMATTGxx]

Sorry about the random thread title, yes I forgot all my navigation light ;o Apart from my takeoff/landing lights. Haha.


http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4597/fsscr110lp0.png

[Recursion]

Sexy :P

[Adam!]

Ah, good eye sight there.

Maybe the RAT is always down for that model, otherwise it should be adjustable by the flick of a switch on the overhead panel like Adam said.

The spoilers should be armed, but not down during approach. Air Canada Flight 621 lost speed and lift and eventually crashed due to having spoilers down during a low approach.

No aircraft would have a fixed RAT, not in this day in age anyway, it would simply cause more drag and be an annoyance to flight crew more than anything.

They can be up during final approach, but only in exceptional circumstances and only about 1/4 extended.

And RAT stands for Rat Air Turbine which creates minimal power should the aircraft loose all power.

[Josh1540]

No aircraft would have a fixed RAT, not in this day in age anyway, it would simply cause more drag and be an annoyance to flight crew more than anything.

They can be up during final approach, but only in exceptional circumstances and only about 1/4 extended.

Yep, but in Flight Simulator, the aircraft model may have a fixed RAT as some developers offer freeware models featuring non-retractable RATs. When it comes to FS, simulating forces like drag, weight, lift and thrust are not very realistic. :P

[Josh1540]

Have a good'ne! If it does snow, don't forget your de-ice :P

[Josh1540]

He'll need the disks to install it...

Well, then just buy the game again. It's cheap now a days anyway.

[efq]

Nice pics and again woot for Portugal, FARO ftw.

[Pazza]

lolololol

Its sorted now, borrowed next doors disc 3 and 4, but my disc 4 is perfectly fine to run it :)

Also lol @ jackboy for trying to make out he's -repping me for this when he's returning loool

[Pazza]

Hey,

Just wondering what servers you guys go on, i've played with some of you before, but I had an addon aircraft that was wider than showing so there were a few crashes , but that won't happen again ;)

[Luke]

Got a new GFX card FINALLY so done some test shots.
8800.

You can see my old GFX card on my recent "Malaga Landing" thread. You'll see a difference :P

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9487/533751b6f7abb51newscreesl5.png

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8070/1946551b6f7abb5newscreeja8.png

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8535/866351b6f7abb51newscreepi6.png

Enjoy :P

Luke

[Coheed&Cambria]

Sweet graphics there, You can definatly tell a difference :P

[Coheed&Cambria]

Everytime i open FSX, i always get this thing asking me to run something or not to, i normally click run but i cba'd to click run, and clicked no. And now all of my add-on aircrafts are just blank with no liverys..

Any help?

[Luke]

Open the FSX.cfg file, and search for Blocked. (Should be it's own catorgory [Block blablabla]
And delete the thing you click no

That's very sparse but it's the basics of what to do xD

[Pazza]

:o

Amazing pics!

[efq]

Out with the raggys! Nice pics, defo improved from your last.

[Dan!]

well VATSIM is where most of these guys go on www.vatsim.net and www.vatsim.net/prc for help :)

[Oleh]

Heres my first ever picture in flight simulator x - because i recently got a new pc and it can sorta keep up with this stuff:


http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5760/olehfsxqw5.png

Edited by MattGarner (Forum Super Moderator): Fixed the image link for you, although its not a 747 :)

[Dan!]

is it just me or is their no Screen Shot lolol.

[Recursion]

True dat

[Jahova]

Rofl, no screenshot and also the Boing 747, LOLOL!
It's the Boeing 747.

[Recursion]

Its a Boeing 737

[Lee]

Whitch plane is that?

[Lee]

Matt too the rescue, ^^ it looks like your making an water landing their lol :P

Nice anyhow, avsim.net (or .com) get yourself some new planes :P

[efq]

Why are you turning at such a high angle so low to the sea :p

Nice gfx tho.

[BeanEgg]

Passengers wouldn't be happy with that turn. :P

Anyway, I like the image. :) Well done!

[xxMATTGxx]

Matt too the rescue, ^^ it looks like your making an water landing their lol :P

Nice anyhow, avsim.net (or .com) get yourself some new planes :P

Haha, Yeah always here to the rescue =]

[xxMATTGxx]

Whitch plane is that?

PMDG 747-400F. The model of the USAF comes with it.

[Prison Break]

Nice shot Matt!

[Josh1540]

And if you hate Americans, then come over to IVAO.org! Vatsim is more popular though :(

[Josh1540]

Heres my first ever picture in flight simulator x - because i recently got a new pc and it can sorta keep up with this stuff:

Glad to see you're back with FSX. Your Boeing 747 needs repairing as it's missing two engines and an upper deck at the front of the fuselage. Good shot though - love the water texture.

[Luke]

it's also missing hydralic power, a pilot and a couple hundred of passengers

[Dan!]

And if you hate Americans, then come over to IVAO.org! Vatsim is more popular though :(

Can we have this guy Shot for going on their ;) :8

[Josh1540]

Can we have this guy Shot for going on their ;) :8

Mikemarks, one day we shall meet inside a train and I will refuse to give up my seat. You will have to stand. :eusa_danc

[BeanEgg]

This has happend to me, really not funny. :(
Out of the window though, as a result, some work, but not all.

Ended up having to buy another one, which is on the way.

Glad its resolved now. :)

[Coheed&Cambria]

Open the FSX.cfg file, and search for Blocked. (Should be it's own catorgory [Block blablabla]
And delete the thing you click no

That's very sparse but it's the basics of what to do xD

Dont know what the FSX.cfg folder is, and i searched all of my fsx folders for blocked and..nothing ;/

[Dan!]

Mikemarks, one day we shall meet inside a train and I will refuse to give up my seat. You will have to stand. :eusa_danc

nah nah you wont do that because you will be asked to move your stuff by the guard :) :8

[Dan!]

it's also missing hydralic power, a pilot and a couple hundred of passengers

did you kill them all :o :(


and thanks matt for fixing the the image :D

[Prison Break]

If I was in that plane I would kiss my arse goodbye :O

Nevertheless nice screenshot and hopefully you get better and get into the cockpit of the 747 :)

[cocaine]

that 747 should be put into maintenance, its missing 2 engines and the upper decks also not there.

[Prison Break]

that 747 should be put into maintenance, its missing 2 engines and the upper decks also not there.


its a 737

[Dan!]

its a 737

yeh he knows what type of aircraft it is.



that 747 should be put into maintenance, its missing 2 engines and the upper decks also not there.


and bigger wings :D

[cocaine]

its a 737

yeah i know :rolleyes:

[BeanEgg]

yeah i know :rolleyes:

Confused? :P

Anyway, I think he knows that, he just cannot edit the name.

Yea, it needs to be fixed. :D:D

(I don't want to start an argument, since that's not me. :()



that 747 should be put into maintenance, its missing 2 engines and the upper decks also not there.

[cocaine]

Confused? :P

Anyway, I think he knows that, he just cannot edit the name.

Yea, it needs to be fixed. :D:D

(I don't want to start an argument, since that's not me. :()

yeah i said the 747 needs to be put into maintenance because it looks like a 737...

[myke]

Nice, well done :)

[Scania]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/SMillar747/ndec.jpg

[myke]

I think the yoke kills the shot, because... it just doesn't look reallistic.

[Recursion]

I have to agree with Myke, it kills the shot.

[Luke]

Dont know what the FSX.cfg folder is, and i searched all of my fsx folders for blocked and..nothing ;/

C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Date\Microsoft\FSX

Maybe a bit different on vista

[Lee]

Liking the pics :P Well done.

[Lee]

Hmm, bit too dark.

[Scania]

Hmm, bit too dark.

Well yes... the cockpit is black :/

[Lee]

Ok.. Yeesh, Only saying..

[Technologic]

c:\users\(username)\AppData\Microsoft\FSX if you're in vista. Also you need to set it so hidden files are shown

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm wondering how many people can make it tomorrow? It will be mostly a morning departure say around 10:00/10:30. I was also thinking of doing:

London Heathrow (EGLL) - Gibraltar (LXGB)

[Luke]

i can't <:{

I don't have a good enough computer at this house to run FS.
Pfft

[xxMATTGxx]

i can't <:{

I don't have a good enough computer at this house to run FS.
Pfft

Your not back for another week are you?

[Josh1540]

London Heathrow (EGLL) - Gibraltar (LXGB)

Sounds good. Morning departure may be a bit early for me though :P


EGLL SID SAM UN621 BASIK UZ150 NOVAN UN864 MAR DCT LXGB

[xxMATTGxx]

Sounds good. Morning departure may be a bit early for me though :P


EGLL SID SAM UN621 BASIK UZ150 NOVAN UN864 MAR DCT LXGB

Cheers,


Right at the moment:

Me and Tawm can make it.

[Liberation]

I may do it if you want..

[xxMATTGxx]

I may do it if you want..

Anyone is welcome :)

[Coheed&Cambria]

I'm wondering how many people can make it tomorrow? It will be mostly a morning departure say around 10:00/10:30. I was also thinking of doing:

London Heathrow (EGLL) - Gibraltar (LXGB)


I would :D

[Recursion]

kkk
we be doin it any time within the next couple of hours

[BeanEgg]

Well I've just received my JoyStick ans FS2004.

I was wondering if you guys know any decent add-ons for planes and airports and the such. (That are clean and free)

Kindest regards,
BeanEgg

[Scania]

library.avsim.net

[Swearwolf]

What are decent specs to run FS2004? I just got a Radeon X1650 512mb 128 bit graphics card today which runs great, I also got an ok processor and 1.25gb ram :)

Would it work?

[xxMATTGxx]

http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=118710

[Scania]

Sure would.

[Scania]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=394201

[BeanEgg]

Thanks Matt & G-BOAH :)

+Rep