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Hey Chris,I like the new ride! As General rule,How much extra fuel do you usually allow yourself?
Thanks!
A bit of a loaded question because IFR rules are very strict (and for good reason). IFR is generally 45 minutes (with lots of added rules) and VFR is 30 Day, and 45 night.
Those are the legal limits, and I actually think they’re just fine. Although legal limits can often be different from your personal limits, I think this is sufficient.
Chris, thank you for the great work.
Could you please make a blog post or add to one of these a description of your setup – so that we could see what addons you use? It would help us to improve the looks of our flightsim and enjoy flying even more. I saw that you already replied to such request, that you will add these details in the future. Please do (or did I miss it somewhere?)
Thanks again!
Vaclav
Yeah, I can do that! Just give me a bit of time and then I’ll do one. Probably Monday or Tuesday? I’ll be out of town with just the laptop so that’ll be a perfect time.
Excellent, thank you.
Awesome! I’ve been wanting to know what you use! Could you also recommend the different ones you like?
Yeah, I’ll put out a pretty complete list and my experience with different ones.
Looking forward to the flightplanning episodes. You have to file though right? VFR or otherwise? My problem originally was that I have the book Microsft Flight Simulator for Real Pilots and there was a lot of material on VOR to VOR. Talked about Victor airways and had you fly a route using Victor Airways from VOR to VOR. I went weeks practicing it in FSX and thinking all pilots did that. But I was confused because what I saw on Flightaware.com was people leaving the small airports b-lining it from A to B and not comming anywhere near VOR’s. Finally a few pilots straightened me out and explained you rarely if ever use VOR’s especially when you have GPS. Unless you are IFR, and then you do use Victor airways. But this is Canada. Not sure if it is different down there.
I guess you will address that in the episodes.
Charles.
And if we don’t address it, you can always ask the clarifying questions. Stay tuned!
By the way, you don’t need to file a flight plan
Another great episode! How long does it take you to make these videos?
Oh, you know…. Ranges anywhere from 6 hours to 2 days worth of work. I actually plan on doing a blog post sometime that shows exactly what the process is like. Kind of a behind the scenes look. A ‘How it’s made’ if you will
Cool! I would enjoy that! I’m wanting to get into making FSX videos
Hi Chris … great site … Tom Wilson in Quincy, Ma. pointed me to your site and podcasts … enjoying them very much … Tom and I started flying Flightsim back in the early 80s ..
best
jbnesbitt
Great to have you aboard, John! This hobby just wouldn’t be the same without you pioneers
Tom and I read all the books that we could back in the 80s … there was a person Charlie Gulouck (sp) who wrote the first adventures using Flight Sim … and one day we called 411 got his telephone number and called him … Needless to say we were more excited to talk with him than he was with us … Flightsim has just gotten better and better … over the years …
Even in my limited time with flight sim, about 2001 on (serious about it in 2003) it has changed SO much. It’s quite crazy how detailed and amazing it is all becoming now.
Hi John good to see you on here. Ahh Charlie Gulick, My first instructor. You know all his books are on line, the full text!
At http://www.flightsimbooks.com/
Aviator90 is even better than i told you.
Wow were not just old, we are pioneers…cool.
Tom
PIONEERS WE ARE … imagine what Walter Frisbee would have thought of this web site and the training that they provide … amazing stuff
Imagine that we landed on the green runways against the black sky
I drop in once a week or every other to see the videos, too much “excitement” in my life to check every couple of days to see what’s happened. Either way that’s not why I’m posting today. As a Marine I just want to say thanks for choosing that aircraft. I have it also and it’s my premier choice. Gives me this cool feeling somewhere in the cockels. Love the vids! I wish I was new to flight sim and had this come out but I went to the grueling process of learning alot on my own. Still like to watch it all though; can’t know everything.
Semper Fi!
Welcome aboard, Paul!
Glad to know you enjoyed the Marine paint. I’ve been watching The Pacific on HBO and it is really quite an amazing thing what the marines did over there.
Anyway, I’d subscribe to the blog because there may be some awesome stuff coming up soon for you advanced guys