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Aviator90 Episode 8
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Hello Chris,
amazing job what you’re doing.
You’re making many people happy with this kind of free tutorial.
Must take much of free time to realize this.
As i already downloaded all episodes in mp4, it seems like something happened as i didn’t find
the episode 8 on the usual way.
I also noticed that the extension changed to flv, so when i want to look to it in fullscreen, the quality is very bad. Is there any possibility solving this.
Thnx in advance, Steve
Hey Steve,
All I see is the mp4 option. Not too sure what’s going on. Try it again. You may have seen it when it was encoding to the new format.
Let me know what you come up with.
Thanks for the compliments!
Great video again! I love your views!
Thanks Tim!
Sure!
Another great video! No HD option in the player with this one though?
Hey Mark,
The video is native HD, so it’s already HD. I think Vimeo may have removed that option, because I don’t even see that anymore.
I still see the HD option on all the other episodes, it’s just this one that seems to be missing it. When I go full screen the video appears in a very small window, whereas usually I get the full glorious HD experience!
Got it fixed. Something got messed up during transfer or transcoding. Anywho, it’s wide and will be at the top of every page now. How do you like that new feature?
Thanks for putting this valuable series up for free!Very good qualty also.I look forward to the next episode.
You’re welcome, Harvey.
Great idea, thanks for the freebies! I’d like to see more advanced stuff, but I can see you’re working up to it, and hey, it’s free after all
The quality is nice, and I think it showcases your work well (I’m a happy owner of your LDS 767 DVD). Keep it up, and thanks again, I’ll keep watching.
Hi, do you have any Sponsor?? or you need ??.. I can offer something if you whant… I love your site..
Cheers….
Hey, Jean. I kinda consider everyone a sponsor in a way. This is just free stuff we’re looking to get out there. Everyone has the chance to sponsor us by sharing our stuff around the web.
I’m glad you’re enjoying our stuff! Hope to see you around in the next episodes comments.
Throttle On!
I’ve just stumbled onto this site looking at FTX all I can say is Great cheers for passing on the Knowlege in a Cheerfull way
All the best I for one will be looking Payware version
Thanks, Mike!
We just love PNW from ORBX. It’s an amazing backdrop for this video. I couldn’t ask for anything better.
Hey Chris,
I probably should have asked this earlier (the Takeoff episode), but what are your thoughts on rolling takeoffs? I understand why you wouldn’t include them in an introductory episode like this, but being fairly common (especially at uncontrolled airfields), I’m interested in hearing about your experiences with them (both in FS and in real flying).
-Jon
The only thing you need to be concerned about with rolling takeoffs is runway length. If you haver plenty of length, there’s not really anything wrong with it.
If there is someone on your tail landing, that’s also not a time to push up the power and hold the brakes. Just time to go! Again, runway length.
Chris,
Once again a fantastic video! Just one question though. What recording program do you use?
I use FRAPS. Best around.
So, Chris, using the 152 dash there… looking at the airspeed indicator… 40 knots would be your stall or is that absolute 0? Additionally, if I am reducing power to maintain a steady descent rate, that’s assuming I’m trimming for the descent as well (removing yoke pressure both for ascent and descent). Is that correct?
Ted
Hey Ted,
There are 2 stall indications on the airspeed indicator. The bottom of the green arc (top right) is the regular stall configuration. In other words, not in the landing configuration (no flaps, gear, etc).
The bottom of the white arc is your landing configuration.
Now, keep in mind that these are estimates ONLY. An aircraft can actually stall at any airspeed and any altitude. But, for normal operations when we are doing pretty predictable things (like flying straight and level or climbing/descending) this will give us a good idea of what’s going on.
Generally it’s better not to float around stall. We will do slow flight later and you’ll learn what this is like.
If you are doing things normally during a flight, 55 knots in the airplane is pretty much the minimum you’ll use at all times. Below that, you’ve done something you need to correct.
As an aviator it’s important to know that although you CAN get down to that low, low airspeed and still fly, it’s not the best idea. The reason we practice stalls and know all these airspeeds is so we can give ourselves a buffer so when we do have some attention lapse where the airspeed is decaying and we forgot to do something (like add power) then we have a few seconds to figure it out.
And, we practice stalls just incase that situation ever comes up.
For an aviator, you never have to stall unless it is A. On purpose or B. 2 feet above the runway when landing.
Hey Chris,
Great work. Material of this caliber is apreciated more than you might imagine. I, like many others, dream of getting my licence one day and getting up there for real and until that time, FSX is the only option. FSX alone as a learning tool always seems to take one to that point in the journey where you know there is waaaayyyy more to it than FSX can tell you but FSX alone cannot lead you to that information on it’s own. This instruction makes FSX become far more than just a game. It broadens the hobby a great deal. Honestly makes the time in FSX far more worthwhile and valuable. When I do start working on my license, the curriculum will be more comfortable and familiar already. Gotta love it.
I understand you are a real pilot. I have a question for you in that regard.
Question. What ZOOM level do you typically use in FSX to make it look as close to what you normally get in real life (less the periferal of course). Or at least what are you using in the vid?
And seond is about cruise configuration. You state “In small planes like the 152 and 172, full throttle is typical for cruise so long as you don’t go beyond redline”. The checklists for these planes often state “No more than 75%” which seems to be in the vacinity of 2200 RPM. But then my 172 only hits about 90 kts IAS which seems a touch low. In real world use, is it full throttle for cruise as you stated?
Thanks again!
Charles.
Hey Charles,
Thanks for the very kind words. I was just like you at one time, aspiring to get my license. Young or cold, it can ALWAYS happen, so hang in there.
There is an area within the FSX.cfg file that says ‘WideAspect’. I have that set to true. It’s a little known feature in the CFG that isn’t configured in the menu.
Also, I use different zoom levels. Usually it’s around .3 or .4 in the VC, but that can change as well.
About cruise power…
In the aircraft I fly, I am WOP (Wide Open Power) from the second I take off to just before landing in the descent. The key here is not to go over the red line. In a fixed pitch prop like in a 152 or 172, you have to pull it back at those higher speeds, usually. With that said, it all depends on the cruise power in your performance calculations before you depart. Most engines run better and cool better at WOP.
Additionally, when climbing to say 10K, the engine is producing about 75 or maybe even 65% power anyway, so there’s no need to pull it back.
I’m open to being completely wrong about these statements on the 152 and 172, but I’m pretty sure that’s the case.
Hi Chris,
Am loving you videos they also help me with my real flying lessons and what I am learning with my instructor, could you please post your computer spec’s as I wolud like to run FSX with the same graphics you show in your post’s.
Thanks buddy.
Stu.
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