FSi Panel - For Serious Simmers Only

[ScruffyDuck]

This is not something for the casual simmer or someone who flies with the realism settings turned down. Iit is also expensive. But if you want to practice approaches and procedures the same way the professionals do when they book simulator time then it is worth a look. It is primarily targetted at the folks with high end airliners but also supports the A2A Cessnas and Piper Cherokee.

Froogle did a video on it and he can explain it much better than me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_GoiE5Jrzg

Also the developer has done some videos including one with the A2A 172 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0IXAeor-2w

One thing I will say is that the report at the end is scary stuff - for me anyway and I still can't get my Cherokee down close enough to the center line :( and every time I hear the undercarriage crunch I fear the worst..............

I should say I have no connection with this other than finding it via Froogles video the other day

Jon
ScruffyDuck Software
Microsoft MVP

[Morag]

Oh boooo - it's for serious simmers only

Looks good though!

I have FS Flying School "Pro" (lol, everythings got to be 'pro' or 'Xtreem') - anyway. That has an approach feature too, start the video at the 13:20 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM1QhJ6WlSE

It also has features that are more suited to newer and/or maybe (ahem) less serious simmers and it might be a bit cheaper, think it's $30 normal price.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ0iSNO-8Sk

I picked it up on sale for lols but the post flight analysis is actually pretty cool and I've had a lot of fun with it

DH Chipmunk RAF No2 FTS ended 27 February 2015 at 19:13
FSFlyingSchool Pro 2015 February 27 2015)
Using: FSX
Visibility: 29.83 Miles Wind: 8 Knots

Aircraft: de Havilland ID: WG316 Airline: AIR FORCE Flight:
Flight plan: EGHA TO EGGD Bristol:Bristol International NAV1: IBTS
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:00 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

Landing Score:95.00

Landing was successful in the following areas:

Good glideslope on ILS approach. [60%]
Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [70%]
Gentle touchdown. [10 FPM]
Good landing speed - not too fast. [40 KIAS]
Wings were level.
Landed on runway surface.
Glideslope held until flare.
Good pitch control after touchdown.
Good pitch at landing. [11 degrees]
With flaps - good job. [30 degrees]
Heading aligned with runway.
Throttle(s) idle.
Good controlled final descent to touchdown.


Landing included the following problems:

Poor steering after landing - stay on the centre line.

Definite room for improvement...


Flight Score:82.58

Flight commended in the following areas:

Smooth turns.
Nice banking.
Comfortable G forces.
Smooth pitch control.
Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
Gentle taxi turns.
Safe taxi speed.
Smooth braking during taxi.
Smooth climb during takeoff.
Wings level near ground.
Well coordinated turns.
No stalls.
No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
Smooth comfortable descent rate.
Pitch not too low.
Flaps down on time.
Approach speed not too fast.
Low altitude speeds not too fast.
Good clearance of obstacles.


Flight included the following problems:

Exceeding flap speeds - your flaps may be damaged: have them checked.
Poor steering during takeoff - stay in the centre of the runway.
Late rotation - when Vr is reached - take off.
Nose held too high - spilt drinks and worried expressions.

Definite room for improvement...

[ScruffyDuck]

>>>> Oh boooo - it's for serious simmers only <<<<<

Yes I realize how daft that is because on that basis I would have to rule myself out :(

I recall FS Flying School "Pro" but I have not looked at that for ages. As you say Morag seems like it would be good for all :)

Jon
ScruffyDuck Software
Microsoft MVP

[Morag]

I took my instructor out for a spin in my EE Lightning - he, erm, he didn't appreciate my Tom Cruise impressions

Flight included the following problems:

Rough turns - your passengers spilt their drinks and have a pain in their necks.
Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.
Exceeding flap speeds - your flaps may be damaged: have them checked.
Exceeding gear speed - your landing gear may be damaged: have it checked.
Sickening G forces - your passengers feel rather unwell.
Rough pitch control - that flight felt like a rollercoaster.
Poor steering during takeoff - stay in the centre of the runway.
Late rotation - when Vr is reached - take off.
Poor attention to taxi speed - dangerous to yourself and others.
Loss of altitude during takeoff - climb smoothly.
Dangerous stalls - don't let that happen again.
Rapid descent - dangerous and uncomfortable.
Nose held too high - spilt drinks and worried expressions.
Nose held too low - we're not in combat.
Excessive speed at low altitude - several complaints have been filed.
Narrowly missed obstacles - plan your safety altitudes.

Definite room for improvement...

But yeah, it's a old mature piece of software now having had lots of updates over the years and has a lot of pretty cool features. I think anything that gives you nice, detailed pilot logs is a good thing to have running, FSFS builds up a pilot briefing for you over time. Here's mine

No Improvement

* Frequent long term problem - Dangerous taxiing turns.
* Occasional long term problem - Braking during takeoff.

Improving

* Serious long term problem - Exceeding flap speeds.
* Frequent long term problem - Exceeding gear speed.
* Serious long term problem - Late rotation.
* Occasional long term problem - Throttle and brakes during taxi.
* Serious long term problem - Loss of altitude during takeoff.
* Occasional long term problem - Wings not level near ground.
* Frequent long term problem - Airspeed too low.
* Frequent long term problem - Rapid descent.
* Frequent long term problem - Nose held too high.

Mastering

* Serious long term problem - Poor steering during takeoff.
* Occasional long term problem - Nose held too low.

Mastered

* Occasional long term problem - Rough turns.
* Frequent long term problem - Steep banking.
* Occasional long term problem - Sickening G forces.
* Occasional problem - Rough pitch control.
* Occasional long term problem - Poor attention to taxi speed.
* Occasional long term problem - Poorly coordinated turns.
* Occasional problem - Dangerous stalls.
* Occasional long term problem - Excessive speed at low altitude.
* Occasional problem - Narrowly missed obstacles.

I keep forgetting and I switch it from taxi to take off mode too early so he keeps telling me off for braking on take off when I'm still just lining up. But, ye, it's great having a list of all the things you're crap at

[Kapustick]

This is gem of a post. In my countless hours of online browsing of things to buy, I must have passed over this product hundreds of times. I thought it was software for cockpit builders to link up all their peripheral screens and instruments. I never gave it a second thought.

This is the tool I didn't know I was looking for. In my FSX development infancy (4 months now), I've been flying around FSX to setup my approaches. I'm at the point now where I can focus my study on a peticular aircraft. I've stabalized my installation and collected my base commercial hangar: Q400 and NGX (777 after the next patch proves to stable with PMDG aircraft)

This type of software is now on my shopping/research list for purchase. Thanks for sharing.

[ScruffyDuck]

Publicado originalmente por Kapustick:

This is gem of a post. In my countless hours of online browsing of things to buy, I must have passed over this product hundreds of times. I thought it was software for cockpit builders to link up all their peripheral screens and instruments. I never gave it a second thought.

This is the tool I didn't know I was looking for. In my infancy in FSX development (4 months now), I've been flying around FSX to setup my approaches. I'm at the point now where I can focus my study on a peticular aircraft. I've stabalized my installation and collected my base commercial hangar: Q400 and NGX (777 after the next patch proves to stable with PMDG aircraft)

This type of software is now on my shopping/research list for purchase. Thanks for sharing.

You are welcome. to be honest it is not well named and I would not have found it either but I was browsing FroogleSim's videos for something else and saw it and thought - let's take a look. I am using it regularly - not that my approach and landing have improved much 8-(

Jon
ScruffyDuck Software
Microsoft MVP

[ScruffyDuck]

Hi Morage - it would be nice to get to the point in FS Flying School where the list of things I am getting worse at is shorter than the list of things I am getting better at 8-((

Jon
ScruffyDuck Software
Microsoft MVP

[Morag]

Publicado originalmente por ScruffyDuck:

Hi Morage - it would be nice to get to the point in FS Flying School where the list of things I am getting worse at is shorter than the list of things I am getting better at 8-((

Tell 'em Morag will take him out for another spin (aha 'spin' is the right word) in the Lightning again and you'll get better scores.

[ScruffyDuck]

Yeah I bet - is that Mr White or one of the other SS Gruppenführers ?

[Morag]

I just need to say "Mr White can I have the keys for the Lightn...." and I get 99 score next flight.

[horemheb]

on offer today only @ $29.99...:)