flight sims

[mick 0]

hello every one my names mick love flight sims especially fs2004 spend hours on it.i am 56 and the wife thinks i am a big kid playing these things but it keeps me happy.just purchased the a340 professional as an add on for fs2004 and am finding it difficult at the moment.the tutorials are doing my head in and i hav`nt had the plane off the ground yet.am working on the fancy computer you have to programme before i can do anything,its a big difference from the gps systems on the other flight sims.will get ther in the end though any advice would be great in laymans terms though.all the best to you all have to go the wifes calling me.regards mick

[mutley 4,498]

:yes: to Mutley's Mick

We have a range of members from early teens to late seventies so you will fit in well here.

Totally understand the sentiment about the wife, I have that and I run a website too there are plenty of people here who are just as fanatical as you :eyebrow:

I don't really know that much about the Flight Management Computer as I am a fly by the seat of your pants pilot! Love GA and smaller, older airliners.

There should be people hanging around here who can help you, I will have a look around too for some tutorials!

Cheers

[mick 0]

thanks very much mutley will be back on tomorrow off out for a pint.best regards mick

[hurricanemk1c 195]

:yes: Mick!

I don't have any Airbuses but have Boeing and Embraer FMC's. I assume they work the same!

I'd reccomend the Just Flight Forum - http://forum.justflight.com/default.asp

Just join and then explian the problem and they'll help you out!

Thanks!

Kieran

[mick 0]

thanks kieran,a big problem i have got is i don`t have a printer as of yet so i can`t print the tutoriols out,it`s a pain having to keep going back to them which means shutting the flight sim down and going back to them writing them down and reloading the flight sim.am up to stage 3 at the moment and theres loads more to do yet,however its a good way to learn how to do it.don`t think the tutorials will come up when the sim is loaded,unless anyone else knows different.had a few pints last nite wife still in bed so am off to do some more learning,should have a few hours before she gets up.thanks again mick

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Sounds like a good night Mick!

Kieran

[mick 0]

well i am just trying to get into stage 4 0f the the flight computer on a340 professional,it`s a pain as you cannot save as you go.been getting on nice and steady the problem is you cannot save the sim and carry on later without turning the computer off.so when you switch on again and load the sim you have to start from scratch.i will keep plodding on it will soon be christmas.regards mick

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Hi Mick!

This is just an idea, but how about writing down inportant bits on paper?

Kieran

[mick 0]

hello kieran,at the moment i am writing everything down on paper its the only safe way of doing it until i get a printer.after the simplicity of the gps on fs9 and fsx this is a real challenge and am begining to doubt my abilitys.and i still han`nt got the damned thing off the ground.i will carry on for another hour then am off to bed.regards mick

[CyprusAirwaysA330 0]

Keep going at it Mick, once you know how to use the Airbus MCDU you'll be ble to fly most of the Airbus fleet. A quick tip, try opening the tutorial, then setting up the flight, and pressing the windows key to minimise, look at the tutorial, then go back to the flightsim. BTW what tutorial are you using, if I have it I can help you along if you have any problems?

[mick 0]

thanks kieran that works fine not very good with this computer lark.regards mick

[allardjd 1,853]

"...i have got is i don`t have a printer as of yet so i can`t print the tutoriols out,it`s a pain having to keep going back to them which means shutting the flight sim down and going back to them writing them down and reloading the flight sim."

Mick,

You should not have to shut FS down to click out to a browse window or a document or whatever. You can either pause FS or just click out and it will pause itself and be waiting right there for you. You should be able to have your reference documents open in another window and click back and forth to them as needed without fear that FS is running amuck in your absence.

John

EDIT: Looks like that's pretty much what Kieran said...

[MartinW 0]

Hope this helps Mick, it's from the old Just Flight forum.The guy that did it is a genius, I think very highly of him. :blush It's for the JF/PSS A340. It was a while back he did it so sorry if there are any errors.

Please ignore any of the flight dynamics comments, if it's not the PSS/JF product you have. The generaloperation of the FMC/MCDU should be the same though.

If you want to read any of the other comments by lesser beings, in regard to this fine piece of work, log in to the JF forum and go to the old forum sticky.

Nice FMGC tutorial here...

http://www.speedbirdonline.co.uk/downlo ... 20MCDU.zip

http://www.speedbirdonline.co.uk/airbus.html

This is just a short hop from EGBB to EGPH.

It is not based on any real world flight plan, it is merely intended to assist those of you still new to the Airbus and to hopefully dispel a few of those silly myths, like the Airbus can only be flown by the FMC, (that one makes me laugh) and the pilots have nothing to do during the flight,the computers do it all.

Before running flight sim make a note of your zero fuel weight in the PSS load edit utility, and make sure your lift_scalar is set to 0.65, it's in the flaps.0 section of the aircraft CFG file.

Start flight sim and select the A330-200.

Select EGBB active runway.

Weather theme: Fair weather.

Fuel: 12% in each tank.

Click fly now.

Bring up the MCDU. (shift 4)

On the MCDU keyboard type EGBB/EGPH.

Click LSK 1 right.

Click LSK 3 right to align the IRS.

On the MCDU type 210 and then click LSK 6 left, this will be our cruising altitude.

Left click next page on the MCDU, type in your zero fuel weight and enter into LSK 1R.

Check your fuel on board and enter into Lsk 2R.

Now click the performance key on the MCDU and right click the relevent LSK to enter your V speeds.

Press the flight plan key, left click EGBB and then left click

departure and select runway 33.

Select WHI3D for your STAR and left click insert.

Left click EGPH, and left click arrival.

Left click ILS 06, use the arrow keys on the MCDU until you see TWEED 1D, left click it, left click insert.

If you use the arrow keys on the MCDU you will see a flight plan discontinuity, delete it.

Switch your N/D (navigtion display) to plan, and you can scroll through the flight plan.

Switch N/D back to ARC and select range of choice.

On the lower right EFIS click F/ctl and adjust trim to 2.5 up.

Auto brake to MAX.

Flap CONFIG 1. (F7)

Switch to the VFR panel.

On the centre pedestal switch ignition to start.

On the altitude select knob dial in 5000 feet.

Signs and lights on and click takeoff test.

Engage TOGA thrust.

At VR rotate to 17 degrees.

Raise Gear and engage autopilot.

At the thrust reduction and acceleration altitude thrust levers to the CL gate.

At approximately 180 KTS raise flaps.

Switch altimeter to Standard when it flashes.

We are now cruising at 5000 feet so lets simulate a change of heading to avoid traffic. Right click the heading knob and dial in 350. Dial in an altitude of 7000 and right click the vertical speed knob, dial in +1500 FPM. (Open climb is never used for small changes in altitude and is prohibited below a certain altitude)

When at 7000 and clear of traffic bring up the MCDU and click direct, left click WHI. (LSK 4L) The bus will switch back to LNAV and head directly to the waypoint selected.

Dial in 21000 for your cruise altitude and right click the altitude knob. The bus will now climb to the cruise altitude without honouring any of the constraints in the MCDU.

Now we are safely at our cruising altitude let's try something you may not be familiar with, we are going to enter a PBD waypoint, (place bearing distance)

Bring up the MCDU and switch the NAV display to plan. Use the arrow keys on the MCDU to scroll through the flight plan until you have a good view of EGPH, change range if required. Type the following into the MCDU. TWEED/270/15 Click the LSK after TWEED (DECEL) and select the nearest TWEED waypoint.

You have entered a user defined waypoint followed by a flight plan discontinuity. Leave the discontinuity in place, when the bus reaches it the aircraft will switch to selected heading automatically.

It's time to prepare for the descent, watch carefully for the white arrow canted down. Dial in an altitude of 2500 feet and when you are about 10 miles from the arrow left click the altitude knob.

During the descent tune in to EGPH ATIS (131.35) and enter the relevent data into the MCDU APRR page but do not activate the approach. If the airport is out of range enter an assumed approach data and review when in range.

Click DIR on the MCDU and click PBD01.

At 10,000 feet turn on lights and right click the speed knob enter 250 kts.

Request landing from tower when in range.

Before PBD01 activate the approach phase on the MCDU approach page.

Right click the vertical speed knob and dial in -1800 FPM.

Click the ILS button on the glare shield.

Slow to 220 KTS and deploy speed brakes if required.

At 2500 feet, at the PBD01 waypoint, turn right to 357 degrees.

Stow speed brakes and at 10 miles out set course to 030 degrees.

Click LOC and when aligned with the localiser click the approach button on the glare shield.

As soon as the glideslope is active Dial in 160 KTS and press F7 for CONFIG 1.

At 190 KTS Flaps to CONFIG 2, gear down and then at 180 kts CONFIG 3.

Arm spoilers and ignition to start.

At 5 miles out left click the speed knob and lower the final flap.

Below 1000 feet disengage the autopilot and land maually or engage the second autopilot for an autoland.

Heading during the approach Phase may vary depending on your timing, so modify accordingly.

Martin

[mick 0]

thanks very much allardjd that works fine,thanks martin that also will be a great help for me,must have taken ages to type that out.thanks very much regards mick

[MartinW 0]

Cut and paste Mick, from my original topic at JF. Couple of minutes. :nervious: