John Dow Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 https://www.facebook.com/share/r/BS8eaWzcdSEPe79p/?mibextid=0VwfS7 I didn't realise it's a Facebook link, it's the only one I have. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Quite a bit of prepping there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 can't see it as I don't do FB, I'll use my imagination though... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 John, that's a good question that separates the immersive fliers from the rest of us. Mutts like me just get in and fly. The serious guys and gals, much to their credit, do it all by the book. I guess it takes all kinds to make a flight sim community. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto2 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, wain71 said: can't see it as I don't do FB, I'll use my imagination though... I don't do Facebook either but if you just click on the link you will get a "See More on Facebook" pop up requesting a log in etc. Just click on the X in the circle to close the pop up and you should be able to play the video. It worked for me. Rod 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) I'm very much a "by the book" flyer. I have built my sim cockpit to replicate that of the Mooney M20M Bravo as much as possible, and without spending more than the wife will allow (and she has allowed a lot, I'd say close to $10,000 if you include the two Jetline computers). I use a published "Checkmate" checklist, and simulate all parts, including the walk around. I have a copy of the POH in the cockpit. I use by the book start up procedures, and fly with PilotEdge live ATC. I have Navigraph Charts displayed on a tablet mounted to the yoke; it's much like Foreflight, but a lot cheaper and better suited for the sim. I like the challenge of doing it all in a real world fashion. I'm A regular customer of MyPilotStore.com. That said, it's just a fantasy after all. At least until I get into the left seat of my friend's Comanche. Then I bring my sim knowledge to the real world, and the real world experience back to the sim. And, yes, Rodge is right. It takes all types to make the sim world. This is the beauty of it. We have the tools, the scenery, airplanes, software and hardware and online resources now available to fly our sims anyway we want. And we can change our minds if we choose. In modern flight simulation there is so much available that we can choose to do what we like, and as the old song says, "do it my way." Ken Edited May 16 by Ken Q 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 19 hours ago, stiletto2 said: I don't do Facebook either but if you just click on the link you will get a "See More on Facebook" pop up requesting a log in etc. Just click on the X in the circle to close the pop up and you should be able to play the video. It worked for me. Rod it worked today, how weird was that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I'll be honest with the default Bus in MSFS I don't need a checklist, however I have got PMDG 737 and FS2CREW SOP2, I'm going to use the printout instructions for both as I have no clue with Boeing, same with the CRJ.......sometimes though it is nice just to fire the sim up with a little GA on the runway and just go....I'm glad though that we are all different.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 A lot of sim aircraft have systems that are not modeled well, if at all. So there are items on the check list that don't really do anything. With a new aircraft I just get in the cockpit and take it for a touch and go around my home airport to see what it does and what's required to get it in the air. I do look at the checklists and after several flights I develop a mental check list of what is necessary to do a flight. Sometime I make a shortened written check list of my own. Most of my flights are less than three hours. I have gravitated from private piston engine aircraft to turboprop airliners to jet airliners that are fast enough to get somewhere in two or three hours. I usually climb to altitude then put the sim in 2x speed until its time to descend in land. My only military aircraft is the A2A T-6. Lately I have been flying the Virtualcol CRJ and A 220. They are inexpensive examples of aircraft that have the basic necessary systems modeled. they look OK, and have a few quirks that make them interesting to fly. I also fly the Carenado B120 turboprop. It will punish you if you don't treat it right. For private aircraft I mostly fly the A2A Comanche, becasue my brother had one and I have flow in the real aircraft. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 hours ago, Bullfox said: A lot of sim aircraft have systems that are not modeled well, if at all. So there are items on the check list that don't really do anything. With a new aircraft I just get in the cockpit and take it for a touch and go around my home airport to see what it does and what's required to get it in the air. I do look at the checklists and after several flights I develop a mental check list of what is necessary to do a flight. Sometime I make a shortened written check list of my own. Most of my flights are less than three hours. I have gravitated from private piston engine aircraft to turboprop airliners to jet airliners that are fast enough to get somewhere in two or three hours. I usually climb to altitude then put the sim in 2x speed until its time to descend in land. My only military aircraft is the A2A T-6. Lately I have been flying the Virtualcol CRJ and A 220. They are inexpensive examples of aircraft that have the basic necessary systems modeled. they look OK, and have a few quirks that make them interesting to fly. I also fly the Carenado B120 turboprop. It will punish you if you don't treat it right. For private aircraft I mostly fly the A2A Comanche, becasue my brother had one and I have flow in the real aircraft. Hey Bullfox. You mentioned Virtualcol, one of my favorite developers for the reasons you cited. Look good in the air, inexpensive, and simple to fly. These guys are Columbians and do a great job of customer service. I recently asked if their Dash 8 series is going to be updated for MSFS, and they said yes, probably by September or so (just in time for MSFS2024?). As one who already has that series in FSX and P3D, I'm getting in line right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'm just happy if I get off the ground. This guy in the video presses buttons quicker than I can use a computer keyboard. cheers Gumby 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Virtualcol does have good customer service, I know from emails with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Do I have to? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Short answer.....no. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/16/2024 at 8:11 PM, gumbypickett said: I'm just happy if I get off the ground. This guy in the video presses buttons quicker than I can use a computer keyboard. cheers Gumby He knows where the buttons are, probably has no idea what buttons on a keyboard do. Besides "P" for "Pause" I don't either. Keyboarding is not one of my better skills. Ken 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/17/2024 at 12:51 AM, flyingleaf said: Do I have to? No, you don't. You may, but don't have to. The beauty of simming is that it is as realistic and demanding as you want it to be. There is no wrong choice. Ken 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 52 minutes ago, Ken Q said: No, you don't. You may, but don't have to. The beauty of simming is that it is as realistic and demanding as you want it to be. There is no wrong choice. Ken All of this said, I do recommend a very minimal "check list" for every sim pilot. For many years I followed a YouTube series called "On the Glideslope" by a gentleman who went by "Basement Fly Guy." One video he did at Van Nuys in his sim, he got to the end of the runway, and pulled back on the yoke and. ... Nothing! So minimal check list: make sure your yoke, pedals, and any other controls or peripherals are talking to the computer. Easy way to do this set outside spot view and wiggle the controls. If surfaces move as they should you're good to go. By the way BFG's website has been down for a long time, and he hasn't been on PilotEdge edge either. I hope he's OK. Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Wast of time for me, I don't intend on becoming a pilot. I really don't do FS that much anymore, doing other games and things. Ctrl E and go. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, adambar said: Wast of time for me, I don't intend on becoming a pilot. I really don't do FS that much anymore, doing other games and things. Ctrl E and go. 😄 aside from learning the PMDG 737 I am not really flying that much, I have taken a break from Just Flight testing due to a health issue.....spending more time on things like Gran Tourismo on PS5 and Trucksim and WRC games on Steam.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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