moonman Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hello Everyone! Learning to fly a new plane properly always takes some time – i am pretty sure we all know So i dedcied to take the great Majestic Dash Q8-400 on a „training-route“, based on a real world flight provided by Qantas Link, heading from Brisbane to Bundaberg. I really enjoy to orient on real world flights to set up a route in the sim and usually take a look at flightaware.com to get some basic info in advance. The final route here (set up with Skyvector and programmed into the FMC then) was as follows: YBBN-[sID] Brisbane2 (BN2)-SU-MYBSM-Arrival (depending on the RW in use)-YBUD Altitude: 16000 Feet The entire flighttime usually was approx 30-40 minutes and i took some shots in between – and so: Here weg go! I used various ENB settings and ENB-palettes here for each flight and i was also fiddling around with various REX textures, hence the differences in light and colours. I was also not flying exactly at the same „sim-time“ always. Anyways – the next time i will practice „turnarounds“ – but ... that’s another story! So for now: Everyone, please enjoy! Cheers, Christoph Taking off YBBN, RW19 … a passenger’s view – northwards now heading to our first waypoint enroute now – and a view from the cockpit just a little more time to go to the ToD – VNAV is ready on descend passengers at YBUD taking off again from YBBN, RW19 practicing flying the first part of the flight towards the assigned heading and altitude manually … another passenger’s view landed at YBUD in the air … and touch down again parked … „Jumpseat“ … and out of YBBN again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Fantastic shots Christoph. I have just ordered the Majestic DVD and will be sure to try the same route. You have me excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoLimaMike Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Magic shots Cristoph really like the flightdeck ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Great shots christoph! Dash 8 is one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Great shots Christoph , especially the "office views" . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hey moon man,great shots from my neck of the woods I'm getting the dash next week,can't wait Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Nice set Christoph ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 excellent shots Christoph ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (PC Aviator) Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Stunning shots! Love YBUD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 You got an excellent set here. Lots of info. Beautiful scenery captures. I agree with you that it takes a lot of time to learn to fly seriously a new type of aircraft. This DH8D is one of the top machine on the market these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Fantastic shots Christoph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Super shots Christoph , i like them a lot, great livery!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Grand shots these indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 That's indeed an ideal run for getting acquainted with the procedures of the Dash - and some great pics you've made from those flights. Cheers Mallard PS - a bit of a challenging runway-length at YBUD, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Christoph you did one heck of a job with those shots my friend!! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Really nice set Christoph, will try this route with my Q400...I some times struggle with my final flare with the Q400, really amazing bird to fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thank You all very much for taking the time and offering feedback and all Your encouraging comments and replies! Thank You! Great to read, that You like these shots here! Cheers, Christoph .. and: Fantastic shots Christoph. I have just ordered the Majestic DVD and will be sure to try the same route. You have me excited! Hey moon man,great shots from my neck of the woodsI'm getting the dash next week,can't waitStu Hi Graeme and Stu! I am sure You will enjoy flying the Dash - take some time for reading the detailed tutorial iand check out the Majestic website and the internet for some tutorial videos though - it really helps a lot! And in case You use OPUS camera and turbulence features, check out the OPUS support forum as the Dash may have some issues with this particular features due to the fact that it is somehow "programmed outside" FSX so to speak. Nothing to worry about, and a fix is already provided by OPUS with their latest BETA version, but just in case i thought it worth mentioning. So: Have fun and enjoy flying the Dash! Cheers, Christoph You got an excellent set here. Lots of info. Beautiful scenery captures. I agree with you that it takes a lot of time to learn to fly seriously a new type of aircraft. This DH8D is one of the top machine on the market these days. Hi Francois! I totally agree! And for me personally my top favourites currently are: PMDG's NGX, Majestic's Dash Q8-400, the latest B200 by Flight1, the latest Twin Otter by Aerosoft, the Real Air Duke and - pretty sure - the forthcomming A2A C172 (It is not available yet, but as so many of us i dare to say: I (and many of us flightsimmers) - will most likely love flying it!) ... but i am also eagerly awaiting PMDG's777, which is also around the corner ... But that's it then ... or at least for now Cheers, Christoph Super shots Christoph , i like them a lot, great livery!!! Hi Mike! Indeed - a great livery! I forgot to mention it: It was done by user Tavers and is available at OZx! Cheers, Christoph That's indeed an ideal run for getting acquainted with the procedures of the Dash - and some great pics you've made from those flights. Cheers Mallard PS - a bit of a challenging runway-length at YBUD, isn't it? Hi Mallard! Indeed, indeed! But as i hadn't got that much fuel on board as this particular route is a very short one, my landing weights were not that much and "allowed" some "wider limits" in regards to lower landing speeds then. Cheers, Christoph Really nice set Christoph, will try this route with my Q400...I some times struggle with my final flare with the Q400, really amazing bird to fly Hi Shaun! Landing the Dash smoothly is always some kind of challenge indeed! There are some threads at the Majestic website and AVSIM (and at many other flightsimrelated sites as well i think) with some vital and informative discussions regarding "how to" land the Dash correctly. And - again only as far as i can tell and remember - "flaring" the Dash is not really the best way to go and if doing so, then better just very gentle. For me i found it the best way to hold the approach speed until crossing the threshold and prior to touchdown try to come in with an descend rate of something like 200F/M then. And only then i flare a very little bit and reduce speed. But this is just a technique which suits best for me by now - and i am pretty sure there are many ways to go and as i am no real world Dash pilot i can not say which technique to "really" recommend! Cheers, Christoph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks my friend, I do (like most of us ) use Opus, so will keep an eye on it. Thanks once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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