Flight Simulator - Realistic Training in 2016
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Season 1, Episode 21
As a developer for Lockheed Martin's Prepar3d, I get a lot of questions about the state of flight simulation in 2016, and how a flight simulator can be used to accelerate or cut costs on getting your pilot's license. I'll show you my basic setup in this video, so you can see what GA training should look like.
Computer Specifications:
Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition - 6 Cores at 3.8Ghz.
Nvidia GeForce GTX580
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Carenado
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www.reality-xp.com/
Garmin Trainer
www8.garmin.com/support/downlo...
VATSIM
www.vatsim.net
Multicrew Experience
www.multicrewxp.com/
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I played Flight Simulators for almost 5 years straight, learning everything I could from it, then decided to get my license. I was awarded my PPL certificate after only 37 hours in my logbook. I was the first person in my class of 30 people to get my license, first one to solo ect, all because of Flight Simulators. This saved me atleast 5 thousand dollars in training fees, all done from the comfort of my house. It is an invaluable tool in not only learning to fly, but also keeping proficient once you have your cert. Well worth the money to invest in a decent setup!
nice, for those who just start, I would recommend 2d side flight simulator called "737 Flight Simulator". Its for iPhone, with that one you can learn the basics, then switch to 3d sim which is more difficult to control.
Nice. That's what I'm planning to do too. I've been using flight sims for about 3 years now. First for fun and then I decided to apply pro features (charts, checklist...) and have learnt a lot of stuffs. Next step will be the PPL in about a year or two.
ATV821 - I also did mine in 37 hours. My CFI said we needed to fly around for three more hours of practice just to take my check ride, because you have to have 40 hours. I didn't realize how big of a deal that was, until afterwards, when he told me the average amount of hours it usually takes people to get their PPL, which in many cases is more than double that. Nice to know we're in the same frat. I was also using MS Flight Sim back then, but man it would have been a lot easier if there was an XPlane 11 back then. Cheers!
track camera is absolutely ingenious :)
What an impressive tutorial, well-expressed and relevant. You've got me interested in updating my kit and flying simulator again. Thanks.
I had no idea you worked for prepar3d, that's awesome! I recently moved to it from FSX and I'm really happy.
Thanks for the video :)
+Nacho Soto I'm not on LM's payroll, I just work on addons for the simulator. I too was happy with the upgrade, but far from satisfied by the industry...
Wow! never thought of track ir.. Thanks so much!
I definitely enjoy! Good luck :)
I love Flight sims, especially P3D. Without them and VATSIM there's no way I would've soloed in 10 hours.
+GSOaviator That's the spirit! Thanks for the backup and sharing your experience. If you have anymore suggestions for future pilots, please share!
Got vid
But for real world flight training use a yoke,throttle quadrent rudder pedals
If you think about it does a Piper warrior have a fly by wire system and a joystick
No but love the vid
Heh. You actually just said that to the only person in the world who has operated a PA-28 with fly-by-wire and a joystick, but that's a whole other story.
Finally someone who understands flight sims! You can learn a bunch of stuff from them, I haven't even started training and I already know how to shoot an ILS and more
That's how I see it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
It's been such a long time since I used a flight sim. It did help me out tremendously during lags in my initial training. I would love to see more videos of instrument training on your sim. I'm thinking I need to get back into training on simulators as I'm working on my instrument.
+jason michaud Sounds like the perfect time to me. I've always thought that when I go for my instrument, it would be a great idea to get back into simming.
Such a wonderful channel!!!
Yay! Thanks, mate :)
wow, great job. Lots of useful information. I will be in contact and now following.
Excellent! Glad you enjoyed :)
If you don't have the flight stick in between the legs then you are doing it wrong. (no homo..)
Hey man, great video. I fly Blackhawks in the Army and my similar setup has helped me tremendously. Keep up the good work.
Excellent! Thanks for sharing, and thank you for your service, sir. Glad you enjoyed :)
Excellent video. Prior to becoming a career aviator in 1989 (U.S. Air Force), I began playing around with flight simulators in the mid-1980s, most notably, the four-color FS 2, in 1986, when I bought my first computer. After the usual hijinks like flying under bridges, I got serious and learned how to use all the instruments, fly instrument approaches, and follow checklists. I upgraded to FS 3 when I graduated college in 1988, and the practice I developed on that platform over the next year (a little more than 200 hours) helped me greatly with respect to basic "air sense" when I went through U.S. Air Force flight training in 1989. Roughly 30% of UPT (undergraduate pilot training) students washed out, which was fairly high. Having already developed good "air sense" and instrument cross-checks, that was one less thing I had to worry about in the midst of wading through stacks of regulations and constant checks of our knowledge on real-world aircraft systems and regulatory procedures.
I retired in 2009, and while I maintain my real-world commercial flight credentials, I maintain my instrument proficiency the same way I learned it, on a flight simulator.
Thanks to Nick Cyganski and Friendly Skies Film for taking the time to help bring the joy of flying (sim and real world) to others out there through his videos!
Great story, and thanks so much, mate. I'm so happy that you enjoy the videos, and that you really identify with the greater message behind them. This is why I read all the comments on my channel, and reply to all of them as well. It's all about the people :) Blue Skies, friend!
You cannot say "takeoff" until clearance, as it is a major source of confusion and a collision waiting to happen. The word is "departure". As for the posture in front of the computer, I always hated when playing FSX that the "joystick" is way too high. A flight simulator this sophisticated would require a better table. :))
Pavel Adamek I
There not in europe
Right. See the cause of the Pan-Am / KLM crash on Tenerife back in 1977..... Worlds biggest crash with the most casualties ever. Since then then the word 'Take-off' is only used in the actual clearance for the take-off.
I believe its different in Europe vs US
Need to do something about that joystick positioning. hand its to high. looks uncomfortable
Comfortable for me :) I can see how it looks like it might be awkward, though ;P
Nice video. Great work. Love the head tracking! Nice to have 3 screens for realism. Pedals a must for muscle memory. Radio work has always been my weak point.
Very interesting indeed! I never considered Track IR as something valuable to increase my flight experience with the FlightSim, maybe because I am using FS for about 30 years without. I have rudder pedals, a Saitek yoke with several extra devices and a power quadrant in use but now I will add Track IR to my setup. Thanks a lot for your vids... - much appreciated!
You're welcome! :) I'm glad I could impart some useful information. Also, the response time of TrackIR in FS2004 is about 5-10 times after than in FSX, so the experience is that much more immersive.
Nice video. btw In Europe we can't say ready for takeoff to atc. we have to say ready for departure.
I thought this was everywhere (it comes form a number of fatal crashes over the years, including in the USA, where RT wasn't clear enough about a take-off clearance so now 'take-off' can only be used when the clearance is being for take-off).
they dont follow icao phraseology in the us if i remember correctly
ASTUESP That's true. You are never "Ready for Take-Off" but "Ready for departure". It's only when you are cleared for Take-Off that ATC will use this word. This to avoid misunderstanding.
I remember commenting here somewhere that I was even surprised I said that, when I would never say it in real life. I just read the documentation. It's a "bug" in the software. My life makes sense again.
"take·off
[ teyk-awf, -of]
NOUN
1.
a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane."
I can't find anything in the AIM that that prohibits me from asking for what I'm about to do, or suggests alternative phraseology.
I use Aurofly 2 with Vive VR, its the closest to reality you can get.
Hi , I am currently 15 hours into my training , thanks for providing me with this great content (. I fly piper warrior ii and pa38 tomahawk )
+JS AIRSOFT Warriors all the way! I hope you're enjoying your training. Feel free to share any thoughts with us about your training. Almost time to solo, yes?
you should now play xplane11
why not use Xplane its VASTLY better for GA and Xplane has out of the box things you pay 100's for in p3d
Also no mention of Pilot Edge?
+Elios0000 I agree about the pilot edge. I've never purchased a subscription myself, so I guess it didn't come to mind, but I think that it can be a great addon to train with. It kind of fills in for having to pretend that someone is always watching you in the simulator, but you do pay for it. As for X-Plane, much like being a Piper guy and not a Cessna guy, I just prefer P3D, but I'll tell you my reasons; mostly the visuals. I think that the texture based ground visuals provide a much more seamless visual system for VFR pilots, while learning how to hunt down landmarks. I think the clouds also look better, but also the airport environments. With a cheap add-on or two, you can make the scenery and airport based markings and structures in P3D look much more realistic and have accurate properties compared to their real world counterparts.
+Friendly Skies Film free ortho scenery fixes that example i.imgur.com/fdyLi3T.jpg did i mention its FREE
Pilot Edges has free trial too and 20 bucks a month is cheap in aviation world
only things in Xplane i have paid for are aircraft, pilot edge and the Las Vegas scenery pack
to get fsx/p3d up to level of xplane costs 100's
Rapidly becoming one of my favorite UA-camrs. Keep it up.
+Frederic Woodbridge Thank you very much, sir! You know you can do your part in helping my channel grow! Sorry for the shameless plug... It has to be every once in a while and you got it :P
Oh I have been sharing, believe me. :)
Frederic Woodbridge
Muy Excellente! Thank you very much :)
Cool add ons. I used to fly the simulator. 10-12 years ago. Advancements are awesome. Keep up the great videos! PS: I have a 1965 Cherokee 180. The precursor to the Archer in the video.
+Alan Waggoner Ahh cool. Is it something close to the A2A Cherokee 180 that everyone is talking about?
+Friendly Skies Film I guess I don't know about that. I have a real 1965 Cherokee 180. N8100W. I bought it December 2006.
Alan Waggoner
Yeah, I just didn't know what years the A2A cherokee was modeled after. I'm not too familiar with the 180s, mostly the 140/160s I trained in, but I'm stopping by a 180 today to check it out for a project.
+Friendly Skies Film i think my engine the O-360 has an A3A designation.
Best add on for FSX is...
X-Plane 10!!
and the best addon for X-plane 10 is...
X-plane 11!!! hahaha
Beat me to it!!!!!
Stev A and best addon to xplane 11 is oculus rift goggles 😎😎😎
And the best addon for x-plane 11 is
Prepare3d !!!!! HA
Tony Merlot and an even better addon for Xplane 11 with Oculus Rift is the HTC Vive!
"Realistic training" - uses joystick for rudder pedals and flight yoke... sigh. Whilst I appreciate what your doing and I'm not trying to troll, please, tell people to spend a little more and get at least pedals. Flying isn't about resting your feet on those "foot rests" in front of you. Unless you're an airline pilot who doesn't touch the controls at all except the take off and taxi. Especially if you're using a flight simulator to learn to fly helicopters. Pedals are a must!!!
Fully agree with the IFR practice. In this case you don't even need controls because most of the time you will use an autopilot. So practising scans and procedures is all I've used the flight simulators for. If I want hands and feet, I'm a very lucky person that gets to use a 54 Million dollar sim (and the real aircraft). But I still use Flight Sim X when I don't have access to the sim :-)
Jesus fucking christ the price of all those things you mentioned can pay for a flight lesson and 1/2. Either way when he says "realistic", he means procedures and ATC. NOTHING compares to actually flying a plane.
ZOMG chill out idiot. Pedals aren't that expensive. Grow up.
Still, technicals like communication and instruments are way more important than physical control devices.
ZOMG the instruments are on the screen! You can practice the IF scan. You can practice hand and feet coordination to a point. Yes I agree, it doesn't replace the real thing. But I have no idea why you are arguing with me over my comment saying he thinks this is realistic training. It is and it isn't because of the reasons stated. 🤦♂️
So now your saying this IS realistic training while in your first comment you stated that it *wasn't* because of the lack of Rudder pedals and a yoke.
this is the best i have seen so far :)
I literally just got back from a flight from LEB-ORH-LEB in a 182RG. Your home airport is really nice especially the brand new FBO!
+Sam Lutz Let me know next time you're in town! I can pick you up and go down the hill for a smoothie :) Sorry, my favorite snack of choice.
+Friendly Skies Film definitely! same goes for you if you ever come up to KLEB or KVSF let me know.
Well, I disagree with calling this a realistic setup for serious training (except for the GPS addon which I frankly had no idea about). Here´s how it can be greatly improved, IMO:
1. Virtual Reality instead of TrackIR. TrackIR was good a few years ago. Now it´s 2017 and we have Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It´s probably the single most important piece of hardware if you want to feel like you´re actually sitting in a plane and flying. And it´s a much better way of spending around $500 than buying multiple 2D displays and pretending this is what it looks like in real life.
2. X-Plane 11 instead of old FSX/P3D. More realistic flight model, much better lighting system and equally good aircraft available. And if you care about the scenery then it will cost you much less than all these FSX addons you need since the stock scenery is so bad.
3. Talking to a machine is not realistic. Period. Vatsim is good. Pilotedge is the way to go if you´re serious about your training. It´s not cheap but this isn´t supposed to be cheap. It´s supposed to be good and realistic.
4. Using an actual yoke instead of a joystick seems logical if flying a Piper. And rudder pedals are a must if you ask me. How can you twist your joystick to fly a Piper and call it realistic flight training in 2016 ?
5. Use a realistic aircraft! This is just a toy from Carenado which is slightly improved by a global addon (AccuSim). It will never be as good as a well modeled single addon such as the Airfoil Labs C172 or the VflyteAir Piper PA28 Cherokee 140. And X-Plane has some very well modeled helicopters, too if that´s your thing (R22, Schweizer S300CBi, Bell 407, etc.)
6. Not essential at all, but looking at real scenery does help the immersion. In X-Plane, you can download photo real scenery for an area of your interest and then add realistically placed building and trees on top of it. For free. Definitely available in the western US which is the coverage area of Pilotedge.
7. Something you didn´t mention - a weather addon. Crucial if you´re practicing IMC, not so much when doing VFR but still improves the overall experience. SkyMaxxPro and xEnviro seem to be the best options for X-Plane.
I seriously hope no one will follow your advice here because it can be done much better.
buy a VR set dude
there bad
No, they aren't.
VR isn't ready imo, hard to run, and still pixelated to a point where it breaks imersion, for the reste sure it's great, but it's not ready to a point where i would necessarily want to have one
Nicely done and very informative.
Thanks, mate :)
A real tutorial on youtube, thanks! 👌👍
I managed to finish my ppl training in only 45 hrs (47 if you count the checkride), and i can thank that to flight simulators,
+Flying in Iceland I went for a discovery flight last week and when my instructor asked what experience I had, I said "For whatever it's worth, I flew in a Baron 58 when I was a teenager and have spent literally thousands of hours with MS Flight Simulator since I was 10..."
He said that the flight sim was actually very, very useful towards becoming familiar with instruments and basic flight principles and would put me at a leg up versus someone with zero experience.
The way I'm thinking, if it helps shave off a few hours in flight instruction ($), I've done myself a favor. :)
+Flying in Iceland That's exactly what I was hoping you guys would say! I had a very similar experience, but I always tell people that I credit that much to training with a flight simulator, not just messing around and having fun with it.
Friendly Skies Film m in atpl theory with people that dont have their ppl yet, what i have heard they dont use flight sim, they are telling me that they have upwards of 60 hrs and no ppl yet
+Friendly Skies Film it even helped me with INS in ATPL theory, the PMDG737 helped me alot to understand the complex system of a jet
Flying in Iceland
The 737 is a beautiful machine, what more can I say? :)
In real life you fly with your left hand on the yoke, your right hand on the throttle and your feet on the rudder pedals. WHY, in the sim world, would you fly with your right hand on the yoke, left hand on the throttle and your feet on the floor? This makes no sense. I know you said you couldn't afford to get rudder pedals, but honestly, if you get a yoke (with throttle, mix, trim) and rudder pedals, then you will REALLY feel like you're flying in real life. It makes a HUGE difference. Also, I see you are sitting way too low (as compared to the desk). You should try to adjust your seat so that the yoke is about where it would be in real life. I think you get my point ... you can still make HUGE improvements to mimic real life flight by getting things to match as closely as possible. Trust me, it makes a noticeable difference!
You make all really great points, I suppose I just wasn't as concerned with such things back then, and now I don't sim too much anymore now that I can hop in my own plane and fly anytime I want. I have told people that I credit flying with the joystick in my right hand with helping my transition to flying in the right seat so quickly, though! Thank you so much for your isnightful comment for those on here who can read and help advance their training to the next level!
That depends on which seat you are flying from. So while it might be true in the left seat, it surely is NOT true of right seat flyers. Touche!
Hey...he may want to fly a Pitts Special...with the throttle on the left ;-) good advice though...to get as close as possible to the real thing...sorry to crash your paty...anyone seen a sim with a varaible pitch prop?
Sailing from Switzerland thats because joysticks were made to play combat simulators. In most combat airplanes you flight with your right hand in the stick and your left hand in the throttle
Great Video - nice work!
Thanks, mate :)
Just found your You Tube channel while looking for some instructional videos. Thanks for the great videos! I'm really enjoying them and picking up some good info!
Thank you!! I'm a private pilot with low flying time. Love the TrackIR idea. Never seen it before.
I do what I can! :)
Nice video man! Love using simming to train, so much fun!
+Josh McCorquodale Good! Keep up the good work and get your pilot's license!
+Friendly Skies Film I'm waiting for the magic 17 years old to come :)
One thing I'd recommend is reversing the position of your stick and throttle. In the left seat throttle's always going to be on the right. For aircraft with a stick, side sticks are on the left and you almost always use a center stick with your left hand. Even if you're using simming for an aircraft that has a yoke, your coordination is going to be for right hand throttle.
Great video though! :)
Thanks for the video. I received FSX as a gift and have been waiting for the Saitek Flight Pro Yoke to come back in stock. Instead I just picked up the X52 and it looks like it will work out well. Next I'm going to check out the Multi Crew Experience and figure out how to get that set up. Afterwards, I will look to add TrackIR.
Hey, sorry I missed your comment for a few days. I wish UA-cam had a better system to show me unanswered comments and replies. Sounds like a good setup. I would have definitely loved to have a nice yoke for my training, but man do they consume a lot of desk real estate.
Back in the day when I was practising for my instrument rating, I found the Microsoft flight simulator invaluable for practising instrument approaches. These approaches are all about the numbers and it helps you focus on the actual flight conditions if you don't have to waste time looking up times, distances, headings, heights and speeds because you committed these to memory whilst flying on the simulator.
I guess the point I am making is that a desktop flight simulator does not have to be a flawless reproduction of the actual flying experience in order to be useful.
The best thing I use the sim for is practicing holding patterns. My CFI is a real stickler about maintaining altitude when turning in a hold +/- 100 ft and speed within +/- 10 knots with the proper time on the inbound and outbound legs. Using a real yoke with real foot pedals in the exact plane you fly ((Cessna 172) in training in the same airport you train at (KUMP) with the real weather enabled with the real time makes it even more useful, especially with unpublished holds that the CFI makes me do. How to enter the pattern... all good!
WOW the Track IR is a wonderful tip. THANKS!!!
Glad I could help :)
Great lesson. Many thanks.
This will be my next purchase for sure. Thanks a lot man.
Glad I could help you spend your money! XD
Hey man like your videos. You seem cool and down to earth. A lot of flight vloggers seem kinda cocky. I start my flight training on Tuesday for my ppl. And then my cfii eventually.
Thanks, so much. I try. Congratulations on starting your training! Let us know how it goes. Next video is going to be about flight sims again, btw.
Nicely done sir, nicely done.
Thank you very much :) That means a lot.
Thank you for this! Many of the sim videos give you the impression that you can't do this without investing 100's to start.
Thank you! :) Good luck!
Couldn't agree more with the benefit of using a flight sim for supplemental training. If taken seriously, its a great way to practice checklists, memorize emergency procedures, sim approach to an airport prior to a real flight, ATC comms, inadvertent flight into IMC, etc. The RealityXP GPS is well worth it and the TrackIR is a must have for immersion!
Excellent! Glad you agree :)
Hey, I'm 15, and I've been flying on VATSIM as well as air traffic controlling, since 2014. This Summer I will be starting my flight training at Hanscom Field (KBED), at Executive Flyers Aviation Flight School. Love your videos. Looking forward to flying in the Massachusetts area!
+Adar Polachek Sooo... I'll try to do this as nicely as I can, but where are you living in MA? I'd like to quietly recommend some other flight schools....
+Friendly Skies Film I actually don't live in the U.S, but I lived there for 9 years. I have family in Boston. I am planning of flying there a lot just for the flight training.
I was also recommended ECAC, I haven't actually booked a discovery flight with anyone yet. So I can still switch.
Adar Polachek
I would definitely recommend ECAC or Perception Prime at Beverly. I was just at East Coast this week, and they were great to me.
+Friendly Skies Film Alright great thanks!
Great presentation.
Thanks, mate! :)
great vid! the second monitor is such a good idea
Glad you found it helpful.
great tips! 100% helpful! Thanks!
Excellent! Glad I could help :)
Thanks great video, soon as I get the money I need I'm buying this.
Great job
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed :)
Amazing simulator and accesories. cool
Glad you enjoyed :)
Thanks for the video. I've seen your videos where you are seemingly trying to spark some interest for flying in younger people. I commend you on that effort. I had no idea that you were a P3D developer. Being a real world pilot myself, I couldn't opt for anything less than 4 monitors; 2 in the front and 2 for side views. I have most if not all of the controls that are common for the type of aircraft that I've flown. I started out with a Force Feedback joystick back in 2003 that had many of the features you described. I earned my PPL in 2008 but I haven't flown since 2010 and I am not current.
I've simply been busy with life's problems. I had a high dollar PC built in 2009 and it was great but it is way overdue for an upgrade. I have 2 unmatched video cards and only one of them is Direct X 12 compatible. Last time I had my "Flight Training Device" up and running I was limited to only one monitor using P3D and respect to Direct X 12. When I have time to upgrade, I will be going with the SS Drives this time around. In the future, I would really like to build my own home built Level C or D Flight Simulator.($$$$$) I want to see if I can actually become disoriented in simulated flight. LOL I think it would greatly improve home based Instrument training.
I have a couple of pilot mentors one of which flies a King Air 200. He has taught me how to interpret Sid's, Star's and Enroute charts and I have actually navigated from one airport to another in IMC. That is exciting but once again my body knew I was seated at a desktop. LOL That's why I use the term "Flight Training Device" rather than simulator because we aren't actually simulating flight in a motionless desktop device. With no motion, all we have is a training platform for both procedural and operational performance tasks specific to the ground and flight training requirements for the ratings.
Anyway, I enjoy your videos.
The last time I've ever played Flight Simulator was 98 when I was 7 years old. I loved the hell out of that game (And sucked at it lol). Did a random search tonight to see how far this Simulation has gone and oh my god....
Really good video, I enjoyed it a lot thankyou
Thanks, mate :)
Great Video! Another great Flight Sim with very realistic graphics and fully clickable cockpits is DCS (digital combat simulator) which can be found on bing or google. There is a lot of great videos on youtube as well. The A-10C Warthog is especially nice to fly.
Adam Graves Till this day I still love DCS A-10c and Black Shark, what an insane game, so much realism and all buttons are clickable.
Adam Graves its just a shame the flight model is just so out of date :(
TcO FrooZen I prefer Xplane 11 to P3D. The main problems I have with P3D are the lack of realistic flight physic's, not 64 bity like XP11 (They say they will be but aren't NOW) and cartoon looking scenery. I'm a real world pilot, and was not nearly as impressed with P3D like I was with XP11.
I use the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas 4 which has a throttle, many buttons, and twist for rudder. I am upgrading to a Saitek Pro Flight System which has a yoke, throttle quadrant, and rudder pedals.
I am late today but thank you for uploading another great episode!
+Alex Тorres Hey, I'm late to answering comments today, so no worries :) Thanks for commenting, old friend!
Nice setup!
+Jon Netbotic Thank you. It might not be the newest or the fanciest, but I think it really does the trick for flight training.
Rudder pedals are good to keep your foot in and also a flight sim Yoke with separate throttle positioned to your right side so you retain flight control command in your left hand which stops you becoming right hand dominant like you become using a system like the X52
Somebody asked me about that in person last week. I used to get worried about that effect too, but I always felt the feel of the airplane was communicable to the other hand pretty easily. Rudder peddles, I would love to have, though!
I'd recommend saitek throttle quadrant and t16000 joystick and use the t16000 with left hand and throttle with right. affortable setup and you will start getting your mindset to this setup from the beginning. Most GA planes are flown mainly with left hand in real life. Spend a bit more money and get a yoke, but if not, i'd recommend t16000 with saitek throttles over these HOTAS setups.
Lazengogh
P3D with the A2A Cessna 172 is the way to go. You can do a pre-flight walk around, check the oil, and add oil. It's very detailed.
PilotEdge offers the most realistic ATC experience.
If you're computer can take it and you're flying a Cessna, of course :)
Thanks for your prompt answer about TrackIr. I`M using fs since it began in the 80`s. Now I have Highend one. About if I resemble Bob from Twin Peaks, I`m not familiar with that program only that was created in early 90`s by director D. Linch with is one of my favorite. You have absolutely a nice tutorial about aviation!. thanks again Emilio.
Good luck setting up TrackIR! If you have any troubles feel free to let me know :) David Lynch is a pretty special guy, I certainly agree. The show is coming back after 25 years if you want to get into it.
Things have come far since my first time using a flight simulator. In 1969 I was going through Army rotary wing flight school. During instrument training, we used an old link trainer converted to a helicopter cockpit and all we had were instruments to look at. Our only assignment was to fly a holding pattern that was printed out on paper. No sounds, and only a little motion. Now anyone can have a great simulator on their desk top with all the controls, ATC, and the works. Do they have VR nowadays?
It's a bit of an investment and not all simulators have full support, but flying in my HTC Vive is pretty insane. Room scale allows me to do a partial walk around of my plane (even mid flight if you want...) It's technically reductive training since you don't wear a huge headset whilst flying, but since it's for personal use and not certifying anything I don't feel it's an issue.
Great vide! Have you tried the A2A cherokee and active sky next ? Also, Foreflight can be linked with fsx for an even better immersion if you find it convenient . Question: what addon are using for ATC communication? Thanks
+Higor Souza Oh cool! I seem to recall knowing that about ForeFlight, but forgetting since then. I have tried the A2A stuff, and I think it's great, but I wanted to do this video with my plane. The ATC program actually does a lot more too. It's called Multi-Crew Experience. It's a little pricey, but cool too.
Very nice job sir I'm impressed
Glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know :)
Great video :) few tips that will help me here for sure
Glad you enjoyed! :)
+Friendly Skies Film thanks for responding. Always awesome to see a larger UA-camr interact :)
Just a little extra point; trackir can be very expensive, over here in the land of the tea drinkers and old chaps, it's about £150. An alternative to this is edtracker . The edtracker is £40, or you can chose to solder your own for half the price. Trackir will always be better as it tracks your head rotation, and also your x, y and z axis, whereas edtracker only tracks your vertical and horizontal rotation, but it's good nontheless.
Very interesting. I wonder if it's the shipping that kills you over there. Thanks for posing the alternatives for other folks outside the US!
I splurged on my FS setup about 6 years ago (new computer, FS software, yoke and pedals along with Track IR). Hooked everything up and used a home projector to view my images. Placed the projector behind me and my silhouette was displayed in the cockpit (interior view) in the pilot's seat on my home made 6 foot foam board screen! I was in heaven, felt just like Iwas flying the plane. Track IR was the key. And yes, now VR is about to change everything. Dramamine anyone?
thank you very much
For all this information
About and joysticks!
Of your cap with a very elaborate system!
Interesting as practical for the pilots and pilotes of the world.
very good
Very good video quality professional.
You are a pro thanks.
For all these precise data.
Too kind. You're the best, friend.
I'm a commercial pilot and I train every day with my old FS2004, no rudder pedals, no track ir which I find annoying and can be cheaply replaced by a cheap camera addon like active camera... but besides that for me it has been my best training pal specially for instrument flying.. I've seen many pilots dismissing FS but that's only because they just can't set it up correctly and that's the key point, the right addons, the right controls and I found even my FS9 as real as going up there in the real steel.
GO FS2004!!! So nice to hear my favorite sim still vindicated in 2016!
I use the Seitek flight yoke with rudder pedals. I also have the Seitek switch panel for my flight simulator.
Good Job!
Thanks, mate.
Nice video man. I've been wanting to upgrade myself to that joystick setup. Watching you fly with it seems like there is a lot of joystick lateral motion, do you find this an issue or a benefit? Or is it not that bad?
+Ian Hoyt Like just a lot of movement while I'm flying? I like it that way because in the real plane as you decrease airspeed, you need to move the controls a lot more to create a change in attitude.
+Friendly Skies Film valid point, valid point.
Ian Hoyt
I try :)
this is fantastic info thanks< ill be getting this when i finish my trng
Good luck! :D
That vr tracker thing is awesome
Thank you for well spoken, well presented video! Too many vid's on YouTUbe where the presenters waffle and never get to the point. Very refreshing indeed.
I try :) Thanks for noticing.
Nice video bro
Very interesting. (can't see why someone throws dislikes on something so well done)
All over my channel, they just be haters :)
Great video about setting up the sim. Quick question: what eye tracker did you use in the video? Are there other options out there? Thanks!
TrackIR. Only a few options. TrackIR is best commercial option.
Great job thanks so much. How far off the centerline is permitted for a safe landing? Is it OK for example if one wingtip or more covers the centerline, or is that too much deviation from perfectly on the centerline?
Obviously you want it as close as possible, but as long as your wheels are on the runway, you're all good. Even then I've seen some people drift off the runway on a windy day.
Very cool
thanks for posting such a good video
there is a question about how to fly the simulated aircraft realistically
to be honest the landing you made in the game is not so realiatic (of course you made a good landing in the game)
as a pilot in the real world i think you know what i am saying
So do you think that buying a rudder would be more helpful? it really struggle me a lot when I use the simulator as my VFR training exercise
a good flight simulator really does work if you take the time to make it a realistic as possible ... I remember my first flight with am instructor.. I did all the flying including the landing as he watched.. when asked how I knew how to fly on my first lesson I replied . well .. I have alot of flight sim time .. granted..the plane was a 172 and we had long wide runway so I had some wiggle room ..
Yup, heard that story before. It's true! :)
You should definitely use A2A products such as the 182, and comanche. They actually model damage and performance based on a lot of factors. It feels more real than caranado aircraft.
+Sam Host I have their 172, and I do enjoy the advanced systems. I just find that in our age of barely functional simulators, the problems that come with their complexity get in the way. I also wanted to demo this video with my exact airplane, which doesn't quite fit the bill for a cherokee 180, or a comanche.
I fly with a 980ti powering the graphics, nice to have great graphics without studdering. I also use the old Sidewinder FF2 joystick that gives great feedback. Would be great to have improved autopilot nav markers though. When flying to some locations I find I'm directed to navpoints that don't logically relate to the track I'm flying. Sometimes when approaching my airport I find that I must make and extreme turn to approach which is not realistic.
Very good video.. I really enjoyed..... Greeting from Venezuela..!!
Hi friend! :D
Very good...!
Glad you enjoyed :)
Informative
I have a question, I am looking at starting flight training for my PPL in a few months I am a regular on Vatsim using a Thrustmaster HOTAS X but am sitting here seriously considering getting the Saitek Yoke and possibly rudder pedels, I just find that the joystick doesn't offer the same level of control that a proper yoke does especially since you can't really control them with your left hand, would you say getting the Yoke is worth it and will it offer me more benefits, right now my issue is buying it essentially is the cost of nearly an hours flying, so I guess my question basically boils down will the cost of the yoke pay for itself in reduced cost for flight training.
How do play with so many frames with a GTX580? Would you say P3D is better optimized than FSX:SE?
Thank you sir for sharing, this is really i needed, some guidance what to purchase. Please list it down the items, because I can hardly get the wordings? Especially the three small camera attached to the hut, to get a good view of the outside surroundings.
Thanks, Cherfield
You say TRACK IR is great for the view. it's good
but to move his head too
this can make vibration and rapid movements that can make over time large video eyestrain for people watching you.
We must adapt to this new product and the experience will bring all this precise movements.
This is very interesting for drivers eager to learn on a PC.
Thank you for all that information you just gave us.
Visit your site.
Fabulous
you give a good detailed explanation.
Thank you .
Because you're a pilot in the real world.
thank you for any explanations.
And thank you for your kind remarks! :)
What kind of things are you (as a real world private pilot) practising with your FS? Flights to regions where you've never been before, special maneuvers or IFR stuff?
You're exactly right! Flights to unfamiliar terrain! I learned how to avoid mountains in the dark with a flight simulator... It's a good way to ask yourself "how scary is this?"
Friendly what kind of software are you looking at on your screen and can I get it for a cessna 172 advice please.