I wasn’t going to bother purchasing the Maule because I was getting this awful stuttering with the RV-6 and Icon. It seemed my ATI Radeon HD5450 just wasn’t up to the job. But all that changed after installing a little freeware utility called Antilag. What a difference that made.

 

So, it all came good and I went ahead and purchased the Maule. So glad I did. This is a real aeroplane. Lovely to look at, lovely to fly. Has a yoke not a stick. Great visibility and wonderful handling. Great for VOR too.

 

After some weeks now I have to say that, what there is of Flight, is very impressive so far. I think that there are high hopes that this will evolve into a really good sim given time.

 

Like others have posted I am using Flight sparingly at present, in anticipation of what Alaska will bring.

 

Trevor B

Agree, it`s the best plane in Flight so far.

Just a pity that they programmed a bug so that it is not possible to reach service ceiling of 20.000ft.

It just needs an working Autopliot and a GPS system to have an up to date aircraft with full working systems.

Agree, it`s the best plane in Flight so far.

Just a pity that they programmed a bug so that it is not possible to reach service ceiling of 20.000ft.

It just needs an working Autopliot and a GPS system to have an up to date aircraft with full working systems.

 

Quite so.

It just needs an working Autopliot and a GPS system to have an up to date aircraft with full working systems.

 

Actually I am very glad they didn't give us an AP and GPS yet, otherwise I still wouldn't have learned about VOR. And flying with VOR is sooooooooo much more fun then following a red line on a GPS screen. The AP is even more boring, although it would be handy for longer flights... Thanks to the lack of AP and GPS I finally learned to fly properly, so it feels to me!

I wasn’t going to bother purchasing the Maule because I was getting this awful stuttering with the RV-6 and Icon. It seemed my ATI Radeon HD5450 just wasn’t up to the job. But all that changed after installing a little freeware utility called Antilag. What a difference that made.

 

Where did you get this? Also, what Operating System are you using? And are you connected wireless?

 

But yeah, I like the Maule -- I just have to get better at landing it.

I have just over 99 hours in Flight, and by far the majority of these hours have been spent flying the Maule, mainly on jobs. I plan on learning and doing some VOR flying with it next.

Ironically at first I hated the dang plane, thought it was a pig to try to fly - after doing a few jobs, and flying by the checklist, I came to love this plane. It certainly is my first choice - my second would probably be the Stearman, I love flying those sightseeing tours in it.

 

I use to really struggle greasing the landings in with the Maule, but of late have become much better at it. Probably not the correct way to do it - but I will approach probably a little steeper than I should , let it settle down to just above the runway - then start flaring, bleeding off speed, and then it will just settle gently onto the runway, but I am just a very few feet above it while I am doing this. I also fly with the low and threatening weather theme, and find with a decent headwind I can settle it down easier.

Actually I am very glad they didn't give us an AP and GPS yet, otherwise I still wouldn't have learned about VOR. And flying with VOR is sooooooooo much more fun then following a red line on a GPS screen. The AP is even more boring, although it would be handy for longer flights... Thanks to the lack of AP and GPS I finally learned to fly properly, so it feels to me!

 

As soon as I get back from North Korea ( hangar forum) , I'll tell you all about the advantages of GPS & A/P's.............in little airplanes.

Oh, sure, real advantages. But I don't think my CFI would have let me skip learning radio navigation and how to hold the plane on course and altitude myself. :Peace:

 

Think of Flight's Maule as a "back to basics" training tool. Hopefully the next "truck" will be better equipped.

The Maule is indeed very well modelled in Flight but, I still prefer the RV-6.

I like flying very low and fast and love its ability to turn so tight !!

 

Fred.

Agree with Fred here. The Maule is very useful and very boring; the Vans is F U N

 

Having said that, I'd love to do some STOL in a Maule somewhere interesting like PNG...

 

REALLY looking forward to a tundra-tyred bird in ALASKA :Big Grin:

As soon as I get back from North Korea ( hangar forum) , I'll tell you all about the advantages of GPS & A/P's.............in little airplanes.

 

LOL Of course there are advantages but when I am flying in Flight I can do without both. I think that I can use a GPS in Alaska though, to do some low and slow flying through the mountains, out of reach of any VOR.

LOL Of course there are advantages but when I am flying in Flight I can do without both. I think that I can use a GPS in Alaska though, to do some low and slow flying through the mountains, out of reach of any VOR.

 

The "North Korea" thing, was a (joking) news report from Great Ozzie in the hangar forum. It appears that I got lost in the RV6, since North Korea is messing with my GPS signals.

 

As to the real life scenario. I spent years building the RV6A. It does have a two axis auto-pilot coupled with a large moving map GPS. For myself, and other airplane builders as well, it's great to see an A/P follow a route, that you've programmed in. In other words, my wiring, installation, setup and adjustments work! RVs are NOT that fun to fly hundreds of miles by hand. Back in 1968, when I took my first flight lessons in a Cessna 172, GPS wasn't even thought of.

 

Around here, it's all mountains, and they rise another 8-10,000' just a few minutes from the airport. VORs are line of sight. You either fly high enough to pick them up, or don't use them.

GPS has no problem with that. I also prefer more direct routing, and I have no intentions of flying high enough to triangulate VORs. My RV doesn't even have any VOR equipment, other than a hand held Nav/com. The GPS uses XM satellite weather. It constantly updates winds, and altimeter settings. Also shows real time TFRs, along with exact boundaries. Of course, all of the airspace boundaries, terrain, and obstacles are also displayed. The GPS is also tied to an onboard fuel computer, which is extremely accurate. The map is color, large, and easy to see.

 

I seldom use GPS for flight simming. They are more of a pain to setup, and don't usually do all, that the real ones do. Besides, my GPS screen is far advanced from those of a Garmin 430/530 which are also simulated with 3rd party software. When it comes to GPS, there is quite a division in thoughts, between sim forums, pilot forums, and RV (or other) experimental builders forums. For us "experimentals", high tech solid state glass panels, including synthetic vision is on the "cheap' side. These are products we love, install, and use. We wouldn't even imagine, using older, used and rather expensive GPS equipment that's often referred to on GA pilot forums. They're stuck with it, along with high installation costs, because it's certified.

 

For flight planning, which usually involves several states in the mountain west region of the USA, I use on line flight planners. Then I compare and draw lines on a recent up to date sectional. It may or may not use VOR locations, and the route will be changed due to mountains, highways for emergencies, and points of interest. I then, load the route into the GPS, where it stays for current and future use. There is NEVER..........a case of just punching "direct to", and then blindly following a magenta line, as is often joked about. On these trips, which could be from 400-600 miles without stopping, I'll constantly compare the fuel computer readouts to actual. I like constant real time weather updates of the destination, and route, while in flight. I call it..........being better informed!

 

At least, with "your" ongoing VOR discussion, GPS was never referred to as cheating, a gimmick, or toy. That is good! Since VORs are still in use, the tutorials are worth learning.

IMO, these days, it's a good idea to learn GPS as well as radio nav together. Some instructors agree, and some don't. Like everything else in aviation, nobody agrees! I've preferred GPS since late 1993, when I got my first aviation moving map Garmin. It was just a black line on a green screen with written information. I've gone through five units since then......up to the Garmin 696 with XM radio & weather.

 

The following screenshot, is something, you'll actually find in an RV. These units are lighter than typical six-pac setups.

 

L.Adamson

Very nice setup! Maybe we'll see something like that in Flight, eventually.

installing a little freeware utility called Antilag

 

Yo Trevorbee, do you have a link to the site where one can download Antilag? I'd like to give it a try. Thanks.

I have just over 99 hours in Flight, and by far the majority of these hours have been spent flying the Maule, mainly on jobs. I plan on learning and doing some VOR flying with it next.

Ironically at first I hated the dang plane, thought it was a pig to try to fly - after doing a few jobs, and flying by the checklist, I came to love this plane. It certainly is my first choice - my second would probably be the Stearman, I love flying those sightseeing tours in it.

 

At first I only flew the Maule for passenger/cargo missions, so I was always driving it with kid gloves to keep the passengers and ducks happy. Lately, I've started "flying it like you stole it" between runs to get a better feel for its real limits. It's not as agile or fast as the RV6 obviously, but I think I get a better feel for it by pitching it around a bit.