September 1, 201312 yr Author Sunset lasting over six hours - new record! It finally won... - Luke Pabari
September 1, 201312 yr Luke, Over the last couple of weeks, I've been reading on ETOPS quite a lot, but a lot is still Chinese to me though It would be interesting, if you would ever have the time, to make a little tutorial on how you plan your etops flights, which fixes you put into the FMC etc... I, and I think a lot of fellow simmers, would be forever grateful grtz Sean De Maere
September 1, 201312 yr Luke, Over the last couple of weeks, I've been reading on ETOPS quite a lot, but a lot is still Chinese to me though It would be interesting, if you would ever have the time, to make a little tutorial on how you plan your etops flights, which fixes you put into the FMC etc... I, and I think a lot of fellow simmers, would be forever grateful grtz I will be more than happy to do a guide on how to obtain your ETP's etc and what/how to put things in your fix page (Like Luke is doing with his ETP that funky looking lat/long!). You learn how to calculate ETP's/PNR's using a formula during ATPL - Flight Planning (I think PNR's are even in the CPL syllabii for most countries). With the latest release of PFPX, this had made obtaining the location of your ETP for airport pairs most convenient and very easy. ....anyway expect a guide from me once the bird herself is out explaining how to fill out the navlog with AFREM's, ATA's etc, and how to understand numerous parts of an OFP an how they can be useful in a flight with an aircraft such as the 777 (of course unless I get beaten by some sort of PFPX tutorial within the PMDG tutorial or one of the other testers makes a guide). Regards,James White Aerosoft (Airbus X Extended/Twin Otter Extended/PFPX) & Majestic Q400 Beta Team
September 1, 201312 yr Dude! THAT is as real as it gets without hopping into a full-motion sim. B) Great pictures! Can't wait to try her out when she's out. With kind regards, Bogdan Misko.
September 1, 201312 yr Luke i have to ask since i dont know how do you input ETP.s? Is it like a standard N or W waypoint or what? Kind regards Mattias Nordgren PRO-ATCX BETA TEAM
September 1, 201312 yr Luke, question. Is there a reason for choosing a destination alternate 368NM away? Or just preference? regards, Xander Koote All round aviation geek 1st Officer Boeing 777
September 1, 201312 yr Luke, Over the last couple of weeks, I've been reading on ETOPS quite a lot, but a lot is still Chinese to me though It would be interesting, if you would ever have the time, to make a little tutorial on how you plan your etops flights, which fixes you put into the FMC etc... I, and I think a lot of fellow simmers, would be forever grateful grtz I for one second that! Who's with me on that one? I will be more than happy to do a guide on how to obtain your ETP's etc and what/how to put things in your fix page (Like Luke is doing with his ETP that funky looking lat/long!). You learn how to calculate ETP's/PNR's using a formula during ATPL - Flight Planning (I think PNR's are even in the CPL syllabii for most countries). With the latest release of PFPX, this had made obtaining the location of your ETP for airport pairs most convenient and very easy. ....anyway expect a guide from me once the bird herself is out explaining how to fill out the navlog with AFREM's, ATA's etc, and how to understand numerous parts of an OFP an how they can be useful in a flight with an aircraft such as the 777 (of course unless I get beaten by some sort of PFPX tutorial within the PMDG tutorial or one of the other testers makes a guide). yaldi!
September 1, 201312 yr Thought I'd like to share this. Best real world registration IMO. Love it! Lionel
September 2, 201312 yr Author question. Is there a reason for choosing a destination alternate 368NM away? Or just preference? They're 420nm range arcs which represent generally an hours flying time. Few airlines change it but normally between 420>435 from what I've seen. 420 is what Emirates use. So once I'm in those rings I'm not ETOPS - once I'm out, I'm ETOPS. Luke i have to ask since i dont know how do you input ETP.s? Is it like a standard N or W waypoint or what? ETP's are entered as a coordinates. PFPX calculated our first ETP as N6252.1W05050.4 - that's exactly how you enter it into the FIX page. The FMC then gives a shortened version of the coordinate (N62W050) just like you see in the screenshot. However if you click the fix name you get the full coordinate details. - Luke Pabari
September 2, 201312 yr Any of you remember the TV show BBC did at Heathrow for a week at 8PM BST? Nat Geo are doing the same BUT at OMDB!!! First episode will be broadcasted this Thursday! http://natgeotv.com/uk/ultimate-airport-dubai/about Lionel
September 2, 201312 yr Thought I'd like to share this. Best real world registration IMO. Love it! I've flown the plane behind that (G-BODR) twice Gavin Price
September 3, 201312 yr Author Any of you remember the TV show BBC did at Heathrow for a week at 8PM BST? Nat Geo are doing the same BUT at OMDB!!! First episode will be broadcasted this Thursday! http://natgeotv.com/uk/ultimate-airport-dubai/about Nice one! - Luke Pabari
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