Captains, who are you and how do you fly the 777?

Followers

1. Are you a male or a female?
- Male
  
  99%
  
  381
- Female
  
  0%
  
  2
2. How old are you?
- Less than 20 years old
  
  21%
  
  84
- [20-40] years old
  
  53%
  
  204
- [41-60] years old
  
  20%
  
  79
- More than 60 years old
  
  4%
  
  16
3. Where do you live?
- North America
  
  29%
  
  114
- South America
  
  2%
  
  11
- Europe
  
  49%
  
  188
- Africa
  
  3%
  
  12
- Asia
  
  5%
  
  20
- Oceania
  
  9%
  
  38
4. You have been simming since:
- Flight Simulator 1.0
  
  7%
  
  27
- Flight Simulator 2.0
  
  3%
  
  13
- Flight Simulator 3.0
  
  2%
  
  8
- Flight Simulator 4.0
  
  3%
  
  14
- Flight Simulator 5.0
  
  2%
  
  9
- Flight Simulator 5.1
  
  2%
  
  11
- Flight Simulator for Windows 95
  
  11%
  
  44
- Flight Simulator 98
  
  12%
  
  49
- Flight Simulator 2000
  
  6%
  
  23
- Flight Simulator 2002
  
  8%
  
  33
- Flight Simulator 2004
  
  15%
  
  61
- Flight Simulator X
  
  23%
  
  91
5. How long have you been flying detailed airliners addons with a usable FMC in Microsoft Flifht Simulator?
- Less than 1 year
  
  5%
  
  20
- [1-2] years
  
  16%
  
  64
- [3-5] years
  
  32%
  
  124
- More than 5 years
  
  45%
  
  175
6. Which 777 model do you fly most often?
- 777-200 Long Range
  
  78%
  
  302
- 777-200 Freighter
  
  21%
  
  81
7. Do you intend to get the 777-300ER?
- Yes as soon as it is released
  
  62%
  
  239
- Yes as soon as I have the money
  
  15%
  
  58
- Yes when enough positive users feedback is given
  
  9%
  
  36
- No
  
  13%
  
  50
8. On average how often do you fly the 777?
- 1 time a month
  
  6%
  
  25
- 2 times a month
  
  7%
  
  27
- 3 times a month
  
  7%
  
  29
- 4 times a month
  
  12%
  
  48
- 5 times a month
  
  13%
  
  51
- 6 times a month
  
  4%
  
  19
- 7 times a month
  
  3%
  
  15
- 8 times a month
  
  4%
  
  17
- 9 times a month
  
  1%
  
  6
- 10 times or more a month
  
  38%
  
  146
9. How long is your average flight with the 777?
- [1-2] hours
  
  16%
  
  62
- [3-4] hours
  
  26%
  
  103
- [5-8] hours
  
  34%
  
  131
- More than 8 hours
  
  22%
  
  87
10. Most of the time, your 777 flights are:
- Within North America
  
  13%
  
  52
- Within South America
  
  0%
  
  3
- Within Europe
  
  20%
  
  78
- Within Africa
  
  0%
  
  3
- Within Asia
  
  6%
  
  24
- Within Oceania
  
  4%
  
  16
- Transoceanic (eg US-Europe) or Intercontinental (eg Europe-Asia)
  
  54%
  
  207
11. What do you use to plan your 777 flight?
- Offline : Default FSX planner
  
  1%
  
  12
- Offline : FSBuild
  
  4%
  
  27
- Offline : FSCommander
  
  3%
  
  22
- Offline : PFPX
  
  33%
  
  220
- Offline : Other software
  
  2%
  
  19
- Online : simbrief.com
  
  11%
  
  77
- Online : eurofpl.eu
  
  1%
  
  9
- Online : vroute.net
  
  5%
  
  37
- Online : rfinder.asalink.net
  
  6%
  
  40
- Online : vataware.com
  
  4%
  
  30
- Online : flightaware.com
  
  13%
  
  86
- Online : skyvector.com
  
  6%
  
  42
- Online : fltplan.com
  
  0%
  
  4
- Online : Other website
  
  3%
  
  24
- None of the above
  
  0%
  
  6
12. Do you use AIRAC?
- Yes Navigraph
  
  78%
  
  303
- Yes Aerosoft's NavDataPro
  
  7%
  
  29
- Yes other
  
  2%
  
  9
- No
  
  12%
  
  47
13. Do you use a TOOL for take-off performance calculation?
- Yes TOPCAT
  
  44%
  
  177
- Yes TOPER
  
  0%
  
  1
- Yes UTOPIA
  
  2%
  
  10
- Yes other tool
  
  9%
  
  36
- No I do a manual computation of V1, VR, V2
  
  37%
  
  149
- No what is take-off performance calculation?
  
  6%
  
  24
14. For pushback, jetways, ground services... you use:
- The built-in features of FSX and of the PMDG 777
  
  30%
  
  153
- Airport Enhancement Services (AES)
  
  23%
  
  117
- GSX Ground Services for FSX
  
  44%
  
  223
- Other software
  
  1%
  
  6
15. Do you use a view manager utility/device?
- Yes EZDok
  
  31%
  
  132
- Yes OpusFSX Live Camera
  
  5%
  
  25
- Yes TrackIR
  
  15%
  
  63
- No I only use the Default FSX view controls
  
  47%
  
  198
16. Do you use time compression?
- Yes always
  
  10%
  
  40
- Yes sometimes
  
  34%
  
  133
- No I only fly in real time
  
  54%
  
  210
17. Do you use ATC?
- Yes default FSX ATC
  
  22%
  
  94
- Yes Radar Contact
  
  5%
  
  23
- Yes VoxATC
  
  1%
  
  8
- Yes Pro-ATC
  
  5%
  
  23
- Yes other ATC software
  
  0%
  
  3
- Yes with online networks like VATSIM, IVAO etc.
  
  37%
  
  158
- No I fly without ATC at all
  
  25%
  
  107
18. For the weather, you use:
- The default FSX weather feature
  
  7%
  
  31
- Active Sky Next
  
  57%
  
  243
- Active Sky Evolution
  
  2%
  
  11
- Active Sky 2012
  
  4%
  
  18
- OpusFSX
  
  10%
  
  44
- REX Essential
  
  11%
  
  50
- FS Global Real Weather
  
  4%
  
  19
- FSrealWX
  
  1%
  
  6
- FS METEO
  
  0%
  
  0
- Other weather software
  
  0%
  
  4
19. Do you use environmental textures addon (sky, clouds, water)?
- Yes REX
  
  64%
  
  256
- Yes FEX
  
  2%
  
  8
- Yes ActiveSky 2012
  
  10%
  
  43
- Yes other environmental texture addon
  
  7%
  
  28
- No
  
  15%
  
  62
20. Do you use ground textures addons?
- Yes FTX Global Base Pack
  
  30%
  
  192
- Yes FTX Global Vector
  
  17%
  
  111
- Yes FTX regions
  
  16%
  
  105
- Yes UTX
  
  8%
  
  53
- Yes GEX
  
  5%
  
  36
- Yes other
  
  3%
  
  23
- No
  
  17%
  
  109
21. Do you use meshes?
- Yes FS Genesis
  
  7%
  
  30
- Yes FS Global Ultimate
  
  5%
  
  23
- Yes FS Global 2010
  
  12%
  
  47
- Yes Simviation meshes
  
  1%
  
  4
- Yes Other meshes
  
  11%
  
  46
- No
  
  61%
  
  238
22. For landing, most of the time you:
- Autoland
  
  21%
  
  82
- Handfly
  
  78%
  
  301
23. About OOM you would say that:
- I do not know what OOM means
  
  6%
  
  23
- I have never experienced OOM
  
  32%
  
  124
- I had OOM but tweaked my FSX and now they are gone most of the time
  
  39%
  
  152
- I had OOM but tweaked my FSX and now they are gone forever
  
  14%
  
  54
- I am still investigating to get rid of OOM
  
  7%
  
  30
24. Do you fly online?
- Yes on IVAO
  
  11%
  
  45
- Yes on VATSIM
  
  34%
  
  131
- Yes on another online network
  
  1%
  
  7
- No
  
  52%
  
  200

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July 12, 201411 yr

Nice poll, just missing the question if the virtual panel only available is Ok or people are missing the 2D panel.

July 12, 201411 yr

Author

Thank you. Unfortunately, I was already at the max of questions allowed.

FS2024

July 14, 201411 yr

lol 1 female. Sniff Sniff any one smell sausage?

Brendan Stanton

July 14, 201411 yr

>"Do you intend to get the 777-300ER?"
>Mark "Yes as soon as it is released"

>View who responded this as well

>See "Tabs"

:lol:

Gabriel J. T. Rodrigues

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English isn't my native language. Sometimes, I'm going to make mistakes or sound strange and for this I'm sorry. Please feel free to correct me at anytime. Thanks for your comprehension!

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October 22, 201411 yr

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Up for Captains who have not seen this poll.

FS2024

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Captains, who are you and how do you fly the 777?

Captains, who are you and how do you fly the 777? 385 members have voted

1. Are you a male or a female?

2. How old are you?

3. Where do you live?

4. You have been simming since:

5. How long have you been flying detailed airliners addons with a usable FMC in Microsoft Flifht Simulator?

6. Which 777 model do you fly most often?

7. Do you intend to get the 777-300ER?

8. On average how often do you fly the 777?

9. How long is your average flight with the 777?

10. Most of the time, your 777 flights are:

11. What do you use to plan your 777 flight?

12. Do you use AIRAC?

13. Do you use a TOOL for take-off performance calculation?

14. For pushback, jetways, ground services... you use:

15. Do you use a view manager utility/device?

16. Do you use time compression?

17. Do you use ATC?

18. For the weather, you use:

19. Do you use environmental textures addon (sky, clouds, water)?

20. Do you use ground textures addons?

21. Do you use meshes?

22. For landing, most of the time you:

23. About OOM you would say that:

24. Do you fly online?

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