July 7, 20178 yr Author 4 minutes ago, RichieFly said: I feel for you. I had a student about your size that insisted that he learn to fly a Mooney. After he shoehorned himself in, we didn't even start the engine. His head was literally resting on his shoulder and his knees were entangled with the yoke. Very sad memory. It's hard to say no, but this time it was obvious the flight wasn't gonna happen. You're an instructor? Are there any planes I could fit in you think? I've kinda given up hope on flying for real. Which sucks because I wanted to be a pilot since I was a kid With that being said, you would all look up to me, and that is totally worth it! Brian Laird Too tall to fly for real, so I sim instead i7 6700K | EVGA GTX1070 (8GB VRAM) | 16 GB DDR4 RAM | Asus Z170-A MoBo | HTC Vive | Saitek x52 Pro, Multi-panel and instrument panels Prepar3d v4 | Have but don't fly: FSX, FSW, XP11, FS2 (retired now that P3DV4 is out)
July 7, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, blaird22 said: These are great suggestions, but I was going for more of a "I don't mind spending $50 to get accurate weather at altitude, a premium ATC/AI setup, etc" type question (hence "add-ons" in the title) That's not what you asked though... In any case, I think you should invest in AS16+ASCA and add PTA and Envtex for the sky. FTX Global, LC and Trees for the ground. It will totally overhaul the environment outside of the aircraft and give you hours of enjoyment as you watch the world go by. Keep the blue part on top... For the gearheads: Ryzen 9800x3D | ASUS Rog Strix B650E-F | MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X | 64GB DDR5 6000Mhz RAM | NZXT Kraken x72 Cooler | EVGA 1000 PSU
July 7, 20178 yr Probably would get a real simulator. With one like this who needs Quality Wings. Anthony A. Moise
July 7, 20178 yr Author 1 minute ago, CaribbeanCLANK said: Probably would get a real simulator. With one like this who needs Quality Wings. But does it have wingflex? Brian Laird Too tall to fly for real, so I sim instead i7 6700K | EVGA GTX1070 (8GB VRAM) | 16 GB DDR4 RAM | Asus Z170-A MoBo | HTC Vive | Saitek x52 Pro, Multi-panel and instrument panels Prepar3d v4 | Have but don't fly: FSX, FSW, XP11, FS2 (retired now that P3DV4 is out)
July 7, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, Angelo Cosma said: This: http://www.fsc.it/News.aspx?lang=ENG&ID=d54c596c-afce-4ff3-87f1-4b5c6bb3801b A yoke? Oh, man.
July 7, 20178 yr Just now, blaird22 said: But does it have wingflex? Uhhhhhh.....no external views...but it has flashy buttons and stuff. Anthony A. Moise
July 7, 20178 yr 56 minutes ago, blaird22 said: ... Are there any planes I could fit in you think? I've kinda given up hope on flying for real. Which sucks because I wanted to be a pilot since I was a kid ... The Beechcraft are roomy. That's the only general aviation mass produced single engine aircraft I can think of. Richard Chafey i7-8700K @4.8GHz - 32Gb @3200 - ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero - EVGA RTX3090 - 3840x2160 Res - KBSim Gunfighter - Thrustmaster Warthog dual throttles - Crosswind V3 pedals MSFS 2020, DCS
July 7, 20178 yr 12 minutes ago, joemiller said: A yoke? Oh, man. I have the yoke, the control loading system for the rudders, pitch and roll that's hydraulically feed. Its like 25K. Angelo Cosma PPL ASEL / IFR Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Field Service Representative (SEA) ZSE ARTCC Intel i7 6700K 4.8Ghz / ASUS ROG Maximus Hero VIII / 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Ram / EVGA 1080Ti FTW3/ Corsair H110i GTX EVGA 850 Watt Gold / Samsung 850 500gb SSD
July 7, 20178 yr Author 1 hour ago, Angelo Cosma said: I have the yoke, the control loading system for the rudders, pitch and roll that's hydraulically feed. Its like 25K. Damn, I'm a little jealous. If money really were no object to me, I'd have that for sure Brian Laird Too tall to fly for real, so I sim instead i7 6700K | EVGA GTX1070 (8GB VRAM) | 16 GB DDR4 RAM | Asus Z170-A MoBo | HTC Vive | Saitek x52 Pro, Multi-panel and instrument panels Prepar3d v4 | Have but don't fly: FSX, FSW, XP11, FS2 (retired now that P3DV4 is out)
July 7, 20178 yr Heck, These are the addons that I will get 1) 100+ hour Netjets fractional owernship with an transcontinental aircraft 2) Buy a personal airplane so that I can see real scenery and take photos all day and post them here - stating "look at these realistic graphics" How I Evaluate Third Party Sim Addon Developers Refined P3Dv5.0 HF2 Settings Part1 (has MaddogX) and older thread Part 2 (has PMDG 747)
July 8, 20178 yr 1. SCENERY : Go to ORBX site and buy all regions you want to fly and choose some airports in that region. If regions you want to fly are not yet available, buy FTX Global, OLC of your choice and FTX Vector. 2. WEATHER engine :Active Sky 2016 (AS16) 3. WEATHER TEXTURES : REX Texture direct 4 with soft cloud (or wait for REX Sky Force suite) or ASCA Mike Lab WIN10 / I7-6700K HT ON / GTX980 / 16 GB RAM / 3 x SAMSUNG EVO 1TB SSD / 1 X WD BLACK 2TB HDD / 32" 60hz Monitor @ 2560x1440 / P3Dv4.4 No AM, Locked to 59 FPS, VSync ON, Triple buffering enabled Process Lasso used to unload all other applications than P3D running on core 0
July 8, 20178 yr If you are too tall for powered flight you may still fit in some gliders. I am 6 foot and about 200lbs. The glider in my avatar is a Jantar Standard II. Great fun to fly but I always had a hell of a job getting into it. I had the rudder pedals about 3/4 of the way back and the seat pan about 4 or 5 inches forward. And I had to stretch to reach the instrument panel. My arm was only very slightly bent at the elbow with the stick fully forward. (not good!) The other guy who flew that sailplane was a slender 6'4" or there abouts and he fit into it very nicely with plenty of room to spare. I suspect it would accommodate 6'8". It is well know as a good choice for tail pilots. I think given you height you will have a much better chance of getting in the pilots seat of most glider than you will power. Anyway, gliding is far superior to powered flying. Thought I would throw that in there. Whahahahahaha! Having said that some developers have a great reputation for quality addons and some have a reputation of dishing out rubbish. Some are in the middle. Sort out the developers you will buy from first and you probably will rarely be dissatisfied.
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