On 09.03.2018 at 6:19 PM, Benjamin J said:

 The only thing I care for in EZDok v2 vs ChasePlane is how well they simulate the  effects of physics on the human body, by moving the camera appropriately.

Benjamin, Hi!

I want to tell you -- you can always get your money back when you buy the EZdok v2 for 30 days if you don't like it.

Another my message - if you want really good effects on the ground and in the air, then the EZdok is not at the level of Chaseplane. At the heart of Chaseplane is the generation of effects taken from EZdok v1. In Ezdok v2 we brought the level of effects to a completely different level.

Just watch the Youtube video again. If you see good Chaseplan effects, leave a link here, we'll see if it's really Chaseplane.:) I

Would not like to belittle the chase, but it is not a secret that the basis of all its effects that was invented long ago in EZdok v1.

Hi nick, and thanks for your comments! Indeed the 30-day money back guarantee is something that hadn't escaped me, so my plan is to take the "plunge" with EZDok v2, and see how I like it. It indeed seemed to me like the effects have progressed a lot since v1, but it I don't see that many testimonials about it as I thought I might...

4 hours ago, Litmoose said:

I've been re-looking for some freeware since I last formatted that I cant for the life of me remember what it was called now. But basically it was a database of past and present flights, you could narrow down what you were looking for by departure/arrival airport, aircraft type and even which decade, then just click the refresh table button and it would list the results.

 

I found this very useful for finding older real life routes for older aircraft. Does anyone know what its called?

vRoute possibly? I used it for quite a while but then discovered PFPX.

4 hours ago, Benjamin J said:

Hi nick, and thanks for your comments! Indeed the 30-day money back guarantee is something that hadn't escaped me, so my plan is to take the "plunge" with EZDok v2, and see how I like it. It indeed seemed to me like the effects have progressed a lot since v1, but it I don't see that many testimonials about it as I thought I might...

Once you have it installed click on the Add-ons menu and open the Ezdoc studio. You will see a 'Download camera set' just highlight that and then click in the joystick box, press a button on your controller and that will return you to that camera position every time. just one more click on the 'walk Around' box and that will allow you to move in and out and from side to side with the arrow keys. You also have the scroll mouse button to press and hold to move around.

Forgot to mention go to the options menu and select your controllers

There is a lot more more in the studio but that will get you up and running.

 

bob

 

Edited March 13, 20188 yr by onebob

+1 with ChasePlane...

Edited March 13, 20188 yr by georgio1952

3 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

vRoute possibly? I used it for quite a while but then discovered PFPX.

I managed to find the thread on here, ironically you were the first to post on it lol. But the link seems dead now :(

 

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/467642-flight-scheduler-v1-released/

Edited March 14, 20188 yr by Litmoose

8 hours ago, Litmoose said:

I managed to find the thread on here, ironically you were the first to post on it lol. But the link seems dead now :(

 

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/467642-flight-scheduler-v1-released/

That isn't vRoute. vRoute came out around 10 years ago. The utility discussed in that link didn't stay on my computer.

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FSUIPC: Sounds like it will still be useful for me to have it. Prepar3D doesn't have its own implementation for assigning different controls to different aircraft? how do you guys handle this problem? or do you just somehow keep the same controls for every aircraft you fly?

I always used to install FSUIPC in FSX and P3D, but to be honest I never really knew if I needed it or not. I just did it because others stated that it was required. However, I have since reinstalled P3D v3.4 from scratch, and I decided not to install FSUIPC to see if it caused any issues. I am currently only flying the PMDG 737 NGX, 747-400 and 777F.....and they all seem to work just fine without having FSUIPC installed. I am aware that the Quality Wings BAe 146 package automatically installs FSUIPC, so I assume that particular aircraft needs it for some reason....

FSUIPC has always been a bit of a mystery to me, but it appears that I do not need it at the moment. It's worth pointing out here that I have used a CH Flightstick Pro USB joystick to control every aircraft that I have ever flown in P3D.

Edited March 14, 20188 yr by Christopher Low

18 hours ago, Nickbe said:

At the heart of Chaseplane is the generation of effects taken from EZdok v1. In Ezdok v2 we brought the level of effects to a completely different level.

Just watch the Youtube video again. If you see good Chaseplan effects, leave a link here, we'll see if it's really Chaseplane.:) I

Would not like to belittle the chase, but it is not a secret that the basis of all its effects that was invented long ago in EZdok v1.

So you're saying/implying chaseplane is just a rehash of EZdokv1 Nick?

Edited March 14, 20188 yr by Nyxx

42 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

FSUIPC has always been a bit of a mystery to me, but it appears that I do not need it at the moment.

Christopher, let’s assume you are 20 mins from landing in a 3 hour flight when your sim crashes. Without Autosave you wouldn’t be able to reload the flight and complete it. Only FSUIPC has that feature. 

2 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

That isn't vRoute. vRoute came out around 10 years ago. The utility discussed in that link didn't stay on my computer.

I bought Vroute about 6 months ago, and found it totally useless. Unless you are flying from major airports all the time, it never has a usable route, at least in the US. I just gave up , and don't use it anymore. I find this site , works much better, and always has a usable route and it's free. http://onlineflightplanner.org/ 

@Bobsk8, yes, I found it frustrating to use at times. But PFPX is ideal for me as I often have to design custom routes for my Concorde flights to avoid flying supersonic over populated areas. Well worth the investment. Each to their own.

On 3/8/2018 at 11:27 AM, Benjamin J said:

EDIT2: I just noticed something quite intriguing in EZDok2... Apparently it can make the fuselage of the aircraft shake too? So it's not just the camera, it also plays with the physics impacting the aircraft fuselage? See the videos here: http://ezdok-camera.com/ (you can to scroll down a little)

This is the reason I chose Chaseplane over EZDok2. A camera tool should NOT affect the flight dynamics/physics simulation of an aircraft. See Froogle's video at starting at the 4:03 minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1XGcpKUCo&t=243s .

On 3/13/2018 at 11:20 AM, Benjamin J said:

Thanks Anton! Good to hear. I'll with LNM for now, and if I need anything more I might look into PFPX... Sounds like I won't need to though!

I have both and use LNM for an inflight EFB-type role. @Bobsk8 and @Benjamin J might also want to check out https://www.simbrief.com/home/ . It is basically a free web-based PFPX that has a static AIRAC (I think it is 1703). It includes all the climb, cruise, descent, ETOPS, etc planning and you can customize and save your own specific aircraft.

If you want to get into runway performance planning, don't waste your money on TOPCAT. It has been abandoned by the developer for a few years now (although they still support PFPX). If I get into a questionable situation (ie 747 on a mid length runway) I use a free tool: QSim Planner https://qsimplan.wordpress.com/ .

 

Edited March 15, 20188 yr by twincessna340a

26 minutes ago, twincessna340a said:

This is the reason I chose Chaseplane over EZDok2. A camera tool should NOT affect the flight dynamics/physics simulation of an aircraft. See Froogle's video at starting at the 4:03 minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1XGcpKUCo&t=243s .

Surely you can turn it off, though, right? My feeling is that, intriguing as it is, it's not very well implemented. It shakes around the aircraft no matter whether it is a jetliner or a small prop... very strange.

Thanks for the additional comment son LNM and TOPCAT! I'll check out LNM and see if I need anything beyond once I get familiar with it.

19 minutes ago, Benjamin J said:

Surely you can turn it off, though, right? My feeling is that, intriguing as it is, it's not very well implemented. It shakes around the aircraft no matter whether it is a jetliner or a small prop... very strange.

You can turn it off. And you can also adjust the intensity to your liking, differently for each aircraft.