January 17, 200323 yr Hello everyone. I have not yet purchased RC3, though I am very enthusiastic about it. There is only one thing besides the high price that is right now preventing me from getting it. And that is the fact that when I set up a flight in my aircraft (always a commercial addon), I leave my computer to do other things until it is time for approach phase. With RC3, will I be able to maintain the program's lock on my position during the flight, and be able to return to it at the appropriate point (from reaching cruise altitude, leaving RC3 for a few hours and expecting it to be able to clear me for descend at my arrival destination)???I asked Andrew Herd a questiong regarding SID's (or DP's) and STAR's. I have my own particular way of programming SIDs and STARs in FSNavigator, then using that information for FMC programming. Can I expect RC3 to provide great flexibility in that respect? (also, I in many cases make up my own SIDs and STARs when they are unnavailable for download). Depending on the SID, the first waypoint I program may be the last in the SID, and everything in between cannot be programmed because it needs to be flown manually. Will RC3 complain about that?Thanks.
January 17, 200323 yr Others will have more details, but what you want to do is done easily with RC3. :-)Rob
January 17, 200323 yr Sacha,RC will give you climbs and descents based on your aircraft type and what's good for the controller, not what you have in the FMC. This is like how it's done in the real world. So as long as you are there for the instructions, you shouldn't have a problem. The only way around this is to fly an aircraft that uses the default autopilot, then the co-pilot can adjust the altitude and heading accordingly.As for DP's and STAR's, RC only knows your waypoints, and it expects you to fly them as you have them. For arrival STAR's, when you enter Approach space, APC will vector you. You will have to request an IAP for whatever runway you want, then you can fly to waypoints (follow the plate) or not. APC will not say anything unless you fly 40 miles out of the airport area, or until you are handed to Tower. You can always request vectors again.When I make 18-hour flights, RC tracks me very well, right down to the chatter it plays.Expense is relative, but I can tell you that for the 2 years it took to develop this program, and the unbelievable amount of work put into it, and it realism, it's actually cheap. JD and Doug would be eating crackers and water if they depended on the income from this. ;-)One thing to add - you should use the "Pause at distance" feature, and leave it at 200 miles. Then you have plenty of time to do what you need to do without being busted for altitude. I definitely have been saved by this feature on transoceanic flights.
January 17, 200323 yr Lars,I fly between KSJC and YSSY (777-200LR or A340-300LR or 747-400OB, 14.5 hours, 13.5 return) about once every other week or three, so you're not even close! :-lolI know a couple of the guys fly 'round the world a bit, too - usually another 14-hour flight.
January 17, 200323 yr >One thing to add - you should use the "Pause at distance" Now I know why IWillbeBack it's not getting more Downloads :-roll Jos
January 17, 200323 yr Scott Maybe i should save this, so people can see that it's not only me and there are those who are "worse" than me... :-lolNow i know why RC has a co-pilot included... hehehe
January 17, 200323 yr Don't worry your not on your own...I believe I am "one of the guys" Scott is refering to.Try this route: CYYZ-VRMM :-eek
January 18, 200323 yr Hehehe - glad to know that i'm not the only one... CYYZ - is that Toronto? It's indeed Canada, but VRMM? Should it be Australia???But it's rather easy today. I remember back in the FS5 days, when i crossed US with nothing but an Atlas and my imagination. I wasn't even aware about the longitude/altitude information one gets pressing shift+Z. I don't know how i managed - but i did. That took hours after hours and probably feeling as lost as Columbus - but very proud afterwards!! :-lol
January 18, 200323 yr Toronto to Maldives. Really long 7500nm's.With FS4, I used to fill in proper flight plans and made copious notes of VOR's and intersections and glared at the OBI's. I didn't do really long flights then. :-)
January 18, 200323 yr OMG - that was something of a flight... :-lol Guess you would like to go there in real life, but just - how shall i put it - have "the time".. ;-)Yes - in those days one really used the gauges and no co-pilot and other "funny" things which ease the flight... There wasn't time to worry about AI planes in these days.. :-lolLanded at SBGL (Rio) today... Both RC 3 and MS ATC vectured the planes to land at rwy 28. Half a dozen of planes were approaching the rwy right after each other and on the rwy there were a major f*** u*. 4 B747's was holding still while a 5th was driving in the opposite direction, so i had to not only stand on the brakes, but also leave the rwy before i was told to!! Having parked i looked at the rwy in tower mode and i could see a DASH8 land on rwy 28, while a B747 was landing in the other direction. Oh horror... Well, the B747 suddenly disappeared with magic... "As real as it get"... hahahaha, Bill has a special kind of humor!! :-lol
January 19, 200323 yr >> OMG - that was something of a flight...Yes, but I sleep through most of it! I have some freeware scenery for VRMM Male Intl, so it actualy looks like an island paradise & not just a M$ blob in the water :-) >> ...I looked at the rwy in tower mode and I could see a DASH-8 land on rwy 28, while a B747 was landing in the other direction. Oh horror... :-eekDOUG! DOUG WAKE UP! It's ok Doug....It's only a M$ ATC nightmare :-lol
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