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Hi guys, Have always wondered if i could make the fan blades windmill into the wind when the engines are shut down like in this video? Any ideas how i could do this CFG tweaking etc? Also i've noticed when you do shut down the engines on any turbo fan aircraft in msfs the fan blades spool down too quickly unlike in real life they would still be rotating several minutes later after the engines have been shut down? Any ideas also how i could make the fan blades spool down in a slower sequence when shutting down the engines? (i've noticed that the captain sim 757's fan blades do windmill ever so slowly though. If you have the CS757, when the engines are fully shut down have a quick look at this effect its quite cool!) Thanks, Wowk

Hello all, Recently i purchased the ifly 737ng (800/900) I’m usually an 757/767 pilot got lots of hours in the old birds. Anyhow when i come to land and have set my vref speeds etc, it seems to me that the 737 has a relatively high nose pitch up attitude when it’s at its final approach speed (Vref+5kts+cross wind spd) Also i'm finding it a bugger to land especially in the touchdown zone as it always seems to balloon and carry on for several hundreds of metres before smoothly touching down. I'm doing what i usually do in the 757/767's flaring at 20-50ft then knocking the throttles back to idle at 5-15ft. No problem in the 757/767 they seem to just drop down effortlessly. Any idea's or is it just me?

It's almost ready seems all parts are assembled engines etc just looks like it needs to go into the body shop for a bit of a spray up! This is G-TUIA LN92

A little tribute to the 757: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g548C4I9M_Q

Ahhhh yes!!! That's a very good one!

It's just really annoying me now. I love a good sound pack for my aircraft the level D's default engine sounds wasn't too good. I've replaced the sounds with TSS some nice sounds of AVSIM ETC! IT STILL DOSEN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. So the problem? Well it's the engine spool up sounds. The sound isn't synchronizing with the fan blades or N1%. Instead the sounds are synchronizing with the throttle positions, so therefore the sounds are terrible the slightest twitch of the throttles and it sounds like revving a car up. Other people have expereinced this before can anyone help me with this issue? Thanks, Tom

Hello again, I have had a new assignment set at my college in aircraft and airfield performance and this specific assignment is for a distinction. The question is: 'What are the benefits in de-rating for take off. Please describe and explain to your fullest knowledge and research made. Minimum of 2,000 words (WC)" So i have come up with a few key benefits on why de-rating affects aircraft performance and how it can affect other factors such as pax comfort etc By de-rating aircraft engines are not performing on full power which is increasing more stress on the engines. Therefore by de-rating there is less stress on the engines which can potentially make the life span of aircraft engines longer consequently decreasing maintenance on the engines. This can benefit the airline itself as maintenance costs can suggestively be cut. Passengers may benefit from a de-rated take off. As the engines are not performing to their maximum takeoff thrust there would be a less hard acceleration force whilst taking off. As a result this could be much more comfortable for passengers especially nervous passengers. Also with a de-rated takeoff the clime rate could be significantly slower than a full thrust takeoff. Therefore the cabin can pressurise more efficient which can be more comfortable for passengers unlike a higher climb rate where the cabin pressure could not match the outside pressure as efficiently. Therefore passengers may experience blocked ears, blocked noses, tiredness or even headaches if the climb rate is fast. De-rating can effectively reduce the aircraft fuel burn. Therefore because the engines are not working as hard there is less fuel being injected into the combustion chamber therefore this can result in lower fuel costs for the airlines benefiting the airline itself. Lastly de-rating may also reduce noise levels for local residents. The engines are making less noise to what they would be if they were performing at full power therefore the noise can slightly be reduced when de-rating. However noise constraints are usually in power for reducing noise such as SIDS/STARs or even throttling back the engines over a specific height (climb thrust) Right as you probably know 2,000 words is a lot to ramble on about de-rated takeoff's but that’s all i can think of for now i've just briefly thought of these in my head. If you could help me out a little bit and share your knowledge on this topic i would appreciate it greatly! Regards, Wowk

That's exactly what i was thinking. Surely the IAS would have been decreasing and obviously there is no way they could of continued with a climb rate over 7000+fpm over FL200 the air isn't dense enough for climb speeds like this at high alts. Makes me wonder though if these climb rate speeds are accurate? and are pilots de-rating on takeoff? Even with a lightly loaded 767 you would probably de-rate depending on the atmospheric conditions to around 60+ degrees celsious if the temperature is 15 deg C+. So therefore you would get a typical takeoff roll proabably lasting up to 30 seconds or so depending on the runway legnth etc. Then you should get a steady smooth climb rate. Would love to go on something with 10 second takeoff roles and 7000fpm climb peformance. Would be like a rocket!

Thats a very thoughtful thing to do, in terms of passenger comfort etc!

I suggest if you want to see more how SIDS/STARS work in the FS world, sign up to VATSIM and listen to some ATC on VATSIM. Many VATSIM controllers expect you to use SIDS/STARS. Sometimes if it's not busy the controller may direct you to a VOR which then by-passes the majority of the sid/star. Using SIDS/STARS in a payware a/c like you said such as the qw757 for example is quite easy. However it is reccomended if you are going to fly a SID/STAR on VATSIM that you have charts for that particular sid/star. regards, Wowk

The last one (VOZ894 B738) Bloody hell! Those PAX must of had awful ear/head pains after that descent!

It must of been! Or maybe the controller instructed him for an immediate take-off for an a/c on short finals so he pancaked took the corner to fast, or maybe stabilized the engines whilst in the turn in preparation for T/O thrust to be applied as soon as he was lined up with the centre line.

A monarch flight operated by Aurela Airlines skidded off the taxiway whilst taxiing to the gate at bhx. Seems to me he 'understeered' the nose wheel trying to make a corner a little to fast, or maybe putting a lot of power on whilst taking the corner causing the nose wheel to 'understeer' The BBC report speculates that the brakes had locked up causing the aircraft to skid. But as you probably know 737's don't have nose wheel brakes. http://www.bbc.co.uk...ingham-19676990 How ironic eh? Another Monarch airliner 'understeering' at LGW. Seems to me in this video that the A330 is lining up a little to fast. Just shows you though how tough nose gears are to have tonnes of weight bashed on them... What are your views on this phenomena? Tom

Hi guys, I've recently being flying the QW757 rather than my CS 757. The QW75 is much more smoother it flys much better the handling is perfect. However what i miss about the CS75 is the complexity. I'm just wondering if you could probably merge the CS 2d panel with the QW757 one. Or if not could i some how make the non functional buttons on the qw757 work even if they don't animate anything? I would also like to have a more complex FMC than the QW757 one. If i could do all of that i think the QW757 would be a mean machine probably one of the best payware products for FS9. Thanks, Tom

For example many airlines what fly the 757 now have a relitavely low CI therefore the climb and crusing speed will be slightly lower most likely in the mach 0.78 range. So if a 757 had winglets would an airline change the Cost index for the aircraft and could the aircraft fly at a high cruising speed such as mach 0.80-.0.82 in the 757 still being more efficeint and economical. Also i'm talking on the subject of a short haul flight as i know CI's differ from long range cruises to short range. Thanks, Wowk