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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

Yeah my college is right next to a GA ramp even on the cessna's and light a/c they seem quite bright especially if the actual strobe lenses/lights are facing directly towards you. I've noticed a lot here in the UK many airliners switch the strobes on when turning onto the runway or if they backtrack a runway then they activate the landing lights as soon as they get takeoff clearance and begin to spool the engines and stabilize them. I've noticed a lot of American airliners use the wing lights which are usually on the side of the fuselage. Are wing lights a compulsory regulation in the US? Also on the subject of lights are position/navigation lights compulsory in all weather conditions? because I'm quite sure when visibility has been good some pilots leave them off maybe to save bulb life? If you think strobes are bright you need to see how bright those LED's are on the 787. I saw it come in and you could see those LED's from a good 10 miles away. Their very distinctive!

One of my friends is a captain for a large charter airline in the UK on the 737. Anyway he was telling me he got into a bit of trouble the other week. He was getting marshelled in and the terminal was in front and some kids were waving at him and the F/O. So he flashed the landing lights at them and waved. Anyway he was telling me he got in trouble for it as it was breeching health & saftey, something to do with it could of blinded the marshaller or could of blinded a ground crew resulting in injury from them being dazzled by the lights? What do you think, you think this is a bit to far or shouldn't he be flashing lights to people in the teriminal? Cheers, Tom

Hi i'm currnently using REX. However i was just casually flying along in my level d 767 at FL390 at steady mach 0.783 when BANG! Over speed warning comes on and i'm doing mach 0.879 in the blink of an eye. This always bloody happens with rex and i'm getting fed up of it because i loose lot's of points on fspax for overspeeding the a/c. Can anyone reccomend a good weather generator which smoothens weather change? Cheers Tom

I'm currently studying aviation operations at A-level. In my course i've done topics of the aviation industry and also airline economics, marketing and aircraft peformance. So i decided to choose a leisure airline as an example of airline economics. I chose to do the largest charter airline in the world Thomson Airways Ltd. During research i found out that charter handles the least pax per year out of scheduled and lowcost carriers. I also found out that during the 80's and 1990's charter handled more pax than they was doing now. Also lowcost airlines now operate to touristy destinations and seem to have more flights per day to these destinations than what charer airlines do and charter specialize in touristy destinations. This may be because holiday makers are more independant now with booking holidays. One reason being the internet. Tourists can now find cheaper hotels and cheap flights than rather going for a package holiday. For example using a lowcost airline which is very cheap and purchasing their own accomadation rather than getting a full package. Do think in years to come charter may phase out completely? And i think days of going to the travel agents and getting a package deal are slowly going... INTERNET? What's your views on this do you think charter will remain to be succesful in terms of an airline and a business? Another example of Lowcost competing with charter is in flight entertainment and meals. Many charter airlines don't use IFE no more, so therefore lowcost can even compete with charters level of service: No IFE standard economy service? Thanks, Tom

For example i was in a 757, i wanted to peform some highspeed passes, alph max etc. How would i file flight plan for a display? All from the basic steps if anyone knows... Thanks, Tom

Hello, I've seen some nice effects on some add ons QW BAE146 and the PMDG NGX being a few with some nice strobe effects. I'm looking in how do edit some effects files to make the strobe lights on my aircraft reflect onto the ground at night like in real life. Also it would be nice to have them flash in time for example on an airbus it would be: Blink Blink pause Blink Blink pause etc. On a Boeing it would be Blink pause Blink pause etc.

Hello! Thats it ive enough! Spending nights just gaping how amazing the PMDG 737 NGX is on youtube videos etc. I'm a VATSIM flyer i never use flight sim no more just for "free flying" I'm currently a FS9 user but i was thinking that FS9 is becoming a bit outdated now and the future as bad as it sounds is looking quite bleak for FS9 with current developers targeting FSX. It is true, FS9 is almost 10 years old now i think myself it's time to move onto the dreaded frame rate unfriendly FSX. So i'm intending to use FSX with a lot of add ons; REX, ASE, UT Europe and some payware aircraft. I want a rig quite a cheap one (will have to be AMD) which is capable of running FSX with all sorts of add ons. (NO dreaded OOMS as well!) I won't be using AI traffic which i know can be a Frame rate killer. So i've decided with the upcoming summer hols i'm going to work my &@($* off and finally get my hands on the PMDG NGX and move onto FSX. So what can you reccomend on a £200 or less budget. I'm talking Ram graphics and processors. Thanks, Tom

Hi there to all you sound makers, i'm really fed up now why there isn't a brilliant sound pack for the rolls royce RB211-535E4 probably the best sounding turbo fan engine in commercial aviation. Ive tried TSS RB211 757 sound pack and the sound quality is good i must say, however the idle noise sounds are awful and also it's really really badly synced to the actual N1 sound of the engines, for example that low whining spool up dosen't come until around 40% N1 in real life this spool up noise comes at 30% N1. Ive flew on the 757 many times (flight deck aswell) and have payed attention to the sounds and noises and how they snych with the N1 and power setting they are at. The most "real" soundpack out there i would say is the QW757 one.If anyone is willing to make a sound pack for the RB211-535E4 i can certainly help with the engine power settings snych with the sounds.Thanks, Tom

Hi guys, Was just wondering if i could make the retractable landing lights switch on the Ifly 737 be a switch of its own. When i click the switch all the landing lights switch on. I just want to have two seperate switches for the landing lights, as i was reading a Boeing operations manual and the retractable landing lights must not exceed 250kts.As you can see here is what i mean, were i have highlited the switch what i want to use seperatley.Cheers, Tom

Hi there, i want to put some Wing (Inspection) lights on my Ifly 737-800. But the positioning the lights in the CFG looks awful. There are coordinates such as: light.9 = 8, 10.000, -24.000, 8.000, Opensky_wing_light ,So basically i want to know if there is any software what can make "positioning" a little bit easier rather than tweaking with the file.I want to add 8 wing lights to the 737, 4 on the port side and 4 on the starboard side. I noticed new 737's have 8 wing lights, after last night the Ryanair 737 what i flew on had these lights. Unlike older 737's which just have 2 wing lights. Like the picture shown, and there is one more wing light just beside the 1 entry/service door at the front. (copyright to airliners.net) If you can help i would appreciate it muchly.Cheers, Tom