Spartan0536

Hello, I have tweaked the crap out of my FSX config, and FSX not only runs great but looks better as well. There is still one thing that nags the living crap out of me, its the sight distance. In real aviation I have never really been able to see past 20nm most of the time its between 8nm - 15nm. But FSX seems to like displaying something like 80nm. Is there a setting that I can use like in FS9 where you could limit view distance to around 20nm?

Example of an aircraft defect.......

Defect:

Dead bugs on windshield

Solution:

Live bugs on backorder

it looks good even at what seems 5000ft MSL, however I prefer autogen so I will not be getting this, I would be very interested to see how well Sarasota/Bradenton looks

My understanding of the EULA is that as long as the source code is not used for commercial gain without a legal license and permission from Microsoft to do so then it is illegal. This does not apply to ADDING YOUR OWN CODE to get an aircraft to do advanced functions, as it was your source code. There is a big difference between a commercial application and a private application, most likely if a single person violated the EULA Microsoft would not care as suing every single person would bankrupt the company and have a HUGE negative impact on peoples perspective especially in the government sector (once companies go broke and the govt has to bail them out, they usually get put under investigation). Remember that the SDK that MS released for FSX is completely legal for anyone to use to create what they wish, its the reverse engineering of that program and its proprietary code that is illegal.

For example it is not illegal for me to edit the aircraft config of the default 737 using real world data to make it fly more realistically, it is illegal for me to decompile the entire aircraft and repackage it as my own work with a few tweaks.

The reference to being a PC Tech is that any form of computer should not and does not scare me, other than a personal link it had no other external reference, since this seems to have eluded many people I shall be more descriptive of such further comparisons. My main point was that not everyone likes programming an FMC and many find it very daunting, yes the iFly 737 is another great model, however one should not be "forced" into a product purchase if you want a better 737. I intend to use this 737 overhaul as a kind of "stepping stone" for many users, who may decide to later on go to a more complex model. Who knows, this may help payware 737 developers sell more as more people want to expand from a good freeware model to a much higher fidelity model, I see no reason why I should be persecuted for even attempting this (please note I am not calling anyone out on persecution).

Im just going off the model, A2A is known for making the aircraft custom, and I too would prefer steam gauges with a bendix king nav/com system. Perhaps they will go above an beyond and make both variants available?

Considering the info above and the wheel covers used, I am willing to guess that A2A is going all out and making it a G1000 version, knowing A2A's FDE accuracy and attention to detail and graphics that easily match Carenado's best work, we can expect this 172 to be the NGX of the Flight Sim community.

NASA is testing the X-48B for low orbit space travel, in that retrospect the design is ingenious. The aerodynamic profile would work, you could contain the engines inside and have a low footprint, and it would work for slow speed atmospheric re-entry (not the kind the space shuttle did). According to some sources the X-48B would be powered by SCRAMJET engines instead of turbofans, this would allow speeds upto and exceeding Mach 10. This would mean flights from ATL to HNL (Atlanta to Tokyo) would take 4 hours instead of 18 hours.

for the price you will pay to buy Ariane Designs 737, just buy the PMDG NGX. However the model and FDE on the Ariane 737 are very well done, also consider that the customer support is almost non existent and activation is garbage, many people here will agree with what I just said

I have accu-feel V2, love that program, you just need to customize every aircraft accordingly and turn down the turbulence or you will regret it. This sounds like its meant to compete with Accu-Feel, not entirely sure if its compatible with it or not.

 

You missed out on the YB-49. I'm also pretty sure you can make a flying wing inherently stable, so loss of hydraulics or flight computers would be no more catastrophic than on a conventional plane (which is not to say that you aren't in deep doo-doo if it happens).

That was one of the tragic failures, however you are correct in the fact it did fly, losing surface control is deadly in any aircraft, in a flying wing design its catastrophic due to design implementations, the biggest problem yet again is in the electronics flight controls, if those go in a conventional aircraft, its a big problem but many have landed safely and with little to no injury, in a flying wing like the YB-49 its catastrophic.

That's no excuse not to buy the PMDG NGX. You don't have to learn anything except basic fmc programming. You can load the engines running panel state and be ready to fly.

Yeah, but the default is more fps friendly.

 

There is allready a few good mods out there of the default 737:

http://fsxluchoals.b...&max-results=23

@ Gear Up And Off : I had PMDG's 737 for 2004, it was great. FMC's don't scare me at all, I am a PC Technician, learning this kind of stuff is second nature to me. There are many reasons why I want to correctly modify the Default 737, here are a few examples....

1. Not everyone wants to shell out 70 USD for an aircraft even though that aircraft is quite possibly the best on the net.

2. Not everyone wants to be tied to an FMC, in fact FMC's especially to new comers scare the flight out of them most times.

3. Like Simmerhead said, the default is much more FPS friendly and not everyone has the best hardware.

4. Aside from the FDE, the default 737 is a nice looking aircraft with a decent VC (albeit limited in its capacity).

@ Simmerhead, I agree and thanks for the link, I am taking a look at the 737's now!

I personally like AVSIM, if they want to record my possible hundreds of IP's then so be it, just remember there are millions of IP's and lots of people don't secure their net (even though tapping into this is illegal in the US), you can become anonymous even after a set of bans. This does not bother me, I have no intention on being banned, and my account here on AVSIM (outside the forums) has been here for many years and quite possibly more to come.

The only thing I don't necessarily like about AVSIM's forums is that some of the community can be exceptionally harsh and there are its fair share of trolls, but in retrospect what forum usually does not have this issue. Remember the 1st Amendment (for my fellow US Citizens) only protects us on the internet from government persecution not private, whom ever owns the website and makes the rules is technically "king" and can do what ever he/she pleases, don't like it, welcome to the internet.... enjoy your ban.

The only 2 aircraft that have been made and flown in a wing design are the B2 Spirit and briefly the Horten Ho 229. Both aircraft were developed in secrecy and both aircraft have unique problems under failure conditions. There have been many test designs other than those 2 aircraft, its just that those 2 were actually known to have flown successfully, many others have tragically failed.

The biggest problem with a single flying wing design is when a failure happens, especially a hydraulic one, you lose surface control, this is already a very deadly problem in a conventional aircraft, in a flying wing, its a guaranteed disaster. Also the electronic computers that would assist the pilots, if they fail, the chances of the aircraft safely getting back to the ground are pretty slim. Personally I don't like the flying wing design for commercial use, for stealth military aircraft its ingenuous but not without its inherent risks.

Addendum: Another rumor has the 797 to be the next 757 evolution. That rumor has some historical correlation to it which makes it plausible.

737 - Upgraded 10 times to its current version "MAX", future upgrades very likely for 2018-2020.

747 - Upgraded 7 times, the latest upgrade is the 800i series, future upgrades possible depending upon the success of the 777 and 787.

757- Upgraded 3 times, currently there are no national medium sized jet aircraft from Boeing other than the 757, many airlines still use this aircraft.

767 - Upgraded 4 times, there are no current plans to upgrade the 767 and it will likely get replaced by the new 787 (if they can fix the problems and get past the media).

777 - Upgraded 4 times, it remains to be seen if the 747 will continue on its upgrades or if the 777 will completely replace it, future upgrades possible.

OK so I got some more information, maybe this will help someone else out in the future....

CFM56-7B27E Info:

MAX N2 - 15,183 RPM

MAX Static Thrust - 27,300

Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption - 0.38

Engine Inlet Area (Square Feet) - 22.619

I believe that the engine inlet across all the CFM56-7B series are the same so that may answer one of my questions, the MAX N2 RPM even using the search techniques is coming up with a blank.

Hello AVSim users,

I am modifying the Default 737 for FSX, trying to make it operate a little more realistically, I have found many helpful websites and PDF's on the web thanks to google, however a few things still elude me.

All questions below pertain to the General Electric CFM56-7B27 Engines

Q: What is the Engine Inlet Area in Square Feet? (FSX default is set to 19.6)

Q: What is the MAXIMUM rated N2 RPM? (FSX default is set to 29,920)

I realize that I could just buy the iFly737 or PMDG 737NGX but I wanted to make the default better and share it with my group so that people who don't want to learn complex flight systems have something fairly realistic to fly in.

Thanks for any and all help, links to the information are also welcome if you so should choose

given I have not had my first solo, however, I have pictured it fairly accurately in my mind based off of my past experiences and I imagine that I would be nervous like you (the singing to make yourself relax and focus is a giveaway) which being nervous on your first solo is a very good thing so long as it does not turn into fear. I picture my first solo to be like my first fight as PIC, I think that would be probably the best way to state it.

Being a moderator on MSFlights.net which we promote AVSIM many times, I have to sadly agree with Tom Allensworth, in fact considering the amount of warnings it seems Mr.Word Not Allowed had received was more than generous at least in my eyes. There are 2 things that would have insured his immediate departure from our site (not any any particular order).....

1. Poaching of community members (this is one of the worst things anyone can do next to hacking)

2. Breaking other companies EULA's and instructing other members to do the same (this is asking for a major & expensive lawsuit)

Mr. Allensworth there have been sometimes where you and I have not seen eye to eye but in this respect I have to agree with you and the rest of your teams decision to permanently banish Mr.Word Not Allowed from AVSIM. I do not say this lightly and carry a heavy sense of disappointment, I will be missing Word Not Allowed, he did help me tweak FSX for the better and was indeed a valued member by the community. I wish you an your team the best of luck in finding a new moderator, sadly even if I had the master technical knowledge on FSX I could not apply as there would be a potential conflict of interest.

I prefer to use GEX + UTX + REX + FSGlobal

Th only other I would consider would be

ORBX + FTX + REX + OZx

I'm a bit concerned about your video card, does not sound like the highest quality manufacturer/repackager. Cheaper variants of a piece of hardware often means you get a component that didn't test out at spec or top of class, so there might be a problem there, too. If possible, I'd trade that card in for a different one, like EVGA. You barely get what you pay for these days, and there's all sorts of cheap-out skulduggery out there to trick you into a "bargain" which is anything but.

I agree with this, but not fully. Galaxy is not terrible, the components on their higher end GPU's are solid, their low end stuff is lack luster to say the least. I do prefer EVGA, they are all I will use, I don't think his GPU is necessarily the problem. He needs to do additional tweaking to get the best performance for either VFR or IFR flight. This is actually why I suggested him buying FSPS FSX Xtreme PC V2, its a simple to use but detailed GUI FSX config editor, it produces very good results, I have been using it for over a year now, have not regretted buying it 1 bit.

i think the trent gots the best sound

I love the sound of the RR Trent 800's, it sounds like raw power.

Your system is actually faster than mine and I get decent frames (aside from ORBX + OZx in Tasmania but I think I need to defrag like they said after install). What has helped me the most was Word Not Allowed's nvidia settings and FSPS Xtreme PC V2. the FSPS edits your config file, but instead of you looking at text and code you get to adjust by moving sliders and checking boxes where needed, its very user friendly and allows me to be lazy and get good results.

this is the question I have been asking myself.... for years I have been a loyal GEX+UTX customer as its visually appealing, however Flight1 now has to confront another professional developer who has a very good chance of stealing their customers due to their product being "inferior". Flight1 is going to have to step it up pretty good if they want to take on FTX.

Addendum: If anyone has any info on GEX NA version 2.0 please feel free to post something about it.

There are plenty of things that dont work in P3D without some tweaking, if P3D does become the true successor to FSX there will be plenty of tools available to port over your favorite stuff. IF DX11 is true for V2.0 holy crap, tesselation in a flight sim, HEEEEELLLLLL YEAH!