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Current Flight Simulator Series >> Flight School >> Question for the piston-heads! /yabb?num=1342698232 Message started by Stewy44 on Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:43am |
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Title: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Stewy44 on Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:43am
G'day guys,
I've been flying the heavy metal for a long time now and I wanted to get into the pistons again for some touring. Is there are good site which explains flying the pistons - climb/cruise speeds and alts, when to pull all those mixture knobs, cowl flaps, etc? I don't understand any of that! I'd especially like to do more Baron and DC-3 flying if that helps! Cheers Stew |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Fozzer on Jul 19th, 2012 at 9:25am Stewy44 wrote on Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:43am:
Hello Stew!... ;)...! Give the "Flight School" a try, under this FS 2004 Forum... Its all been covered before, a lot of it by Brett Henderson... Paul...FS 2004...Piston Enthusiast... ;D..! |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Travis on Jul 19th, 2012 at 2:52pm
What kind of control device(s) do you own? At minimum you need a stick, rudder controls (pedals), and a throttle setup, preferably one with all three types of controls: throttle, feather, and mixture.
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Fozzer on Jul 19th, 2012 at 3:12pm Travis wrote on Jul 19th, 2012 at 2:52pm:
I suspect he's already got all that fancy stuff for his commercial jets, Trav... Now he wants to join us Piston "suck and blow" types for some proper aeroplane flying... Its the; "reciprocating engines with propellers" that he's wanting to know all about. The magical inner-workings of such devices, and the way we master their internal mysteries, and control thereof... Like; "What does the blue knob do, in between the black knob and the red knob?" That's typical of the sort of thing that needs revealing.. ;)...! Paul... ;D... ;D...! |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Flying Trucker on Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:24pm
Good evening Stewy... :)
Here are a couple of Links that might help... :) http://flighttraining.aopa.org/students/solo/skills/engine.html http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/Library/books/FLT/Chapter2/Manifold.htm Each aircraft will have it's own Operating Manual for engine type and that is what really should be used... ;) As all my Operating Manuals for the various aircraft I flew or owned are back in the library at the old homestead I did find this....scroll down for the chart.... :) http://www.dc3airways.com/technical/flying_fsx.htm |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Travis on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:39am
My apologies, Fozz. ;) Just trying to cover the basics before issuing commands about "moving the blue handle whilst carefully adjusting the throttle and twiddling with the mixture." ;D
It's just that most throttle-jockeys I have seen or heard of don't have the myriad of levers associated with prop flying. ::) Just kiddin. As for what you need to know, it's all contained in the flight school in FS. It's fairly comprehensive, since I showed up to my first day of flight school much more prepared than half of my classmates. If you've already mastered things such as handling of ATC (no-brainer in FS9 :P), ground handling and navigation, the rest is up to getting a feel for the specific aircraft. Smaller aircraft are less forgiving of small mistakes, so keep your eyes on a pattern when gauge-checking. I'm fairly sure they cover that in the later portions of the instruction. Best to remember that there are three fundamental parts of aviation: lift, drag, and is-that-jet-going-to-overtake-me-on-final?. |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Fozzer on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:57am Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:24pm:
Doug... :).... Who is this South American; "Manuel", of whom you speak?... ::)... I wonder if he would be conversant with various Aircraft "Manuals", and divulge their inner contents with us?... :)...! Sorry Doug,...pulling your leg!... ;)...! Paul...... ;D... ;D...! |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Stewy44 on Jul 20th, 2012 at 5:46am
Thanks for all the help guys - really appreciate it! Looks like I've got some reading to do!
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Yes, that was exactly my question, Fozzer, thanks! :D |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Fozzer on Jul 20th, 2012 at 6:39am Stewy44 wrote on Jul 20th, 2012 at 5:46am:
You are going to have loads of fun, Stew... :)...! What you cant locate in the "Sim V Flight School", you will find by suitable; "Googling" for the info..its all there, somewhere! Paul ....with Variable Pitch Props/ Constant Speed Props.. ;)...and a Blue Knob!... :o... ;D...! Lots of "stuff"...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_speed_propeller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controllable_pitch_propeller |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Flying Trucker on Jul 20th, 2012 at 9:56am
;D ;D ;D
Hi Paul...you caught me before I could get it fixed... ;D I usually proofread before hitting the button but what is very unusual is I made the same mistake twice with the same word... :o ;D ::) |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Fozzer on Jul 20th, 2012 at 12:31pm Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 20th, 2012 at 9:56am:
... ;D... ;D... ;D...! Doug... :)... ...you would not believe the number of times that I proof read my posts, before, during, and after I post them...many, many times... Mostly, because if I make a silly mistake, Hagar is quick to spot it, and make a special point of reminding me...in his special way... ;).... ...its what he does! ... :P...He hovers over me!...Waiting!... :'(...!! Paul... ;D... ;D...! My latest classic he spotted:..."Lose"...versus..."Loose"... :-[...! He was quick (instant) to spot that!... ;D... ...and hooray for Firefox Spell Checker...("English" Dictionary)... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...! |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by Strategic Retreat on Jul 20th, 2012 at 7:16pm
No one has talked about one of the greatest sites for piston-heads ante-1958, I see.
http://www.calclassic.com/ ...for the planes and... http://calclassic.proboards.com/ ...for a forum full of info. :D |
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Title: Re: Question for the piston-heads! Post by tgibson on Jul 23rd, 2012 at 3:26pm
Thanks for the plug. :)
And after you learn the basics, there is a tutorial on flying the propliners more realistically: http://www.calclassic.com/tutorials.htm Part 1 - Flight Simulation Basics Part 2A - En Route Phase (simulating historic infrastructure constraints) Part 2B – En Route Phase (Radio Ranges – navigation gauge development) Part 2C - En Route Phase (Procedures, Mach, ETA v ATA, Winds, 4D navigation) Part 3 - Arrival Phase (including holding procedures) Part 4 - Approach Phase Part 5 - Departure Phase Part 6 - Flight Planning in detail Part 7 - Near runway operations Part 8 - Managing thrust in propliners Hope this helps, |
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