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Feb 20th, 2003 at 12:46am

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I have been trying to chase down AI aircraft in the f-16 and I am having a problem with the radar telling me the exact altitude that the AI aircraft is flying at.

On the radar where it is suppose to tell me the AI Aircrafts altitude it says "FL119" then says"VS +00002" can someone translate this for me. I am confused and have no clue what this means ??? Sad
 
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Reply #1 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 12:50am

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Okay FL119 means flight level 119 which is 11,900 feet of altitude.

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Reply #2 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 12:50am

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I believe it means that he's at 11,900 feet and his vertical speed is plus 2 feet.
 
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Reply #3 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 7:01am

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Grin Thank you that clears things up! I was wondering  Roll EyesDumb me! First time i saw it I thought it meant flight level 119,000 ft or 119 ft.

I flew at both altitudes and couldn' t find the AI aircraft and allways noticed that they flew around 12,000 - 14,000 ft and I still couldn't figure that out! Embarrassed!

Thanks for your assistance guys, truly appreciated! 8) The hunt is on without flaw this time! Look out AI here I come  Angry!
 
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Reply #4 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 9:49am

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Reminds me - I've been working on a 'Glossary of Terms' for some time now....... got about 40 Terms down together with explanations - but for some reason my eyes just start to get sleepy every time I turn to that at the moment ... I'll get it done soon(ish) Wink
 
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Reply #5 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 9:56am

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WAIT a second here . . .

you flew around at 119,000 feet in an F-16???????
 
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Reply #6 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 10:52am

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To get to FL1190 takes a lot of slewing...?
 
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Reply #7 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 11:03am

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It sure does as that is 19000ft higher than you can go in FS2k2!!!!
 
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Reply #8 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 11:25am

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Yeah I suspect SOMEONE had his altimeter calibrated a little off the mark
 
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Reply #9 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 2:49pm

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has anyone ever gotten to even 90,000 feet?
 
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Reply #10 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 3:40pm

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I've been to the 100,000 foot limit
 
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Reply #11 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 4:05pm

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There's no ways in hell the sim will let you break the 100 000 foot barrier, even in slew, I've been there, in my F-16, I was flying at around 100 knots at full thrust, it's quite differentto about 1500 feet.  And Mav316 that means that the plane is climbing at 2 feet per minute, "VS +00002".

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Reply #12 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 10:46pm

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Shocked Wow you guys  I never actually made it that high, I tried to get up there and said forget it because an AI aircraft couldn't possibly be flying that high! I thought the term FL119 meant that the AI aircraft was flying at 119,000 ft or at 119 feet! Roll Eyes!

Man I hope you guys don't represent me in court! I will be doing hard time for mis communication! I thank Ozzy and Andrew for clarifying for me that it meant the AI aircraft was flying at 11,900 ft!  8)

 
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Reply #13 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 10:50pm

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Reply #14 - Feb 20th, 2003 at 10:52pm

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However there is one aircraft from FS2000 I think can actually go higher then 119,000 ft. Has anyone every flown the Independence Day Alien space craft! That aircraft climbs real fast and dives real fast! Shocked! I don't know if it would work in FS2002. But since everyone is in a challenge the ceiling competion. Why don't yall give it a try! 8)
 
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Reply #15 - Feb 21st, 2003 at 4:32am

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However there is one aircraft from FS2000 I think can actually go higher then 119,000 ft. Has anyone every flown the Independence Day Alien space craft! That aircraft climbs real fast and dives real fast! Shocked! I don't know if it would work in FS2002. But since everyone is in a challenge the ceiling competion. Why don't yall give it a try! 8)


*cough*

Last time I checked, this happens at 100,000ft..

Bear (or in this case fish) with me for my choice of an "aircraft", as I am trying to get a point across..

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One more note, the term "FL" or Flight Level (in the US) is not used below FL180 and above FL600.  "FL119", grammatically correct, is "alt 11,900".   Anyway..

In the event that you take the X15 and blast up there in FS2002, you'll end up hitting a wall, whether you slew or not, there's a "barrier" at 100k..
 
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