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Post by Rob on Feb 15, 2019 23:35:25 GMT
Allan,
I don't think the timer will work with the high altitude aircraft such as the PMDG aircraft that would be departing on a SID and arriving using a STAR and ILS system
The timer may also not be able to be fitted to these aircraft or interfere with there system initialisation which takes up to 30 seconds to perform.
For these aircraft I would suggest wheels rolling to wheels stopped.
Rob
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Post by simondix on Feb 16, 2019 22:49:18 GMT
I use P3Dv4 and Orbx Aus scenery. The NDBs for the test flight were on my database so I just compiled a flightplan and used that.
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Post by Allan Lowson on Feb 16, 2019 23:14:46 GMT
Rob,
Sounds like a plan for the jets.
Well done Simon, the endless permutations of sim installations and add-ons make these bumps in the road all part of the fun of the fair.
Cheers, Allan
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Post by donh on Feb 16, 2019 23:46:28 GMT
"Allowing a free for all in aircraft selection, yes I am watching you Don," I WAS planning on flying a single engine, fixed wing, monoplane, with a distinctly Australian provenance. Now, I don't know. Maybe a Rotodyne, or an XC-142, or a gyroplane?
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Post by Rob on Feb 17, 2019 0:08:19 GMT
Allan,
I think the good old timer is fine for for the normal GAAR type of aircraft that we see for the Autumn rally, I will do a test fight for them navaid to navaid.
Your climb descent formular would not work with the high level aircraft because of transition altitude and SID / STAR speed and altitude restrictions, a completely different type of flightsim flying, so the test flight for them will need to be wheels rolling to wheels stopped.
Hope the registrations are rolling in for the GAAR
Side note...... The Milviz Cessna 310 is currently on sale till tomorrow , I bought it and she is a beauty
Cheers Rob
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Post by gooneybird565 on Feb 19, 2019 21:26:44 GMT
Guys, ...Quite possible the Sydney NDB is not in the P3D data base... Regards Rob Hi folks, Running here P3D v4.4.16.27077 without any navaids update or upgrade.
SDM NDB is part of ...\scenery\1105\scenery\APX88440.bgl. But as mentioned earlier in this thread, a navaids upgrade did possibly remove it from the database. As already stated also, the middle marker for runway 16R is at the same location than SDM NDB. Blue skies Philippe
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Post by capflyer on Feb 20, 2019 17:09:09 GMT
Guys, remember the idea here is that the test flight just sets a baseline, nothing more. From that, a goal is set, very similarly to how Bracket Racing is done. Your goal then is to look at the roster, view your target time for the leg, and then plan/fly accordingly to try and get as close to that target time as possible. I've found that most of the time, if I report honestly the test flight, I can easily achieve the target time within 5 seconds on most legs, no matter what I've flown. As I've flown everything from a DHC-2 to a Bristol Freighter to a Metroliner over the years, I've gotten to see a good cross-section of speed and never had a problem with the time calculations.
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Post by hugastump5 on Feb 20, 2019 18:34:52 GMT
Guys, remember the idea here is that the test flight just sets a baseline, nothing more. From that, a goal is set, very similarly to how Bracket Racing is done. Your goal then is to look at the roster, view your target time for the leg, and then plan/fly accordingly to try and get as close to that target time as possible. I've found that most of the time, if I report honestly the test flight, I can easily achieve the target time within 5 seconds on most legs, no matter what I've flown. As I've flown everything from a DHC-2 to a Bristol Freighter to a Metroliner over the years, I've gotten to see a good cross-section of speed and never had a problem with the time calculations. Exactly , flown everything From a Grumman Panther F9F to a super cub and the fun is how close you can get to the target time ! When I started there were no target times posted . and my scores were awful . took me the second GAAR to allow for winds , to slow the registration flight down so I had a few RPMs to play with , and when close to the field make a large pattern or get down quick as to get close to time I thought the route should take. Always fun , and that is what it is .
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Post by GUNK on Feb 21, 2019 3:32:13 GMT
I checked with the author of LittleNavMap and he fixed the problem...for me.
Hi Wayne, the SDM NDB (near YSSY, I suppose) is only in the old FSX/P3D navdata. It's not in the Navigraph data and I cannot find it on the Skyvector map. I guess it was decommissioned some time ago. If you would like to avoid the newer data you can select "Do not use Navigraph Database" in the scenery library menu. Then you can find SDM it in the search and on the map. Best regards, Alex
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Post by Rob on Feb 21, 2019 10:57:20 GMT
Our test flight Navaids are a few years old and will be updated for future rallies.
NDB's along with VOR's are being phased out with everything becoming GPS, in Australia this phasing out is progressing at a rapid rate.
If you still have an ADF in your aircraft in many areas the best you can do is tune into the local AM band radio station, if you can find one of those also.
Over time this is also going to effect our flight simming for those that still use the older sim's and ADF equipped aircraft, the older style of Nav charts will fade away like the vynal record and the 4 engine passenger jet.
In my opinion the foreseeable future for our simming is upgrade to P3D or Xplane 11 then purchase a GPS equipped aircraft . I have no idea what may be available for GPS equipped freeware aircraft as I do not fly freeware aircraft.
i am currently flight planning our September rally using P3D v4 and although many Navaids are showing on charts I am finding they are not in the P3D or navigraph data base, so am presuming that they are decommissioned. The GPS coordinates are all there, no problem with those.
Only time will tell
Rob
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Post by hugastump5 on Feb 21, 2019 16:17:08 GMT
I guess it is the march of time an progress. I started flying in a J-3 Cub , no radio , could land in a pasture if needed .When I had to stop radios ,transponders , MUST file flight plans ,MUST go where you filed. Safer YES , but sure missed the freedom . I am just out of date...
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Post by Allan Lowson on Feb 22, 2019 11:58:40 GMT
It is slightly ironic to be eliminating technologies as we progress, or not, to who knows where.
We had about 16% of FS9 users in the last rally, 42% for FSX, 35% P3D and 6% for X-plane. P3D has picked up some past FSX entries over the two events in 2018.
That is my justification for now having 3 flight simulators on the one PC since Christmas. I suppose X-plane will be landing there at some point in the future too.
I found a copy of FS2002 Professional in a charity shop a year or so ago. Bet that zips along on my latest PC. May load it up someday with some of the old aircraft that are lurking on an external drive somewhere. You know you miss the cubic clouds.
Apart from navaids and airports coming and going, some runways are rotating between sims too. All part of the fun fo setting up default flight files. While we continue to get FS9 entries there will be flights set up for it.
Rob, never tried any Milton Shupe, Manfred Jahn or Dave Molyneaux freeware aircraft? Dave's aircraft will not translate up to P3D but native FSX Shupe and Jahn planes should. Well worth a peek.
The usual suspects are signing up, I will put up the initial roster next week to show registrations to date. Flight details and daily start files will be going up about the end of February.
Cheers, Allan
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Post by Burton Dykeman on Feb 27, 2019 16:52:09 GMT
I just flew away from YSSY till I reached 5000 ft then tuned in the adf got toe freq 266.0and headed for the NDB when the needle turned around I tuned in the next one 347.0 and flew to it till needle turned around noted time each time couldn't find SMD or RIC either one on FSCOmmander Little Nav Map , GPS or when I did a google search
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Post by skmcconnell on Feb 28, 2019 2:39:42 GMT
Burton, Glad to see you made to the Official GAAR 2019 forum, First, what sim were you using, by your post I assume you had no trouble in the sim getting the ADF to point to SDM or RIC. In little Nav Map RIC is on the west side of the Richmond airfield. you may need to zoom in quite a bit because the TACAN is also on the west side of the airfield so the symbols may be overlapping [img src=" my.jetscreenshot.com/22079/m_20190228-tmfb-230kb.jpg" alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src=""]
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Post by Rob on Feb 28, 2019 10:23:56 GMT
Anyone know what countries still use a lot of NDB's these days, we may have to do future test flights there ?
Rob
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