Comments on: IFR 4: Back to the Sim http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/ Software, aviation, electronics, economics, and other neat stuff. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Malcolm http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-424 Malcolm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:47:10 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-424 Thank viennatech, I'll try your idea in the FTD. Sounds like useful advice. Thank viennatech, I’ll try your idea in the FTD. Sounds like useful advice.

]]> By: viennatech http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-423 viennatech Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:49:09 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-423 Nice blog so far! I found you via aviatrix's site and look forward to your postings. I finished my PPL just this weekend and will be heading towards IFR late this year/early next year. One thing I find in the sim that most real life pilots have trouble with is the pitch trim always seems "off". If you do much sim flying it's almost the rule and here is a great way to get the thing to act right. Once you set a pitch attitude, trim off all the spring tension with a "coarse" amount of trim. you almost have to hold the button there to get it right. once you've set this you can "bump trim" it to the finite level. The trick is to not be afraid to almost fly with the trim. Having flown many FTD's and even MS flight sim at home, it's a trick that works universally. Soon you won't even notice it. Good luck with your rating and feel free to stop by my blog sometime as well. You might find we share some things... Nice blog so far! I found you via aviatrix’s site and look forward to your postings. I finished my PPL just this weekend and will be heading towards IFR late this year/early next year. One thing I find in the sim that most real life pilots have trouble with is the pitch trim always seems “off”. If you do much sim flying it’s almost the rule and here is a great way to get the thing to act right. Once you set a pitch attitude, trim off all the spring tension with a “coarse” amount of trim. you almost have to hold the button there to get it right. once you’ve set this you can “bump trim” it to the finite level. The trick is to not be afraid to almost fly with the trim.

Having flown many FTD’s and even MS flight sim at home, it’s a trick that works universally. Soon you won’t even notice it.

Good luck with your rating and feel free to stop by my blog sometime as well. You might find we share some things…

]]> By: Malcolm http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-419 Malcolm Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:18:09 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-419 I've hear that NDB approaches are very entertaining to the CFIIs. I look forward to providing mine with ample entertainment. But, right now, still working on my scan and BAI stuff. I’ve hear that NDB approaches are very entertaining to the CFIIs. I look forward to providing mine with ample entertainment. But, right now, still working on my scan and BAI stuff.

]]> By: Sarah http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-418 Sarah Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:47:56 +0000 http://onesandzeros.tangozulu.biz/2009/02/17/ifr-4-back-to-the-sim/#comment-418 Well that worked, I'll try again. I'm a new IR student, spending a lot of time in an "Elite" sim with a wonderful CFII I'll call "L". She has been far more patient with me than I have been with myself. We worked a long time on attitude flying & practice patterns to get the scan and power table ingrained. Then, 3 sessions just on holds ( groan ), and only lately non-precision approaches and just now the ILS. L claimed, and it's been working, that if the scan is down I'll have the cycles to think about approaches without blundering around too much. Incidentally, wonderful little book just on scanning called "Instrument Flying Made Easy" by Gene Hudson. Good tricks in there. What's been frustrating me now is NDB approaches, esp. if the NDB isn't on the airport. i've only had 3 IR lessons in the airplane, but will be doing one a week now that we've got the sim under control. L claimed, and it's true, if you can fly a sim to tolerances the airplane will be EASY. I look forward to following your progress -- have fun ! Well that worked, I’ll try again.

I’m a new IR student, spending a lot of time in an “Elite” sim with a wonderful CFII I’ll call “L”. She has been far more patient with me than I have been with myself.

We worked a long time on attitude flying & practice patterns to get the scan and power table ingrained. Then, 3 sessions just on holds ( groan ), and only lately non-precision approaches and just now the ILS. L claimed, and it’s been working, that if the scan is down I’ll have the cycles to think about approaches without blundering around too much.

Incidentally, wonderful little book just on scanning called “Instrument Flying Made Easy” by Gene Hudson. Good tricks in there.

What’s been frustrating me now is NDB approaches, esp. if the NDB isn’t on the airport.

i’ve only had 3 IR lessons in the airplane, but will be doing one a week now that we’ve got the sim under control. L claimed, and it’s true, if you can fly a sim to tolerances the airplane will be EASY.

I look forward to following your progress — have fun !

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