It is worth noting that the pro version of FSXP will be going free in October.
Rudolph is having to deal with his real job, so can’t take the time to develop
it as much. With the autopilot panel, I wonder if we can have him label the
edit boxes. I’ve tabbed around and gathered what the altitude box is, and
changing this number will input the altitude into the autopilot. I’m not sure
if I have to press enter or anything, but I’m confused as to what the other
boxes are. But, I do like that FSXPilot has a “fly speed” menu where it can set
speeds based on the aircraft data it has, which can be found in the
fsxpilot.ini file.
I’d be curious as to where the heading box is to input a heading as provided by
ATC, for example…
On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:23 PM, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Declan,
The ILS approach mode is documented in the manual, and it doesn’t handle
flaps and such. Those are left to pilot’s discretion. You can let FSX Pilot
handle those if you another one of the autolanding modes.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 4:16 PM, Declan Webster <declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Okay. When trying to make an approach, is it best to get it to do an
approach for example a straight or normal Etc and allow it to fly the
plane down to the runway instead of trying to do an ils autoland. I tried
both, and when I had it flying the plane down itself it worked perfectly,
but when I did an fly from current heading to auto ils we touched down
but he didn't do flaps or slow us down on landing.
Thanks, Declan
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 23:58, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Blind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist
Declan,
Some features are limited. There are autopilot gauges on the top of the
screen which aren’t properly set in the shareware version, among other
things. I honestly bought the full version right away, so my own experience
with the shareware isn't much.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 3:50 PM, Declan Webster <declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I'm really getting the hang of it now, I absolutely love the freedom of
being able to fly around. It seems to be landing perfectly for me, I just
wanted to know because I'm on the free shareware version is it like a free
trial or are some features Ltd
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 23:19, Declan Webster <declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks so much
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 23:09, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Declan,
If the autopilot switch in the main FSX Pilot window isn’t turned on,
the menu button won’t work.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 3:08 PM, Declan Webster
<declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi. I'm getting the hang of it, but for some reason in the FS panel
when I try and click on the menu button with NVDA nothing happens, do I
have to be in the air for that?
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 22:11, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Declan,
The EFIS panel has a “menu,” button which you can use, yes. If you
load a plane up on a gate or runway and choose “run takeoff,” you’ll
get air-born and stabilized. There’s a manual which offers more
details, that is highly worth a read. Basically, there are two
windows, the EFIS panel and the main autopilot.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Declan Webster
<declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, I've now got the FSX pilot shareware version, NVDA seems to
crash a lot with it, is it the FS panel that you use to type commands
and look at the soup menus? If I just load up an aircraft will it
take off for me?
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 21:42, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
No, you’d have to manually specify altitudes in FSX Pilot. It’s no
harder than doing it with IYP, just a bit different, as you’re
usually typing in commands or numbers instead of speaking.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:40 PM, Declan Webster
<declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If I was to use it with default ATC or third-party Add oms, would
it follow their commands for certain altitudes that are on the
flight plan
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 21:39, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Declan,
Yeah, this is pretty much exactly it. You can use FSXPilot with
default ATC if you have a MS flight plan, and free flight if you
don’t.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Declan Webster
<declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So, is this exactly what I could do with FSX pilot. I could get
it and then free flight around from airport to airport, telling
it to land where ever I wanted it to. I could also use it with
default ATC, which is what I'm using now, to do flights. If that
is the case, I'll definitely be getting it
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 21:24, Zachary Kline <zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Orin,
Probably the best thing to do would be to request a visual
approach using PF3, and then use some of the FSX Pilot auto
landing options to an actually get down. One thing that’s worth
noting about FSP flight plans is that they’re intended to mostly
be executed automatically. When flying a plane manually you
really don’t need one.
For FS Economy purposes, it’s probably sufficient to fly direct
from airport to airport, especially in super remote areas like
Alaska. That’s what the “select,” command in FSX Pilot is for.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:19 PM, Joshua Tubbs <orin8722@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Zack,
How do I Taylor my FSP txt plan to work with ATC? With imported
flight plans, FSXPilots landing procedure that it creates lands
at a random runway. I’ve figured out how to select runways
manually, but how to actually land when PF3 clears me, as
FSXPilot will land sometimes while PF3 is still in approach
phase.
It’s really hard to know which command for auto land to use at
these alaskan airports. I’ve crashed several times and it’s
stacked against me when I can’t see the train I’m flying into.
I get quite a bit of FSE money with this group, so I’d like to
be able to land successfully in this type of turbine.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Zachary Kline
<zkline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Declan and Moritz,
You don’t need a flight plan at all. FSX Pilot can actually
fly you pretty much anywhere, and includes commands to try to
land in weird terrain, which might help in really remote
airports. It can also fly you via airways, which is helpful if
you’re flying with ATC coverage or with a flight plan you
create yourself.
One thing which is important to emphasize is that just because
FSX Pilot doesn’t integrate support for ATC, that doesn’t mean
you can’t use them together. You can certainly fly with
default ATC, or any of the third-party add-ons.
Best,
Zack.
On Jul 11, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Declan Webster
<declan.webster44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I like the idea of being able to fly around, if I want to
land somewhere though what are the chances that FSX pilot
would be able to get me down
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On 11 Jul 2017, at 17:12, Moritz Grandjean
<moritz.grandjean@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Josh.
Hmm good, that can be actually something for regional
flights, I
actually like the feature where you can just look what's
nearby.
Do I actually need a flight plan or can I just set up an
aircraft at a
random runway or helipad at a random airport, take off and
randomly fly
to different locations on the map?
Greetings Moritz.
Am 7/11/2017 um 5:13 PM schrieb Joshua Tubbs:
It is useful because with things like regional flights, you
don’t *need* ATC. Most times, the sighted pilots I see on
streams use VFR rules for the majority of, say, FSEconomy
flights, etc.
Also, since I’m trying to gravitate away from IYP, it’s
also useful in that regard. I want to fly more aircraft,
and the fact that IYP won’t ever be updated with more
supported aircraft… reason enough right there to stop, or
at least attempt, to stop using it.
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