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Post by ysfsim on Nov 21, 2011 14:29:19 GMT -5
i see you point but still it would be more realistic. The way I was thinking was yes as you said, a benchmark. Rough handling your aircraft would also contribute. There will be scheduled maintenance after a certain amount of hours and immediate maintenance after severe damage etc. Also, each time you fly, the reliability goes down.
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Post by ysfsim on Nov 26, 2011 10:36:21 GMT -5
Hey Dutch, I was wondering if you could decrease the wing efficiency over a period of time due to icing. Arrow Air Flight 1285 as reference.
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Post by i8aaq on Nov 28, 2011 3:18:46 GMT -5
Hi Dutch,
I don't know if it is already possible oder it is generally possible, but it would be interesting that FSCaptain could generate even tourist flights, for example, with departure and arrival from the same airport and for a duration flight that you can set before (for example 2 hour)
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Post by ysfsim on Nov 28, 2011 8:07:41 GMT -5
FSC can generate "tourist" flights, they are called charter flights. You can set the duration in the top left corner of the dispatch page under time constraint and you set your departure airport on the opposite side. In the 3rd next tab, the "airline definitions", make sure you fill out the charter section and set a default flight length.
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Post by i8aaq on Nov 28, 2011 9:16:59 GMT -5
FSC can generate "tourist" flights, they are called charter flights. You can set the duration in the top left corner of the dispatch page under time constraint and you set your departure airport on the opposite side. In the 3rd next tab, the "airline definitions", make sure you fill out the charter section and set a default flight length. very interesting! thanks! sorry but just use FSCaptain and I didn't know this option! thank you!
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Post by ysfsim on Nov 28, 2011 14:02:48 GMT -5
your welcome
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Post by Travis on Nov 29, 2011 13:02:12 GMT -5
But there is a catch in that (via the Admin) you can't fly to the airport you're departing from - it will complain that you can't achieve the desired altitude, even if you set that to 0. IIRC an earlier version of FS Captain allowed this, but it was shunted off because the Admin would offer such flights with an expectation of no fuel being needed (for a distance of 0nm) and some unknown busybody asked about "fixing that." To properly model this would require a new type of flight - (Tourist?) - which would be a PAX flight that allocated fuel and ETE on the basis of the Duration and not the Distance. Done this way, flights could be arranged from AAAA to BBBB or to/from AAAA altogether. (I'm just thinking out loud here....)
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Post by emimace on Nov 30, 2011 0:21:11 GMT -5
Hi Dutch & Travis,
Been using FSC for a few months and really enjoy the addition it brings to FSX. Couple of thoughts around ideas. These may already happen but not sure as I'm still learning.
1. I made a rough landing due to severe turbulence and something 'banged' on hard landing & I was penalised for 'damage'. I suspect it was landing gear but it could have been more - does the system provide a specific report? if not could this be a possibility
2. Following this scenario of 'damage' that a visual effect ensues ie. hard landing tyres blow out etc.
3. If you declare an emergency for say a flame out; fire trucks are waiting for you
4. Similar suggestion when plane is being refuelled in readiness for flght
These may or may not have been suggested and may or may not be on your 'wish lists' but thought I would give the feedback as it would add to what is already an impressive platform.
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Post by i8aaq on Nov 30, 2011 4:54:58 GMT -5
To properly model this would require a new type of flight - (Tourist?) - which would be a PAX flight that allocated fuel and ETE on the basis of the Duration and not the Distance. Done this way, flights could be arranged from AAAA to BBBB or to/from AAAA altogether. (I'm just thinking out loud here....) thanks Travis, it would be very nice, especially for me who always like to use small aircraft flights and do not very long (about 1 hour), which is why I thought of holiday flights. Perhaps you could also make a flight plan that contains certain specific points (for example a flight to the Grand Canyon and back), but always starting from the same airport
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Post by ysfsim on Nov 30, 2011 8:53:30 GMT -5
i8aaq you can set your destination in the Admin and FSC gives you a random pax load.
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Post by Ahmed on Feb 17, 2012 12:07:02 GMT -5
When would it be determined when the maintenance is done on the plane? Automatically on a regular interval based on hours, when the pilot presses a button, or when certain benchmarks are met (too many rough landings for example). I agree it would be neat and doable. But I would prefer the process was automated (regular intervals or reaching benchmarks) rather than me pressing a button. I don't think the pilot at United goes to the lead mechanic and tell him that the plane is due in for a 25 hour check up; I would guess that the process is more automated. The pilot is probably told in advance that the plane is to be serviced and in the meantime is given another plane to fly. I just thought of this, it would be neat but annoying at the same time. Suppose you log on to fly just to find out the plane you want to fly is unavailable due to "Service being done" and "Please choose another aircraft for your flight". Yeah i like the sound of this, but a button should be there for ordering repairs like if you have a sudden failure and not a service based one.
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Post by dazaxiii on Oct 29, 2012 10:04:48 GMT -5
Recently landed just a few minutes early and whilst taxiing REALLY slowly I was trying to do the mental arithmetic of how much longer I needed to wait for an on time score. As it’s not the first time that’s happened to me I was wondering if it would be possible to show on the FCOM/FCDU a (+X –X) countdown of the perfect arrival times just so it’s right there, in your face and obvious. Unless it is already there in which case call me an idiot, point me in the right direction of where to find it and please ignore the above. I seem to remember this feature was/is available through flight dispatch but I usually hop in the cockpit, plug in a destination in the FCOM and go flying so I don’t have a flight plan with the (+ -) times to refer to.
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Post by Travis on Oct 29, 2012 10:36:30 GMT -5
Are you asking about something like - but not quite - the ETE remaining on the Flight Menu? Attachments:
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Post by Travis on Oct 29, 2012 10:40:42 GMT -5
When the ETE turns from green to white, you're on time. If it turns red, you're late.
But now that I think of it, you may be referring to "how long do I have before I'm on time and the ETE turns white?" IIRC that is only given out on a Administrator-dispatched flight.
I'd venture tthat the "early arrival window" is about 5 minutes per hour when thinking of a flight's total ETE. So 5 minutes for a 60 minute flight, 10 minutes for a 2 hour flight. Etc.
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Post by dazaxiii on Oct 29, 2012 12:03:57 GMT -5
Yes, that's it exactly. I know I’ve read the maths of it somewhere 10% late and 15% early I think for flights over an hour. Knowing that I can work it out myself but in the scenario above or others like it where I’m going to be close on time it would be nice to know for sure that I’ve done the maths correctly and don’t need to fly final approach at stall speed + half a knot or alternatively expedite my arrival if I’m looking like I might be late.
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