Flight Simulators for Pilot Training

This is a good review comparing FSX with Xplane9.
http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2008/05/x-plane-9-review.html

Xplane9 maybe good for experienced pilots and designers but FSX is
better for beginning pilots or novices.

Professional pilots may look down on fsim as a training tool, but its
tutorials and ATC prompts are useful for me to get a grip on the
essentials of piloting an aircraft. It only increases my interest in
getting a pilot's license as well as mastering some of the jargons
used by pilots, while having fun. I don't like to be pressured while
learning.

Playing FSX is fun and instructive. I suspect it is much more
difficult flying in FSX because of its limited vision and feedback,
but at least it is the safest and most comfortable way of learing the
essentials especially the terms, operating the instruments, ATC as
well as rules. I also like to memorise the checklists just in case.

Re: Flight Simulator Flying Using Google Earth

An excellent site for tileproxy and the settings required to maximise
the usability for tileproxy for different regions and areas.

Mr. Ed Truthan had tried all the 4 possible map services.

http://edtruthan.com/tileproxy/tutorial/

Flight Simulator Flying Using Google Earth

You can use Google Earth texture, with FSX terrains in order to get
good 3D views with photorealistic textures from Google Earth's
satellite photos.

I've not managed to download any Malaysian site yet because it may
take a long time. Once I've done it, I shall try to upload its video.

Youtube demo:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ApyCZyinqRg&feature=related

Tampa bay
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zFzwXcHrN7k&feature=related

San Francisco
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MGfozDZDSI8&feature=related

How to download tileproxy:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tileproxy/

How to setup:
http://edtruthan.com/tileproxy/ini/ProxyUser.INI
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=74929

seamax

Seamax is an ultralight amphibious plane.

It weighs around 300kg empty.

The best simulation for seamax is from Cloud9 in their Fly the Lakes (FTL) scenery package. It may be copy protected but the seamax files are useable when Cloud9 is uninstalled.

The seamax files can be used in FSX, as well as FS2002.

I've also finished modelling seamax based on pictures taken from websites for x-plane 8. It is useful in finding out about its aerodynamic characteristics but not as good as those done by Cloud9.

I shall transfer the characteristics of seamax as denined in FS into x-plane 8 model.

seamax is certainly the plane that I'd like to own and fly around Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu. Please refer to my other blogspots.

Unfortunately I can't seem to be able to contact its manufacturer in Brazil.

Flight Simulator

My experiences with flight simulator games.

They are getting more and more advanced and everyone should try them.

They will learn more and more.

Actually, my personal feelings is that flying an aeroplane is needlessly difficult.

Everything should be simplified as in driving a a boat or a car.

This is the only way to make flying easily accessible to commonners.

With the advent of parachutes for aeroplanes, and advanced navigational and gyro technologies.

It is not a question of costs. It costs more to develop infrastructures for cars than for aeroplanes. The fact that it appears easy to drive a car has nothing to do with its technology but its support.

I just got the strange feeling after flying and using autopilots in flight simulators that there is conspiracy to keep flying an elite affair.

Costs of aeroplanes and training can be lowered with volume, and less ambitions capacities.

Instead of 4 passenger vehicles, we can standardise on 1 passenger vehicle.