Keith Smith wrote:Thanks, guys. The feedback has been helpful. It's very likely that we will provide a way for pilots to specify their experience level in a way that will only be seen by the controllers.
I've also concluded that we cannot provide detailed instruction/corrections over the radio. We either need a private back-channel (similar to an instructor speaking over an intercom), or we need to debrief after the flight through another private mechanism.
Talk about coming late to the party!
Well I am now on the fifth or sixth iteration of my Prepar3d I-10 test and I am getting stuck at understanding holds and the proper entry thereof…tho I gotta say last night's try, in the Mindstar 172, was ...as I was brought kicking and screaming to the instrument, not only the best I have done, but showed me it was indeed "do-able"...all by virtue of:
1. Great pictorial in the 530 GNS of ALL HOLDS AND PTs!! IF you enter start/destination AND PROC
TO enter the departures and arrivals!
AND...2.
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Do while NotThere(AreWeThereYet*(Dest, curPos, ChartInstructions))
tune to VORFreqs before hand;
set heading to change of waypoint;
Set AP TO HDG;
TWIST the OBS to match arrow to heading;
let the NAV catch up;
switch AP to NAV;
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Note:
The Mindstar 172, wayyyy over-reaches the stock 172 HDG turns with almost 50 degrees of bank, while my wunnerful lil RealAir Lancair gives me nice normal 30 degree turns....no matter how quickly I change the heading bug...BUT,
the Lancair's HSI heading will drift as much as 60 degrees in as little as 10 minutes...thus the Mindstar -172 trial .
Any one else experience this?
I would not be adverse to paying for a couple of lessons ...somebody in the cockpit with me and I think that is do-able in P3D as well as FSX, to show me the error of my ways AS I'm doing it ...THIS DONE without taxing the ATC folks.(thus the rational behind this entropy...er...entry)
FLASH!
This was going to be a reply to my reply but Keith allows me to edit this soooo,
ACTUAL FLASH
As an afterthought, I think this should be a wonderful add-on service benefiting not only the pilots here , but QUALIFIED pilot instructors as well...with
1.Complete route briefing and flight debriefing and;
2. TYPE and semi-annual like check rides offered to boot!
I'll bet you could come up with a reasonable pricing that would be mutually acceptable…(Yes, I know, this will NOT be considered to be an officially FAA ANYTHING)
Don't thank me now I'll just take my 10% from the PI's...
END ACTUAL FLASH!
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Anybody?
* Done in as whiney voice as possible...
Speaking of which... It IS DAD'S DAY this Sunday!...the daughter is coming down from Lexington, but the tyro-screenwriting son is stuck in L.A. Half the hugs are muuuuuch better 'n none!
I wish everyone of you a really a wonderful and memorable (forgetting the function argument) Father's Day!!
Chas