[Nightmare] Instrument Pilot Checkride
fadeh
I must admint that it's kinda hard to succede in this checkride!
Maybe I'm too n00b to succesfully complete this task but it seems
there's a lot of people that got the same problem. I double checked the
charts and the Flight Criteria and I think I understood all the previous
lesson.
What happens is that when I'm near the PARK intersection the evil girl
stop the flight and says that I almost missed everything (like I was
below 3000 feet when i crossed the Millt or under 1600 feet when I
crossed Dondo etc etc)!
But if I check the flight history I can cleary see that I never went
down this altitudes. Is this a known bug or something? I studied sites
like this one:
http://www.fsxrewards.com/rewards/specific/instrument_rating.html and
looks like I almost do everything well before PARK intersection :\
Any suggestion?
Thank you,
fadeh
Slap
"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
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> [FSX + SP1]
>
> I must admint that it's kinda hard to succede in this checkride!
> Maybe I'm too n00b to succesfully complete this task but it seems there's
> a lot of people that got the same problem. I double checked the charts and
> the Flight Criteria and I think I understood all the previous lesson.
>
Not much help on your problem but I noticed you didn't say you had SP2.
Just in case it is here...
http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/default.aspx
--
dave
fadeh
> Not much help on your problem but I noticed you didn't say you had SP2.
> Just in case it is here...
> http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/default.aspx
Thank you for your answer, I know there's a sp2 but unfortunatly it
provides just dx10 and multiplayer compatibility :(
fadeh
Slap
"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
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Does not. Go get it.
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dave
fadeh
> Does not. Go get it.
Sir, Yes sir! ;)
fadeh
Slap
"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
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I guess I should point you to an article...
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2007/10/02/acceleration-and-sp2.aspx
around 20 things were fixed in SP2. Read the whole article and then install
it.
--
dave
fadeh
> I guess I should point you to an article...
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2007/10/02/acceleration-and-sp2.aspx
>
> around 20 things were fixed in SP2. Read the whole article and then
> install it.
Thank you, downloading right now ;)
fadeh
I wonder if I have to execute a missed approach without watiting
instruction from the instructor :\
http://www.fsxrewards.com/rewards/specific/instrument_rating.html
Here is written:
"Just before you cross PARKK, your instructor will tell you to turn left
to 160 degrees and climb to 3000 ft."
But just before PARKK, when I'm at 2100feet@100knot she sends me in the
classroom again :\
fadeh
mdavis
fadeh
> Double check that you have your baro setting correct.
Do you mean, VOR? (sorry I'm noob :))
If you're referring to the VOR, it must be ok, cause I reach the airport
without much trouble by following the 338 degree course, and when I'm
over it I'm instructed to begin a missed approach. So I climb to 2100
following the same course and when I'm at 5nm away from SEA the mission
is aborted :\
fadeh
Slap
by baro). Hit the 'B' key often during a flight as things change often with
weather, etc.
I never said SP2 would help you with your problem :-). Just a good thing to
have. Myself I've never tried the check rides or lessons. Might be
something to do.
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dave
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fadeh
> Hit the 'B' key. This sets the altitude (I think that's what mdavis
> means by baro). Hit the 'B' key often during a flight as things change
> often with weather, etc.
Oh, ehm yes :)
The altitude is correct (I also check it when the mission end, in the
mission history or whatever it's called) and that makes me wonder why
that girl keeps saying I didnt respect altitudes and stuff :(
Anyway I do not have any binds for the 'B' key. Is it the key to set the
altitude for autopilot? If yes, unfortunatly the autopilot is disabled
for this mission :\
Thanks again for your help,
fadeh
Slap
Maintaining level flight (3700 feet or whatever) on your keyboard hit the
'B' key while watching the altimeter. It might move to 3725 feet or 3600
feet which will be correct. Fifteen minutes later hitting the 'B' key may
change the altitude - ON the GAUGE to the correct amount.
So if they are telling you to maintain 6100 feet you may not be. Resetting
the altimeter (B key) will give you the correct altitude.
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"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
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shywon
Go back to basics....read up on the altimeter and making sure it's set
corectly.
You have to set the altimeter correctly with the b key or you will not
be at the
correct altitude. Go to differant web sites and read up on altimeters,
pressures, weather, etc....
If you didnt know about this your not ready for an instrument rating.
shywon
RandyL AT DOT
Have you set your altimeter to the local barometric pressure? Without
doing this first, the altimeter will sometimes indicate an inaccurate
altitude. To get the local barometric pressure, tune your comm1 radio to the
local ATIS frequency, then using the knob next to the altimeter, set the
little window inside the altimeter to the correct barometric pressure.
Randy L.
--
"When making an emergency off-field landing at night,
turn on the landing light just prior to touchdown.
If you don't like what you see, then turn off the landing light."
"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
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fadeh
> Go back to basics....read up on the altimeter and making sure it's set
> corectly.
> You have to set the altimeter correctly with the b key or you will not
> be at the
> correct altitude. Go to differant web sites and read up on altimeters,
> pressures, weather, etc....
> If you didnt know about this your not ready for an instrument rating.
Damn it, thank you all guys, I didnt know about it (even if it was quite
intuitive :\). Previous lessons didnt help because they just talk about
how to read it, but I found something useful in the learning center so
I'm going to try again ;)
Sorry for my noobishness.
fadeh
scott s.
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That checkride is notorious for being impossible to pass. Do some
searching for helps on getting through this:
http://www.fsxrewards.com/rewards/specific/instrument_rating.html
http://www.rodmachado.com/Flight-Sim/FS-IFR-Ride.htm
for example.
scott s.
.
fadeh
> That checkride is notorious for being impossible to pass. Do some
> searching for helps on getting through this:
> http://www.fsxrewards.com/rewards/specific/instrument_rating.html
> http://www.rodmachado.com/Flight-Sim/FS-IFR-Ride.htm
>
> for example.
Yeah, I've read this discussions but I hope that bug was fixed :(
First link you posted here is the same I wrote in my message :D
I failed again even using the 'B' key, it seems that the barometric
pressure never changes during the whole trip.
Any of you can complete this fly easily?
Thanx,
fadeh
Iain Smith
"fadeh" <fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote in message
> Sorry for my noobishness.
No need to be sorry - we were all there once but we didn't try to run before
we could walk. With respect, that is what you're trying to do. Get some
flying experience in the sim before you try any checkrides.
--
Iain
Rugby, UK
fadeh
> No need to be sorry - we were all there once but we didn't try to run before
> we could walk. With respect, that is what you're trying to do. Get some
> flying experience in the sim before you try any checkrides.
Yeah, you're right, but I've followed all the lessons and have tooked
the licenses for Student and Private Pilot but unfortunatly the
altimeter aspect was never covered in detail and it's not needed to
successfully complete the Instrumental checkride :\
The problem is, as scott pointed out, that is sort of "impossible" to
complete that checkride in a "normal" way.
Anyway I do agree that I'm rushing the lessons (I started sim less than
one week ago) without taking enough time to master all the aspect I've
learned.
Thank you,
fadeh
Walter Mitty II
You'll go far in this outfit. ;-)
Walt
* * *
Tom Duhamel
> Anyway I do agree that I'm rushing the lessons (I started sim less than
> one week ago) without taking enough time to master all the aspect I've
> learned.
There might well have been a bug in there, but as you admit yourself,
you are going somewhat too quickly. Normally, what you have done over a
period of one week, is completed in the real world over 6 to 24 months
(depending if working full time or part time toward the certificate).
There is one aspect of learning to fly that you might need to know. The
actual flight school is made of two part. Ground school, either done in
a class room or with a private instructor (or even at home with some
specialized material); and practical class, done in the aircraft. Now,
while the second part is somewhat well covered in FS, the ground school
part is only partially covered and then you have to go and read the
different texts yourself without any particular structure or order.
Personally I have found and visited many websites in order to learn what
would normally be learned in ground school (and I know I skipped a lot
on that and rather concentrated on more specific topics). When I first
acquired FS9 (not long after it was released in 2004) I completed my
virtual private pilot certificate, but from that point I learned all the
rest by trial and error, by reading more websites, and of course by
visiting this group. And I'm far from knowing everything, there is a lot
I need to learn before I beat the gurus here.
Well, I just wanted to tell you a thing or two, but as usual I ended up
with a long boring post. Keep working, keep reading, keep asking
questions and... be patient.
Tom :)
MikeW
>
> There might well have been a bug in there, but as you admit yourself,
> you are going somewhat too quickly. Normally, what you have done over
> a period of one week, is completed in the real world over 6 to 24
> months (depending if working full time or part time toward the
> certificate).
Or......You could do what I do...just go Quilling! Great fun.
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Life is simple. Eat, sleep, fly.
Tom Duhamel
> Tom Duhamel wrote:
>> There might well have been a bug in there, but as you admit yourself,
>> you are going somewhat too quickly. Normally, what you have done over
>> a period of one week, is completed in the real world over 6 to 24
>> months (depending if working full time or part time toward the
>> certificate).
>> snip<
>
> Or......You could do what I do...just go Quilling! Great fun.
Did quilling improved your flying skills? :P
fadeh
[snip]
You're totally right, thanx for your advices, much appreciated ;)
fadeh
MikeW
>> Or......You could do what I do...just go Quilling! Great fun.
>
> Did quilling improved your flying skills? :P
Officially no! Unofficially yes. :-)
With Quilling you get to fly under bridges, land choppers where you want,
chase and formate on airliners (AI) and land an A380 on a aircraft carrier,
amongst other things. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYzmKeKgKc
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash
as possible.
Tom Duhamel
> Tom Duhamel wrote:
>
>>> Or......You could do what I do...just go Quilling! Great fun.
>> Did quilling improved your flying skills? :P
>
> Officially no! Unofficially yes. :-)
>
> With Quilling you get to fly under bridges, land choppers where you want,
> chase and formate on airliners (AI) and land an A380 on a aircraft carrier,
> amongst other things. :-)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYzmKeKgKc
Ah! thanks man for this video, I wasn't aware of it before. I also
watched part one. Made me laugh a lot :)
I liked the part where you teach about angle of attack, on an "aircraft"
which I don't see how could fly lol :)
MikeW
>
> Ah! thanks man for this video, I wasn't aware of it before. I also
> watched part one. Made me laugh a lot :)
>
> I liked the part where you teach about angle of attack, on an
> "aircraft" which I don't see how could fly lol :)
The story behind that sequence is that Mad Mike, a fine contributer to this
NG, made a video showing how to land a single seat fighter (forget the name)
and he describes the approach and AOA in great detail. I kinda 'borrowed'
Mad Mike's commentary from his video; edited it, then imported it to fit
into my video. So all credit must go to MM for HIS commentary, not mine. :-)
The "aircraft" that MM flies in the video is in fact a 'jet scooter',
fictional of course. I take it then, Tom, you haven't seen MM flying his jet
scooter in formation? You may be familiar with the Cessna registrations.
:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg3hpnJ4QOQ
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwind.
Danny
relevant but I think it might be. This was posted in the Flyaway Simulation
forum in response to a post similar to yours.
You have probably found the answer by now, but in case you have not here
goes. Set your OBS to 155 after turning left from VOR. NOLLA? Make sure you
hit 160 first, at this point you will given more instructions, now you can
intercept the vor at 155. You need to do a parallel entry into the holding
pattern. Once you have crossed the VOR, stay on 155 course for 20 seconds
and then turn left to 140. Set heading to 140 and stay on it for 60 - 70
seconds. Mean while reconfigure OBS to 320. Turn left and intercept 320 on
VOR, The moment you are directly over the VOR, turn right at a 20 degrees
angle and turn to 140, then hold for 1 minute, turn right and intercept VOR
again at 320, cross vor at 320. That's it. Good Luck!
Danny
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Tom Duhamel
Right, I had not seen this. Funny one :)
I've clicked Subscribe next to your name on YouTube. I'm not exactly
sure how it works, I thought I would be able to view all of your videos
there, but only one video appears in the subscriptions section.
Anyway, I will watch your other videos when I have some extra few
minutes, they all seem funny :)
Tom :)
MikeW
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg3hpnJ4QOQ
>
> Right, I had not seen this. Funny one :)
>
> I've clicked Subscribe next to your name on YouTube. I'm not exactly
> sure how it works, I thought I would be able to view all of your
> videos there, but only one video appears in the subscriptions section.
When you click on Subscribe this is what happens. Every time I upload a
video to You Tube, they will inform you, via e-mail, of this fact and also
send you a link to the video. Don't hold your breath though, I haven't
uploaded a video to you tube for a loooong time. :-) If you want to view
other videos of mine on You Tube, go to one of my videos (use the link
*above* to open You Tube) and look down the right hand side of the screen.
Here you will see "More From: 24Mike04". This is a link, simply click on it
and all my videos will appear, in thumbnails, down the right hand side of
the screen. Click on any thumbnail to view the video.
Be warned, there are some very old videos there of mine, which are crap,
which I posted when learning how to make videos. :-)
If you are interested, I now post my videos on Vimeo. This was the first
video host site I found that allowed you to upload in high definition,
however, You Tube have now caught up. To view in HD on Vimeo ensure HD is on
(normally on by default) and click the four arrow icon, bottom right of
video screen, if you want to view in full screen mode. There is one video
there, Summer Holiday, which is *not* HD.
Use this link to go to Vimeo.
http://vimeo.com/2998978
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MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come from below and smite thee.
Roger (K8RI)
<fad...@CHECETOCCAFAgmail.com> wrote:
>[FSX + SP1]
>
>I must admint that it's kinda hard to succede in this checkride!
>Maybe I'm too n00b to succesfully complete this task but it seems
>there's a lot of people that got the same problem. I double checked the
>charts and the Flight Criteria and I think I understood all the previous
>lesson.
>
>What happens is that when I'm near the PARK intersection the evil girl
>stop the flight and says that I almost missed everything (like I was
>below 3000 feet when i crossed the Millt or under 1600 feet when I
>crossed Dondo etc etc)!
>But if I check the flight history I can cleary see that I never went
>down this altitudes. Is this a known bug or something? I studied sites
>like this one:
>http://www.fsxrewards.com/rewards/specific/instrument_rating.html and
>looks like I almost do everything well before PARK intersection :\
>
If you want realism set you chair up so it can tilt both forward and
back as well as side to side. Then throw a dark cloth over you and the
monitor so you can only see the screen. Now get two friends to move
the chair forward and back plus side to side (IE Pitch and roll) Just
for emphasis have them bounce the chair up and down from time to time.
Add a second monitor so they can see what the instruments are doing so
they can make the movements realistic.
OH! Be sure to get a couple of "lunch bags", often called "burp bags"
or a garbage can ( that should have been cleaned a month ago) next to
you.
This adds that genuine airliner aroma as well. Of course the can
should be under the dark cloth with you so it can take advantage of
any excess heat.
Good Luck,