VATSIM – Split Horizons

First Impression – Dovetail Games’ “Flight Sim World”

Published by MichelV69 on May 19, 2017

Post Views: 1,979 As most flight sim enthusiasts are aware, Dovetail Games released their latest simulation product to Steam ™ early-access, today at 12-noon EDT. This product was, of course, “Flight Sim World” (FSW). It was $27.99 CAD, and weighs in at a reasonable 15Gb. I spent the afternoon and early evening live-streaming my experience with it. I would love to share a few of my first impressions with everyone. To start, I’d like to reference Dovetail Games’ commentary on their Steam ™ page for FSW: Why Early Access? “The current flight sim space is a fountain of experience and expertise, and Early Access is our way of drawing upon that knowledge to make Flight Sim World the best it can be. We will have a better, stronger…

FSX – New Pilot Review – Piaggio P-180 Avanti (P180)

Published by MichelV69 on January 29, 2017

Post Views: 2,909 I’m a new pilot to the world of “Virtual Airlines” and “Virtual Airspaces” like Canadian Xpress & VATSIM . At the time of this post, I’ve gotten 22 logged flights, totaling 15.25 hours. 21 of those flights have been in the single-engine Cessna Grand Caravan. It’s a very forgiving plane that gets in and out of places like CYGR / Îles-de-La-Madeleine Airport without a lot of drama, and with places like CYYG / Charlottetown Airport you have loads of runway. Low and slow, the C208 gets along just fine. 1 of those registered flights was in the Piaggio P-180 Avanti. It is nothing like the C208. If flying the C208 is like flying a soccer Mom’s mini-van, then the P-180 is her weekend quarter-mile car. What…

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Notes on morning VATSIM flight from CYYG -> CYGR

Published by MichelV69 on January 26, 2017

Post Views: 593 Tried landing with a 38 km/h tail wind. Now, I know that there are very good technical reasons why you shouldn’t do this. But one of the great things about a sim is that experimentation is never expensive or fatal. Runway “07” on “Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine” is diabolically short. It’s clearly intended for STOL aircraft. The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan isn’t a particularly heavy plane, even with 3/4 tank of gas and 5 people on board. However, a 38 km/h tail wind changes everything. Even with full flaps and careful fussing with the throttle, it was just impossible to get on the glide path. The visual aides near the side of the runway were perpetually “4 whites”; meaning I was too high. However, backing off the…

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First Impression – Dovetail Games’ “Flight Sim World”

FSX – New Pilot Review – Piaggio P-180 Avanti (P180)

Notes on morning VATSIM flight from CYYG -> CYGR