Exciting Flight Simulator Flights

CRJCapt

I want to tell everyone about a function within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight(MSFSCOF) that you may not know about. The Kiosk mode is somewhat hidden. It's not a mode that you would normally use but its cool that it was included. You might want to use it at a demo for a school or aviation gathering. You can set up a computer with a joy stick running in Kiosk mode. Each person can choose a flight and it will run for five minutes(user adjustable). No keyboard required and can be hidden from view. At the end of the time limit, it will revert to the main screen for the next person. What I like is the flights that are included within the kiosk mode. You can even create your own flights to be included in Kiosk mode. There's a Kiosk Mode read me file ( C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\kiosk.rtf) within the program. You will need to create your own desktop shortcut to access Kiosk Mode easily for a public setup.

Kiosk Flights: I Suggest that you access flights from within Flight Simulator under Short (kiosk) flights. If you access them in kiosk mode,there is a 5 min (user adjustable) time limit. From within Flight Simulator, their is no time limit. Remember to use instant replay and view your flights from all of the available perspectives for maximum enjoyment! If you hit shift+e the main door of most aircraft will open. Don't open in flight or someone could get hurt! Smile

Barnstorming: Fly the Jenny JN-4D through the open barn to thrill the people in the stands. When you're good at it, switch planes to the Extra 300. When you think you're ready, do it inverted in the Extra 300!!! Cool

I've done it! Look for the chickens! The United States Air Force Museum has a Jenny JN-4D on display. They heard about some of the things that I've done in Flight Simulator and won't let me fly it! Smile

Cargo Run: Here you attempt to land a Douglas DC3 in Alaska in bad weather,short strip,crosswind. The hard part is just aligning yourself with the runway at the proper altitude to land on speed. Don't forget to check the wind direction! I went around many times and went off the runway a few times. You have to land at the proper speed or you won't be able to stop! Did I mention there are also mountains? What a challenge it must have been in real life. Those guys were REAL pilots!

First Flight at Kitty hawk: Just like regular Flight Simulator. The Wright Flyer barely flies! See if you can make it all the way to the shore line. You have to stay within ground effect or you will stall. Using SLEW mode, turn half right and check out Orville and Wilbur's Lincoln Navigator! They were cool dudes even back then! I've seen the real Wright Brothers edition Lincoln Navigator. Nice vehicle but expensive. Shocked

Mexico City Arrival: Here you recreate Amelia Earhart's arrival in Mexico City in her Lockheed Vega 5B. Don't forget to lean the mixture. The airport is ahead and to the left. The field elevation is quite high. You're above 10,000' when you first start the flight. The only thing that's noteworthy for this flight is that the visibility during landing of the Vega is poor. Landings and takeoffs are tricky. No tail wheel, just a skid. Amelia was a good stick to handle the Vega.

On Approach: Pretty standard stuff. Boeing 737-400,O'Hare(Chicago). Raw data approach, snow. Don't forget to arm spoilers and apply reverse thrust.

Oshkosh Air show: Here's your chance to show what you can do in an Air show! You're in Patty Wagstaff's Extra 300 Don't be shy! If you hit the letter I or flip the smoke switch in the cockpit, it looks really cool. Use instant replay to check out what the crowd would see. Do Patty Wagstaff proud!

San Francisco Sunset: Beautiful view from Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor, high above San Francisco Bay. Relax and enjoy a stable flight in the first airliner. Notice NO navigation equipment except the compass. No attitude indicator. Enjoy the view of yesteryear when flying was an adventure. Remember that they are no flaps and to land slowly. (Not a problem in this aircraft since it won't do anything quickly). Try flying on two engines. If you're good enough, find and land on the aircraft carrier NW of KSFO! CVN-63 Kitty Hawk. Fly to the Golden Gate Bridge then turn to a heading of approximately 220. You should see it. Deck is about 060 heading. Ride the trolley cars in San Fran!

Scenic Hawaii: Here you fly Hawaii's Na Pali coast in a Piper J-3C-65 Cub. Yes it's slow and simple but it is pure flying at it's best. What better way to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hawaii(besides a helicopter). I was there in JUL 05. If you use the map mode, you can see the resort I stayed at on the island of Maui. Position your aircraft at N20* 39.0' Latitude W156* 28.6' Longitude. 1000 Ft. on a heading of 055 at 70 Kts. or as required based on type. It's the building shaped like a large 3. That is the Fairmont Kea Lani resort. And yes, it was expensive! Also fly around Honolulu. It's not as good as the real thing but it looks great even in flight simulator. The airport on Maui is Kahului (PHOG)or (KOGG) for chart search. Honolulu is (PHNL). If you want to fly into the mountains,switch planes. The Cub does not have the performance to keep you out of the trees! Aloha!

Spirit Of St.Louis: On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh and his Ryan NYP took off from Roosevelt Field on New York's Long Island, and headed for Paris. Can you get the fully-loaded Spirit off the ground?This plane has so many bad traits that I don't see how Lindbergh made it across the Atlantic! The Plane is unstable, the vertical stabilizer in too small and it has no windshield. Did I mention that it was a flying fuel tank without brakes? It suffered from very bad adverse yaw. Just trying to takeoff the overloaded aircraft is a feat! Landings are very difficult at best. You can't see! Use the Periscope that Lindbergh had them build, it's better than nothing. Forget IMC (instrument flying). I tried my best but I crashed and burned. If lucky Lindy could do it, he's mo man than me! Smile

They even recreated his fancy gyro compass. See if you can figure out how it works. They used a replica of the Ryan NYP that is owned by the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) to set the flight dynamics. All of the planes in MSFSCOF used real models to pattern the flight dynamics to ensure realism. (WOW, and you thought it was just a game) See you in Paris!

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Sweet... ill give them a go.

originalgrunge · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:34 am Post subject:

Kiosk mode does sound great, flight sim parties anyone? Wink

Although you can fly all of those flights from within the simulator itself. Simply load up the "saved flights" tab and look through the folders on top. I can't remember which one it's under, but they're all there!
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CRJCapt · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject:

You can make your own shortcut to Kiosk mode on your desktop; for those times you just want a quick flight. The only problem is that you are limited to 5 min. unless you adjust it to a higher value. Smile

CRJCapt · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:

Cargo Run flight is hard. Almost went off the end of the runway. Smile

hinch · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: mmm

the cargo run took me at least 15 tries when i did it a while back. first time next go i reckon Shocked

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CRJCapt · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

These flights are still cool. Cool

CRJCapt · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:20 am Post subject:

These flights are still cool.

Oberkomando · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:40 am Post subject:

I will give them a try, i hope all goes just fine. Rolling Eyes

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CRJCapt · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject:

Flights are still cool.

SpiderWings · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject:

Been having a whole lot of fun with these CRJCapt! Thanks. I described some of my adventures so far in my reply just now on the other thread. http://flyawaysimulation.com/postt21354

mossy · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject:

Having fun with these.
Not so succesful on the landing ones. I prefer calm winds in a piper arrow with a runway at least 2500 feet lol.

PIC1stOfficer · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject:

Playing with it, who knew? Smile

SpiderWings · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:37 am Post subject:

I'm taking them in order.
As mentioned in another thread, I had a bunch of fun with the barnstorming with a lot of planes.

Then yesterday I did the cargo run in Alaska. That was exciting but since I'm a big fan of the DC-3 I had no real problem once I figured out the right angle of approach. Had to go around after floating down the runway too far before touching down the first time. But put her down on the numbers next time around and had no trouble coming to a stop and taxiing to parking.

After that I went back to Kitty Hawk and flew the Wright Flyer for what must be the fifth or sixth time. It makes you appreciate how far planes have come since then. I did a couple of flights and did some things that I might offer up as another Flight Challenge in another thread in a day or so.

Then, I was off to Mexico City and had no trouble landing the Vega which is another of my favorites. Just had to raise up in the seat a bit to see the runway and then watched the white lines on the sides while I taxied to parking.

Then up to Chicago in an airliner. I'm not as comfortable with the big planes yet but have flown most of them a time or two so I'm getting better. On this approach I made the mistake of talking to ATC who told me to land on RW 9L instead of the one I was already lined up with. I made a hard right then toggling the view from straight ahead to forward left found and lined up okay with 9L and did a pretty good landing on my first try.

Tommorow I guess I've got to try that scary little Extra 300S again. Does anyone else have as much trouble holding her steady as I do?

In checking out the Short Flights (Kiosk) I saw all the other flights offered in the game and have started down that list as well.... currently recreating the first crossing of the USA in 1911 by Calbraith Rogers..... not using maps or instruments and just hoping I'm going west until I run low on gas and have to go down for some more not quite knowing where I am until I get a chance to talk to the locals while refueling. The first day I found myself in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The second day I put down in a small little place named Colombiana, Ohio. A while before landing I saw what I thought might be the Ohio River and have decided to follow it to the Mississippi. The next day I landed in Portsmouth, Ohio and then Jeffersonville, Indiana. Thats where I'm at now. I've got 16 hours and 8 minutes of aircraft time into the journey so far and am hoping to beat the 82 hours by Rogers. Its fun to just point the plane west and hope to see something familiar that confirms I'm going the right way, to get a sense of how big the country is when flying a Piper Cub, and just a hint of what it must have been like to make the journey in 1911. I highly recommend this adventure to anyone.

Fun Fun Fun!

Odyssey · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject:

It is good fun doing these with aircraft you wouldn't normally use.
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