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Flight Sim Test Pilot

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Flugvergnügen. Sheer Flying Pleasure.

• Added on: Mar 15th, 2009
• Country: Australia
• Language: English

• Author: flightsimtestpilot
• Listed in: Computer & Video Games Science
• Tags: aviation flight simulator aircraft fsx sim planes

Recent Posts

• Landing Difficulity: Combat Flight Sims Vs. Civilian Flight Sims

  Posted on Sunday April 19th, 2009 at 16:34 in landing, combat flight sim

  I have to say that after playing Microsoft Flight Simulator in the Cessna 172s, Learjets, Boeing 737s and 747s, landing an F-16 in Falcon 4.0: Allied Force feels way too easy. The F-16 has something called a "flight path indicator" which does exactly...

• 5 Mistakes Flight Simmers Make

  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 10:26 in aviation, flying, fsx, landing, flight sim

  DISCLAIMER: The following tips apply to Microsoft Flight Simulator, not real life. If you are a real life pilot feel free to correct any mistakes!1. Extending spoilers on a jet before touchdown. If this is done too close to the ground, it often resul...

• FSX Boeing 747 KLAX Stormy Weather Landing

  Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 06:24 in fsx, landing, boeing 747, klax

  Me attempting to land a Qantas Boeing 747 at KLAX in Flight Simulator X in stormy weather. The 747 sure is difficult to handle, and it's been likened to a cruise ship. But I have a feeling that manually landing a 747 is a lot harder than docking a cr...

• HOW TO: Record Your Best Flight Sim Moments

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 08:31 in video, fsx, recording, screen capture, flight simulation, fraps

  As the saying goes, "If your friends don't see it, it didn't happen". You probably don't want to miss out on an opportunity to show your friends the awesome landing you made in the 747 despite the massive crosswind. The best way to do is it to record...

• FSX: Boeing 747 Hairy ILS Approach Into Singapore

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 05:05 in 747, fsx, changi, crosswind, ils

  This video was captured on the Monsoon Approach mission in Flight Simulator X. The realism settings were set to hard of course! This is the final 6 minutes of the approach. If you get bored of nothing happening you can fastforward to near the end.I d...

• Flight Sim X: Landing With A Rudder Failure In Boeing 737-800 Part I

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 06:21 in boeing, fsx, 737, rudder failure, flight sim x

  I decided I needed a challenge so I took off on the Boeing 737-800 in Flight Simulator X and levelled off at a few thousand feet. Then I made the rudder fail - FSX simulated the rudder being jammed while deflected in the full right position. Pretty s...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 2.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Rodney Lewis

I want more information on editing my FS videos after I've recorded them

Posted: March 28th, 2009 | More Reviews From dotcomboy | Report This Comment

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