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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: Timing

How are you supposed to time you flight for a va?

From start up to shut down, or from t/o to t/d

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: most...

Most VA's will have the format for reporting spelled out somewhere. The few I have been involved with use T/O to T/D as the startup and shutdown procedures for various aircraft are so different in time requirements. Therefore, to keep it a little more fair, actual flight time is used.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

From engine start to engine shut-down.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

Alright thanks for clarifying
And I have one more question about the pmdg 747
I flew it at a friends house and when I was making the turns while taxiing the front nose gear wouldnt turn

How can I get it to?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

WHat was your taxi speed?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject:

Dont know, forgot
It was under 20kts though, maybe around there

Speed is a factor to nose gear rotation in the pmdg?

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

did he have a rudder assignment for the joystick?

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:15 am Post subject: it has to be...

Steerable nose-wheel has to be modeled into the aircraft and tied to the rudder animation. Not all aircraft have it.

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:56 am Post subject:

So a 54 dollar airplane has no nose wheel animation?

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: clue..

This is a good place to insert a clue.....

ask the the individual who made the darned thing, then promptly post what you found out for the edification of the members at large.

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:39 am Post subject:

The PSS 757 has nosewheel steering. I have the PSS 757. Therefore.......

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject:

Of course the PMDG 747 has nosewheel steering modelled! Doh!

But as 121a asked, did you have a rudder assignment for the joystick? Or did you just use the alirons?

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject:

Yes I did use rudder

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject:

Recheck what you have with whoever you got it from. Post up a link to it, so we can check it out.

Otherwise, as GS pointed out, if it wasn't modelled into the a/c, then no matter what you do, you won't have it.

RD

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject:

I find its usually start to shutdown Cool

thats what my ever so failing VA does Laughing