Archive for October, 2010
aeroSystem 737 Avionics
On October - 30 - 2010
Thought I’d put up a post about a new cool looking (And nicely priced!) 737 avionics package. Not sure I’ll be able to use it, but it’s 737 and I know for many of you this would be a good software package!
aeroSystem737 Avionics by AeroSoft.
There is also a video demo’ing the software here:
Denmark Scenery
On October - 24 - 2010
Fellow simmer Claus has recommended the following two Denmark Scenery packages, available over at AVSIM’s Library!
denmark_scenery_fsx_v1_3_partone.zip (99.5 megs)
denmark_scenery_fsx_v1_3_parttwo.zip (98.7 megs)
Thanks Claus for the links!
FSPassengersX
On October - 23 - 2010
Boy I really suck!
I tried the demo of FSPassengersX tonight. Great little program that lets you create a virtual airline, pilots, etc and puts virtual passengers in your cockpit. It also does some cabin ambiance, and is a cool overall program.
Anyhow, about 30nm till KLAX my GoFlight MCP crapped out. Unintended emergency! I looked and suddenly I was going about 350 knots. Don’t ask, I pulled the flaps. Whoops. I told you I suck! :)
Read the report below… (Click for larger image)
New European Hoplist Added to Server!
On October - 23 - 2010
Thanks Claus for the recommendation on a European hoplist for the My737Sim Multiplayer Server!
The new hoplist will start you off in Copenhagen, route you through Europe and you will finally land in Barcelona!
A great flight to do! Thanks again Claus for the recommendation!
Cool vs Functional
On October - 21 - 2010
I’ll be the first to admit it, I like it when my sim looks cool in the cockpit. But I’m starting to move away from that (a little) to get more functionality. Let me explain. First off, there are some things that are just not simulated (yet) when it comes to our hobby. Yes, I could use a lower engine display, but really, I can cycle those on the upper display. That’s why I put in the 10.4″ LCD and use that for my EFB.
So, back in the sim after a 2 month break (due to work and family) I started looking at my pedestal. What did I see? A bunch of useless panels. Not useless from the standpoint of they don’t have anything wired. Useless in that if I wired them up, I’d have no logical use for them. Except to make them do things other than intended.
I have an iPad. I have Air Display. (An app that lets you use your iPad as a monitor, via WiFi) So then it hit me. Hey, I can use the iPad to hold various FSX undocked windows, like for VoxATC and FS2Crew! This would give me a lot more functionality, because lets face it. I have a simulator, that runs off two Windows computers. I have a ton of addon software, many with their own interface. And this would be a great way to bring interactive functionality with this stuff, right to my finger tips in the cockpit!
Well I won’t bore you with the problems I had getting it working. (Which was a DNS related problem) But in short, it didn’t work with the iPad with Air Display because FSX SP2′s dreaded shader requirements saw it as a generic display adapter and wouldn’t start. (It’s been so long since I ran into that problem, I didn’t even think about it happening with a setup like this)
But that didn’t leave me abandoning the idea. I found the same guy on ebay I had bought the 10.4 touch screen from for the lower engine display/EFB on the MIP, and ordered another! Its VGA, so it’ll go on card 1 which means I’ll have 5 screens connected to the FSX PC.
That is ok. Because now, any information window that can be undocked from FSX can go on this screen, as well as anything else really. Since it’s Touch Screen, it’ll work just like the iPad anyhow. Sweet!
So when the new 10.4 touch screen arrives I’ll mount it in the pedestal. I’ll have software/addon functionality like I haven’t had before. Not nearly as cool looking as the panels but hey. Those panels aren’t doing (and may never do) anything anyhow! So whats the point of that heh.
Below, a concept drawing showing the screen, VoxATC, FS2Crew Voice Commander, and the FSHost Client. (That connects to the My737Sim FSHost Multiplayer Server) I could also add default ATC for when doing Missions, etc. Or even Radar Contact! (FYI, the switch in the bottom left is a USB switch box, that changes which PC the bluetooth keyboard/mouse control while in the cockpit)
More to come…
