Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Official Strategies & Secrets: Official Strategies & Secrets

by Chiu, Ben; Williams, Bruce; Hoscheit, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780782126341
• ISBN10: 0782126340
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

With new aircraft and cities, true elevation data, and real-world weather conditions, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 offers an unparalleled experience that's as real as it gets. To get the most out of this extraordinarily deep simulation, turn to Sybex's official guide, written by noted author and Certified Flight Instructor Ben Chiu, with chapters by Microsoft's Bruce Williams and Microsoft MVP Bill Hoscheit. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ben Chiu, a Commercial Pilot, Certified Flight Instructor, and Advanced Ground Instructor with multiengine and instrument ratings, is a popular flight simulation columnist and best-selling author. His columns regularly appear on the MSN Gaming Zone. Bruce Williams is the product planner for flight simulations at Microsoft. Bruce has been piloting planes since the early 1970s, and he holds a commercial pilot certificate with single and multiengine land and IFR ratings. Bruce is also a Certified Flight and Instrument Instructor, when he's not working on Microsoft Flight Simulator, he can be found instructing at a flight school in Seattle. Bill Hoscheit is a flight simulation and aviation enthusiast, and has been a two-year Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his support of the flight simulation community. A Chicago native, Bill's experience includes worldwide technology development and consulting. He is also Managing Director of Horizon Group Software.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Check Before Flight	p. 1
Recommended Configurations	p. 2
Display Settings	p. 2
Sound Settings	p. 7
Realism Settings	p. 9
Instrument Settings	p. 10
Controllers	p. 11
Controller Recommendations	p. 11
Controls Sensitivities	p. 15
Flight Simulator Interface Conventions	p. 16
Icon Buttons	p. 17
Checklists	p. 17
Customizing Checklists	p. 18
V Speeds	p. 19
Other Important Airspeeds	p. 20
Getting From Point A to Point B	p. 21
Flight-Planning Basics	p. 22
Pilotage	p. 23
The Navigation Log	p. 23
VFR Charts	p. 24
Selecting Waypoints	p. 26
Building a VFR Navigation Log	p. 27
Importing Weather	p. 28
Winds Aloft	p. 29
Controlled Airspace	p. 31
Airspace Classifications	p. 32
Airspace Restrictions and Requirements	p. 33
VFR Weather Minimums	p. 33
Flying the Sopwith Camel	p. 35
Aircraft Performance	p. 35
Flight Plan	p. 36
Airports	p. 36
Route	p. 36
Altitude	p. 37
Fuel/Performance	p. 38
Special Considerations	p. 38
Flight Tutorial	p. 39
Before Takeoff	p. 40
Takeoff	p. 40
Climb	p. 41
Cruise	p. 42
Cruise Climb	p. 43
Descent	p. 44
Approach	p. 45
Landing	p. 46
Asking for Directions and Arriving on Schedule	p. 47
Dead Reckoning	p. 48
Practical VFR	p. 48
Magnetic Compass Quirks	p. 48
Directional Gyro	p. 49
Airspeeds Revisited	p. 50
Indicated Airspeed	p. 50
True Airspeed	p. 51
DME Ground Speed	p. 51
NAVAID Trivia and Tips	p. 52
VOR	p. 52
NDB	p. 52
NAVAID Tricks	p. 54
Identifying NAVAIDs	p. 54
Flying Direct	p. 54
DME, ADF, and VOR Intersections	p. 55
Flying the Cessna 182RG	p. 57
Aircraft Performance	p. 57
Flight Plan	p. 60
Airports	p. 60
Route	p. 61
Altitude	p. 62
Fuel/Performance	p. 62
Special Considerations	p. 66
Flight Tutorial	p. 66
Before Starting Engine	p. 67
Starting Engine	p. 68
Before Takeoff	p. 71
Takeoff	p. 73
Climb	p. 74
Cruise	p. 74
Descent	p. 75
Before Landing	p. 77
Approach and Landing	p. 77
After Landing	p. 78
Securing Airplane	p. 79
Computers in the Cockpit	p. 81
IFR Procedures	p. 82
Instrument Departures	p. 82
IFR En Route Navigation	p. 83
Standard Terminal Arrivals	p. 85
Feeder Routes	p. 86
Cat III ILS	p. 86
Flying the Boeing 777-300	p. 87
Aircraft Performance	p. 87
Flight Plan	p. 96
Airports	p. 96
Route	p. 97
Altitude	p. 97
Fuel/Performance	p. 98
Special Considerations	p. 98
Flight Tutorial	p. 98
Before Engine Start	p. 99
Engine Start	p. 101
After Engine Start	p. 102
Taxi	p. 102
Before Takeoff	p. 104
Takeoff	p. 104
Climb	p. 105
Cruise	p. 106
Descent	p. 106
Approach	p. 107
Before Landing	p. 108
Landing	p. 108
After Landing	p. 109
Parking	p. 109
Supersonic Flight	p. 111
Aerodynamics of Supersonic Flight	p. 112
The Speed of Sound	p. 113
Supersonic Weight and Balance	p. 117
Flying the Concorde	p. 122
Aircraft Performance	p. 122
Flight Plan	p. 127
Airports	p. 127
Route	p. 127
Concorde Climb	p. 132
Altitude	p. 133
Fuel/Performance	p. 133
Special Considerations	p. 133
Flight Tutorial	p. 134
Before Engine Start	p. 135
Pushback	p. 139
After Engine Start	p. 140
Taxi	p. 141
Before Takeoff	p. 142
Takeoff	p. 142
Concorde Climb	p. 144
Concorde Cruise	p. 144
Deceleration	p. 145
Descent	p. 145
Approach	p. 145
Landing	p. 145
Taxi	p. 146
Parking	p. 146
In through the Out Door: Flying a LOC BC	p. 147
Nonprecision Approach Review	p. 148
Minimum Descent Altitude	p. 148
Circle to Land	p. 149
Localizer Back Courses	p. 149
Flying the Mooney Bravo	p. 151
Aircraft Performance	p. 151
V Speeds	p. 151
Flight Plan	p. 155
Airports	p. 155
Route	p. 155
Altitude	p. 156
Fuel/Performance	p. 156
Special Considerations	p. 159
Flight Tutorial	p. 159
Before Engine Start	p. 159
Engine Start	p. 163
Before Taxi	p. 165
Taxi	p. 167
Before Takeoff (Run-up)	p. 168
Takeoff	p. 170
Climb	p. 171
Cruise	p. 172
Descent	p. 174
Approach for Landing	p. 175
Landing	p. 177
After Landing	p. 177
Engine Shut Down	p. 178
Taking the Long Way Around	p. 179
DME Arc	p. 180
Flying Tangents	p. 180
Dealing with Wind	p. 183
Lead Radial	p. 183
GPS	p. 183
Flight Simulator 2000's GPS Features	p. 184
Flying the King Air 350	p. 186
Aircraft Performance	p. 186
Flight Plan	p. 190
Airports	p. 190
Route	p. 190
Altitude	p. 191
Fuel/Performance	p. 191
Special Considerations	p. 204
Flight Tutorial	p. 204
Loading the GPS	p. 204
Navigation Log	p. 206
Setting Up the Tutorial Flight (Part 2)	p. 207
Before Engine Start	p. 207
Engine Starting	p. 215
Before Taxi	p. 217
Before Takeoff	p. 218
Takeoff	p. 220
Climb	p. 221
Cruise	p. 222
Descent	p. 222
Approach	p. 223
Landing	p. 225
After Landing	p. 227
Shutdown	p. 227
Expanding Flight Simulator 2000's Horizons	p. 229
The Simulation Platform	p. 230
Everything but the Kitchen Sink	p. 231
Getting the Goods	p. 232
Using Add-Ons	p. 233
Creating Add-Ons	p. 234
Designing Aircraft	p. 234
Creating Scenery	p. 234
Building Instrumentation and Tools	p. 235
Flight Simulator as a Training Aid	p. 237
The Mental Game	p. 238
Cutting Through the Noise	p. 239
Getting the Most from Flight Simulator	p. 240
Training Features in Flight Simulator 2000	p. 241
Flights	p. 242
Weather	p. 243
System and Instrument Failures	p. 243
Map View	p. 244
Multiple Views and Windows	p. 245
Flight Videos	p. 246
Autopilot	p. 246
Stew Mode	p. 247
IFR Training Panels	p. 247
Instrument Panel Editor	p. 248
Creative Approaches	p. 248
A White Board for the Graphically Challenged	p. 248
Fly Before You Fly	p. 248
Don't Do This in a Real Airplane	p. 249
Flying for Fun	p. 249
You're Never Alone...When You're Flying on the Zone	p. 251
Zone Tips	p. 252
Online Overhead	p. 252
Game Latency	p. 253
Multiplayer Settings	p. 254
The Name Game and Setting the Pace	p. 255
Joining the Fun	p. 256
Lost and Found	p. 257
Add on Aircraft in Multiplayer Flight	p. 257
Observer Fervor	p. 258
Amaze Your Friends!	p. 259
Online Communications	p. 260
Basic ATC Airport Operations	p. 261
Faxiing	p. 262
Departure	p. 262
Arrival	p. 262
Online ATC Tips	p. 264
God's Eye View	p. 264
Tower of Power	p. 265
The Flight Zone	p. 265
Other Web Resources	p. 266
Flight Simulator Newsgroups	p. 266
MSN Microsoft Flight Simulator Chat	p. 267
Los Angeles VRF Terminal Area Chart	p. 269
IFR Terminal Procedures	p. 281
Keyboard Command Reference	p. 345
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