Features of FSFlyingSchool 2018 for X-Plane 11 and 10 AND Cessna 172 Edition
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FSFlyingSchool for X-Plane 10 Cessna 172 Edition |
FSFlyingSchool 2018 for X-Plane 11 and 10 |
DEMO of Robin DR401 CDI 155 (Aerobask) Detail Pack! Pilots can now enjoy extra detailed instruction in this fascinating aircraft. Mr Smith will teach you how to fly this exciting aircraft like an expert. And the best part is that the super-detailed add-on aircraft needed to use the detail pack is FREE from Aerobask! |  |  |
DEMO of Douglas DC-3 Detail Pack! Lovers of classic aircraft are heading for the new, add-on Douglas DC-3 Detail Pack. Your chief instructor Mr Smith will teach you how to handle this truly iconic aircraft like a PRO. She's a classic and deserves to be flown the right way - here's your chance. | | |
DEMO of Cherokee 140 Detail Pack! Pilots now have the option to get the new, add-on Cherokee 140 Detail Pack. Your chief instructor Mr Smith will soon have you handling this classic Piper aircraft like an expert. It's time to learn how to fly this famous airplane as it is meant to be done. | | |
DEMO of Beechcraft Baron 58 Detail Pack! With the new, optional add-on Baron 58 Detail Pack, your chief instructor Mr Smith will soon have you flying this exciting twin engined aircraft like a PRO. Fans of the X-Plane Baron 58 and the Carenado Baron 58 will get all the details on how to fly the beautiful Baron the right way! | | |
Navigator Pack! Get ready to become an expert at understanding and following flight plans - your chief instructor Mr Smith can help in X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10 with the new built-in Navigator Pack! There's more - The Navigator Pack also contains the new Taxiway Tips feature! See below for details. It's time to share your flight plans with your instructor! We all know that a flight is so much more interesting, realistic and challenging when a flight plan is filed and now it's time to load your flight plan into FSFlyingSchool as part of your pre-flight preparation. Your chief instructor Mr Smith will help you master flying flight plans correctly in X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10. Mr Smith is used with the Navigator Pack He's your chief instructor and he's the one with navigation expertise, ready to give helpful tips, updates, instrument readings, monitor your flight plan navigation skills and so much more! Flight Plan Files The Navigator Pack reads the standard format FMS flight plan files popular with X-Plane pilots. This is the format used by X-Plane GPSs and many other flight planners. Interactive Flight Plan Advice is optional If you want to hear it, turn on the 'Flight Plan Advice' option at the Pilots Screen of FSFlyingSchool. You'll hear your instructor describing the flight plan and giving instruction and advice on it. Real Airport Data The new 'Real Airport Data' button at the Flight Plan Page will open a browser containing detailed real world information about your destination airport with links to lots of useful resources from the splendid SkyVector website for all airports and also the excellent AirNav website for U.S. airports. Get all the automatic details and help from your instructor including: - Flight plan distance remaining - Flight plan time remaining - Waypoint radio frequency - Course to a VOR - Waypoint distance - Course to an NDB - Time to waypoint - Fuel to destination - Descent rate to destination - Gross weight - Visibility and wind - NAV1 current NAVAID - Ground speed - Above ground level - ...and a lot more! VORs - NDBs - Fixes - Waypoints Master VOR and NDB navigation by asking chief instructor Mr Smith to give automatic advice on tuning and using these NAVAIDs at flight plan waypoints. Get help navigating waypoints in a flight plan by having your chief instructor Mr Smith announce them before you reach them. He'll tell you what they are and advise you on the turn you'll need to make when you get there. You'll become an expert in flying flight plans correctly by having chief instructor Mr Smith advise you along each leg of the plan with information updated in real time as you fly your flight plan. Mr Smith is used with Taxiway Tips As your chief instructor, he's the one who explains signs, markings, lights and more! Taxiway and runway tutorial advice is optional If you want to hear this advice, turn on the 'Taxiway Tips' option at the Settings Screen of FSFlyingSchool. Get ready to learn - here are some of the taxiway and runway subjects Mr Smith will explain to you - Runway holding positions - ILS critical area boundaries - Blue taxiway lighting - Chevrons on a surface aligned with the end of a runway - Red runway lighting - Green taxiway lighting - Location signs - Runway starter extensions - Destination signs - Yellow runway lighting - Direction signs - Boundaries between movement and non-movement areas - ...and a lot more! All Taxiway Tips tutorial advice is in taxi mode and at airports with modern taxiways You'll get tutorial advice on taxiways, runways, markings, lights and more when you are at an airport with modern taxiways. Our pilots explained to us that they don't want to get this advice when they are bush flying or at a tiny grass strip airport! Furthermore, Mr Smith knows pilots want advice on taxiing when they are taxiing, so you will get this when your flight mode is 'taxiing' and not in any other flight mode. In order to avoid these tips sounding repetitive, they are chosen randomly so you won't keep hearing the same advice as you start each flight. | | |
Autopilot Tutor! Get ready to learn about the autopilot and its functions - your chief instructor Mr Smith can help in XPlane 11 and X-Plane 10 with the new built-in Autopilot Tutor Pack!. Autopilot units are common nowadays and can save the pilot a great deal of effort when used correctly. Your chief instructor Mr Smith will help you master the autopilot in X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10. Mr Smith is used with Autopilot Tutor As your chief instructor, he's the one with autopilot expertise, ready to give tips, monitor your autopilot skills and so much more! Autopilot Units The Autopilot Tutor Pack has been developed using the autopilot units supplied with X-Plane. Other units may also work well with the Autopilot Tutor Pack, but some will not. Simply try out the Autopilot Tutor Pack by flying FSFlyingSchool within the free demo area. Interactive Autopilot advice is optional If you want to hear it, turn on the 'Monitor Autopilot' option at the Pilots Screen of FSFlyingSchool. You'll hear your instructor describing the autopilot and giving instruction and advice on it, including: - Autothrottle - Speed hold - Speed Selection - Heading Hold - Heading Selection - Altitude Hold - Altitude Selection - Vertical Speed Selection - Autopilot Master - NAV Hold Autopilot areas where Mr Smith will help - Autopilot speed selected too high - above vNE (never exceed speed) for aircraft - Advice on having descended to within 1,000 feet of target altitude - When autothrottle is on - you can now set a speed to hold - Approach hold can only hold approach if speed is appropriate - Autopilot speed selected is below landing configuration stall speed - you need to increase it - Altitude selected is under 500 feet above destination runway - caution - Advice on having climbed within 1,000 feet of target altitude - Be sure autopilot altitude value is at or below service ceiling - If vertical speed selected is rapid descent - it can be uncomfortable and lead to flying too fast - Altitude selected is under 500 feet above surface currently beneath aircraft - caution - Autopilot speed selected too high - must be below 250 KIAS below 10,000 feet MSL - Autopilot is on so it will control the aircraft - you need to monitor and control the autopilot - Altitude selected is very near the elevation of destination runway - caution - If vertical speed selected is rapid climb - it can lead to a stall - watch airspeed - Autopilot speed selected is below stall speed - caution - If vertical speed is very low it can waste fuel and may conflict with ATC requirements - Autopilot disengaged - you control the aircraft - Descent to altitude selected would make contact with surface currently beneath aircraft - caution - Autopilot speed selected is below flaps up stall speed - you will need flaps - Advice on having reached target altitude - ...and so much more! Autopilot tutorial advice is optional If you want to hear this general advice, turn on the 'Autopilot Tips' option at the Settings Screen of FSFlyingSchool. Chief instructor Mr Smith will give you general instruction on the autopilot unit and more when you are flying during quieter periods. In order to avoid these tips sounding repetitive, they are chosen randomly so you won't keep hearing the same advice each flight. Get ready to learn - here are some of the areas Mr Smith will explain to you - Intersecting the ILS glideslope from below - How to slow down to a target speed - Disengaging autopilot (or not) before landing - Speed management required to keep on glideslope - Importance of correcting drifting heading indicator - Wasted turns through poor use of heading bug - Immediate firm control of aircraft after autopilot is disengaged - Disengaging autopilot if flight path is not right - ...and a lot more! | | |
Enhanced Instructor Awareness! We have once again made several incremental improvements to FSFlyingSchool, including new areas requiring the pilot's attention. Mr Smith, the chief instructor, is looking at each pilot's performance in even greater detail with the arrival of FSFlyingSchool 2018. Here are some of the enhancements: - Mr Smith has always advised that your flight controls be checked before flights. In addition, he will now expect you to specifically check the free and correct function of your elevator, ailerons and rudder. - Your instructor will advise you that if your aircraft has been stored for a long time you need to check for damage or obstructions caused by insects and birds. - In cold weather, Mr Smith will remind you that frost on the wings can prevent the aircraft from becoming airborne. - Shortly after entering cruise mode, you'll hear comments from Mr Smith on your success or failure in checking your elevator, ailerons and rudder before take off. Let's develop good habits. - If you're in the kind of aircraft that has a 'run-up' procedure, Mr Smith will point that out and expect it to be done before take off. You'll be hearing from him later if you don't. - Mr Smith will remind you to fully extend and retract your flaps before take off to check their correct function. You'll hear his feedback on this so let's get it done. - You'll be reminded, when climbing on warm days, that steep climbs can lead to overheating - so be careful out there. - Familiar with displaced thresholds? Mr Smith will remind you to land beyond any red lights preceeding the runway. - Even without lights you'll be told to land beyond the displaced threshold. Mr Smith can see it - can you? - You'll get timely advice about taxiway edge lighting (blue), runway edge and center line lights (white), red lights marking the far end of the runway and green lights across runway indicating its start. - And more...! | | |
Get ready to learn about temperature, wet runways, dew point and much more - including interactive crosswind instruction!
Look at the features the NEW INCLUDED 'Weather Tutor Pack' adds to FSFlyingSchool 2018 for X-Plane 11 AND 10:
Weather plays a key part in aviation and a thorough knowledge of weather and its effects is an essential part of every pilot's studies. Now your chief instructor Mr Smith can help in X-Plane. Mr Smith is the man for Weather Tutor As your chief instructor, he's the one who explains temperature, elevation, dew point, precipitation, crosswind techniques and more! Interactive weather advice is optional If you want to hear it, turn on the 'Monitor Weather' option at the Pilots Screen of FSFlyingSchool. You'll hear your instructor describing the current weather and giving instruction and advice on it. Interactive crosswind advice is optional If you want to hear it, turn on the 'Monitor Crosswinds' option at the Pilots Screen of FSFlyingSchool. You'll hear crosswind take off and landing instruction right when you need it! Weather and crosswind tutorial advice is optional If you want to hear this advice, turn on the 'Weather Tips' option at the Settings Screen of FSFlyingSchool. Chief instructor Mr Smith will give you general instruction on weather and more when you are flying during quieter periods. In order to avoid these tips sounding repetitive, they are chosen randomly so you won't keep hearing the same advice each flight. A great way to learn - and all while cruising along! Get ready to learn - here are some of the areas Mr Smith will explain to you: (Note that in addition to weather, the Weather Tutor covers several bonus subjects that are not strictly weather but still essential to safe flight.) - Effects of temperature-dew point spread - Considerations when flying in low light - Considerations when flying in low visibility - Considerations when flying in the presence of clouds - Considerations when flying in low temperatures - Crosswind landing technique - Crosswind take-off technique - Crosswind take-off roll aileron use - Crosswind landing roll aileron use - Take-off from a high elevation - Landing at a high elevation - Take-off at a high temperature - Landing at a high temperature - Take-off from a wet grass runway - Take-off from a dry grass runway - Landing at a wet grass runway - Landing at a dry grass runway - Landing at a wet paved runway - ...and a lot more! | | |
A powerful collection of add-on features for FSFlyingSchool including interactive VOR navigation instruction!
Look at the features the NEW INCLUDED 'PRO Pack' adds to FSFlyingSchool 2018 for X-Plane 11 and 10:
- Interactive Help with VOR Navigation --- Instructor monitors VOR instruments in aircraft. --- Instructor offers detailed advice and tips on how to navigate with VORs. --- Learn about: TO/FROM/OFF flag, Omni Bearing Selector (OBS), Course Deviation Indicator (CDI). --- Get information as you fly, change settings and as the instruments react to your flight path. --- Instructor describes at length the aspects of different elements of VOR navigation as you fly along. --- If you approach and cross a VOR station, instructor describes what to expect instruments to do. --- You'll soon be a VOR navigation PRO! - Enhanced Instructor Awareness - instructor is watching even closer: --- Instructor watches for parking brake set at correct times. --- Advice when coming in too fast for a landing to slow down or go-around. --- Instructor requires throttles to be operated smoothly. --- Advice to slow to a taxi speed soon after landing to clear for next arrival. --- Advice to accelerate promptly when taking off so as not to waste runway. --- Reminders to get going if on runway for excessive time for take off. --- Warning if not heading into wind when on final approach. --- Advice for steering problems on take-off run. --- Reminder to use flaps if appropriate for take off. --- Reminder to disengage autopilot while on the ground. --- Advice not to run throttles high while on ground with parking brake set. --- And more! - Instant Help --- Spoken help on aircraft instruments, switches and controls when they are used during flights. --- Instant spoken help you can use immediately while flying in X-Plane. --- Adds a whole new level of fun and learning to your flights with X-Plane. --- You hear and see help and tips for controls, instruments and switches immediately in flight! --- Help when you use COM radios, NAV radios, autopilot functions like heading hold, speed hold... --- Help when you use altitude hold, spoilers, autobrakes, gear, lights, pitot heat and so much more. --- Use some help up there in the Simulated Skies? Get familiar with those switches, dials, buttons etc. --- Listen and learn as a friendly instructor explains the role of the device you operated. --- Help is given immediately, in real time, with optional text captions so you can read the advice too. --- Once you operate a device, you won't hear the explanation again for a while - avoids repetition. --- Optionally turn off the voice completely and use the text captions for reference during your flights. --- Alternatively, you can turn off the captions and just listen to the voice of the instructor. --- Configure the FSFlyingSchool Instant Help option the way you want it! - Interactive Aviation Help --- During flights, instructor shares detailed aviation knowledge with you. --- Subjects include cockpit instruments, controls, techniques and much more. --- With chief instructor Mr Smith's help you will soon be familiar with: --- Flaps --- Mixture --- PAPI --- VORs --- Turn technique --- VASI --- Stall recovery --- Autopilot speed hold --- Autopilot heading hold --- Autopilot altitude hold --- Autothrottle --- Transponder use and codes --- Crossfeeds --- Speedbrake --- Fuel pumps --- Carburetor heat --- Spoilers --- Anti-ice --- Decision height ...and dozens more aviation subjects. --- Includes optional text captions so you can read the advice too. --- A great way to learn - and all while cruising along! | | |
| Supports: Cessna 172 Skyhawk at Detailed Level! | |
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| Supports: Cessna 208 Caravan at Detailed Level! | |
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Supports: Aerobask Eclipse 550 NG - New Aerobask Epic E1000 Skyview - New Aerobask Lisa Airplanes Akoya (land based operations only) - New Aerobask Velocity V-Twin - New McDonnell Douglas MD 82 (Supplied with X-Plane 11) - New Boeing 737-800 (general support) - New Carenado Beechcraft King Air B200 (for X-Plane 11) - New Carenado Beechcraft King Air C90 (for X-Plane 11) - New Cirrus SF50 (Supplied with X-Plane 11) - New vFlyteAir Cirrus SR20 - New vFlyteAir Piper PA-28 Arrow 200 - New vFlyteAir Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 - New Beechcraft Baron 58 (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Beechcraft King Air B200 (Details in manual) Beechcraft King Air C90B (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Boeing 747-400 (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Boeing 777 Worldliner by VMAX Boeing 777-200 (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Boeing 787 Dreamliner by VMAX Carenado Beechcraft Baron 58 Carenado Beechcraft Bonanza F33A Carenado Beechcraft King Air C90B Carenado Cessna 152 II Carenado Cessna 208B Caravan (supported at 'Detail Pack' level) Carenado Cessna c172 (supported at 'Detail Pack' level) Carenado Cessna C337 Skymaster Carenado Cessna C340 II Carenado Cessna CT210 Centurion II Carenado Mooney M20J Carenado Piper PA-28 Archer II Carenado Piper PA-32 Saratoga Carenado Piper PA-34 Seneca II Cirrus C4 'The Jet' (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Columbia 400 (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Diamond DA40-180 (Shade Tree Micro Aviation) Lockheed C-130 Hercules (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Wilson Aircraft) MD KC-10 Extender (Supplied with X-Plane 10) Piaggio P180 Avanti Ferrari (Supplied with X-Plane 10) X-Plane 10 Cessna c172 (supported at 'Detail Pack' level) AND YOU CAN ADD ANY PLANE YOU WANT! |
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| Works with X-Plane 11 for Microsoft Windows | | |
| Works with X-Plane 10 for Microsoft Windows | | | Google Flight Mapping . View a map of your flight route and even share with friends! | | |
| Team of 3 talking Flight Instructors, with optional text captions displayed in X-Plane | | |
| Scoring system rates all phases of flight: taxi, take off, cruise, approach, landing & more | | |
| Fly anywhere in the world with an instructor | | |
| Easy to use! Land anywhere you like and your instructors will know which runway you have chosen. Just get lined up with a runway ahead of you when you descend in landing mode. The instructor will look ahead, figure which runway you are heading for and announce where you are going to land. | | |
| Instructor knows which runway you are taking off from. Instructor will comment and give advice on the runway you have selected. | | |
| Instructor knows which runway you are landing at. Even without ILS, and will give advice on how to land. | | |
| No need to land on a fixed point on the runway. Any reasonable landing on a runway will get a reasonable score. | | |
| Spoken Teaching Tips. Option so that FSFlyingSchool will speak a series of helpful tips when you fly. Tips are always in the same voice and are clearly different from a normal 'instructor' voice. These tips are like training wheels on a bicycle and are telling you how to use FSFlyingSchool and X-Plane itself. Once you have got the basics of these operations down, you may wish to turn these basic tips off. | | |
| Friendly scoring system. Rewards all flights which were basically safe - higher scores require plenty of skill. If you can walk away from your landing - you will get a score. If you crash - you will not! | | |
| Numerical data added to log book. Shows details of flight performance, such as landing speed, distance from threshold, approach accuracy and more. | | |
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FSFlyingSchool for X-Plane 10 Cessna 172 Edition |
FSFlyingSchool 2018 for X-Plane 11 and 10 |
| Unique Career Analyzer graphs over 70 areas of airmanship | | |
| Pilot Briefing Tool analyzes all flights to find patterns of performance which need improvement | | |
| Option to monitor correct use of aircraft lights | | |
| Instructors give additional warnings before mistakes are made | | |
| Instructors have many helpful and entertaining phrases | | |
| Enhanced Help | | |
| Option to monitor correct use of aircraft engines | | |
| Instructor reports distance from DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) navigation aid | | |
| Multiple instructors with different personalities, genders and nationalities | | |
| Link to real world airport data on web | | |
| Instructor reports runway length, altitude and surface type when on approach | | |
| Log Book statistics are totalled for easy review | | |
| Optional Voice Command Pack allows the pilot to talk to the Instructor | | |
| Flight scores tracked in detail in your own FSFlyingSchool logbook | | |
| FSFlyingSchool web site hosts top scores tables | | |
| Detailed scoring of your performance - not a simple summary | | |
| Instant tests of your airmanship - just ask the instructor | | |
Detailed Cessna 172 advice during 'Starting and Takeoff':
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Detailed Cessna 172 advice during 'Descent and Landing':
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Detailed Cessna 172 General Warnings and Advice:
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Detailed Cessna 208 advice during 'Starting and Takeoff':
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Detailed Cessna 208 advice during 'Descent and Landing':
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Detailed Cessna 208 General Warnings and Advice:
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