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FSFlyingSchool Pilot
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Could you suggest an airport to demo on and provide any and all files required to make the experience as pleasant as possible?
I'm very excited by the potential of FSFlightSchool. However, I don't think you are putting your best foot forward with the demo.
I've spent waaaaay too much time tinkering with setting up a VFR landing.
Finding an airport in the acceptable demo area
Finding an airport in the acceptable demo area with an ILS
Finding an airport where the ILS runway is also the VFR runway
Creating a flight plan
Submitting the flight plan to FSFS.
Creating a nonILS file
etc.
After several hours of tinkering I still don't think the instructor knows where the heck we are! And we all know what that does to one's landing score.
I think you should suggest an airport to demo on and provide any and all files required to make the experience as pleasant as possible.
Unfortunately, my experience so far has been very frustrating.
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FSFlyingSchool Developer
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Thanks for your interest in FSFlyingSchool and thanks especially for your input!  I do see your point - this would be a good set of data to have on hand to fly around in the demo and try out both ILS and visual approaches. I'll get onto this.  For reference, in the FSFlyingSchool Demo Version:
Pilots need to fly within the following airspace
(N41* 30' - N45* 00', W87* 30' - W88* 30').
For example - try flying between Chicago and Green Bay. I believe the following Non ILS (visual) approaches are all within the demo area and in the NonILS folder of FSFS: KBUU
KHXF
KIGQ
KJOT
KOCQ Remember that when flying a visual approach, NAV1 must not be receiving an ILS signal - if it is, that signal will be where the instructor thinks you've decided to land.  Also - here are a few quick observations which I hope will help. When people get low scores it is usually because FSFlyingSchool has not been configured 'just right' yet by the user.  This is usually related to approaches and landings where it is essential that the pilot understand what FSFS is looking for with regard to ILS or 'Non-ILS' approaches, which are handled entirely differently in FSFS. ILS approaches can be done at any runway which has it, must be tuned in on NAV1, and NAV1 OBS must be set to the exact runway heading. Non-ILS approaches can be done at any runway in the FSFS NonILS folder, but a flight plan to that runway must be loaded into FSFlyingSchool (loading it into Flight Simulator is actually irrelevant to FSFlyingSchool ), NAV1 must be receiving no ILS signal, and NAV1 OBS must be set to the exact runway heading. Beyond that, it helps if the pilot uses the best controls available. We always use a yoke and rudder pedals in order to get the best scores we can, using crosswinds at the landing site for a bit of a challenge. A good joystick with a twisting action for the rudder can achieve good results, but flying in heavy weather with the keyboard is not going to get good scores...  I hope this helps a bit!
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