Glad you like it!

>> I can see that I am going to have to read the manual completely.

Reading all of the manual is highly recommended, as FSFlyingSchool can be configured in lots of ways. The manual also introduces you to all of the available features (e.g. circuits, visual approaches, etc).

>> I am going to have to tell all my mates at VOZ and AVSIM about this place.

Thanks

Hi there Baz - thanks for trying FSFS!

You only need to fill in the data on an aircraft if it is not already present in your FSFS aircraft folder. You'll know this because FSFS will disconnect if it detects that your are flying and aircraft it knows very little about.

Note that even if this happens, FSFS should be able to detect the flap positions in degrees for you, if nothing else. You will see these at the aircraft page.

If FSFS does not know the aircraft, check if it has been recently added to the FSFS list by clicking on the "Aircraft" link on our web page - which will take you to The Hanger on this (here!) forum.

If it's not there, then you can add the data yourself. It is important to use the data the manufacturer of the virtual aircraft used - this may differ from real aviation data on the aircraft... and indeed we know of several cases where this is true...

The best places to look for this data are the aircraft.cfg, _ref.htm, _check.htm and .air files in FS.

If all else fails, find the real aircraft data (usually available somewhere on the web) and use that, but be sure to fly the plane around and lower and raise gear and flaps, etc to make sure things are what you'd expect.

At the aircraft page, in the "Data Source" click "User Specified Data". Type the data into the aircraft page and save it by pressing the "Save User Data" button.

This creates your own .FSU file which FSFS will use so you can fly the plane - that's it!

Please, please - if you take the time to do this, share the .FSU file with others by posting it on this forum. We'll check it over and post it into The Hanger so users around the world can take to the skies using the data you provided.

Regarding your second item, make sure that you load your FS flight plan into FSFS at the FSFS flight plan page or FSFS will not know about it - it sounds like you already have this covered.

You need to tell FSFS which runway you are landing at if FSFS knows the visual approaches to the airport - you will see a runway list at the flight plan page.

We've never had a report of a failure of FSFS to detect NAV1 OBS's setting - is this happening frequently or just sometimes, or just once?

Could you post your FS flight plan and your htm FSFS log book to this forum so we can take a look at some of the details of such a flight? 

Thanks for the feedback - much appreciated.

Jeff Preston ('Squadron Leader') - FSFlyingSchool Publisher & Lead Developer


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As to the log book, the information you see on the screen in FSFS after the flight ends is saved automatically as a HTM file in the PilotRoster folder in FSFS. You should be able to see this at any time you choose by clicking on the "View Full Pilot Log Book" button on the FSFS Log Book page. In fact, the information you see in the file is a little more detailed than that you see on the screen after the flight ends.

This builds into a handy record of all your flights with FSFS and is a handy way to monitor your fabulous progress!

Regarding flap speeds etc - we couldn't agree more. Our goal is to encourage virtual pilots to worry about little things like wrecking their flaps - they just might come in useful at the next landing...

In full versions of the software, the pilot can of course submit his/her score to the web and that's where we all get a chance to prove just how darned good we are with our favorite aircraft.

Thanks again for the input and the questions.

Let us know how you get on. 

Jeff Preston ('Squadron Leader') - FSFlyingSchool Publisher & Lead Developer


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This beta version allows the pilot to do everything except:
1. Fly outside of the Chicago area.
2. Submit scores to the FSFlyingSchool.com score tables.

The in program log book is filled out once a landing/flight/circuit is completed. At this point the data is also saved in a HTM file inside the "PilotRoster" folder (usually C:\Program Files\FSFlyingSchool\PilotRoster). The file will use the same name as the current pilot, so by default it'll be LightSpeed.htm

What's the name of your current pilot?

Can you perform a landing and see if the file is created? If not then please tell us!

A screenshot of the in program log book (with data in it) would also be useful.

Thanks,
John.

Rich