What do you use for making flights?

[jboweruk]

CowlFlapsOpen wrote:

jboweruk wrote:
if I'm tight which using FSCargo is usually the case then VFR is the order of the day, otherwise if I'm setting my own time and weather is
bad it
will be IFR.

JBOWERUK, how do you like FS Cargo? I've had my eye on it but wondered how it works with FsP.

It works pretty much okay. Sometimes you get some little gripe from one or the other but not often and it's usually to do with loadout. But
for the most part I pick my FSCargo flight first ( a good idea since then you know where you are going) then get the plane ready, taxi to the
cargo area and load both cargo and FSPax up, before taxi to the active and out on my flight. Very hard to keep to schedule but because
you know how long you're supposed to take it's easy enough to get bonus in FSP. I heartily recommend it, not on it's own that great, but
coupled to FSP then I'm glad I did. The DF Bonanza A36 is a beauty to use with it, as apparently is the C206 from Carenado or the FSD
Pilatus Porter.

[jeremy19446]

Since I use VATSIM I need to have correct VOR's and intersections in my flight planner/GPS, so I look up the proper flight plan on the VATSIM.net
website and then go to http://www.fsroute.com, select my departure and arrival points, past in my route, set F/P export to MS Flight Simulator 200X, hit generate
and save the file into my Flight simulator files folder. Then I just load up the sim go to flight planner, load and the route is right there for ya,
you dont have to locate the intersections or nothing.



Post Edited ( 12-08-05 03:13 )

[SWAFO]

Another GREAT website for real world routes (I fly these routes in reality!) is http://flightaware.com/analysis/route.rvt


Check it out! Keep in mind that they're not all entered in the standard format (showing direct to, or via legs in waypoints, etc.), and I'd be
happy to help out if it's needed. Some of them are typed up in "shorthand"

[jboweruk]

Nice link Brad, but seems like it only works for the big stuff, not us bush pilots just trying to get going.

[pegase]

Here is my usual way:
- I go to the departure airport (usually where I landed the previous flight)
- I choose a destination upon plane requirements and range, wished flight time and personal preference.
- If I wish a nice sunset or sunrise during approach, I go to http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/sunrise_adv_f.html to check the daylight time
- I go to http://www.fsdestinations.com/icao.php?mode=full to check what will be probably the landing runway
- Listen the ATIS and look weather at departure for take off runway
- I go to http://www.fsdestinations.com/icao.php?mode=full, get the altitude wind.
- With these indications I can make an acurate flight planning in FSNavigator including departure an approach vectors and make a
correction of cruise speed depending on expected altitude wind.
- I export the flight from FSNAV and load it into the MSFS flight planner
- Switch on battery; connect to ground power or start the APU, check that all electric items has power
- Start FSpassengers
- Ask IFR clearance, prepare the radiosaltitude annouciators, rims, (joystick calibration etc.
- If my plane don't have APU (like my CS B 707) I start the engine 4, switch power to it and disconnect ground power.
- When every body is on board, the door closed, get taxi clearance, push back and start all engines.

[jboweruk]

Nice, I just quickly checked out that FSDestinations site and it shows Spokane as clear with a temp of -16 C, ouch that's cold. I saw it
also had Orcas I. my main hub accessible. I shall try to use that tonight to plan my route.

[CowlFlapsOpen]

jboweruk wrote:
JBOWERUK, how do you like FS Cargo? I've had my eye on it but wondered how it works with FsP.

It works pretty much okay. Sometimes you get some little gripe from one or the other but not often and it's usually to do with loadout. But
for the most part I pick my FSCargo flight first ( a good idea since then you know where you are going) then get the plane ready, taxi to the
cargo area and load both cargo and FSPax up, before taxi to the active and out on my flight. Very hard to keep to schedule but because
you know how long you're supposed to take it's easy enough to get bonus in FSP. I heartily recommend it, not on it's own that great, but
coupled to FSP then I'm glad I did. The DF Bonanza A36 is a beauty to use with it, as apparently is the C206 from Carenado or the FSD
Pilatus Porter.

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Thanks JBOWERUK. I have th A36 so it should be fun.