737 EXTREMELY unstable during flight

[statisticsnerd]

Okay, I just started using FSP and my 737 starts knocking around like crazy when I get to 30,000+ feet. The airspeed jumps back and forth anywhere
from Mach .65 to .85 in a matter of a few seconds, and the plane moves violently left to right. What's going on??!! And no, this isn't what I consider normal turbulence.



Post Edited ( 02-16-07 23:39 )

[Russ]

Which 737 are you using?

[statisticsnerd]

The default 737 that comes with FS2004...

[Mac]

Sounds like you're experiencing the joys of FS's default weather. What is happening is you're entering different weather conditions, changing winds
should be a bit more gradual that the sudden 60kts headwind to 60kts tailwind and the nasty overspeed penalty you get with FS.
If you have the payware FSUIPC there is an option to turn on weather smoothing (or something to that avail) which should help you out. If you're like
me and just use the free one, there isn't much you can do appart from spend some dosh (on either FSUIPC or a payware weather program) to sort the
problem out.

[statisticsnerd]

Thanks, that took care of it.

I still usually get a -300 or more points for my flights, but that has nothing to do with the weather lol.

[Jambone]

lol newbie

[statisticsnerd]

My passengers absolutely hate me. The hostess even started bitching about my flying, saying "the pilot is either drunk or stupid, or both."
Yeah, well I showed her!! Check out the flight report-

Accident Report:

The aircraft suffered major stress due to flight conditions and broke into several parts at 19h15.
According to the black-box we deduce the following: For some reason a cabin door was opened during flight and experts agree this is one of the dumbest
things one can do. The aircraft sustained considerable decompression damage.Passengers in critical condition needed landing as soon as possible. The
flaps were extended at excessive airspeed and were damaged. The pilot over rotated the aircraft upon take off and the tail hit the ground. This was
probably the root cause of the crash. No emergency was declared before the crash.

Passenger Opinion: Terror and grief. (0%)
-Were annoyed by the music on the general speaker during flight. They prefer it on the ground.
-Didn't like your inverted flying. (179°)
-Were terrified by the excess G-forces. (+5.47 -2.29).
-Didn't like that some passengers started flying around the cabin caused by your negative G flying.
-Didn't like your acrobatic flight (repeated G-forces).
-Were angry because some passengers were badly injured.
-Were anxious because they heard a loud sound coming from the rear of the aircraft upon take off.
-Were terrified by the last dive before the crash.
-Were terrified because of the problem during flight.

Overall Flight Result: Crash

Pilot's Penalty points: -6977 points
• Crash! The aircraft was destroyed in flight at an altitude of 15557ft due to extreme flight conditions. Many lives were lost - your fault. (-850)
• You made a serious pilot error that resulted in a critical problem. (-800)
• You failed to regain low atmospheric layer in time after a decompression accident. (-600)
• You had a serious failure aboard and you forgot to call a mayday. (-350)
• Some passengers were slightly injured because of the dangerous maneuvres you performed while their seat belts were not fastened. (-600)
• Commercial aircraft are not designed for aerobatics, you created excess G-force. (-600)
• Executing a very sharp bank angle (179°) is prohibited in commercial aircraft. (-537)
• Opening doors while in flight is a VERY bad idea. (-600)
• Exceeding maximum speed of this aircraft is very dangerous. (-600)
• You have exceeded the flap speed limit by 99.03kts (-990)
• You over rotated on take off and your tail struck the ground. (-300)
• Stalling an aircraft full of passengers even with a problem aboard is NOT a good idea. (-150)

In memory of the pilot who died these penalty points will not
be recorded in his log and his last rank will be maintained.

[DSW334]

lol

[Mac]

Which airline do you work for?

[poden]

Time to create a new airline!

[Launchbury]

Mac wrote:
Which airline do you work for?

The one that just went bankrupt.