If any of you own the Level-D 763. You now that the procedures for that aircraft are very close to the real thing (I presume because im not a pilot). But How do you use the GPS. There is no button for it, and I can't make it come out. Any insight on this would be apprecaited.
Thanks,
David
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QUOTE(riversiderebel3 @ Apr 21 2008, 11:34 AM) 
If any of you own the Level-D 763. You now that the procedures for that aircraft are very close to the real thing (I presume because im not a pilot). But How do you use the GPS. There is no button for it, and I can't make it come out. Any insight on this would be apprecaited.
Thanks,
David
Thanks,
David
Why would you ever need to use the GPS, if you have a kickass FMS?
There is no GPS in the Level-D 767 as far as I know. You don't really need one when you have the FMS navigating you vertically and laterally.
Don't be scared of the FMS/FMC, it only seems daunting and scary, but once you get the hang of it you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!
Don't be scared of the FMS/FMC, it only seems daunting and scary, but once you get the hang of it you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!
QUOTE(The Airbuser @ Apr 21 2008, 01:35 PM)
Why would you ever need to use the GPS, if you have a kickass FMS?
No offense man but I have no clue how to use the FMS. As a matter of fact im not 100% sure what an FMS is. I just got the hang of VOR and ILS stuff. But I mean is there somewhere I cant go with a tutorial or something on how to fly this bird. It's pretty advance. Oh and another Thing. How do I change my course (like where do I find the course knob to change my course)? Much obliged.
David
QUOTE(Empress @ Apr 21 2008, 03:09 PM)
There is no GPS in the Level-D 767 as far as I know. You don't really need one when you have the FMS navigating you vertically and laterally.
Don't be scared of the FMS/FMC, it only seems daunting and scary, but once you get the hang of it you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!
Don't be scared of the FMS/FMC, it only seems daunting and scary, but once you get the hang of it you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!
Are you a Pilot or something? Cause im not sure i'll be able to get the hang of it (not knowing what teh FMS is). Unless ofcourse your not a pilot and read a manual or something. But right now it seems pretty confusing and hard to figure out. thanks though!!!
David
QUOTE(riversiderebel3 @ Apr 21 2008, 08:59 PM)
...Unless ofcourse your not a pilot and read a manual or something.
There's no other way mate!
We pilots read then fly...I'd suggest taking a look at the manual. If I'm correct there's a tutorial on how to fly the beast.
Oh, and the course selector is located where you select the VHF NAV frequency where it says "radial", though you have to select "Manual" on the button between the knobs...See? read, mate!
Hope it helps,
Eduardo
QUOTE(The Airbuser @ Apr 21 2008, 10:50 PM)
There's no other way mate!
We pilots read then fly...I'd suggest taking a look at the manual. If I'm correct there's a tutorial on how to fly the beast.
Oh, and the course selector is located where you select the VHF NAV frequency where it says "radial", though you have to select "Manual" on the button between the knobs...See? read, mate!
Hope it helps,
Eduardo
We pilots read then fly...I'd suggest taking a look at the manual. If I'm correct there's a tutorial on how to fly the beast.
Oh, and the course selector is located where you select the VHF NAV frequency where it says "radial", though you have to select "Manual" on the button between the knobs...See? read, mate!
Hope it helps,
Eduardo
Alright brother thanks for the help. and I bet you guys do alot of homework before taking to the skies. hopefully ill be in those shoes soon. but oh boy if the simulator is giving me trouble. oh boy oh boy.
The tutorials aren't that hard to follow. Theres a few of them on Avsim. When it comes to the Level D 767, the main attraction is the realism of the systems. If you're not using them for whatever reason you've really just wasted $40.
Trust me, I hate manuals and reading, but the tutorials are really easy to go through. They are a .pdf file if memory serves me correctly, they have pictures and it walks you through the whole flight from flight planning, FMS set up, prestart, all the way to shut down at the destination. After you learn one FMS, they're all basically the same too, so you can hop from the Level D, to PMDG, to iFly, to PSS and so on.
Stick and rudder/steamgaugers will say its not really flying, but it feels great sometimes to enter all that information and have everything pop up for you, and for it to be right! Its satisfying to look at the route page and see everything trucking along nicely, and to know you programmed it to do what its doing and there are no snags in it.
The tutorial is free, and only takes a couple hours to do (if you use time compression). What have ya got to lose?
Trust me, I hate manuals and reading, but the tutorials are really easy to go through. They are a .pdf file if memory serves me correctly, they have pictures and it walks you through the whole flight from flight planning, FMS set up, prestart, all the way to shut down at the destination. After you learn one FMS, they're all basically the same too, so you can hop from the Level D, to PMDG, to iFly, to PSS and so on.
Stick and rudder/steamgaugers will say its not really flying, but it feels great sometimes to enter all that information and have everything pop up for you, and for it to be right! Its satisfying to look at the route page and see everything trucking along nicely, and to know you programmed it to do what its doing and there are no snags in it.
The tutorial is free, and only takes a couple hours to do (if you use time compression). What have ya got to lose?
QUOTE(Empress @ Apr 22 2008, 10:32 AM)
The tutorials aren't that hard to follow. Theres a few of them on Avsim. When it comes to the Level D 767, the main attraction is the realism of the systems. If you're not using them for whatever reason you've really just wasted $40.
Trust me, I hate manuals and reading, but the tutorials are really easy to go through. They are a .pdf file if memory serves me correctly, they have pictures and it walks you through the whole flight from flight planning, FMS set up, prestart, all the way to shut down at the destination. After you learn one FMS, they're all basically the same too, so you can hop from the Level D, to PMDG, to iFly, to PSS and so on.
Stick and rudder/steamgaugers will say its not really flying, but it feels great sometimes to enter all that information and have everything pop up for you, and for it to be right! Its satisfying to look at the route page and see everything trucking along nicely, and to know you programmed it to do what its doing and there are no snags in it.
The tutorial is free, and only takes a couple hours to do (if you use time compression). What have ya got to lose?
Trust me, I hate manuals and reading, but the tutorials are really easy to go through. They are a .pdf file if memory serves me correctly, they have pictures and it walks you through the whole flight from flight planning, FMS set up, prestart, all the way to shut down at the destination. After you learn one FMS, they're all basically the same too, so you can hop from the Level D, to PMDG, to iFly, to PSS and so on.
Stick and rudder/steamgaugers will say its not really flying, but it feels great sometimes to enter all that information and have everything pop up for you, and for it to be right! Its satisfying to look at the route page and see everything trucking along nicely, and to know you programmed it to do what its doing and there are no snags in it.
The tutorial is free, and only takes a couple hours to do (if you use time compression). What have ya got to lose?
Oh deffinately, I wan't to learn how to handle all those systems. But man I sure wish i will be able to fly this bird accurately and not just through VOR to VOR. Cause it gets kind of budgy some times. But I sure do hope that reading these tutorials will make me fly this bird the way it is intended for sim. Thanks a bunch for the info!!!
David
I love using the FMS/FMC/CDU. It is easiest on the Boeing 777 PSS. It is such a useful tool, but it corrupts when you save it on the long haul flights, the route does not load up properly, but only on the 777. Using the 737PIC CDU is great too, with a simple manual described well. I love the planes and the computers.
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
Chris
QUOTE(riversiderebel3 @ Apr 22 2008, 08:55 PM)
Oh deffinately, I wan't to learn how to handle all those systems. ...
Hi River, in this thread I've once left a couple of links that could be useful to you. I hope it helps. bye
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