txnetcop
January 1st, 2017, 06:34
Hello there!
X-Plane 10 Mobile just got a major update that includes a new free aircraft, and cockpit manipulators (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjEsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLm NvbS93YXRjaD92PVRhSnVJZnFZUlBZIiwibGlua19pZCI6Mjk5 NzI5NDd9/0ee37296a8fac97e99b367ab198ca80e22fe3c4a127838094f 1dfc664c842ee4). X-Plane 11 is getting better all the time thanks to the bug reports we get and the bug fixes we get in with every update (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LngtcGxhbmUuY2 9tL2tiL3gtcGxhbmUtMTEtMDAtcmVsZWFzZS1ub3Rlcy8iLCJs aW5rX2lkIjozMDg5MDc5NH0/6213fb6d9687bf1f85b10c340e697bf43938df856351dd8955 abcc56b13b5931).
Austin's X-Plane 11 Flight Model UpdatesThere is some cool new stuff for X-Plane 11 beta 3 and beta 4 that is really nice. Now that I am flying a pressurized airplane with a PT-6 engine, I have really gotten the PT-6 model and pressurization system modeling dialed in for X-Plane! This includes everything from the dynamic and organic feel of the free turbine in the PT-6 to the need to carry some power in the descents at high altitude to maintain pressurization!
Also I have gone over the rotor dynamics in X-Plane 11 starting with beta 4 to dial in the effects of hovering in and out of ground effect by effectively bouncing prop wash off the ground.Carefully tuning these dynamics, I’ve gotten the various power requirements and climb and descent rates really close to real helicopters acting in these sometimes catastrophic corners of the envelope.
I’ve also dived into jet engine supersonic dynamics for beta 4! Using the dynamics of total pressure recovery, normal shocks, and the recently de-classified Pilots Operating Handbook for the F-4 Phantom, I have really dialed in the supersonic jet engine dynamics as well, getting not only the SPEED of the F-4 accurate to within a few hundredths of a Mach number, but getting the supersonic acceleration and deceleration of that aircraft accurate to within a few seconds as well!
The details go on for a few pages, so check it all out over here in my articles on the X-Plane Developer Blog (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjMsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZGV2ZWxvcGVyLngtcG xhbmUuY29tL2F1dGhvci9hdXN0aW4vIiwibGlua19pZCI6MzA4 OTA3OTV9/bd369620147c49a31975989e6a8ca19539c866257c0de0c01e 733d6ca0d5b8a0)!
-- Austin
See all flight model improvements (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjQsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZGV2ZWxvcGVyLngtcG xhbmUuY29tL2F1dGhvci9hdXN0aW4vIiwibGlua19pZCI6MzA4 OTA3OTV9/c4bec2a712130fc5fc97f43d6e4d7d29ef77668b7bb8aef2dc afcfc2e63c70b8)
Tips and TricksThe X-Plane 11 map looks quite a bit different than the map in X-Plane 10, but much of the same functionality is there. You can open the map by using the 'm' key, the icon in the top right corner of the menu, or from under the Flight menu.
http://userimg.customeriomail.com/CjmcbKEgScidjSzNYa47_X-Plane_11_map.png
Use the Mode drop down menu to pick between three different types of map information, displaying items such as airways and ILS beacons.
Use the Layers drop down to display clouds or precipitation on the map in real time.
Check the boxes to toggle the flight path, a compass rose around your aircraft, or to disable downwind ILS beacons.
Toggle the Glideslope Cross Section when flying approaches, which you can change with the Approach drop down menu.
Use the buttons in the top left corner of the map to zoom in or out, center on your aircraft, and change whether the top of the map is north, or the direction your plane faces.
You can also click on almost any of the icons in the map to open the powerful Inspector window. Use this window to:
View airport details such as conditions and communications frequencies.
Move the plane to a new runway or set up a final approach.
Tune NAV radios with a single button.
Change your aircraft's heading, altitude, speed or climb angle.
Featured Add OnsPaywareAerovie (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjUsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFlcm92aWUuY2 9tLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk2fQ/a1b6a61dee58d563721f3be34913e1c2eae2d8ff732db5079d 77af50af8cbdc6) is a full electronic flight bag (EFB) for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. It includes charts, flight plan filing, and powerful pre-flight weather. You can also submit PIREP to Lockheed Martin Flight Service into National Airspace System. Learn more and get a free trial ataerovie.com (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjYsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFlcm92aWUuY2 9tLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk2fQ/7783623b541edb04840647225d809da16d80274039e1e2dc11 1f49493a687a58).
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Happy flying!
-- The X-Plane Team
X-Plane 10 Mobile just got a major update that includes a new free aircraft, and cockpit manipulators (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjEsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLm NvbS93YXRjaD92PVRhSnVJZnFZUlBZIiwibGlua19pZCI6Mjk5 NzI5NDd9/0ee37296a8fac97e99b367ab198ca80e22fe3c4a127838094f 1dfc664c842ee4). X-Plane 11 is getting better all the time thanks to the bug reports we get and the bug fixes we get in with every update (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LngtcGxhbmUuY2 9tL2tiL3gtcGxhbmUtMTEtMDAtcmVsZWFzZS1ub3Rlcy8iLCJs aW5rX2lkIjozMDg5MDc5NH0/6213fb6d9687bf1f85b10c340e697bf43938df856351dd8955 abcc56b13b5931).
Austin's X-Plane 11 Flight Model UpdatesThere is some cool new stuff for X-Plane 11 beta 3 and beta 4 that is really nice. Now that I am flying a pressurized airplane with a PT-6 engine, I have really gotten the PT-6 model and pressurization system modeling dialed in for X-Plane! This includes everything from the dynamic and organic feel of the free turbine in the PT-6 to the need to carry some power in the descents at high altitude to maintain pressurization!
Also I have gone over the rotor dynamics in X-Plane 11 starting with beta 4 to dial in the effects of hovering in and out of ground effect by effectively bouncing prop wash off the ground.Carefully tuning these dynamics, I’ve gotten the various power requirements and climb and descent rates really close to real helicopters acting in these sometimes catastrophic corners of the envelope.
I’ve also dived into jet engine supersonic dynamics for beta 4! Using the dynamics of total pressure recovery, normal shocks, and the recently de-classified Pilots Operating Handbook for the F-4 Phantom, I have really dialed in the supersonic jet engine dynamics as well, getting not only the SPEED of the F-4 accurate to within a few hundredths of a Mach number, but getting the supersonic acceleration and deceleration of that aircraft accurate to within a few seconds as well!
The details go on for a few pages, so check it all out over here in my articles on the X-Plane Developer Blog (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjMsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZGV2ZWxvcGVyLngtcG xhbmUuY29tL2F1dGhvci9hdXN0aW4vIiwibGlua19pZCI6MzA4 OTA3OTV9/bd369620147c49a31975989e6a8ca19539c866257c0de0c01e 733d6ca0d5b8a0)!
-- Austin
See all flight model improvements (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjQsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZGV2ZWxvcGVyLngtcG xhbmUuY29tL2F1dGhvci9hdXN0aW4vIiwibGlua19pZCI6MzA4 OTA3OTV9/c4bec2a712130fc5fc97f43d6e4d7d29ef77668b7bb8aef2dc afcfc2e63c70b8)
Tips and TricksThe X-Plane 11 map looks quite a bit different than the map in X-Plane 10, but much of the same functionality is there. You can open the map by using the 'm' key, the icon in the top right corner of the menu, or from under the Flight menu.
http://userimg.customeriomail.com/CjmcbKEgScidjSzNYa47_X-Plane_11_map.png
Use the Mode drop down menu to pick between three different types of map information, displaying items such as airways and ILS beacons.
Use the Layers drop down to display clouds or precipitation on the map in real time.
Check the boxes to toggle the flight path, a compass rose around your aircraft, or to disable downwind ILS beacons.
Toggle the Glideslope Cross Section when flying approaches, which you can change with the Approach drop down menu.
Use the buttons in the top left corner of the map to zoom in or out, center on your aircraft, and change whether the top of the map is north, or the direction your plane faces.
You can also click on almost any of the icons in the map to open the powerful Inspector window. Use this window to:
View airport details such as conditions and communications frequencies.
Move the plane to a new runway or set up a final approach.
Tune NAV radios with a single button.
Change your aircraft's heading, altitude, speed or climb angle.
Featured Add OnsPaywareAerovie (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjUsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFlcm92aWUuY2 9tLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk2fQ/a1b6a61dee58d563721f3be34913e1c2eae2d8ff732db5079d 77af50af8cbdc6) is a full electronic flight bag (EFB) for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. It includes charts, flight plan filing, and powerful pre-flight weather. You can also submit PIREP to Lockheed Martin Flight Service into National Airspace System. Learn more and get a free trial ataerovie.com (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjYsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFlcm92aWUuY2 9tLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk2fQ/7783623b541edb04840647225d809da16d80274039e1e2dc11 1f49493a687a58).
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FreewareThe Republic SeaBee RC3 (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjcsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZm9ydW1zLngtcGxhbm Uub3JnL2luZGV4LnBocD8vZmlsZXMvZmlsZS8zNDQ2Ni1yZXB1 YmxpYy1zZWFiZWUtcmMzLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk3fQ/82a5b4ae26da513ab3923ce6cf34c6e02c724b4d78628bbb8b dfd5860ee484f5) is a small amphibian plane with incredible detail designed by Denis Krupin (Ddenn Design). It includes dynamic reflections, a carefully modeled 3D model and cockpit, and various animations.
http://userimg.customeriomail.com/9p8X6GCrQTeNjMtVI2mW_SeaBeeRC3_10.jpg (http://email.x-plane.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik1UUTFOVG9XQTBNQ1pBQUNjd0FYQTNvVE dnRlluaDJvYkJVREdGaHBHWEFCYlRvME1EZzNORFlBIiwicG9z aXRpb24iOjgsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwOi8vZm9ydW1zLngtcGxhbm Uub3JnL2luZGV4LnBocD8vZmlsZXMvZmlsZS8zNDQ2Ni1yZXB1 YmxpYy1zZWFiZWUtcmMzLyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMwODkwNzk3fQ/959851908dd7b3b80fe45d484119d111fddf691c62f43838f0 8c8425aa67ab45)
Happy flying!
-- The X-Plane Team