Although I do not fly for a career, I have an airline transport pilot certificate and a B737 type rating. Additionally, I have several friends who are airline pilots that fly the B737 for a living. They have flown in this simulator with me so that I could learn more about their airline operation, procedures, […]
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Rather than use the TV display speakers, this simulator uses two dedicated speaker systems, each one with a powered subwoofer. The simulator produces sound in two main categories: External Speakers The external speakers are for sounds that originate from outside the flight deck. There are output from the main simulator computer from Prepar3D. Examples are:
First, it is important to be aware of what are the goals regarding placement of the LCD screens. The most important goal is to provide the largest possible horizontal and vertical field of view. When a person is seated in the pilot’s seat inside the flight deck, their view of the outside is constrained by
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The goals in an external display system for a flight simulator is to have the maximum possible field of view, minimal parallax, and an accurate representation of the external world view that is in proper perspective to what a pilot would see while seated in the flight deck of the real aircraft. Choosing larger LCD
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Yes, but … A single display at 1080p resolution requires data for 2,073,600 pixels. Three displays add up to 6,220,800 pixels. All the pixels need to be refreshed at least 30 times every second for 30 fps. In contrast, a single display at 4K resolution requires data for 8,294,400 pixels. Three displays add up to
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Home flight simulators are commonly configured with either a single LCD display, three LCD displays angled around the flight deck, or three projectors that project the image to a curved screen. Single Display vs. Three Displays Using a single front display for a flight simulator is a reasonable option for building a simulator in stages,
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ActiveSky is an simulator add-on software product that significantly enhances the flight simulation experience by providing realistic and dynamic weather. Prepar3D’s default weather system is somewhat limited, so many simmers turn to ActiveSky for a more immersive and accurate environment. The software application can be installed on the secondary computer with weather data injected into
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Navigation data for aviation, which includes information such as waypoints, airways, airport data, and procedures, is crucial for flight planning and execution. In the real world, aviation navigation data is updated every 28 days, in alignment with the internationally recognized schedule by AIRAC. Jeppesen is a company that is one of the leading suppliers of
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ProSim737 is professional simulation software that realistically emulates the B-737 aircraft aerodynamics and aircraft systems, such as pneumatics, hydraulic, electrical, flight controls, engines, etc. This software also provides interconnectivity to all the physical fight deck hardware. Finally, it creates graphics for the flight deck avionic displays. All these functions are integrated with the base simulation
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Sim-Avionics Sim-Avionics was developed privately then later entered collaboration with Flightdeck Solutions, a Canadian company that specializes in the design and manufacture of flight simulation hardware. Sim-Avionics has been marketed to both enthusiast/hobbyist markets as well as for professional fight training in academic and commercial markets. They company provides products for simulation of the B-737
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