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[FlapFlanders]

First of all, thank you for your answers !
I fully agree to your explanation, but i think it would be nice, to hear the engines more from the rear speakers than from the front ones, the Cockpit Sound more from the front and so on.
Last but not least, left/right panning in the VC or 2D cockpit.

[pbcmbeez2]

FlapFlanders, on May 27 2009, 02:26 PM, said:

First of all, thank you for your answers !
I fully agree to your explanation, but i think it would be nice, to hear the engines more from the rear speakers than from the front ones, the Cockpit Sound more from the front and so on.
Last but not least, left/right panning in the VC or 2D cockpit.

yeah that would be nice to hear it from the rear. But not everyone has a full surround sound for their computer.

[Kobradelta1000]

pbcmbeez2, on Aug 10 2009, 01:49 AM, said:

FlapFlanders, on May 27 2009, 02:26 PM, said:

First of all, thank you for your answers !
I fully agree to your explanation, but i think it would be nice, to hear the engines more from the rear speakers than from the front ones, the Cockpit Sound more from the front and so on.
Last but not least, left/right panning in the VC or 2D cockpit.

yeah that would be nice to hear it from the rear. But not everyone has a full surround sound for their computer.

  I have surround sound.... but FSX in combination with the ~ultimate~ X-Fi card, problems would be programmed- so i abandon this feature for less stress on my side  

[aeromar27]

Kobradelta1000, on Aug 10 2009, 10:05 AM, said:

pbcmbeez2, on Aug 10 2009, 01:49 AM, said:

FlapFlanders, on May 27 2009, 02:26 PM, said:

First of all, thank you for your answers !
I fully agree to your explanation, but i think it would be nice, to hear the engines more from the rear speakers than from the front ones, the Cockpit Sound more from the front and so on.
Last but not least, left/right panning in the VC or 2D cockpit.

yeah that would be nice to hear it from the rear. But not everyone has a full surround sound for their computer.

  I have surround sound.... but FSX in combination with the ~ultimate~ X-Fi card, problems would be programmed- so i abandon this feature for less stress on my side  

Again, in a real airplane you won't hear the engines from behind. You hear the sound waves coming from the fuselage itself. The whole cockpit with its vibrations becomes the speaker. I'll go a bit further even. I would dare to say that pilots hear the engines in MONO sound. If you close your eyes and shut off one engine, you wouldn't be able to tell which is the one that is still running just by the sound of it.

So, no surround sound need there.

[ennerishaw]

hhi124, on Mar 9 2009, 09:20 PM, said:

Pressing A/THR over 15 seconds disconnect it along with the A-Floor .. but the fly.by.wire is still active?! How do you fly an 360 with fly by wire xD?

tell me if i am wrong!

You can bypass the FBW by disconnecting it, switching off the FAC1 and FAC2. It's not part of the manual unless FBW fails which it never does

[Nik Efimov]

FBW can only be bypassed in mechanical backup.

Fly By Wire is the architecture, it's not a mode.  What you are referring to are protections. Most are lost in Alternate Law (or Direct), which would allow you do to a barell roll.

[aeromar27]

Nik Efimov, on Aug 17 2009, 07:37 PM, said:

FBW can only be bypassed in mechanical backup.

Fly By Wire is the architecture, it's not a mode.  What you are referring to are protections. Most are lost in Alternate Law (or Direct), which would allow you do to a barell roll.

Exactly. And still, in case of loss of "fly by wire" (dunno how that could happen) would leave you just with rudder (pedals), thrust control and elevator trim (by rotating the trim wheel by hand).... provided you still have Green or Yellow hydraulics (and hopefully a healthy PTU).

[Kobradelta1000]

aeromar27, on Aug 17 2009, 05:05 PM, said:

Kobradelta1000, on Aug 10 2009, 10:05 AM, said:

pbcmbeez2, on Aug 10 2009, 01:49 AM, said:

FlapFlanders, on May 27 2009, 02:26 PM, said:

First of all, thank you for your answers !
I fully agree to your explanation, but i think it would be nice, to hear the engines more from the rear speakers than from the front ones, the Cockpit Sound more from the front and so on.
Last but not least, left/right panning in the VC or 2D cockpit.

yeah that would be nice to hear it from the rear. But not everyone has a full surround sound for their computer.

  I have surround sound.... but FSX in combination with the ~ultimate~ X-Fi card, problems would be programmed- so i abandon this feature for less stress on my side  

Again, in a real airplane you won't hear the engines from behind. You hear the sound waves coming from the fuselage itself. The whole cockpit with its vibrations becomes the speaker. I'll go a bit further even. I would dare to say that pilots hear the engines in MONO sound. If you close your eyes and shut off one engine, you wouldn't be able to tell which is the one that is still running just by the sound of it.

So, no surround sound need there.

Yes, thats clear- but sound is not only the engine.....
the whole cockpit vibrates- i am sitting IN the cockpit- not behind of them- a good sound for example (...yes pmdg again   ) has the md11- only a very little bit rumbling, airflowsound a.s.o. comes from the back, it makes you feel more beeing in there- as i heard this the first time, i was very nicely surprised- what i want to say is, i don

[Vector]

Really looking forward to this product.

[Dalton Alves]

Hello friends, first I want to congratulate you for the excellent work being done, and I am very anxious for the launch, because I see the project is going perfect. Well, I saw that you were talking here about the accident on the A320 TAM at Congonhas, I am Brazilian, I, like all Brazilians accompany this sad tragedy, which was a major air accident in Brazil. Well, listen to various factors to the cause of the accident, the first runway at Congonhas is very short and without run-off area, even for us simmers, landing there in a very complicated, the time of the accident had rain a lot, a reverse of the aircraft was "pinned", so maybe when the captain tried to use only a reverse and left the other lever in the IDLE position, which we also know is that SPOILERS therefore not triggered the BRAKES Nor, when he saw that he could not stop it he accelerated trying to attack, but without success, because the runway is too short. Well folks today the case is still unsolved. But that's it guys, thank you for the space. A big hug and good luck in you project.

[yohanes]

I can't wait to buy one of this add-on software for sure..

Take your time guys.. I know you guys have put so much efforts in doing this.. I really appreciate what you guys are doing.

Best regards,
Yohanes Sugiarto

[Guy014]

Wishing all the best to the Airsimmer team.. This is one product I'll be buying the moment it's released.

[avrolino]

i dont know if this has been asked before
Since failure simulation has been implemented , will there be a separate "instructor's" interface , so one person can set failure situations to another ?
You can imagine that since FSX allows the connection of 2 persons  to control the same aircraft (addon program exists for fs9 as well), a third individual can control and monitor their failures and actions. It will promote the product to another level

[AirbusFlyer]

Yeah that would be great, but i think it will be just a failure generator as in the Level-D 767 or PMDGs.

[Nik Efimov]

an instructor's panel is considered. Nothing set in stone yet.

[Karel Vanhees]

Nik Efimov, on 20 October 2009 - 11:24 PM, said:

an instructor's panel is considered. Nothing set in stone yet.

Speaking of failures,
will there be a possible failure scenario of a PRIM flight computer where the SEC ones take over etc.?
Probably a less interesting one then an engine fire,
It's basically more a system redundancy then actual flying skills required from the crew, but very interesting nonetheless!
I had that failure once or twice on the real A340 and found it always fascinating.

BTW Nik and co, so far I am very impressed with the work!
In the future if you guys need any info concerning A330/A340, please contact me!

Best regards,
Karel

[Nik Efimov]

PRIM/SEC is A330/A340-talk

In the A320's, ELACs and SECs are processed differently, and yes, SEC takes over if both ELACs have PITCH or ROLL channel faults (that is either a loss of the ELAC, or the actuator which the ELAC controls).

There are also subtle differences between SEC and ELAC controls. For example, SEC can only do pitch alternate, you can't get PITCH NORMAL LAW on the SECs. Logic is also minorly different at times, but they are largerly identical otherwise, so you won't see much of a behaviour change