User Guide

Flight Simulator

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Tutorial 3: Climbs & Descents

The homework is always easy to find. Just click the Help menu, then click Homework. All of the

stuff there is important, but I want to emphasize the section on Using Engine Controls, because if you

don’t read this, you’ll find yourself really up in the air, but in a bad way.

In the fifth grade my teacher asked me to come to the front of the class and name the parts of

speech. I walked up, turned around, and calmly replied, “Lips, tongue, lungs, and oxygen.” Apparently

that wasn’t the answer she was looking for.

Speech has its basic components, and so does aviation. So far, we’ve practiced two of the four most

important fundamentals of flight: straight-and-level flight and turns. Now it’s time to practice the final

two: climbs and descents.

I hope you’re not tired of Europe, because we’re going there again. Let’s reactivate our European

vacation.

1. From the Flights menu, click Select Flight.

2. Choose Tutorial 3, Situation 1. (Rome? Again? Yes. I’ll take you somewhere else soon. I

promise.)

3. Click the OK icon.

4. Activate the autopilot’s altitude hold and wing leveler (press Z, then Ctrl+Z, then Ctrl+V).

This time I want you to add the Spot Plane View window. This window allows you to view the

airplane from its side during climbs and descents.

5. On the Views menu, point to New View, then click Spot Plane.

6. Press P to activate the simulation.

As the flight commences, you should be viewing

the airplane from its right side as shown in Figure

1. If not, simultaneously press Shift and the

number 6 on your keypad for the right side view.

Now you’re ready.

Figure 1