Your Current FS Flight

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

I programmed the FMC before but kinda un-programmed it when in-flight

damn, are you using the LDS? cuz if you are I can write a quick tutorial here.


Edit: Its 11:56am and I've gota get to my computer tech class, I'll be back around 3pm my time

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris@YYZ

damn, are you using the LDS? cuz if you are I can write a quick tutorial here.

Yeah im using the LDS.

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

Yeah im using the LDS.

alright, heres a realy quick tutorial:

1) Open FMC
2)Go To The Index
3)Hit POS
4)type in your airport of origian
5)hit route
6)program in your arrical and departure airports
7)hit "Next Page"
program in your first waypoint followed by all successive waypoints/airways and your arrival airport
9)hit whatever is in the bottom right of the FMC screen (I forget what its called)
10) The EXEC button should turn white, hit it.
11) Your Route is now programmed, DO NOT TOUCH THE FMC AFTER THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
12) To fly the route hit LNAV

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions, post em here and I'll take a look when I get back from school.

Chris

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris@YYZ

alright, heres a realy quick tutorial:

1) Open FMC
2)Go To The Index
3)Hit POS
4)type in your airport of origian
5)hit route
6)program in your arrical and departure airports
7)hit "Next Page"
program in your first waypoint followed by all successive waypoints/airways and your arrival airport
9)hit whatever is in the bottom right of the FMC screen (I forget what its called)
10) The EXEC button should turn white, hit it.
11) Your Route is now programmed, DO NOT TOUCH THE FMC AFTER THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
12) To fly the route hit LNAV

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions, post em here and I'll take a look when I get back from school.

Chris

Done, Thanks

Muvr-tncm

Lds 767-300

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

Done, Thanks

Muvr-tncm

Lds 767-300

no prob, good luck with the flight!

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris@YYZ

no prob, good luck with the flight!

I've just landed at 20:05pm (Not FS time) but I didn't know what stars to put in so I just whent direct which was abit of a pain in the ass...

Haha were u flying with Sam H. ???

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by pkonowrocki

Haha were u flying with Sam H. ???

I was using FF anyway but he joined when I was 200nm out of TNCM before getting banned for being an ass

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

I was using FF anyway but he joined when I was 200nm out of TNCM before getting banned for being an ass

LMAO!

btw, as far as I know there is no STAR for TNCM, I'll the flightplans I've found for TNCM usually end with a waypoint followed by Radar Vectors for either the Visual Approach, or the DME Approach.

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris@YYZ

LMAO!

btw, as far as I know there is no STAR for TNCM, I'll the flightplans I've found for TNCM usually end with a waypoint followed by Radar Vectors for either the Visual Approach, or the DME Approach.

Can you add intersections to the FMC?

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

Can you add intersections to the FMC?

after you've programmed/executed your route? yes, but I dont remember how off hand.

[Chris Kilroy]

I'd recommend going to www.ldsflyingclub.com and reading some of the tutorials. The 767-300 FMC is very powerful, and the 'tutorial' above is only letting you take advantage of about 15% of its power. Setting up the FMC to make use of both LNAV, VNAV, as well as fuel predictions, SID/STAR/Airway databases, etc. will give you a whole new level of realism in FS.

[Sam at MAN]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

I was using FF anyway but he joined when I was 200nm out of TNCM before getting banned for being an ass

He didn't like me doing barrel rolls over his head

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris Kilroy

I'd recommend going to www.ldsflyingclub.com and reading some of the tutorials. The 767-300 FMC is very powerful, and the 'tutorial' above is only letting you take advantage of about 15% of its power. Setting up the FMC to make use of both LNAV, VNAV, as well as fuel predictions, SID/STAR/Airway databases, etc. will give you a whole new level of realism in FS.

Thanks for that Chris, I'll give it ago.

Originally Posted by Sam at MAN

He didn't like me doing barrel rolls over his head

Sam, you really are an arse and if you won't listen to me when I say I have crashes on then don't think you will be visiting FF again for a while

[Sam at MAN]

Originally Posted by RingwaySam

Thanks for that Chris, I'll give it ago.



Sam, you really are an arse and if you won't listen to me when I say I have crashes on then don't think you will be visiting FF again for a while

You never said you had crashes on

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by Chris Kilroy

I'd recommend going to www.ldsflyingclub.com and reading some of the tutorials. The 767-300 FMC is very powerful, and the 'tutorial' above is only letting you take advantage of about 15% of its power. Setting up the FMC to make use of both LNAV, VNAV, as well as fuel predictions, SID/STAR/Airway databases, etc. will give you a whole new level of realism in FS.

to be honest I'd say that my quick tutorial above takes advantage of less then 15% of the FMCs power, thats just the most basic use of it, IMO anyway.

Well, as soon as I get my compute back that has FS on it I'll be doing TNCM-CYYZ-CYVR-PHNL-CYVR-CYYZ-LFPG-CYYZ, all as Air Canada, all in the LDS763

[JordanD]

[Old man voice]You kids and you're fancy computer instrument panels... When I was a youngin we didn't have all that[/Old man voice]
In all seriousness, FMC and all that seems complicated to me.

[RingwaySam]

GPS suites me fine

[Chris@YYZ]

Originally Posted by JordanD

[Old man voice]You kids and you're fancy computer instrument panels... When I was a youngin we didn't have all that[/Old man voice]
In all seriousness, FMC and all that seems complicated to me.

once you get your head around all the different functions and basic operation, its really easy, I learned LNAV/VNAV and SID/STAR procedures for the LDS 767 in an afternoon (with some help from good old Andrew C).

[RingwaySam]

Originally Posted by Chris@YYZ

once you get your head around all the different functions and basic operation, its really easy, I learned LNAV/VNAV and SID/STAR procedures for the LDS 767 in an afternoon (with some help from good old Andrew C).

Yeah im planning on learning the LDS 767 then doing a small VA with MyTravel. Just like Dale's Jet2 one.