Real men fly Aeroflot
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Real men fly Aeroflot
Old computer gave up it's ghost. New machine set up with FSX (Steam)
Managed to get Project Tupolev's Tu-154 to work very well and it has now become one of the only two aircraft I fly.
The other one is Aerosoft's Airbus A320 . How's that for contrast.
Managed to get Project Tupolev's Tu-154 to work very well and it has now become one of the only two aircraft I fly.
The other one is Aerosoft's Airbus A320 . How's that for contrast.
John
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
Two huge issues here for me which I never got around to and really wish I had.
1) Learning Cyrillic sufficiently well to understand the switches.
2) The complicated start up procedure, let alone actually going anyplace in it.
3) The A320 - yet to figure out the weird throttle arrangement
Three issues
If I ever get FSX up and running again.........
1) Learning Cyrillic sufficiently well to understand the switches.
2) The complicated start up procedure, let alone actually going anyplace in it.
3) The A320 - yet to figure out the weird throttle arrangement
Three issues
If I ever get FSX up and running again.........
Alex
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
The PT Tu-154 is a plane I've attempted to master on several occasions over the years. Emphasis on "attempted". I've never found the right intersection of time vs. patience to fully commit to comprehending the bloody thing. Much respect to any non-native Russian speaker who's managed to get the most out of this plane. Definitely on my FS 'bucket list'. Someday...
Mark
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
Have to admit it looks extremely good but one thing that will stop me getting it is the fact that it is all Russian and I don't want to sit there with a Russian dictionary trying to translate what each switch does.
Regards
Nigle.
Regards
Nigle.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
If you wish to fly Aeroflot you must not forget to be drunk when you get into the cockpit.
Simon
'The trouble with the speed of light is it gets here too early in the morning!' Alfred. E. Neuman
'The trouble with the speed of light is it gets here too early in the morning!' Alfred. E. Neuman
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
I've got a soft spot for the Tu-154. Like a Trident with big enough engines! Never tried it in FSX though - like others, put off by the Cyrillic alphabet, and (I'd expect) metric altimeters.
James
James
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
To be fair it is United and Delta pilots that have been culpable in recent memory.simondix wrote:If you wish to fly Aeroflot you must not forget to be drunk when you get into the cockpit.
Alex
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
OK cooked up a little video for you.
Just the basics to get her flying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGImKm0UyS0
Just the basics to get her flying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGImKm0UyS0
John
Re: Real men fly Aeroflot
Thanks for the video. Well explained. I d/l the vid for later ref.
FYI I use https://www.ytddownloader.com/ to d/l YT videos - it is safe and avoids the sometimes difficulty in refinding a video or indeed when t'internet is down.
FYI I use https://www.ytddownloader.com/ to d/l YT videos - it is safe and avoids the sometimes difficulty in refinding a video or indeed when t'internet is down.
Alex