Fs2004: Pmdg 747-400

[chris]

http://precisionmanuals.com/html/747400.htm

PMDG have on their site some previews of this very authentic looking 747-400. :)

Pay particular attention to the interior! :eek: Very nicely done.

[Frank N. O.]

Awesome, in the true sense of the word :eek:

So, does this mean that you're seeking new imployment as a Jumbo-driver instead? ;)

Frank

[chris]

Not quite. :)

[chris]

This is as close as I get to a 747:

http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/747_conc1.jpg

http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/747_conc2.jpg

http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/747_conc3.jpg

http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/747_conc4.jpg

Note the fast moving plane high above the Lufthansa 747-400! :) That's me.

Very cool to watch in FS2004, and it reinforces just how huge the speed differences are.

All you see this little glow of light high above with a huge contrail behind it moving past so quickly. You only see it for a short amount of time and then it is long gone. :)

[VQ]

Awsome, how was that done? It's pretty cool.

[chris]

Okay, first, I have my Concorde G-BOAC (as seen above) set on course, with the AFCS on the INS mode, and with the MAX CLIMB and MAX CRUISE switched on. Basically, the plane is in Mach 2.02 cruise mode at around 53,000ft or more and it is flying itself, without my intervention needed.

Then I look down at the TCAS display when I hear ATC communicating with another plane. If I see it is within 40Nm range, then I pause FS, switch to external view, then hit CTRL+W.

Over the Atlantic, this should naturally switch the view to the other nearby plane, in this case Lufthansa D-AVLB, a Boeing 747-400.

Then I pan the view about until I see Concorde high above. It's easier to do this when both planes are travelling the same direction, as seen above.

You should then see Concorde speeding past, 20,000ft above. It's not difficult to see it, even though it is a small dot, because it is the only one moving across the sky so quickly, and leaving a huge condensation-trail behind it.


It also helps that on this flight (New York to Heathrow), the North Atlantic track I was using seemed to be frequented by subsonic planes at much lower altitudes, or at least they were on similar courses.

By the way, I made it to London in under 3 hours, and achieved 59,500ft at the highest point in my flight. That was shortly before I was to descend and go back to subsonic speed.