REFLECTOR: flight simulator for Velocity

[Ron Brown]

There are at least two Velocity Models available at www.flightsim.com  You 
will need to join which is free but free memberships have limited access 
hours - primarily open when the kids are not active.  It is available this 
morning but will probably get restricted by this afternoon.  Weekday 
mornings are good - nights are restricted unless you purchase a membership.

FS2004 Velocity XL-5RG  -  velocit2.zip - colorful model with flight 
director panel - works well with FS-2004 (Might work with FS X????)

FS2000 Pro Velocity XL RG - velov2.zip - nice model which works well with 
FS2000 and FS2002

Panels are configurable - by picking, choosing, and modifying the PANEL.CFG 
file which is located in the Flight Simulator 9 (FS2004)/ Aircraft/ 
(aircraft model - ex Mooney Bravo)/ Panel directory.  But this is a winter 
time project when it is too cold to cure Velocity's epoxy!

I agree with Brian, the FS supplied Mooney is a good approximation of the 
Velocity performance, fly with no flaps, and use 100 kts downwind, 90 kts 
final, and 80 knots over the numbers, and plant it before stall horn goes 
off.  You need to get a USB Joy Stick - it is impossible to fly using the 
keyboard arrow keys.

I have a Garmin 430 so I popped for the Reality XP GPS simulator which runs 
in FS2004.  I "file and fly" IFR all the time with it. GREAT practice.

Incidentally, I have been using Flight Simulator when I started learning to 
fly in the early 90's (FS4, DOS based).  I have used FS in all of my 
training and practice ever since.  Even learning to fly my Velocity!!!

Ronnie



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: flight simulator for Velocity


>I have Microsoft FS10.
> No Velocity model.
> I haven't flown since March, but have been practicing Mooney no-flap
> touch and goes in the simulator whenever I get the chance.
> Friday I went up in a 182, and the first landing was a greaser.  Not too
> different from the V with the approach at 90kts.  The no-flap landings
> were a little bouncy though.
>
> Douglas Holub wrote:
>> I think spending some time with a PC flight simulator would help me when
>> it comes time to fly the real airplane. Is there flight simulator
>> software that will let me arrange the panel to look like my own?
>>
>> Doug Holub
>>
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