Test flight with the Yak-40 (Zürich LSZH)

[MdMax]

Happy flying !

[loperzok]

very nice pics where you get the yak 40

[MdMax]

very nice pics where you get the yak 40

Thank you for the comment ! Aircraft is from the Felis Team, simulator is X-Plane 9.70, Zürich scenery is freeware.

Do you like Russian planes ?

[eezeejet]

Really nice set of pics.

[mtflyer]

Well done MdMax, X-plane looks pretty good to me !!

[AxelXP]

Very nice screen shots.

I love Russian planes but I prefer new glass cockpits like in the Ilyushin 96 or Sukhoi Superjet 100.

It must be strange to fly with this Russian attitude indicator:
http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/F...craft_Attitude

[rsoro01]

I might have to check out X-plane. Excellent screens.


Rich

[FlyingKiwi]

Very cool shots, that Yak looks excellent, shame it's only for X-Plane!

[MdMax]

Thank you all for the comments !

Very cool shots, that Yak looks excellent, shame it's only for X-Plane!

A few years ago, I was using the Suprunov Design Yak-40 for FS2004. Both products are great, but of course, today I prefer the X-Plane model from the Felis Team.

It must be strange to fly with this Russian attitude indicator:
http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/F...craft_Attitude

I think it's easy to get used to Russian attitude indicators. For me it was more difficult to get used to the HSI (KPPM) where the needle shows your heading instead of your course.

[AxelXP]

I often saw crash reports where loss of spatial orientation has (also) been explained by a lack of "acquisition of skills to recover from upsets using the western style attitude indicator installed on modern Russian and western aircraft".

2 Examples:
http://avherald.com/h?article=40cba259/0012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Airlines_Flight_604 (search for the word "instrumentation")

Is it more difficult to get used to the western style attitude indicator for Russian pilots ?