engine70 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I've spent much of my flight sim time over the years flying aircraft that did not have an FMC as I thought the process of learning it was too much. About nine months ago I decided to give the QualityWings 757 a try since it had an FMC, but was also able to fly using FSX flight plans. I'm glad I gave it a try because it's an awesome add-on, and the simplified FMC was perfect to learn on in order to move on to the more advanced aircraft I've since purchased. Now onto the flight. I remember as a kid flying on an America West 757, I'm pretty sure it was to Las Vegas, and I immediately took a liking to the livery. I'm not sure what it is, but it's my favorite livery of any airline and I was sad to see it go when they merged with US Air. The beauty of flight sim though is that you can fly anything you want, so today we are flying the America West 757 on a morning flight from Denver to Las Vegas. Ground crew loading up the plane as I fumble around in the cockpit trying to remember all of the preflight items Climbing out of Denver we cleared a high cloud layer in time to enjoy a view of the Rockies Flight deck of the 757 with the "retro" panel as QW calls it The view was very similar to this for much of the flight We had to enter a hold over Lake Meade in order to lose some altitude Turning over the final waypoint on the SITEE4 arrival with a great view of Las Vegas and McCarran Intl Visual approach to 19L Seconds away from a pretty smooth touchdown Welcome to Las Vegas! Ryzen 5 3600X | RTX 2060 | 32 GB 3200 G.Skill RAM | 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe M.2 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 excellent 757 stuff! 1+1=cow :p "WE jumped out a WINdow!" -Baymax (from Big Hero 6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nicely done! I to have been putting off really learning the FMC. I even have the basic instructions printed. One of these days I will get serious about it. Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine70 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Thanks, guys! Nicely done! I to have been putting off really learning the FMC. I even have the basic instructions printed. One of these days I will get serious about it. I know there are some freeware FMC options, but at $15 I would highly recommend this add-on as a good place to start with the FMC. It has enough so you get a good grasp of how to program an FMC, but it's not so advanced that you are preflighting the aircraft for 30 minutes. Plus, if you decide the FMC isn't for you, you can upload FSX flightplans right to the FMC and fly using default navigation and ATC. Ryzen 5 3600X | RTX 2060 | 32 GB 3200 G.Skill RAM | 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe M.2 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugilist2 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Very nice looking approach to Vegas! Intel i-9 13900KF @ 6.0 Ghz Cpu, MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X 24GB Videocard, MSI MAG CORELIQUID C360 Water Cooler, MSI Z790 A-PRO WIFI Motherboard, MSI MPG A1000G 1000W Power Supply, G.SKILL 48Gb Ram @76000 MHz DDR5 Ram, MSI SPATIUM M480 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2TB Drive, Windows 11 Pro Ghost Spectre x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nice shots!! And that Retro panel looks good as well. Having said that, FMC IMO is truly a step above!! Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Fine shots and a good narrative of your flight to Vegas Chris. Nicely done. :cool: :cool: Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dels Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I was pretty much the same and ignored any aircraft that even smelled of an FMC. I'm really pleased that I overcame my fears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Nicely done! I to have been putting off really learning the FMC. I even have the basic instructions printed. One of these days I will get serious about it. I actually have been getting seriously into learning to use FMC, especially now that I am flying with a VA (picture documentation of those flights coming). once you learn the FMC, you will have a hard time going back to not using one! it just makes flying so easy! 1+1=cow :p "WE jumped out a WINdow!" -Baymax (from Big Hero 6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Enjoyed this thread very much! I had that acft in FS9 and I had some rudimentary success with the FMC back then but I didn't know my SID from my STAR and I probably didn't know or care that Navigraph even existed. This shot was found on a backup disk from 2010: Haven't flown it in literally 10 years, I think I might see if my purchase way back when might still be valid today for P3D v4.5! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Enjoyed this thread very much! I had that acft in FS9 and I had some rudimentary success with the FMC back then but I didn't know my SID from my STAR and I probably didn't know or care that Navigraph even existed. This shot was found on a backup disk from 2010: [ATTACH=CONFIG]220694[/ATTACH] Haven't flown it in literally 10 years, I think I might see if my purchase way back when might still be valid today for P3D v4.5! :) Nice shot! Having said that, I hope no one falls out those open hatches!! ;):eek::eek: Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Nice shot! Having said that, I hope no one falls out those open hatches!! ;):eek::eek: Thanks Michael! Meh, it was just a chemtrail flight anyway, only me and the copilot onboard, lol. ...I think I might see if my purchase way back when might still be valid today for P3D v4.5! :) Nope, separate charge for P3D v4+. Cheap though @ $15 bucks? I dug up my original purchase details last night and I paid $45 bucks for it back in 2010! I do have an installer for FSX and I still have FSX installed so I think I might give it a try in FSX before I pony-up for the v4.5 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks Michael! Meh, it was just a chemtrail flight anyway, only me and the copilot onboard, lol. Nope, separate charge for P3D v4+. Cheap though @ $15 bucks? I dug up my original purchase details last night and I paid $45 bucks for it back in 2010! I do have an installer for FSX and I still have FSX installed so I think I might give it a try in FSX before I pony-up for the v4.5 version. be aware, this thing likes to shoot up like a rocket! 1+1=cow :p "WE jumped out a WINdow!" -Baymax (from Big Hero 6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine70 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Glad I’m not the only one who feared the FMC! Having said that, if anyone is still hesitant I would give it a try. Do some research on reading charts, watch a few tutorials and you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to program. The first FMC flight I did was from Philly to Charlotte with the 757, and I remember after touching down thinking to myself “that’s what I was worried about?†It’s still nice to fly using FSX default navigation with my GA aircraft, a lot less prep needed, but when flying airliners I can’t do it without the FMC. Now my next mental hurdle I need to clear is flying on VATSIM. Ryzen 5 3600X | RTX 2060 | 32 GB 3200 G.Skill RAM | 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe M.2 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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