Vantskruv Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 When you fly oversea, and Mr. Kyler:s FMC fails, this should be used instead: http://www.dh-aircraft.co.uk/news/files/fa209f26b0321f2de7499e6f2c846588-101.html (Periscopic Sextant) Hereby I state that I refuse to buy this airplane if above function is not implemented. Mr. Kyler should scrap the FMC and release the airplane with this tool. Those who agree, please vote by agreeing in this thread. The other people who do not understand the magnitude of importance for this, state the reason why you not concede. Mr Kyler, I demand you to release the airplane now without the FMC. 6 12 Quote
SwissairMD11 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 Right... I promise you, no one can say when it's going to release with or without FMC, the only one who can decide that is the IXEG team them self, pointless post Vantkruv... 1 Quote
cod360 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 I think it's some kind of joke. 3 Quote
KAPTEJNLN Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 I don´t see the point a FMC is what was build in to the plane back in the days and they cross the Atlantic fine, even it is not the most common flight for a 737-300 other then the delivery flight. But a special kind of humour I guess.. Quote
Morten Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 Doh.. we need to cut a hole in the cockpit roof... 5 Quote
Vantskruv Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Posted February 28, 2016 I agree. You need to redo the cockpit. Because of this, release will probaly be postponed, but it is worth it! Cannot wait to see the new cockpit screenshots with the sextant in the roof! 2 2 Quote
cod360 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 We also oughta stick an extra fuel tank in front of the pilot and give him a periscope to see. Then we can do real transatlantic ops! Quote
Litjan Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 We can do that, but first we have to build a model of all visible stars, sun and moon, so you can use the correct almanac data. This would take....about 2 years. Quote
Vantskruv Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Posted February 28, 2016 Sorry, there are no excuses: http://developer.x-plane.com/?article=astronomical-data-astro-dat-file-format-specification 3 2 Quote
Litjan Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 Hehe, guys, I hope everyone realizes that this thread is ment to be just a fun diversion - no need to give Vantskruv bad rep! Anyway, I am intrigued by the early use of astronomical data for navigation, and I recommend the book "Longitude" by Dava Sobel - a great read about the problems that early navigators faced. Of course you would have to be a very adept user of a sextant to navigate your way through a typical Italian SID, plus have clear skies . I think the 707´s and some military planes used to have that skyport necessary for that? Jan 4 Quote
birdy.dma Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 Some years ago (something like 50 years), i was in a DC4, and remenber the navigator on a stool, his head and his sextan in the dome. No door between the cockpit and the cabin. Happy days! 3 Quote
LPNils Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, Litjan said: 1 hour ago, birdy.dma said: Some years ago (something like 50 years), i was in a DC4, and remenber the navigator on a stool, his head and his sextan in the dome. No door between the cockpit and the cabin. Happy days! Those domes really add character to those old pistonpounders. But I'm not sure if it would suit the 737 that well Img from flickr Edited February 28, 2016 by LPNils 2 Quote
birdy.dma Posted February 28, 2016 Report Posted February 28, 2016 There is no dome with a periscopic sextant (Comet, some 707), because of the pressurization. Waiting for the bubbled 737-300, you could do some training with a real one: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/bubble-sextant No more expensive than a nice graphic card. Claude. 1 Quote
Vantskruv Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Posted February 29, 2016 21 hours ago, birdy.dma said: Thanks for your link, there is something with navigation that calls to me, and I never thought of buying me a sextant myself! You made that inclination, and they are beautiful looking at, and they are also practical. A new obsession will form, but probably it will ebb out just like the feelings you have at this time of year. Spring is dangerous for your mental mind. Quote
Morten Posted March 1, 2016 Report Posted March 1, 2016 As a sailor most of my life I'm used to back-to-basic map navigation and primitive equipment at speeds of 5-10 kts which is a big enough challenge in bad weather, poor visibility and complex waters . I have huge admiration for pilots who did this in hundreds of knots in similar conditions. Now you can just punch everything into your routing software or FMS in advance and just monitor. LNAV and VNAV is for cowards... (but probably has saved many thousands of lives) 4 Quote
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