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of tutorials, confirmable checklists and
speed charts is to create a superb training
environment for would-be MD80 pilots to
become acquainted with such a fascinating
aircraft. One of the great benefits of the
training system is that it is menu-based and
purely optional. The aircraft can then be
flown akin to any other aircraft in FS2004 in
the conventional manner, making the entire
training tools completely unobtrusive on
flights where they are not desired.
Cockpit details
There is much to become acquainted
with, as the systems are modelled in detail
and certainly rank alongside the very
best of procedural simulators for FS2004.
The included Omega Navigation system
(ONS), one of the early ancestors of today’s
flight management computers, is depicted
within the simulation and provides lateral
navigation, following a string of waypoints,
in a manner somewhat similar to a GPS
flight plan within FS2004. A full training
tutorial for the unit is provided within the
suite of training tools, fully describe the unit
and its operation. We were intrigued by the
ONS and thoroughly enjoyed delving deeper
into its intricacies. Rather than entering
a route of flight directly into the ONS, a
flight plan is downloaded from company
headquarters into an ACARS (Aircraft
Communication Addressing and Reporting
System) unit. The use of ACARS permits an
aircraft to transmit data via a radio link to an
airline operations base and to receive data
from the airline. This is often used to transfer
routes of flight directly from the airline
office to the aircraft navigation systems.
Obviously in FS2004, there is no radio link
to an airline, so the included ACARS unit
simulates radio communication by accessing
standard FS2004 flight plans that have
been previously saved. The ONS unit then
receives the required flight plan through
the simulated ACARS link. Once transfer
has taken place, the ONS can be used in
conjunction with the autopilot to have the
aircraft follow the desired track. The ONS
itself has no concept of vertical navigation
and this task is delegated to the simulated
PMS (Performance Management System).
Entering the aircraft weight, fuel load and
length of flight allows the PMS to calculate
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The 2D panels are a faithful recreation of the MD80 flight deck with a fully authentic autopilot system,
period navigation equipment and all the systems and sub-systems of the real aircraft
The DC9 (MD80) family is immediately recognisable by the long ‘pencil’ fuselage with rear-mounted twin
engines
The perspective of the 2D landing view, and the ability to auto-land in poor
visibility make the Super80 a great all-weather performer
The virtual cockpit is crisp, clear and fully functional and sports excellent
frame rates.
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the optimum cruise altitude and speeds for
the flight, as well as calculate a climb and
descent profile and a bottom of descent point.
Using the PERF function of the autopilot,
the aircraft will follow the climb and speed
profile calculated. Again, a comprehensive
tutorial for the PMS is included which gives
a fascinating insight into the unit. The third
computer aboard the aircraft is the trim
computer. Entering the aircraft centre of
gravity into the unit, situated on the throttle
quadrant, will provide the pilot with the
appropriate take-off trim. In modern aircraft
the functions of the ONS, PMS and trim
computer have all merged into a single flight
management computer that does a lot more!
The modelling of the vintage navigation
equipment only scratches the surface of the
systems that have been included. Others
include a fully functional primary panel,
gauges and autopilot system. For the pilot
more familiar with the standard Boeing or
Airbus autopilot deck layout, the MD80 will
be extremely unfamiliar and idiosyncratic.
This is one of the great charms of this aircraft
package in that it offers an aircraft that is not
only extremely challenging, but is so radically
different from the Boeings and Airbuses that
dominate the FS2004 market. As a result it
offers a breath of fresh air with a whole new
approach to airliner flying, that we found both
refreshing and extremely rewarding.
This new approach is also mirrored in the
　
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