- Autopilot fault on climb, 4000fpm was set but rate
appeared to be default 1800, not noticed until 26000ft when
corrected by changing 37000 to 36900 and back again. - VH
- Auto pilot failed & NAV1 failed over Margarita
(MAT)VOR. I Continued flying manually to airport. Landed without
an incident. Also for some reason the Mil Air C-12 I am flying did
not reach the expected cruise speed of 289 kts. I have a different
C-12 in the hangar that performs as expected. Can I fly that
aircraft unitl I figure out what is wrong with this C-12? -
CS
You can use your own C-12. Let us know when you solve the
problem with Mil-Air C-12. - MA
- Navigation was difficult. I didn't take into
consideration nav problems this far up north. Planned for IFR/ILS
Approach and had to abort and make visual. Add heavy snow to the
weather for some fun and realism. - DH
- As I was surfing through web sites I found your site
and I was glad to see that you guys established an airlift
orientated web site and virtual air force with the theme. I am a
person who truly enjoys flying Phill Stokes C-130s, enjoy flying
airlift missions and have made several scenery files (Hurlburt
Fld, Andrews AFB and El Salvador Special Forces Camps) commend you
for the endeavor.
I wish you guys all the luck in the world and I hope your
project enjoys a long life and grows to be one of the biggest
Virtual air operations going.
Your friend in Flight Sim, - JM
- I recently applied for admission into you organization
and was accepted. However, I thought you could utilize FS5.1 and
upon reading further, I realized you could only use FS95/98. Let
me know if I can use my Flight Sim, or do I have to use 95 or 98.
- BC
You can use any version of MSFS. There is no restriction
from Mil-Air. We recommend FS 98 or 95 'cos it has more scenery
& airports. As long as you have them in FS 5.1 it is ok. But
some of Mil-Air a/c are not compatible with FS 5.1. -
MA
- You ask for a recording of the flight. I can't record
the flight because my flight recorder was delete by MISTAKE and I
can't record anything........ let me know if I can do anything
else.. THANK YOU
DURING THE FINALS AT 1.5NM TO LAND, PAUSE THE FLT SIM &
PRESS PRINT SCREEN BUTTON. THEN OPEN A PAINT PROGRAMME &
SELECT EDIT > PASTE. THEN SAVE THE PICTURE WITH 256 COLORS AS A
.GIF OR .JPG FILE. ZIP THAT FILE & SEND IT. -
MA
- I have down'd the Lear-45 (from the Mil-Air site) for
my new pilot check flight. The default FS98 scenery Patrick AFB
placed me on a city street in heavy traffic - no base! So I had to
construct the base myself from NASA satellite and STS photos, just
enough to get me going.
My joystick malfunctioned repeatedly during my first attempts.
So I purchased a new but different joystick: a Thrustmaster F-16
FLCS. (This will closely simulate that of the C-17.) Then came the
"get-aquainted" issues with the new and different joystick, in
addition to Mil-Air's aircraft. Mil-Air's aircraft do have a
different "feel" than most other aircraft I have used - great!!
I decided that it would be more realistic to go further than
that listed for "check flights" on the Mil-Air site ... a full
spectrum get-aquainted series of VFR/IFR/day/night check-flights,
to get a good "feel" of the flight performance and envelope of any
particular Mil-Air aircraft - even in-flight emergency procedures
handling, etc. I like to fly in a realistic setting in FS98, thus
allowing for the unexpected to occur during the flight. -
CB
- I have just submitted my "pilot's application" online.
(I use FS98.)
I have noticed what seems to be a positive change of hands of
Mil-Air since the first of this year, at which time I offered to
help develop a Spec-Ops component for Mil-Air (free of charge, of
course).
I would also like to volunteer my time and talents in
aircraft/scenery/mission creation, enhancement and testing. I have
been working on such for the 16th Special Operations Wing at
Hurlburt Field FL and the Eglin AFB/Reservation and surrounding
areas. I live near this and the Eglin Reservation. This is a
militarily rich area. I also have some recommendations on how to
make Mil-Air mission profiles that are responsive to "current real
world" situations and that correspond to the needs of
forces-in-the-field or deployment requirements. I am also aware of
website space-limits concerns, and can address these issues also.
If my talents could of use to Mil-Air, please let me know. -
WV
- The SP05 mission sounds good in its conception, and
well thought out, it will be my pleasure to put it through its
paces. NOAA assistance flights are a great concept. NOAA has
flights during hurricane season, using the Orion P-3 to drop
various meteorological data telemetry/instruments into a storm.
They also, in cooperation with NASA, have flights used in
researching the sprite-lightning phenomena. For arctic missions,
may I also suggest the following aircraft:
LC-130H USAF Snowbird of the 139 AS ( New York Air Guard ) from
the "C-130 flight sim headquarters", a site devoted to the mighty
Hercules for MS FS 98. - WV
- I hadn't noticed before that the missions had to be
round trips. I thought they would be OK as long as they connected
in some way.
So may I ask why you would like the missions to all be round
trips? I think you've done a wonderful job making sure that each
operational base has a connecting flight to another operational
base in it's route system. This seems to make possible, and even
enhance, the possibility of flying from base to base, i.e. TCM to
RDR, then flying some routes from RDR, then returning to TCM for
some more routes. I will, of course, abide by your rules as you
have established them but I was just wondering if there were any
particular reasons behind the "round trip only" rule. How about a
"must be connected to each other " rule?. - FH
- You asked what happened that I was unable to acheive
FL800 during the first segment of SP-08. When I attempted to climb
from FL780, I began to get stall warnings and the AOA indicator
was showing that I was right at the edge of the flight envelope.
As I stated in the report, I believe that this was due to my
weight as I had departed with full tanks of fuel and had not
burned off enough yet. Another factor may have been that I use
real weather during all of my flights. During this particular
flight, high altitude winds were from 230 at 100 knots. This may
have also contributed to the fact that I was unable to climb
beyond FL780 but I'm not sure to what extent.
I like the SR-71 panel very much. It's shape is not as
realistic as others I have seen which model the actual cockpit
better, but the instruments are invaluable. I would much rather
have a panel that has all the needed instruments (like this one)
than to have a panel that looks realistic but is not as
functional.
I use the FMS system which is built into Squawkbox for my GPS
needs. Since I fly all of my flights online with ATC control with
Squawkbox, I figure there is not much purpose to having an
additional separate GPS running. - FH
- I have just started flying for Mil-Air and am piloting
the C130E. I have my own baby...its a C130H that I used to fly for
the 60th VAW at Travis AFB. I am requesting if it is possible to
use this bird for future missions. Thought I would send a snapshot
of the C130H I am now flying for Mil-AIR. I have repainted it with
my tailcode & pilot #, etc. This is the one I will be using
for domestic missions but I am currently making 'camo' textures
for use in combat missions or other parts of the world. -
DB
- A question first - recording of N1/fuel flows. As I am
sure you are aware , these vary greatly in the climb and cruise.
Is there a particular point in each that you want the reading or
is not especially important? - VH
Record during climb - AVERAGE VALUE BETWEEN 500' AND 1000' .
Record during cruise - AVERAGE VALUE BETWEEN TOC AND TOD. -
MA
- I think I must have misstated my problem with the
L1011, I am not having any problems with take-off, I just didn't
think it could hold 208,884 lbs. of fuel, and the fuel flow seems
a bit high at 2250 pph at idle sitting on the runway. I know this
aircraft is configurable as a tanker but that's a whole lot of
wieght. - BM
YES, IT IS A LOT. L1011'S WINGS CENTER #1 & #3 TANKS
CARRY 110000 LBS. 2L & 2R TANKS PLUS 1A,3A TANKS CARRY 48000
LBS. THAT IS L1011'S NORMAL FUEL LOAD. APART FROM THAT RAF K-1 CAN
USE ITS EXTRA CARRYING FUEL IN THE FRONT & REAR CARGO HOLD
TANKS. SO IT CAN CARRY & USE A FUEL LOAD OF 208884 LBS OR EVEN
MORE! - MA
- I AM SURE YOU DID NOT READ ENGINE'S N1 RPM
CORRECTLY. ITS READING CAN NEVER GO OVER 110%. PLS CHECK IT MORE
CAREFULLY. RATE OF CLIMB ALSO SAME. IF YOU ARE CLIMBING AT
2000'/MIN, YOU SHOULD REACH 15000' WITHIN 8 MIN.
(15000/2000=7.5MIN). YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IT AFTER FEW FLIGHTS. I
REALLY DO NOT WANT TO SOUND VERY TECHNICAL. I WANT ALL MIL-AIR
PILOTS TO ENJOY THEIR FLYING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO DEEP TO
UNDERSTAND BASICS OF FLYING. PLS GO THROUGH MS FLTSIM 98 ONLINE
HELP. THEN YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY THING THAT IS ESSENTIAL. -
MA
- I've been carefully studying the Mil-Air web site, and
I'd like to clarify my understanding of membership requirements. I
already "fly" for a small regional VA, which is a lot of fun, but
I'd to simultaneously fly bigger birds on longer routes, and as an
ex-Air Force member, I'm attracted to your operation. Since all
VA's are a little different, I thought I'd better make sure what
I'm committing to.
As I understand it, I join by submiting a pilot application.
Once accepted, I then complete a check ride in any aircraft
authorized for Flight engineer rank, and submit that. I then find
any flight I like in your mission catalog, flying from any base in
your system, and submit a mission request, then complete the
flight, and submit a pirep. I must do this at least once per month
to stay current.
Once my flight of the month is completed, I may fly any of the
Awats missions I choose, and the hours flown will count towards my
total Mil-Air hours. Once I have sufficient hours for any
particular promotion, I can fly any of the newly authorized
aircraft as soon as I complete a check flight in them. I'm not
required to promote to the next rank, but am eligible to do so
once all of the requirements have been met. Have I got that right?
- SB
Yes. 100% - MA
- I'm very impressed with the ACF, I got a much better
feel for the aircraft than with the standard check flight. I don't
know if it is being caused by something on my end or with the E4B,
but the autopilot was very flakey while trying to hold a course, I
got a lot of rocking from side to side and had to use the wing
level. And it would jump about 10 feet or so every now and then,
and with the autopilot adjusting the trim to compensate it was
like hitting a pothole in a truck with bad shocks. After landing
at NASA I got nuked 3 times in a row on the runway after landing,
during taxi when the plane would jump about 20 feet straight into
the air, and crash of course, for no apparent reason. That was a
pretty strange experience to say the least. Once again
congratulations on the fine job you did with the ACF, it will be
the standard in my book from here on out. - BAM
- I just checked on the Mil-Air and I have to say that it
looks great. Hope everything is going well for you. I noticed that
the site hits have increased along with all the other things that
were added since I handed it over to you. I feel good about that
decision knowing that it would be done well but now it's
fantastic! - MH
- This aircraft wallows around like a pig with all 4
tanks at 100%. Accelleration is sluggish, climb is slow and
painful, and sudden turns cause rapid and significant altitude
loss. Stalls with this fuel load at about 100 clean, 85 "dirty."
Stalls are very sudden with no warning. Stall recovery is
difficult- full-power is needed, but at full throttle the engines
overheat almost immediately. The only stall recovery that worked
was diving hard to gain airspeed; I needed at least 6000' to do
this. (She falls like a rock.)
Landing: After 1 hour test flight,the main tanks were still at
100%; the aircraft was very difficult to land without hard
bouncing. After two attempts, I lightened fuel load to 20% and
shot a third landing; it landed very nicely with that. The long
range provided by the extra tanks will be handy, but the aircraft
must be handled very gently until some of the fuel is burned off.
I suspect that proper trip fuel planning will be very critical
with this aircraft. On the plus side, when she's handled
carefully, no sudden maneuvers, etc, she handles very stable and
well- a very pleasant, stable aircraft to fly. - SB
