Showing posts with label Flying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flying. Show all posts

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Paragliding ACRO and LOW Flying

Milen perform acro over the "Laleto" ski track in the Vitosha mountain.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inj1henjKX4&hl=en

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Flight Simulator Controller - One Step Closer to the Exhilaration of Flying an Aircraft

Flight simulator games are very enjoyable for novice and enthusiast alike but to really get the feel of piloting a real aircraft you need to add a flight simulator controller. The latest software and yokes are meticulously detailed on real aircraft cockpits, the flying experience gives you a real example of the feeling that a trained pilot can experience. For the enthusiast it is possible to attach to your PC or games console a flight simulator controller, rudder and pedals and even throttle controls among other things depending on how real you want the experience to be.

Most flying simulator games replicate real aircraft controls down to the minutest detail. When adding hardware to your game it is always a good idea to find out whether the hardware is compatible with your system, luckily most are plug and play via USB connection and there is no need to download drivers.

It is a well known fact that most pilots both commercial and military started their flying experiences on home computer software giving them an added familiarity when learning to fly real aircraft. Larger and more complicated flight simulators are used to train pilots in the aviation industry and the cockpits are so true to life that they look and feel exactly like the real thing, the home versions are surprisingly accurate in cockpit instrumentation and feel, when compared to these larger simulators.

Another great option to be found on the latest flight sim games is the large number of aircraft available from a Cessna to a Boeing 747, from helicopters to fighter jets. Each individual aircraft in these games replicate the controls and handling of the real thing, with such meticulous detail it is easy to experience what it is like to fly real aircraft.Of the handful of best selling flight yokes and controls many give the user the realism of throttle control, roll and pitch as well as HAT directional buttons and programmable flight manager options, bringing both accuracy and excitement.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Piper Cherokee Flight Simulator Vs Flying a Real Aircraft

There should be absolutely no reason why anyone who has been training exclusively with a Piper Cherokee flight simulator could not make the smooth transition to flying an actual real life Piper Cherokee aircraft.

The entire instrument panel of an actual Piper Cherokee is available in a simulator program, a precise replica down to the minutest detail, including even the Piper logo.

Not only does the simulation look just like the real Piper aircraft. It behaves just like one too. The manner in which the aircraft performs in a simulation is exactly the way its real life counterpart performs during real flight. Aircraft performance, flight aerodynamics, the aircraft's response to external weather conditions, and even weight, balance, and G-forces are all mimicked perfectly.

The wonderful thing about a flight simulator is that it teaches you all of the fundamentals of flight. So when you are ready to make the transition to the real airplane, you will already have a head start. The learning curve will be a lot shallower.

Flight simulators do not necessarily have to be exclusively relegated for use by novice student pilots. They can also most certainly be used by experienced pilots to brush up on their techniques, practice and experiment with various maneuvers, or even to fly "dry runs" of actual cross country flights in the simulator in order to gain familiarity with the route before you actually venture out and fly the route in real life.

The differences between operating a Piper Cherokee flight simulator vs flying its real life counterpart are minor and both can be used interchangeably to help you learn the basic fundamentals of flight.