ProSim737 Professional Simulator Suite Flight Model 2.0 User Manual
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1. and later its second version was born As far as flight dynamics go all of these versions use the very same dynamic engine We wouldn t have even tried to achieve a realistic flight model in any other simulator other than FSX which with its lookup tables is by far the closest to the multimillion dollar flight simulators Simulating the flight characteristics of a given airliner is not a simple or easy task Quite a few FS addon companies have claimed their flight models to be almost perfect in this regard during the twenty year history of Microsoft Flight Simulator but very few could really succeed We took a logical approach to accomplish the closest possible flight dynamics as far as real 737 800 planes go We collected data from the airframe manufacturer and also used the very same data employed in level D simulators The result was very satisfying although it took us a considerable time to fine tune the flight model to FS s specialties and also to those of the ProSim737 Suite ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 5 We are certain that now you have the best flight model ever done for FSX We hope you will soon be of the same opinion when you also experience the result of our efforts The flight model is designed by Lapi who is not just an experienced real world pilot but who has been designing F2. PROSIM 737 ProSim 37 Professional Simulator Suite Flight Model 2 0 User Manual 737 Produced under license Boeing 737 the distinctive Pepa Boeing logos product markings and trade dress are PRODUCT trademarks of The Boeing Company ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 1 Document History Jan 19th 2015 Initial release Contact information ProSim Aviation Research B V Paradijslaan 18c 3034 SM Rotterdam The Netherlands www prosim ar com info prosim ar com Support Please read this document and the ProSim737 user manual carefully To discuss or find extended information on the model please visit the ProSim737 forum at http www prosim737 com forum Copyright This document and the ProSim737 Flight Model are copyright protected by ProSim Aviation Research B V The model is payware A user license can be obtained through the ProSim737 web shop Terms amp Conditions All our offers and agreements are subjected to the General Terms and conditions of ICT Office registered at the Chamber of Commerce Midden Nederland with number 30174840 Terms are available through our website http prosim ar com licensing terms conditions or will be sent upon request free of charge Disclaimer No rights can be claimed from the information published in this document Its purpose is providing in
3. The flight model is capable of simulating whatever the real plane does or is needed for any training scenario including the mentioned Single Engine SE performance and stalls All parameters are according to specifications and what level D simulators are capable to simulate You will get realistic takeoff and landing performance realistic climbs and descends SE performance and stalls however there is an important tool we cannot provide the real documentation of the plane to compare our numbers to This is something you need to get hold of yourself 6 2 Topcat compatibility There is a popular add on named Topcat used by many serious cockpit flyers http www topcatsim com This utility an advanced weight takeoff and landing performance calculation tool uses a specific file for each widely used add on plane We have made such a file for you to be used in Topcat In case you have the utility and wish to use it with the Jetstream Flight Model please copy the Boeing 737 800 Prosim txt file from your FSX Simobjects Airplanes Prosim 737 800 Regular or Pro Topcat folder to Topcat s own Configurations folder When starting Topcat simply select ProSim737 800 for the Aircraft Configuration menu ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 17 6 3 Credits We express our sincere thanks t
4. better sound quality but sound separation is not a desired factor for you please use the default stereo sound set in the Prosim737 folder To use this special Cockpit sound set instead of the default stereo one please open your aircraft cfg file in your ProSim737 folder find it under your main FS installation SimObjects Airplanes and either remove the sound entry while removing the two lines before the sound cockpit entry or simply fill up the existing entry like sound cockpit There is nothing else to be done in order to change the available sound sets Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 7 2 4 Landing and Taxi lights These are important to everyone but there are limitations within FSX Prepar3D which mean some things simply cannot be done The ProSim737 Flight Model provides the following lighting systems a Exterior view Light cones to simulate the light source refined light splash on fuselage and engines light splashes in front of the aircraft default FS lights and see below for visibility notes b VC View Controllable light splashes for landing taxi and runway turnoff plus the default FS landing and taxi lights Default lights were included to help 2D view but also to add extra lighting away from the immediate area Taxi light is fully animated Lights are controlled by assigning switches through the ProSim737 System configuration menu runway turn off ne
5. or 2 letter designation the dot is very important so don t leave it out see end user guide for a current list though any designation will do and place downloaded files in this directory CFG file modifications Open the aircraft cfg file with notepad or similar Yes the ProSim738 file not any other one Right at the top you will see entries similar to the following fltsim 1 title title Prosim_737_800_Prosim_Livery sim Prosim738 model panel sound texture KLM kb_checklists Boeing737 800_check kb_reference Boeing737 800_ref atc_heavy 0 ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 15 atc_flight_number 100 atc_airline Prosim atc_model 737 800 atc_parking_types GATE RAMP ui_manufacturer Prosim_800 KLM ui_type 737 800 ui_variation KLM ui_typerole Commercial Airliner ui_createdby Prosim latc_id JST101 visual_damage 0 To add a livery British Airways in this example you need to copy the whole block and paste a new one after the last block you have listed then change the following lines which have not been modified in the top example fltsim 1 titte Prosim 800 KLM texture KLM ui_manufacturer Prosim_800 KLM ui_variation KLM to fltsim 2 the next available number 2 in this case remember the dot title Prosim 800 British Airways Name to appear in F
6. revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 8 3 0 What s not included in the package There is no Virtual Cockpit VC included in this package as we are not dealing with those especially because the cockpit builder has no need for an internal VC model since replication hardware panels are used There are no special gauges or system logic in the package the system simulation is taken care by ProSim737 System itself 4 0 Requirements amp Compatibility The advanced flight amp visual model will work with Microsoft Flight Simulator version 10 FSX or FSX SE updated to either SP2 or the Acceleration pack The model will not be compatible with the RTM version of FSX or FSX with the SP1 update This version of the flight amp visual model is not compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 A Century of Flight The model is also compatible with Microsoft ESP no longer available to be purchased or licensed and Lockheed Martin s Prepar3D both versions 1 x and 2 x In order to make the installation our model as simple as possible we did include the default 737 panel and panel textures in our package simply for reference purposes The flight model is thoroughly tuned to ProSim737 and ProSim737 was also tuned to the model thus it is fully compatible with ProSim737 only The flight model is therefore to be used with ProSim737 and under our license agreement the user is NOT allowed to combine it with
7. to give you any exact instructions We would have to present as many instructions as the number of different yokes out there It would be impossible so let us agree on a different approach to the problem We see no other solution to this So here it is When your plane behaves just as it should in comparison to the real one it means your settings are good or they are getting better Do not let your feelings interfere with realism and do not judge the flight model just because your decade old settings on the yoke suggest you so They are different They have served you well for quite some time but it doesn t mean they are perfect Our model has been tested on different hardware by quite a few real captains of the 737 800 They have the real and daily experience of the feel of the yoke and the pedals so in fact this is what you need to achieve with your own calibration When you get acceptable results it means you are getting closer to the right calibration Do a couple of single engine landings If you are able to keep the plane on the centerline with rudder and applying only one reverser it means your settings are good If you are unable to do it it is not due to the shortcomings of the flight model but something is unfortunately wrong with your hardware settings Calibrate re calibrate change the sensitivities and curves until you are able to stay on centerline Then you ve probably achieved what was needed If you are
8. use In many ways FSX is even more sophisticated than older versions of Level D simulators are The slight but important difference is that level D flight simulator dynamic models are always based on a single plane and it s thoroughly noted and measured characteristics whereas FSX s dynamic engine was built to equally serve a Cessna a glider a 737 a 747 and helicopters This versatility makes it a bit generic and that s why certain limitations always pop up here and there But generally speaking the FSX dynamic engine now also in Lockheed Martin s Prepar3D is capable of simulating dynamics on a very detailed and sophisticated level Quite a few level D simulators still in use for crew training mainly the older builds but still widely used world over have even less dynamic parameters and capabilities compared to the FSX engine We feel FSX or the similar Prepar3D have nothing to be ashamed of in relation to flight dynamics At present if one looks around on the horizon of desktop flight simulators the choice is minimal to say the least Microsoft FSX is over eight years old now and it is not developed or updated anymore yet there are still thousands of people out there flying the even earlier version FS2004 FS9 FSX also appeared in a different commercial form by Microsoft and was named ESP Enhanced Simulation Platform and later on the ESP code was licensed to Lockheed Martin thus Prepar3D pronounced prepared
9. will install for Prepar3D v2 Naturally the user can always change the installation path manually by pointing the installer to the desired simulator s ROOT folder Simply double click on setup exe of the package you received and follow the instructions on the screen By default the installer places the ProSim737 Flight Model plane into the Simobjects folder of your Flight Simulator X or Prepar3D installation No further action is required by the user apart from selecting our airplane in the simulator later on We highly recommend saving a start up flight with the ProSim737 Flight Model so your simulator will always start with your new plane ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 10 5 2 Recommended FSX realism settings In order to work correctly your realism settings need to be at the maximum in FSX The flight model will be unusable or crippled if you try to use any other setting Although not recommended either you may change the other settings but never ever move the Flight model sliders They always have to be at the rightmost maximum setting We recommend using the maximum settings as shown below SETTINGS REALISM Cyrrent realism settings _ Flight modet ignor oras General O Spal Crashes and damage factor 7 Aircraft stross causes damage Torque Allow col
10. Lateral Lateral You can use whatever values you want up to the maximum even zero if you wish just don t expect to go very far with zero ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 14 5 8 Adding Liveries Liveries can be downloaded from the ProSim737 forum 28 at the moment so everyone should be happy the old js_800 liveries will not work without modification but as this has already been done for the Larrylynx liveries there is no need If you need a third party livery converting let Larrylynx know via the forum To add a livery is quite simple and don t apologize for the hand holding method 1 download the file 2 make a texture directory 3 adjust the aircraft cfg file Each download should contain 3 fuselage files 1 tail file 1 texture cfg file and 1 thumbnail file there may be a wings file but this is very very rare only SouthWest at the moment Make a texture directory the file structure for the ProSim737 Flight Model is as follows SimObjects Airplanes ProSim738 model visual and VC models panel default FSX Panel sound sound files texture default ProSim texture texture common textures common to all liveries Topcat Topcat file for ProSim738 Docs documentation for ProSim738 to add a new livery include a new texure folder like this texture XXX where XXX is the 3
11. S related add ons since FS5 He has worked on FS related projects for several known companies also worked on FS related titles for Microsoft regularly works for NASA and he has also been a long time special advisor to his local airline 2 2 Visual Model Flight Training Devices FTDs rarely have an external model or 3D representation of the aircraft itself In their case the most important time amp money saving factor is the training itself thus the trainees don t have any intentions to look at an external model That is why those serious simulators do not even have any external views to look at the plane itself Home cockpit builders nevertheless usually come from the entertainment part of the simulation world therefore they got used to having extremely nice external visual models of airplanes This is why we are providing an outstanding 3D model along with the flight dynamics in this release The new external visual model is done by Steve Cozens It is a very nice 3D model of the 737 800 which newly came to our version 2 0 as the previous version did not contain an external model Now the model contains all features that a state of the art 3D aircraft representation should Landing lights and other external lights were done with the utmost care to satisfy the needs of the serious flight simmer and the overall detail of the 3D part is a masterwork There are 31 liveries made for the model available from the ProSim737 forum
12. SX menu texture BA same as the XXX letters you used in the texture folder ui_manufacturer Prosim_800 British Airways ui_variation British Airways ProSim738 suggested livery codes to keep things simple if you make a livery using the JS 800 paintkit suggest a XXX lettering code The js_800 paintkit is ok for the ProSim737 Flight Model just save the files with the correct naming structure see a download livery for examples AAL American Airways AB Air Berlin AF Air France BA British Airways BRU Brussels Airways DTA Delta GSC Greenland Sim Centre JET JetTime KLM KLM LFT Lufthansa LPZ Leipzigair NOR Norwegian PRI Primera RYR Ryanair SAB Sabena SAS SAS SW South West TAP TAP ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 16 TNT TNT TOM Thomson UTD United UX Air Europa VA Virgin Australia VB Virgin Blue QAN Qantas TUI TUIfly PUN Prosim737 unofficial livery TRA Transavia 6 0 Miscellaneous 6 1 Realism The flight model has been thoroughly tested by airline pilots and instructors The behavior of the plane is as close as to the real 737 800 as possible thus all parameters are in the range of 1 5 of the real plane which is a truly admirable ratio especially if you consider that two real airplanes of the same maker may also show this much difference without any known reason
13. The extremely complicated systems and internals of a plane such as the 737 800 also brought the need for a unified and advanced flight model which could work in perfect accordance with the ProSim737 Suite and its internals In order to work perfectly the auto flight characteristics as well as the Flight Management System FMS need a unified and common flight model to be used simultaneously and in accordance with the underlying software solution This is why ProSim Aviation Research B V decided to develop a flight model as close to the real plane the 737 800 as possible After long months of development the model was first released in early 2012 Now the considerably enhanced second version is ready and available to you in January 2015 Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 4 2 0 Flight Model features 2 1 Flight Dynamics No doubt flight dynamics and the possible most realistic simulation of the airplane behavior are the essence of flight simulation Present day Full Flight Training Devices used in the aviation industry employ a very similar approach to flight dynamics as Microsoft Flight Simulator X hereafter FSX and its successors do FSX has a fairly refined flight character performance engine and its pre entered data is interpreted by the sim1 dll at runtime FSX and ESP and Prepar3D uses the exact same look up table system for flight dynamics as level D simulators
14. and there is also a paint kit available on request if users wish to design their own liveries 2 3 Sound The new version of the model comes with its own sound set one of the most advanced sound packages available so far for the 738 or even other jets The engine sounds are combined of 14 internal plus 19 external sounds for each engine The sound pack is not a subsystem of ProSim737 therefore the sound pack is a separate entity which does not depend on the deep systems simulation of ProSim737 For additional sound enhancements ProSim Audio is available for the user so almost any custom made sounds can be defined through ProSim737 Audio The advanced sound package comes in two versions so the user may select which one better serves his her purpose a Stereo sound set This version of the advanced sound package is enabled by default It contains most engine related sounds in stereo This is recommended for most stereo 5 1 or 7 1 or desktop sound system users Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 6 Although the quality of the engine and wind sounds are much better in this set but in case the user is using two different sound systems the engine and winds sounds will NOT be automatically separated and redirected separately for the two systems For that purpose please use the cockpit version of the sound set in the Prosim737 folder To use the stereo sound set simply leave the sound l
15. any other plane or package It will not work in connection with any other simulation related suite The flight amp visual model package is not compatible with other 737 related add ons Don t try to achieve any sort of compatibility it is a futile experiment ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 9 5 0 Setting up the flight model 5 1 Installation Our advanced flight amp visual model comes with its own installer Separate installers are available for either the Regular or the Professional version of the model The installer either finds the FSX or Prepar3D version installed on the user s computer The installer will NOT search for existing installation of FSX SE distributed by Dovetail Games since 2014 If you wish to install it for FSX SE you must do it manually by pointing the installer to the ROOT folder of the simulator The same stands for Prepar3D version 1 4 or earlier The model works on Prepar3D 1 x but you should manually point the installer to the root folder of the simulator If one of the directly supported simulators are installed FSX or Prepar3D v2 the installer will find their paths in the registry If only FSX is found the model will install there If only Prepar3D v2 is found it will install there If both simulators are installed on your drive s the installer
16. but even more importantly the user has to be sure the pedals are able to provide their maximum values at their maximum deflection Although Flight Simulator comes with its own inbuilt Yaw Damper but it doesn t work as it should The Yaw Damper in the simulator simply abridges full rudder deflection Therefore especially if SE operations are practiced the default Yaw Damper needs to be disabled in relation to the flight model To achieve this please make sure that the line yaw_damper_gain is set to 0 0 in the aircraft cfg file This is always needed to be set to 0 0 if a SE operation is practiced especially if an engine is out at V2 We advise you to always keep this setting In case the user wants to use the Yaw Damper at higher altitudes the configuration setting could be set to 1 0 which is enabled in this case nevertheless ProSim will take care that even if enabled the Yaw Damper will not be effective below 1500 ft AGL The Professional version of the flight model is more optimized for Single Engine operations 5 5 Autopilot sensitivity If you are an experienced ProSim737 user you probably know that you can fine tune the sensitivity of the autopilot Run ProSim737 MCP right click anywhere on it s main screen and select the Configuration menu In the menu select the second Tab named Tuning You will find the two important values there Aileron tuning and Heading stability Use these two valu
17. eds to be assigned to wing lights as there is no runway turnoff available in the Aces attachment toolkit for the modelling program There is a PSD file Landing Lights Prosim PSD on the ProSim737 forum where you can adjust the colour and intensity of the light splash instructions on how to do this are in the file Taxi light will automatically extinguish at 10 ft above ground level Landing and runway lights will extinguish at 300 ft above ground level They can be armed at any height they will just not be visible till these heights to avoid lighting up the ground at say 10000 ft as would be the normal case c 2D view Lighting in the 2D is limited to just default FSX lighting FX lights were extensively tried but it was not possible to control the positions and effect when more than one fx was added i e a moveable taxi light and 2 landing lights What about Shockwave files for lighting Shockwave lights do not add any light to the ground plane in the 2D or VC views they simply add pretty light blooms near the light source It was decided to include controllable light cones within the model to achieve a similar effect So no Shockwave lights are not supported 2 5 Air Stairs The ProSim737 visual model includes a beautifully animated set of air stairs To use these you need to assign either a switch or button through either FS or FSUIPC to the Wing Fold command then sit back and admire the animation Flight Model version 2 0 Document
18. es to fine tune the autopilot but only do it if it was necessary The values are percentages so you may go above 100 if it is needed although we think it will never be necessary Do not change the values more than 10 at once do thorough tests after every change you made In fact any changes are needed only if you experience vertical or horizontal oscillations while using the autopilot at level flight at a considerably normal speed A good trick when searching for possible over control i e oscillations is to increase the simulation speed to 4x and observe if oscillations occur and if the autopilot is able to hold either heading or altitude ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 13 5 6 Exits and GSX GSX should be supported as the exits are correctly positioned in the cfg file If you require certain exits to be used then you need to edit the aircraft cfg file to reflect which exit needs to be used max 4 exits In the following example front left rear left and both cargo s are used If you wish to use the front right remove the from exit 0 and place in front of the door you do not wish to use exits extra exits are for right door positions using GSX number_of_exits 4 exit 0 0 2 40 32 5 38 3 97 0 II Front left door lexit 0 0 2 43 27 4 98 3 60 0 II Fro
19. formation on a best effort basis All rights of companies and brands mentioned belong to their respective owners We do not want to reflect value judgments on any mentioned companies and brands All is written down from our personal technical perspective ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 2 Index 1 0 Introduction 1 1 Welcome on board 1 2 History and goal 2 0 Flight Model features 2 1 Flight Dynamics 2 2 Visual Model 2 3 Sound 2 4 Landing and Taxi lights 2 5 Air Stairs 3 0 What s not included in the package 4 0 Requirements amp Compatibility 5 0 Setting up the flight model 5 1 Installation 5 2 Recommended FSX realism settings 5 3 Sensitivity of controls 5 4 Single Engine operations 5 5 Autopilot sensitivity 5 6 Exits and GSX 5 7 Fuel Default Loading 5 8 Adding Liveries 6 0 Miscellaneous 6 1 Realism 6 2 Topcat compatibility 6 3 Credits ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 3 1 0 Introduction 1 1 Welcome on board The advanced flight model and visual model you have just acquired is a common effort between ProSim Aviation Research B V and a veteran flight simulator designer Lapi as well as Steve Cozens The parties have put together their knowledge and experience to create the mo
20. ine empty in your aircraft cfg file so it will use the sounds defined under the SOUND folder of your ProSim737 installation The special stereo effects of the engines will be present using the sounds this way b Cockpit sound set This version of the advanced sound package is NOT enabled by default It contains most engine related sounds in mono but at the same time it allows automatic separation of the engine and wind environmental sounds of the simulator if two sound systems are used This set is recommended for those home cockpit users or commercial users who need a more realistic sound experience in their spacious cockpit setups In order to achieve this automatic usage of sound separation done by FSX ESP or Prepar3D the user has to configure his sound card as Quadraphonic in his sound card manager software Then two separate sound systems need to be connected to the sound card Most contemporary sound cards or even the inbuilt cards on the motherboard can easily satisfy this requirement Usually it is the black connector of the soundcard which is capable of serving as the output for the second sound system By using two sound systems and the cockpit sound set the engine and winds sound will be automatically separated and redirected to one of the systems For this purpose the user must configure the sound card as Quadraphonic in Windows and the two stereo systems or any other should be plugged in separately If you are looking for a
21. liseons with other aircraft Gyro Crash tolerance Inetrumments and Eghts 5 3 Sensitivity of controls To achieve the needed realism apart from our advanced flight model the most important factor is the settings of your hardware components mainly the yoke and the rudder but also the throttle levers to some degree If you controls are not calibrated almost perfectly or sensitivity curves are far from the desired values your plane and our flight model will not work as should Therefore it is vital to calibrate your hardware as thoroughly as possible There should be no spikes or unwanted movements of the controls they need to be steady in a given position without any oscillations Dead zones need to be calibrated as well ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 11 Please note that we cannot fine tune our dynamic model according to your hardware or the tens of thousands of yokes and pedals out there thus you need to calibrate your hardware according to the needs of the model This is the only path to achieve realism Please do not calibrate your yokes a certain way just because you are used to a comfortable setting That particular setting may be comfortable to you but might also be a serious obstacle when you try to hand fly the plane Unfortunately we are simply unable
22. nt right door exit 1 0 2 54 10 4 76 4 16 0 II Rear left door exit 1 0 2 54 19 4 75 3 77 0 Rear right door exit 2 0 2 41 14 4 00 1 31 1 Rear cargo exit 3 0 2 26 21 4 46 1 94 1 Front cargo Example to reflect change from front left to front right exit 0 0 2 40 32 5 38 3 97 0 Front left door exit 0 0 2 43 27 4 98 3 60 0 Front right door 5 7 Fuel Default Loading If you wish to start each with flight with a default fuel load other than full you can change this in the cfg file as follows Below is part of the default Fuel section which gives full tanks fuel Center1 3 65 0 0 2 0 4300 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons LeftMain 9 00 16 8 1 2 1288 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons RightMain 9 00 16 8 1 2 1288 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons Figures to achieve half tanks are as follows Center1 3 65 0 0 2 0 2150 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons LeftMain 9 00 16 8 1 2 644 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons RightMain 9 00 16 8 1 2 644 0 Longitudinal feet Vertical feet Usable gallons Unusable gallons feet feet feet feet feet feet Lateral Lateral Lateral Lateral
23. o Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain F O F O John Burn Tobias Johansson Peter Naslund Shubhendra Shankar Oliver Nagy Adam Foldes Thomas Freund Peter Orosz For their invaluable help and support Many thanks go to our diligent and critical beta tester too Happy flying The ProSim737 Team Lapi Steve Cozens ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 18
24. st advanced 737 flight model available so far this time extended by a new external visual model by Steve The model will definitely change the way you fly your 737 simulator 1 2 History and goal This unique advanced flight model is primarily aimed at the home cockpit builder Although it can also be used for commercial entertainment under different user license conditions available separately from ProSim Aviation Research B V the widest user base remains a rapidly growing number of home cockpit builders For quite some time there has been an intensive urge to have better and better flight dynamic models for our simulators When home cockpit builders spend a considerable amount of money and put countless number of hours into their simulators the dynamic model becomes a more and more important factor in realistic flying and flight experience Before our model came out to the limelight of the Microsoft Flight Simulator MSFS based simulator platform cockpit builders naturally using different hardware components had used different flight models in order to satisfy their need for realistic flight experiences This although seemed to satisfy many didn t prove to be a truly good and final solution as the characteristics of all visual and dynamic models differed greatly The ProSim737 Suite was the first software solution focusing on a single model and type of aircraft offering a full solution for both home and professional cockpits
25. using Peter Dowson s great FSUIPC utility always try to assign your controls via the Axes tab and use the Direct calibration method That ensures the best result Later on calibrate the controls in FSUIPC and try to find the best slope for your specific hardware There are many throttle quadrants on the market by now Some of them are even motorized some are not They all will work with our advanced flight model It can be a problem though that some other THQ s software or hardware sends information to the simulator in such a method that may be slower than required In this case the flight model will suffer because throttle response is not what the real plane or our flight model was designed for The very same problem may also arise with other yokes and rudder pedals so the only guarantee we can provide is that the advanced flight model works as it should with properly configured yokes and pedals Proper calibration of hardware is very important We highly recommend calibrating your control axes via FSUIPC s Direct calibration facility which is independent from axes in the flight simulator s own system ProSim737 Flight Model User Manual ProSim Aviation Research B V Flight Model version 2 0 Document revision 1 0 Document date 19 January 2015 Page 12 5 4 Single Engine operations In order to practice single engine operations SE the rudder pedals need to be carefully calibrated
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