Flight Simulator Add-on by planeman

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Lord of the Landing V1.7

Lord of the Landing V1.7 : Landing Training Environment for FSX.

A SimConnect application to help repeated landing training in various weather conditions,
and analyze and evaluate your landing data.

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------

No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "LoLa16.exe".
Runway data file("r4.csv") should be in same folder.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------

Run "LoLa16.exe" before or after running FSX. LoLa will connect to FSX automatically.
Main window consists of 3 areas : Position Set, Weather Set, Landing Report.

1. Position Set

You can move instantly to final approach course of ANY runway of ANY airport in the world.
Just enter ICAO code of the airport(e.g. RKSI, KLAX, EDDF), and select runway,
and select position (4NM, 8NM, 12NM straight, 12NM left, 12NM right),
and press SET! button.

Lord of the Landing Checklist will be displayed.
Pause FSX and press Ctrl + Shift + A to move to selected position.

Only aircraft position and airspeed is changed,
all other aircraft configurations(fuel, W&B, trim, power, flap, gear, ...) are kept same.

* Tip : If crash occurs when set position on ground,
use slew mode to go up and set position. (Y → F4 → Y → P → Ctrl + Shift + A)

2. Weather Set

You can change weather condition by setting METAR.
Press Load button to load preset file(*.metar).
Some example preset files(e.g. CAVOK, Windy, Rainy, Turbulence, Low Visibility) are included.
Change metar as you want and press Set button to set weather.

3. Landing Report

Make a landing and decelerate to the half of your landing airspeed,
then landing report will be displayed on both LoLa window and FSX screen(scrolling text).

Reported items and criteria are as below :
- Vertical Speed (ft/min) : 0~100 Perfect!, 100~200 Great, 200~350 Okay, >350 FAIL
- Flare Distance (ft) : 900~2000 Perfect!, 700~2600 Great, 500~3200 Okay, <500 or >3200 FAIL
- Centerline Deviation : 0~4 Perfect, 4~8 Great, 8~12 Okay, >12 FAIL
- Pitch (deg) : 2~6 Perfect!, 1~7 Great, 0.5~8 Okay, <0.5 or >8 FAIL
- Bank (deg) : ~1 Perfect!, 1~3 Great, 3~6 Okay, >6 FAIL
- Sideslip Angle (deg) : ~2 Perfect!, 2~5 Great, 5~10 Okay, >10 FAIL
- Max V/S (ft/min) : <1000 Pass(Stabilized Approach), >1000 FAIL

Press save button to save landing report to file.

* Flare Distance means distance from RA 50ft to touchdown.
Typically RA is 30~40ft when crossing the runway threshold,
so distance from runway threshold to touchdown point is 200~300ft less than displayed flare distance.

* Centerline Deviation is only reported when ILS(Localizer) is active.

* If bounced during landing, Flare Distance is calculated on the last touchdown,
but all other data are on the first touchdown.

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------

Korean Air - for giving me chance of flying on real flight simulator
CAE Inc. - for real flight simulator which inspired me to make LoLa
Peter Dowson - for great MakeRwys utility
Thank you!

Enjoy and happy training!

Dongjin Shin

FsRaas V1.1

FsRaas (Runway Awareness and Advisory System for FSX/FS2004) V1.1

The Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) is an electronic detection system developed by Honeywell.
It provides flight crew members with information concerning the aircraft's position relative to an airport's runway during taxi, takeoff, final approach, landing and rollout to improve situational awareness and reduce the likelihood of a runway incursion.

FsRaas V1.1 includes following functions :
Approaching Runway(On Ground), On Runway, Takeoff Flaps,
Distance Remaining(Rejected Takeoff), Taxiway Takeoff,
Approaching Runway(Landing), Taxiway Landing,
Distance Remaining(Landing & Rollout), Runway End(<100 feet),
Deep Landing, Distance Remaining(Long Landing)

To watch FsRaas demo, please visit "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUH7gAj24MY".
To learn more about Honeywell RAAS, please visit "https://honeywellrunwaysafety.com/demos.php".

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------

No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "FsRaas11.exe".
Runway position data file("r4.csv") should be in same folder.
FSUIPC should be installed.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------

Run "FsRaas11.exe" before or after running Flight Simulator.
It automatically connects with FS and make sounds when needed.

----- TO USE WITH ADD-ON SCENERY ---------------------------

To use at airport where add-on scenery is installed,
- Download "MakeRwys" utility at Peter Dowson's homepage (http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html).
- Put it at FS root folder and run.
- "r4.csv" will be generated. Copy "r4.csv" to FsRaas folder(overwrite the old).

* To improve performance, it is recommended to remove too short runways
by opening "r4.csv" with Excel, sorting by runway length(column G),
and deleting short runways(e.g. <5000ft).

----- OTHERS -----------------------------------------------

Sounds are recorded from "https://honeywellrunwaysafety.com/demos.php" and "http://imtranslator.net/translate-and-speak".
If there is a copyright problem, please let me know.

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------

Honeywell - SmartRunway & SmartLanding system
Peter Dowson - FSUIPC & MakeRwys
http://imtranslator.net/translate-and-speak
Thank you!

Enjoy and happy flight!

Dongjin Shin
May 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012

FsGeoNavi (Geography Navigation for FS2004/FSX) V1.0

Don't you get bored when in cruise flight you have nothing to do and don't know where you are?
Then study world geography with FsGeoNavi program!
It provides POI(Point of Interest) information text display in FS screen.
POI includes countries, cities, mountains around your aircraft.
Display example :
"Largest City : [2 o'clock, 75 NM] Seoul (Korea) - 10349312 people",
"Nearest Mountain : [9 o'clock, 50NM] Mount RAINIER (Washington (USA)) - 4393m".
Works with both FS2004 and FSX.

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------
No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "FsGeoNavi10.exe".
Data files("FsGeoNavi_Cities.csv", "FsGeoNavi_Mountains.csv", "FsGeoNavi_Others.csv")
should be in same folder.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------
- Run "FsGeoNavi10.exe" before running FS.
- Choose FS Connection (SimConnect or FSUIPC) according to your FS version.
- Enter Scan Range in NM. (Distance to POIs)
* Front Only : Scan POIs only at 9~12~3 o'clock direction
* Front & Back : Scan all direction

- Enter Suppress altitude in feet,
not to be bothered by FsGeoNavi messages in busy phases of flight.
(e.g. Sterile Cockpit below 10,000 feet)
- Enter Display Time and Display Period in seconds.
- Check type of POI to display.
(Largest City, Nearest City, Highest Mountain, Nearest Mountain, Greatest Others, Nearest Others)
- Run FS and fly above suppress altitude to get POI information periodically.

----- POI DATA --------------------------------------------
City data contains 2016 world cities whose population is more than 200,000.
  (Source : http://www.geonames.org/)
Mountain data contains Top 100 world summits
  (Source : http://www.sol.co.uk/v/viewfinder/World100.html),
and 355 Ultras in North America
  (Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ultras_in_North_America),
and 3 Ultras in Korea.

* An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain
   with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more.

Other data is currently empty.
User can freely add or modify data(.csv file) with MS Excel or text editor.
  (e.g. Greatest rivers, lakes, buildings, historic sites, ...)

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------
Peter Dowson - for great FSUIPC
http://www.geonames.org/
http://www.sol.co.uk/v/viewfinder/World100.html
Wikipedia
Thank you!

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FsGeoNavi10.zip>

Final Approach Visualizer V1.0

Final Approach Visualizer V1.0

A small utility to see real-world Final Approach Course of ANY runway of ANY airport
with Google Earth.
Just input the airport ICAO code, ".kml" files will be generated for each runway,
then run Google Earth and open ".kml" file to see Final Approach Course animated.
You can select approach speed, angle, distance and so on. (Default : 720kt, 3 degrees, 10NM)

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FinalApproachVisualizer10.zip>

VDGS(Visual Docking Guidance System) for FSX/FS2004 V1.1

A SimConnect application to simulate VDGS system which helps aircraft to dock
at the exact position in front of the airport gate.
It provides azimuth guidance, digital countdown, closing rate bar, "STOP" / "OK" / "TOO FAR" sign.
You can use VDGS service at ANY gate of ANY airport in the world.
Works with both FS2004 and FSX.

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------
No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "FsVdgs11.exe".
Gate position data file("g5.csv") should be in same folder.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------
- After landing and getting gate assigned by ATC,
- (Important!) If FS is running in FULL-SCREEN mode,
  switch to WINDOW mode. (Press Alt + Enter)
* VDGS can NOT be displayed if FS is in FULL-SCREEN mode.
- Run "FsVdgs11.exe".
- Enter airport ICAO code, select gate, and press Set! button.
- Return to FS and continue taxi.
- As you approach the gate, VDGS display window will be automatically appear in top-left of screen.
* If distance is less than about 100m and difference between aircraft heading and gate direction is
    less than 45 degrees.
* Type of aircraft is automatically detected and displayed. (e.g. B738, B744, A321)
- Follow azimuth guidance :
    The yellow arrow shows position in relation to the center line.
    The red arrow indicates the direction to steer.
- If distance is < 20m, vertical closing rate bar represents the distance from stop.
- When you see "STOP", stop the aircraft.
- It's a success if you see "OK", but it's a failure if you see "TOO FAR".
* Success condition : distance is < 50cm and heading error is < 2deg.

----- TO USE WITH ADD-ON SCENERY ---------------------------
To use at airport where add-on scenery is installed,
- Download "MakeRwys" utility at Peter Dowson's homepage(http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html).
- Put it at FS root folder and run.
- "g5.csv" will be generated. Copy "g5.csv" to FsVdgs folder(overwrite the old).

----- OTHERS -----------------------------------------------
Referenced VDGS display is SafeDock system by Safegate.
(http://www.safegate.com/home/safegate-solutions/the-safegate-solutions/docking-gs)

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------
Peter Dowson - for great MakeRwys utility and FSUIPC
SafeGate      - for VDGS display reference
Thank you!

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FsVdgs11.zip>