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X-Plane - First flight!
Your First Flights
-Double-click on the "X-Plane" icon on your hard drive, thus launching X-Plane. X-Plane will be in your "X-System" folder, which is wherever you just extracted it to a few moments ago. -Wait until you are settled on the runway in the Boeing 777. -Hit the '2' key a few (about 2 times) times to bring in some flaps for takeoff. -Disengage the brakes. (Click the orange brake button to toggle it.) -Operate the throttles with the mouse. (The throttles are the light-gray knobs on the lower-right... drag them up all the way to go to full power.) -Pull the joystick back (or hit the numeric keypad 2 key, or click on the center of the windshield and pull down with the mouse) lightly to rotate and take-off at about 130 knots. -Upon reaching 3,000 feet or so throttle back a bit. -Hit the '1' key a few times to retract the flaps. -Fly the plane for a few minutes with the joystick/mouse/keyboard. -Select "Quit" from the "File" Menu. Now you can fly the simulator (and a Boeing 777 no less!) -Double-Click on the "Plane-Maker" icon, thus launching Plane-Maker. -Go to the "File" menu and select "Open". -Select the Boeing 777 from the "Heavy Metal" folder. -Select a random window from the "Standard" menu and make any changes you feel Boeing overlooked. -Select "Save As" from the "File" menu. -Type in "Modified 777" or similar for your new modified airplane after backspacing over the earlier name and press return. -Select "Quit" from the "File" Menu. Now you know how to make your own airplane designs. -Double-click on the "X-Plane" icon, thus launching X-Plane. -Select "Open Aircraft" from the "File" menu. -Choose the airplane that you just saved in Plane-Maker... yes you might need to navigate around a little bit to find it. -Fly it. (If you still can!) Now you are an aircraft designer and test pilot! OK you have now proven that you can fly, design aircraft, and test-fly your aircraft designs. You are probably not any GOOD at it, but at least you can do it. A minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Have a nice flight! Creation date : 28/01/2004 @ 17:14 | Informations
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