Originally Posted by
tkey75
Pop into the W0X0F_2P2 thread and ask there. He's quick with a good answer.
I believe what you talk about is done, as it is a defined procedure, but since time is money in the sims, there's an abbreviation you say that indicates you've done the proper pa's. Again, ask W0X0F.
The new 777-2 uses IBM PC's with 32 bit processors. The older 767 sims use IBM F50's with 16bit processors. The determining factor for host a sim is not power, but timing. Processes are updated by frames per second, 60 frames per second. First instruments are updated, then motion and finally visual. This was you can not perceive a lag between input from the control and response time of the hardware.
Originally Posted by
Wiirachay
knfenimore,
I take it that there is someone (or people?) elsewhere in the building simulating ATC, departure control, arrival control, ground control, etc.?
Are the pilots in the sim required to do the broadcasts to the passengers and flight attendants? (e.g. "Flight attendants, please prepare for departure," "ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We're now cruising at 31,000 feet.")
What kind of computer processors/systems run the sims?
- Pat
The instructor in the sim makes GND and ATC calls. The crew responds to the instructor as if he is ATC or gnd control. They can make simulate attendant calls. They simulate the full flight, but they do not make passenger info calls.
Originally Posted by
ifette
Any recommendations for those of us who want to do 15 minutes of touch and go landings? What runways are loaded in the simulator? I'm assuming DEN is loaded, which AFAIK has the longest US runway, but is BPX/ZUBD loaded? (2000ft longer). I want to make sure that if I am trying to do a touch and go in a 777 that I have plenty of runway
Check the list I posted. There are a number of tricky airports. I like DCA, because its surrounded by water and has the monuments. You can pick any from the list. Just look up rwy length.
Originally Posted by
Italy98
Opposite of ifette's question, what are the shortest runways avaiable where one can try to land a 777? Not that I would want to try any C-130 maneuvers . . .
I'm not sure on shortest rwy, but find one from the list and look it up. Jackson Hole with ice and snow is fun.