Freeware FMC?

[Zaphod]

Hi All.
I don't often fly Airliners but feel like a challenge so could anyone recomend an Airliner with a working FMC.
It would be really lovely if it were a B727 but beggars can't be chosers.
Thanks in advance.

Zaphod.

[Fozzer]

Hi All.
I don't often fly Airliners but feel like a challenge so could anyone recomend an Airliner with a working FMC.
It would be really lovely if it were a B727 but beggars can't be chosers.
Thanks in advance.

Zaphod.

I sometimes feel like a challenge flying "Helicopters", Zaph... ...

...then I put away such silly thoughts!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

Paul...but "Challenges" always give me a headache... ...!

Cessna 150 Aerobat....... .... ....!

[Zaphod]

If you really fancy a challenge Fozz try buying one of those little battery powered radio controlled Helicopters which you can fly around the house (in theory.)
Whats really anoying is they have little girls in the shops to demonstrate them and they are all but impossible to fly! Trust me, I got one for Christmas. The wife thought it might help with my mid-life crisis.

Zaph

[Fozzer]

If you really fancy a challenge Fozz try buying one of those little battery powered radio controlled Helicopters which you can fly around the house (in theory.)
Whats really anoying is they have little girls in the shops to demonstrate them and they are all but impossible to fly!

Zaph ;)

I bought one of those for one of my Sons (34), but his Dog got annoyed with it flying round the living room....

...and ate it... ::)...!

(The Helicopter...not the Living Room)... ;)...!

Paul... ;D... ;D...!

I find the Sim 'copters impossible to control....and life is far too short to learn...;)...!

P.P.S...I don't have 34 Sons....but one of them is aged 34...;)...!

FMC.....>>>
http://www.fmc.com/

Buy your grass fertiliser here... ...!

[Zaphod]

Actually, I was thinking of getting a dog!!!



Zaph..

[Fozzer]

Actually, I was thinking of getting a dog!!!



Zaph..

...you need a new living room?.... ....!

Paul.... ...!

[Romflyer]

the only freeware plane I know of with an FMC is the Ifly 747

[Zaphod]

the only freeware plane I know of with an FMC is the Ifly 747

Thanks Romflyer.
Do you have any personel experience of the Ifly 747 yourself?

Zaphod

[Romflyer]

I had it a few years back, and my poor tired old rig just didnt have the.......knackers to run it smoothly, and I didnt have the time available to learn how to program the damn thing  But I remember being impressed with the way it looked, and I've read a few things about it being quite good.....seems to me like a good way to learn about FMC's without shelling out.
Give it a try, it's available here at simv somewhere

[microlight]

Hi Mr Beeblebrox.

There are only a very few freeware FMCs out there, which you can install into any airliner. The first is the vasFMC which for me is too durn complicated! The other one is much simpler, although it's in Alpha form and development was discontinued in 2007. VNAV is a little hairy (you can't switch it off!) but it works fine in LNAV though. Being alpha, there is no manual to speak of but it's not difficult to work out. It's the Mirage FMC and is here (http://mirage.orz.ne.jp/fsdev/modules/wfdownloads/), comprising the FMC, a MFD-replacement gauge and activation toggles.

If you're prepared to work at it, it's a bit of fun...

[Capt.Propwash]

Buy your grass fertiliser here... ...!

why buy the fertilizer when there are so many posts that already contain it??  8-)

[Zaphod]

Hi Mr Beeblebrox...

Well, how very formal
I think I'll have a lay down in a dark room with a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster before I attempt this FMC malarky. Sounds like hard work.

Best wishes, and thanks for all the fish.

Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox.

[Zaphod]

Just a quick update. I have now recovered from the Gargleblasters and have downloaded and installed the iFly 747 complete with FMC, TCAS etc.
For someone who usually flies vintage aircraft this is going to be a steep learning curve.
Watch this space!
Thanks to all who replied.

Zaphod.

[Romflyer]

Zaphod, I am curious to see how you make out with it.......I am looking forward to the day that I feel  like I have the time available to sit down and learn the rest of the skill set involved in actually operating a big cigar tube  I know the FMC wont be as big as I think it is to learn.....but when  :-/

[microlight]

Actually, Zaphod, I cheated...

I've used the Simavionics ISG1 (payware but not expensive) FMC suite for a while now, which is very good and flexible; I have it installed in most of my jetliners of a ... certain age. The older ones have the CIVA INS.