Mig-21 Manual Question

[Beaver McFanny]

Like most DCS fans i'm sure, I like to print all my module manuals. My question is, as stated by Cobra the manual for the Mig-21 will have 181 pages, I need to know is this 181 sides or 362 sides, so I can plan ahead with ink, paper and binders etc. Thanks in advance.

[cichlidfan]

Since, typically, page 1 is on one side of a sheet and page 2 is on the other side, I should think the answer is self evident.

 

Have you ever seen a book described as containing 50 pages when they really meant 50 sheets of paper with printing on both sides?

Edited September 10, 2014 by cichlidfan

[WildBillKelsoe]

just get an ipad, save paper, ink, and binders to the older 'conventional' people (unless you're old, then excuse me). (Y)

[statrekmike]

just get an ipad, save paper, ink, and binders to the older 'conventional' people (unless you're old, then excuse me). (Y)

 

 

My girlfriend got a iPad issued to her as part of her teaching job but since she does not really need it, I get to use it instead and to be honest, it is fantastic for DCS manual and chart reference.

[WildBillKelsoe]

couldn't agree more.

[Kayos]

It's great if your wife doesn't keep stealing your ipad to look something up.

 

Cobra, any chance of releasing the manual early so we can start reading?

[doveman]

I presume an android tablet would work equally well? What's size screen is suitable? Is it easy to make bookmarks to quickly switch to selected pages?

[Eldur]

Of course it's possible with Android, I even have been looking into the manuals on my Galaxy S3 phone already :)

It's a bit small though for prolonged reads and a real tablet probably has a better performance. Just get Foxit MobilePDF. Bookmarks, Search and such are all in. It's even possible to mark text with some fancy colors.

The tablet should have at least a 1280x720 resolution if you don't want to spend much. Best size is pretty much personal preference, but I'd say the usual 10 inches is quite good, but maybe a smaller 7 or 8 inch tablet would be enough.

And you could also get the DCS Manager then :)

[doveman]

Of course it's possible with Android, I even have been looking into the manuals on my Galaxy S3 phone already :)

It's a bit small though for prolonged reads and a real tablet probably has a better performance. Just get Foxit MobilePDF. Bookmarks, Search and such are all in. It's even possible to mark text with some fancy colors.

The tablet should have at least a 1280x720 resolution if you don't want to spend much. Best size is pretty much personal preference, but I'd say the usual 10 inches is quite good, but maybe a smaller 7 or 8 inch tablet would be enough.

And you could also get the DCS Manager then :)

 

Thanks. I wasn't sure if there was some Apple-specific app or format that people were using.

 

I think 7" might be a bit small, having used my Mum's, so probably 10" is what I should look at. I get confused about what resolution is needed for certain screen sizes. I'd normally think as high as possible but wouldn't that just make everything smaller and harder to read as it does with PC monitors (unless you increase the DPI). Of course you can zoom but it's nicer if you can see most of the page at once and not just a small section and have to keep unzooming/zooming on different parts.

 

I've actually already got DCS Manager on my phone and despite my phone being absolute crap, it works fine so I browse that when I'm stuck on a train or something to pass the time :) I'm not sure if the charts are up-to-date though and it would be great if it was updated to cover more aircraft.