Burnerski Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) Captain Sim 757 what I consider to be the best airliner pc sim ever made. There have been a complaints about this sim and I believe the main reason is because people don't know how to setup their pc for FSX or operate the 757. Can the 757 sim be buggy? Yes, somtimes it just decides to not work right. If you don't know whats supposed to be right or wrong it can be very frustrating. It's not perfect but I am amazed at the detail, its obvious the guy that produced this is a 767 Captain. I have access to 757 manuals and worked hard to understand the systems. You will not get this amount of detail for free, it takes a hot computer. Mine is a I7@4.2, 6 gig of ram @1600 and an ATI5870 running three 24" screens in profile. I just ran the "Cold dark Aircraft" in Seattle. I did a complete starting sequence and everything worked as it should, additionally I loaded a departure sid, route and arrival sid in the FMS. It loaded perfect. I taxied out to 34R. I pushed the throttles forward about a third of the way, armed the autothrottle, and engaged the EPR. The throttles advanced to the TO power setting. At rotation speed I lifted off and raised the gear. At 400'I engaged LNAV then hooked up the autopilot. At a 1000 I hit VNAV, and it worked as it should. The throttles went to climb power, the nose lowered and the aircraft started accelerating as it did I retracted the flaps. I was getting a smooth ~30FPS. This is a real complicated sim and involves a lot of system knowledge to operate properly. I don't know about any of his other products but this 757 sim is the best. I believe with a little more tweeking this Sim could be used for real 757 training. I hate to see a good sim bad mouthed when people just don't understand the systems. Regards, Danny Edited February 11, 2011 by Burnerski breaks
bumfire Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Any chance of adding some line breaks to your post ? as its hard to read with it being all one large block of text. 1
636_Castle Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 It gets badmouthed because it's priced high for something that gives you little customization options. There aren't any control mapping, customization, or ground request submenus. Additionally the cockpit coloring is off by a mile. It's simply a nice model with plenty of animations, but lacks anything a hardcore simmer really looks for. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] How To Fix Your X-52's Rudder!
Avilator Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 It gets badmouthed because it's priced high for something that gives you little customization options. There aren't any control mapping, customization, or ground request submenus. Additionally the cockpit coloring is off by a mile. It's simply a nice model with plenty of animations, but lacks anything a hardcore simmer really looks for. This plane does have some hardcore type stuff, like a complex autopilot and FMS, but it has its bugs as well. I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert Goddard "A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson "I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly
Burnerski Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) I have been having fun with this Sim, like high speed aborts. The 767 and 757 have auto brakes with an RTO setting. This applies max auto braking when the throttles are brought to idle if speed is over 85 knots. Load the Seattle ready for takeoff. RTO is already selected for you. Advance the throttles and select EPR, the button just under the autothrottle arm switch on the flight director panel. This will cause the throttles to advance to TO power. It's a little slow advancing. Once the power reaches TO power the throttles go to "Throttle Hold" noted on the pilots MFD on the lower left corner. At around 140 to 150 knots rapidly retard the throttle to idle, this will activate max auto braking. Then with your mouse select both reversers, this will also cause the spoilers to deploy. Just keep the aircraft centered on the runway while doing this and dont touch the brakes. Regards, Danny Edited February 15, 2011 by Burnerski
Steel Jaw Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Danny, you are entitled to your opinion, but have you tried the LDS 763? That is the hardcore standard for the 767. I have both the CS 757 and 767 and they fall short in systems modelling and have no failure modelling at all. Frankly, among the serious FSX simmers, the CS line is something of a sad joke. And the FPS are hideous, even by FSX' poor standards. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB.
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