Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!corton!imag!nguyen From: nguyen@imag.fr (Nguyen Gia Toan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: IFR Flight Simulator Message-ID: <20489@imag.imag.fr> Date: 16 Apr 91 12:32:48 GMT Sender: news@imag.imag.fr Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France Lines: 31 Nntp-Posting-Host: localhost This is not related to MS Flight Sim, but is a follow up for a recent posting by an IFR netter. There is currently a VERY smart IFR simulator called "Cross-Country" IFR Trainer available. It is produced by T-34 Microsystems. They are located in Jacksonville (Fl). They had an advertisement for the product in the March issue of Flying. It costs about $130. This is a very realistic instrument simulator, with a C-172 panel, a track window with navaids and airplane real-time tracking, and lots of features including - specific or random wind velocity and direction, - specific or random instrument failures, - various degrees of turbulence, - lots of tutorials and practice lessons, ranging from flying basics to full VOR, NDB, ILS direct or back-course approaches (including ATC digitized voice instructions), - full approach charts for a dozen airports, - over 50 (fifty !) airports on area maps with *all* navaids depicted (location, frequency, morse id, DME channel, outer, middle & inner markers, DME arcs where appropriate - with sound available for all of them . Last, the track map can be displayed with various update frequencies and various scales - from 2 to 125 miles. Unlike Microsoft FS, it has no view out of the cockipt. But you don't need that for an IFR trainer, do you ? I am a pilot and CFI and have spent now many hours using it on a Mac+. The behavior of the aircraft is very realistic, and the simulator incredibly accurate. I have timed the speed, turn rates, etc. Unlike MS Flight Sim, which has some irritating bugs and is not very accurate (at least for the version I use on Mac+), Cross Country is a very well designed software. IMHO, this is not much of a game. Rather an affordable and *very* good instrument trainer. Enjoy ! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nguyen Gia Toan Tel : (33) 76.51.45.75 Fax : (33) 76.44.66.75 e-mail : nguyen@imag.fr INRIA & IMAG Project SHERPA : Dynamic Knowledge Base Systems Laboratoire de Genie Informatique BP 53 x 38041 GRENOBLE Cedex (France) TAKE-OFFS ARE OPTIONAL, BUT LANDINGS ARE REQUIRED. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------