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Bucket List Flights: Flying To Oshkosh | Leg 5: The Fisk Arrival | X-Plane 11

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clayviation

clayviation

Күн бұрын

Have you ever dreamed of flying to Airventure Oshkosh? It’s been a dream of mine, so we’re gonna take the flight in the Airfoillabs Cessna 172 in X-Plane 11.
Over this series of flights, we’ll spend each leg looking at some of the various features of X-Plane 11 and the Airfoillabs Cessna 172 as well as discussing some aviation concepts along the way.
Please note: This is for demonstration purposes only, and to learn more about your flight simulator - this should not be considered flight training, but feel free to discuss any of these concepts with your flight instructor!
In this fifth and final leg, we depart from the Chicago Midway airport (KMDW) after having landed there during an engine failure in the last episode. We are now on the final stretch to Airventure Oshkosh! On this leg, we discuss adding lots of air traffic to the skies using World Traffic 3 and we brief the famous Airventure Oshkosh NOTAM before flying the arrival, rocking our wings for ATC and landing on one of the famous colored dots at Wittman Regional Airport!
Referenced in the video:
Oshkosh NOTAM to review for next week’s flight (not for navigational purposes):
www.eaa.org/~/...
World Traffic 3:
store.x-plane.o...
Oshkosh Scenery by Nils:
forums.x-plane...
For the scenery to work properly, you’ll need the following as well:
OpenSceneryX:
www.openscener...
Handy Objects Library:
forums.x-plane...
R2 Library:
r2.xpl.cz
RuScenery:
ruscenery.x-air...
3D People Library:
forums.x-plane...
Rd Library
rdesignx.weebly...
RE Library
forums.x-plane...
Autogate Plugin:
forums.x-plane...
World Models 0.8.0
forums.x-plane...
Make the most out of your flight simulator experience or use the flight simulator to practice as a student pilot or beyond. Note that while the features of this unit in X-Plane closely mimic those of the real unit, there are some differences. This tutorial should be used for X-Plane purposes only. However, gaining a familiarity with this system will likely aid in your transition to units in the airplane.
Join the conversation in the X-Plane.org Flight School:
forums.x-plane...
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@noname54
@noname54 2 жыл бұрын
That was awesome keep up the good work.
@RichTurner
@RichTurner 7 жыл бұрын
Definitely a great video showing how to fly in to one of the greatest fly-ins in the country! I've been there a few times - but via a ground-based vehicle. Might have to give this a try some day! One trip I am considering tackling is a trip to Alaska - both via airplane (loooong trip from Florida!) and motorcycle! You might think about doing a bucket list video to Alaska some day. Not only a trip there but some of the side trips we could take in a small plane while we're there! I really enjoy the videos you've created so far!
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich! The Alaska idea is a great one, and you must have access to my notes, because I have a really cool Alaska trip planned - with a special guest! Stay tuned!
@bernddiehl9646
@bernddiehl9646 7 жыл бұрын
Reading very often about the Oshkosh fly-ins in various aviation magazines, it was a dream of mine to join in at least on my pc. There are many real life videos on youtube showing the EAA AirVentures in Oshkosh. Being happy to have your link to the scenery and much more, I downloaded it immediatelly and was flying it with my default King Air C90 and the VR Oculus Rift. OMG, it was just beautiful to see the scenery, even if my graphic card 1060 and the Steam VR system got to their very limits. Thanks again for this excellent video and your whole series of bucket list flights. It's always a pleasure to see and to learn.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bernd! I’m so glad to hear that you got it set up and flew it yourself. THAT is the spirit of the Bucket List Flights series. And in a King Air - very cool! I’ve been curious about trying out Oculus Rift. That might be my next adventure. Thanks so much for fling along!
@johnhuber4505
@johnhuber4505 7 жыл бұрын
That was so cool. I have GUMPS memorized after all these videos. Please keep it up!
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s what it’s all about! Thanks John!
@andimuhjafar
@andimuhjafar 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice video. You know what I was almost crash landing do to the fog on my windscreen until I found the switchs you showed us in the video.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent, Andi - I’m glad that tip could be of some help. It’s certainly a new angle on simulator realism that I didn’t expect the first time it fogged up. Thanks for flying along!
@nonkelbeer251
@nonkelbeer251 7 жыл бұрын
Hi Clay, Thank you for this very good lesson. Landing precisely on the orange spot ! Amazing. Thank you also for talking about the altimeter. I understand quite well that all planes at cruise level need their altimeter calibrated to the same weather pressure. My problem was on the ground : I struggled with the altimeter (since X-plane version 11.11r2) when calibrated at airport-pressure when landing with no or poor visibility. Based on the indicated altitude, I come too short or I overshoot the runway due to the false indication : my indicated runway-altitude was sometimes 500 feet below the surface ! I now think I have finally found what’s wrong : It has nothing to do with the version of the program, but due to the inexperience of the pilot ! Mostly I flew with X-Plane’s feature “Match real world conditions”, which is fine because you have to struggle with the winds and poor visibility. And I calibrated the altimeter with the data from METAR. But recently, I installed a few zPhotoXP and Ortho4XP scenery tiles (wonderful result) and to test them, I choose “Clear” from the Weather Options. But I continued as before to calibrate the altimeter with real data. You should not do that, because you are falsing the settings of X-plane itself. Conclusion : Never calibrate the altimeter on the ground if you do not choose the “Match real world conditions”. Is this correct. ? Thank you.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Hi Nonkelbeer! You are on the right track with your thinking. My understanding is that X-Plane will model the real world pressure setting if Real World Weather is selected, but normally defaults to 29.92 otherwise. In either case, I’ve found that tuning in and listening to the METAR will give you the altimeter setting being monitored. Without sitting down and exploring various configurations with this conversation in mind, that’s my current understanding. I’ll play around with it a little more and see if more insight can be gained. Enjoy your flying!
@nonkelbeer251
@nonkelbeer251 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. Please continue with new videos. They are all very, very instructive. Suggestion : The Cessna always tends to bank to the left, because the rotation of the single engine. I understand that. Can we conter-act this with a X-Plane setting or should we live with that ?
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks and I’ll keep them coming. That sounds like a great video exploration topic to me :).
@XCNuse
@XCNuse 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting these videos together Clay! I've been enjoying them and the lessons have been easy enough to follow through and consume! I want to end up with my PPL sometime in the next 5 years, and am only studying in the meantime of just general things. I've purchased a few of the FAA books and the AIM, but haven't really been putting much into XP11 in terms of what I learn (granted I haven't gotten to the meat and potatoes just yet). Anyways I was wondering if it isn't too much to ask that in a video you go through a more "proper" procedure of flying from one location to the next. I stopped using ATC in XP11 because it's an awful experience, but now have a lot of plugins (including WT3 which I just purchased a few days ago and am loving it).... I'm doing a GA trip from my local airport, KPDK, and flew up the east coast, and am now headed west, near the Great Lakes..... my internal issue I'm having is, when I set up my flightplan and route, and am allowing gps navigation; it's probably not all that common for planes to be flying directly overhead airports as waypoints; ie, if I were flying SW from KPDK, I certainly wouldn't be making KATL a waypoint (flying GA I know I'd either be funneled around the airspace corridor, or pushed out of the airspace / not requested in.... is it possible you can make a video showing something like this? Maybe not a huge class B airspace divergence; but a situation in which you aren't cleared directly over an airport but it's still a waypoint, but you want to track a VOR (or am I just totally overthinking this; and ATC would just give you a direct heading-to?)
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Hi XCNuse! I’m glad you are exploring aviation and working towards your certificate. It’s a blast and completely worth it. We could probably chat about your question over coffee for an hour, but here is my understanding. If you are flying VFR away from PDK, you can maintain your own navigation as long as you are staying out of the class B airspace (keep in mind there are shelves so you can stay under portions). If you plan to fly through the class B (necessary to fly directly over KATL), you would need to be cleared to do so by Air Traffic Control and at that point would likely be given a vector and an altitude. In short, if you are looking to plug in a realistic route under your own navigation in X-Plane, you’ll want to stay clear of the Class B airspace.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
And to your request, it would make a good video topic, so I have it on my inspiration board to work in where appropriate. Stay tuned and thanks for flying along!
@pto200
@pto200 7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. I hope to make this trip one day. In the mean time I've downloaded all the info and will fly this. It would be interesting to fly this with various aircraft. Looking forward to making this trip. Thank you. - PT
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Great PT! Stay tuned - I’ll be releasing a way to participate in this flight on your own sim and maybe win a little something. Details soon...
@aikidoshi007
@aikidoshi007 6 жыл бұрын
Great concept these videos, learned SO much, thanks muchly!
@clayviation
@clayviation 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent, Steve - I’m so glad you found helpful content. Thanks for watching!
@MartijnvanderSanden
@MartijnvanderSanden 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the series Clay! Please keep new video's coming :) And thanks for the explanation of clearing the fog. Will try that next time in the sim. I have a few questions, perhaps you can help me: - When you listen to ATIS, they mention "advice on initial contact; you have tango". What is this about and what does it mean, to have tango or to have alpha? - Most of the times you do not use Pitot heat. But when should you use it? - I don't haven't been using the DME, but I remember you've been talking about it in one of your video's, but i can't find it anymore. It shows you the distance to the airport, right? My question is; When you're not using GPS, how do you know how far out from an airport (without VOR) you are? Thanks!
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Hi Martijn! Great to see you back here flying along. You’re very welcome for the fog explanation. Regarding ATIS, each time the weather is updated, the phonetic letter of the alphabet changes. Thus, if you radio and say you have “information Sierra,” but information Tango is the current weather, ATC will know you don’t have the latest weather. As far as pitot heat goes, that’s used to prevent any moisture from freezing in the pitot tube, so I’d use it when there is visible moisture and/or cold. For the DME, check out the Bound For The Bahamas 2: VOR Navigation for the discussion. Without GPS or VOR, your primary judge of distance from an airport is either by visual judgment or by reference to a known landmark that you can measure on a chart. Enjoy your flying!
@MartijnvanderSanden
@MartijnvanderSanden 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for explaining! :)
@kenrathjen2286
@kenrathjen2286 7 жыл бұрын
This was by far the best simulator video for flying into Oshkosh I've ever watched. It was very reminiscent of my flights: one as a passenger in a Beechcraft Baron and three as PIC in a Mooney M20C. You did an excellent job of landing on the Orange Dot. I've found that spot landing in X-Plane 11 is actually more difficult than real life, which is hard enough. I wish my airplane had had a "Repair All" button. It would have been a lot easier and faster, not to mention cheaper. I do have a couple of questions, though. One of the best features that made this simulation more realistic was the ATC audio from the Fisk and tower controllers. Is that capability included with the add-on scenery and other files? And if so, is the simulated ATC intelligent enough to change runway assignment based on wind direction? It would be good (and fun) to practice all possible arrivals. In your scenario could the Fisk controller have sent you to runway 18L instead of 27? It looked like it was about a 50/50 split between those two runways in your video. You used "World Traffic 3" to add additional airplanes into the area but I didn't see any other traffic while you were flying into Wittman. Would that have been different if you had been using normal arrival procedures rather than the Ripon-Fisk AirVenture approach? And finally, don’t ever give up on your dream of flying into AirVenture. It is well worth the effort and your kids would love it too.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Ken! Having not taken the flight yet, it’s very encouraging to hear that it is reminiscent of the real thing. I agree - the landing part of the sim is, at times, harder than the real thing. Some of it is simply the lack of view control and true immersion in the airplane. As far as the ATC goes, the ATIS was right from the sim and the runways used changed as I changed the wind settings. As far as the arrival goes, it might not have been obvious, but I mentioned in the video that my good friend, mentor and the man who taught me how to fly long ago was playing the role of ATC for me, so those were recordings of him to adapt the scene for Oshkosh. In X-Plane, the ATC is not very strong, and they vector you more like instrument flying than VFR ATC. You might find one of my videos in the Bound For The Bahamas series that explores ATC. Honestly, I was hoping to see some more traffic with World Traffic 3. I might have set it up a little bit too far out to achieve the density at Oshkosh that could have been. If you notice, the radius spawned aircraft around me, not my destination (KOSH). Thanks for the encouraging words on flying. It’s great to chat with good folks like yourself. Thanks for flying along!
@kenrathjen2286
@kenrathjen2286 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick response to my post, Clay. Now that you mentioned it again, I do remember that you said your friend and mentor was the ATC controller for this video. I do realize that the X-Plane 11 ATC is more for IFR vectoring, and I’ve used it for that, but I guess I was just hoping that someone had come up with a workable ATC for the AirVenture VFR arrival since it is such a famous and popular destination. After all, KOSH is the busiest airport in the world for that one week, which you’ll see when you go there yourself. Keep up the good work. I look forward to your next video.
@clayviation
@clayviation 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah there are a lot of us hoping for some ATC upgrades. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing you on future flights!
@likes2fly
@likes2fly 6 жыл бұрын
How do you get the ATC and how do they recognize you. I have world traffic 3 and the scenery
@clayviation
@clayviation 6 жыл бұрын
You might have heard me mention in this video that the “ATC” I used here was simply recorded with a former instructor for entertainment quality. The ATC in X-Plane is not at a level that I use regularly, but for an exploration of it, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/an2QnImsjsZrmLM
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