ha5mvo פורסם פברואר 19, 2004 דיווח פורסם פברואר 19, 2004 The russian "project Tupolev" have released their latest version of the tu -154B You can find it here: http://tu154.avsim.ru/files.html (click on the link which says 12MB) or use this link: http://tu154.avsim.ru/model/pt_tu154b2_v9.0.exe there is a BASIC tutorial in english here: http://tu154.avsim.ru/index.html This is by no means a "jump in and fly it " aircraft. I suggest you study WELL the tutorial before even loading the plane. Pros: 1) it is the most elaborate and complex rendition of an analogue panel to date 2) almost every button and switch on the real thing is modelled 3) an introduction to a different philosophy in cockpit srtucture, navigation , and flying 4) VERY frame-rate friendly 5) an absolute treat for those who want to learn the essentials of navigation - magnetic variation, gyro drift, wind corrections etc. Can't fly the plane without prior knowledge of these a "must have" for those who are a bit bored with a computer flying a computer variants or pressing two buttons and than going to sleep..... Now for the cons... 1) Basically it's a design for FS2002.............. HOWEVER, it is fully functional withein FS9 with this slamm exception: There is a drift in the latter stages of an ILS approach, so about 4-5 miles from touchdown you'll need to disconnect the AP and land it manualy This will be corrected in the next version Also for the Navigation calculator to work you'll need to make a small ammendment in the registry. I'm willing to explain how to do it if anyone asks. 2) The english tutorial covers the navigation instrumentation only briefly Since it is very complex it needs a chapter of its own HOWEVER, a new tutorial to cover these aspects of the panel is in the making 3) It's a russian plane....hence all the inscriptions are in cyrillics You'll need to learn their abc or at least be able to memorise each button and function If you can manage cyrillic letters(or like in my case greek , then you have a headstart Overall I find it to be one of the best panels ever. one with a VERY very steep learning curve After playng with it for the last couple of days I think I managed to crack most of its features so if you might have any questions I might be able to give some answers Hope you'll like it as much as I do //Mike
