Skymaster Forum  

Go Back   Skymaster Forum > Links
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Unread 11-29-11, 08:54 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
Carenado

I have never played the Flight Simulator games on the computer but I am amazed at how much info is generated about the aircraft. This is a review of the Skymaster version that I assume is used with the microsoft platform for various aircraft. I have seen some aircraft creations from this game (even mine) so I knew that it was out there being used but this web page is very detailed. Might be good training for some of us.

http://www.avsim.com/pages/1111/Carenado/337.html
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	N712JF animation.jpg
Views:	2290
Size:	235.1 KB
ID:	1329  
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Unread 11-29-11, 09:18 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
Video of 337G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijJa0G5NgQ
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Unread 01-28-12, 09:52 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
Flight Gear Forum

http://www.flightgear.org/forums/vie...p?f=4&p=148870
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Unread 02-07-12, 08:42 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
Sound Audio Package

This is a very good job in making the sound audio for the Skymaster. It is a package you can purchase for the FSX game. Check out the video......

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=htt...a4suMhSlUsSGvw
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Unread 02-26-12, 03:24 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
Idaho Back Country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2plEhrEguo
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Unread 10-17-12, 01:54 PM
cessnadriver's Avatar
cessnadriver cessnadriver is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Kempner, TX
Posts: 359
cessnadriver is on a distinguished road
Sim Program?

TO:HHarney...
Do you happen to know what PC equipment and Simulator program I'd need to get the C337 add-on that Carenado sells? I assume I need Microsoft Flight Simulator? Also does this company sell an earlier model C337, you may know I have a 1965 Skymaster?
Thanks,BILLS

Last edited by cessnadriver : 10-17-12 at 02:03 PM. Reason: forgot a question
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Unread 10-18-12, 07:13 PM
hharney's Avatar
hharney hharney is offline
Forum Administrator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan (8D4)
Posts: 2,253
hharney is on a distinguished road
I have never played it or can barley pronounce it.

Sorry, just thought it was cool that they could make the skymaster so detailed
__________________
Herb R Harney
1968 337C

Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Unread 10-19-12, 12:34 PM
cessnadriver's Avatar
cessnadriver cessnadriver is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Kempner, TX
Posts: 359
cessnadriver is on a distinguished road
Carenado

Thanks any ways.
BILLS
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Unread 12-27-16, 12:15 AM
LostKiwi's Avatar
LostKiwi LostKiwi is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Canada, eh.
Posts: 56
LostKiwi is on a distinguished road
I've been simming for years. The two i use currently are X-Plane and Flight Simulator X (which has been superseded by "prepar3d").

The Carenado 337 is available for both platforms. It is based on a 337H.

For the most part I use the sim to stay sharp on IFR procedures. If you have a point to it, then its a lot of fun. If not, then it very quickly degenerates into "I wonder if I can fly inverted under this bridge?"

As far as a training platform goes, I found it invaluable for IFR. Cheap way to stay sharp! The amount of failures that can be programmed into it (including random) are quite numerous. Pretty much any system you can think of, you can fail.

For equipment, you can sink as much or as little cash into it as you choose. a $20 joystick is enough to get you going, and practice your procedures. Or you can buy a yoke... stacked throttle quadrants, rudder pedals, IR head tracking, multiple monitors, and so on. It is endless.

One of the best add-ons I have spent money on is air traffic control. Its subscription based, and gives you real-time ATC. You talk to a real person from clearance delivery, ground, tower, center etc, watching you on a scope, and all the procedures are real world. You hear other traffic, flip radios, get handoffs etc. just like the real deal.

As with any good training, I find it far more difficult than real world. It makes jumping in for a BFR a breeze.

Certainly a great training aid. Its damn good fun too!

As Herb said, there are a few different repaints available within the sim for the 337. I had a guy custom paint my aircraft in the sim, just so I could use my real world registration and occasionally flip to an external view, just so i could admire her.




Leighton.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Unread 12-27-16, 06:42 AM
cessnadriver's Avatar
cessnadriver cessnadriver is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Kempner, TX
Posts: 359
cessnadriver is on a distinguished road
Carenado

LostKiwi.
It's been a long time since I posted this BUT MANY THANKS! I have the dual throttles pedals and yoke. I had a computer guy come out and helped set up my system, with all the variables, switches and the like. I haven't flown it in a while due to a real Cessna 172 project. I have a '65 C337 I'm hoping to get flying next spring-after the C172 project. I'm an A&P and help a C337 owner with his annual and got to fly it for a couple of hours. Except for the two engines it flys much like a C182.
Thanks for your reply.
Sincerely, BILLS
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Unread 12-27-16, 08:52 AM
LostKiwi's Avatar
LostKiwi LostKiwi is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Canada, eh.
Posts: 56
LostKiwi is on a distinguished road
Yeah, i saw the date there was about 4 years ago. Figured I'd refresh the thread a little in case someone else wanted the info.

I'm a helicopter pilot by trade, and fly fixed wing privately. I use the sim just to stay sharp. It makes checkrides and BFR's a breeze. I've put a lot of money into it over the last few years, but compared to hiring a plane and an instructor, its a cheap way to fly.

Cheers,
Leighton.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is On
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:26 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.