Aerobatic Flight Training

Welcome to Aerobatic flight training by Living Sky Aerobatics.

Over the next few months, Living Sky Aerobatics will be releasing a number of aerobatic flight training missions for FSX

As a former Class II Aerobatic instructor in Canada, and current air show performer, Daryl is taking his ‘real world’ experience and sharing it with the flight sim community.  Along with maneuver training, these missions will introduce participants to rules and regulations applicable to real world air show performers as applied by TC, the FAA, and ICAS.

Maneuvers will include:

Mission 1:   The Loop

Mission 2:   The Aileron Roll

Mission 3:   The Aerobatic Spin (will require the Real Air Citabria or Decathlon due to their spin capability)

Mission 4    The Hammerhead

Mission 5:   Will introduce simmers to combination maneuvers beginning with The Immelman

Mission 5:   The ‘Split – S’

Mission 6:   The Half Cuban

Mission 8:   The Reverse Half Cuban

Mission 9:   The Full Cuban 8

Mission 10  The Reverse Full Cuban 8

 

All participants will begin at the ICAS Level 4 waiver of 1000 feet.

 

Goals are included in each mission, and afterer completion of the 10, simmers will be able to fly for a ‘simulated’ ACE card in Mission 11. (The ACE card will be written in to mission 11 as a reward.

 

 

Notes on Aircraft:

The recommended aircraft for these missions are the Real Air Citabria and Decathlon. With some work (which I’ll describe next paragraph) simmers can substitute their own aircraft, however the performance of the Real Air products are second to none.  I obtained the Scout Liverie from Real Air to write this program and initially, I wasn’t impressed… UNTIL I TURNED UP THE REALISM on these aircraft!!

 

With realism set a bit above medium, I kicked one of the Citabrias into a spin and was completely taken by surprise.  These things spin beautifully.  With careful practice… I know I can get a snaproll out of it too!

 

In any event, If you don’t have; or have no intention of getting the real air aircraft then any aircraft of your choice can be used by following these directions.

 

1.        in free flight, taxi your aircraft up to the hold lines of runway 23 at Lethbridge Alberta  (CYQL)

2.        Save the flight at this point as “Aerobatics”

3.        In you’re my “documents/Microsoft Flight Simulator X” folder move the three files created (Aerobatics.FLT, Aerobatics.exe, and Aerobatics.WX) over to the “missions/Aerobatics in the Real Air Citabria” folder

4.        When asked if you want to replace the files in the directory, answer yes. 

5.        Now open the Aerobatics.FLT file that you just moved into the directory and add the following to the end of the file…

[ObjectFile]

File=AerobaticTraining

 

The mission should now load with whatever aircraft you have selected.

 

 

All Missions ar  provided FREE of Charge:

However, if you have fun with them, and feel they are worth anything; donations can be made via paypal to d_lowey@hotmail.com.  50% of all proceeds will be forwarded to the ICAS Foundation.  If you are donating by cheque, please visit their web site and mail directly.