User manual GAMES PC FLIGHT SIMULATOR 98

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Document No. 000-61938 Contents Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 .................................... 1 Installing Flight Simulator...................................................... 1 Starting Flight Simulator ........................................................ 2 What's New in Flight Simulator............................................. 2 Area Charts, Airport Diagrams, and Approach Charts.................6 Atlanta .................................................................................... 8 Charlotte ............................................................................... 10 Chicago................................................................................. 12 Cleveland .............................................................................. 15 Dallas .................................................................................... 17 Denver .................................................................................. 19 Detroit................................................................................... 21 Hawaii................................................................................... 23 Houston................................................................................. 28 Los Angeles .......................................................................... 30 Miami.................................................................................... 34 New Orleans ......................................................................... 36 New York ............................................................................. 38 San Diego ............................................................................. 41 San Francisco........................................................................ 43 Seattle ................................................................................... 45 Caribbean.............................................................................. 48 London.................................................................................. 57 Munich.................................................................................. 59 Paris ...................................................................................... 61 Japan ..................................................................................... 63 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Welcome to Microsoft® Flight Simulator 98. Follow these simple installation and starting instructions, and you'll be ready for takeoff before you know it. Installing Flight Simulator 1. Turn on your computer and start Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0. 2. Place the Flight Simulator CD-ROM in the disc holder (if required), and insert it in your CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow the instructions when the installation screen appears. NOTE If your CD-ROM drive does not support automatic installation, follow these steps: 4. Click Start. 5. Point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 6. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 7. Windows 95 or NT Workstation 4.0 displays the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 8. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Install. Follow the instructions on your screen. If you experience any performance problems once you're up in the air (for example, slow response time or jerky screen displays), check the "Using Flight Simulator" section of Help for suggestions on fine-tuning Flight Simulator. During Setup, you can select a Typical or Custom installation. If you need to conserve hard disk space, choose the Typical setup option. To optimize flying performance, choose Custom. If you are an advanced user and want to select and configure components yourself, choose Custom. Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 1 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Starting Flight Simulator · To start Flight Simulator automatically, place the Flight Simulator CD-ROM in the disc holder (if required), and insert it in your CD-ROM drive. -or· If you created a shortcut to Flight Simulator on your desktop, double-click the icon. -or· Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Flight Simulator, and then click Flight Simulator 98. What's New in Flight Simulator 98 The best gets better with Flight Simulator 98. Here are some of the exciting features and technological improvements you'll find in Flight Simulator 98. Three New Aircraft Your hangar of eight aircraft now includes a challenging Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter, the latest Cessna Skylane 182S, and the Learjet 45. You'll also find improved versions of Flight Simulator veterans, including a Cessna Skylane RG, an Extra 300S, a Boeing 737-400, a Schweizer 2-32 sailplane, and a Sopwith Camel. The flight models for these aircraft have been validated by experts, including Cessna, Learjet, FlightSafety International, and Patty Wagstaff. To find detailed information about each aircraft, click Aircraft Handbooks on the Help menu. Improved Instrument Panels New photorealistic panels put you in the pilot's seat. Developed from photographs of the actual cockpits, the new panels are easier to read and feature more sophisticated avionics, autopilots, and other systems. The panels scale automatically to match your screen resolution, and on many panels you can display radios, detailed engine controls, and other items in separate windows as you fly. When you master the basic instruments in the Cessna Skylane 182S, try to keep up with the latest electronic displays in the Learjet 45. If you feel a bit overwhelmed, just point to an instrument or control to see a pop-up label, or click an item to learn more about how it works. 2 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Feel the Force If you have a force-feedback joystick like the Microsoft SideWinder® Force Feedback Pro joystick, you can experience a new level of realism in Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. You'll feel your wheels rolling down the runway and the stick shake in a stall, sense trim forces as you change speeds and power settings, and encounter other effects that make pulling Gs more than a game. To set options for a force-feedback joystick, click Custom Controls on the Options menu and then click the Forces tab. New Sights and Sounds 3-D acceleration using DirectX and other advanced graphics technology make scenery pop to life. Flight Simulator supports the latest graphics hardware to show you more detail and improved performance. Even if you don't have 3-D hardware, new mipmapping and image-smoothing techniques improve the out-thewindow view. Of course, what you see is just part of the picture. New digitized sounds--from wind noise and tire squeals to whining jet turbines and electronic warnings--immerse you in a realistic flying environment. To set sound options, click Preferences on the Options menu and then click the Display & Sound tab. Multiplayer Multiplayer capability puts you in crowded skies via the Internet Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com), a network, or a direct connection between two computers. Challenge other pilots to an aerobatic competition on the Internet Gaming Zone. Join a fly-in on a network. Chase other aircraft through an urban obstacle course. Practice formation aerobatics for an airshow. Enter the traffic pattern at a busy airport. Or put yourself in the control tower and try to keep everyone else organized. To join or host a multiplayer session, click Multiplayer on the Flights menu and follow the instructions on your screen. More Airports and Scenery Flight Simulator 98 gives you the globe. You can take off from more than 3,000 airports worldwide--10 times more than in previous versions. You'll also find detailed scenery, including atlas data (roads, rivers, lakes) for the U.S. and Europe and over 45 new metropolitan areas, including more than 20 new U.S. cities and new photorealistic scenery of Hong Kong. And if you like to fly low, Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 3 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 watch out for thousands of new buildings, towers, antennas, and other obstacles. To set scenery options, click Scenery Complexity on the World menu. You can also control dynamic scenery--air and ground traffic. Click Dynamic Scenery on the World menu. New Adventures Try a cross-Channel hop from Paris to London or take command of an airline flight from LAX to JFK. A logbook full of new adventures will have you taking off on realistic flights with air traffic control instructions, emergencies, and other surprises that test your skills. To make sure you're prepared before each flight, review the Preflight Briefings. To see these topics, click Preflight Briefings on the Help menu. To fly an adventure, click Adventures on the Flights menu. Flight School Whether you're a novice or seasoned Flight Simulator pilot, you'll find more lessons to hone your flying skills. You can try introductory flights to learn the basics of flying a specific aircraft, or take advanced lessons on such skills as ILS approaches and holding patterns. To review background information about aerodynamics, aircraft systems, navigation, and other subjects, click Pilot Training on the Help menu. Before you take off, make sure you review the Preflight Briefings that prepare you for each lesson. To see these topics, click Preflight Briefings on the Help menu. To fly a lesson, click Lessons on the Flights menu. An Online Aviation Library The updated online Help includes topics on subjects from aerodynamics and advanced flying techniques to aircraft instruments and systems, weather, navigation, regulations, and human factors. Videos and animations bring key concepts to life, while more than 200,000 words of text take you deep into the real-world details of flying. To explore Help, click Pilot Training on the Help menu. If you need information about a specific aircraft, the Aircraft Handbooks section of Help includes checklists, operating procedures, and performance statistics. To see these handbooks, click Aircraft Handbooks on the Help menu. 4 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Globe Trotting The improved Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) and Go To features help you enjoy the world of airports and scenery in Flight Simulator 98. The powerful search features in the A/FD make it easy to find detailed information about the airports and navigation aids in the Flight Simulator database. To use the A/FD, click Airport/Facility Directory on the World menu. You can also start a flight quickly at any airport or at a specific location and altitude. Just click Go To on the World menu and fill in the appropriate information. Web Links The latest information about Flight Simulator is just a mouse click away. Links from the Help menu take you directly to the official Microsoft Flight Simulator Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim. You'll find articles about flying and Flight Simulator, technical support, links to other sites devoted to Flight Simulator, and more. To see these links, point to Microsoft On The Web on the Help menu. Get Help Fast Help includes tips, hints, and detailed procedures to help you get the most out of Flight Simulator. Click Using Flight Simulator on the Help menu, or click Index to locate specific information about customizing Flight Simulator, improving performance, changing the weather, flying lessons and adventures, keyboard shortcuts, and so forth. And don't forget to check the back cover of this book for a list of basic keyboard shortcuts. Flight Simulator in the Classroom Flight Simulator is a terrific tool to introduce students to aviation, math, geography, physics, and related subjects. The Teacher's Activity Guide available on the Flight Simulator Web site has lesson plans, student worksheets, and links to resources that educators can use in the classroom. You can find the Teacher's Activity Guide for Flight Simulator at: http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim/tag/tagintro.htm. Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 5 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Area Charts, Airport Diagrams, and Approach Charts This Pilot's Handbook includes charts for some of the most interesting areas you can visit in Flight Simulator 98. On the pages that follow, you'll find area charts to help you navigate around major cities and geographic areas, plus a selection of airport diagrams and instrument approach charts to help you find your way to specific runways. Airport/Facility Directory Flight Simulator 98 includes an improved Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) with powerful search features to help you find information about the airports and navigation aids in the Flight Simulator database. For example, you can look up airports by their official identifiers or names, or by searching global regions, countries, states or provinces, or cities. For each airport you can find the field elevation, latitude/longitude, runway numbers and lengths, and information about instrument approaches. You can also look up the location, frequency, and other information about each VOR and NDB in the database. To use the A/FD, click Airport/Facility Directory on the World menu. For more information about using the Airport/Facility Directory, see the topic "Using the Airport/Facility Directory" in online Help. 6 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Chart Legend The following charts are simplified versions of real navigation charts. They include basic information to help you find airports, navigation aids, and some visual checkpoints. The legend explains the symbols on the charts. You can quickly move your aircraft to any airport or to a specific location defined by latitude and longitude. To do so, click the Go To command on the World menu and fill in the appropriate information. For detailed information about all the airports and navigation aids in the Flight Simulator database, check the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD). To use the A/FD, click Airport/Facility Directory on the World menu. For more information about using the Airport/Facility Directory, see the topic "Using the Airport/Facility Directory" in Help. Legend Civil-Public use airport R Restricted/Private-Nonpublic use airport, having emergency use or landmark value Rotating light in operation, sunset to sunrise NAME CT 124.4 206 Airport name Control Tower (CT)-Primary frequency Elevation in feet Airport name Automatic Terminal Information ServiceCommunication radio frequency Non-Federal Control Tower VOR (VHF Omni Range)-Civilian navigation board VORTAC (VHF Omni Range TACAN)Civilian and military navigation beacon NAME ATIS 118.0 NFCT JOLIET 112.3 VOR (T) KANKAKEE 111.6 KEDZI 248 VOR-Navigation radio frequency VOR(T)-Terminal VOR NDB (Non-directional radio beacon) frequency Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 7 Atlanta For use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 0 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator ® ® NAUTICAL MILES STATUTE MILES 0 5 FLANC 344 0 33 HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL ATIS 119.65 1026 30 9 REDAN 266 27 VORTAC ATLANTA 116.9 21 18 15 PEACHTREE-FALCON 808 PECAT 316 8 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 12 24 Atlanta Elevation Coordinates 1026 33°38.4'N 84°25.6'W 119.65 26R 27R 26L 9000 x 150 ATIS 8L 8R 10000 x 150 N CT 9000 x 150 AIRPORT CHART For use with Microsoft Flight Simulator Atlanta, Georgia The Hartsfield Atlanta International 360° 27L 3100' 115° 115.4 D38 .1 RMG MISSED APCH FIX 018° BAHRR 092° REIFF CATTA MM 22 04 7° 7° 272° ILS 092° 109.3 IHFW 360° IM 360° MSA AT LOM D15 FLANC 344 180° TROYS APPROACH MINIMUMS: Straight in approach decision height (DH) 200' LOM BAHRR 5000' 272° REIFF 092 ° 3700' 2800' MISSED APPROACH: Climb to 1500', then climbing LEFT turn to 3500' outbound via ATL VOR R-360 to TROYS INT/D15.0 ATL and hold. VAR 3° W 9L 9R MM IM M TCH 59' TDZE 8L 1015' TDZE 8R 1024' APT. 1026' 11889 x 150 346° ATLANTA 116.9 4.8 0.4 ILS Rwy 8L Hartsfield Atlanta International Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 9 Charlotte For use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 0 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator ® ® NAUTICAL MILES STATUTE MILES 0 5 LINCOLNTON 432 LINCOLN CO 875 CONCORD REGIONAL 690 0 3 30 GASTONIA 797 33 CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL ATIS 121.15 749 6 9 21 15 18 12 30 STONIA 293 27 24 CHARLOTTE 115.0 0 3 FORT MILL 112.4 6 33 9 27 21 15 18 10 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 12 24 Charlotte Elevation Coordinates 749 35°12.9'N 80°56.6'W 121.15 18L 18R CT ATIS N 0 75 1 x 15 0 5 36R 36L AIRPORT CHART For use with Microsoft Flight Simulator Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte/Douglas International 3800' 31 4° hd g IM MM MSA CLT VOR to MARJO 181° CHARLOTTE 115.0 STANN GLASI ILS 001° 111.7 IDQG A SP 9° 05 5.7 11 MISSED APCH FIX MARJO APPROACH MINIMUMS: Straight in approach decision height (DH) 200' MM IM TCH 55' TDZE 708' APT. 749' GLASI MARJO 001° 2900' 181° 001° 4600' 0.4 5.9 MISSED APPROACH: Climb to 1200' then climbing LEFT turn to 3600' via 314° heading and outbound FML VOR R-347 to STANN INT and hold. ILS Rwy 36L Charlotte/ Douglas International Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 11 23 10000 x 150 VAR 5° W 167° 347° 8845 x 150 D29 FML .5 347° 3 1 112.4 181° 001° Chicago WISCONSIN ILLINOIS Lake Michigan For use with Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator ® 0 33 ® 3 0 5 10 NAUTICAL MILES STATUTE MILES 0 SCHAUMBERG 797 3 DEANA 350 VOR CHICAGO-O'HARE 113.9 27 0 5 10 33 DUPAGE 758 30 CHICAGO-O'HARE INT'L ATIS 135.4 668 9 12 21 18 6 24 NOTAM Notice to Airmen For details, see Chicago Sectional Aeronautical Chart. If no ATIS is available, tune in the control-tower frequency (CT) for information. AURORA 707 21 18 0 15 12 DU PAGE 108.4 15 MEIGS ATIS 127.35 593 CHIGAGO-MIDWAY ATIS 132.75 619 KEDZI 248 27 9 30 JOLIET 582 12 27 JOLIET 112.3 21 18 FRANKFORT 778 27 30 MORRIS 584 15 0 30 SANGER 790 18 15 27 30 DWIGHT 632 DWIGHT 344 0 33 3 21 18 15 30 12 VOR (T) KANKAKEE 111.6 24 GREATER KANKAKEE 629 9 27 12 33 0 PEOTONE 113.2 3 12 PONTIAC 109.6 21 18 0 15 33 3 30 0 33 3 ROBERTS 116.8 27 30 27 21 18 15 BLOOMINGTONNORMAL 875 12 BLOOMINGTON 108.2 GIBSON CITY 758 21 18 PAXTON 779 30 15 12 ILLINOIS INDIANA 27 0 33 3 27 DANVILLE 111.0 12 21 15 0 33 3 FRASCA 735 VERMILLION CO. 18 696 6 UNIV OF ILLINOIS WILLARD (CHAMPAIGN) ATIS 124.85 754 27 24 30 VORTAC CHAMPAIGN 110.0 12 21 18 15 VEALS 407 12 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 12 6 24 33 CLOW INT'L 670 3 LEWIS 668 ERMIN 332 0 33 3 6 LANSING 616 9 24 6 NEW LENOXHOWELL 753 33 CHICAGO HGTS 114.2 24 6 9 6 9 24 6 9 6 24 9 24 24 Chicago MISSED APPROACH Climb to 1200, then climbing left, turn to 2700 via CMI R-297 to Lodge Int and hold. MM 2600 0.5 5 NM LOM Remain within 10 NM Elevation R L 13 619 41°47'N 87°45'W 132.75 22 L 316° 2600 GS 3.00° TCH 52 22 2573 136 ° Coordinates 1 C3 ATIS (IAF) R-006 55 09 7° 15 29 117 ° 0 26 CMI 00 N 12 oP DM 2600 to LOM 130° (6) 4 23 R(IAF) BEMEN MM M (IAF) LOM VEALS 407 CM --------- 64 LODGE CMI 13 DME 1146 R-2 97 OCTOE 00 26 13° ) 2 1.5 (1 X 1 R3 59 38 15 0 X 46 LOCALIZER 109.10 I-CMI ---------- X T E