Critique FS Flightkeeper

nevillevaneerten · Post by **nevillevaneerten** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:27 am

If I manually set Alt to 2992 rather than let Flight Deck Companion do it as 2991 I get critiqued down. Any way round this? Also having more than 30 mins fuel left after crossing the Atlantic I got downgraded on critique by 45%! Any work - rounds this problem or are these going to be altered in 2.7?

Post by **esurfman** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:12 pm

Ralph issued a link where flight critiques were set for RFP.

globecar · Post by **globecar** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:55 pm

"Planning fuel requires a little time and thought. Make sure you use the supplied Fuel Planner but do not rely on it as the final word. Factors Affecting Flight Planning:

Long Range Cruise (LRC) is the standard procedure for domestic and, where permitted, trans-oceanic flights. The LRC speeds are those corresponding to 99% maximum range (on the higher side of max, specific range ""peak""). </li>
The crusie altitude also affects fuel requirements and operating costs. The gross weight will affect the altitude for best specific range. For long flights it is often necessary to do a step climb to obtain correct fuel consumption.</li>
Fuel boarded is based on M.84 cruise planning and AFPAC burn should be checked against the M.84 Flight Plan.</li>

FUEL OVER DESTINATION

Minimum Fuel in tanks on landing = 10,000 pounds</li>
Fuel to Alternate must include a 2,500 pound additional amount for overshoot and acceleration to climb at destination and for approach and landing.</li>
Holding fuel is based on the fuel consumption at FL 200 at the holding speed for the chart reference landing weight (20,000 lb/hr</li>

I have checked 2 of your PIREP's and in both cases you did not have enough fuel on board when landing. In one flight you only had 3,000 pounds left and the other only 8,000 pounds. "

globecar · Post by **globecar** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:07 pm

"In reply to your altimeter setting problem: FDC only sets the altimeter at the transition altitude by default and does not monitor or correct for the small changes that FSFK is looking at. FSFK checks the altimeter setting quite often and will find deviations that can be a real pain in the butt to keep up with. FS2004 normally has the ""B"" key set to correct the altimeter setting. When FSFK warns of a altimeter change, press ""B""."

jourdair · Post by **jourdair** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:21 am

Without giving to much away (due to an NDA). I am on the beta team for 2.7 and there are changes to the way the altimeter setting is monitored. You will be pleased.

Schtirlitz · Post by **Schtirlitz** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:49 am

"People keep talking about FSFK ""penalizing"" pilots for various errors, such as not meeting minimum fuel requirements upon landing, landing lights on above FL100, beacon off during pushback, etc. It?s all fine and dandy, although a bit silly if you ask me?. But then again most of these items are on checklists and are required and someone has to enforce proper compliance or at least find a way to make lazy guys like me to follow checklist entirely? But, again, it?s not the point of my question. Can someone tell me how does the FSFK penalize you? What is it? Flight time, virtual compensation, some points? I don?t seem to be able to find any info about this. Or at least point main the right direction. Thanks!"

BarryTheAviator · Post by **BarryTheAviator** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:15 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Schtirlitz @ Oct 12 2005, 03:49 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>People keep talking about FSFK ""penalizing"" pilots for various errors, such as not meeting minimum fuel requirements upon landing, landing lights on above FL100, beacon off during pushback, etc. It?s all fine and dandy, although a bit silly if you ask me?. But then again most of these items are on checklists and are required and someone has to enforce proper compliance or at least find a way to make lazy guys like me to follow checklist entirely? But, again, it?s not the point of my question. Can someone tell me how does the FSFK penalize you? What is it? Flight time, virtual compensation, some points? I don?t seem to be able to find any info about this. Or at least point main the right direction. Thanks! [right][snapback]5360[/snapback][/right] </div> When you have finished your flight there is a ""Flight Critique"" than you can run which shows how well you performed against various criteria stored in a file. e.g. whether you had a heavy landing or exceeded the 250 limit below 10,000 feet etc. This critique gives you a percentage rating on the whole flight and deducts a percentage for failures to achieve the criteria. It is a good (but rough and ready) guide to how well you have conducted the whole flight from cold and dark to parking."

globecar · Post by **globecar** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:26 pm

"The ""Flight Critique"" is not part of our web site and is not available to be viewed on Globe Cargo. It is saved on your system and as Barry said, may be accessed by you only."

Schtirlitz · Post by **Schtirlitz** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:37 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(globecar @ Oct 12 2005, 12:26 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>The ""Flight Critique"" is not part of our web site and is not available to be viewed on Globe Cargo. It is saved on your system and as Barry said, may be accessed by you only. [right][snapback]5363[/snapback][/right] </div> Oh good thanks guys! One other thing I just thought of... What happens to FSFK if, for example, FS crashes mid-flight or if I want to save the flight and continue on another day? Will FSFK continue logging or will it like FSACARS reset if shot down. For example FS Flight Tracker, I used with other VA, allows you to suspend it shut it down and restart logging later on... In other words, can I save and continue flights when using FSFK, or do I have to pause FS until I can continue? Thanks! PS Ralph, I didn?t forget about that little project I talked to you before... its just right now we are in great deal of stress to get the full beta ready for another payware project so all freeware work is sort of on hold for about 2-3 weeks. "