Long Routes

Post by **joefremont** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:03 pm

My usual method of flying long flights is to climb to my target altitude and then accelerate to x16 and continue to monitor the gauges, mostly to monitor fuel consumption. I understand that some pilots think this is tantamount to cheating, but I can't see how someone can say that's bad but leaving it at 1x and going to sleep or work is any better. Anyway a pilot wants to fly is fine with me.

Post by **cmdrnmartin** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:26 pm

Wolfar100 wrote:
Alky wrote:I believe up to 4X you can receive a bonus, beyond that, no.
Oh you mean the faster you go with the sim the LOWER the bonus? Anything beyond x4 and you get no bonus?

1x has the highest bonus.
2x slightly lower
4x lower

8x-16x No bonus.

Post by **Safari Air** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:30 pm

just something i'm going to add on, i recomend everyone tries a 1x speed flight at some point. I love the sense of achievment when you land after a long haul flight in 1x speed

vaccaro · Post by **vaccaro** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:49 pm

I only made 2 long haul flights so far (10 and 8 hours) and all were 1x because they were on IVAO (so you may also realise that I was there except making coffe or answering the natures call

).
Anyway I don't like long hauls as once you are up in the air there is almost nothing to do (unlike the real aviation) bu reading a book, watching TV or chatting on YM/MSN.

BigQ · Post by **BigQ** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:49 pm

yup, or catch a red-eye and go to bed while it flies...

PlutonianEmpire · Post by **PlutonianEmpire** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:09 pm

12 hours? Wuss. try 17 hours.

I do that lots of times. I take off, go to bed, wake up, surf the net and do RL stuff, then land.

ALL at 1x.

Just my idea of fun. lol.