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Touchdown! Greaser!
Anybody seen this? I don't recall it being posted here, and a quick search didn't turn it up, so I apologize if it's been posted earlier.
AOPA has released a free Commander aircraft module for MS Flight Sim 2004 that mimics the Sweeps plane and includes a working Chelton EFIS!!
http://www.aopa.org/sweeps/fly/
AOPA members can now fly the 2005 AOPA Commander Countdown Sweepstakes airplane from the comfort of their home on a personal computer.
Unveiled at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2005, the "virtual Commander" duplicates nearly every detail of the sweepstakes airplane, including the Chelton FlightLogic glass-panel display and autopilot; a custom paint job created by Scheme Designers; and a custom interior.
The program, developed by Flight1 Software in conjunction with AOPA, requires a personal computer running Windows XP and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (the "Century of Flight" edition). A control yoke or joystick also is needed to fly the Commander (rudder pedals are optional), and a high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended to download the program because of its size (approximately 45 MB).
Early next year, one lucky pilot will win the sweepstakes grand prize — a state-of-the-art, glass-cockpit Commander 112A — but for now, all members can have a turn at the controls, thanks to a remarkable new add-on to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
"Every AOPA member dreams of winning the sweepstakes airplane," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "The next best thing to owning it is flying it — and now, thanks to our partnering with Flight1 Software, all of our members will have that opportunity."
AOPA has released a free Commander aircraft module for MS Flight Sim 2004 that mimics the Sweeps plane and includes a working Chelton EFIS!!
http://www.aopa.org/sweeps/fly/
AOPA members can now fly the 2005 AOPA Commander Countdown Sweepstakes airplane from the comfort of their home on a personal computer.
Unveiled at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2005, the "virtual Commander" duplicates nearly every detail of the sweepstakes airplane, including the Chelton FlightLogic glass-panel display and autopilot; a custom paint job created by Scheme Designers; and a custom interior.
The program, developed by Flight1 Software in conjunction with AOPA, requires a personal computer running Windows XP and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (the "Century of Flight" edition). A control yoke or joystick also is needed to fly the Commander (rudder pedals are optional), and a high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended to download the program because of its size (approximately 45 MB).
Early next year, one lucky pilot will win the sweepstakes grand prize — a state-of-the-art, glass-cockpit Commander 112A — but for now, all members can have a turn at the controls, thanks to a remarkable new add-on to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
"Every AOPA member dreams of winning the sweepstakes airplane," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "The next best thing to owning it is flying it — and now, thanks to our partnering with Flight1 Software, all of our members will have that opportunity."
