RealFlight G3 Manual - Great Planes Software Support

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Events Menu Overview..........................................................................................................259 Autorotation/Deadstick............................................................................................260 Autorotation/Deadstick Instructions........................................................................263 Limbo ......................................................................................................................265 Limbo Instructions...................................................................................................268 Freestyle ..................................................................................................................270 Freestyle Instructions...............................................................................................272 Pylon Racing ...........................................................................................................273 Pylon Racing Instructions........................................................................................275 Spot Landing ...........................................................................................................277 Spot Landing Instructions........................................................................................279 Options...................................................................................................................................281 End Current Event .................................................................................................................281 Leave Current Event ..............................................................................................................282 Forfeit Turn............................................................................................................................283 Chapter 10. The Multiplayer Menu 285 Multiplayer Menu Overview..................................................................................................285 Host........................................................................................................................................288 Host Information .....................................................................................................289 Join.........................................................................................................................................290 Join Session .............................................................................................................290 Disconnect… .........................................................................................................................292 Boot Player… ........................................................................................................................292 Publish Host Information.......................................................................................................293 Enter Multimode....................................................................................................................293 Chapter 11. Recordings 301 Recordings menu overview....................................................................................................301 Start Recording........................................................................................................301 Stop Recording ........................................................................................................302 Open Recording…...................................................................................................303 Record Microphone Input........................................................................................305 Virtual Flight Instruction .........................................................................................306 Recordings MRU.....................................................................................................307 Chapter 12. The View Menu 309 View Menu Overview............................................................................................................309 Gadgets-.................................................................................................................................310 Chapter 13. The Window Menu 325 Window Menu Overview.......................................................................................................325 Create New View...................................................................................................................325 Arrange ..................................................................................................................................326 Close All ................................................................................................................................327 Show Title Bar.......................................................................................................................327 Viewport List .........................................................................................................................328 Chapter 14. The Help Menu 329 Help Menu Overview.............................................................................................................329 Contents .................................................................................................................................330 About .....................................................................................................................................330
Credits....................................................................................................................................331 License...................................................................................................................................335 Websites.................................................................................................................................338 Appendix A. Basics of Flying 341 Airplane Basics......................................................................................................................341 Switches ..................................................................................................................341 Centering .................................................................................................................341 Crashing.................................................................................................................................341 Airplane Flight.......................................................................................................................341 Takeoffs...................................................................................................................342 Landings..................................................................................................................342 Aerobatics................................................................................................................342 Throttle Management ..............................................................................................343 Rudder Management ...............................................................................................343 Take Crashes Seriously ...........................................................................................343 Helicopter Basics...................................................................................................................344 Collective (left stick - vertical movement) ..............................................................344 Rudder (left stick - horizontal movement)...............................................................345 Cyclic Stick (right stick)..........................................................................................346 Idle-up .....................................................................................................................348 Throttle Hold ...........................................................................................................348 Gyro.........................................................................................................................348 Helicopter Flight....................................................................................................................349 Hovering..................................................................................................................349 Forward Flight.........................................................................................................349 Backward Flight ......................................................................................................349 Sideways Flight .......................................................................................................349 Turning:...................................................................................................................349 Appendix B. RealFlight G3 Launcher 351 RealFlight G3 Launcher.........................................................................................................351 Run RealFlight ........................................................................................................352 Additional Options.................................................................................................................352 Restore Defaults-.....................................................................................................352 Registration/Updates-..............................................................................................352 Advanced Options ...................................................................................................353 Uninstalling RealFlight ...........................................................................................354 Read Help File.........................................................................................................355 Technical Support....................................................................................................355 Appendix C. If You Experience Difficulties With RealFlight G3… 361 In General ..............................................................................................................................361 How to Get Help and Information...........................................................................361 Before You Do Anything Else….............................................................................362 If You Need Additional Assistance… .....................................................................364 Examples of Common Problems and Solutions.....................................................................364 If You Don’t See Your Problem in This Chapter… ................................................364 My computer “freezes” when I run RealFlight........................................................364 Improving RealFlight G3 Performance ...................................................................365 Other Common Problems ........................................................................................365 Glossary of Terms 367
Page 3 and 4: Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Page 5: Edit Current Aircraft… Helicopter
Page 9 and 10: CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTIO
Page 11 and 12: five wind fields to ensure that the
Page 13 and 14: CHAPTER 2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN SYSTEM
Page 15 and 16: CHAPTER 3. GETTING STARTED OVERVIEW
Page 17 and 18: INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE After you h
Page 19 and 20: Locate the cable input port on the
Page 21 and 22: Navigating the Menus To access the
Page 23 and 24: CHANGING AIRPORTS Changing flying s
Page 25 and 26: SOME COMMON TASKS • The easiest m
Page 27 and 28: When you select NavGuides, you shou
Page 29 and 30: AIRPORT EDITING RealFlight G3 offer
Page 31 and 32: CHAPTER 4. USING REALFLIGHT GENERAT
Page 33 and 34: allows you to: pause, speed up, slo
Page 35 and 36: PHYSICS • RealFlight G3 offers th
Page 37: In order for the simulator to work
Page 40 and 41: The InterLink Plus Controller Featu
Page 42 and 43: • Wind • Settings… • Import
Page 44 and 45: this feature and its related functi
Page 46 and 47: Alternatively, with the respective
Page 48 and 49: PAN CAMERA- The Pan Camera option a
Page 50 and 51: OPTIONS MENU- SELECTABLE ITEMS- The
Page 52 and 53: ROTATION SNAP- When rotating an obj
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To reduce the magnification, or zoo
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DESCRIPTION- This is a description
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To select the location, click the v
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DETAIL TEXTURE OUTER RADIUS- This v
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To modify this setting, follow the
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Additionally, RealFlight will highl
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CAST SHADOW- This value determines
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OBJECT LOCATION- (READ ONLY) This v
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To modify the cloud density, click
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mouse button. Next, move the mouse
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FLIGHT FAILURES RealFlight G3 offer
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WIND RealFlight G3’s TruFlo Wind
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Alternatively, you may increase the
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At very high values, the camera har
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Before Flight - RealFlight will tel
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PARTICLES- This option determines w
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HARDWARE- The Hardware settings are
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PILOT NAME- This setting allows you
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REMOTE MESSAGE TEXT COLOR- This set
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UNLIMITED FUEL- This option determi
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SOUND EFFECT VOLUME (%)- The adjust
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ADJUSTING THE SHOW AT MOST AND THE
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To select a color, click the desire
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• Message Duration (sec) • Enab
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Thermals are rising air currents us
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To adjust the Micro-Turbulence Stre
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AIRPORT MRU If you have previously
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CHAPTER 7. THE AIRCRAFT MENU AIRCRA
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Click the [+] (plus) symbol to reve
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AIRCRAFT EDITOR MENUS Selecting the
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Click Yes if you wish to return to
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OPTIONS MENU- This menu provides yo
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To alter the Description, click the
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To change the Radio Type, click on
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column moves the CG towards the fro
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ADD SYMMETRICAL ITEM SELECTIONS- Ad
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FRONTAL DRAG (%) - This value repre
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Once you have added a component, yo
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If it is a ducted fan unit, select
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To select a sound profile, click th
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Fuel Consumption- This value repres
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Graphical Adjustment- Rather than e
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Rename- This option is utilized to
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LOCATION IN PARENT- This value repr
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To select the servo, click the valu
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To select the type of landing gear
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To adjust the rotational degree abo
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The various modifications made to t
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wheel. Larger positive values will
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RETRACT SERVO- This drop down list
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STEERING WHEEL- To add a smoke comp
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It is not possible to manually adju
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To select an airfoil, click the val
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To adjust the dihedral, click the e
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To modify the length of the wing pa
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To modify the percentage of chord t
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AIRFOIL AT TIP- This setting determ
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WASHOUT AT TIP (DEG)- This value di
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To modify the percentage of chord t
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To adjust the dihedral, click the e
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LENGTH- This value represents the l
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With the aircraft name highlighted,
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• Unpowered - utilized for sailpl
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You may add a variety of items to y
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Clicking on the respective value co
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ADD OR REMOVE HELI MECHANICS ITEMS-
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The value of the Y-axis represents
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MAIN ROTOR COMPONENT These are the
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Note: if the airfoil at the root is
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6. Enter the mass used in the weigh
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esistance from the hubs. For exampl
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To make your selection, click the r
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CYCLIC PITCH (LEFT/RIGHT) (DEG) (RE
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five degrees. Please note: helicopt
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EXHAUST- If you wish to make modifi
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To select a servo, click the existi
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Clicking on the respective value co
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COMPONENT FRAME- This value represe
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AIRFOIL- This setting determines wh
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The X-axis value represents a movem
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AIRFOIL AT ROOT- This setting deter
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LEADING EDGE SWEEP (DEG)- This sett
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To select an airfoil, click the val
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WEIGHT- This indicates the weight o
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CURRENT MASS OF SELF (READ ONLY) -
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You may not manually adjust this va
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INPUT FOR THIS SERVO- This option d
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INPUT 1- This value determines the
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HEADING HOLD MIX- This value contro
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To adjust the gain, click on the ex
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CURRENT OUTPUT (%) (READ ONLY)- The
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Click on the Radio Display to exami
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EXPO DURING HIGH RATES (%)- This va
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To determine which stick, switch or
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To make your selection, click the r
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The servo curve is used to alter th
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To adjust the Min Resonation Speed,
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Alternatively, access the Aircraft
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KILL ENGINE Click on this item to i
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CHAPTER 8. THE CONTROLLER MENU CONT
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With the InterLink Joystick mode se
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It is important to have a basic und
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wish to utilize for your flight --
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Puts “wear and tear” on your ow
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MAPPING CHANNELS TO SERVOS If any c
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CHAPTER 9. THE EVENTS MENU EVENTS M
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The goal of this event is to land t
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Note: the countdown or timer is ini
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The event continues until the playe
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MINIMUM BAR HEIGHT- This setting de
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The object of limbo is to fly an ai
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SELECTING YOUR NAME FOR THE EVENT I
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PYLON RACING In Pylon Racing, pilot
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To adjust the penalty seconds per c
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EVENTS VIEWPORT DISPLAY BOX During
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TIME TO COMPLETE TURN (SEC)- This i
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OPTIONS The Options… menu item al
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• You are the only participant in
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• Host… • Join… • Disconn
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Clicking on the ‘X’ in the view
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JOIN This option allows you to part
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LATENCY- Latency is the amount of t
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To access the MultiMode menu item,
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not you have attached an actual R/C
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Alternatively, after you have activ
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CHAPTER 11. RECORDINGS RECORDINGS M
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Alternatively, you may also press t
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Playback/Pause- If the recording is
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By default, G3’s radio gadget app
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CHAPTER 12. THE VIEW MENU VIEW MENU
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To access the NavGuides, click the
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transparent. This provides a visual
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MODIFYING THE NAVGUIDES- To add any
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Wind Direction Wind Speed Wind Updr
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CHASE- The Chase mode positions the
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Click on the viewport that you wish
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Click on the viewport that you wish
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CHAPTER 13. THE WINDOW MENU WINDOW
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CLOSE ALL This menu item closes all
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CHAPTER 14. THE HELP MENU HELP MENU
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To access the About… files, click
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Frank Noll, Jr. Pete Niotis Jason S
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FMOD sound and music system, (C) Fi
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6. Restrictions Apply to Third Part
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GREAT PLANES - Publishers of RealFl
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ideal for practicing new maneuvers
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HELICOPTER BASICS A model helicopte
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CYCLIC STICK (RIGHT STICK) The cycl
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IDLE-UP A switch on the controller
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APPENDIX B. REALFLIGHT G3 LAUNCHER
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Please enter in all the correct reg
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UNINSTALL DATA FILES Choose this op
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ENTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT CODE Choose
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EXPLORER This button launches Windo
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APPENDIX C. IF YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFI
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A driver is a software program that
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update their drivers to fix this ty
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 3D Acceleration 3
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Chord The chord of a wing or surfac
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Event An organized flying contest w
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HAL Device A hardware-accelerated 3
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Multiplayer Session A network conne
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or right). Left Rudder movement cau
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VirtualRevolution This is the exclu
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