R/C Simulator RealFlight - Knife Edge Software

1 Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Introduction ..1 What s New in RealFlight Generation with USB InterLink Plus Controller ..2 USB InterLink Plus Controller ..2 Menu-Driven Interface ..2 Additional New Features ..2 Chapter 2. Before You Begin 5 System Requirements ..5 Video and Sound Cards .. 6 Getting the Most out of RealFlight ..6 Chapter 3. Getting Started 7 Overview ..7 Installing RealFlight Program Installation ..8 Using Your Own R/C Radio to Control RealFlight (Optional) ..10 Exploring RealFlight 13 Start the The Main RealFlight Display ..13 Aircraft Selection ..14 Most Recently Used List.

2 15 Changing Airports ..16 Most Recently Used List ..17 Some Common Creating a Viewport ..18 Using Gadgets ..19 Virtual Flight Instruction ..20 Heli and Airplane Hover Trainers ..22 Airport Editing ..22 Where to Go from Here .. 23 Chapter 4. Using RealFlight Generation 25 Introduction ..25 Program Features ..25 Controller Features ..30 Graphics and Sound Quality ..30 Technical Support ..32 Chapter 5. The InterLink Plus Controller 33 The InterLink Plus Controller Designed for Start Flying! ..34 Chapter 6. The Simulation Menu 35 Simulation Menu Overview ..35 Select ..36 Edit Current ..38 File Edit menu.

3 40 View Options menu- ..44 Window menu- ..47 Accessing and Utilizing the Editor ..49 Folder Listing Window- ..49 Properties Window- Flying Site Root Directory ..52 Properties Window- Object Properties Window- Cloud Selection ..66 Object Palette Pilot Preview- ..71 Create New Capture Screenshot ..72 Flight Failures ..73 Adjusting the Rate of Selecting the Type of Flight Cause Flight Failures ..74 Sun ..75 Adjusting the Sun Azimuth ..75 Adjusting the Sun Inclination ..76 Wind ..77 Adjusting the Wind Direction- ..78 Adjusting the Wind Import ..79 Export ..81 Manage User Files ..83 Settings.

4 84 Flight Graphics- ..88 Hardware- ..92 Language- ..94 Multiplayer- ..94 Chat ..95 Physics- ..97 Sound- ..99 System Messages ..102 Wind and Airport Chapter 7. The Aircraft Menu 113 Aircraft Menu Aircraft .. 114 Edit Current File Edit Options View Aircraft Root Directory- ..124 Airframe- ..127 Vertical Tail- ..130 Horizontal Tail- ..134 Main Wing- ..140 Main Fuel Tank- ..149 Fuselage Directory- ..150 Steering Main Gear- ..159 Engine- ..165 Edit Current Aircraft Root Directory- ..180 Airframe- ..184 Main Fuel Tank- ..186 Fuselage Directory- ..187 Canopy- ..191 Heli Mechanics Component.

5 193 Tail Boom Component ..198 Vertical Fin- ..199 Top- ..203 Horizontal Fin- ..206 Tail Rotor ..210 Skids Component ..215 Main Rotor Component ..219 Paddles Component ..231 Electronics- Airplane and Helicopter ..235 Software Adding Input Feed (s)- ..254 Sound Resonance- ..256 Select Color Scheme .. 257 Save Color Scheme ..258 Remember Aircraft Position ..260 Clear Aircraft Position .. 260 Reset Position ..261 Kill Aircraft MRU ..263 Chapter 8. The Controller Menu 265 Controller Overview .. 265 Select Controller ..266 Controller Calibration .. 266 Channel InterLink Joystick Mode vs. InterLink Transmitter The InterLink Plus Controller (InterLink Joystick Mode).

6 271 Channel Modification ..272 Controller Stick Mapping ..272 The InterLink Plus Controller (InterLink Transmitter Mode) ..272 Two ways to use the Interlink Transmitter InterLink Transmitter Mode: Joystick Emulation Channel Mapping ..274 Controller InterLink Transmitter Mode: Pass Through Interface ..274 Before you use the Pass Through Interface ..275 Setting the Pass Through Interface ..275 Mapping channels to Servos ..275 Sharing Aircraft that use the pass through interface ..275 InterLink Plus Controller Hints and What if my transmitter has fewer channels than the model I select?.

7 276 When to use the Channel Mapping, and when to use the Software Radio or Servo page ..276 Chapter 9. The Events Menu 277 Events Menu Autorotation/Deadstick Instructions ..281 Limbo ..283 Limbo Freestyle ..287 Freestyle Pylon Racing ..290 Pylon Racing Spot Landing ..294 Spot Landing End Current Event .. 298 Leave Current Event .. 299 Forfeit Chapter 10. The Multiplayer Menu 301 Multiplayer Menu Host Information ..305 Join Session ..307 ..309 Boot ..309 Publish Host Information ..310 Enter Multimode ..311 Chapter 11. Recordings 319 Recordings menu Start Recording ..319 Stop Recording.

8 320 Open ..321 Record Microphone Recordings MRU ..324 Chapter 12. The Training Menu 327 Training Menu Heli Hover Airplane Hover Trainer ..331 Heli Orientation Trainer ..335 Virtual Flight Instruction ..337 Chapter 13. The View Menu 341 View Menu Chapter 14. The Window Menu 359 Window Menu Create New 359 Arrange ..360 Close All ..361 Show Title Bar ..362 Viewport List ..362 Chapter 15. The Help Menu 365 Help Menu Overview ..365 Contents ..366 About ..366 Appendix A. Basics of Flying 377 Airplane Basics ..377 Switches ..377 Centering ..377 Airplane Landings ..378 Throttle Management.

9 379 Rudder Management ..379 Take Crashes Seriously ..379 Helicopter Basics ..380 Collective (left stick - vertical movement) ..380 Rudder (left stick - horizontal movement)..381 Cyclic Stick (right stick)..382 Idle-up ..384 Throttle Hold ..384 Helicopter Flight ..385 Forward Flight ..385 Backward Flight ..385 Sideways Flight ..385 Turning: ..385 Appendix B. RealFlight Launcher 387 RealFlight Run RealFlight ..388 Additional Restore Defaults- ..388 Registration/Updates- ..388 Advanced Options ..389 Uninstalling RealFlight ..390 View Web Read Help File ..391 Technical Appendix C. If You Experience Difficulties With RealFlight 397 In General.

10 397 How to Get Help and Information ..397 Before You Do Anything If You Need Additional ..399 Examples of Common Problems and If You Don t See Your Problem in This ..400 My computer freezes when I run Improving RealFlight Performance ..401 Other Common Problems ..401 Glossary of Terms 403 Index 419 R/C Simulator RealFlight Chapter 1. Introduction 1 CCHHAAPPTTEERR IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN Welcome to the RealFlight Generation R/C Flight Simulator (also known as RealFlight , or simply ). RealFlight is, without question, the most advanced R/C aircraft simulation available.