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In SeligSIM, select Single Pilot > Freestyle.For this exercise, select the Alpha 40, Scaled 60-size, 72-in Span (7-lb) aircraft. This is a trainer aircraft with forgiving controls and, importantly, tricycle gear (for taxi training).
What does the right stick control?Ailerons, elevator What does the left stick control?Rudder, throttle
From the main menu in SeligSIM, open the transmitter selection window.Select Calibrate and perform the calibration by following the on-screen prompts.
Flying Site: Frasca AirportSun/Sky: Whiskey UniformWind: Steady Winds: 0 mph at startup
Enter the simulator by clicking the “Fly” button and the aircraft will appear situated on the runway. Review the of the user manual and set the following to replicate the screenshot below. These must be in the view of your screen recording. Enable transmitter viewEnable HUDEnable Compass
After setting up the simulator above, flight “Fly” to enter the simulator.Check ailerons:Which stick and motion is used?Right stick, right and left motion Explain how the ailerons move to make the aircraft maneuver.They move up and down to change the angle of attack on each wing, which then creates a lift differential. This also creates a different in lift. Check elevator:Which stick and motion is used?The right stick, and it moves up and down Explain how the elevator moves to make the aircraft maneuver.The elevator affects the pitch of the aircraft by changing the direction of the air that flows over it. Check rudder:Which stick and motion is used?Left stick, right and left direction What else is controlled with the rudder input?Nose wheel steering, and when you push the stick to right it starts the prop without putting in any throttle About what axis does the rudder control the aircraft?They move about the vertical axis, causing yaw motion.Check throttle:The throttle should initially be pinned (held with your thumb) to 0%.In real flight, we would complete additional checklist steps prior to a power check, but not for this exercise.Announce that you will be starting the propellers by yelling (as appropriate) CLEAR PROP, then briefly apply a small percentage of throttle to verify that the propeller spins up. This will be a required step when launching the believers, so get comfortable with it early.
Methotically test the take off speed of the aircraft using ONLY the left slick (i.e. no elevator inputs) and answer the following:At what speed does the aircraft takeoff in zero wind conditions (include units)?22-24 mph At approximately what throttle percentage does the aircraft takeoff in zero wind conditions?About 40%
Use only the left stick to taxi the aircraft back and forth along the centerline towards the east and west. Gradually increase your speed while maintaining centerline disipline until you achieve a fast taxi similar to the video above. As you complete this task answer the following:How do your control inputs change as the aircraft reaches the edge of your vision limits (the few seconds before you turn around)?There is larger amount of input needed to be able to see what the aircraft is actually doing. Describe your control inputs required to maintain centerline for the following scenarios using cardinal direction to describe the aircraft’s position. For example, if you are standing directly behind the aircraft that is heading north, left rudder moves the aircraft west, right rudder moves the aircraft east.The aircraft is facing away from you and taxing to the east.Left would be North, right would be South The aircraft is facing you and taxing to the east.Left would be North, and right would be South Once you are happy with your centerline disipline, record your screen and perform at least one out and back in both directions.
From the Main menu, open the Wind Selection menu and set the winds to Steady Winds: 6 mph from South according to the screenshow below.
Use cardinal directions to describe one taxi scenario (i.e. taxing away from me toward the east) and the rudder inputs to maintain centerline. How does this differ from the zero wind scenario?You have to apply more right rudder to correct for the south wind Why is the rudder input different?There is wind you have to account for and correct for the directions it’s pushing you
SeligSIM Assignment 2
15 points
Nathan Tyler Rose
Last edited 49 days ago by Madison Dianne Baker.
Overview
Tasks
Simulator Setup
Aircraft Selection
SeligSIM: Aircraft selection.
Transmitter Settings
In , you connected and set up the Orqa FPV transmitter to work with your SeligSIM installation. You should not need to reattach this transmitter; however, it is recommended that you recalibrate, as you may not be using the same transmitter as before.
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Environmental Settings
Flight View Settings
SeligSIM simulator overlay screens.
Controls Check
Recall from the SeligSIM training videos the importance of performing a control check prior to flying any aircraft. Check the controls and answer the questions inline.
Aerodynamics Exploration
In this assignment, it is important that the aircraft does not fly since this is strictly ground manuevering. Using the simulator, test the following.
Taxi Training
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With the take off speed in mind, you will perform centerline control using only the rudder and throttle starting out at a very low speed working up to a fast taxi speed just below the takeoff speed. Use the video above as a reference (note that your video should include the HUD).
Zero Wind Taxi
Recording Required
As a heads up, you will need to use the built in screen recorder (Snipping Tool) to record your full screen once you are happy with your centerline performance.
Crosswind Taxi
It’s considerable rare to fly in zero or runway aligned wind conditions, so it’s important to train for a crosswind and learn the control inputs to counter the forces.
Setting Wind
Taxi Training
Recording Required
As a heads up, you will need to use the built in screen recorder (Snipping Tool) to record your full screen once you are happy with your centerline performance.
Enter the flight simulator and perform the following scenarios and answer the corresponding questions.
Perform one out and back taxi using only the rudder
With the aircraft facing away from you and taxing to the east, answer the following:
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