The On-Top IFR simulator provides pilots with the opportunity to refine decision-making, risk management, and judgment skills before putting them to the test in real flight. Version 9.5 features an improved flight control interface, to allow users more control over the programs response to their flight control (yoke/joystick) inputs. Pitch and roll sensitivity can be fine tuned independently, giving pilots greater control over how the aircraft feels. These adjustments ultimately translate into a more realistic and beneficial simulation experience.
Also new in On Top 9.5 is integrated dual-monitor support. Users with a second monitor and Windows Extended Desktop enabled can take advantage of this feature which provides an instructor, flying buddy, or safety pilot with the ability to monitor the progress of the flight in both plan and profile views, change the weather, and invoke a variety of realistic failures.
On Top is fully updated to reflect todays Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) with the inclusion of a Garmin G1000 style glass cockpit primary flight display (PFD) in the Cessna 182. A Reality XP Garmin 430 GPS is now available in the Cessna 172, Mooney, Bonanza and Baron aircraft. Also included with On Top 9.5 is FlightPreps PlateView program, providing electronic approach plates for U.S. airports. This is a much-requested item and pilots will now have the approach information at their fingertips for their flight simulation sessions.
Features
On Top includes an accurate rendering of ten aircraft Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Cessna 182 Skylane, Cessna 182R Skylane RG, Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II, Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow IV, Lancair Columbia 300, Mooney MSE, Beech Bonanza V-35, Beech Baron 58 Twin, Beech 1900 Twin Turboprop.
No Rotorcraft aircraft are offered for this program.
Each aircraft has panel options pilots can choose an HI or HSI, an ADF or RMI, add a moving map or GPS, an attitude indicator or flight director. Fly a conventional 6-pack cockpit or a glass-cockpit featuring a G1000-like PFD.
Fly any approach in the world with the worldwide database. View the approach plate with a click of a button using FlightPrep's PlateView program.
Simulate truly realistic flights by programming the weather to suit your needs. Set up conditions that replicate the forecast for your next flight; set up the weather to improve, deteriorate, or change randomly to add unpredictable turbulence, ceilings, clouds, and winds.
Set instrument and equipment malfunctions to fail predictably or randomly to maximize emergency procedures training.
Flight information is recorded and mapped for every flight in overhead and profile views. Save and replay these flights for later evaluation, or re fly portions of the flight under different conditions.
Users can challenge themselves with hard IFR weather, systems malfunctions, and engine failures, while the venture outside the narrow channels of training days to get more out of their instrument ticket.
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Minimum System Requirements
- Windows compatible processor (AMD or Intel), 800 MHz or faster (Win2000 & WinXP), 1.0 Ghz or faster (Vista) Windows 2000, XP Home or Professional (32bit version), Windows Vista (32bit version; Business & Enterprise versions are not supported) operating systems
- Minimum 256 MB System RAM (Win2000/XP), 512MB (Vista)
- 400 MB available hard drive space (minimum install)
- CD-ROM drive (4x or faster for minimum install)
- DVD-ROM drive required for adding PlateView regions (up to 2.2 GB for all US regions)
- DVD-ROM drive is not required to run On Top without PlateView
- DirectX Version 9.0c, (included on the OT9 CD)
- DirectX compatible video card with 32 MB minimum video memory; 128MB recommended for running the Instructor Station (dual-monitor, i.e., extended desktop)
- Monitor and video card driver supporting 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
- DirectX compatible sound card and speakers
- Mouse or other compatible pointing device
- Joystick or yoke