Review Article

[SeanTK]

Finally finished my Tu-154 review. It's around 3200 words, and I hope to get it to one of the major FS sites as a front page review within the next week or so. I just need to add screenshots and some reference links at the end at this point. It's currently under review by a couple of fellow flightsim users prior to my approaching a major site, but it'll be up soon, so keep an eye out for it!

Hopefully it'll get a few more people into this aircraft.

If a couple of trustworthy people here want to assist in the read-through/editing/polishing process as well, let me know.

[Ian Warren]

Looking forward to it , i did have fun going through the start-up procedure and with out your tutorial , when its posted for sure post a link here

[SeanTK]

Thanks. Note that it's not a tutorial, just a high-level review of the addon as a whole.

[Adrian Brausch]

is there a tutorial for this machine somewhere ?

[SeanTK]

There isn't an interactive tutuorial of any sort that I know of. The best way to do it is to read the included manual, and maybe watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln9E8bQr2hg
(available in HD if you select that setting)

The manual is available at the following location after installation:

(DriveLetter):\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Project Tupolev\documents FS9\pttu154_94eng.pdf

After reading the joystick setup info around page 17, start going through the "quick start" guide beginning on page 24.

I also have an entire forum section here (part of a larger forum called Aviation-Cafe) if you have questions:
http://aviationcafe.co.uk/Index/viewforum.php?f=59

[hasegawa]

I have written also a review about the ProTu Tupolew Tu 154B-2 for "FS-Magazin", a germanspeaking Magazine for Flusi-Pilots. Yes, it is not easy to find in into the cockpit of this aircraft. It is hard work, to fly it. It is no wonder, that the original aircraft has a flightdeck for 5... and we make the work from them alone...

In my eyes this aircraft fascinated me but... it is not intendet for Flusi-Pilots with limited time. To see, how the systems work, how to fly it under normal conditions you need a lot of time and for procedures if something goes wrong, you need a lot of time and sometimes you may come to frustating results.

I have describt this ProTu Tu 154B-2 as the edge of system simulation, an aircraft for semi-proffesionel use only.

Think, if this aircraft may have a good "Build-in-Help", better tutorials and more of the so needed informations it may be for a broader Circle of pilots. Now it is an Hardcore-Aircraft.