Captain Sim L-1011-1 Trip Planner; FSX and P3D
17-December-2016; paultally@att.net


*********************************DISCLAIMER*************************************
There is absolutely NO warranty or guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied,
for any problems arising from the use of these files. This includes, but is not
limited to, any hardware and/or software problems. All use of these instructions
and their related files are at your own risk.
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 Aircraft.cfg Recommended Changes CS-L1011
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These changes are recommended but not required.

In the [Flaps.0] and [Flaps.1] section change the 'drag_scalar=1.0' to:

drag_scalar=0.1			//default=1.0

In the [TurbineEngineData] section change as indicated:

fuel_flow_gain=0.004		//default=0.002
inlet_area=39.221 		//default=45

In the [fuel] section change the tank capacities as stated below:

[fuel]
LeftMain=-2, -11, -5, 8074.627, 0
RightMain=-2,  11, -5, 8074.627, 0
external1=-7, -33, -5, 3835.821, 0
external2=-7,  33, -5, 3835.821, 0

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Spreadsheet Intructions
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Color Legend
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Dark Grey	Section Title										
Yellow		Descriptive Text										
Medium Blue	Calculated values										
Light Gray	Entry cells										
Light Blue	Informational areas										
Dark Red	Value exceeded										
Dark Orange	Warning										

							
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Flight Plan Set-up
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In the section 'FLIGHT PLAN PARAMETERS', enter the 4 letter departing ICAO, destination ICAO and alternate ICAO.
ICAO entries are optional (use 'DEL' 
key to blank cells). Wind component values will be ignored if either departing
ICAO or destination ICAO are blank.

Enter the flight plan total distance. Enter the great circle distance displayed at the bottom of this section for a direct
flight or enter the total
flight distance if known.

Enter the planned flight level. You may need to change this again after entering payload and supplemental fuel.

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Flight Plan Fuel & Plan Weights
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In the section 'PLAN FUEL WEIGHTS', enter the weight of taxi fuel desired. The weight entered here will display the time until
the fuel is 
depleted based on a 15 knot taxi speed and the aircraft's current weight.
Enter desired holding time fuel in whole minutes not fractional minutes. Example: 30 for thirty minutes.
Enter resired reserve time in whole minutes not fractional minutes. Example: 20 for twenty minutes.
Enter 'YES' or 'NO' for International Fuel Reserve.
The 'PLAN WEIGHTS' section displays all calculated values for the current plan.											

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Flight Plan Payload & Cargo
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In the section 'PLAN PAYLOAD - CARGO', enter number of passengers, forward cargo and aft cargo weights (flight deck crew
weights are also included).

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Flight Plan Wind Entry
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In the section 'WIND COMPONENT', enter the wind speed and direction. Note: 'FSX Fair Weather' defaults to 24 knots
and 270 true.
The calculated average wind influence for the entire flight is displayed.
											
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Airport & Runway Information
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The selected ICAO field elevations are shown in the 'FLIGHT PLAN PARAMETERS' section next to their respective descriptions.
Individual ICAO runway lengths,  headings and ILS information can be displayed by using the drop down list and then choosing
'DEPT', 'DEST' or 'ALTN' in the
'XXXX RUNWAY INFO' section.
The minimum landing runway length for the alternate ICAO can be changed by entering a length value in the upper right hand
area of the
'ALTERNATE ICAOS' section. The orange ICAOs have runway lengths less than the value entered.
											
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Compass Rose
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The compass rose will indicate the initial flight plan magnetic heading (departure) in green and the final magnetic heading
(destination) in red based
upon a direct flight path. The entered wind direction (true) is displayed in orange.

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FSX Fuel Loading
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Fuel weight and percent of each tank for input into FSX 'Fuel Settings' dialog. Percent of total capacity is displayed on top line.

											
Limitations / Constraints
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Selecting a departure ICAO with a runway less than 8,400 FT results in a warning showing the maximum runway length for the
selected ICAO.
Selecting a destination ICAO with a runway less than 5,700 FT results in a warning showing the maximum runway length for the
selected ICAO.
Valid flight level range: FL120 to FL420 in increments of 5 (500 FT).
											
This spreadsheet uses the magnetic declination model IGRF-12 dated 2016-1-1 found at
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination.
An update to the Magnetic Declination file (Magdec.bgl) that uses model IGRF-12 dated 2017-1-1 can be downloaded at
http://www.aero.sors.fr/navaids.html

Special thanks to Herv Sors for his incredibly useful flight simulation analysis tools. (http://www.aero.sors.fr)
Thanks to Mark Wolpert for his fuel tank distribution formula.
