S-3A Viking

from the Premier Collection

Flying the S-3A Viking

Install the S-3 Viking into your FSX \simobjects\airplanes folder or your FS2004 \ aircraft FS2002 \aircraft folder. If you haven't already done so, follow the instructions on our installation page. Press the 'S' key to see the 2D cockpit; press the 'S' key again to see the 3D cockpit and twice more to see the Hornet from the spot plane view. Here's a quick walk around: Press 'E' to start the engine. Press F8 to see the flaps slowly drop into position. Press F5 to retract the flaps for takeoff. Press the stick forward and back to see the elevator move up and down. Press the stick from side to side to see the rudder and ailerons move. After you take off, press 'G' to see the landing gears fold into the fuselage underneath. Special Assignments. To set new assignments, choose Options | Controls | Assignments from Flight Simulator menu. We recommend the following key assignments to control the operations of the S-3A's special animation: Tailhook up/down   Shift + T Wings fold/unfold   Shift + F Open Main Exit      Shift + E Open Crew Exit     Shift + E + 2 Takeoff Taxi out and position the aircraft on the runway center line. Set flaps (F7) and full throttle. Now accelerate down the runway with some back-pressure on the stick until you liftoff at about 100 knots. When abeam the end of the runway, retract the landing gear ('G'). Climb to your desired cruising altitude and set throttle to cruising speed. Landing You can approach at about 120 knots. On short final, deploy full flaps (F8) and gear down. Touch down at about 100 knots on main gear and gently lower the nose gear.

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