ACARS?

[EHM-1358 Tim]

What is it? I was just wondering. I think it has sometihng to do with the flight logger that has come out.

[EHM-0240 Joe]

I don't know what it stands for but it records your time and position as well as a few other things at regular intervals during your flight. Then if you are connected to the internet, the ACARS information is used to display your position on the ACARS map for other pilots to see. You can find the ACARS map under the pilots menu.

[EHM-1150 Armando]

Just to start the explanation...

"ACARS ([A]ircraft [C]ommunication [A]ddressing and [R]eporting ystem) is a digital data link system transmitted via VHF radio which allows airline flight operations departments to communicate with the various aircraft in their fleet."

More info in http://www.acarsonline.co.uk/aclink/alabout.htm

Good reading

Bye bye

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Wow ..!!  that looks like a great feature to me.!!

wonderfull how you guys can keep up with al this, besides ur regular normal life  

[EHM-1358 Tim]

Thats why this is such a good VA. So much work goes into it.!

[EHM-1388 Tiberiu]

Is the data on the ACARS logged anywhere?

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

i think not (correct me if i'm wrong) but you can save your ACARS data on your harddrive

[EHM-1150 Armando]

Originally posted by EHM-0962
i think not (correct me if i'm wrong) but you can save your ACARS data on your harddrive

Yap, you're right; the ACARs data isn't stored in any place until you save it.
For now, the main purpose of that data collecting, is to give the pilot the ability to analyze his flight performance, by looking at some information, like takeoff speed, flap retaction speed, gear retraction speed, etc, etc.; the next step, is to build a small program that will do that analysis for you, by looking at values of reference for a specific aircraft stored in a file and comparing with the data collected; this in my todo list.

If you do not wish to record the ACARS information, just go to Preferences and uncheck that option. That option is different from the one that collects ACARS info for the ACARS Map.

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Originally posted by Armando Chibante
the next step, is to build a small program that will do that analysis for you, by looking at values of reference for a specific aircraft stored in a file and comparing with the data collected; this in my todo list.

Glad to hear that!