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• Highly detailed 2D panel, Virtual Cockpit and external aircraft model.
• 2D panel created with 3ds MAX
• Detailed Virtual Cockpit
• External aircraft model created by Terry Gaff using GMAX
• Highly detailed simuation of the instrumentation systems.
• New and exciting Integrated Cockpit Training System walks you through each procedure step.

Features and Highlights:

Aircraft Systems:

Air Conditioning

• Cockpit and cabin temperature control

Anti-Ice

• Air foil, tail, window and engine anti-ice systems

Auto-Flight

• Digital Flight Guidance System fully simulated
• Automatic vertical and lateral guidance
• Flight Mode Annunciator
• Performance Management System for optimum flight profile

APU

• Auxiliary Power Unit for electrical and pneumatic needs on the ground

Communications

• Two VHF radios
• Mode S Transponder
• ACARS

Electrical

• Fully simulated AC and DC systems
• Automatic selection of ‘best’ power source
• Instrumentation to monitor Constant Speed Drives, engine and APU generators, battery, system load, voltage and frequency

Fire Protection

• Full fire detection system with loop testing
• Center panel fire handles
• Bell and aural warning sounds

Flight Controls

• Primary controls; ailerons, elevator, rudder
• High lift devices; trailing edge flaps, leading edge slats
• Flight spoilers/spoilerons and ground spoilers
• Take-off trim calculator

Flight Instruments

• Attitude Director Indicator
• Airspeed/Mach Indicator
• Altimeter
• Radio Altimeter
• Standby ADI, altimeter and airspeed indicator
• Vertical Speed Indicator
• Clock
• Ground Proximity Warning System

Fuel

• Booster pump switches
• Fuel temperature, fuel flow and fuel quantity gauges

Hydraulics

• Hydraulic pressure and quantity gauges

Landing Gear

• 3 landing gear status indicators
• Landing gear lever
• ‘Gear doors open’ and ‘Wheels not spinning’ lights
• Visual nose gear down lock indicator pin
• Emergency gear extension lever
• Nose gear steering wheel
• Brake pressure indicator
• Auto Brake System

Navigation

• Compass Indicator (RMI)
• Horizontal Situation Indicator
• 2 VHF NAV radios
• 2 ADF units
• Marker Beacon indicators
• Litton LTN-311 Omega/VLF Navigation System (ONS)

Oxygen

• Controls and flow indicator

Power Plant

• N1, N2, EGT, EPR, Oil pressure, Oil temperature and Oil quantity gauges
• Thrust Rating Indicator (automatic EPR setting)
• Automatic Reserve Thrust system

Pressurization

• Flow control, cabin climb, cabin altitude and differential pressure indicator
• Outflow valve position indicator
• Manual and automatic control

Radar

• Analog radar image (simulated at this time)
• Range control

Rain Protection

• Rain repellent
• Windshield wiper

Night lighting

• Instrument lights
• Instrument panel backlights
• Cockpit flood light

Integrated Cockpit Training System (ICTS)

Checklist guides

• Step by step guides though all the checklists

Procedure guides

• Step by step guides though various flight procedures, operations and complex cockpit systems

Automatic Aircraft Configuration (AAC)

• All systems, switches knobs and buttons configured for the flight phase of your choice at the click of a button
• Instant flight and fun!

Dispatch Center

• Set passenger and cargo load
• Set fuel load
• Printable departure plan

Highly detailed external model

• Moving control surfaces
• Moving trim tabs
• Moving high lift devices
• Moving landing gear
• Opening exits
• Air stairs at forward door and tail
• 6 different airline liveries
• Flight1's popular "Text-0-Matic" for the easy addition of new liveries

Accurate flight model

• Fine tuned to MD-80 performance charts, engineered by Jerry Beckwith

Options window

• Set your personal preferences
• Use spacebar to step through checklist
• Display Super 80 Center at startup
• Pop-up annunciator panel
• Select training text language
• Show all hotspots
• Show all click areas
• Preload all panel windows (important for the ICTS training system)

Complete sound package

• Talking First Officer
• All checklists read for you
• MD80 flight deck ambience sounds
• JT8D-209 engine sounds
• External wind noise, gear noise, gear rumble
• Central Aural Warning System recordings from real aircraft

Manuals

User Manual (28 pages)

• Introduction (History of MD80)
• Get Started Now!
• Window Select Menu
• Super 80 Center
• Super 80 Options
• Super 80 Training Center
• Super 80 Dispatch Center
• Super 80 Training Guide
• Pushback & Startup
• Checklist
• Speed Booklet

Aircraft Operating Manual (284 pages)

• Description
• Limitations
• Normal Procedures
• Emergency Procedures
• Air Conditioning and Pressurization
• Anti-Ice and Rain Protection
• Auto-Flight
• APU
• Communications
• Electrical
• Fire Protection
• Flight Controls
• Flight Instruments
• Fuel
• Hydraulics
• Landing Gear
• Miscellaneous
• Navigation
• Oxygen
• Power Plant
• Power Plant
• Radar
• Performance