GREAT PLANES RealFlight 7 User Manual page 357

Console
RealFlight Term
Control Surface
R/C Term
Controller
RealFlight Term
Cuban Eight
R/C Term
Cyclic
R/C Term
Data Lever
RealFlight Term
Deadstick
R/C Term
The Console (found by pressing the ~ key on the
keyboard) allows for command line functions used
by advanced users. For example, type "loadaircraft
huey" will switch the current aircraft to the Huey
helicopter.
Generally defined as the portion of the airfoil that
moves. Examples include ailerons, elevators,
rudders, flaps, and spoilers.
A device used to control an aircraft in RealFlight.
RealFlight 7 ships with the Great Planes' USB
InterLink Elite Controller by Futaba. This device
can be used as a standalone controller, or as an
interface to use your own R/C transmitter.
Model enters in level flight, pulls to complete 5/8s
of a loop to the 45 degree down line, completes ½
roll, pulls to complete 5/8s of a loop to the 45
degree down line, complete ½ roll to complete 3/8s
of a loop to level flight.
For helicopters, this refers to the tilting forward and
back (pitch), or tilting sideways (roll) of the
helicopter. To do this, the angle of attack of the
main rotor blades is changed during rotation,
creating different amounts of lift at different points
in the cycle.
RealFlight 7's InterLink Elite has the ability to make
on-screen selections, or quickly look at the
windsock or ground. This can be done with the
Data Lever, located at the bottom right-hand corner
of the InterLink Elite controller.
The Data Lever can also be used in conjunction
with the Rewind feature to seek forward or
backwards through the timeline of the flight.
A term used to describe unpowered flight (glide)
when the engine ceases operation.
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