This wing flex is like no other, and in turbulence almost makes you reach for the barf bag :). I would love to see a B777 or Airbus (wings that have much greater flexibility due to more advanced composite materials) done with this new flexing method.Bruce.

I love this plane too...but I'm not getting this "wing movement" in turbulence everyone is talking about. Is there a command or something I'm supposed to do to make it work? I'm looking for the wings to shake, but nothing. Stan

Hi Stan,First you need to have version 2 of the SGA plane, it's the one at the SGA website right now http://www.sgair.net/It's been there for over 2 weeks I think, so you'll no doubt know if you have the right one or not.Secondly- you need to have "turbulence" enabled in the FS weather menu. It can be in the wind setting (with some wind entered), or in the clouds section, and you need to be flying in the altitude range that you specified for the wind or clouds. Also, with clouds, you need to be in them.Also- watch as you take off. The flex starts to occur gradually at around 100 Knots, rather than all of a sudden when weight begins to lift off the gear.The wing flex is quite subtle, as in the real DC-10- they had hardly begun with composite wings back then. But very realistic, and I see where SGA is creating a flex for the engines too. If you've ever seen those big engines move around with turbulence, it's really something.I would love to see the next generation (B763, MD-11. B744) which has greater flex due to the lighter composites used, or even better the latest generation (Airbus series, B777) where the wings are even lighter.Bruce.

I have a hard time getting this A/C off the runway. Any tips

Check your elevator trim. Also try reducing fuel (take-off weight), that might help.Bruce.

Bruce,Thanks for the heads up on version 2. Downloading it now, and I'll make sure of the turbulence setting. I almost always use RealWeather when flying. Thanks again, Stan

You're welcome, Stan. Enjoy!Also- remember that you can edit real weather in the FS weather menu, just to add some more turbulence if necessary :) .Bruce.

The default fuel payload that FS uses is full tanks which will put you severlly over weight so its either passengers or fuel, who pays the bills :-). Another tip, when departing at MTOW (Max takeoff weight) use only 22 degs of flaps, anything more and its just drag.And guess what.....we have one last final update coming for the DC-10-30. It will address the wingflex and make it even smoother and a few other minor things.

This is all good news.Keep the technology coming. I, for one, am very grateful for the creative minds and visionaries that keep our hobby "fresh". THANK YOU, Stan

Hi Dan,Yes, you guys are doing some great work! Keep it up.Bruce.

Bruce,You say you can edit real weather to add more turbulence. I'm unable to see where and how you can do that. It seems that after Real Weather is downloaded, there's nothing else you can do. How do you do it exactly? Stan

I think he is referring to if you dont use real weather, but set it up manually in FS own weather settings. Inside there there is a turbulence scale setting on the 'Wind' page :)

Hi Stan,As the other poster says, you have to set weather manually, and then add turbulence.However, what you can do (and this is what I was saying originally), is set real wx (either by a third party application, or by using the MS real wx (but use static wx) menu). Then, once it is set, you can then enter the set weather menu (as if you were going to create your own weather) and add turbulence in the "wind" section. Obviously it isn't "real weather" anymore, since you've just tampered with it. However, it will allow you to see this wing flex and have something close to real weather at the same time- until the next real weather station writes over the manually adjusted weather you just created, of course.Bruce.

Will the DC-10-30F be updated soon?