My computer went OOM just looking at those photos. 

 

Chris H

 

stunning plane, stunning engineering (by Boeing and PMDG)

Hello,

 

From a software engineering viewpoint Kyle Rodgers analogy is spot-on for those who want, at the end of the day, the best possible product for both platforms.  Reading these threads I'm always amazed at how impatient folks are; they don't seem to understand any of the complexities associated with representing a real world system in what compiles down into a one-dimensional array of ones and zeros.  Most folks under-estimate that the last 5% or less of the code base can take the longest to develop...why?   At that point it the software is at its most complex and any change can easily break something that may initially seem totally unrelated.  That initiates another cycle of testing.

 

I'm into Flight Simulation for both a love of aviation and software engineering.  It's a perfect combination of two incredible, and relatively recent, engineering disciplines- one actually simulating the other.  Let the engineers do their job free of forum whining and date-demanding.

 

Where I work we have a saying with regard to time-boxed solutions and aggressive client driven timelines- A project lead will say, "Well...management wants it really bad."   And someone will inevitably say, "Then their going to get it really bad."

 

Settle down folks and let them follow the process that has worked for them so well for so many years.

 

Mark

credible Shots, cannot wait for the queen to be available!

 

 

Where I work we have a saying with regard to time-boxed solutions and aggressive client driven timelines- A project lead will say, "Well...management wants it really bad." And someone will inevitably say, "Then their going to get it really bad."

 

Haha.., I had a sign in my office at the engineering company I worked at:  You can have it quick, you can have it cheap, you can have quality; however, you only get to pick two out of three.

After reflecting upon this matter a bit further, another reason to complete the FSX version of the Queen first is that once it is done, it's done forever (baring any bug fixes of course) simply because the old Microsoft Simulator code base is frozen.  (Odd how that an can be an asset on one hand, and a total hindrance on the other....hmmm).

 

Perpar3D, on the other hand, is a living, breathing, evolving beast that will always be a moving target for developers.

 

It's not unreasonable to expect that a new version of Prepar3D is right around the corner and it may make sense to target that, i.e. latest, code base for sake of the Queen.

 

I'm looking forward the Prepar3D version big time.  I'm building a new high-end PC next spring and once complete, I'm going to take a break from purchasing any additional add-ons (I have tons) and "freeze" the system/software specs for about a year and simply enjoy the system stability and flying aspect of the hobby vs. the constant fiddling with software, settings, patches, hot-fixes and such that I seem to be doing these days.

 

And Dan, speaking of signs in engineering offices, my boss had one at his desk, "A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part".  He got to point to it a lot!

 

Mark Trainer

^^

 

Ahh, you say that, but then the A2A Connie will come out, and that'll be worth every penny haha!

Ryan knows me.  I'm a weak, weak man!

 

Mark Trainer

Nice Pics Jorge! Good to see SKBO on the Background