few more A2A installers just released for v4

[Jac_49 35]

8 hours ago, Lenny777 said:

Ridiculous. I bought mine at FSPILOTSHOP. I need to reactivate my link - for $4.95. No thanks. Time to move on from this seller.

 

 

My link was expired as well, but was reactivated. I did not have to pay, reactivation link was Free!

jac

 

[BusheFlyer 87]

9 hours ago, captain420 said:

I really need the F1 GTN's to fly the A2A's... flying without them is like flying a boeing/airbus without an FMS/MDCU.

Whilst the GTN is a great piece of kit.. I am totally puzzled by this comment. I don't mean this personally but I think the aviation industry has steadily instilled this dependence on GPS navigation coupled to autopilots. Whilst of course it brings huge safety benefits, it takes allot of the fun out of it. In the real world, first of all the vast majority of light aircraft do not have whizz bang avionics because frankly they are superfluous, it is like buying a self driving porsche.. And most puzzling of all over this comment is this is a flight simulator, where the safety benefits just don't apply.

The aviation industry is pushing for more aircraft drivers to drive their automated units around the sky. What happens when you want to try some real flying in a fabric aircraft where you don't even have electrical source?

Advancements in technology that do all the thinking for you, make it all very mundane. Where is the fun or challenge in programming a route in a GNS, hitting AP ON at 2,000ft and then selecting an approach into your destination for the AP to fly? It's one thing on an airliner for obvious reasons, but light aircraft?!?

Really, I know this post will come across as a criticism.. I am not aiming at you personally, virtually all pilots everywhere are being seduced by automation of thought and that is where my 'beef' lies.

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Folks,

Yeah - the use of the autopilot I can see - as to me - aircraft in FS seem very susceptible to altitude excursions - I find it so much easier to keep a real aircraft on altitude than an aircraft in the sim... One little twitch on the joystick and you're in 1000+ FPM climbs or descents - in the RW this doesn't happen... A2A seems to minimize this effect better than others...

Regards,
Scott

[BusheFlyer 87]

Well honestly I don't see much difference between the vertical stability between real life and the sim, in real life if you nudge the stick back and then let go it will climb for a time until the loss in airspeed causes it to descend and it will oscillate like that until it stabilises at the trimmed airspeed. The same is true in the sim, as long as it is trimmed for cruise it will bounce around a bit both naturally and by pilot inputs but will eventually settle back at the trimmed airspeed.

However, trimming is definitely harder in the sim than real life, simply because you can't 'feel' it. So no dispute there.

[vp49p3 216]

On ‎6‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 8:09 PM, CrownCityMisfits said:

Fortunately, all planes released after the C172, I purchased directly from A2A. My new rule is to buy direct from developer if possible. That way I get updates immediately, and can take advantage of any install managers that may get released in the future.

+1