November 25, 20196 yr Partner Visit – ICON Last Monday (11/18/19) I visited the Icon headquarters in sunny California. During my visit I had the opportunity to help fine tune the Icon A5 with a few of their test pilots. As the plane already matched the POH (Pilot’s operating handbook) we spent the majority of our time reviewing some specific areas like stall mechanics, water landings/takeoffs, the engine’s detailed power curve, handling, and response to control surface movement. Though this was a short trip, I had such a great time working with the team at Icon. The Icon A5 is such an amazing aircraft with great performance, security, and handling. It was great to show the simulation to the Icon crew, and to hear the test pilots say how happy they were with the simulation of the aircraft. Another partner update coming soon! -Sebastian Wloch- Can be found in the Insider Area at flightsimulator.com Former MSFS Alpha Tester, current member of the MSFS Stream Team.
November 25, 20196 yr I wasn't expecting any updates today. Nice! And they are running it on a laptop. 😲 It seems we won't need a supercomputer afterall. 9800X3D@H150i // Msi RTX 5090 Trio OC // 64GB DDR5 6000mhz CL30 // 2TB + 1TB Nvme Dell 27" 2127DGF - 1440p - Gsync - 165hz Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus // TCA Quadrant Airbus // TFRP T.Flight Rudder Pedals // Logitech Flight Multi Panel
November 25, 20196 yr Very nice I love the way they interact with the community. You go ASOBO and MS 🙂 Well a gaming laptop I would think, but still cool! Unless there was a best of a machine underneath the table. Me thinks it not running on laptop as it looks like code on the screen, but I have no idea! Edited November 25, 20196 yr by in2tech "Coffee, if your not shaking, you need another cup" Flight Sim Break Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/fCV62Ka2QZ
November 26, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, in2tech said: Very nice I love the way they interact with the community. You go ASOBO and MS 🙂 Well a gaming laptop I would think, but still cool! Unless there was a best of a machine underneath the table. Me thinks it not running on laptop as it looks like code on the screen, but I have no idea! The joystick seems to be plugged to the laptop. 9800X3D@H150i // Msi RTX 5090 Trio OC // 64GB DDR5 6000mhz CL30 // 2TB + 1TB Nvme Dell 27" 2127DGF - 1440p - Gsync - 165hz Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus // TCA Quadrant Airbus // TFRP T.Flight Rudder Pedals // Logitech Flight Multi Panel
November 26, 20196 yr Looks like it is running off of the laptop! At the very least the joystick is wired to the laptop https://imgur.com/a/RFwxEqf I highlighted the cable in green
November 26, 20196 yr 33 minutes ago, ca_metal said: And they are running it on a laptop. 😲 It seems we won't need a supercomputer afterall. True. Means that nearly everyone can run MSFS. But don't forget at what detail level it is being run on the laptop: Edited November 26, 20196 yr by F737NG AMD Ryzen 5800X3D; MSI RTX 3080 Ti ; 32GB Corsair 3200 MHz; ASUS VG35VQ 35" (3440 x 1440) Fulcrum One yoke; Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack Airbus edition; MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; miniCockpit FCU; CPFlight MCP 737; Logitech FIP x3; TrackIR MSFS; Fenix A320; A2A PA-24; HPG H145; PMDG 737-600; AIG; RealTraffic; PSXTraffic; FSiPanel; REX AccuSeason Adv; FSDT GSX Pro; FS2Crew RAAS Pro; FS-ATC Chatter
November 26, 20196 yr I hope it is running on the laptop, gaming one or not. Any chance we will get the Icon 5 MS Flight training tutorial or mission when we fly through the balloons ( yes balloons ), and out to the cruise ship, or something similar? I hope sometime in the future they show the Icon 5 landing and taking off on the water. I want to see what it looks like 🙂 BTW, in the SDK info they provided they said when we get access to it we can work on planes, scenery, and missions. Whenever that is for the general public? I would love to see how balloons react in this sim! Can anyone zoom in and see what the text on the screen says? Get on it Sherlock Holmes 🙂 Be funny if it said, "If you can read this, your too close", like the bumper stickers! Well he is using my Thrustmaster 16000m ( I have the HOTAS setup with throttle too ) so that's a check for me 🙂 Yes I now all of them should work! Edited November 26, 20196 yr by in2tech "Coffee, if your not shaking, you need another cup" Flight Sim Break Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/fCV62Ka2QZ
November 26, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, in2tech said: Can anyone zoom in and see what the text on the screen says? Get on it Sherlock Holmes 🙂 Be funny if it said, "If you can read this, your too close", like the bumper stickers! ASUS Prime Z490-A / i7-10700K / RTX 4080 / G.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB / Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic case
November 26, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, ca_metal said: And they are running it on a laptop Even better: they are running it from a calculator!!! Guenter Steiner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Betatester for: A2A, LORBY, FSR-Pillow Tester --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 26, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, guenseli said: Even better: they are running it from a calculator!!! It's a Solar Calculator too 🙂 "Coffee, if your not shaking, you need another cup" Flight Sim Break Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/fCV62Ka2QZ
November 26, 20196 yr I think that's the auxiliary maths co-processor to help with the aerodynamics calculations.
November 26, 20196 yr It's interesting that they are revisiting this aircraft in such detail instead of just porting over the Microsoft Flight version, which was already a good model. Especially since it's probably going to be the starter aircraft in tutorials and easier/arcade missions, like the Ultralight.
November 26, 20196 yr The screen looks just like a game with dials on the screen like racing game on dear it is a game, I don't fly like that. Raymond Fry.
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.