Release : aircraft

[Dominique_K 10,138]

Certainly a good choice  (too many but this is  another story) and all the aircraft of interest, for me, are in the standard package (like the airports !) ! Can't complain.

Something weird is the 172 which is in the default package with the G1000 and in the 5+5 premium package without any indication. Steam gauges Skyhawk ? 

https://www.flightsimulator.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-set-for-launch-on-august-18-for-pc-also-with-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-beta/

[SierraDelta 1,342]

2 hours ago, Dominique_K said:

Certainly a good choice  (too many but this is  another story) and all the aircraft of interest, for me, are in the standard package (like the airports !) ! Can't complain.

Something weird is the 172 which is in the default package with the G1000 and in the 5+5 premium package without any indication. Steam gauges Skyhawk ? 

https://www.flightsimulator.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-set-for-launch-on-august-18-for-pc-also-with-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-beta/

I agree, that 172 had me baffled as well, but I think you're right - probably a good, old 172 without any electronic gizmos.

Edited July 13, 2020 by SierraDelta

[badderjet 181]

What baffles me is actually the amount of aircraft no one knew about. The steam gauge Skyhawk was visible in one of the older Feature Discovery videos, can't remember which one exactly though. I'm really glad it's in there, not just the Garmin one.

[mtr75 653]

It’s pretty silly not to have a single Piper IMHO. 

[ckyliu 1,749]

I note Asobo haven't included any regional airliners (Saab 340, ATR, Q400, E190 etc) so I think that's where my first addon purchases will be. They'll give more opportunity to enjoy the scenery versus a full size airliner whilst still doing proper airline operations.

We seem very well catered for in terms of GA and bush flying but I was a bit disappointed that the DR400 is not a later 180 hp but a lowly 100 hp (hopefully someone does a tweaked FDE to simulate that).

Edited July 14, 2020 by ckyliu

[hanhamreds 592]

I see the 787 has a HUD - hopefully this will be in the SIM.

[RALF9636 1,951]

I miss seaplanes.

We haven't seen anything about seaplane operations, so apparently it will not be possible at release.

I will probably be busy flying the other aircraft for a while but it would be a shame not to have seaplane operations in that scenery, which looks to be made for bush flying.

I hope seaplane operations will be added soon.

[LHookins 3,103]

2 minutes ago, RALF9636 said:

I miss seaplanes.

The Ikon A5 is one of the default aircraft.  It's a light sport amphibian.  It can land on water.  I loved flying it in Microsoft Flight.

Hook

[RALF9636 1,951]

27 minutes ago, LHookins said:

The Ikon A5 is one of the default aircraft.  It's a light sport amphibian.  It can land on water.  I loved flying it in Microsoft Flight.

Hook

True. And the X-Cub has a float option as well. But I haven't seen them on the water in MSFS so far.

So I wonder if the aircraft- and water-physics allow for water operations at all so far.

[Dominique_K 10,138]

24 minutes ago, LHookins said:

The Ikon A5 is one of the default aircraft.  It's a light sport amphibian.  It can land on water.  I loved flying it in Microsoft Flight.

Hook

Hmm, but You-Know-Who said few days ago  that water landings weren’t possible in the new sim , whom I should believe 😇 ? 

 

[LHookins 3,103]

1 hour ago, RALF9636 said:

And the X-Cub has a float option as well.

I missed that somehow.  Have you seen a video with the X-Cub on floats?

If so, where did they take off from? 😄 

Hook

[siggy 154]

I wonder, how could they get so many aircraft developed? Could some of them perhaps come from partners? The product description page mentions, besides Aerosoft and SimMarket, also Carenado and JustFlight. Were these partners perhaps allowed to contribute a few "light" aircraft from their repertoire for in-sim advertising in return for advertising the simulator on their web sites by linking to Microsoft's order pages?

[Air1 136]

I do believe it is the steam gauge version C-172. Least I hope so. Not a fan of the G1000. 

Edited July 14, 2020 by Air1

[RALF9636 1,951]

1 hour ago, LHookins said:

I missed that somehow.  Have you seen a video with the X-Cub on floats?

If so, where did they take off from? 😄 

Hook

I seem to remember having seen an aircraft selection menu with the X-Cub on floats in the background in a video about one of their early presentations. I might be wrong though or it might have been some kind of placeholder.

Anyway we haven't seen any seaplane in action in MSFS so far.

[LHookins 3,103]

2 hours ago, Dominique_K said:

whom I should believe

Believe half of what you see and none of what you read. 🙂 

Hook