August 26, 20205 yr Cannot. Metric altimetry, weight and volume don't exist in the MSFS 2020 world. Regardless of what ICAO or the majority of the world think.
August 26, 20205 yr @japan211 Please report or request it to the MS Zendesk If the new MSFS SDK even remotely resembles the FSX SDK, it is an easy fix. In FSX/P3D all you need to change is one word and add an “if” per displayed value to let a user change from lb to kg, same goes for altitude, pressure, etc. Edited August 26, 20205 yr by RamonB Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
August 26, 20205 yr Seriously though - this is the 21st century and they do not realise most of the world uses metric units? For such a complex coding project, they couldn't spend 30 secs to code the option to use either? David Porrett
August 26, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, DavidP said: Seriously though - this is the 21st century and they do not realise most of the world uses metric units? For such a complex coding project, they couldn't spend 30 secs to code the option to use either? Even more surprising as the developer is french and some values like air pressure are given in hPa (weather menu). But this happens a lot in software development. Things where you wonder: "did they try it out themselves?". I'm not judging it too seriously. I just want them to fix such stuff. Edited August 26, 20205 yr by tweekz Happy with MSFS 🙂 home simming evolved
August 26, 20205 yr Sometimes I wounder whether anyone at Asobo ever tried FSX/P3D/XP at all. Some of the design decisions and non-inclusions are mind boggling.
August 26, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, tweekz said: developer is french and some values like air pressure are given in hPa (weather menu). Good point 👍👍 David Porrett
August 26, 20205 yr It's incomprehensible. System: I ASRock X670E | AMD 7800X3D | 64Gb DDR5 6000 | RTX 4090 | 2TB NVMe | Seasonic Vertex 1000W I LG Ultra Gear 34 UW I
August 26, 20205 yr The SDK has variables for Aircraft Environment Data: Barometer Pressure -- Unit: Millibar Sea Level Pressure -- Unit: Millibar Ambient Pressure -- Unit: inHg Sure hope the ability to change units of measure comes sooner than later. Seems like an incredible omission. Michael M System: AMD 9950X3D II Asus X670E Hero MB II 64GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 II RTX4090 II 2TB NVMe Samsung 980 Pro II EKWB CR360 AIO II Dell Alienware - AW3821DW 3840 X 1600 G-Sync Ultimate
August 26, 20205 yr Microsoft is American though and as we say in Scotland "he who pays the piper, calls the tune".
August 26, 20205 yr This issue was brought up at a developer Q&A session a couple of weeks ago. Asobo is definitely aware of the need for metric units on the aircraft loading menu, and it is planned to be added in a future update. It is kind of surprising that this feature wasn’t included from the beginning, since Asobo is based in France, where KG is the standard unit of measurement. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
August 26, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: This issue was brought up at a developer Q&A session a couple of weeks ago. Asobo is definitely aware of the need for metric units on the aircraft loading menu, and it is planned to be added in a future update. It is kind of surprising that this feature wasn’t included from the beginning, since Asobo is based in France, where KG is the standard unit of measurement. Actually it's kg 😝
August 26, 20205 yr The a320 neo displays the fuel weight that I had to enter in lbs in kg. Now that's really funny.
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