43 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

Interesting to see that the top 10 selling products are all for MSFS on this site.

To be honest, I suspect that with the dearth of things available for MSFS, people's standards have probably dropped a bit. You know flight simmers, part of the obsession for many of them is buying new toys, and so with MSFS having been available for coming up on six months, it's inevitable lots of simmers would end up buy nearly everything there is for it in order to feed that obsession. 

Does anyone seriously think some of the appalling trash there is on Simmarket for MSFS, much of which I wouldn't even insult people with by knocking it out as a freebie, would have ever have even been considered, let alone bought, if it had to compete with a wealth of decent stuff alongside it?

well, you may not like it, but I'm having lots of fun with it

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“If you aren’t familiar with these guys… hiding behind that awful website and webstore design is the most complex and best F-104 you can find in any desktop simulation. They also have an AV-8B that a former USMC Harrier pilot over at SimHQ ranks as having a better flight model and VTOL/STOVL behaviour than the Razbam model.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/3yyjlc/sim_skunk_works_tornado/

 

OK, here some quick review (I did not test weapons).

General observation:

1) 3/4 switches are working

2) Comprehensive flight manual (scanned and edited)

3) Comprehensive documentation

4)  PHI inertial system that require manual file edit. I really wish it just could have some user friendly interface instead 

5) - very sensitive on roll

6) not easy to stabilize pitch 

 

Pros:

- can start cold and dark

- Custom load manager

- comprehensive documentation 

- brightness sliders

- have a drag chute

 

Cons

- HSI has only one button working that related to PHI system that seems to be going to be pain in a$$

- flap leveler inside cockpit is not animated

- open close canopy doesn't affect sound

- 99% switched in cockpit have no sound

- pitch/yaw  dampers inop

- jet sound too loud inside the cockpit when "headset" option is selected

- mirror inop

- can't find trim indicators

- doesn't stall/spin

 

 

This is from developer

KNOWN BUGS/INCOMPLETENESS

-        Weapons drop is limited to bombs, no launch weapons so far

-        Gunsight cannot be collimated since POV feautures do not work yet in MSFS 2020

-        Bomb impact to ground is marked with a crater, no blast effect so far due to MSFS 2020 incompleteness

-        Differential breaking not inplemented for practical reasons

-        For practical reasons some system were not implemented in R1B version:

-        IN FLIGHT VOICE RECORDER not implemented for practical reasons

-        OXIGEN FLOW not implemented for practical reasons

-        CABIN TEMPERATURE not implemented for practical reasons

-        SIF panel (rear) not implemented since all features already operating in IFF panel

-        CAMERAS not implemented since to make them realistic leads to an inacceptable performances  drop

-        PHI wind unit not implemented since the INS system is inherently precise and does not require any correction due to the wind along the route.

-        EMERGENCY SYSTEM PRESS hydraulic emergency system selector not implemented for practical reasons

-        COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIMMER not implemented for practical reasons

-        LANDING LIGHT TEST not implemented for practical reason.

-        ADI PULL TO CAGE not implemented for practical reasons.

-        ELEVATORE SERVO PRESS not implemented for practical reasons.

-        NOTE and VOLUME on VHF/UHF radio not implemented for practical reasons.

 

36 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Differential breaking not inplemented for practical reasons

Someone will have to 'splain this one to me.

24 minutes ago, odourboy said:

Someone will have to 'splain this one to me.

I don't know why but it steer on a ground like a racing car with rudder pedal by default LOL

Well that's a shame. I really liked the look of this, but due to the current issues I won't be buying it at the moment 'for practical reasons'. 

Back in my P3D I used had Electric Lighting add on, and G-91 flight  modeling remind me of that airplane. I don't know if those sensitive roll r=are authentic to real aircraft thought.

I feel that G-91 initially originally was intended for more advanced implementation  But instead it came out unfinished. I sincerely hope developer will enhance further. But I'm afraid Iike with MB-339, when after few patches developer will quickly moved to other projects.

It seems like becoming a trend. A lot of (if not all add ons) rushed in very unfinished state and with tons of bugs. I wish some companies like A2A set a pace for quality and advancement in MSFS. Right now we like a bunch of hungry birds pick whatever come out way LOL

 'Differential braking, oxygen flow and cabin temp not implemented for practical reasons'

What exactly is practical about being unable to taxi properly, unable to breathe sufficient amounts of oxygen above 9,000 feet, and all whilst freezing your nuts off like you're in a Fokker Dr.1 at 20,000 feet wearing a t-shirt? 🤣

Edited January 30, 20215 yr by Chock

On 1/29/2021 at 8:01 PM, sd_flyer said:

Differential breaking not inplemented for practical reasons

However things will break in non-differential mode just fine.. whether they have been INplemented or indeed OUTplemented.. 

The developer needs to know the difference between break and BRAKE for practical reasons. 

I have a certain freeware P-38 which taxis by differential braking - nothing impractical about replicating the ground handling of the real thing. Does the G-91 have a castoring nosewheel or does it have hydraulic actuators for steering? I was unable to find that information.

Regardless, does the new sim not have keys for differential braking (they were on the numpad in FSX..) and thus axes which can be assigned if the user has pedals or a proportional rocker switch on their peripherals?

Version 2 of this little beauty is now out!

1 hour ago, scotchegg said:

Version 2 of this little beauty is now out!

 

This is the current Changelog

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15.02.2021 by Bonnie

added swivel mirror

13.02.2021 by Bonnie

implemented emegency cabin lights, can be activated with keystroke assignement to PANEL LIGHT ON/OFF
or using EMERGENCY INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS switch into the cockpit

added external flashing lights

added paintkit

13-02-2021 by Ale

completed pack of liveries with special colors

published paintkit for SSW AERITALIA-FIAT G-91

customized Luftwaffe flight suit

added 3d sound cones on external view (missing)- now the sound is directional

added cabin fixed POV cameras

some tuning and fixing on internal sounds

faded instrument rotary needles brightness

added cabin fixed POV cameras

12-02-2021 by Mario

implemented pitch and yaw dampers (active by default, deactivating dampers make
it instable with random controls dumping).

implemented “canopy unsafe” warning sound activated wherever canopy is not locked
and throttle advanced over 40%

10-02-2021 by Mario

Fixed a bug on emergency rudder trim

fixed a bug on rpm decimal (erratic behaviour)

added spped brake switch on throttle

08-02-2021 by Mario

Added a “left/right click” in ADF tuning handle to solve the problem of
the “right click” mapped to something else ie: default Toggle Cockpit Focus Mode in MSFS.

implemented cockpit and some external sounds using WWISE sound bank of sdk free DA62 aircraft,
waiting for a SSW customized sound bank.

fixed a bug on VHF COMM 1 drums (misalignment with frequency)

07-02-2021 by Mario

reduced chute drag power to half strength

06-02-2021 by Mario

navigation lights enhanced to steady or flash status

05-02-2021

pilot taken away when in cold&dark status

04-02-2021 by Mario

fixed a bug on altimeter indication

added “external tank release”, using external tanks release button

added “externals store emergency release”, using external store emergency release handle,
it drops all atores execpt tanks

02-02-2021 by Mario

inverters state now regulates the PHI and ADI operations, if both
inverters are off ADI and PHI won’t work.

PHI card indication corrected with local magnetic variation (no need to use MG VAR knob),
it displays always true heading

assigned gear mouvments also to GEAR_DOWN and GEAR_UP other than GEAR_TOGGLE

30-01-2021 by Mario

Fixed a bug leaving floating AI sim objects around in multiplayer

Fixed a bug that prevented controls animations to work under some conditions
in external view

Fixed bug to autobrake on landing (set auto_brake = 0)

 

 

So...how are the flaps with the new update?

The amount of stuff they have updated in V2 of this makes me lean toward grabbing it.  I already have the MB-339, but some of their back catalog are things I would like to see come to MSFS.

21 minutes ago, marsman2020 said:

So...how are the flaps with the new update?

The amount of stuff they have updated in V2 of this makes me lean toward grabbing it.  I already have the MB-339, but some of their back catalog are things I would like to see come to MSFS.

Flaps are ok but there’s another bug with the stick in the VC inverting (it goes forward when you pull back etc.). 
 

Devs already said they’ll be out with a hotfix soon so might be worth waiting for a day or two before buying.

16 hours ago, scotchegg said:

Flaps are ok but there’s another bug with the stick in the VC inverting (it goes forward when you pull back etc.). 

Devs already said they’ll be out with a hotfix soon so might be worth waiting for a day or two before buying.

Good, because this is an appalling error and has some quite serious and unforeseen consequences.  I am surprised at SSW for letting this slip through the net!

Last night I was practicing emergency descents, and as I dived sharply, the stick shot backwards and hit my virtual pilot in the gonads! 
I had to breathe for him for the next couple of minutes, and we nearly never pulled out of the dive!

I have decided he will only be flying aircraft with a yoke now for the next few days... It's only fair!

Edited February 18, 20215 yr by bobcat999