FS2Crew Weekend News!  And we have a lot to cover 😉

Pushback Express for MSFS

PBE right now is pretty good as it stands.  It's very functional.  We have a large number of voice sets.  We can control the MSFS Ground Services vehicles.  You have voice and menu control.  And it's a 1000 times better than the default ATC pushback system.

But there's one thing we're missing... two things actually:

Our own custom vehicles and an "automatic" pushback mode that can push you to the taxi line without you intervening.  Those are big things.  And of course the animated passengers and rampers.

Needless to say, we're working hard on it. 

The MSFS SDK is still very limited and there are several missing pieces from the SDK, but we're doing our best to get around that.

The SDK is progressing, but it's very slow.  Asobo has a lot of things on their plate, so give them time!

As I've said before, we're probably looking at next Fall before we see a mature SDK.  

It's best to view MSFS as a 10 year project, and we're still just at the baby steps right now in terms of what we can do with it.

Here's an MSFS screen show showing the vehicles we imported into the sim!  Can you recognize any of them 😉

You can see we've brought in the UGCX fire truck, follow me car and the Schopf pushback tug into MSFS, as well as one of our own rampers.

 

 

 

Software Updates

We've released a slew of updates over the last week.  There was an issue where P3D/FSX may not exit cleanly.  I could never reproduce it, but we were able to identify it and fix.  All affected products have now been updated.

Aerosoft CRJ Professional updated to V1.1A! 

PMDG 747 QOTSII version updated to Version 2.0!

FSLabs Airbus version updated to Version 1.8!

QualityWings 787 version updated to Version 1.4!

The MSFS CRJ 
We had to update our MSFS CRJ box art for a really dumb reason... I won't bother to explain 😉

Here's the new art:

 

FS2Crew for the MSFS FBW A320 (Voice and Button Control)

We may be able to start Beta testing next week!

The wait shouldn't be long 🙂

I know you've all been waiting for a professional, competent crew simulation in MSFS that can also do voice control, and you're finally about to have one 😉

Edited February 6, 20215 yr by byork

All looks good with everything, couple of questions, I have never really looked into Pushback Express, is your hope to get it to the level of GSX and do all the ground services as you mention animated passengers, or can PBE and GSX be used side by side.

I didn't notice the box art issue either but look great 😉

Do you need any more beta testers for the A320 😉 really want to use it asap!

GSX does not work in MSFS.

Pushback Express is the only commercial pushback program available for MSFS.

Our plans for the future includes animated passengers and more vehicles and whatever else we can dream up 😉

 

Edited February 6, 20215 yr by byork

Thanks Bryan - I was asking more for when GSX does come to MSFS but it sounds good if Pushback express may include everything, can't wait to pick everything up.

Pushback Express is 30 percent off right now using coupon code:  welcome2021

If you're on the fence, it's a pretty good deal.

Thanks, i'll look into it

I'm excited to hear this great news! I didn't think it would go so fast on the development of the A32NX. I'll have to estimate 1 month or more.