May 6, 20233 yr As the title says, in your opinion, which features makes a great airplane? In my opinion, having persistent state and being able to trigger maintenance + random failures is an indication of a great plane. All the best aircraft I've flown has this characteristic (PMDG, Fenix, A2A, etc). Perhaps it is because in order to reach this level you first need to have systems properly simulated and pay attention to details. Also, having failures properly simulated makes each flight unique, giving you an opportunity to learn more about how specific systems of the airplane works. For example, last night I had a failures on the blue hydraulics of the A320 and I learned a lot about the hydraulic system as a whole. But I'm curious to hear what others think is the most valuable features in an airplane 🙂
May 6, 20233 yr Maybe the fact that said plane does exactly as the FCOM (the one for the actual plane) says? Well, that's a simplistic explanation, but you can get the idea. Anything else may take longer. Edited May 6, 20233 yr by Luis Hernandez Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
May 6, 20233 yr Agree with @Luis Hernandez on this one. The more the sim aircraft can be flown by the real world documentation and real world pilot experience, the better it is for me. In the case of some P3D aircraft, they were simulated so well, the average simmer could not fly them (and some were loud to voice their displeasure). My MSFS 2020 repaints: Flightsim.to - Profile of HStreet Working on MSFS 2024 versions.
May 8, 20233 yr On 5/6/2023 at 8:22 PM, Luis Hernandez said: Maybe the fact that said plane does exactly as the FCOM (the one for the actual plane) says? Well, that's a simplistic explanation, but you can get the idea. Anything else may take longer. Actually I think all the high end add-ons are beyond FCOM. FCOM may says you press X and Y happens, but IRL how long it takes, under what other conditions, and what exact the format and font of display it is were far beyond FCOM. Such "organic" feeling is what I think take apart add-ons based on Manuals and add-ons based on more detailed engineering data. and it adds a lot immersion to the airplane, especially in the airplane you know well.
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