October 30, 20232 yr 39 minutes ago, Johnny19 said: This is possible with direct download of files from simbrief via simbrief downloader. Maybe this was also implemented via the tablet now. So...was it possible BEFORE efb? But how?! 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
October 30, 20232 yr I use Navigraph on another monitor and that gives me a lot more fluid and better solution than using this mediocre UFB.
October 30, 20232 yr 29 minutes ago, G-YMML1 said: So...was it possible BEFORE efb? But how?! https://www.simbrief.com/home/index.php?page=fms-downloader But useless for the PMDG 737 as it does not need the downloader anymore (unlike e.g. the AS CRJ) Phil Leaven i5 10600KF, 32 GB 3200 RAM, ASUS 4070 12GB EVO, Asus ROG Z490-H, 2 WD Black NVME for each Win11 (500GB) and MSFS (1TB), Rolling Cache 16GB, Photogrammetry always OFF, Live Weather and Live Traffic always ON, Res 2560x1440 on 27"
October 30, 20232 yr I have various thoughts on this thing. I do think it is worthwhile having this in-sim. Not everyone has multiple monitors, devices, etc to run the various EFB bits on. Especially VR folks, an in-sim EFB is a requirement. I think a decent amount of AVSIM members have complicated setups for our hobby, but I do not think we are the norm here. That said, on the Fenix/FBW I do use the in-sim EFB a lot. I have an ultrawide monitor so I position my view so I can see the EFB into when entering destination data, and I keep the approach chart up in-game. I am disappointed that the ground handling, payload, fuel, etc aren't in the EFB. However, if I had to pick something to punt to get the thing out today that is what I'd pick. My guess is, they got the shared stuff that the 777 will need out. I'd expect the 777 to have the ground handling stuff in the EFB. There is also valuable data about how folks use the EFB and the various use cases they will discover -- namely around airports that might not be commonly flown into. All that said, this is still disappointing. The Google Maps and Metar bug should have been caught in testing. It looks like the the METAR bug is related to the hour in which data is fetched, but around 9pm EST -- when this was released -- isn't a weird time for a tester to fly. I assume a decent amount of testers are folks who fly in their downtime hours. The way PMDG acknowledged the issue, it did not strike me as a server issue, but we will see. While I will advocate for folks in the first use case I mentioned (single-device/monitor) that is not me. I will likely use the in-sim EFB. I like seeing the route, etc. I do use Simbrief, Charts, etc. on my iPad, but I use this device for other things during cruise. However, my iPad/MacBook will likely be the EFB I use.
October 30, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said: The only thing that EFB does that my Avliasoft EFB doesn't do, is performance calculations, and I have always been able to do that just using the FMC without any issues. I will probably use it for a day or so, and then turn it off. You always call it Avliasoft but it's Aivlasoft. 😉 Alvega CPU: AMD 7800X3D | COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB | GPU: RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB OC | Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI |RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz PC5-48000 2x16GB CL36 | SSDs: WD Black SN770 2TB NVMe SSD (WIN11), WD Black SN850X SSD 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (MSFS), Crucial MX500 2TB (Other stuff) | CASE: Forgeon Arcanite ARGB Mesh Tower ATX White | Power Supply: Forgeon Bolt PSU 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular White
October 30, 20232 yr Considering the features and user interface (what would Michelangelo say?) of this tablet, it is underwhelming at best... if it took them 18 months or so finish this then I'm seriously concerned about their engineering prowess. I hope they manage to come up with a decent 777.
October 30, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, G-YMML1 said: Did they finally added a possibility to enter/import enroute winds? Uhhh... This has been there since day one. i9-10850K, ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI), 32GB G.SKILL DDR4-3603 / PC4-28800, GIGABYTE RTX5080 16GB WF OC 3 FAN running 3440x1440
October 30, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Alvega said: You always call it Avliasoft but it's Aivlasoft. 😉 But it sounds better. Anyway, I learned something today. I used the performance calculator in the PMDG EFB, and it said I was slightly overweight, which didn't show up in the FMC. I recalculated, and then it OKd takeoff. I guess I will use that function. As far as flightplanning, I am going to do it as I always did with Simbrief downloader.
October 30, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, andymandy said: I use Navigraph on another monitor and that gives me a lot more fluid and better solution than using this mediocre UFB. Me too
October 30, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, thepilot said: I hope they manage to come up with a decent 777. Guess you never flew the FSX/P3D versions... CASE: Fractal Terra Silver CPU: AMD R5 7800X3D 5.0Ghz RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 GPU: nVidia RTX 4070 Ti SUPER · SSDs: Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe · PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB M.2 PCIe · VIDEO: LG-32GK650F QHD 32" 144Hz FREE/G-SYNC · MISC: Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Joystick + Throttle Quadrant · MSFS2024 · Windows 11
October 30, 20232 yr 34 minutes ago, DAD said: https://www.simbrief.com/home/index.php?page=fms-downloader But useless for the PMDG 737 as it does not need the downloader anymore (unlike e.g. the AS CRJ) I use the downloader on every PMDG flight, why are you claiming it isn't needed anymore?
October 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said: I use the downloader on every PMDG flight, why are you claiming it isn't needed anymore? The EFB when you request SimBrief data downloads the route files to that directory. They just replicated the downloader functions.
October 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said: I use the downloader on every PMDG flight, why are you claiming it isn't needed anymore? Because it isn't.
October 30, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: why are you claiming it isn't needed anymore see above Brammy and even further up by Diablito: Phil Leaven i5 10600KF, 32 GB 3200 RAM, ASUS 4070 12GB EVO, Asus ROG Z490-H, 2 WD Black NVME for each Win11 (500GB) and MSFS (1TB), Rolling Cache 16GB, Photogrammetry always OFF, Live Weather and Live Traffic always ON, Res 2560x1440 on 27"
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