BluebirdSim Small Update 757

[Konterhalbe]

6 minutes ago, micstatic said:

Pfpx has a limited amount of airplanes it works with though right?  Simbrief and a quick and easy for most adding and also has built on compatibility with most addons 

PFPX only comes with a limited amount of aircraft templates by default, that's right.
However there are templates for many aircraft types available on the internet.

For example there was no A310 template in PFPX I needed for the iniBuilds A310 release but found one online ✔

I've never used the fuel tracking function in PFPX cause I have always been happy with the fuel predictions PFPX gave me.

Those using simbrief can track their calculated fuel and actual fuel consumption in MS Excel.

Not sure if you can set that fuel bias in Simbrief somewhere at the specific airframe settings..?

[jon b]

34 minutes ago, Car147 said:

Looking forward to replicating the holiday trips we made in 757's with Air200, Flying Colours, Airtours back in the late 90's early 2000.

Ah yes, flying colours! I was really hoping to get a job with them back in the 90’s  when they advertised for FOs on the 757…but didn’t.

Somewhere in my parents loft I think I have a file with a collection of rejection letters from a whole host of now defunct British airlines. British midland, Air uk , Airworld etc.

Kids today, straight onto an A320 or 737  out of flight school with 250 hours , and next thing they’ve got a YouTube channel to tell everyone about it.

Anyway, Sorry mustn’t grumble.

[micstatic]

1 hour ago, Konterhalbe said:

PFPX only comes with a limited amount of aircraft templates by default, that's right.
However there are templates for many aircraft types available on the internet.

For example there was no A310 template in PFPX I needed for the iniBuilds A310 release but found one online ✔

I've never used the fuel tracking function in PFPX cause I have always been happy with the fuel predictions PFPX gave me.

Those using simbrief can track their calculated fuel and actual fuel consumption in MS Excel.

Not sure if you can set that fuel bias in Simbrief somewhere at the specific airframe settings..?

I can see where PFPX is good.  But for most of the planes I fly simbrief is accurate enough.  Not to mention the native integration with the addon airplanes.  I'm personally not looking to get into all that.  

[bennyboy75]

Quite happy to learn this news. My excitement was tempered by the ‘mid tier’ proposition. A properly done 757 is well overdue. We’ve had the PMDG band on repeat with the same 3 aircraft for over two decades so it’s time for a new Boeing tune that truly measures up. 

As much as I wholeheartedly agree that 99.9% of simmers will never use 99.9% of the failures in a study level aircraft, it’s nice to know that they are there. 

Mid tier aircraft are always underwhelming, as with the QW 787 or the Aerosoft efforts in recent times. The lack of systems fidelity usually extends to dumbed down automation modes and the resultant getting frustrated with things that the aircraft simply can’t do. 
 

Take your time guys, this one is worth the wait! 

[Konterhalbe]

Does anyone know if the Bluebird 757 is planned to come with a Panel State save function?
This (alongside some other things) is a k.o.-criteria for me and the reason why I always went for PMDG airplanes in previous sims.

 

I'd rather get the 757 instead of PMDGs 777 because I can do transatlantic flights with both of them but only the 757 is small enough for some nice places to fly like LOWI Innsbruck, LGSK Skiathos, LGMK Mykonos, EGHI Southampton, ENML Molde, etc...

[HighTowers]

Wow great news to have much higher fidelity.  I think alot of developers can reflect on the sampling from the Navigraph survey, with many seeking high level systems simulation, accuracy and quality.   Its been a long long time since we had a very high level fidelity B757 in the simulation atmosphere in many years. 

[bennyboy75]

The Level D 767 was the last ‘proper’ 75/76 that we saw in the sim - truly ground breaking in its day. 

[b1bmsgt]

Well, I for one just see this as the usual feature creep that always seems to happen to delay things. "Ooo, let's do this!", "Ooo, let's put in that!" Then you end up with the 7 year CRJ...

 

 

(Dons asbestos suit and unpins fire extinguisher...)

[sherv_BBS]

9 hours ago, Konterhalbe said:

Does anyone know if the Bluebird 757 is planned to come with a Panel State save function?
This (alongside some other things) is a k.o.-criteria for me and the reason why I always went for PMDG airplanes in previous sims.

 

I'd rather get the 757 instead of PMDGs 777 because I can do transatlantic flights with both of them but only the 757 is small enough for some nice places to fly like LOWI Innsbruck, LGSK Skiathos, LGMK Mykonos, EGHI Southampton, ENML Molde, etc...

This is something we are working on but I can't comment too much more.

 

2 hours ago, b1bmsgt said:

Well, I for one just see this as the usual feature creep that always seems to happen to delay things. "Ooo, let's do this!", "Ooo, let's put in that!" Then you end up with the 7 year CRJ...

 

 

(Dons asbestos suit and unpins fire extinguisher...)

You shouldn't have to put on a flame suit just to express your opinion. I welcome the skepticism because it actually drives us.  But unless you actually know what goes into developing a high quality aircraft,  yes it does take a long time. We started this project from scratch and didn't have a previous model or a base of code to work from.  I will give a lot more info next month on what where the project is going but this not just some "feature creep" more of a feature overhaul. But for those that lose patience, this is not the project for them.  As I mentioned in my video we have an internal timeline ( and a bigger team now ) to work on the aircraft and get it completed.    

 

For everyone else,  thank you for the support.  This 757 will be worth the wait..... and the 767 too 🙂  

Edited December 23, 2023 by sherv_BBS
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[carlanthony24]

6 minutes ago, sherv_BBS said:

This is something we are working on but I can't comment too much more.

 

You shouldn't have to put on a flame suit just to express your opinion. I welcome the skepticism because it actually drives us.  But unless you actually know what goes into developing a high quality aircraft,  yes it does take a long time. We started this project from scratch and didn't have a previous model or a base of code to work from.  I will give a lot more info next month on what where the project is going but this not just some "feature creep" more of a feature overhaul. But for those that lose patience, this is not the project for them.  As I mentioned in my video we have an internal timeline ( and a bigger team now ) to work on the aircraft and get it completed.    

 

For everyone else,  thank you for the support.  This 757 will be worth the wait..... and the 767 too 🙂  

Amazing work. People need to be patient it comes when you are happy with it, simple really. 

[Konterhalbe]

1 hour ago, sherv_BBS said:

This is something we are working on but I can't comment too much more.

Made me smile 😉

I'm sure most simmers are happy to wait longer for an aircraft development if the outcome is of high quality.
 

[JetCat]

On 12/22/2023 at 9:21 AM, threegreen said:

What's interesting though is that he says the aim for a mid-level aircraft is "out the window" and it's going to be a high fidelity aircraft for the hardcore simmers instead.

Yess!!!!!! Praise BlueBird!

Finally we have a second Fenix team but for Boeing 😍

[WestAir]

2 hours ago, sherv_BBS said:

This 757 will be worth the wait..... and the 767 too 🙂  

So are we all going to pretend like BlueBird didn't just confirm the 767 is next down the pipeline?

Can't wait! You guys are awesome!

[bobcat999]

17 minutes ago, WestAir said:

So are we all going to pretend like BlueBird didn't just confirm the 767 is next down the pipeline?

Can't wait! You guys are awesome!

Well as the flight decks and systems are very similar, if not virtually identical, it certainly makes sense.  It's a good move by them anyway as nobody else seems interested in making these excellent planes.
I have flown on both many times, and the 757 is still one of my favourites - basically a sports car of the airliner world.

Edited December 23, 2023 by bobcat999

[threexgreen]

40 minutes ago, JetCat said:

Finally we have a second Fenix team but for Boeing 😍

PMDG?

32 minutes ago, WestAir said:

So are we all going to pretend like BlueBird didn't just confirm the 767 is next down the pipeline?

They announced that a while ago actually.

16 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

Well as the flight decks and systems are very similar, if not virtually identical, it certainly makes sense.

From what I know the systems are actually pretty different on the 757 and 767, at least much more different than what many think. The common type rating comes from the cockpit being virtually the same except for some things like fuel jettison capability and the operation of it being much the same. But under the hood the 757 and 767 are rather different.