October 13, 20241 yr On 10/9/2024 at 11:52 PM, Stearmandriver said: One thing I saw in FD2Sim's latest video is that he killed an engine approaching the gate and the plane immediately stopped rolling, until he applied a good handful of thrust on the remaining engine. That definitely should not happen, as he also remarked. What it makes me wonder about is their single engine flight model. Remember how the Fenix couldn't do a V1 cut or really any single engine work for over a year? Sure hope that's not going to be the case here, would be kind of a glaring error. This is stuff the PMDG could do out of the box, even way back in FSX. That's concerning. Every iFly 737 in FSX/P3D from the NG to the MAX in P3D v5 had completely unrealistic taxi behavior and engine spool behavior because for some reason, iFly always relied on the default FSX/P3D models for these things rather than develop a custom solution like every other aircraft developer. Seeing the engine spool behavior being off again in MSFS and at least single engine taxi behaving like the plane is taxiing through deep mud like in FSX/P3D is a little concerning. That stuff needs to be spot on given it's 2024 and we're weeks away from MSFS2024.
October 14, 20241 yr You can now buy a pre-release version (early access If you want to call it that) of the iFly 737 MAX 8 Quote We want to start testing purchasing through the iFly Manager. You can see a picture of how it looks before and after. If you want to get the pre-release MAX8 now, go to https://manager.flight1.net/ and download the tool. Note that this is still early release. More information will be posted later. If you get the early version, hit the Discord button to gain access to the support area. Please do not post support issues in the non-support area. For those given early access already, no need to do anything. Keep using your existing license. (edited) The product price is $69.95 USD. If you are a purchaser of the iFly MAX8 for Prepar3D v5, we are offering 40% off. You must be logged into the same account as your original purchase (a popup message will appear before purchasing with the new price). So please make sure you use the same account as your original Prepar3D v5 purchase. If you purchased through a 3rd party, click this link to convert your order to our system: https://www.flight1.com/ticket.asp?supportid=12 (you would need the Flight1 Agent for that). Important: The product is not in the Flight1 Agent or listed on our site as a new product. It is being tested only through the iFly Manager. After official release, it will show in the Agent. Edited October 14, 20241 yr by Zangoose Vote to fix transparent sun visors having no effect on the sun glare effect in MSFS at: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sun-shades-sun-visors-not-influencing-light-in-cockpit/691565/
October 14, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, regis9 said: Awesome work as always Steve! Thanks Dave. Between me and Jviation, Canada is very well represented. The only ones we didn't make are Sunwing (although I did the TUI seasonal), and Lynx...otherwise... In addition to ACA Swoop.... Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 14, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, Zangoose said: You can now buy a pre-release version (early access If you want to call it that) of the iFly 737 MAX 8 Hehe....and when I told you guys sometimes beta testers are the last to know things...I just found this out a minute ago. 🤔 Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 14, 20241 yr Quote Important: The product is not in the Flight1 Agent or listed on our site as a new product. It is being tested only through the iFly Manager. After official release, it will show in the Agent. Ok, so it's not listed on the Flight1 website as a pre-release purchase? Only via the iFly Manager? 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5
October 14, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Cpt_Piett said: Ok, so it's not listed on the Flight1 website as a pre-release purchase? Only via the iFly Manager? Correct, it's not listed on the Flight1 website. Not sure if that will change at all. But you head to: https://manager.flight1.net/ and download the iFly Manager and purchase it through that. Vote to fix transparent sun visors having no effect on the sun glare effect in MSFS at: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sun-shades-sun-visors-not-influencing-light-in-cockpit/691565/
October 14, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, Zangoose said: Correct, it's not listed on the Flight1 website. Not sure if that will change at all. But you head to: https://manager.flight1.net/ and download the iFly Manager and purchase it through that. I hate the fact that some retailers make you install software on your PC just so you can buy their products. I have had one or two that even inserted their app in the startup folder.
October 14, 20241 yr 34 minutes ago, Steve Dra said: Thanks Dave. Between me and Jviation, Canada is very well represented. Fantastic, I’ll be happy to retire the 737-800 Air Canada stand in I’ve been using. With todays release I think I’ll be spending today flying WestJet Transatlantic DUB-YHZ! Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
October 14, 20241 yr Does this mean I can install the ifly manager and should be able to purchase the max? Woo I am already seeing quite few people starting to use max on Vatsim 🙂
October 14, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, CAP1234 said: Does this mean I can install the ifly manager and should be able to purchase the max? Woo I am already seeing quite few people starting to use max on Vatsim 🙂 Yep. Just done exactly that. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
October 14, 20241 yr 41 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: I hate the fact that some retailers make you install software on your PC just so you can buy their products. I have had one or two that even inserted their app in the startup folder. Except you don't need to do that. This is a pre-release version where they are explicitly testing their payment system through the Flight1 Manager. Upon full release it will be available on the usual websites. This is not a full release, it will contain bugs and issues that are still being hashed out. It's also why it was specifically not announced on their usual marketing platforms.
October 16, 20241 yr On 10/7/2024 at 6:35 PM, CAP1234 said: I don't think they have released required system specs anywhere did they? This info is difficult to judge from just watching streamers as everyone has different system specs. Well I must say it performs a lot better then I had anticipated - Steady FPS with low CPU usage, Even if the external module is running. There are bugs here and there but hey it is a pre-release product after all, I am looking forward to more updates as well as 8200 model which Ryanair uses! This is something Fenix does not do well - It is good product but just not optimised for those who might have slightly older systems. Not everyone has latest generation cards (Well I am going to but it won't be instant)
October 16, 20241 yr I have not bought this yet, but one thing I have noticed on every single stream I have been watching is how twitchy the aircraft is when taxiing. The left/right movements are immersion killers. Why are people not dampening the twitchy steering with control curves? Edited October 16, 20241 yr by ErichB
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