Very exciting! Hoping they can eventually find time to make 4x simrate possible, especially now that we’ll have access to a plane that commonly does transcons. 

What is the range of a 321ceo with ACTs? All the long-haul flights I can find using 321 are all Neo/LR variants. I didn't think the 321ceo had a particularly brilliant range - certainly wasn't transatlantic capable?

11 minutes ago, Tom Wright said:

What is the range of a 321ceo with ACTs? All the long-haul flights I can find using 321 are all Neo/LR variants. I didn't think the 321ceo had a particularly brilliant range - certainly wasn't transatlantic capable?

If you need to lift MZFW a long way, that's what the ACTs are for - so perhaps not necessarily max range missions, but extending it's operational range with a big payload. A hefty chunk of AA 321s are packin dual ACTs - at least every single one we've opted to paint - and JetBlue run them too - this way they can run JFK-SFO, BOS-LAX, type trips without compromising on payload. Just my understanding on it anyway - the airlines and their decisions escape my own logic sometimes. 

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by Aamir

21 minutes ago, Tom Wright said:

What is the range of a 321ceo with ACTs? All the long-haul flights I can find using 321 are all Neo/LR variants. I didn't think the 321ceo had a particularly brilliant range - certainly wasn't transatlantic capable?

Delta stopped using their early-order A321ceo for their Transcon ops, which did not have ACTs fitted.
During the winter months, these A321ceos would struggle for range going west. An A321ceo without Sharklets has approximately 2,200nm nominal range with a full payload. To demonstrate this, KJFK - KLAX is 2,151 nm using Great Circle distance calculator.

By adding an ACT and Sharklets, nominal range is about 2,800 nm. Per Airbus, the theoretical maximum range for the A321ceo is is 5,950 km (3,212 nm) with Sharklets and two ACTs.

As for Transatlantic ops, the advent of the longer range NEO variants has coincided with the worsening economics of running a 757 fleet for airlines and an increased passenger demand for more direct thin routes. Whereas the costs of running an A321ceo ETOPS compliant sub-fleet, for an aircraft on the bubble of range, and where market preference did not overwhelmingly support the thin routes model, made for a poor economic case.

Will there be an indication in the livery manager or elsewhere to show which aircraft are equipped with ACT?  I’ll want to set up some Simbrief profiles for both with and without ACT so I don’t plan a flight based on an aircraft having ACT then find out it doesn’t in the sim.

7 hours ago, andy1252 said:

new trees and similar are going to transform the close-up appearance of the environment.

Not at 37000 ft...LOL

3 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said:

Not at 37000 ft...LOL

that's why said 'close up'

5 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said:

Not at 37000 ft...LOL

I hear some people don't land and take off.

These parts of a flight must be too challenging for them. 😂

27 minutes ago, Abriael said:

I hear some people don't land and take off.

Good to hear that you hear that some people don't land....still, not to many trees where you hear that some people don't land and take off....

On a contrary...nothing challenging with it....currently @LSZH.... yeah some trees though...But prefer and expect something else from 2024....When I retire will be a bush pilot😜 and enjoy trees...

37 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said:

Good to hear that you hear that some people don't land....still, not to many trees where you hear that some people don't land and take off....

On a contrary...nothing challenging with it....currently @LSZH.... yeah some trees though...But prefer and expect something else from 2024....When I retire will be a bush pilot😜 and enjoy trees...

If you think trees aren't relevant to landings, you have never landed a plane. 

The new 3D trees are great to get a sense of speed on approach regardless of the cruise altitude you fly at. 

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by Abriael

Understood....👍

Release will be today

I think it has just been released - updated via the installer, loading up the sim now to check it out. 

 

It is out...

 

https://fenixsim.com/blog/entries/2024-11-07_sharket_update_released/

FYI:

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Dave: We don't currently have a way to show the ACT count on liveries, so for now here's a list of liveries and their ACT count (anything with no ACTs is excluded):

N934AA - 2 ACT
N167AN - 2 ACT
N932AM - 2 ACT
N162AA - 2 ACT
N907JB - 1 ACT
N935JB - 2 ACT
N957JB - 1 ACT
N981JT - 2 ACT
N986JB - 2 ACT
OH-LZT - 2 ACT
D-ATCF - 2 ACT
D-AIAI - 2 ACT
D-AIAD - 2 ACT
D-AIAC - 2 ACT
D-AIAF - 2 ACT
RA-73416 - 2 ACT