I've had quite a few successful flights lately, so I made a silly little video. For some reason, the sim just works—for me, I might add. Please don't judge me too hard for the flare-less landing. And the music. 

Cows DA42, traffic pattern, YBWP, default historical weather. Other addons in video description. 

 

Edited January 9, 20251 yr by Cpt_Piett

18 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Cows DA42

Haven’t actually spent much time with it in 2024, although it was my favourite in 2020. So you find any differences in how it handles in 2024?

20 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

So you find any differences in how it handles in 2024?

I think it handles quite well, although I didn't own it in 2020. Despite the lack of monster tires (it does not handle beach landings very well, possibly due to the x4000 increase in ground detail), it might be my favourite GA aircraft in 2024, along with the modded Bonanza. 

Edited January 9, 20251 yr by Cpt_Piett

On 1/7/2025 at 8:15 PM, jarmstro said:

Clouds maybe a bit better. It's a job to say

Its very easy to say.

This - 

 

23 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Its very easy to say.

I'm tempted to say which is which but better not....

6 minutes ago, jarmstro said:

I'm tempted to say which is which but better not....

I guess both are from the same and the other would not nearly be capable to render the weather so beautifully.

2 hours ago, jarmstro said:

I'm tempted to say which is which but better not....

They are both 2024 showing new and better cloud types. It wasn't a trick post.

2 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

They are both 2024 showing new and better cloud types. It wasn't a trick post.

Ah! I'm blown away. 

On 1/8/2025 at 10:42 AM, lwt1971 said:

 

I don't fly IRL,

 

Thought not

On 1/8/2025 at 1:55 PM, Rusty Spanner said:

Hello, Flight dynamics improvements to realism are about the only area that would tempt me in to getting 2024 but its hard to judge when people just say its better with no real backing.

Could you explain the areas you see it being more aligned with the real aircraft you fly including what those aircraft are?

Thanks.

 

There is a whole thread with comments from real life pilots on the MSFS 2024 flight model: 

Probably 30 to 50 different comments from real life pilots in that thread, with many comments specifying what plane the pilot flies in real life.

 

 

On 1/9/2025 at 12:00 PM, MrBitstFlyer said:

Its very easy to say.

 

These look spectacular indeed!

19 minutes ago, Rusty Spanner said:

Thought not

Geez, give it a rest! @lwt1971 gave you a link to an extensive thread with tons of real-life pilots giving their view - and this is your response?

30 minutes ago, Rusty Spanner said:

Thought not

And you? Do you have some stick time?

2 hours ago, Rusty Spanner said:

Thought not

That's great that you thought not, but conveniently ignored all those IRL pilots opinions didn't you 🙂

And ya, even for us meager non-IRL pilots we can feel improvements too, for me especially in the ground handling which doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the differences between 2020 and 2024.

Edited January 10, 20251 yr by lwt1971