12 hours ago, Georgleboui said:

Okay if you want to be pedantic. And I’ll throw it right back - technically the E190/195F is more modern than that and already in the sim too.

But I want an even more modern freighter. The most modernest freightererers out there.

The bleeding edge of giant screens and track balls. 

Theres nothing to throw back considering there is no A350F in existence at the moment. Kinda strange to be asking for that considering the performance figures and operating procedures would be highly speculative or assumed.

 

8 minutes ago, Aglos77 said:

Don't forget the dozens of products that have been labeled “like A2A” here. 😂

Nothing comes close to A2A in GA. Fenix, FS Labs and Leonardo in airliners systems simulations this is why they why they have very few products.

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by JBDB-MD80

4 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

Nothing comes close to A2A in GA

I don't have it myself yet, but according to many I've read on here and elsewhere the COWS DA-40 apparently is on par with A2A if not better in some aspects even. And some other GA aircraft certainly come close to A2A. Obviously A2A is great, but their way is not the only way to do great GA systems/FM/etc in MSFS, especially now with 2024.

And similarly with airliners, while Fenix/FSL/Leonardo are great, they're not the only ones capable of high fidelity. iniBuilds certainly is, of course PMDG, etc.

 

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by lwt1971

15 hours ago, Georgleboui said:

Really wish they'd add the A350F as a variant. We need a modern freighter in the sim. 

IIRC they said they'd consider it once airlines are actually flying them.

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by Tuskin38

Testers were streaming it in the ini Discord the past weekend, I didn't catch any of them though.

Other (streamer) people have it as well, I noticed a couple people I follow on Volanta flying it over the last couple days. Guessing they’re not allowed to stream it publicly yet.

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by Tuskin38

On an far sidenote, has there been any update/news about the announced L-1011 TriStar by Ini?

3 hours ago, lwt1971 said:

I don't have it myself yet, but according to many I've read on here and elsewhere the COWS DA-40 apparently is on par with A2A if not better in some aspects even

Yes, the COWS is really quite excellent in how it flies and handles on the ground and certainly at A2A standards. It lacks the kind of maintenance regiment, engine and airframe failure and visualization model that A2A has built in to the Comanche, but the DA40 as a modern plane does not need that in the same way as a 70 year old one and I do not really miss it all that much. But I certainly find myself flying the DA40 a great deal more than the Comanche, which I don't even have installed anymore.

4 hours ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

Nothing comes close to A2A in GA. Fenix, FS Labs and Leonardo in airliners systems simulations this is why they why they have very few products.

Black square is very close in systems if not exceeding in some areas of their addons.  Then again A2A only has a piston single...

2 hours ago, DieselTen said:

On an far sidenote, has there been any update/news about the announced L-1011 TriStar by Ini?

Their marketing Blitz has been all A350. This is their baby. I think any news about the Tristar or the A220 will come once the 350 is out in the wild and the first release patch is deployed. 

1 hour ago, FrankSalo said:

I think any news about the Tristar or the A220 will come once the 350 is out in the wild and the first release patch is deployed. 

the A220 is independent from ini's marketing. Anything about that will come from the actual devs.

I imagine we'll hear about the A380 at the end of the year.

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by Tuskin38

6 hours ago, Aglos77 said:

youtubers (even with the Real Pilots tag)

I have to ask, without investing the money myself, how do I find a well rounded review on a product? 
 

Based on what you’re saying it’s like I can’t listen to what anyone says regardless of their credentials, so I’m curious.

1 hour ago, Lucky38i said:

Based on what you’re saying it’s like I can’t listen to what anyone says regardless of their credentials, so I’m curious.

It seems like what he's saying is that don't listen to IRL pilots who go against his narrative 🙂

As many simmers already do, I will take the opinions of those like 320 Sim Pilot, Into the Blue Simulations, V1 Simulations, A330 Driver, etc seriously any day as they have actual years of experience with IRL airliner piloting (captain or FO), and years of using multiple sims, and the least amount of bias.... compared to certain hot takes that get thrown around here.
 

Edited February 24, 20251 yr by lwt1971

I assume this has been eating up a huge amount of their time and attention, so hopefully once released they can go back and release paint kits for the 2024 versions of the T-33 and A300 that have allegedly been in the works.  The dearth of third party repaints for these two in 2024 is very unfortunate.

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