4 hours ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

SU3 will be out then??

that I don't know.

 

what I do know:

https://flightsimexpo.com/

FlightSimExpo 2025

Rhode Island Convention Center

JUNE 27-29, 2025 • PROVIDENCE, RI, USA

12 hours ago, turbomax said:

maybe JUNE 27-29, 2025 ?

They have pretty much confirmed the Starship will be out before FSExpo, SU3 is scheduled for July 8

Edited June 7, 20251 yr by outermarker

14 hours ago, Skywolf said:

I want this Vangelis track (what is the exact track) to be played everytime I load up this plane.  I do enjoy Blacksquare products and this will be day 1 buy for me.

Do you mean Chariots of Fire or something like that?    That would work well

New video up...we're getting closer

 

Avionics the best part !

I’m going to get a good few hours just sat on the ramp with the GPU plugged in playing with things before even contemplating going flying.

This level of depth deserves to be treated with respect,exactly like learning a real aircraft, not just start on the runway engines running and blast off, which is my usual MO

14 minutes ago, jon b said:

I’m going to get a good few hours just sat on the ramp with the GPU plugged in playing with things before even contemplating going flying.

This level of depth deserves to be treated with respect,exactly like learning a real aircraft, not just start on the runway engines running and blast off, which is my usual MO

Ha ha - I agree, but other than basic V speeds and engine limits, I already know I'll fail to study pre-flight.

My MO is always to start with landing pattern circuits. Just feels good to experience how the aircraft handles, especially an extremely atypical canard pusher turbine like this one.

When it comes to pixel piloting, I'm all about OJT!

40 minutes ago, jon b said:

I’m going to get a good few hours just sat on the ramp with the GPU plugged in playing with things before even contemplating going flying.

This level of depth deserves to be treated with respect,exactly like learning a real aircraft, not just start on the runway engines running and blast off, which is my usual MO

Haha another real world pilot that uses the same technique as me lol!  Ok sometimes I start on the ramp.

20 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

just start on the runway engines running and blast off,

And that's the beauty of simming. I can admire the technicalities, be impressed with the detail, and still not have to learn a thing about the aircraft but just get in and go exploring. Which I will almost certainly do with this when it comes out.

Loving the daily drops:

 

34 minutes ago, Dermot McClusky said:

Loving the daily drops:

Best marketing! 

Daily vids and we know we do not have to wait several weeks now. 

Wow that's really unique - terrain radar too!

I particularly loved the sound of the disk drive loading up.

I remember when I fist started flying the 747-400 back in 1997 I was blown away that it had a similar disk drive for uploading avionics updates, it was beyond bleeding edge.

14 minutes ago, jon b said:

I particularly loved the sound of the disk drive loading up.

I remember when I fist started flying the 747-400 back in 1997 I was blown away that it had a similar disk drive for uploading avionics updates, it was beyond bleeding edge.

That's really cool!  The late 90s was the dawn of the PC gaming era for me.  I was probably playing games like Descent and Age of Empires.  I do recall I had some games on floppy prior to that - perhaps even F19 flight simulator

I had flight simulator 4.0 for the PC and a load of Amiga 500 flight sims all on those 3.5 inch disks.

The little tray on the 747 which held all the disks disappeared over the years so I suspect the update process may have been updated to a laptop being plugged in.

Yes the sound of that disk drive whirring away is still a happy sound to me, meaning fun is imminent.