9 hours ago, AnkH said:

Would be nice if @SeedyL would at least confirm that his blunt statement about the issue being fixed/not anymore present was plain wrong...

Hello @AnkH,

Can you please kindly link to a post where I made this alleged "blunt statement"?

I just checked my posting history here, and I've made exactly two prior comments about this issue, both in response to a user who incorrectly believed that footage shown in the pre-recorded loading screen video represents the current build of the sim (it does not; that footage was captured and the intro video edited together months before MSFS 2024 shipped).

I wrote the following two posts about this topic:

Post #1:

"The footage in the intro video was recorded using a pre-launch WIP version of MSFS 2024 prior to v1.0 shipping in November 2024. I believe the team made changes to make landing gear LOD culling less aggressive in a subsequent Sim Update (I want to say it was SU4, but I'm not 100% sure about that). If you have video or screenshots of stock first party aircraft exhibiting this behavior in the current live SU5 build, please let us know!"

Post #2:

"For clarification, there should have been no changes to landing gear LOD culling of AI aircraft between SU4 and SU5. This was adjusted in a previous Sim Update (again, I think it was SU4, but I'm not 100% sure about that and it might have been an earlier SU). 

The intro video was made at least two years ago using a pre-release WIP build of MSFS 2024 and does not reflect the current release state, so any footage you see in that video is not applicable to the current version of the sim. If you're seeing overly aggressive LOD culling for landing gear on any first-party stock aircraft while in a flight session in SU5, please let us know and be sure to mention which specific aircraft type(s) you're seeing this with."

In neither of those posts did I say that landing gear culling never occurs anymore under any circumstances. What I actually said is that in a prior Sim Update the culling system was made less aggressive than it was previously so the issue should be improved compared to what it was before. I didn't say it was eliminated entirely.

Thanks,

SeedyL, Microsoft Flight Simulator Community Manager

In my opinion, it has gotten worse in SU6 compared to SU5—and it was already bad in SU5. It’s just a shame that this problem hasn't been resolved in a year and a half

Edited July 23Jul 23 by BU830

As far as I am concerned, absolutely nothing has been done to rectify the "AI landing gear disappearing" problem since I purchased MSFS 2024 in December last year, and the same problem was evident in MSFS 2020 from the time that I purchased it in November 2023 up to the point where I switched to MSFS 2024. Asking for evidence of this is baffling. It is plainly obvious to see for anyone who uses either simulator.

Edited July 23Jul 23 by Christopher Low

2 hours ago, SeedyL said:

so the issue should be improved compared to what it was before.

I concur with others that the landing gear issue has not noticeably improved. I'd be willing to demonstrate and work with the Devs if they want to make a serious attempt to tackle it. I was under the impression that @Kaiii3 and AIG had some dialog earlier this year but that doesn't seem to have resulted in any steps forward sadly. I just don't really understand how the engine culls individual sub parts seemingly by itself. I'd be happy to learn though. But if kaii and AIG can't figure out what of anything needs to be done e to models to make them work, I don't hold out much hope for divvy me!

Edited July 23Jul 23 by kevinfirth

3 hours ago, simsuper80 said:

It's not just landing gear. If someone is on vatsim and is asked to report traffic in sight, they won't be able to because the game doesn't render other traffic in the distance. In cruise, I'll see the contrails but the plane will be missing.

Or one can see the navigation lights of the airplane but not the airplane itself, even up close. Like it's cloaked somehow.

33 minutes ago, Lange_666 said:

Or one can see the navigation lights of the airplane but not the airplane itself, even up close. Like it's cloaked somehow.

I don't have a problem seeing the aircraft at significant distances, but I do run OLOD at 1000

9 hours ago, kevinfirth said:

I don't have a problem seeing the aircraft at significant distances, but I do run OLOD at 1000

How were you able to do that? I can only go to 200.

Edited July 24Jul 24 by simsuper80

On 7/19/2026 at 5:15 PM, Dave_YVR said:

With what model?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/155DNZ9zf8bRVyBukqcMHR-PXnZC1kAjO/view?usp=drive_link

In this photo, you can see that the Philippine 777 is the only aircraft with visible landing gear, while every other plane doesn't have them visible. Makes me wonder why that is.

Does raising OLOD help at all?

It isn't just this LOD issue. The kludge you get when changing views from cockpit to outside and back again is terrible, and I think this is a LOD issue as well, as the cockpit gradually renders in (worse with steam gauges). This is worse to me that the landing gear issue, as I can turn traffic off, but not my cockpit!

The SU6 release notes said they were attending to aggressive LOD culling. With SU6 and the update afterwards, I see no changes - just as bad.

I just don't think they know what to do, or don't care as it has been done for the console crowd to give them better performance.

I't alright though. I just respond in kind. I barely fly in the sim anymore due to the issues, and my marketplace purchases have dropped to zero.

The 'other sim' and IL-2 Korea early access can keep me happy if MS / Asobo aren't bothered.

6 hours ago, simsuper80 said:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/155DNZ9zf8bRVyBukqcMHR-PXnZC1kAjO/view?usp=drive_link

In this photo, you can see that the Philippine 777 is the only aircraft with visible landing gear, while every other plane doesn't have them visible. Makes me wonder why that is.

Yeah it's the same for everyone, complain to Asobo as they are the ones able to fix it.

On 12/15/2025 at 5:53 PM, JonathanC said:

Have you updated vPilot? This has been fixed for days now. 

Missing landing gear with Vatsim and AIG models is still very much present on the latest vPilot.

On 12/15/2025 at 5:53 PM, JonathanC said:

Have you updated vPilot? This has been fixed for days now. 

Missing landing gear with Vatsim and AIG models is still very much present on the latest vPilot.

20 hours ago, BU830 said:

In my opinion, it has gotten worse in SU6 compared to SU5—and it was already bad in SU5. It’s just a shame that this problem hasn't been resolved in a year and a half

Because they have to keep dumbing it down for console users. They'll never admit it and thus those of us on PC will continue to see this happen. Xbox and PS5 is where the money is, PC, they don't really care. They just will never say that out loud.

1 hour ago, Dave_YVR said:

Yeah it's the same for everyone, complain to Asobo as they are the ones able to fix it.

Haha I mean, is there anything different with the 777 landing gear than with other planes. Maybe it could be a clue as to how to work around the issue.

Then again I'm not the most knowledgeable lol.

4 hours ago, simsuper80 said:

Haha I mean, is there anything different with the 777 landing gear than with other planes. Maybe it could be a clue as to how to work around the issue.

I'm pretty sure that the conversion team at AIG have looked at everything they can on their end.

It also didn't used to be this bad, Asobo reduced the lod distance to improve performance for the console users. They could fix it near instantly if pushed hard enough.