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FSS E-jets are garbage

Im interested in the FSS E-Jets. Where are they at right now? I know the early access release has pretty much been a disaster. But how are the systems, FMS, sounds etc? Im assuming at least some progress has been made towards making it a usable aircraft.

May be garbage, but the other option I have is the FS9/FSX Feelthere ones (either native or badly ported to P3D). For $28, I'll give it a shot.

I wanted to stick with the stable version. Well, the sounds and the overall feeling when hand flying is really good, as well as the visuals. However, the FMS + autopilot are incomplete as stated by themselves. But it's not only that the VNAV knob doesn't work. In a system environment where one automation should be linked to each other to create a smooth and easy flying experience, it's pretty hard to understand, what is possible and what isn't. And that makes the FSS E-Jets very frustrating IMO. I was continuously wondering, under which circumstances I can rely on FMS speed while having to descend in FLCH mode, when it makes sense to let the FMS do things and when I really should fly heading mode and FLCH only,... or in other words: in the 727 you know there is no automation and nothing is connected to each other. In the E-Jets, it's so confusing which automation works with each other, that it's hard to understand, what the real plane WOULD do and what can't be done because of the sim limitations and what can. And that made me stop flying it until the automation systems are finally complete.

BTW, the last times I flew it, even the EFB (which I didn't find very well structured) seemed buggy, too - which led to another few frustrating initialization issues. At the last state I tried it, I cannot really recommend it, unless you use the FMS only for the waypoints and takeoff performance and the AP only in for the functions a C182 could do.

On 5/29/2026 at 5:42 PM, VitaminA330 said:

I was continuously wondering, under which circumstances I can rely on FMS speed while having to descend in FLCH mode

If I were you, I'd only use FLCH for descent when doing an expedite or emergency descent. In all planes I've flown in the sim, it was too harsh and unstable. Either VNAV or VS were a lot smoother. The beauty of the E-jets (either FSS base, FSS experimental or even Wilco/Feelthere) is that the FPA mode can be used*. I simply set it to -3.0 degrees and that's all. At least it worked for me last night.

But well, I'm not a pilot, an actual one may say something different 🤷🏻‍♂️