10 minutes ago, kdfw__ said:

must be miserable to be a pilot cosplay extremist

You're referring to me? If so, stop the name calling, I resent that. Why can't folks accept someone else having a different view?

11 minutes ago, kdfw__ said:

this new bs 114 is excellent.

Indeed it is.

39 minutes ago, Republic DC9 said:

Is the 114 in everyone’s experience a smooth performer in terms of FPS and stutters etc?

Congratulations for being the first to mention FP bloody Ss in this thread. Not only FPS but stutters too. 👍

48 minutes ago, Republic DC9 said:

Is the 114 in everyone’s experience a smooth performer in terms of FPS and stutters etc?

Yes, absolutely.

48 minutes ago, Republic DC9 said:

In terms of start ups, I understand desiring fully functional simulations as much as possible - BUT I always start at the runway with the engine running, but I aim to “do better” and learn - in some add on I had to and it did add to the immersion. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I'll just say this - starting at the runway will cause you to miss one of the most amazing things about this plane. The startup sounds are simply incredible. They're layered, detailed and responsive to throttle, mixture and temps. Every time I start this plane it leaves a big ol' grin on my face. As I mentioned before, I recommend either a high quality 5.1 sound system, or good quality headphones with Dolby Atmos for Headphones and the "Home Theater" setting enabled in sim. It is incredibly immersive!

Scott

Edited August 1Aug 1 by tttocs

I can attest to very smooth FPS and no stutters with the BS Commander 114. That said, I always have very good performance from all Black Square aircraft, and my system specs are a bit robust as well. But yes, smooth flying and operation with this plane.

On 7/31/2026 at 8:35 AM, Rimshot said:

You are right, it is a fantastic addon. Nick is even considering adding the extra realism as you may have read at the Justflight forums. So who knows? For now I might take up the advice of @JYW 👍

That is what I am doing...keeping the throttle lever on cut-off or nearly so....but then as I'm turning the mags over I then push forward.

It's not quite like real life but it's a lot better than leaving it on full rich the whole time.

I'm not familiar with this real-world procedure (Lycoming fuel-injected) but based on what some of you have said I think this is at least fairly close.

4 hours ago, outermarker said:

first with improvements to the turbocharger simulation (was that in SU5?)

Those were in MSFS 2020 SU14. The SR22T takes full advantage of the parameters.

3 hours ago, jon b said:

A couple of technical notes on my technique for starting pistons engines in the sim are as follows :

Using the right thumb apply a gentle continuous downward pressure on the CNTRL key, once you feel the key is at the bottom of its stroke , using the right index finger quickly jab the E key. The engine should start instantly without further intervention and both finger and thumb can then safely be removed from the keyboard area.

🤣

I can tell you have tons of experience with finicky piston engines.

Made my day!

7 hours ago, Republic DC9 said:

Is the 114 in everyone’s experience a smooth performer in terms of FPS and stutters etc?

While I won’t have the 114, the other 3 BS addons I have outperform almost every other payware addon by a significant margin. Literally towards the top of the Top 10. 👍

10 hours ago, tttocs said:

With respect, I think you misunderstand my friend Ryan's frustration. What threw him off-kilter (and honestly did me too) was the idea that someone would reject this entire, most excellent, aircraft package completely because of that single issue.

That astonishes me too, believe me. I rate Nick as a genius and the most talented developer for GA in MSFS. With that in mind, Black Square are my favourite developer bar none, in MSFS at this time.

But I wouldn't get upset by someone who did hold that view, because it's just their position; their conditioning. I am obsessive about some aspects - as I demonstrated in the autopilot choice for the FSW Legacy analogue discussion recently 😄

I certainly wouldn't consider permanently leave the hobby over someone's unusual preferences and non-negotiables in the sim. But to be clear, I have a lot of respect for Ryan. It wasn't an attack on Ryan in any way; just a 'call to action' that sometimes we get a little overheated and need to step away to regain perspective and remember the love we have for this hobby, that keeps us there for 10, 20, 30 years or more. 👍

Edited August 1Aug 1 by JYW

9 hours ago, kdfw__ said:

must be miserable to be a pilot cosplay extremist, this new bs 114 is excellent.

Huh?

23 hours ago, jon b said:

A couple of technical notes on my technique for starting pistons engines in the sim are as follows :

Using the right thumb apply a gentle continuous downward pressure on the CNTRL key, once you feel the key is at the bottom of its stroke , using the right index finger quickly jab the E key. The engine should start instantly without further intervention and both finger and thumb can then safely be removed from the keyboard area.

Thanks Jon - That started perfectly. Not sure what all the kerfuffle is about! 😄

I bought this girl a couple of hours ago and have just had a quick flight after assigning all my views and configuring the hardware. Wow! At first I thought it would be another 'over hyped' addition to my ever increasing hangar, but no, this is a real beauty. My first impressions made me smile a lot! I now have to delve a little deeper into her inner workings. But I can't wait to take her up again as soon as possible!

Sometimes the hype is true.

I was really on the fence with this. I've already blown my budget on planes for a bit and the A2A Lancair is still coming and a must buy. However I had $3.20 in Just Flight points just sitting there. I mean, it would be silly not to buy!

I'm glad I did. Just a fun plane to fly. The different avionics really makes it feel different, while not being difficult to learn.

Plus there's something about the real plane itself that just looks sleek and fun.

Funny talking about realism, I fly a lot of airliners and whenever I get my GA planes out I cant help but think how much I am fooling myself thinking I am really flying an airliner.

Flying GA actually turns me off Airliner flying for awhile. Makes me realize how far I am from flying a real plane.

and then I realize how far I am from flying a real GA plane and I get over it. 😁