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Jonathan, Enjoying 1.3 so far. Helicopters feel better and all aircraft have been given new life. As you know, I'm a Microsoft FF2 user since that stick came out. I've been simming for well over 25 years now, and I've never been able to enjoy flying WITHOUT Force Feedback, and I've TRIED. I have been using Russell Dirk's FS Force in P3d for well over a decade, and I used XP Force for MSFS 2020 and 2024. Your FFB-Bridge software beats them all! I will only use FF-Bridge in MSFS from now on. I've deleted XP Force. P3d is still fine with FS Force UNTIL you make FFB-Bridge compatible with that sim. All I know is that flight simming seems "dead" when there is no force feedback. Of course, that's my opinion. The "hold back" on simmers moving toward FF is the total lack of good sticks out there. I stay alive by buying FF2 joysticks on Ebay (I have 5 now, just in case) since they are no longer made. Hopefully we will see a new interest from the manufacturers, like Microsoft, to produce a state of the art FF stick. I believe it will actually rejuvenate the world of flight simming as it exists now. Keep up the excellent work, Jonathan. I'm sure many others besides me, really appreciate it. Stan

Thanks, Ray. We are SO looking forward to this holiday. Taking Mr. Branson's Airbus 330 out of JFK to Heathrow.

Sorry but the cost of AC has come down considerably over the years. Today in Eastern U.S. we are concerned about the toxic air quality that's occurring because of massive fires in Canada. The air in Pennsylvania smells smokey and doctors warn that you must stay inside...and hopefully turn on your AIR CONDITIONER. Opening windows is certainly not recommended, nor are using fans that are attached to windows, obviously. This has been going on now for close to a week, and our weather has been in the 90's (F). Air conditioning set to re-circulation helps considerably in this situation. Immuno-compromised, asthma sufferers, and seniors are the ones most affected by the air outside now. My wife and I are leaving next week for Cornwall, Wales and London for about 10 days. Looking forward to all the history to which we will be exposed. Stonehenge is just one of those places on my bucket list. Sure hope the hotels have AIR CONDITIONING!

Wow! I would fly with her always. She is so good. Love this video.

Noticing today (late today) that AVSIM has speeded up. Hope it stays that way.

Is AVSIM really slow and seemingly bogged down lately. I know it's not my computer, because everything else is quick and responsive. Just want to know.

Yesterday I purchased, from the MSFS 2024 Marketplace, the Textron Aviation Citation CJ3+. I was looking for a business jet that had some decent speed and I love the Garmin 3000. To my surprise, this plane does NOT have an autothrottle. I really would like to put one in this plane so I don't have to "babysit" it on a long journey. I enjoy the way this plane flies, but the autothrottle, or lack thereof, makes it so much less enjoyable to fly. So, is there a way to put one in this jet, or a way to just set it at the speed I want it to stay at? I've tried Shift + R and CTRL +' but neither of those commands works. I would appreciate some help on this if you know how to accomplish this command in the Citation. Thanks.

Is the traffic missing in MSFS today? I see no other planes at airports I'm flying from or arriving at. Did I miss some news on this?

I'm a huge advocate of Active Sky. Use it in P3dv5.4 always. DID use it in MSFS2024...however, for the past month I've been using MSFS real weather, and I'm extremely pleased with the weather and especially the cloud formations. In my humble opinion, I'm staying with the built in weather that MSFS provides. I'll bet it even gets better as we go along.

Yes. I did use the comma key to adjust correct altitude. I try that for barometer. Thanks. Yes. Love my personal "jet"!

Yes. I did use the comma key to adjust correct altitude. I try that for barometer.

Flying the Vision Jet the other day, I wondered why I really could not get it up to speed. When I increased the Barometer setting, the jet seemed to kind of level off and the speed increased (on Auto Throttle). I did hit the B key to supposedly set the barometer correctly over 18,000 feet, but that really had no effect. Question: Sorry for this obviously basic question for you serious pilots, but I really don't know how to set a barometer correctly in MSFS 2024. Is there a basic tutorial on this or can you explain simply what I have to do to learn how to employ this important function the correct way? Thanks.

Just out yesterday. I downloaded it. What a jump up to 610! My last one was 596.49. Wonder what the deal is?

No. I'm sorry I didn't respond. In my library, I did follow your advice and I uninstalled whatever I could. However, some of the things I downloaded DO NOT give you the option to uninstall. I did see that under other options, you can CANCEL the download. Would CANCELLING the download be the same as Uninstalling it in those cases? I also read above in this thread this comment from Reader: "To refer back to my first answer to your question, if you want to stream data, you should not download any. If you want to use the data that you have already downloaded, there is nothing left to do, except to use it. "Streaming" means coming down the internet. Installing means using data that has been downloaded and stored. You cannot stream downloaded data, but you can just use it." Seems that this situation could have been better explained somewhere. Maybe it was, but I certainly don't recall seeing it or reading it. Thanks, Stan

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I simply want to know how to "stream" all the content that I downloaded and resides in my Library. I don't want it to take up hard disk space. Isn't that possible? I was under the impression that EVERYTHING in MSFS 2024 could be streamed if your computer could handle it. So, upgrades to Germany, Asia, and other parts of the world have to be installed rather than streamed?

I went into my Marketplace last week for MSFS 2024, then into my Library, and saw that there were incredible amounts of downloads available. Updated scenery from every part of the world, updates to the Premium version from the Standard version ( I have the Premium version), updates for various planes, etc. etc. I downloaded EVERYTHING, and wondered if I should INSTALL all of these downloads, or just LEAVE them downloaded because if I install them, they would take up many gigabytes and space that I am not happy about. My question is this: If I don't install these complete downloads, will the SIM use them in a "streaming" fashion? OR, do I have to install them to benefit from them? Streaming them is my preference because my system is powerful enough to handle streaming in this sim. That was my original intention in getting MS 2024...the idea that most scenery and downloads could remain available in a cloud for use when I wanted to use them. Thanks for your help.

After many more flights with MSFS weather, as the OP with this thread, I'm not as enthusiastic about the visuals as I was yesterday. I love the look of the clouds but so often they are DARK and too exaggerated. Just flew from Danbury, CT., to Atlantic City and almost zero visibility below 20,000 ft. to the airport. A Zero visibility landing. That's not really what's happening out there. I still love the look of Real Weather, but hopefully I'll see some realism in the next few days at different parts of the U.S. where I am familiar with the real weather.

WOW!

I've been using Active Sky for MSFS since it was released. I didn't particularly like the weather built into the sim. It seemed dark and foreboding always, and not that accurate in my opinion. So, I continued to use Active Sky and felt the accuracy of that program was quite excellent. Active Sky's CLOUDS (and I use AS Cloud Art as well), however, never impressed me, and are not all that great when you consider the beautiful formations present in MSFS when on the ULTRA setting. However, today, I turned off Active Sky during a flight...and turned on the Real Weather in the sim. I believe this real weather has been improved with past updates in the months (and years) that I've been using the sim, and that I wasn't aware of it! I really enjoyed using the REAL Weather in the sim in today's flight. Is it my imagination or is the weather in the sim significantly improved to the point that it rivals and even EXCEEDS the reality and visuals of Active Sky? I'm interested in your opinions on this.

Jonathan, I just want to make sure I give you a big "THANK YOU" for all the hard work and obvious dedication you put into this project. I've used all your betas and I fly every day using my beloved Microsoft FF2 joystick with your wonderfully detailed software. The ability to tweak and adjust this software to your individual liking makes it hugely unique. Your obvious aviation intelligence is evident in this program, and I only hope more and more simmers take the plunge and acquire a Microsoft FF2 joystick however they can! Ebay is the only option now, and if the "dead" joystick users begin to realize what force feedback brings to the realism of this hobby, I'm sure you will see a run on the MSFF2 joysticks. Perhaps Microsoft will get the gist of this successful project and decide to manufacture a NEW state of the art FF joystick for our simming future . Can't imagine flying without it. Stan

Really impressed with this program, Jonathan. I really like the fact that your program allows the Microsoft FF2 joystick to have an excellent spring effect so that the joystick centers beautifully. In both the version I use for P3d by Russell Dirks, called FS Force, or the version I've been using for MSFS, called XP Force, the joystick is limp and without strong adjustable centering. Your program is perfect for the MFF2 joystick. Honestly, I've been using this stick since it was introduced by Microsoft. I've had 5 of them (Ebay only place to get them now) over the decades of use, and this is the first time I feel real CONTROL with this stick. Thanks again. Stan

It just keeps getting BETTER! Jonathan, you are indeed a superstar. Enjoying every minute, and the fact that you keep working with it to make it even better is truly amazing. The new beta is working for me and the SAVE feature is solid. I am able to pull up my profile and it's intact and remarkably flexible. Stan

AI should be used to REPLACE photogrammetry that is horrendous in MSFS.

I think it's definitely ready. I saved a profile and flew two flights today in both a Cirrus Visionjet (from Seattle to KSUN in Idaho) and a GA Cessna (this was a short one), and I really enjoyed my settings saved just the way I like them. Really an excellent contribution to the Sim Community, Jonathan. It's the first FF program that I can use and adjust every aspect of my forces. I'll bet many simmers are going to try to acquire the Microsoft FF joystick. Better yet, Microsoft should produce a new FF joystick. I just can't imagine flying with a dead stick as most simmers do. Something wrong with that IMHO. Stan