Noel

...BATC directs you to descend to X, let's say 9K feet, and will be vectoring for a visual approach, and yet we're way too high considering how close we are to the airport. This happens to me too often and I'm assuming it's because I'm not following something hidden (to me!) in what ATC directs. The net result is that as it's vectoring me I will be essentially on a downwind leg but need to drop 7K feel to land, and yet it's telling me to turn 90 degrees to intercept an approach vector and we're only 10 nm from the runway. If you can speak to this issue, what I should be listening for to avoid this issue. It's the 'descend and maintain' that leaves me expecting further descent instructions and when I don't hear anything further leaves me puzzled. Thanks in advance

I've had the rare time when it seemed to be data delivery at fault, but I am not aware of how to ascertain if the clog is at the servers, or some other stop on its trace route to my PC. What tool can I use to look at server load per se? I use SpeedTest for general look at download speed etc. And...no issues of late thankfully.

Enjoying Spotty26, thank you! Two features I would love to see, unless perhaps I'm not aware it's already possible. Anyway...there needs to be a way to instantly zoom in to where your plane is on the ground, for example your departure ramp/gate. Right now what I've been doing is expand the map to full screen (on my second display), whereupon I can see my plane. Next, I have to manually mouse-zoom all the way in maximally but it does not stay centered over the plane, then need to hit the M button to take zoomed in focus to my plane's location. I would love to have a single button press to zoom in max to the area where the plane is. The second thing I would love to see is WHEN you have created a tower location and saved it, it would be awesome if when you are in the vicinity of that tower, in other words at that airport location, that hitting the TOWER and CAM buttons takes you there immediately, without the need to hit the Spotties button, then select the tower you've created. Too many steps it really needs to be smart enough to automatically select the tower you've created. Maybe that means using a nomenclature to identify the spotty you created is the tower for that airport or something along those lines. Cheers and keep up the great work!

I've always missed the built-in Flyby and Tower views in older versions of FS and was delighted to learn this app addresses both very well and for the very light cost of about $10. It does more but that is really all I need and I find myself using Flyby when at cruise for longer flights. It's dynamic, meaning each pass is different and it's a great way to see the terrain scenery from different angles w/ each pass. It's a nothing install as well. The dev is actively improving the app as well. I own ChasePlane and used it in 2020, but it for me was not worth the hassle of install in 2024 only to find myself trying to duplicate what I already have w/ the simple yet effective default camera system. If you also would love to get that cool dynamic Flyby feature back, this is the answer! Cheers

Unfortunate demand for this, being able to walk into a plane as an avatar or what have you, must not be very high else devs would consider it making it happen. It seems like it wouldn't take much to let that happen. Why you run into a wall when you try to walk thru the open door of the PMDG 777 seems like it must be flagged to be treated as a solid object, the open door. And me too-Fenix is my favorite of all so far...all 5...😉

I've been using Edge since installing Win 11 some time ago. It sits on a second screen, setup as an extended display. I of course use the main screen for the flight sim. I size Edge on that second screen so that it fits nicely with Self Loading Cargo windows and BATC. My issue is simply that Edge almost with every reboot resizes and repositions itself by minute amounts, but it's essentially drifting into the other windows on the 2nd screen. So I guess my question is: for those that park a browser on a second screen, does that browser NOT resize and reposition itself subtly or worse with each relaunch or two? If so, which browser is it? I do like how Edge works in general but it's an annoyance to have to resize and reposition it with practically every launch. Thanks in advance

I have the same condition--I bought Phenom 300E months ago and have yet to fly it! And, same same w/ Citation I bought it and prefer Longitude, so it was just a mistake to buy the Citation X. I am so stuck on my routine which involves Self Loading Cargo, BATC and GSX and what I really want and I don't know if any others beyond Fenix A320 exist is a plane I can walk up the air stairs, open a door, and walk into the cockpit. I got hooked on this ritual a while back when I discovered Fenix A320 supports this and I love starting flights that way with a walk around, then a walk up and into the plane. That aligns a bit better with reality than does Shift-C, though have to Shift-C to actually get into the seat after opening the cockpit door. IFly MAX 8's doors can't be opened from the outside like Fenix's can; and PMDG 777-200LR when its door is open which happens I think automatically when GSX air stair butts up to it for some reason won't let me walk in.

I use Task Scheduler to run FSDT Installer at windows logon and it's great. I never have to look at that ugly alert that GSX needs updating and it's therefore always current when I initiate a flight.

I use GSX every flight and jetways work fine, what are you referring to?

Don't know about issues w/ AIG as I don't use it, just FSLTL. FSLTL is working as it always did for me--static and dynamic work fine. I think the main difference between it and the newer FSLTL is that traffic is less in sync with real world flight schedules and I think it's mainly just delayed.

Good thought. I just looked and there is a key combi, Ctrl-1, that is a binding I don't use and can't think of anytime I would use that key combi, as I use a button on my yoke. And, this never happens w/ any birds except Fenix, and even with it, only a handful of times. It shouldn't hurt to disable this key combi though, so I will. Cheers

It happened again at a different departure airport. This time I tried Direct To the next waypoint and was then able to engage the AP. Thanks! I will look into rudder as a factor in this as it probably is something I'm doing that gets this happening.

I use BATC for ATC, but don't use its traffic injection and management. It's not ideal, but for me it's a definite net plus. And use FSLTL's old injector which does not require the Navigraph Ultimate sub to function.

I guess I must not have the California update because right now flying out of KSAN>KRNO and performance was typical for any similar environs. Native rate during taxi and shortly after TO was about 53FPS-native, and that was in the IFly MAX 8, TLOD 150 on the ground, and all else at Ultra. I lock it to 60FPS-fg. And CPU load was modest. I'll check California update status after landing...

What's the 'new TIN'?

Yep the autopilot does not engage at all so I would have to hand-fly the entire flight. I'll try the next waypoint maybe that will fix this. Thanks!

Thanks you guys I just realized it's been so long since I used a mouse pad...about 6 years since I moved out here and forgot the old pad! Duh! Yes, the issue is purely mechanical which a good pad would help alot with I'm sure. This laminate desk seems smooth and it is but friction exists and a pad should improve on that. Cheers

Major Best Wishes! The field all have various significant issues and it will be interesting to see what ACE offers.

Fortunately this does not happen often but when it does I always end up restarting the flight so it becomes one of those wastes of 40 minutes of time only to have to restart as I don't want to hand fly long flights. Normally I will hand fly to ~10K feet then engage the AP and all normally works as it should, but sometimes it just never wants to engage. Today, from LIPZ to EDDB went all the way to 18K feet hand flying and it never would engage. I always make sure the rudder is neutral and flight director is perfectly aligned before engaging and outside of that not sure what else might prevent the AP from engaging. The route is all verified and all seems normal. One other tipoff is I notice when this has happened typically the elevator becomes overly sensitive. I can pull up slightly on the yoke and it wants to bound up much more than normal. And typically a reboot/restart always resolves the issue. Thanks in advance!

With roughly equivalent amount of AI traffic FSLTL's injection is roughly 50% of the CPU impact that BATC's traffic creates.

I currently use FSLTL and don't have the Navigraph ULTIMATE subscription. It's the older FSLTL injector and not sure if you can still retrieve it or not, but I have a copy and it works great. I use it with BATC and in fact prefer FSLTL injector over BATC's herky jerky traffic injector.

Kind of hard to describe this in the title but what I'm after is to see if there is a way to my mouse cursor (or whatever else it's controlling) smoother. Because I'm dragging the optic mouse it kind of catches and releases as it's sliding across the desktop which here is just formica/laminate. This is very noticeable when doing a walk around during pre-flight, but it's also true for panning with the mouse in the virtual cockpit in MSFS 2024. Just wondering what might reduce or eliminate this tendency for it to stick and release as it's being slid across the desktop. Cheers

Good for you, and you well should. Once again, 99.999% is fabulous. I'm blessed because I live in the forest and not bothered by a few bum trees. The other day I was flying around Munchen and just blown away by the quality of imagery AND with absolutely sterling performance. Kudos to MS/A for their honest work. I hope it's profitable for them! Cheers

I've seen a couple of spots on our giant planet earth with low resolution ground textures. The last two times I saw this was a small area around Hamburg maybe 4 months ago, and also northeast of Phoenix recently. 99.999% of the planets is fine, and remember Asobo needs to make the sim work well for their entire user base, not just MarcG or VR users. It's always the usual people who whine constantly about the rare dead tree in an otherwise amazing forest.

You can't use MSFS 2024 unless you're updated as whenever you launch if not current will automatically be nudged to update. Alt-Enter gets you to windowed mode at which point you can see the version number in the upper left of your screen.