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I'm using the current release version of MSFS2024 (MS Store version) and I've noticed that a lot of the KPHL parking locations are incorrect - several GA parking spots are placed at the terminal gates. Anyone else have this issue? Anyone have recommendations for the best payware KPHL for MSFS2024?

I edited my post to clarify that I don't need AIG to inject the traffic - I just would like the models. If that can be done with just installing the basepack and doing nothing else, great.

Yeah, if I have to iteratively update after an install, I'm not going to waste my time. I'll just stick with FSLTL models until such time as a basepack install is truly one click - I don't need AIG to push traffic - I'm using BATC or MSFS live traffic for that.

So I'm a little confused. Do I need to update the flightplans if I just want the liveries? Download and install the basepack and done? If I rerun AI Manager it says that flightplans need to be installed and there are updates.

I don't think so - at least not in my case. I have only the free Aerosoft Paderborn from the marketplace, everything else is stock.

When BATC works, it works great. Unfortunately it gets stuck a lot. Flight today JFK to Incheon. Things went beautifully until I was just behind another aircraft in line for 22R. Then just sat there waiting for takeoff clearance as the departures just piled up behind me in line on the taxiway. No other aircraft on approach or crossing the runway.

Did a quick flight from EGLL to CYEG this morning. Good traffic representation (I was #6 in line for departure) but BATC got stuck with traffic piling up in line for the active where the two taxiways merge at 27R. Had to remove two different aircraft to get things to flow again. Good, but not great.

This is if you were using the FSLTL injector. The models will still work with other injectors, yes?

Gotcha. I'll have to give it a shot.

I've taken a similar approach. I've taken the FSLTL models and just let the default ATC run things just to see how it goes. Yes, there are multiple instances of aircraft running through me and each other in taxiways. They continuously request takeoff clearance while I can only do it once and then sit there and wait. Once airborne, I may get instructions to climb to a higher altitude then filed (or capable of due to weight). But to sit at the threshold at a KSFO or KLAX and see a stack of dots off in the distance that are arrivals in sequence or to see heavy traffic in the air is a great starting point for the default ATC to improve upon. I think the key should be to have models stay separate from injection and have ATC tied more closely to injection from the same source. Whether that is BATC or PSXT or FSHUD or whatever - it should all be tied to the live injection source that MSFS natively uses as ground truth.

I've currently got MSFS 2024 (SU4) installed and it is like the "land of the not quite right." Sometimes the parking locations are slightly off so jetways don't necessarily align with a door. The pushback tug always wants to automatically turn the aircraft tail to the left even if it would make sense to go to the right. Oftentimes I have to restart from the main menu because navdata isn't fully there. Likewise, I've had to restart because there was no engine cover available to actually remove on the stock A320 so it was installed but not shown as such so it was not able to be removed. Had anyone else run in to similar issues? Is this likely just an artifact of it being a streaming install and I just need to wait longer before doing anything once I get you the Ready to Fly screen?

I've found that there are a bunch of stutters initially, and I've had to reboot two or three times necessary something hasn't been right with the stock aircraft - missing nav data, unable to three managed modes on the stock A320, etc. There's also the annoying things like KPHL is apparently showing a bunch of general aviation parking at the terminals.

Thanks for the advice. It seems like every time there is any update, I've got to reload at least twice. I'm wondering if it's just because it's a streaming install and stuff takes a while to finish streaming. Like, even the airports sometimes take a while for the jetways and pushback tug to appear.

So, I fired up MSFS2024 last night. It took quite a bit of time to get to the main menu. I attempted a quick flight in the stock A320 out of KJFK and it took multiple shutdowns and restarts and it still didn't work right. Engine covers not showing but also not removable, missing nav data, and inability to enter into managed modes. I then realized that MSFS2024 had automatically updated itself (it's an MS Store install, streaming rather than completely downloaded) to 1.6.34.0 (SU4). I've seen some recommendations to move community folder content before updating. How do I do that if I don't know if an update is going to occur until I run MSFS2024? Only things I have installed in community folder are the Navigraph hub contents including the PMDG planes, as well as a downloaded install of the Aerosoft Paderborn airport since it was the only way I could get the VDGS to work. Do I just need to move the content to a backup folder, rerun, shut down, and move the content back? So I just need to uninstall and then reinstall everything in Navigraph Hub? Thanks, John Powers

Yep, I'm aware. The issue for me is that IRL, a FE was a full time job. Sitting there monitoring a fuel transfer means you're not looking at primary instruments making sure you don't transfer too much fuel, upsetting your CG. On a subsonic like the 742 or L1011, the tank configuration is less complex and the time to react to an issue up front is greater. Having the option would be nice.

If they do release one, as long as it has a virtual flight engineer as an option, I'm sold.

I'll be using the shortcuts for the FE if I need to. Trying to perform the duties of three crew as one person is a bit much. Back in the FS9 days, the PSS Concorde's VFE was entirely necessary because of the complexity of the fuel management process. Even the Ready for Pushback 747-200's fuel management could be distracting. If it has multiple INS options that work well, I'll be happy.

I was still using P3D 5.4 when the Win11 24H2 issue broke all my Aerosoft Airbus planes and had been patiently waiting for a fix. Over the holidays I finally hit the bullet and bought 2024. I haven't looked back since. Yes, there are bugs (always on dome light in Adobo 737 max, missing Terminal E at KBOS, importing a simbrief flight plan into iniBuilds A320 not always working and trying to fix crashes the displays, etc.) but none of them are show stoppers.

Yep. Go into controls, keyboard and search for SAVE. You'll have up to 10 views. I use usually 6. Bind them to ALT + 0 - 9 (however many views you use). Then do a search for LOAD and then bind to CTRL + 0 - 9. Then do a search by keys for each ALT and Ctrl binding to find out if the keys are blind to other functions. By default, they are. Unbind the key combo from the other function. Then things should work. I use 1 - 6 as follows: 1: lower overhead 2: upper overhead 3: FMC 4: pedestal/radio stack 5: Centerline of cockpit (helpful for staying on centerline) 6: EFB

I've been looking at something since I've been frustrated at not being able to use the Aerosoft Airbusses in P3D v5.4 since 24H2 got installed. I noticed that *every* stock aircraft.cfg file, and my TFDi 717 aircraft.cfg file is formatted like: [FLTSIM.0] title=Aircraft title sim=Sim xxx Whereas the Aerosoft ones are formatted like: [FLTSIM.0] title = Aerosoft A320 xxx sim = A320 The gap between the text in the aircraft.cfg files for all of the Aerosoft airbusses is all tabs. It *couldn't* be as simple as going in an eliminating all of those tabs in each of the aerosoft Airbus aircraft.cfg files to make things work in P3Dv5.4 with Win11 24H2, could it? Has anyone tried this?

Thanks everyone! I'm not too concerned if the Arc A770 is barely ok in 4K or 1440p - I'm only running at 1080p.

I've got an XPS 8960 I bought a year and a half ago. 32GB of RAM, 13th Gen Intel. The only not top of the line part is the Intel Arc A770, which handles most things just fine since, it just isn't bleeding edge in comparison to an Nvidia card.

So I used to be an exclusively FS9 guy because my PC was never that powerful. A few years ago I went all in on P3D when I got a new PC but with the recent Win11 24H2/Aerosoft A320 P3D v5.4 issues, I'm ready to make the jump to MSFS2024. I am willing and able to buy payware aircraft and am looking for some advice on what to invest my time in for the full gamut of offerings: A318-A350 - Fenix and iniBuilds? B737 - 787 - PMDG? Any others for models they didn't offer? MD-11 - TFDI? B717 - TFDI or Captainsim? Concorde?

Anyone know if the FSLabs A320 works with P3D v5.4 and 24H2? While I'll miss the Aerosoft A330 while Windows gets patched with the fix in build 27774 from the canary channel, I'm not opposed to giving the FSLabs stuff a shot even at the higher price point.

Yep. Seems to be that they can be roasted if you look up from the main VC view but trying to do it from the Lower Overhead view is a problem.