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I’m not a fan of AI at all but I can see why Anil uses it with English being his second language. Fluff or not time will tell. This is only just moving into a selected participant closed beta stage. It seems an appropriate way to start, as it may involve testing of selected modules (as opposed to a complete product) and a comparison to real world operations by those who operate in it. Too many testers so early can just become a communication nightmare.

What marketing? There is no product to market at this stage. We are privileged to be given a rare glimpse into the development of a very ambitious and complex project. By all means ask questions but don’t go judging it on something you don’t have a clue about. Maybe save the judgement for when the product is released?

Yes, I'm surprised that any developer even bothers to open up at all on this forum.

No, at this stage we don't need it so exclude me from the "we". I consider myself to be very lucky and privileged to have such insight and openness into the product right from the start. Can you think of any other commercial Flt sim product that has been so open during its development? The product is hardly in the Alpha stage and you're asking if it handles FSLTL live traffic, default MSFS live traffic, JustFlight, and AIG injected traffic. A bit hard to run if you haven't already crawled and walked. Please try and keep your self entitlement in check and show a little respect.

That's great news.

Doesn't happen often, But it does happen. Latest update completely DELETE all from my Community folder - Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) - The AVSIM Community

Unless you have it backed up then why run the risk. Changing the name takes seconds versus potential hours of heartache.

I downloaded this yesterday. How could I not at NZ$14.50 (GBP 6.30, USD $8.50). Can't even get a burger and fries for that these days. Have only conducted 1 ground op so far in order to familiarise myself along with the extensive manual, the EFB and the Virtual flight engineer operation. It really is very slick and clever. The options for loading and controlling the CIVA INS unit are very good. The sounds are also quite immersive. I just need to barter for some more time from 'She who must be obeyed' to take it for a full trial run. For those who have it, are you using Simbrief or the onboard planner? Is there an accurate Simbrief profile for it? If so, I assume it was for V1. Any difference with V2?

Hopefully someone can do a mod to install a second CIVA unit on the RH side of the pedestal.

I just use the freeware one available on Flightsim.to.

Do the predictions change to show correctly when airborne? Have you have raised this with iFly support?

Wow. 300 pages on this topic. An Avsim record? Great support and interaction.

I only have a few hours logged in the real thing but a few things that stand out, were the speed, handling and the sound of those electric crossfeed valves. When operated during preflight they make the most wonderful whirring sound which I hope A2A have faithfully captured in the sim model. The aircraft I flew at the time did not have a particular mod installed which required the addition of an extra dorsal type fin or strakes? (I can't recall exactly). From my fuzzy memory, this mod was required to enhance certain engine out conditions. It had to be operated flapless until the mod was installed. I can recall my first night landing (not that long after checkout), was into a small GA airfield where the runway lighting had a partial failure and only the centre third was operational. It was then that the aircraft became GA's equivalent off the F104 Starfighter ! Stuff you only do when you're young, or stupid, or both.

Thanks again, Toby, for your time, effort, and continued enthusiasm in supporting this great tool. Are winds aloft factored into determining route suitability? For heavy aircraft especially, fuel burn per nautical mile can change a lot with fuel burn-off en route. Is that taken into account? If not, I suppose it would err on the conservative side but limiting maximum range and reducing pairing possibilities. Also, is fuel tank capacity considered as a limiting factor when calculating range? I understand this tool is an options generator, with final route viability determined through the Simbrief flight planning tool, but it’s helpful to know the limitations. As a suggestion, could some variables be made selectable with checkboxes? For example, ignoring an aircraft type ban, which might restrict options due to noise limits rather than runway constraints (like the FSS 727 and other older classics). And congratulations on the new job—great news!

The first time I have 'heard' the Aerostar being referred to as ugly 🙂