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12 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

The A318s with the steep approach certification had the callouts: "Standby" at 117ft AGL, "Standby" at 90ft and "Flare" at 63ft to assist the Captain with the landing.

The A318 also has a lower Vapp, is rated 6 tonnes lighter for MLW, and has a much shorter stopping distance than the A320. Well done for being bold, taking the 737-600 into EGLC is challenging enough for me!

Wish Fenix did an A318 with steep approach capability...

I use it for camera effects only

9 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said:

Does the Fenix.exe run in the background? Also does it happen with other liveries (default livery)?
If both yes, I suppose a clean install of the Fenix will solve this (remove completely, all folders -> install latest version).

Thanks, hadn't quite considered it could be the livery since it was working before. But it looks like it needs updating.

After the latest update (V2.0.0.392), the cockpit and cabin do not load anymore for me:

Any ideas? I have already run the installer again, but to no avail.

4 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I wonder if PMDG will have all the problems with the Max that Boeing is having? 😏

I am actually surprised they have apparently been given the go-ahead by Boeing

I hope it's just the video/post editing, but these cockpit texture look underwhelming... also compared to the NG3. Great that the MAX is finally on the horizon, though.

2 minutes ago, Cyrex1984 said:

No words about Ai/Atc at all in the devstream. Disapointing.

BeyondATC to the rescue... 

1 minute ago, tup61 said:

Well, if they manage to release it this year, of course. Then it may be the release of next year. I do think MSFS 2024 will be the real release of the year though.

Isn't it in beta yet? It seems they are close. They probably wouldn't release pricing information if they were far out at this point in time. 

This tool is shaping up to be the release of the year... I'm so stoked

It's a bit of a dig at FSLabs and probably very much intended that they made it SO easy to use their announcements... 😄 Basically stopped short of simply having to copy and paste them. I bet they are not pleased.

I hope they preview some more stuff soon, like AI interaction, flight guidance, etc. Don't care too much the price honestly, I finally want good ATC.

44 minutes ago, threexgreen said:

I think Air Canada is kilograms. WestJet uses pounds. My guess is WJA adjusts to the US for simplicity because of the many Canada-US routes.

Can confirm from the various JustPlanes videos I have. They're a few years old, though.

Two things I'm surprised were not fixed:

-old ADIRS panel on the overhead

-FCU SPD, HDG not showing dashed (with no dot next to it) when no data is inserted in the MCDU but FD on, VS always showing dashed even when FDs are off.

Other than that, I like it *very* much.

6 hours ago, rutrA said:

I found Discord server for Cabin Accouncements. Enjoy

https://discord.com/channels/736572376967282769/976922620668805140/1213396769568981014

Unfortunately it's just a computer voice from a text to speech program. Not realistic: There are almost no automatic announcements on the Lufthansa A320 fleet, except for the message that the inflight internet is now available.

I would recommend using the recordings from FSL airline pack (if you have access to it by having purchased their A320). I have made some high quality recordings myself with my Tascam DR-05X, which I could convert to the .ogg format, if anyone is interested.

4 hours ago, Wise87 said:

I like the new announcement features. I was able to use my FSLabs announcements and with a little renaming per the guide, worked perfectly in the Fenix. 

Surely not a coincidence they also went with the .ogg file type 😅 

1 minute ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Do you mean sharper/clearer displays? With 4K TAA they should be sufficiently easy to read. In fact I found the level of detail better than B1. Perhaps try to increase render scale.

Yes, exactly, less 'jagged' so to speak. I shall try that.

Is there any trick to achieve smooth-looking displays? I am using 4K resolution, TAA, and ~60 zoom level in FSRealistic. This what it looks like, not very satisfactory:

When I zoom in, it's perfectly alright.

Other than that, I am very impressed.

That looks juicy…

We urgently need a Simbrief layout for SAS and Jetstar.

I find myself constantly adjusting the brightness of the displays on both the Fenix A320 and the FBW A320. PMDG 737, not so much. So maybe an Airbus thing? (Doubt it, though) 

34 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

On the EFB Takeoff page, it gives the option for packs on or off. 

'Non-standard' is not the same as 'forbidden' or 'impossible' 

12 hours ago, carlanthony24 said:

Normally both packs are on till departure depending on company procedures. I believe EasyJet for instance keep pack 2 off then for departure they turn the other pack off unless this has changed recently.

Can confirm. Many airlines keep both packs on until just before departure, then turn both packs off for take-off. Pack 2 comes back on upon thrust reduction, pack 1 when selecting flaps zero. They should not be turned on again simultaneously. It should be noted that a pack off departure is non-standard according to Airbus philosophy. 

Had decided to take a day off from work on Friday already some time ago, how prescient that decision turned out to be. SAS all the way for me.

19 hours ago, techman said:

Well, when the quality of the ATC (including traffic) is better than the ATC of FSHUD I would be impressed. But everybody is talking about the pricing of the voices, which makes me slightly nervous. The ATC-logic seems not to be part of the costs. So - anyone an idea how the quality is? Will we see lots of go arounds, near misses and all that stuff? Otherwise I don´t see a bright future for this slightly overpriced software. Let´s reduce the hype and wait for the first tests. At least I will.

Indeed, it's high time to put the spotlight on the core features of this software.

I'd like to see a full flight between two busy airports with lots of AI aircraft. What they have shown so far looks promising enough, but were usually separate bits of the whole thing.

1 hour ago, Fiorentoni said:

These things (especially realistic vectors in mountain areas) are extremely difficult to get right in coding. There's a reason P2ATC has been going for about 10 years now and they still regularly fix things with vectors! Overall it will take a long long time for BeyondATC to be "polished" up to an extent that it does not have obvious bugs each and every flight. It's an uphill battle and people will have to manage their expectations for the first couple of years.

It doesn't have to be perfect. For truly mountainous airports (like Innsbruck or Aspen), you can always realistically fly the published procedures; I can't imagine vectors (to final) are a thing there, for obvious reasons. Also, consider where we are a right now in terms of ATC in MSFS: It isn't even capable of doing the most basic vectoring. Which is a step back from FS9 (or perhaps even FS8?). The bar has always been crazy low and has been lowered further. So BATC doesn't have to be revolutionary good (it may well be, though) to bring about major improvements to the experience.

I am actually more interested in the flight guidance capabilities than the voices. For example, will BATC be able to vector me proficiently? Maybe add a 'goof leg' when there is too much other traffic? Squeeze me in between other aircraft, using speed restrictions? And so forth. If it can do that well, then so much has been achieved. And what kind of voice you're ultimately hearing would become a side discussion.