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oh absolutely. But TFDI in particular has not that of a good track record with their initial releases, often required substantial hotfixes in order to be "enjoyable". I'm not only talking about the horrendous B717 RTFM, but also the KA350i (Milviz, but TFDI lead programmer was the one in charge). Speaking of shoddy releasedate, remember that you could also pre-order that one 😉 Excerpt from Flightsimnews, march 8th, 2019 Keep in mind the actual releasedate for the King Air was around x-mas of 2019 (followed by plenty of hotfixes)... I'll never pre-order anything from TFDI. But that's my opinion based on my experience 🙂

Absolutely. Thanks for your concern:)

I'd like to say an honest thank you for the last 11 years and to all fun and (at times) extremely complicated projects I had the chance to be involved in, mostly as a tester. But this is end of the line for me. V6 has very little that v5 already offers me, and v5 being a version I sadly barely use nowadays because XP12 and MSFS neatly complements my "simming needs". So again, thank you LM for dynamic lighting, PBR, 64bit (obviously) and thousands of other fixes over the last decade. Wishing you nothing but best of luck going forward!

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@Fiorentoni, JF is developing the early production A300 with analog cockpit. It was in a rather mature beta stage in P3D, but JF moved it to MSFS (former beta-tester). Compared to the the 2-man B4-600 flight deck, the layout is vastly different in the B4-200, kind of like a DC9 vs MD80 scenario. There is room for both, they are that different. This is a true old school jetliner. If you thought the inbuild A310 felt vintage, then you've seen nothing yet. Brush off those Delco Carousel manuals because they will be put in use 🙂

The default 172SP is not shabby at all paired with the delicate WT G1000nxi. Blows the X-plane variant out of the water quite handily. Difference between N and S besides aspirated engine w. Carb heat vs fuel injection would be the slightly bump in max takeoff weight 2450 for SP vs 2300lbs for the "N"-variant. Doubt you will even notice it during training unless you do the infamous takeoff with max load exercise (usually involving sandbags or other students as pax) 😆

you are never content are you? You gave them flack last year for not even participating. And when they finally do, you call them out for not "sponsoring". When will MS/MSFS stop living rent-free in your mind? Obviously you have some sort of need of snide remarks towards that company and franchise. Funny thing you will probably do everything to deny it.

An observation, I know it doesn't tell the whole truth, But it's obvious MSFS draws attention. The release trailer has almost as many views/comments on the official XBOX channel on Youtube, as the trailer for Halo Infinite (first new Halo game in years). Both with 1 million+ views. Difference here is that trailer for MSFS24 was released 7 days ago, while Halo Infinite trailer debuted in late 2021. Only title that surpasses the interest garnered by the MSFS24 clip is the trailer for Starfield (not a surprise though).

There's nothing more nerdy than digging up an archive-feed from LIveATC where you talk to the controllers and has it as background chatter while you are simming the same route.

doesnt't bother me one bit. Will continue to purchase titles I find interesting for MSFS (2020).

Come on! Our runway side-stripes are in much better condition than that 🤡🤐 (Pardon my potato-phone and bad quality) Seriously though, looks like another smash hit from Marcus Nyberg / ORBX.

My take: Can that be because you actually never conveyed your formal experience? Are you are current or former PPL/CPL holder? It's rather odd you haven't mentioned your qualifications as a PIC in the lengthy messages of yours (which I enjoyed reading, actually). It's a very quick and effective response when asked "what's your flying experience" Just an observation. I have no dogs in this race.

describes the real deal quite well. 🤡 Esp with F40 config,. (former beta member, we "won" some battles, but hade to cave in on others, usually sim limitations)

Not sure I understand. Biggest giveaway of what? X-plane? That's not a screenshot from XP12. It's literally a real photo taken by my GoPro.

Not to be a devils advocate (context which forum this is). But XP12 has at times extremely believable "atmosphere", just as MSFS. The XP12 colors are natural (neutral even?), While MSFS has this greenish tint, or at least did have. There are plenty of nvidia freestyle presets out there which corrects this (YMMV). But in all honesty, accusing XP12 for having inferior colors, I simply don't agree with it. It's a very balanced palette imho. However the interior lighting (cockpits are usually way too dark, even in clear daylight) needs some work. Right now it's sort of mimicking the exposure behavior of my GoPro mounted in the cockpit (which is incorrect vs human eye, even while inverted)

Yes. Happens mostly to the wind conditions - since winds are very dynamic of nature obviously and METAR/ATIS reports average winds (over 10 mins??). where I fly, winds are basically always variable with a mean speed of 7-10kts. Most useful information is the wind sock at the threshold... Confession: I mostly write down the ATIS just so ATC doesn't yell at me for not knowing which information is current. 🤡

Asterisk required. It was the first airliner. Concorde was 10 years or so behind the Avro Arrow. (Experimental airframes not included in the mix). FBW was n-o-t a novelty when Concorde entered service. It had already been around for a Quarter of a decade 😉

I'm about to upgrade PPL to IR rating next spring. I use the WT G1000NXI all the time in the sim. Last week for instance I practiced en route holdings via OBS inbound/HDG select outbound in MSFS, and did the same practice the day after in a real plane with G1000. (In VMC, uncontrolled airspace) No difference whatsoever. Building avionics proficiency is very easy when you have the WT G1000 at your disposal and are aware of the shortcomings & simulator quirks.

I got worse outcome tracking a certain QDM of a tuned NDB vs using my Garmin D2 watch as HSI (having the NDB as a D-TO fix) So it's most likely that NDB navigation is outperformed by a 600 dollar smart watch. (Running GPS/Galileo, and using authentic AIRAC-db, mind you).

I think I have roughly 150hrs in the cadet/Warrior/Archer (not arrow though). I was also a betatester for JF a few years back, so I know the real plane allright and the JF package quite well (and its short comings). How extensive are the testings? I'm very choked at work + family so might not be able to dedicate the time you need, which would be waste of a beta spot. fyi Groundhandling was discussed at great lengths during beta, and the first hurdle is to get all testers to have equal rudder curves and sensitivities, or you will probably receive mixed feedback.

oh come on. Far from it. Just increase power and he's fine. "About to stall" is in my book, when you can feel the aerodynamic buffeting (and most likely the stick pusher since it's fed by AoA data) and perform a specific recovery maneuver (whatever that is in the ATR)

Those who are unfamiliar with how the ATR works (both the -500 and the -600 in particular, obviously) should visit Magnar's channel. https://youtube.com/@FlywithMagnar

It will display 123,080. As reference, the only frequencies unavailable on our 8.33 radios are "123.x20", "123,x45", "123,x70" and "123,x95" so twisting the knob means 5khz spacing on the display, save for the frequencies mentioned.

As a betatester, I recall this was debated during the many months of testing Early models of PA28s had a shorter stabilator and usually exhibits a nose down pitch as you say. The models JF are replicating have the "newer", larger stabilator which will pitch the nose up, especially 1st stage of flap. I have flown 250hrs+ in about 6 or 7 different PA28s, none pitched "over" as you describe. But they all had the revised stabilator on the other hand. edit: In the PA28-161 for instance, at 85kts, deploying 1st stage of flaps simply requires a firm (but temporary) forward counter on the yoke and some hundred extra RPMs. You barely have to touch trimwheel. And it will happily settle at 80 knots afterwards.

for both simming and RL, I use the NOTAM tab in "Avia Weather"-app: For graphical representation I use the splendid NOTAMINFO-site. (mostly for my VFR-trips) https://notaminfo.com/ukmap (if you don't want to register for an account but want to see other countries. simply swap "ukmap" to "germanymap" etc.