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This sounds like one incredible update @vbazillio Vincent! I'll have to download check it out later when I have some more time 😊

Love me some Page! Bring it on Vincent 😁 @vbazillio

If you fly helicopters around in MSFS2024, you will see fauna. Probably due to lower altitudes and slower speeds, but they are there and fairly common to encounter in a helo. Of course, they usually take off running from the rotor blade slap 😁 I am NOT in the beta, just fyi.

I can attest to very smooth FPS and no stutters with the BS Commander 114. That said, I always have very good performance from all Black Square aircraft, and my system specs are a bit robust as well. But yes, smooth flying and operation with this plane.

@ryanbatc Ryan, dude, you can look past people's opinions that you don't like or agree with. Just let it go. Be the better person. At the end of the day, it has no effect on you personally (unless maybe you were the developer). Do you know how often I hear comments like "oh, that wouldn't happen in combat" or that isn't right because it's not in CoD or some other wargame or first-person shooter. I just laugh. If I let that kind of stuff bother me, I would never be on the internet again or even socialize anymore...lol. It's all good man, it's all good. 😊😊😊

@JYW Great and informative post! Super helpful and appreciated...thanks! 😊

Sounds like an interesting experiment (or fad diet...lol) to try. Be interested to see how it works out for you. Keep us posted if you start getting urges. Maybe we will decide NOT to intervene 😁

Yes, thank you as well!

Rucking was pretty much my whole career as a Light Infantryman...lol. But yes, rucking/hiking are good alternatives. I DO still hike, but don't carry near as much weight as I did when I carried my 120-pound ruck on missions. Not to mention the civilian hiking gear I have now is so much lighter on its own 😉 My nephew was in the USN for about an eight-year stint. Sonar operator for most of that time.

Thank you both! Always appreciated. As for running, yeah, after I was wounded, I was in the hospital for about 15 months of rehab. I needed assistance just to walk. Long story short, I saw other Soldiers outside (I was in a base hospital) doing their runs and workouts and told myself one day I would run again. The last thing I wanted to be was some grumpy, disgruntled Soldier just sitting at home getting unhealthy and adding more issues on top of my combat injuries. So, eventually I was on a treadmill and then back to running outside. I am not setting any speed records, and I am definitely at "old guy" pace...lol, but I can knock out some distances still. And running in CO is nice a lot of the time, but the winter running is interesting to say the least 😁

Well, it is worth the wait. I think you will really enjoy it when you are able to get it.

Everything is clearer after a cup of coffee 😁 I am using a Bravo throttle with default MSFS bindings, and all the controls are working fine as others have stated. I also have an SFS Dual Encoder for GA aircraft that I use for the radio knobs, HDI adjustments and barometer adjustments, and it too works without any special bindings for the Commander (it does have its own special software that allows it to work in MSFS, but that is not specific to the BS Commander).

@JYW Great flight report!

Well, for me, I am fully enjoying this BS Commander so far. The cockpit is different enough for me to keep me interested, and I really like how she is flying.

Off to Just Flight to purchase, download and install! Nice to hear some good reports so far, but as a Black Square release I was not too worried. 😊

Just logged into MSFS 2024 without any issues here in Colorado. All of my settings appear INTACT, so that is good. 😊

I see this MS server down situation just as I would like a power down issue, or TV service is out. It's really no big deal in the large scheme of things. I know I have all kinds of other things I can do, and which I am doing. In fact, I just found out about this server down issue because I have been doing other things...lol In fact, maybe this is a good time to get my Legos out and build something...or better yet, get on my PS5 and make some micro-transactions...yeah, that's it. 😁😉 Just wow...

I am like you...I always start with the more purist version first, so in this case the normally aspirated one. I just like to start easy and progress when learning something new.

Wow! That last video from Nick (BS) was just plain sexy. I had no idea the Commander was so capable.

Well, I am retired with no kids and not married. I do have a cat and a girlfriend 😊 I have plenty of time to sim, and that is even with me being outdoors a lot. I live in Colorado, so lots of outdoor activities to stay busy with. I Jeep quite often, camp often, do some multi day rafting trips each summer, and also run every day. I am an avid long-distance runner, so every day starts with at least a 2-mile run, most times much longer. In the winter things slow down a little, but I do enjoy skiing very much and spend about 60-70 days each winter on snow. And, I do own a house so that takes lots of upkeep and care as many of you know. But I still find time to sim at least 2-3 hours most days. I really enjoy GA, some airliner (mostly A320) and plenty of heli flying too. Mostly I spend my money on aircraft but some scenery too. Honestly, I spend more money on hardware options. I have a control setup for just about any type of aircraft you can think of, and I spend lots of time mixing and matching to find the "best" setup only to change my mind after 2-3 flights...lol! I don't advertise this very much at all, but this topic has kind of opened the door. I served a full 28-year career in the US Army as an Infantryman and spent about 4 years of that time in combat. Towards the latter part of my career, I was wounded in combat while on a mission in a certain country. Flight simming for me has been both a therapeutic and cathartic release from a lot of the "stuff" that comes with all that. I have been simming since I was a kid, but during my career, I was only able to do it every so often (weekends when I was not also deployed...lol). After getting wounded and being very static during long months of rehab, and then retiring gave me the time and a nice option to focus on something completely different. It helps me relax and takes me away mentally from a lot of the "noise". Anyhow, there you go. That's how I sim and use my resources (time and money) when it comes to simming. It has been a great therapeutic and cathartic outlet for me 😊

Fwiw, I had almost this same problem last year when flying the Fenix. Every single time I would land, CTD. I spent lots of time with Fenix trying to figure out the problem, but to no avail. Every other plane I tested worked fine. Then, I finally figured out that I had updated my video card drivers before the CTD's with the Fenix started. By this time, there was even a newer stable driver available, so I updated to that one, and voila...no more CTD's with the Fenix (or anything else). I don't know why that particular driver version did not like the Fenix, but for whatever reason that was the problem. I had spent weeks trying everything else to check off potential causes. Nothing else worked. Only the driver update fixed it. Your issue may be similar or may not be, but just wanted to post this information so maybe it could help.

100% agree with this statement.

Working in Colorado as well. Strange...

Some of the NZ folks were having a similar issue earlier today or yesterday. Not sure if it they are still having it or not.

@vbazillio Vincent, please don't ever think no one notices your little details... I know I do, and I am very sure others do as well. Details at small GA airports matter and make all the difference, and custom work especially. Keep on doing what you do! 😊