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Having Umberto work on the vehicle collision functionality i think will pay dividends in terms of improving the realism of the service vehicles that come and go at different times. Looking forward to trying this new GSX version out!

I hope its the last option in your vote list in order to get the best value out of what I have put into the sim so far, but to be honest it all depends when Microsoft pull the plug on their MSFS2024 servers. When that happens, streaming will not be possible and I guess the sim will be non-functional. Again that date/year is influenced by whatever future sim platform may be launched and when and by whom!

You need an "update assistant" Ron!! 😄

I am in two minds about AI... First I am a proponent of using AI to replace manual, repetitive and mundane tasks with some better search and data analysis capabilities, process automation and so on. I can certainly see the benefits there. I use it for work for exactly this purpose. However the accuracy of the AI algorithms needs to dramatically improve. A couple, of examples, one flightsim related. 1. Someone in the forums was asking a question on a specific flightsim product whether the cargo doors were operational or not. I entered my AI prompt specifying the specific doors and the specific product and back came the result that of course it was functional. Then I took the time to review the citation and discovered it had pulled that information for an entirely different product. 2. Completely different topic... How can AI realistically and safely manage autonomous driving? I keep hearing the reviews of new cars on the roads and various safety and autonomous driving tests that are conducted, but the robustness is just not there yet. e.g. can it manage to change lanes safely if a lane is being blocked (lets say police traffic cones) or can it really steer the correct path at night when that fluorescent tape that is used in road traffic constructions to divide driving lanes has half flown away or is completely misplaced on the carriage way. I also have a concern about the environmental footprint and the impact it has on local communities. Its not an "all-win" situation. There are communities that are suffering with these huge data centers that are being built. Also from an innovation standpoint I have heard it argued this is a catalyst for innovation, but at the same time if we are all using the same tools , what's the real innovation advantage then? Does this then suggest that AI tools will become very discrete in their use and limited to a select few in order to not give away that advantage to the broader majority? So ultimately there’s two main points I want to make... a) AI has value but it should be treated as a starting point and should not assume (at this stage of maturity) it will provide the ultimate, final solution unless you can be certain that the data set it is working from is highly qualified and accurate. And you still need to use your brain and validate the results make sense. b) Ultimately, I think it will require some regulation in terms of how to use AI responsibly..... just like many other things in life! Cheers,

Hi, Passing this info along.. I just received an email that Navigraph as part of having an Unlimited subscription you will be able to obtain weekly chart updates. IMHO this does add some more value to the Navigraph subscription fees albeit I think it depends upon how frequently you fly in the sim. Cheers,

Looks like the US are in for another "heat dome" coming this weekend while us Europeans say "goodbye" to the one that has hovering over western Europe for a week and is now moving eastwards. It was a pleasure to have all the windows open at 4am this morning to lets some cool air in and hear the patter of a few raindrops! Relief at last! - but probably not for long though.🙂

A question.. If I select callsign , aircraft type= inibuilds A350 and departure airport = lebl then check the enable long haul flights, the slider for selecting the block time disappears. Is it possible to select a user-specified block time for flights >2 hrs for long haul flights? Thx!

Hi Rudy, How many monitors do you plan to use and what resolutions would you be using? I think this will be determinant factor in selecting the right graphics card. Cheers Mark

Latest EHAM rwy info ops from week 25May - 7 Jun: 36% for 06/24 32% for 18R/36L 13% for 18L/36R 12% for 09/27 7% for 18C/36C 0% for 04/22 Source: www.schiphol.nl

Well, from my own personal experience having visited EHAM many times is that, its usually operated when there's a strong, direct west wind when this becomes more preferable to operate than when the winds are in a NW or SW direction which is when the 18/36 runways are preferentially used. So yes your summary of >15kts fits this scenario quite nicely I would say. By and large in contrast to other runways, it is not operated as frequently. In terms of runway usage I have seen data for % used but I am not sure if I have seen volume in terms of actual aircraft movements.

This looks to be several steps above in quality versus the Tropicalsim version...

Found this info for that date/time if it helps. As suspected NW winds. : 18:25 (6:25 PM) Local Time: METAR EHAM 181625Z 28007KT 250V310 CAVOK 26/16 Q1016 NOSIG 18:55 (6:55 PM) Local Time: METAR EHAM 181655Z 31007KT 290V010 CAVOK 26/16 Q1016 TEMPO -SHRA FEW070CB [1]

So I did a little bit of digging and from what I was able to find out, on April 18 2026 at EHAM the following rwy ops combination was in operation, I assume to some northwesterly winds. Landing: 36C, 27 Takeoff: 36L This info courtesy of the Dutch Plane Spotters website: https://www.dutchplanespotters.nl/ Note 36C can alternate very quickly between landings and take-offs based on winds and peak operating periods

Hi Kevin, The advanced tool looks great! Nice job on EHAM. There's probably some additional EHAM configs to add as I notice 36C is not listed for arrivals but in real rwy ops that can happen.I will try and find the info when that rwy is used. Some questions came to mind about how I would use the tool.. A question... can the table accept dates at all? Reason for asking is when runways are out of commission due to maintenance, I wonder if the table can be programmed to avoid certain runways on certain days (range of days)?? Of course, user can enter that exception on that specific day in the list and then revert the list back afterwards but wonder if that came up in discussions? I assume to prevent a runway from being used at all, its a question of clicking the "-" sign in the selected runways column and selecting that specific rwy for removal? I also assume the times are UTC, not local in the list?? (Note: from this Sep through end of Oct, EHAM will be doing maintenance on 4 of their runways and each time a runway will be shut for at least 1 week period). Also for other rwy ops, the other thing may be to consider incorporating is not just aircraft class but true aircraft type. I am thinking about Frankfurt Main ops and the northwest runway (25R/07L) that prevents specific aircraft types from using this specific runway e.g. 74x, MD-11, A380. I believe this is based primarily on the ICAO aircraft category code i.e. Cat F aircraft are the exception. I mention this because back when I was using P3D, I was also using a user-developed app named ATCAPI if you remember that one (?) that allowed you to configure AI runway usage based on aircraft types. This would be a nice to have feature- not a must. And when multiple rwys are in operation (lets say at EHAM with 1 DEP, and 2 ARR rwys) how does the app/tool schedule the appropriate weighting of aircraft between them? Is this pre-programmed to a given percentage or could this also be user controlled. Anyway, I am glad that this type of customisation by users will be possible. Loving the info flow on this forthcoming app! 👍

Hi, I am looking for ideas for a tool that can display the departure & destination airport names (e.g. ICAO codes), flight number, aircraft type and ETA as a banner/overlay on top of the sim window showing the status for my current flight. I have noticed that some streamers have this capability when streaming rw flights but am wondering if this can be added to MSFS2024 without streaming? I am not sure what you call that banner or strip, so I'm having a difficult time finding something relevant on the web. I did find one called "Flight Info Bar" in Flightsim.to however this relies upon having Parallel 42's Flow Pro app installed. Any suggestions on what else to look for/try? Thanks!