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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! 👍

Agree. It seems one person dominates this thread that makes understanding this thread much more difficult for everyone else. Perhaps that person can save all their valid questions and make them in ONE post, please. I admire your patience Kevin.😉

Hey Kevin Quick question for you.. Will there be phaseology differences when transiting different geographic regions e.g tower comms in the US vs Europe?

It's a shame there's no wxr on the Synaptic A220. What about other features? I just learnt the A220 has no opening cockpit windows. Apparently a safety design feature so I wonder if the Synaptic A220 has the roof escape hatch modelled when you want some fresh air in the cockpit?? 😃

Hi Ryan, Preflightly is in beta and a freeware app in which the developer is adding new functionality all the time. The latest beta will build symlinks if you want it or you can now point/map it to multiple folders (Community , etc) where your add-ons are stored, so it will not disturb what you have set up. There's a nice update video by BritishAvGeek here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-bi3Or5ECQ In addition, it has the ability to enable those airports that you are flying between in the sim, will detect any airport conflicts should you have multiple versions of the airport installed and also includes GSX profile matching to make sure your entire sim environment is active prior to start the flight of your choice.

Sale going on until 15th June for: Stuttgart airport A340-600 CRJ v2 Frankfurt airport Some titles are also MSFS2020 compatible https://www.aerosoft.com/en/shop/sale/fsexpo-sale/

Very good news to see SP1 hit the streets. Good job iFly!! I need to delve into my wallet now and see if the few pennies I have will stretch that far for a brand new MSFS2024 Max! 😁