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I can't imagine they look at every in game frame, considering they all spit out unique and wildly different results.

How do they work? Do they have a unique program fps that each record descent rate at different frames and the last recorded frame before touchdown is displayed? If so I could see how the timing of program start could make a difference.

I bought the Airsimmer mod. Man, what a flashback. Here's one of their (many) hype videos. It looked so good!

To be fair, the polished part isn't entirely done either. It's just BeyondATC Core. At the very least they should wait until the last Core version (V1.5). In the other thread, one of the beta participants mentioned he felt the core product is many months away from being ready to go.

Once you get old enough you realize how ridiculously predictable the human mind is... This is exactly what's going to happen.

My unpopular opinion is that it's a bad idea. The moment they go to early access they'll be diverting the majority of their dev time to bug fixes, troubleshooting, and customer complaints. The end result is we'll get the final package a lot later than we would have had they just waited until it was ready.

To be fair, I think dry braking is actually realistic in MSFS. The rollout distances on aircraft with 0 wind isn't as wild as you'd imagine given the size of a runway. Remember: Most aircraft pass the end of the runway at 50 feet, and you can touch down all the way at the end of the Touch-Down-Zone where the stripes and bars stop, and then there's still some distance added for reaction time and the actual aircraft braking to begin. Max brake application to stop is usually the shortest distance when dissecting the entire landing, unless you're flying the Concorde onto an icy runway with a 15 knot tailwind or something.

Getting older happens to the lucky ones! Thanks Mobeans. Have a safe week.

If you're younger than 55 there's always time. If you have a CSEL with IR and CFI you can make it to a regional in about a year with that sunny AZ weather. The covid "hiring wave" is over, so regionals are soon going to require a 5-7 year commitment before flowing into a slot in the majors, but the pay is *WAY* higher than back in the day. I think Endeavor starts at $110 an hour for first year FO's IIRC. If it's still your dream, that is!

It looks fantastic. It's going to be a race to the top between them and SayIntentionsAI. I don't think Asobo will ever be a competitor to these two, not in MSFS2024 or in MSFS2028, etc.

This isn't normal? I've had this problem literally since I first got MSFS back in 2020. 4 years I've had to maximize my screen after every update. I figured it was normal because I've built a new PC and went to W11 and it does the same on the entirely brand new PC with no similar parts as the old. Never knew about Alt Enter. Thank you!

I really enjoyed the walk mode, which allowed me to do aircraft walkarounds, but recently I found that the mouse controls were somehow inverted and it also caused the graphics engine to draw aircraft windows and some other parts of the aircraft very strangely. I was never a fan of the MSFS camera system (why do i have to go into a separate drone mode where I must choose between moving the camera or flying the airplane? I can multi-task!) and thought FSR would alleviate those issues, but in a way it introduced more issues. I have it and support it, but for now I also shelved it. You can send a PM to @FSRealistic if you're not getting help via e-mail or other avenues of support, but that's really all else I can think of. Good luck!

Opposite experience. Just departed Buffalo on an IFR, using button mode (no mic on my end). While typing entire readbacks is pretty rough on single pilot IFR, it handled everything pretty realistically. My last real world IFR flight was on the 8th, so it's been a minute, but it did everything as expected from CRAFT to handoff to Center. The only thing that could be improved is its interaction (or lack thereof) with other traffic. I use AIG and didn't hear it say a word to anyone else, which shouldn't be the case at KBUF. We'll see how my landing goes: Flying into the storms in Louisiana for some fun. Expecting to go missed. If it handles that, I'm sold.

Dumb question but the sayintentions.ai website doesn't provide an answer in its FAQ. Is it voice and button control or voice control only? I don't have a microphone for my simming lol.

This is one of those situations where I have to admit I don't know what to think. On one hand really smart teams like Working Tile say it's good and on the other hand really smart teams like PMDG and Fenix say it's not. All I know is for some reason I don't have one in my favorite jets, and it sounds like that's not changing in the upcoming sim.

Ouch. This confirms no weather API whatsoever. No weather radar either in this sim or the next. If MSFS2024 has "dangerous weather" like the teaser made it seem, not having realistic WXR is a pretty big kick in the teeth.

Not to be that guy, Dave, but you shouldn't be browsing Avsim while driving.

Yeah Fiorentoni. I can definitely see brake glow / wear, random buttons at start, and maybe even an FO program like PMDG's DC-6 in the future, too. Maybe even some visual goodies like St.Elmo's fire, lift condensation, or foggy cabins during depressurization. Whatever Aamir has in store over the coming years is going to be pretty amazing. I can't wait.

My eyes are probably the darkest shade of brown, and Bob's screen was perfectly lit for daytime on my monitor and I could see the top row of the PFD even while it was thumbnailed for the forum size. Though when real world flying I always keep the screens at their lowest brightness so maybe I'm used to it or something.

"...but are the runways undulated?" 😂

I might be in the minority but I am actually looking forward to your input on block 2, because hearing from naysayers can be pretty insightful. If you have the *other P3D bus* installed, it would be pretty cool to see how the Fenix compares with fuel burn, Single engine ops, deep systems, etc. I have my assumptions on how both products match up and I'd love to know if reality agrees.

Super exciting! I have a check-ride on Saturday so I won't be flying it till Sunday, but I can't wait to boot this bird up with the IAE's. Are we going to get videos before the plane drops?

Trying to find the light switch in the dark is about as real as it gets. I think Davide got it right in this iteration. MSFS lets you use a flashlight if you need it, IIRC.

I don't mean to offend you, but I think this suggestion is wholly delusional. Users had moved to MSFS before LSH, PMDG, Fenix, or FSLabs entered the MSFS market.

Why would FSLabs move over to MSFS if MSFS were inferior? It's the premier sim, and it has a larger dev team than all the others combined. The rate at which improvements and features are being developed is unprecedented. It would be no surprise if MSFS2024 finally ends the debate with its overhauled ground friction, flight envelope, and weather overhauls.