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Thanks Farlis.... :)

The CATS parachute system is now operative today (june 17 '25). I was surprised....hadn't read anything about that ! [fs2024 streaming]

Hi and thanks for your input. Yes, it is the bush challenge that is my concern, so here is my very simple test landing I use . The Kodiak fails (crashes) every time in ms2024. I invite you and all the responders to successfully make this landing: 1. Startup a flight at the south end of runway 33 at KFNL (in Colorado) with rudder trim centered. 2. Become airborne heading north above the runway and set flaps down fully preparing to land. 3. Slightly beyond the north end of the runway and to its left is a farm field green with grass. 4. Your assignment (should you choose to accept it) is to perform a short landing on that field. 5. Report your results.

My most played aircraft has been the SWS Kodiak 100. For 2 years now. A few weeks before last XMAS holidays (2024), we were encouraged to expect the new MS2024 version in short time. I now have switched over to MS2024, while monitoring the progress, and lack thereof, of this elusive update. I have no reason to expect this to ever happen, but would relish the thought of being proved wrong. Look at the calendar. And look at all the new products being gushed about on their Discord site. I'm not a fan of internet "AI", but here's what 'they' say about my predicament regarding the Kodiak: "SimWorks Studios (SWS) may have recently paused updates to the Kodiak, potentially focusing on other projects or platform upgrades. They have stated they plan to release a Kodiak 100 update for FS2020 (SimWorks Studios - Facebook), but the focus is shifting to FS2024 upgrades for the Kodiak 100 and 900. While there has been a 3-month gap in updates, this does not necessarily mean they are finished with the Kodiak. SWS has mentioned they will continue bug fixing for the FS2020 Kodiak and are actively working on upgrades for the FS2024 platform," Tell me I'm wrong...

Whoa there ! 43 seconds into the previous video, you'll see a white line on the pitch trim wheel by your right knee. That line is not in the latest version 1.5.4 of the Kodiak wheels product. This is because they have now updated the visual trim setting indicator over to the G1000 MFD display. The 1.5.4 ver is now available on the Just Flight and Simmarket sites, at least. The other new specs changes are shown earlier in this forum.

The documentation says to use the keyboard assigned key (in my case, the G key) used to normally toggle the landing gear. It sounds like you are using an external (or keyboard) accessory key which has not been assigned that function. OOPS! I was answering a different question than you are asking. I think.

My experience flying the Kodiak (wheeled) in MS2024 is its inability to land on , or take off from, any of the farm fields near KFNL. It bounces around like crazy on those scruffy surfaces and flips into a prop strike every time. The IRL Kodiak is well known to handle those situations nicely. I have no complaints in MS2020. Also, SWS has lost the 4 speed bugs on the G1000 PFD. Can't get them back.

from SWS discord..."@everyone A new update for the Kodiak along with an update for the RV-14 were released today. The new versions can now be downloaded from our website, and they have already been sent to various resellers. The Kodiak received several changes to its flight model, such as improved pitch and yaw stability. In terms of visuals, a new seating variant was added, the Timberline, and the seats of the Summit variant were redone. New SWS shocks to the exterior model were also added. This all comes along with many corrections and improvements to the User experience. Moving on to the avionics part, several improvements and corrections were made to the G1000NXi, we also corrected the ESI500 descending 10s digit when above 100kts."

Must get back and fly.

I can confirm that there is a bug for EGHE wherein any choice for a departure runway always results in a placement on runway 27. This was with, and without, Navigraph data installed. Also this problem does not exist in the 2020 version.

Hi TrafficPilot, I'm on the beta and started a flight on a runway at Lands End airport (EGHC). But there is no runway 27. Nearest is runway 25. Is this the right field ?

I'll jump in here to say that I am using ver 0.4.4.5-test3 of the differently named MSFS_AutoFPS also created by ResetXPDR for the 2024 SU1-Beta.

make sure there isn't an embedded kmdw folder within the 'master' folder.

And I am not alone in using the Cirrus sr22t 2020 version for window clarity in 2024.

Maybe a long shot, but some planes require a minimum airspeed to fully engage flaps and gear..