CarlHill

I bought this software to try to rework some of the functions on the Saitek Multipanel. Basically make the flaps switch the autopilot disconnect and have the trim wheel adjust VS up or down. The flaps switch trick was pretty easy and helped me learn my way around events but the trim wheel has me banging my head . I've spent the last 3 evenings wasting hours trying to get this to work but no luck. I have also noticed that no values show up on the multipanel screen and the buttons do not light up. I used to get values and light up buttons with the Saitek MFSFS 2020 plugin. That said, the values never matched what was on the 737 MCP and Ive spent hours looking for a solution to that as well. I've seen comments suggest that only SPAD can do it but I thought SPAD was a little pricey for such a simple task and was hoping that AAO could do most of what SPAD does.

Did 3 more flights tonight, longest being KGSP to KPHL. LNAV and ILS worked perfectly for runway 27R. Loving this bird more by the day. Would I love to have VNAV? Sure, but it didn't exist for years and we all managed. This is perfectly flyable, looks great, very good FPS and I'm looking forward to the improvements.

I tried 9.7 last night. ILS worked every time. LNAV, not so much. Still occasionally takes random turns off course and will wind up in another country if not corrected. On another note, GSX config file is worthless unless you think passengers falling out of the nose gear compartment is cool to watch. I do not.

Even with what's lacking for now, I still prefer this over the Aerosoft CRJ.

I guess it could have been the route and airport ILS, but I have tried it a few times and no failures yet. KGSP to KCLT.

I have to say that I was skeptical reading all of the negative online comments from January and February, but I took the plunge last week. I get very acceptable frame rates, 35+ on my modest system. The navigation via autopilot and even the ILS works flawlessly for me and the AC looks great. I have owned the AS CRJ-550/700 since day one and would much rather fly this. i7 10700 32 gb DDR 4 ram 1660 ti 1 tb SSD

So no one knows of a CRJ-200 in development?

My thoughts exactly. 30 mins to 45 mins. I hate going backwards with the scenery, flight modeling, etc, but I'm not giving up my CRJ200, ERJ, or Saab 340 anytime soon.

My thoughts exactly. 30 mins to 45 mins. I hate going backwards with the scenery, flight modeling, etc, but I'm not giving up my CRJ200, ERJ, or Saab 340 anytime soon.

If FSX was really the base for this, like Asobo claims, then why so hard to convert our beloved FSX/P3D aircraft?

I started in 1986. Floppy disks. We have always had a much better selection compared to now.

My personal opinion, which may not sway this new generation of simmers, is that some "pretend" fly for technical and precision reasons, others for "Feel". The smaller regional a'/c seem to react better to winds, turbulence, updrafts and downdrafts. This, in my opinion, is more enjoyable. Sort of like jumping in a King Air or smaller and having to deal with the real forces of nature. I sincerely do not understand why Aerosoft put out a CRJ that did not include the very version that launched the brand. Here, near Charlotte, we have entire terminals dedicated to the CRJ200 and other smaller regionals. So, in my mind, Microsoft is leaning more towards the gamers.

I don't check in here nearly as often as I used to due to life changes, but it is interesting to occasionally catch up. What are your thoughts on why we still do not have many regional aircraft here two years into this new sim? No Dash 8, No Saab 340, no CRJ-200, no EMB 145, no Beechcraft-1900? I find myself still reverting back to X-Plane and P3D just to enjoy the regional aircraft that are missing. If the CRJ-200 were dead, one certainly wouldn't know it flying out of smaller Southeast airports.

Not sure what kind of support still exists for the Saitek stuff. I abandoned XP10 2 yrs ago due to crappy peripheral support. I bought all of the Saitek panels for XP10 and 2 i-Pad minis for the glass screens to build a panel that should have worked. Unfortunately, it sucked too many frames per second to be usable and that was the final straw for me. This new sim looks amazing, but if I have to drop $3k on a new computer (Based on test machine specs) only to find that my panel goodies still require more HP, then where does it end in dollars? Can anyone speculate?

I would not spend the money. Where did you ever get the impression that the new MSFS would be released this October? November 2020 at best is the thinking.