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Depends on what exactly you want the documentation to teach you. The Hotstart Challenger 650 just lets you use real world docs because it's that close. With the virtual FO and the onboard checklists, it's pretty good to learn (although still very complex of course).

Considering most of this thread is close to 2 years old, I'm sure the situation has somewhat changed. What would you guys say are the best GA aircraft available today?

From what I've gathered, the Flysimware 414 is up there as well as the Milviz 310. What other GA addons do you recommend? Are there any upcoming that I should be looking out for?

Very nice showcase of that feature. I do wish we had snowflakes/snow particles instead of just the old rain effect.

I'm sure you've already seen it, but the latest info is here: https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/537705-13jun18-xplane-user-updates/

It doesn't look like they have any news to share about it yet. I'm also still on the fence about it, and have been since release. I really like the aircraft, but the nebulous future of the add-on is making me hesitate. 

15 hours ago, rsrandazzo said:

(To be clearer- this will be a service update, not requiring any further purchase from XPL customers.)

I tend to wait and see when new add-ons get released so I didn't immediately jump on the DC-6. I've been on the fence about it ever since, but this is the news I had been waiting for! Everything else I am more than patient for. Thanks 🙂

3 hours ago, acenickells said:

I find my FPS has plummeted in just a month. I shall wait to see if things improve. VR seems to be getting all the love at this time, so maybe later.

Apart from other suggestions made, you might also just want to try and delete (i.e. move elsewhere/backup and delete) your preferences folder and see if that improves your issues.

I'm glad the plane is being updated frequently, but from what I have seen the graphical quality of the interior (panel in particular) is still lackluster for a current day add-on. It just seems extremely flat. I've been following the dev blogs but don't really see a lot of improvement in that area.

Has anyone flown it recently and is able to comment? I don't generally care for the most cutting edge graphics, but if what I'm looking at all flight doesn't appeal to me, it's a tough one to swallow (especially with a similar plane being available for XP11).

On 20.2.2018 at 7:24 PM, MarioDonick said:

At least a simplified quick flight tutorial is not asked too much. Just to get the bird in the air, for a first success. The IXEG 737 does this very well.

I agree. They are a very, very good series of video tutorials increasing in complexity over time. But to be fair, they do have one of the best educators in the X-Plane environment on their team. @Janov's many videos on scenery development are always fantastic tend to provide the perfect balance of being concise and to the point with enough knowledge to understand the logic behind a tool or function.

Maybe he'll do a short series on the A320 some day as he apparently does currently fly the Airbus, although I hear he's not too fond of it ;)

@alpilotx as you are currently active here and HD Mesh v4 is on the horizon... have you heard anything from Ben, Andras? Since it has been a few months. Otherwise maybe we should try and bug him on the dev blog about it ;)

It is a private developer beta right now. During the Cosford Flight Sim Show, next week was mentioned regarding the public beta release.

@avgeek1 Sooo, what's the status on the video interview you mentioned? :)

4 hours ago, rsrandazzo said:

Gents,

Last I checked, we haven't give anyone any inclination as to what we are working on.  I think it is cute to see so much uninformed conjecture as to what/where/when/why and how we will or will not do next.

Please though- do try and stick to the facts as we have outlined them.  I really don't want to have to start treating the XPlane proselytizers the same way I treat the religion peddlers that appear on my doorstep from time to time. 

Thanks for chiming in, Robert. Most of us just like the product and would love to fly it, but would obviously find it hard investing the price with this (from the consumer's perspective) uncertainty.  We'll be patient for news!

I have to say I really enjoyed this stream, especially with the almost the entire LR team being there, and hope hope they do more of these at their next meetings. Not all of it was new, but we got a very personal Q&A session and that's what it was advertised as.

3 hours ago, michaelray said:

One thing I was a little disappointed in was the fact that it didn't sound like there was a proper fix for seeing the lights through the clouds in any reasonable time frame. Ben explained that it was hard to get the drawing order correct and I don't feel this was properly addressed in the session.

Along with the weather I think this is another area that really deserves attention now. I hope the is something more positive going to happen with this.

This was a very general all over the place Q&A session, so I don't think you could expect that. You can always comment on the issue on the dev blog and see if you can get some more info. Probably doesn't lead to it getting improved any faster though.

8 hours ago, gstreet said:

I apologize if this has been answered but RR stated that you guys would look into releasing some of the changes made to the DC-6 from the development of other platforms. Would this include an update to XP11 or will XP10 still be the only supported platform? 

 

Also the DC6 is an absolutely amazing aircraft however my usage of it may be affecting my marriage 😆

Unfortunately this is not being answered. I know me and many others are looking to pick up this beauty, but only if there is some form of future XP11 support.

I can't echo this sentiment at all and as @sd_flyer has said, I would be careful to generalize. I have only had good experiences with Flight Factor's support. The 767 works well for me and many others.

29 minutes ago, Paraffin said:

For what it's worth, I've been buying aircraft from the .org store for years without any problems, but then I've never tried to return anything either. It's basically "buyer beware" when it comes to the quality of plane models sold at the .org. There are excellent models and clunkers sitting side by side on the store pages, with no real quality control from the store itself. So, research what people say in each developers support forum before buying. 

Buyer beware indeed, although that certainly does not apply to this aircraft. I'm inclined to believe this is a classic case of PEBKAC.

I would say the best overall is the JAR A330 since it's a little more stable compared to the 320.

Best FBW is the QPAC A320 or A350 by far.

Yes.You'll have to mess with your lights.txt file found in X-Plane 11\Resources\bitmaps\world\lites at your own risk.

Have a look around line 767. Instructions and comments are found at the top of the file. 

Cold & dark is the default state. Do you happen to have "start with engines running" checked in the flight config screen?

On 5/24/2017 at 6:25 PM, Pilot53 said:

I understand that, I was just wondering if Robert's comments regarding rolling new features into an xplane update might include xp11 compatibility too.  It works very in xp11, aside from the supercharger issue.

This is what has been keeping me from purchasing it as well. I tend to wait some time for initial quirks to get fixed and then XP11 got announced. I would buy it now if an eventual XP11 update would then be free of charge.

It looks great. I've purchased your Manchester and Mykonos sceneries and have been very happy with those purchases. I would also love to support LatinVFR's foray into X-Plane. Will the scenery be available through other retailers soon, such as Aerosoft/Simmarket/X-Plane.org store? 

p.s. what you guys are doing with the Avanti is looking really, really good.

It would not surprise me, this might be the  "cherry on the cake"  in the final release of X-Plane 11, in my eyes a clever commercial move.
An excellent action to make the final release "special again" , not just the final release of something thousands already had half a year to play with.

Don't get your hopes up:

http://developer.x-plane.com/2016/12/x-plane-11-00-public-beta-2-is-here/#comment-15751

http://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-11-00-release-notes/

Scenery:

• Sydney, Australia is over water

the best available

And not just the best available but overall very, very good. I think it's about to get a paid update though. The FJS 727 is even better!

Sure, I agree with what you say. One thing I am rather perplexed is, if you want to purchase XP11, you are effectively buying a product that is still in beta. Is this correct?

Yes. However, from the X-Plane website:

 

 

Note: X-Plane 11 is currently undergoing public beta testing. This gives users access to an early preview release aimed at finding and fixing bugs in the software prior to the “final” release. Because of the high probability of encountering bugs in the beta, all purchases at this time also include access to the X-Plane 10 digital download as well.