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I only look at the main (1st) pic. That doesn't mean I don't value repaints - I do. It's just today's world is a one of busy people and fast transactions. I would say that most screenshots that show the livery from the side (showing the length of the airframe) should show potential users everything they need to see. I guess in some cases people will want to look at minute details and decals. The liveries I download these days are all GA (like the ones you make), so it's not like I'm comparing the work to a real life livery. I just see it and either think that I'd like it in my sim or I wouldn't. Some additional factors appeal to me - for example, I am a lot more likely to download a livery for something like the A2A Comanche, Black Square planes or JF GA planes, if they also include a set of interior custom textures. [EDIT: St Mawgan reminded me...... 90% of all liveries I download are dynamic registration. It's rare that I will download a livery that has a baked-in reg. It's why I haven't downloaded any repaints for the FSW Legacy. There are no dynamic registration liveries - or wasn't the last time I looked.]

A new developer - releasing scenery that's only for MSFS2020? That seems so odd in a commercial space. I mean I understand the few people on FS.TO who don't want to learn the 2024 SDK, so still make 2020 only scenery because that's what they're comfortable with (and they're making it for free). But for payware, to limit your audience to an older, effectively replaced version of the sim seems really strange. This is just a commercial observation and is not intended to upset any sensitive users who have chosen to stay with the old sim 👍

Make sure you report it to them, as I suspect not many users use the keyboard for steering, hence they may not be aware.

To go alongside your Citation X; for best overall immersion, enjoyment and (as Ryan said) perhaps the best sounds you'll hear in the sim right now, I'd recommend the Skyward Simulations Sovereign+ Great price too ... fantastic value.

In the EFB under Navigraph. People see that and thing it refer to the Navigraph Charts (subscription), but it's actually where you store your Simbrief ID.

C:\Users\[YOUR USER FOLDER]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community2024\bluesky-grumman-aa5\SimObjects\Airplanes\GrummanAA5\common\config\cameras.cfg

This is the key thing (and very different to MSFS2020 and previous sim iterations). Loading times do seem inconsistent between users. I have 674 folders in my Community folder. Over 300Gb of data. Yet MSFS2024 takes just under 3 minutes to load. I used Addon Linker with 2020 and valued it. But when I tried it with 2024, I just could not find a reason to be using it. My loading time barely changes depending on how many items I have in the Community folder. (I do sometimes remove things from it). Add to that the fact that 2024 runs as well when I have those 674 folders installed, as it does with an empty community folder. So now, I have everything in there, and I can fly what I want, between any scenery. I see no tangible benefit in 'de-selecting' things any more, via Addon Linker. As Dave_YVR said above, 2024 does not load nor pre-load items in the Community folder any more. It simply indexes the content, which takes a second or two.

Now all we need is for all addon devs to include the ability to view MSFS2024's LIDO charts in their EFBs. Some only provide LIDO Some provide the option to view built-in LIDO or Navigraph Then, there are still some pesky devs that only provide access to Navigraph charts in their EFB. Even though it's subscription option, and MSFS2024 has these beautiful LIDO charts, sitting there waiting to be accessed. You can of course view the LIDA charts via the MSFS2024 default EFB though. 😉

I'll be very interested to hear people's initial feedback about this new native 2024 model. The previous (2020 port) was absolutely disastrous on my system. Not just VRAM; FPS, stutters and artifacts too. But if the native build addresses the core of the previous issues, this will be a real milestone. So please, bleeding edge early adopters, let us know how it is!

I think he meant that this was another application of AI (ie, an AI utility) that "no-one asked for", rather than suggesting that "no-one is asking for AI".

Well, yes and no. His issue is that the INIT B page is unavailable to him, because he starts the flight with the engines running. But that is a realistic representation of the FMS. INIT B concerns fuel-related pre-flight calculations, so if the engines are started and fuel begins to be burned, the INIT B page is inaccessible as it can no long compute everything that it needs to. Again, this is real-world behaviour and the Airbus A320 works exactly the same. This is a high-end addon, systems-wise, so I guess it's just a case that if you want to use the systems to their full breadth, starting the flight with the engines running is going to prevent some aspects of being able to do that. If JF had built it so that INIT B was still available with the engines running, some people would have complained that this was not realistic 😉 Having said all of that, I'm not fully convinced that not populating the INIT B page will actually prevent Profile (VNAV) mode from working. I've only made 2 flights in this bird so will need to dig deeper. As I never start a flight with the engines running, I was able to populate INIT B, Profile mode worked fine, and I didn't see any issues.

FYI.... I've asked this question 4 times, including directly to MPL and have never had a response. 🙂

In the MSFS Controls assignments: Set your rudder pedals to the RUDDER_AXIS assignment, and Set your joystick twist to the TILLER_AXIS assignment. 👍

Exactly. When an aircraft addon in MSFS jolts or changes pitch when the AP is removed, that is usually because :- PITCH_USE_ELEVATOR_ONLY .....has been set to '1' in the [autopilot] section of the systems.cfg All autopilots that have automatic trimming by the AP (around 90% of them), should have:- PITCH_USE_ELEVATOR_ONLY=0 PITCH_USE_TRIM_ONLY=1 I'm away from my PC today so can't check this in the F70. It may be something completely different. This is just one common issue that causes pitch changes and jolts when the AP is disconnected.

Did you start with your engines running? (Or use an automatic setting to set up the plane). AFAIK, the INIT B page disappears if the engines have been started before the INIT has been completed. This is a real life behaviour and applies to the Airbus too.

Absolutely, Bert. I wouldn't lose much sleep if all of my flying in the sim was in these birds 😎 And the bundle provides so much variety; A nice lowly normally-aspirated A36, a TC'd super climber! A mad T-P ('mini-TBM'), the NA twin, TC twin and that gorgeous pressurised 58P!

A great addition! Do you think they'll let me land and park my beat up Rans S6 80hp there? Next to the TBMs and private jets heading up to the castle? 😄

But then, he would have nothing to complain and be extremely disappointed about 😄 Those who've seen @Claudius_ contributions in the past will see that he begins with a justified point. Then he escalates his emotional stance towards the developer and within 2 or 3 posts, that developer is "just interested in money", "can't fix the product", "hasn't improved at all", etc, etc ...... He loses all sense of balance and perspective and can no longer see any positive points about it - only the thing that he is mad about, that hasn't been addressed yet. ....and that's where the rudeness and obnoxiousness begin. @Watsi 's summary above perfectly summarises the pointlessness of engaging with him, because (i) he will never reflect nor modify his opinion on anything. There is a solid immovable fixed mindset, and (ii) as he progresses his point, he just gets nastier and ruder to anyone who challenges his cast-iron position; no matter how politely or charitably they might engage with him.

Oh come one, that's not fair! The Super Huey on the Commodore 64 in 1987 had far better graphics than MScenery's work! 😆

I may as well try asking again 🙂.... can anyone confirm whether the heading bug knob and altitude knob on the MCP will work with the standard MSFS key assignments for HEADING_BUG_INC, etc? I know they finally added some LVARs for the key commands to work for some MCP buttons but nothing in their wiki manual mentions the MCP knobs?

I do think it's a shame that this ban has happened, just as MScenery were about to release their first Helo

MScenery existed for a few years pre-MSFS, selling scenery on Simmarket. The quality was similar to what we saw on their Marketplace 'wares'. Perhaps a little better! When they saw the opportunities available to them from the (completely unregulated) MS Marketplace, they made that their sole channel. I mean heck, Simmarket actually lets you complain and ask for support. Far easier for MScenery to sell on the MP, with no chance of refunds and a ticket to Zendesk probably resulting in support like "Have you tried rebooting your PC?" Now, I'm personally not into bashing absolutely everything that hails from Russia these days (I don't believe in judging a people, by their government), but I do recall that MScenery were Russian, during these earlier times when they were a tiny bit more transparent. (Fun fact: my son's first ever payware purchase was an airport scenery by MScenery, 4 years ago). Where I depart widely from Avangel's new hero status is that, in a typically shill-like way, she posted a pinned caveat on the video comments to say "I don't blame MS or Asobo in any way for this". Really? 😵‍💫 As @Lucky38i pointed out, this happened because MS run an unregulated marketplace. If you leave a door open, a thief will often run in, so it's your responsibility to not leave your door open - especially when it's other people's money that will be taken by the thief. I do find it endearing that some people believe that MS Corporate decided to ban MScenery after watching AvAngel's video. Now, that is influence! 😆 I know my comments will upset some AvAngel fans but they're just one person's opinion. It shouldn't be a shock that not everyone likes, values or respects this YouTuber. You are still wholly free to love the same jokes, the Orcas Island pattern and the American pronunciations from a Brit.

My 'keeper' would be any plane from my vast Mscenery collection of 5-star rated aircraft! I particularly love my MScenery 737-200, with a yoke shaped like an elongated banana! The sounds are aliased to the default carbon cub, which makes it so much fun! But, now that MScenery have been unceremoniously and unfairly removed from the Marketplace 🥺 , I'll probably just leave the hobby and take up needlework.

I bought the F70 only and had no issues with installation, but I used the actual key code in the installer and EFB (rather than the 'JFL' order number) as that's how all other JF native products have worked 👍 I'm very happy with the F70 - it's a lot of fun and very immersive. But as someone whose heart isn't really in airliners any more, it's enough for me and I wouldn't buy the F100, just for the additional variant.

I do believe the installation issue for some is because JF have provided 2 installers (F70/F100) but apparantly one key for the purchase. I only bought the F70 and had no issues: one installer, one key. Their support is excellent so I'm sure they'll provide new keys tomorrow (it's now midnight, UK time) if this is the issue.