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Combing the hanger for some vintage biplanes to fly & found a Flight Replicas DH60 Gipsy Moth. Set off in the UK in inclement conditions. Flys nicely, at the appropriate speed. T45 https://i.postimg.cc/C5Y0zGmM/gm-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/WbNjV7d9/gm-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/NjVw1qpC/gm-3.jpg

I don't have IFD Instruments & don't have any issues with the 707, which is an interesting aircraft to fly once you sort out the AP😊

A few shots from a flight near the Eastern Canadian seaboard in murky conditions. T45

Big Radials MSFS 2020 Noorduyn Norseman copied over to MSFS 2024, & flying very nicely. Quite a quirky aircraft, with the AP tucked into a foldaway TV. T45

Indeed. & its Contrail's, not Conrail's😃 T45

FSS B727-200F & a Conrail's FA50 out & about. T45

Further to the DC-3 livery comment , the AA is from a Perfect Flight set of 15 'retro', [ie, can use GPS/SP], liveries available on the Market place. T45

Thanks John F - I think it came from a purchased DC-3 liveries set [on sale😀], possibly Market place, but attraction was also that they are for the GPS/AP equipped version of the DC-3, liveries for which are hard to find. "Perfect" , or something like that, as the name of the livery set ,sticks in my mind. I'll check it later. T45

I have just flown a short flight out of Barcelona in the 727-200F, [not Super27], & FPS was around 70 & all the drop down stuff was green, so I will have another look at the Super27. But where I am struggling is with the Autopilot & in particular, getting the aircraft to follow the the LNAV Flight Plan magenta line. I used the GNSXLS & entered a flight plan, then from instructions I found on line I set the CDI to GPS, intercepted the magenta line using HDG, then set NAV/LOC on the NAV selector dial below the throttle quadrant. However, she just over flew the line & kept following HDG, [which I had turned of as the magenta line was breached]. So, am I missing a step somewhere? T45

Thanks Jack. Got caught up in the recent set of releases & added the FA50, B727-200F & Bandearante. I like the older aircraft/analog instruments. What is a challenge is sorting out the GPS/AP set ups in them, & remembering which one I am flying😀

What I can do & haven't done yet is fly the B727-200F, [non Super], version in MSFS2024 & see how that goes. The Super 27 flies ok, I just happened to check the FPS in Developer Mode & there was a lot of red, FPS about 50, whereas the PMDG 737-800 runs around 80 FPS , all green. I will also look at a reinstall. T45

This is interesting. I have been flying the FSS B727-200RE [Freight Super27 version] in MSFS 2024, do not have MSFS2020 loaded, & the FPS is having the s-- kicked out of it compared say to a PMDG 737-800. So it does go some way to explaining the struggling FPS. T45

Just undertook a short flight in Canada in indifferent weather. AP & the VS/ALT set system take a bit of figuring out, but the flight was smooth & the ILS approach & landing spot on. Great addition to the GA fleet. T45

A mixed bag of recent purchases & flights, & two old favorites. Unedited apart from cropping. T45

A side effect of the recent X-Box system hiccups has been that I have lost many of my custom bindings on my PC, for the Keyboard, Joy Stick & Throttle quadrant. In trying to re-establish them I have found my knowledge of 'how to' is deficient, so if anyone knows of an online written guide, or videos, on how to set up bindings & profiles, I would appreciate learning of it. Thank you T45

Have had one test flight of the conventional C114 & very impressed. Sounds great in flight, smooth, & a very interesting dashboard of instruments. T45

1.26pm EST, East Coast server down again. Spent the morning fixing Control assignments so I am leaving this alone until msfs2024 is stable. T45

Will have to look at some sort of Control Settings back up - currently rebuilding settings having found, among other things, that msfs2024 does not recognize my Saitek Throttle Unit & wants to use Joystick settings when I select the Throttle unit to reprogram what has been lost. Real PITA stuff. T45

Back up now on East Coast server, but many settings have been altered & Assistances activated that had previously been turned off. So, somewhat p-d off at the moment, having to rebuild my set up. T45

East Coast USA location, use East Coast server & "Server Issue Detected" message during PC msfs2024 start up. PITA T45

Any indication yet for a release date? T45

I think I flew this in MSFS2020 before I moved to MSFS2024. Just hand flew flew KJFK to KBOS after setting 'state' to 'ready for t/off', & also used the AP enroute, but left the FMS/MFD's alone. In summary, very solid flight, looks good & feels good in the air, & I managed a landing at KBOS that left the undercarriage intact. FBW can be justly proud of what they have achieved so far. I need to learn a few things about the throttles & the FMS/MFD units, but will certainly be putting more air time into this freeware gem. T45

I have noticed a lot of on line hype for this release. Is it particularly special or just experiencing a concerted effort from JF & on line influencers to push it? T45

Have had 3 flights with the updated -600 version & in each case had PC screen flickering throughout the flight. Tried some GA aircraft & no problems. Anyone else had the flickering? T45

Looks to be another Bagolu output. He produces quality renditions so should be good & he does put out updates to refine the aircraft. I fly his Reims Rocket a lot. T45