GregP

There's nothing sneaky going on here; Hangar Studio 713 is the marketplace publisher for the PMS GTN 750, with the permission of PMS, and PMS is presumably getting paid. It wouldn't make sense to package the 750 with the Dolphin because the 750 is constantly getting updated. This is why buying in the marketplace is the easiest method of managing it, as it will automatically update without you having to re-download it from the PMS website every single time. For me this was more than worth the five dollars that it cost.

For those who, like me, want a quick and easy way to access the autopilot upper modes through a touchscreen, I verified last night that the GlassOut app works perfectly for this with the Taog tablet 'tPad'.

@UrgentSiesta , the first user review on the official MSFS forums was pretty unfavorable and on Discord there are several reports of broken/missing LODs and shadows missing. Are you not seeing any of these bugs? I was interested when I first saw the announcement but decided against it after seeing all these issues so quickly reported, and it seems like updates from this developer are few and far between.

I too am using a Gladiator NXT with springs removed and just the friction tightened. I'm using it with the 'Fly-Through Off' checked, and it seems to work just fine. I haven't tried to fly without using TR, but with TR it's great. I've only had time for one flight so far and was noticing some odd drift or abrupt movement once in a while, but I think that may have been down to my friction not high enough to completely hold the stick in place each time I released TR.

Doesn't look like there's any custom keybinds from Taog for this and I haven't tried the default bindings yet, so I'm not sure. Sorry!

Sure, I get it that some people are more visual learners. My comment wasn't directed at you, or anyone specific for that matter, and I didn't mean any offense. I was just sharing my confusion that for a helicopter this complex, why a prospective buyer (who is almost certainly aware from prior experience that trim and AFCS will be confusing) wouldn't proactively seek out the manual and go through it before just jumping in and trying to takeoff. This is absolutely a recipe for frustration. It seemed to me from some of the comments on here that some people were oblivious to the fact that there was a full manual and key binding guide that pretty much answered all of their questions. So guys, helpful suggestion, if you haven't already done so, seriously, RTFM! 😄 Not that it will be the perfect source for everyone, and I too was happy to see Matt Crawford quickly get a video out explaining things, but it's a much better place to start from than zero.

If only there were a comprehensive and well-written manual and key binding guide available that explained how all this stuff works.... Oh wait! 😄

A while back the developer had some sort of computer crash where he lost a huge amount of work and basically needed to start over completely. In the meantime he was contracted to make the new sound set for the CSS 737 classic series, so he needs to finish that up first before putting much time into the Maddog. Bottom line is my guess is the sound pack is still several months off.

So far I only get that connecting message when I press escape to go into the sim menus but then when I come back it reconnects. That makes sense to me, but I don't think I've seen the message otherwise.

I bought it and have been using it with the Sovereign's EFB with no issues. However, the default FS24 EFB 'tablet' does not seem to work properly with GlassOut - it works only as long as you have the EFB open in-game. If you close the EFB, the EFB on your external tablet or screen freezes. It becomes responsive again when you re-open the EFB in-game. This is unlike how it works with plane-specific EFBs like that in the Sovereign, where you can hide or close the EFB in-game and still be able to operate it on your tablet/screen with GlassOut.

From the Discord it sounds like (ha!) we shouldn't expect it anytime soon. The guy working on it had a hard drive crash a while back that lost most of his work. Since then he's been mostly focused on some other project that he has contracted to complete and that one is taking precedence over the Maddog work.

I explained how to easily use ReShade to improve the colors and sharpness here, and I'm still using this method: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/until-nvidia-filters-work-again-a-temporary-solution-using-reshade/672513

This should be fun: can anyone concisely and objectively describe what makes FSR planes special? I own the Sting and the 500; I thoroughly respect the passion that Raul has in both creating his planes and interacting with the community; and I almost certainly plan to buy the Phenom. But I will admit that I never quite got on with the 500 in FS20, probably mostly due to too many other planes to juggle at the time; and recently when I tried it again in FS24, it seemed like it was good but had been too obviously eclipsed by BlackSquare and A2A products--admittedly not a fair comparison due to the amount of time that has elapsed since the 500 came out. In short, I don't feel I've ever quite understood what people find so special about these planes but I would like to hear others' thoughts on it.

I'd highly encourage anyone encountering this problem to go over to the official forums and vote in this topic in the hopes that it will get noticed by the devs: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/vjoy-device-disappeared-with-su5/758151/17

But it installs into each specific game folder; how could one have any effect on another? I've used it with multiple installed games at the same time with no conflict.