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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.

Some smart and helpful (and no doubt very handsome to boot) guy on the official forums explained how to stop wasting time with the Nvidia filters nonsense and instead use ReShade to get the same effects, might be worth checking out and trying: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/until-nvidia-filters-work-again-a-temporary-solution-using-reshade/672513/19

As I continue to rationalize picking up the 2024 Kodiak--I had it in 2020 so it'll only be $20 and thus is more about 'hangar overload' than the price--I was researching other floatplanes last night and came across similar great reviews for the Cub. I guess this thread is a sign that I need to now pick it up! Thanks a lot @jcomm😅

Surprised that this thread hasn't had any responses yet, but just wanted to thank you for posting this link and I look forward to checking out your videos. I for one appreciate every time we have real airliner pilots come by and try to share some of their knowledge with us.

Great FS24 photo's [sic], thank you for sharing! One might reasonably wonder, however, why on earth nearly a million plastic spatulas were suddenly needed anywhere in Canada? What on earth is going on up there that led to such a shortage--or sudden need?

Actually Black Square already has it in several of their planes: the TBM 850 has the KNS-80 while their Baron & Bonanza and Dukes have the KNS-81 (which I believe is identical aside from lacking an internal DME).

There doesn't seem to be an updated manual for the 2024 version, but A/T (and everything else) is explained in the 2020 manual that is still available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C0oG8DNpj5ybGnPtULxA9eQ64i9S8G1m

They're quite easy to use: - Download Winwing's SimAppPro to update their firmware, then close SimAppPro - Download Mobiflight - Download a profile for the airplane/hardware combo you're using from Flightsim.to, and open it in MobiFlight, then 'Run' the profile - Hop into MSFS and enjoy your new toys!

Up until a few months ago I was running a triple 43" 4K monitor (plus a 1440 monitor above them) setup on a 4090. I never used the 'separate window' option or whatever it's called that renders each monitor individually because the proportions never looked right and performance was terrible. Instead I used NvidiaSurround to create a single large desktop (this also lets frame gen work across all three whereas, as you mentioned above, pretty sure it will only work on the center monitor if you run as separate windows) and initially tried running full screen on that at 3x4k resolution; that too had lower performance than I wanted so I then settled on running in a window of 2x4K size, thus leaving the sides open for other apps. This also helped minimize the stretching that gets really extreme at the edges of such a high resolution like 3x4k. I also then upgraded to a 5090 and this helped a lot also, giving me another 25 to 30% FPS across the board. Then I found a deal on an Acer 57" ultra-widescreen monitor (2x4K) and traded that for my triple screen setup. The advantage there was that it was one seamless window with no bezels. I used that for a few months but then the narrow height of the monitor compared to the 43" monitors I was using before, and the stretching that remained at the edges, motivated me to buy the LG 45GX950A '5k2k' monitor and I think I've finally found my sweet spot! Compared to the Z57, I get 25 to 40% better FPS, and of course there's vastly less stretching at the edges. Certainly in terms of 'wow factor' these two changes both looked like downgrades, but overall I'm quite happy with my current setup. I realize that doesn't necessarily help you but just thought I would share my experience. Overall, I would say a 5090 can adequately run a triple screen 4K setup if you're willing to drop LODs etc., but is definitely improved by trying the 2x4K window option I was using. A 4090 is, at least in my experience, marginal for 3x4k, but I know other people have found it acceptable so maybe I just have less tolerance for low FPS.

I finally found RSR's post from a few days ago where they clarify that you have to have owned the 800 in MSFS in order to get this one at the discount. Oh well, I honestly wasn't that interested for what appears to be a minor upgrade anyway.

I must be blind--I can't find any actual release announcement on the PMDG forums. I only own the 700 in MSFS and I see no discount on the new version when logged into my account and putting it in the cart. Have they talked about when the 700 will be released?

I do, yes, and that's why I've been happy to support them with my two prior purchases. But I think it's important to clarify for other potential buyers that, unlike the majority of other devs, this dev is not capable of providing timely responses and patches in general, at least in my experience.

For those unfamiliar with this developer, just wanted to share my experience with their previous products. I bought their F-111 and MiG-25 and love them both: visually beautiful, reasonably complex, and are a welcome change from yet another Piper or Airbus. 😀 However, after maybe one initial bug fixing patch, they pretty much never update any of their aircraft and are completely absent from any Discord or support forum. So I would suggest very carefully watching reviews and if you're tempted to apply the common "I'm OK with buying it now and hoping they'll fix a bunch of stuff later", later will almost certainly never come, so buyer beware!

Same here: had this nonstop annoying issue with the Comanche in MSFS 2020, then again with the Aerostar in FS24 -- on a completely different computer, no less. While the symptoms may be lessened by fiddling with the turbulence and camera shake options, the cause is almost certainly related to SimConnect's interaction with A2A's external flight model. I could've sworn that I read an A2A dev on their forum awhile back specifically talking about it, but now I can't find the reference.

But I believe the RR and PW only work on the 200 series, right? So if you only have the 300, like me, it doesn't make any sense to buy the ultimate.

Agreed that sometimes the preview cycle gets obnoxiously long, but before spending 50 or 60 bucks on an add-on I at least like to see a few of the reviewers I generally trust take a look at it first so that I can hopefully make an informed decision rather than not having any real understanding of what I'm getting.

Seems we're not getting any previews of this before the release tomorrow, assuming it's still on? I don't know this developer's history from previous simulators but to me a complete absence of previews is generally a red flag. Hoping not because at least on the website and in their manual it looks quite good.

Thank you so much for posting this! Lately i've been tempted to buy a collective and none of my searches online had found this one before. Seems like great quality at a reasonable price.

After using TrackIR for as long as I can remember, I decided to give the Tobii a try about a month ago. Despite tweaking all the parameters I could find, and following lots of suggestions across the forums, I simply could not get rid of a latency and almost feeling of stuttering as I panned my view around. The issue of the pause button re-centering your view was the dealbreaker for me, and I decided to return it and go back to my TrackIR. When I did, I was amazed at how smooth and precise everything was! I know lots of others have had better experiences but I just couldn't get it working the way I wanted to. On top of that, it's now been almost a full month since my return was delivered and I've been unable to get any responses from Tobii support about when I can expect my refund. Finally today I had to file a charge dispute with my credit card company! Definitely unimpressed.

@Miltechsimulations This statement is confusing to me and I'd like to understand it better: on the documentation hub, the only trim option that has TRIM set to OFF is the last one, 'Force Trim System OFF', and that section begins with the statement: "Recommended for advanced users with noncentering controls only" But above you're saying that turning trim off completely would also be possibly applicable to "many experienced users". What is it about being an 'experienced user' that would motivate someone to turn trim off completely, unless they had a non-centering stick? Is it that an 'experienced user' would intuitively feel that continually returning the stick to center felt artificial, and they would be comfortable with holding it in whatever position was required to maintain their current attitude?

Even though I got a pretty good deal on the Premium Deluxe Edition, I would very highly recommend that you spend the absolute minimum to get 2024. Especially if you're an airliner guy, nearly all of the default aircraft, across every edition, are garbage--buggy, broken, or incomplete--and very unlikely to be properly fixed anytime soon (perhaps the sole exception to this is the outstanding HU-16/G-111). You'd be much better off saving that money and buying one of the many great addons that already are or will be available instead.