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A2A have just announced on Discord that their Lancair Legacy has been pushed back and is now targeting a Q3 (Jul-Sep) 2026 release. Not a huge surprise considering how little we've heard about the final product so far. https://discord.com/channels/188958010100547584/576718477470203925/1519017583896957030
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There's been a change of plans with the '24 version of the Mi-2. The idea of a '24 compatibility release for the current version has been dropped and instead there will only be a NATIVE '24 version. However the native version will be released in Early Access 25/6 (Thursday) and it will be FREE for anyone who bought the Mi-2 before 22nd June. The full details are in the Discord post here https://discord.com/channels/1453291062310469737/1453291062800945259/1518899698847449148 And here's the roadmap they've published for '24 develpment
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I believe there's a discount for people upgrading from the original version so time to wait for it to reach Simmarket
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I've picked it up and first impressions are pretty positive. It looks decent and systems seem decently modelled with working CBs. As expected with a new dev, there's a few issues though I've spotted in '24. Most obvious are that engine noises are incredibly quiet even with the canopy open (and yes you can open the canopy without going into walkaround mode or exploding the plane in flight). Additionally the ADF Needle seems to be reversed and the tuning knobs on the adf radio change the active frequency not the Standby. Also the Comm radios are locked to 8.33Khz mode despite having buttons to swap to 25Khz. Finally of what I've spotted the Quick Preflight Command doesn't work so you must remove the Covers and Chocks manually (though that's a very minor issue) In flight the handling seems a little livelier and a bit trickier than I was expecting but that could well be a combination of inexperience and winds and the drag with full flaps seemed very high meaning I was happier doing approach at 2/3 thought again that may just be inexperience. So I have been picky here but overall and especially considering the price I like it. If the dev can fix the issues and I don't find anything else (this is just my thoughts after flying a pattern cos I'm meant to be working) I think I'd recommend this as as a decently priced option for someone looking for a slightly different 4 seater from the normal Cessna and Pipers. (Though obviously the BS Commander is on the horizon and that looks to be in a totally different class) Oh one other thing I totally could not get the engine to start from cold and dark - fuel pressure was reading zero even with the pump on. However after restarting '24 then beginning a flight on the runway with the engine already running C&D starts worked fine. No idea if anyone else will ever encounter this problem but if they do maybe this will help.
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AA5 pack is available now and it's actually a bit cheaper than expected at £22.99 https://www.justflight.com/product/bluesky-hangar-grumman-aa5 Manual is available to download from here https://downloads.justflight.com/products/JFF004215/AA5_POH.pdf
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There's some interesting avionics in those screen shots - a 3M WX-11 Stormscope (not sure we've seen a stormscope in a MSFS plane so far ?), a Foster RNAV511 VOR RNAV (which looks quite a bit older than the Bendix and Narco RNAV units we've seen before ?), and what looks to be a TKM/Michel ATMC60 Digital VOR display. So looks like some nice new toys to play with :) (missed the VAL ILS 400 TSO on the left - that's especially interesting as like the Narco NAV-112 it apperas to includes the NAV radio within the panel instrument and other screenshots show some Old School ADF and DME units)
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And as I say, some planes don't like the yoke not returning to the centre position and have to have the FFB effects disabled to fly properly.
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FFB stick and yokes don't automatically return to a neutral central position if the FFB is active and I've come across a few planes where the plane doesn't understand FFB thinks that's because the users is constantly moving the controls.
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That seems pretty reasonable :)
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The 1.1.0 update is now out - though on Simmarket it looks to be a new product with a 100% discount if you have the original in the same account. simMarket: Flight Simulation Add-Ons - MSFS, P3D, FSX, XPLANEsimMarket: MI-2 HOPLITE MSFS20Current Version For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Digital Aeronautics Mi-2 v1 1 0 6 9 26 Changelog listed below nbsp Compatibility Notice Installation via nbsp simInstaller This product is designed However if you are planning to try it on '24 you may better waiting a short while till the official compatibility patch is out as I'm (entirely reasonably) running into a few issues with the new version on '24 (engines don't start and the wheel brakes don't work are the most obvious). Forget that. The engine start problem was entirely me forgetting how the things starts. There does seem to be a real brake problem though it looks to be with the Parking Brake which can be turned off by clicking on the stick but doesn't seem to able to be turned back on. That's more annoying than a critical issue though and even then will hopefully be resolved shortly with the compatibility fix.
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Release for AA5 is tomorrow 12th on Just Flight. No indication yet of price (at least that I have seen). https://www.justflight.com/product/bluesky-hangar-grumman-aa5
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If you don't mind something older can justify them on your routes the Just Flight BAe 146 and Avro RJ are great as is their Fokker F28 (with the more modern F70 and F100) coming soon.
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