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I wonder if Randazzo will remember there's more to simming than just MSFS and it's bugs ?

That's also dependent on MS wanting to pay for him to investigate and fix any problems he finds. These products are, sadly, cheap for a reason

There's no changes listed for the ATRs in the current release notes so I don't expect so.

Aerosoft have produced some utter trash for MSFS - the A330 and the Twin Otter for example, but I personally feel there's a difference between a product being a bad and it being a scam. Course if you have staff members actively lying about the state of their products it's not going help with drawing that distinction but at least they aren't Aerosoft's problem any more. As for the Toliss/AS A340 I love it because the system modelling of an airliner is much more important to me than any visuals, but other people prefer different things.

As far as I'm aware nothing from the Virpil Yoke Kickstarter has actually been released yet with the last update I saw talking about Kickstarer orders starting to ship in September

Without knowing what Majestic can actually deliver in MSFS it's impossible to give an accurate answer but in P3D the product they delivered was absolutely top notch and intended as a true training tool. SWS aren't (so far at least) in that league.

LIDO charts are included in MSFS 24 by default (plus FAA charts for the US) Navigraph just provides access to Jeppersen, presumably because Jeppersen provides closer to universal coverage than LIDO

UK price for the individual planes is £49.99 so you don't save much compared to the bundle of both for £59.99

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

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

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.

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

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)