UrgentSiesta

Carenado.com or SimMarket to save a few bucks, but it's not officially for v6. Looks like last supported P3D version was v4. So it likely needs some fiddling with the installer to get it running in P3D v6

Watched the stream - good stuff! The A6M5 Zero looks very nice! The Dirty 30 looks very, very good. Sad that no news can be shared re the T-38 😕

My experience with mainly Orbx and other good quality v11 payware has been mostly positive in v12, but not 100%. I haven't directly compared P3D performance to XP performance in quite awhile, but XP's v12's performance has been trending UPwards, and what we're getting in the latest Betas has been better still. P3D v5.x was blazing vs XP v11, but with V12, I don't think about flying in P3D other than 2-3 favorite add-ons that are only available there. Also, it's really nice not to need ActiveSky since realt Time weather and great looking clouds are native to XP.👍

Yep. Most of my friends have no idea why I even engage in flight sim. Heck, not only do they not flight sim, they don't even play video games. I don't feel guilty, tho, because they spend the same amount of time just watching TV/Movies.

Sitting down at desk at home, grabbing plastic usb stick while pretending to fly a plane = Game.

It seems like an extremely well executed addon. As for reviews, you can check out CGAviator on YouTube. He is a former IRL RAF fast jet pilot, and he generally covers the better military add-ons that release for MSFS. He's got a high opinion of this Jaguar, and I'll take his well-informed opinion over that of some others around here. Me...? Well, Just Flight has done such a stupendous job on their recent Hawk v2 that I can't really bring myself to fly much else in MSFS these days. 😎

No, "real military pilots" do their serious simulating in Prepar3D - at work, among a few other sim environments. Further, DCSW hasnt had High Fidelity aircraft add-ons for much longer than MSFS v2020 has been around. Unless you're an A-10 pilot, but there aren't many of those. And aside from the add-ons, DCSW as a general purpose flight simulator is well behind even Prepar3D. Probably even FSX, since at least FSX had real Time weather and a global map. And the military folks who do fly DCSW treat it just like a game. Because that's exactly what all these desktop "simulators" are in 99% of the typical use. The point being that your precious MSFS isn't being harmed or neglected, diverted or held back because a couple of 3rd Party Developers decided to, y'know, listen to their customers...

What is your definition of "simmer" (other than you know one when you see one)...? Its almost like you believe operating military aircraft isn't something that "real pilots" do...?

I've heard that aircraft played a few parts in military roles over the last hundred or so years...? And I never heard anyone complain about the same exact situation in Prepar3D, despite the significant number of functionally armed add-ons. Seems like Asobo is busy with a bunch of other things, so maybe not a bad thing for third party devs to fill this niche for those who are interested...? I personally don't care about functional weps in MSFS, especially in the current state. All I want is for add-ons to be able to carry them in a realistic fashion, with drag, weight and inertia.

"Triggered"? LoL - don't give yourself that much credit. Have a nice day!

They had both an A (steam gauge) and C (mostly glass - reminds me somewhat of an F-15E cockpit). They never explained why they pulled the C from sale, but since it was mainly developed for the USAF and was very High Fidelity, it's possible the USAF didn't like it being available to the general public. Thankfully, I bought a copy of the C, and I have it installed to this day (it's pretty much the reason I haven't upgraded to P3D v6). The T-38A is still available as a free download from their website. Still a great add-on, and like the C, it has an external flight model, so it flies pretty nicely. Definitely worth a try if you have P3D.

I could easily come up with rebuttals for every single one of those, but that would take us waaaay off topic.🤙

Nah, competition is always better than any degree of monopoly. I don't want a Low Fi developer locking up any particular plane. If that happened, arguably, we'd not have BlueBirds 757 in the queue, and either we'd have to be satisfied with Asobo's 737 Max, or not have even that option. Same/same with very good projects like the FbW A320 & A380, et al.

GREAT! During the stream, would you please let us know if the T-38C (or T-38A) is still coming to the sim...? You had shown it live in-sim some time ago, then later said there were some things to work out to move forward with it... Would be nice to know where it stands...? Thank you!

Fair point on the airliner covers stuff, as that's a rare activity HOWEVER, a preflight walk-around IS an every flight activity. Heck, I'm so old that I remember when being able to walk around a pixel planes and check things was a feature reserved for Study Level add-ons.... 😎