UrgentSiesta

It’s a totally different kind of flying! (But that’s not important right now…)

It’s a fantastic addon by any measure. So, for anyone who’s interested in fantastic addons, the answer is “YES, it’s worth the money.” The only question is if the aircraft’s performance matches one’s interests.

According to Steve’s video, the answer seems to be that if you can see it in the sim, you can target, launch AND hit! Not just sim AI, but also players(!). The good news is that a targeted player has no idea and no effect on their flight. 👍

Surely you can’t be serious…?

They’ve confirmed the 744. The -8 is planned, but they’re treating it as another addon this time rather than an expansion of the 744 as in p3d. As for “most anticipated”, nah - I’ve got the excellent Flight Factor over on XP, so this BB is probably a skip for me. But nobody has a proper 744 any longer, and it’s been a looong time. So that’s definitely my “most anticipated” airliner by far.

Ummm…wut…???? They just showed new renders off the other day, and the 741 is in closed Beta.

True story: had a 2+ day power outage not too long ago. But we have solar+battery, so all good right…? Wrong - the ISP’s backhaul batteries died, and so no MSFS for me. And soon after that outage, we had a very short ISP blip right in the middle of an MSFS session and the entire sim shut down. BUT, having both P3D and XP already installed saved the day both times. And heck, even tho DCS wants an auth at every launch, they still give you a 72 hour window to play before they get snippy. Theres gotta be a better way to balance things out in MSFS 🤙

I’m Not going to say it’s never happened to me, but I sure can’t remember the last time I had an issue where I couldn’t use an addon, or an addon developed a serious issue. And even if that DID happen,I have other addons to fly.

It’s pretty good now. Taildragger dynamics have always been problematic in MSFS, but FIS have been writing custom code and it’s getting steadily better. id rate it as adequate - hoping that’s one of the things further improved. FWIW, the DCS warbirds are a bit more difficult to handle than they should be, particularly for landing and takeoff. IMHO A2A did a better job with their warbirds handling in that regard In any case, the FIS Spitfire is very good - it’s being used for IRL Spitfire pilot training in a full cockpit simulator If this pending version is even better, it should be great 👍

Comments for many product releases are disabled. There are so many malcontents on social media that even a miniscule fraction of them can turn into a sea of negativity over what is in reality a good addon.

VERY different flying experiences. Jaguar is like, well, an old Jag - fast and extremely manual. Rafale is like a Bugatti Tourbillon You must have BOTH 😁

Everyone knows boats make airplanes WAY more fun! And thanks to MilTech's SuperCarrier, we can even operate from France's own aircraft carrier. While Rafale C is the land based airframe, Rafale M has the necessary reinforcement (and a slightly different nose gear). We're going to squint here and pretend everything's in order for carrier ops! Preparations at the forward catapult: Gotta show the carrier off to keep the Admiral happy: A short flight and then right back to the battle group. Approaching at 2,000', left hand holding pattern until cleared to land: Cleared to land, hook down as we fly alongside at 800' & 350kts in preparation for the break: After passing the bow and performing a left overhead break to downwind, we slow down, dirty up, drop to 600' and stabilize On Speed AoA. We're turning final: We're in the groove but WAY too slow, too low and off center - SLOPPY! But that's why we train! Rafale has plenty of power, so we're able to fake it til we make it: Recovered aboard, but it was graded a Cut Pass and certainly would've been a Wave Off IRL: All in all, the SuperCarrier package brings a lot of options to the game and keeps any sort of boredom away (and yeah, if you really want to, it works with ANY aircraft you happen to be flying). 🙃

It’s a combi: half cargo, half pax. Even includes visual cargo, etc “The -320C was a convertible airframe — passengers, cargo, or both — and this model recreates the combi layout: main deck cargo section between the cockpit and the cabin, with passenger cabin aft of the wing. The interior is complete: cockpit, The main-deck cargo hold carries visible containers, the large cargo door is operable, and two courier/cargo-master seats sit forward of the cargo section, each with configurable occupancy — as on the physical aircraft, where a cargo master sat. Even the galley service door is modeled at its true, airline-cart size — anyone taller than the cart ducks.” Can’t see a reason to skip it if it still freight dogs. 🤙

“I AM serious. And don’t call me Shirley” 🤣

There are quite a few payware mil airfields, including an handful of French. Available through MilTech’s website or Contrail (Contrail will do auto-updates, too). There are literally hundreds of mil airfields on FlightSim.to I’d let Google do the work for me and find the Air Forces and airfields where these (or at least Mirage 2000’s) are were based, and then cross reference with available scenery. And of course, ANY good mil airfield feels like home. Should be plenty to choose from as the Rafale is a relatively popular export jet. 🤙