Game Discussions Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Two airplanes I heard that physically hurt me were Concorde (just over the fence at Heathrow) taking off and an RAF Nimrod also on takeoff from Dyce in Aberdeen. Coincidental they use variants of the same engines!
Felt like someone heavy was trying to sit on my chest...
Felt like someone heavy was trying to sit on my chest...
Yes, Concord was noisy. Many (many) years ago I was at college and the campus was under the approach to Heathrow so it came over regularly and low. Very cool.
More recently (probably 10 years ago now!) I saw an F-something (a US navy jet) at the Reno Air Races. Incredible machine and very skillfully piloted. They had it almost stalling flying low along the runway then the pilot turned the nose up and gave it everything it has which was a lot and it shot straight up like a rocket. That was very loud...
More recently (probably 10 years ago now!) I saw an F-something (a US navy jet) at the Reno Air Races. Incredible machine and very skillfully piloted. They had it almost stalling flying low along the runway then the pilot turned the nose up and gave it everything it has which was a lot and it shot straight up like a rocket. That was very loud...
I once saw an English Electric Lightning go vertical over a runway and then supersonic along it. I could only have been 12 or so, but I'll never forget it.
Similarly I vividly recall seeing a Vulcan fly in low over a Welsh beach. Again I was quite young, but I knew that an uncle flew one, and knew his target should the balloon go up..... knowing now that he would have nothing to come home to, and he knew where they would likely ditch. Horrible but simply his job.
Similarly I vividly recall seeing a Vulcan fly in low over a Welsh beach. Again I was quite young, but I knew that an uncle flew one, and knew his target should the balloon go up..... knowing now that he would have nothing to come home to, and he knew where they would likely ditch. Horrible but simply his job.
This used to to be a favourite if it came to an air show. The famous "Vulcan Howl" of XH558:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ
Just bought the FlyInside Bell206B Heli. Almost as difficult to fly as their 47G Heli. They are a workout...
I know I'm late to the party, but ... Halo Pelican. How cool is that?
How cool is that?Fun flying it around the real (virtual) world as opposed a fantasy world...
The new avionics update is great. Took out the TBM 930, perfect VNAV descent to intersect an RNAV approach. Nice to see the sim getting better with each update...
It is getting better it just inconsistent sometimes still. I am getting the problem again where I don't HEAR ATC but see the message and when I respond I can HEAR that. These are minor issues though.The new avionics update is great. Took out the TBM 930, perfect VNAV descent to intersect an RNAV approach. Nice to see the sim getting better with each update...
I wish FDEV would take a leaf out of the MicrosoftFS/ASOBO book regarding communication. I know the budgets are not comparable but stuff like today's "Developer Live Stream" makes me sad for FDEV's "we would like to tell you but we can't" approach...
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kce_lFLOy9A
Still 'playing' the sim, and despite some glitches it's great fun, and each update seems to make things better. I really have enjoyed the avionics updates. And the graphics have improved for me, even in VR. Just flew from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas in my go to TBM - fast enough to go places, slow enough (for me) to land successfully...
A couple of screenshots, they're not terribly good as I play in VR so they are pretty low res from the two eye view on the desktop. But when I look around when flying, that awful word 'immersive' does seem to pop into my head.
A couple of screenshots, they're not terribly good as I play in VR so they are pretty low res from the two eye view on the desktop. But when I look around when flying, that awful word 'immersive' does seem to pop into my head.
The Hawk Trainer is a good vid as well.
Never saw the loop myself. The low-level was very interesting with the WX on the Hawk's flight.
They are moving to a new core engine that supports multi threading (that means better usage of multi core CPUs) :
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAVKuwjYOg
Eager to see what FS2024 will be able of.
Eager to see what FS2024 will be able of.
The new engine was needed as the current core is based on legacy FSX code and that wasn't multi-threaded either.
There's been a real hoo-har surrounding 2024 and feeling MS have reneged on their commitments. I don't think so and am looking forward to the release. Today though I just use Hype Performance Groups Action Centre/H145 for all the Medivac and firefighting stuff...
There's been a real hoo-har surrounding 2024 and feeling MS have reneged on their commitments. I don't think so and am looking forward to the release. Today though I just use Hype Performance Groups Action Centre/H145 for all the Medivac and firefighting stuff...
Yes, I'm actually looking forward to it too. I've had a good few years of flying for what I paid for and the sim / game has had plenty of free additions and has improved a lot (in VR too). I'm interested to see what the new game does in terms of performance improvement and I definitely will appreciate the smaller local footprint.
I did just buy the basic version, so wasn't really that much money, and tbh I typically only fly four or five planes so that will be what I'll go for again.
I don't think people suggesting M$ are "reneging on commitments" is very prevalent - I have not seen much moaning on any flight sim forums. M$ have explicitly announced that they are still going to develop 2020 and of course support it well after 2024 is released. Most of the criticism seemed to be from people's knee-jerk reactions without reading the FAQ about the thing:
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 FAQ - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Top questions about the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator sequel.
www.flightsimulator.com
I bought the full package of 2020 and I don't regret it one little bit. I'll be happily forking-out for 2024 even though I won't be particularly looking for the "missions" stuff (i.e. the "game" element) - I'm just hoping that they get TP performance modelled better.