My first simulator was on the Sinclair ZX-81 ... quite possibly the reason ! bought the machine! The machine is long gone, as is the tape, but I do still have the cassette liner 🙂 I was introduced to MS Flight Simulator 1 when on a training course for PC's with "a major manufacturer" ... I came away from that with a bootleg copy on 5 1/4" floppy which I used at work during the lunch hour ... it was still a few years before I had a PC of my own at home!

My very first flight sim was Fighter Pilot on an Amstrad CPC464..   it wasn’t up to much tho 🙂   Fast forward a few years and  someone introduced me to FS4. Wow! I was blown away and had no idea such a thing existed. I was given it on a floppy disc and I was happy.  First version I actually bought was 5.1 and I’ve had every version since, inc combat. Plus loads more.. including many X-Plane versions….   and Flight Unlimited 1, 2 & 3 🙂   Regards Steve

Shalom and greetings all my pals,   Does anybody know what happened to Simcheck the software company that makes A300B4-200s for use of FSX, please??   Regards,   Aharon

Most dedicated AI aircraft use simplistic flight models and lower poly 3D models - easier to design and lighter on resources.  Many also fly well as player aircraft;  just like many player aircraft do not work well as AI because of their more complex flight models (so I give them the closest equivalent from a default plane).

Maybe they're using Windows 11? As long as the yoke and quadrant work as they should, I wouldn't worry about what the system labels them.

Hi all,   This is my first post with my new log in as I am unable to get my previous log in updated, have tried sending emails and messages, but no joy, hay ho 😊!!   The problem I am having is that despite my best efforts, I can't get Windows 10 to recognise my new "Velocity One Yoke and Quad" for what they are, when I go into device manager it has them both listed as "Xbox 360 Controller" so when I go into MSFS to set them both up, they are listed as Xbox Controllers. Whilst I know this has no effect on how they work and I have them both set with many different profiles for the various types of AC, it is just one those niggles that I found really annoying.   I have both MSFS Steam and MSFS Store installed on separate drives along with FSX-SE on another drive, and it is the same on all of these sims, so I am assuming this a Windows issue. The other odd thing is that my old CH Rudder Pedals have loaded and show up correctly as "CH Rudder Pedals".   As none of these controllers seem to load any drivers, I just don't know whether there is any way to change this, as when I go online to look at the set up videos, they show up as "Velocity One Controller" on the posters set up, so am I doing something wrong!   Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Many thanks   Richard

I was looking for a Cessna 402C. Didn’t find a reasonable one. There is a B model but it didn’t fly to my liking or the ‘right numbers’. Plus I was chasing a Cape Air livery for the C model.    Found the Henry Tomkiewicz ai model with Cape Air liveries, added a 402 Panel, sounds from my Carenaro Baron, made a couple slight cfg adjustments and it flys better and more on the numbers than the dedicated 402B model here.    Not totally sure how that is but I guess not everyone releases freeware flyable models that are reasonably accurate.  Admittedly I need to load the aircraft forward or it sits on its bum, but I can’t complain. Looks average on the outside, but sounds good, panel is ok, flys better than I thought and makes flying into smaller strips fun.    Can’t complain when it’s technically ai only! 🙂  

Thanks for looking. Herman

Can't wait!

Does anyone have the full schematics for the FSBUS circuit boards and the circuit board drawings for makeing the PCBs?  I used to have all of the board pics to make the boards from.  I have lost them all over the years, I am retired now and would, maybe, like to get started once again.  

From avgeekery.com:   https://avgeekery.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-what-we-know-so-far/   More Planes, More Fun Eagle-eyed viewers of the two MSFS24 trailers released so far will notice a plethora of new aircraft, including:  Airbus A330-200 and -300 Airbus A400M  Airbus BelugaXL A-10 Thunderbolt Boeing 737 MAX 8 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Pilatus PC-12 NGX Plus, hot air balloons, crop dusters, EVTOL aircraft, a blimp, ultralights, helicopters, and much more. 

I’ve been away from Flight Sim for a while due to other hobbies taking over, but I’ve been back on it this week. I can’t wait for this new version 😀   at the end of the trailer it says..    Gamepass,  Xbox series x/s,  Steam. i presume we’ll still be able to buy it from the Microsoft Store?  I’m not a huge fan of Steam & I’m certainly not signing up to Gamepass.     Regards Steve

mrzippy, I found it in my files.  I recently saw that a website have KMCC.  We able a flight air force aircraft used between 1935-2001. Virtual Coast Guard Sacramento (KMCC) Scenery (Category: FSX > Scenery) Here: https://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=KMCC&x=0&y=0 KMCC   S!  Firefalcon