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Screens he’s allowed to share? The only screenshots he can share are ones uploaded to the alpha/beta forum and which Microsoft themselves have then decided to release. He can’t even let you look over his shoulder while he’s using the sim. He has to test it in private. Not long to go until it’s released though :) Regards Steve

Who was the email from? I know I’ve had a few emails from Just Flight etc. I ordered my (premium deluxe) copy yesterday from the main site. https://www.flightsimulator.com/. Regards Steve

Hi Brian, I actually like VR but still liked your post. I made me laugh while eating my lunch (working down the road from you at Elmsall :) Regards Steve

Welcome back :) I too have recently bought a Honeycomb yoke & have ordered the Bravo throttles. The Bravo was supposed to come out in September but they’ve put it back a month. Personally I would wait for them to be released rather than buy a temporary one. Mind you, I have the Saitek throttles while I’m waiting. They cost about £60 new but you can usually find some on eBay much cheaper As for pedals.. I’m still using my CH Products pedals (must be about 15-20 years old now!) I think Honeycomb have plans to make their own pedals but I don’t know when. I’ll probably upgrade when they do. Regards Steve

There’s an interesting interview with Gary Summons here... https://www.key.aero/article/uk2000-interview-gary-summons Regards Steve

I ordered the Premium version directly from MS. The confirmation email says “available Aug 17th” :)

I too am a fan of VR, although as I said previously I haven’t done it too much lately. I have a Quest & a Rift. Both are fantastic. However, not everyone here is a fan. I think you should stop banging on about it & stop starting all these new posts. Best Regards Steve

Also nobody knows exactly what “Offers in game purchases” means. Maybe as new more aircraft are made (eg: helicopters) then we maybe able to buy them through the sim? This could be a way the third party devs will sell their addons? Regards Steve

Although I haven’t been using VR all that much lately (due to testing a certain flight sim) but I do own an Oculus Rift and a Quest. Whenever I do use the rift, it never fails to impress me, especially when in a flight sim. I also use a VRF seat pad which I bought many years ago after reading a review on this site. That of course works without VR too. Regards Steves

I think the Alpha will become unavailable (no access etc) when they finally drop the NDA, & as you say, the sim will probably have been released by then anyway. For a moment, I thought it’d already happened yesterday as it took me a couple of try’s to connect. Regards, Steve

I’ve just placed my order for the Premium Deluxe. I guess I can say that I’ve been an Alpha tester now, but like the rest of us, I wasn’t expecting this news just yet! Not sure about upgrading from one version to another. I suppose they may let you upgrade with it being digital content. They also say you can order it on a disc.. how many discs will you need? Lol Regards Steve

“Microsoft Flight Simulator Set for launch August 18th” https://www.flightsimulator.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-set-for-launch-on-august-18-for-pc-also-with-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-beta/ Regards Steve

This is my setup, before & after.. but I'll only be flying VR once MSFS has it :)

I couldn’t agree more. I too used Trackir for years & absolutely loved it. It added so much more realism to my virtual flying. I had built my own cockpit (of sorts). It had a panel of switches & buttons above my head & looked fantastic. The Trackir sensor was mounted in the ceiling of it. It worked perfectly. Then one day (several years later) I bought an Oculus Rift. WOW!! I was now sat in an actual cockpit. I dismantled my own thing... got rid of TrackIR & flew in VR from them on. Although I was a big fan of TrackIR, you can’t compare it with VR. However, currently I now use three 43” 4K TV’s as monitors and have a few Saitek gauges so I’m not using VR quite as much at the moment (due to using a certain sim), but I am so looking forward to trying MSFS when VR is added Regards Steve

Of course still at Alpha stage at the moment, although the beta is expected in the coming weeks

Welcome back :) I think there will be a lot of old simmers coming back to the hobby when MSFS is released, not to mention loads of newbies That’s quite a good rig you have there. I too upgraded mine a few weeks ago but only by getting an RTX 2080ti and a new (700w) PSU I already have 32Gb of ram. My cpu lets me down slightly... i7-7700k but it’s still not bad. I’m sure you won’t have any problems with that setup - Steve

I already have Xplane 11, P3D & even FlyInsides own VR sim (& I have bought many others over the last 30 years) However, my sim of choice will be the new MSFS. It’s a game changer. Get XP11 while you wait (I wouldn’t bother with P3d) but definitely get MSFS when it’s released. - Steve

I am pretty sure MSFS will get VR, but just not straight away. Some of the Asobo team have said in interviews that they are fans of VR but at the moment it’s not a priority. When they do add VR, they want to do it right. What’s more, Xplane and P3D have it. Even FSX has it with the Fluinside plugin. Anyone tried FlyInside’s own flight sim? The graphics & scenery need a lot of work but they VR is spot on! It is so immersive. I can’t wait to try MSFS with VR. I’m confident it will happen, but we might have to wait a year - Steve

Hi, I’ve been reading all these posts and I have to comment... MSFS will be coming out on PC first and then to Xbox later (as most people are saying) There are no beta testers as it is still an alpha. The alpha testers are testing the PC version. Regards Steve

Hi Mitch, thanks for that. I read once (on here I think) that your eyes should be at the same height as the horizon on your screen & I think car seats are perfect, especially if you can adjust them. You’ve even got part of an SUV? Sounds good :) I’m also looking forward to the release of FS2020 - it looks fantastic! Cheers Steve

Thank you í ½í¸€ The seat is an old car seat I bought years ago from a scrapyard. I can even adjust it back/forward etc. Cheers Steve

As from last week... I now have three 43” 4K televisions. I’m not using them in 4K yet though but they still look good :) - Steve

Yep, I was thinking the same thzing LOL 73 Steve G7RTA

I’m getting a similar message when I try on my iPad. The site looks ok until I try to login. - Steve

Hi, I’ve been flight simming for over 20 years and have had every version of MSFS since FS4, plus many others including X-Plane. Until a couple of years ago, I’ve had a home made cockpit in the spare room (of sorts). Two years ago I bought an Oculus Rift & as a result I decided to dismantle the cockpit. I was blown away with the VR experience. In my opinion, once you’ve flown with VR, you will never go back to a monitor. There is no comparison. You just don’t get that immersion from monitors. With VR you are no longer sat looking at a cockpit... you are sat in a cockpit! From what I’ve seen & heard about the new flight simulator it will not have VR on launch, but they are working on it. I reckon it’ll have VR within a few months & I can’t wait! í ½í¸€ Regards Steve