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Kurtvw

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  1. Since they have what appears to be a pretty extensive patch coming in the next 10 days or so, it seems like it might be worth the wait to see how that goes, if you're concerned about the current state...
  2. Rough around the edges and 'broken' are miles away from each other. I wasn't calling it broken. Rough meaning all the little irritations that do occur like ATC randomly running you to weird altitudes in rapid succession. Switches marked 'inop' simply because it didn't get finished before rollout. U.S. Weather that is often hours old. things of that nature. The sim is functional, and generally great to look at, although issues with Bing imagery can be a little jarring that is a limitation of generating your world from the Bing data, and you do learn not to obsess about it. But, that is another thing that contributes to 'a little rough around the edges'. I didn't get beat up in other threads and called a fanboi just to come in here and be told I'm being over harsh :cool: :D I like the sim, I just think that as of right now, its not for everyone. I think it will be very soon. But right now, its got its pain points.
  3. Don't let the build in ATC be a sales point for you, its really bad and needs to be rethought. Framerates are not always blinding fast even on a very strong system, but even at lower FPS (30 to 40 on my settings and system) its is very smooth, and it is rare that I notice frame speed, except sometimes when new autogens are popping in, or something like that. Unless you're fond of tinkering, I think it'd be wise to wait a little before hopping in, or if you are going to get in right now, take the standard version, as a there are only a couple aircraft in the higher versions that are worth having right now... The extra money will probably go further for you on 3rd party aircraft. Right now the sim is pretty rough around the edges... It'll get better with time, but unless you're ready for some frustration, it is a good idea to wait.
  4. according to their official notes on the flightsimulator.com page, they are looking into a number of autopilot issues. I had an interesting one the other day where I was using the AP in the Caravan, I was in alt hold, and hdg hold, using the hdg bug to adjust... After about the 4th change to hdg, the AP just kinda freaked out and started turning left as you're talking about. I was in about the last 20 minutes of my flight anyhow, so it wasn't a big deal to hand fly, but annoying just the same. They seem to be targeting Sept24 for the next patch. I hope these kind of fixes are what they get in, and not just eyecandy things.
  5. I thought it was just MSFS, you'd certainly know better than I would. It is odd that so many thought it was a catch-all then.
  6. You are certainly a guy with a lot of interesting assumptions. Why do you have time to write essays, but I should not have time? Why are you so concerned that people might buy it, cause it to be a success and have a longer life with better development support? Most importantly, why do you think I'm hiding things? I fly it, I think it handles the GA planes pretty well and the heavy iron needs a LOT of work. The weather looks great when it works, but right now it doesn't update correctly. The knobs are hard to turn because they were being ding-dongs when they came up with the interface... Some of the knobs even turn backwards to what you would expect... They'll get it sorted, I'm not concerned about it. And if you are, you're wise to wait, or even never buy, if you can't trust it. Or me, or whatever. But, just like every other FS before it, it is entertainment software when it comes out of the box. Hobbiests turn it into something more if they see fit. No version has ever come out of the box as the sim you have in your mind. Just like it has been for all the years of its existence, MSFS is entertainment software to get people interested in aviation. It isn't flight training equipment. I'm not kind to the devs, I have a pile of tickets open with them, some I've had to open more than once because the zendesk idiots don't know what they are reading. Thats how I'm trying to help it get better, and I think that is much more valuable to everyone than you just spitting about it. Do as you please. I'm enjoying it flaws inclusive, but I am on them every day with each flaw I find. I'm not just sitting here grinning like an idiot or telling people its the best thing since biscuits and gravy... That is a version of me that you have created yourself, and that person only exists in your imagination.
  7. MS has never released a flight training device, and they never will. You know full well that the certification process for that designation is way beyond the boundaries of their intent. I don't believe I've ever heard of anyone who took any version of MSFS that seriously, especially at release day. It is at its best a pretty good, but never ever official procedural sim, but even in old versions even that is only true after extensive mods. I'm not 'hiding' anything. I'm pretty sure I've been pretty open about it being flawed. But I also knew I wasn't buying an approved flight training device, and I'm pretty sure everyone else knows that too. You're the only person who seems to think people might think that.
  8. In addition to the calibration check already suggested. Check the sensitivity of the roll axis in the sim, it has curves for that, I had to dial mine back quite a bit to get it a little less spicy.
  9. They are now, looks like Nels changed it today, it didn't say 2020 yesterday.
  10. Yes, Meigs is gone, however a clever scenery person could fix that. Maybe someone will.
  11. Actually I agree with this remark. I'm not on any high horse. But being released too soon, and with bugs is not the same thing as what is getting spewed around by some who are just right off the cuff going with 'this sim sucks' and frankly going way beyond that saying that it will always suck and is irredeemable, which is just silly. But yeah, its loaded with bugs, and I get frustrated with it too. They'll fix it, I'm not worried about it. As long as GTA has been brought in to the discussion, it was full of bugs at release too, and RockStar is probably the only studio on earth that can make Microsoft look fast. But thats not really anything to do with anything.
  12. This sim may do just that... Because up until Aug18, nobody was using bing maps for anything anyhow, so it didn't matter that it was years behind google. Now it does matter.
  13. This response (and one or two from others) caught me by surprise. If you think I said that you can't have an opinion then you read it wrong. Or if you think I said that you can't post till you own it... Thats not what I said either. This was directed at the people that are just hanging out being disruptive trolls. If someone has legitimate questions or concerns, they should post and ask questions. But as far as opinion, how can anyone have a meaningful opinion on something they haven't actually used? I have never gone skydiving, I think it looks fun. But that is the limit of my 'opinion' of the sport because I haven't done it. Similarly, I think parkour is silly and dangerous, but I'm sure not swinging by some Parkour forum to tell them that. Just because a person has an opinion doesn't mean anyone cares. People thinking of buying are not going to get value in the 'opinion' of someone who has never used the product, or whose opinion is based entirely on someone elses opinion. People thinking of buying are looking for the opinion of people who have first hand experience. Lets try not to paint me into the corner of saying you have no right to speak. If that is all you got from my post, then you read it with a chip on your shoulder right from the start.
  14. Yeah, you can't include climbout at the cruise burn rate, its much higher. To test cruise burn you need to use fixed numbers once you're established in cruise. In a real world flight, you can kind of average it because the excess you spend in climb will partially pay back during cruise descent... But most folks trying to quick and dirty up a 'guesstimate' in sim aren't going to do that. Glad to help.
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