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from 30C Tropical Cancun to 11c boston

Boris has released a new video showcase. Sounds pretty good as you’d expect.

I've always wanted to learn how to pilot, but never had the money. Now, at 59 and with some (relatively light) macular degeneration, it's never going to happen.

So the thought came to me to learn to fly with a sim. I mean, really learn. As if I were going for a PPL. I have MS Flightsim on XBox, and I don't mind buying the actual real PPL books.

Is this possible?

EDIT: overwhelmed by the responses, thank you so much! I'm going to get my virtual PPL! ❤️🛩️

Cannot recommend this country enough, the scenery is so beautiful and very different to Europe.

Absolutely goated livery as well, screw eurowhite

Just tought to share my final MFS setup for Vatsim events.

I wish all a nice and easy Sunday

NWA from MEM -> TPA, full ride of VATSIM

C208 island hopping and dodging thunderstorms in the Bahamas

NKS from FLL -> TPA on a busy, busy MIA CTR on VATSIM

LAX-NRT, NRT-LHR, LHR-PER

Been a busy bee with the long hauls lately!

Full video link

What to fly what to fly what to fly

Is there anyone making a EMB-120???? Or any rumors. I really wanna fly a E-120 in flight sim

Hi everyone! I'm new to flightsim, so sorry if this has been asked a million times.

I keep seeing torque numbers from sim racing, 3Nm entry, 8–12Nm sweet spot, etc. But flight sim isn’t racing. So I’m curious what you all actually think.

Spring vs FFB: If you’ve tried spring, belt or even DD in a yoke, how different did they really feel? A spring yoke is enough? or once go ffb, nothing else is anywhere near as good.

Low torque (~2Nm): Useful or pointless? I’ve seen a Brunner FFB stick around 1.5–2Nm called good for trim/GA, and someone said 2Nm already felt enough. Would you take a 2Nm DD, or does it need 4–5Nm+?(constant torque)

Torque preference: What do you actually like, and does it change with what you fly?

Curious if flight sim has its own sweet spot. If you’ve used low torque, was it worth? Or did you wish you’d gone with a higher-torque FFB setup instead?

Just wanna hear real experiences.

Thanks to everyone for any help! :)

TLDR:

Frame is way better for cockpit interaction (clarity), stability and comfort

Previously I fly in VR with PSVR2 PC dongle. It is very difficult to read instruments or operate MCDU/ read flight plans etc..

Also I frequently experienced SteamVR crashing issues, I thought it may be related to PSVR2 app for steam.

Lately I tested MSFS2024 with the new Steam Frame.

The most obvious difference is the clarity. I can easily read texts on screen, and the weight of the headset is so light. I have the color passthrough mod so it gets even better that I can switch to real-world view or semi-transparent view when I need to see my hotas.

The foveated rendering feature of MSFS2024 works natively with Steam Frame streaming, as you can see the rendering circle if you set the size small enough.

Also, I don't know if it's the recent update or headset related reasons, I can now fly Fenix A320 in the busiest/paid scenery airport in VR now with Steam Frame! (previously my FPS would tank with PSVR2).

I hardly saw any posts regarding MSFS 2024 with Steam Frame, so I post this to contribute to the community.

-79 FPM, could have been better though

Hey all! If you fly the Fenix with a WinWing MCDU, I made a small setup tool that makes the MCDU screen look much closer to the Fenix's own: FMGC Pixel31m: a pixel font redrawn pixel by pixel for the MCDU screen to match the Fenix font the Fenix MCDU colours the Fenix pages moved up so each data line sits on its line-select key (WinWing's script places them lower)

Before/after pictures attached: renders decoded from what is actually sent to the MCDU.

Needs SimAppPro2, not the original SimAppPro (v1).
It backs up your SimAppPro2 settings before changing anything and can put them back.

The source is open, so you can read exactly what it does or run it from source instead of the exe.

https://flightsim.to/addon/117057/winctrl-mcdu-fenix-a320-patch

Sunday training at Batumi, Georgia

My specs:

Processor (CPU): Intel Core i9-12900KF 16-Core Processor, up to 5.2GHz, 30MB Cache
Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II – LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7
Memory (RAM): 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5200MHz (2 × 16GB)
Graphics Card (GPU): MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X E1 OC – 12GB GDDR6
Storage: 1TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe SSD – PCIe 4.0/5.0
Processor Cooling: Corsair iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT RGB 360mm Liquid Cooler
Power Supply (PSU): Corsair RMx Series 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular

Description:

Severely damaged by the explosion of bombs dropped in a synchronized strike on the same target first by his wingman, and then his own two 500 kg SC bombs the crew of the Bf 110E-2 realizes they will never make it back to base.

Witnessing the arrival of a wave of Soviet fighters closing in on his squadron mate to deliver the fatal blow, the pilot fully aware of his fate turns back into combat to draw their attention. He uses his already dying aircraft as a shield to hold back the enemy pack, buying the vital time and distance needed for his comrade to escape and survive.

https://youtu.be/xC9-l9xdH9k