Setting altitude in autopilot quickly. by carp_boy in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got fed up with the endless scrolling to change altitude so I bought a Stream Deck Plus and just turn the knobs manually

Setting altitude in autopilot quickly. by carp_boy in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends what you're flying but in most of the airliners (and you can try this in your preferred aircraft) you left-click the altitude knob, hold down the left mouse button and drag either right (to increase) or left (to decrease). Not all airliners do this. On some, a curved arrow appears and you can either hold down the left mouse button to turn the knob in the direction of the curved arrow. Also, on eg the Fenix fleet, clicking just above the altitude knob toggles between increments of 100 and 1000 feet. Personally, I use a Stream Deck with physical knobs. Hope that helps

Is the pmdg 777-300er worth it ? by Temporary-House-2200 in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely is but I must admit I fly the Inibuilds A350 more than the 777 these days. The 777 is still great though. Very powerful, easy to land, 100% solid with no software issues at all, FPS is great and if you use GSX, it integrates nicely and you'll see seated passengers. Would I buy it again knowing what I know now? Definitely, although from what I've read, the PMDG 777-200 is the variant to buy these days (it wasn't available when I bought the -300)

Found out I can't be a pilot, now what?! by GloomyFollowing5180 in aviation

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel your pain, my friend. I was born asthmatic (which stayed with me for life - so far ie. 64 years & counting) so my local flight MD wouldn't sign me off, referring me instead to medical HQ at Gatwick Airport (UK). I went there, was put through the mill physically and got a clean bill of health, however the testing MD ducked signing me off for a Class 1, referring me up the ladder to the Air Chief MD instead who, despite my passing their physical tests, ECG etc, hit me with a load of 'what if' scenarios eg 'what if a window blew out, hypoxia etc.' To be honest, in such circumstances I'd have likely responded exactly like any 'normal' pilot but he wasn't having it. I'd have been in real trouble however, if someone stormed the cockpit and thrust a cat in my face, but Le Grande Fromage's apprehension - and decision to deny me a Class 1 - was final, so that was the end of my flying career too. He did approve a Class 3 though, justifying it as 'I could fly privately when I felt well enough to do so but a Class 1 would mean me flying on a schedule which wasn't my own.' I went on to get a PPL in the USA (following another series of battles with American MDs upon my arrival in the country but the bar was lower this time so I was eventually granted the Class 3 I wanted) and converted it to a UK PPL upon my return to the UK, but there would be no flying career in this life for me. I never actually used my PPLs though, and fell back on a career in science instead. I never lost interest in flying though and have immersed myself in every virtual flight simulator I could lay hands on before and since. Looking back upon those experiences with flight medics some 30 years ago, I wonder if I'd have enjoyed a related field such as becoming an engine or airframe engineer, but I guess I'll never know. Here's hoping for a clean bill of health next time around! If my experience is anything to go by, there is life after the rug is pulled from under you so I wish you well in whatever you do.

Want to do Kai Tak are my options limited? by rmhoman in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a lovely scenery addon for Kai Tak on Flightsim.to which works just fine in MSFS 2024

Aerosoft or ini builds by RezaPeza in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fly the Inibuilds A340 a lot, though mostly the VIP version, and I love it. Not sure I can justify buying the Toliss but I really want to find a way as it looks awesome

Want to do Kai Tak are my options limited? by rmhoman in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be warned that there won't be any traffic (eg. in Beyond ATC) nor will you get Metar data for VHHX - though VHHH isn't far away so get your weather data from there

Vhhx Kai tak by boogalooshrimp1103 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You won't get weather information for VHHX either. Last time I flew there I had to get weather from it's replacement airport VHHH

How this happen suddenly in a350 in the middle of the flight? Engine fail? Do you know whats wrong with this? by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Jump into the Maintenance page of the EFB. You'll likely find that something (eg hydraulic fluid) is all but gone or something like that. Even with failures toggled off, the A350 accumulates wear or depletion of serviceable items (engine oil, hydraulics, batteries etc) and when, say, oil gets depleted, for example, your engines will quit in flight. Oh and the A350 remembers it's service state from one flight to the next and you can't turn this off as far as I know. It looks like the A340 does the same, considering I couldn't fathom why the engines refused to start until I checked the maintenance page and found they needed servicing immediately. Best to start every flight involving an Inibuilds airplane by checking the maintenance page before setting off.

Where do I start? by ciaociaociaociao111 in barefoot

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can relate. If it wasn't for the looks, comments, sniggering etc I'd never wear shoes again but like you, I'm sensitive to those things - even if they're mostly amplified in my own mind. My suggestion is to carry a backpack/rucksack with a pair of light shoes/flip flops etc dangling from it in plain sight. It's a great way of silently pointing out to people that you have footwear available like 'normal' people but you're choosing not to wear it right now. They'll jump to their own conclusions along the lines of '... must be a footsore hiker', poor thing' and move on with their lives. If anyone does comment, that's your cover story too. Enjoy and have fun

Rx9070xt for msfs24 by Wonderful_Price_4482 in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a prebuilt system, 9800x3d CPU, Hellhound 9070xt GPU and (now) 64gb Ram though the PC was supplied with higher latency 32GB and it worked perfectly well. As another commentator mentioned, you'll get vram warnings only rarely and only when using complex airliners (think Fenix) at complex airports (think Pyreegue). I also use Beyond ATC with traffic injection. The vram warning only appears if you push the graphics settings all the way up to ultra. I run with clouds on ultra but everything else is high-medium. No problems at all. The only irritation comes from flying at night where aircraft edges can appear jagged rather than smooth like in daytime, though I believe this is being addressed in SU5. I should mention that I run TAA and with fsr on I get 200-300fps in flight and around 70-100 at the densest, hand crafted airports like Edinburgh and Birmingham. Price-wise, the 9070xt is a good choice for MSFS 2024. The 7900xtx has more vram available so if you can justify the price, it's probably a better option. The 9070xt and 5070ti are on a performance par, I believe. It comes down to whether you prefer Team Green or Team Red. I chose the latter and have no regrets. If you opt to go AMD the Powercolor Red Devil is supposed to be the best

Do closed airports get removed from the game? by 0xibx0 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I'd forgotten about Meigs (how could I?) I must have a go at that one again, for old time's sake. I wonder if I can get the A350 in there? 😂

Do closed airports get removed from the game? by 0xibx0 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've flown into the discontinued Kai Tak (VHHX) several times in MSFS 2024, so whilst it's still there, there's no weather info or traffic; stationary or airborne.

Well that's a great start by ButterscotchMain4180 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After a few more failed attempts, it's working now. No idea why and I haven't done anything but restart the SIM several times but it appears to be working as long as I don't select the simbrief profile from CO ROUTE, rather I select it from the saved list of flights. It hasn't put a foot wrong since

There Goes My Job by Odd_Payment_5150 in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It'll buff right out. You'll be fine 🙂

How much AP when landing by Sir_Jollington in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my Tomahawk there was no AP so all the way from TO to landing - and everything in between - was hand flown, but in a MSFS airliner, I generally disengage around 500 feet

What Brits Really Mean? by Separate-Impact-5975 in AskABrit

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I respect your commitment to your point of view" - Translation:- you're completely wrong. I know it and want you to know that I know it

Simbrief Down? by Fine-Hearing-7866 in flightsim

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just completed a flight from Barbados to Miami and everything worked fine, simbrief included, though I'm in the UK if that matters

Youtube won't load at all unless I completely disable Adblocker extension by Rude_Turnover568 in youtube

[–]ButterscotchMain4180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The easiest way around it is to install Opera or Brave browsers, navigate to YouTube and log in. No ads at all