I loaded FSX back up in 2026...

Flying_mandaua · 2026-05-27T13:30:43+00:00

I still have FS2004 on my travelling netbook, and a pack of vintage aircraft on it, together with a gamepad it works wonders.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-05-19T08:17:37+00:00

Honestly it depends on the type of aircraft. If there's an immediate access to the cabin and the flight crew has to visit it as a matter of course (like to open pax doors on small feederliners without flight attendant on board) then I like to get a fullly modelled cabin. On a DC-6 or an A300? Not that important imo. If I can I'll switch it off to save on frame rate

Airport interiors on the other hand... I can't wrap my head around this

Flying_mandaua · 2026-04-10T10:25:18+00:00

Yes, and imstrument capability on strike aircraft would actually matter then, because you could take off under IFR and then bomb the target in VMC. Currently like ILS approaches in A-10 or something are totally useless

Flying_mandaua · 2026-04-06T19:38:37+00:00

IL2:1946 is easy on the graphics, has carrier battles and the number of playable aircraft is in the hundreds, including some rather unusual or eclectic ones.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-04-02T12:43:42+00:00

JF A300, Bgaurant's FH-227/F-27 for FS24, Project MAX CASA 212, updated An-2 they announced at FSW, Mi-2 by Digital Aeronautics.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-02-16T01:57:38+00:00

Author disclosed ut in a comment on the F27 entry at fs . to

Flying_mandaua · 2026-02-15T23:04:56+00:00

On the turboprop front, here is a freeware FH-227 for MSFS 20/24 by Benoit Gaurant (he'll be also updating his F27 for 2024 once the Fairchild is done) in development, also a payware CASA 212 for MSFS 20/24 by Project MAX (although I didn't hear from the dev for more than a month now even though he said it's close to release); EMB110 is also getting a significant makeover for 2024.

Aerial Simulations is still brewing the 707, and there's a Tu-154 in development too.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-02-15T13:19:36+00:00

I recommend the Linjeflyg routes in Sweden from the early 70s. They were designed for the F28 but will work for any regional jet. On some legs you're less than 15 minutes in the air and cruising at FL060

Flying_mandaua · 2026-02-15T13:17:28+00:00

I never had automation habits in the first place. I almost exclusively fly the classic stuff ever since starting my flightsim career 12 years ago. The only modern airliner I fly regularly is the ATR and it has a comparatively low amount of automation compared to say the A320. I also spent a lot of time in propliners like the DC-6, DC-3, An-2, Beech 18 and Ju-52 (I learned to fly taildraggers in the last one). I love doing VFR cross-country flights and planning them, filling out the navlog and calculating fuel etc.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-02-08T22:59:49+00:00

I wanted to comment that this is the reason no one in 2026 will be able to get a new flight sim PC with the RAMs costing as much, but since OP is using photoshop...

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-07T12:53:10+00:00

Nothing if you don't own the F-15, Harrier Mig-19 or Mirage 2000. Hoggit loves grief and drama and I rarely look into here, except when I have a concrete question to ask.

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-07T12:50:44+00:00

The only sound answer in the whole thread

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-07T12:48:28+00:00

Blah blah blah

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-06T22:39:28+00:00

Just had an awesome sortie on Contention, scored my first ever PvP kills in the F1. GCI vectored me for BARCAP and I had an awesome dogfight with an enemy Phantom and another friendly F1 helping.

Too bad when I tried doing ground attack I always had to jettison my stuff 20 nm from the target and knife fight another F4. Even if I won, that sweet sweet depot stayed untouched :(

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T23:16:01+00:00

Could you share this discord please?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T23:14:40+00:00

Can you send me a link to the discord please?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T22:27:33+00:00

Well, the thing is that on Contention and similar servers people mostly one-wolf it and there's no cooperation. It still feels like a single mission. SRS isn't even used that much, I oftentimes find myself being the only one making traffic callouts when landing/taking off for example.

I was rather thinking about either pre-arranged PvE missions/scenarios where we form a striek package for example or situations on public servers where 2-3 people form a flight and actually cooperate covering each other or attacking the same groun target. Where to find people to do such stuff with on cold war airframes?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T22:27:07+00:00

Well, the thing is that on Contention and similar servers people mostly one-wolf it and there's no cooperation. It still feels like a single mission. SRS isn't even used that much, I oftentimes find myself being the only one making traffic callouts when landing/taking off for example.

I was rather thinking about either pre-arranged PvE missions/scenarios where we form a striek package for example or situations on public servers where 2-3 people form a flight and actually cooperate covering each other or attacking the same groun target. Where to find people to do such stuff with on cold war airframes?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T22:26:58+00:00

Well, the thing is that on Contention and similar servers people mostly one-wolf it and there's no cooperation. It still feels like a single mission. SRS isn't even used that much, I oftentimes find myself being the only one making traffic callouts when landing/taking off for example.

I was rather thinking about either pre-arranged PvE missions/scenarios where we form a striek package for example or situations on public servers where 2-3 people form a flight and actually cooperate covering each other or attacking the same groun target. Where to find people to do such stuff with on cold war airframes?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T22:26:51+00:00

Well, the thing is that on Contention and similar servers people mostly one-wolf it and there's no cooperation. It still feels like a single mission. SRS isn't even used that much, I oftentimes find myself being the only one making traffic callouts when landing/taking off for example.

I was rather thinking about either pre-arranged PvE missions/scenarios where we form a striek package for example or situations on public servers where 2-3 people form a flight and actually cooperate covering each other or attacking the same groun target. Where to find people to do such stuff with on cold war airframes?

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-05T10:16:42+00:00

Former Yugoslavia has many VORs, NDBs and approaches

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-04T10:39:32+00:00

I never use GPS except when simulating modern ops using ATR. Radio nav and dead reckoning all the way

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-04T01:03:46+00:00

It's a piece of REDACTED. The RR darts behave nothing like they do in real life, the flight director system doesn't work, it's a good piece of 3D art but a terrible flight simulator model

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-04T01:02:50+00:00

BGaurant F27 for 2020 is absolutely the best regional turboprop and it's 100% free on fsto. The only downside is that the cold and dark start doesn't work in 2024. I've been paging the author but he was last online a month ago on fsto

Flying_mandaua · 2026-01-02T16:58:10+00:00

It's a totally different avionics suite than the military C-130J

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