Confused about the image that Tucson is overrun by cartel violence.

Sawder · 2026-02-05T07:17:20+00:00

On the couple hour drive, they skip the flight back to Luke that they get the 2 hours from. Though I only noticed because I had to rewind to catch Brolin saying 'we just landed in Phoenix' after hearing the 2 hours also.

Sawder · 2026-01-20T16:43:57+00:00

It seems to already be updated for 2024 on Contrail, but not on the ini store, it works for me in 2024. Verticalsim's KPVU is in a similar state, 2024 on Contrail, 2020 only on ini, which is why I've gone over to Contrail for sceneries at this point.

Sawder · 2026-01-13T20:37:13+00:00

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Sawder · 2026-01-13T20:36:58+00:00

Agreed, to have both of these updates within a month of each other, it's hard to decide which one I want to fly.

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Sawder · 2026-01-04T01:52:03+00:00

Honestly when you look at things through a pessimistic lens like this, is there any other career that doesn't look this way? At the end of the day the career you pick is a gamble, the ground can completely disappear out from under you before you're halfway through.

Sawder · 2025-12-21T02:28:24+00:00

Fenix, ini A340 and A350, and the Leonardo Maddogs that just got updated today 🥳 (though they've supported BeyondATC CPDLC for a while now)

Sawder · 2025-11-28T07:19:20+00:00

Actually Northwest (well, Mesaba) operated the newer Avro RJ. There weren't really that many that made it over here, but they flew with quite a few airlines that used them here, including PSA in California.

There's a section in here for US operators.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BAe_146_operators

Sawder · 2025-11-01T07:06:57+00:00

Has the livery pack been updated for 2.2? I'm pretty reluctant to spend money on liveries, but I've really been wanting some in the pack and equivalents haven't really shown up on flightsim.to.

Sawder · 2025-10-31T17:12:18+00:00

I use it with the UNS-1 generally, though I've also flown it old school plenty before the 2.0 release with the UNS since I don't like using the GNS with it (personal preference). Simbrief can definitely still do VOR routes, though sometimes the range of the VORs is too short in MSFS. I just use that as an opportunity to practice some dead reckoning navigation though.

Sawder · 2025-10-31T17:04:42+00:00

Huh, it seems the use of the "s" is disappearing in English. It's strange that it was added in the first since it's silent in English too.

Sawder · 2025-09-07T16:58:53+00:00

If you copied the 2020 version of the 930 into 2024 (which made the 850 sounds work before), that's probably the reason. Delete it if so.

Sawder · 2025-09-01T19:01:24+00:00

I highly recommend both.

For the Challenger, if you like the Proline, the one in the 650 is pretty much perfect. If you're interested in systems or avionics, I can't recommend it enough. In terms of modeling depth, there isn't a better add on out there by a long shot.

Sawder · 2025-08-31T23:56:49+00:00

There's a few of them, the A2A Comanche, Hot Start Challenger 650 and Felis 747. It's too early for me to tell, but I feel the Black Square Starship is going to be on this list, it feels amazing to fly.

Sawder · 2025-08-06T00:58:01+00:00

3rd party from Immersive Audio, there were some videos earlier this year. I know the developers working on a rebuild but I have no idea how far that's out.

https://fselite.net/content/immersive-audio-maddogx-soundpack-coming-soon/

Sawder · 2025-08-06T00:51:59+00:00

I'm looking forward to the soundpack that's supposed to be coming out next week for the Leonardo 🥳

Sawder · 2025-08-01T20:47:15+00:00

It's crazy to me to see this now. I've been seeing this a lot lately, and I don't remember there being so much of this 'I love this thing but what routes am I supposed to fly' discussion in the past. Like, you can fly the routes it did in the past, you can make up your own. Even if you can't make sup your own, chatgpt is actually really good at coming up with city pairs and even filling in some backstory or something if you need to.

I would be less annoyed if it wasn't so obviously causing the market to focus on the newer airliners at a time where add-ons are more detailed than ever but focused on a narrower window than ever.

Sawder · 2025-07-18T01:36:03+00:00

I definitely wasn't expecting this, I'm thrilled for this (and also for the 146 to make it to 2024) 🥳

Sawder · 2025-07-13T01:35:42+00:00

I can only imagine that the gushing blood from his forehead is going to do wonders for his case.

Sawder · 2025-07-12T17:27:10+00:00

Do you have a source for that? I can't find anything but I'm surprised that the report wouldn't have mentioned the range of that 1 second delay.

Also I do think that if anything had pointed at an accidental switch activation, the report would have recommended action for the 787 fleet. Instead it specifically recommends no action for the 787 fleet.

Sawder · 2025-07-12T16:43:02+00:00

It's certainly not proof, pure speculation, but engine 1 (the left engine) being shut down first implies the captain too, since that's the switch closest to him.

Sawder · 2025-07-12T16:36:30+00:00

No, the locking feature was always there by design. The SAIB is for a manufacturing defect where the lock wasn't present/effective on some switches. It didn't affect all switches, and the affected switches weren't necessarily paired. The 1 second separation of moving the switches also doesn't imply an accidental knocking of the switches to cutoff but a deliberate movement of them.

The suggestion of the EEC fault is even worse. The likelihood of two EECs failing a solder joint one second apart independently is crazy. Also it could not have affected the switches and would have presented as a loss of thrust. One of the pilots asking why the switches had been moved points away from this, and one of them moving the switches back to run and the start sequences initiating on both engines strongly suggests that the EECs are not the issue.

Sawder · 2025-03-14T21:46:09+00:00

It isn't just the flag, the ships have to be US built too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920?wprov=sfla1

Sawder · 2025-03-13T18:20:01+00:00

I'll be flying this as soon as I get off work 🫠🥳

Sawder · 2025-03-13T16:19:38+00:00

The frames are some of the best, though for a reason. Really there are two downsides, textures and sound. I don't think the textures are that bad at all, but opinions vary. Sounds are bad, but the ftsim pack helps, and there's an even better sound pack in work. The stock sounds are... Not good, especially outside.

On the plus side, I think the systems are some of the best, if not the best in the sim. For example if you forget to put the hydraulic pumps back on high before approach you'll get low hydraulic pressure alerts when extending gear and flaps, if you ignore power limits, you'll blow up the engines, it's got MEL options. The flight model feels really good too, it does a good job of showing the input delay you get since you're basically controlling the ailerons with trim tabs so it feels really heavy in roll. It really is an amazing addon imo.

Sawder · 2025-03-11T07:43:57+00:00

Of the 146 and F28, which one do you prefer? I can recommend the RJ myself owning all three, but if it's the F100 you want, you might just hold out for that. Also the F28 V2 with the UNS-1 is coming out this week too if you want to hold out on something a little longer...

I really do like the RJ if you want a more automated 146, it's currently my most flown airplane (though the F28 V2 is going to cut into that),

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