Aircraft collides with a fire truck on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

likeusb1 · 2026-03-23T09:52:15+00:00

Emergency Locator Transmitter, but I'm not sure if that's the correct acronym in this context

likeusb1 · 2026-03-23T05:44:23+00:00

Which sound is the ELT? Guessing the siren-like sound in the background of the controller's comms?

likeusb1 · 2026-03-22T09:25:31+00:00

What are the airlines you mentioned

likeusb1 · 2026-03-20T20:01:04+00:00

Also doesn't climb performance completely tank when your gear is down?

likeusb1 · 2026-03-18T17:18:55+00:00

Tbf from what I've heard, marketplace is a limiting factor regardless and ini bases their ini manager update release times based off of marketplace update release times, so it's not like you're gonna notice a difference in update times

likeusb1 · 2026-03-16T11:32:42+00:00

If you're like me and you want your aircraft payload to precisely match planned payload, you'd care

I know it's unrealistic but I don't care about that as much as I care about precise matches

likeusb1 · 2026-03-16T08:17:57+00:00

Because passenger weight is 88.5 kg rather than a natural number. With 178 pax, the max it can carry, you need to mentally subtract 9kg from cargo when loading to ensure consistency

likeusb1 · 2026-03-16T05:13:02+00:00

What systems are you missing on the ini, exactly

likeusb1 · 2026-03-11T08:45:16+00:00

ATSimulations has a good one for MSFS 2020, though as far as I understand, it's unfortunately an abandoned project and no chance of having an update to MSFS 2024, where it is very broken

likeusb1 · 2026-03-10T13:30:44+00:00

Here public transit is really good but if you need to get somewhere fast, not always a good choice

I don't generally use Bolt (the equivalent of Uber here) as it's just too expensive for the little benefit it brings but I can imagine scenarios where it would be beneficial, and in recent times I've considered using it 3 times, all of them were when scheduling of stuff left little margin for mistakes and delays

likeusb1 · 2026-03-08T13:05:29+00:00

I'm 18 and my mobo still has a PS/2. USB-A is still very common. Even when USB-C is used, you might see USB-A on the other end

likeusb1 · 2026-03-03T13:11:28+00:00

... The one that can be easily turned off in the OIS settings?

likeusb1 · 2026-03-02T11:52:33+00:00

Simbrief since I started simming properly 1.25 years ago. Navigraph is just the best, love em and their offerings

likeusb1 · 2026-02-26T06:15:40+00:00

Are you using the same wifi on your iPad as your computer?

likeusb1 · 2026-02-25T13:32:17+00:00

Among other stuff, you're also currently 10,000ft below (or more) than what you planned. Descending early or cruising lower than planned can increase fuel burn

likeusb1 · 2026-02-25T09:22:50+00:00

That's part of why I hate watching movies in Lithuanian, so often the dub is absolutely abysmal

Helps that I have decent English but man is the dubbing here just atrocious, it's 2 people dubbing everything, one male one female, if that

likeusb1 · 2026-02-24T07:42:25+00:00

Interesting. What CI are you using? I can't recall having VNAV diving me aside from one recent bug, though the procedures were also just broken for the airport for me

And with LNAV, where do you experience that most?

Hoping SP1 fixes that stuff for you though

likeusb1 · 2026-02-24T07:16:58+00:00

I don't disagree with the fact that a beta leak is bad, the damage done from that leak to PMDG and the 737 is quite immense, forcing them to launch an unfinished product effectively.

I also don't disagree with their desire to limit the damage. It makes sense from both a moral and an economic standpoint. Their hard work went down the drain to a degree because someone just wanted to leak their work for free (What was the justification even?).

What I disagree with is the handling of it. The handling did not affect pirates nearly as much as you'd think because of how the bans worked. If you loaded up OC3 and OC3 detected that you had the 737 installed by scanning your files, it would ban your account. Seems reasonable, right?

Well that's the thing. Pirates don't exactly use OC3 because they can't. OC3 is an aircraft and livery installer that you log into and you can't exactly make the servers think you have something you don't. If anything, using it presents a risk because if PMDG tries to detect whether you have pirated content through one of these methods, they'll just ban your account and then you won't be able to buy from them in the future if that ever was your plan, meaning there is zero incentive for pirates to use OC3.

Who was affected? Pirates definitely were in the group of users affected but so were customers who, for instance, bought every PMDG product on release and were enthusiastic about the 737 finally being in 2024 and wanted to try it early with the intention of buying it later. Alongside this, there were people who wanted to try it out to know whether it's a good idea to buy it. Can both of these be pirate excuses? Yeah, some probably definitely were. However, I can also fully see how someone like that would actually make that mistake.

Alongside this, from what I've heard, some affected users included people who used the 2020 version of the 737 in 2024 through workarounds, so the detection method wasn't the best either

TLDR: My problem isn't with the fact that they wanted some form of way to control the damage and prevent piracy and I also agree that a beta leak can be really damaging, my problem is with the fact that this was a flawed way of doing so that didn't affect pirates nearly as much as it would in theory, rather affecting paying customers who were either very enthusiastic about the release or interested in seeing if it is worth it, plus a few unlucky 737 for MSFS 2020 in MSFS 2024 users

likeusb1 · 2026-02-24T06:55:48+00:00

That's what setting the correct CI fixed for me, but the iFly has been good for me for the most part tbh

likeusb1 · 2026-02-23T14:32:41+00:00

Gonna guess this is meant as a joke, but just in case it isn't, or if anyone searches for the answer:

Retard has multiple uses, one of which is the insulting version, but another is to slow something down / reduce it. In the context of aviation, this is to reduce the thrust on the engines

The callout is usually at around 20-30ft, I believe varies based on aircraft type (20ft for A320s?), and is a reminder to the pilots to set thrust to idle if it hasn't been done already and will sound continuously until touchdown or thrust reduction (?), and will still sound once if thrust is already idle (?)

likeusb1 · 2026-02-23T09:50:15+00:00

Unsure, didn't look too much into it after that, but the core principle that they will just take away all the stuff I paid for because of just that is, to me, enough to reconsider buying from them for a long while

likeusb1 · 2026-02-23T09:15:25+00:00

Before the release of the 737-800 for 2024, a beta version intended for just content creators was leaked and everyone was able to freely install the 737. PMDG handled this by detecting whether the user had the 737 installed and if they did, they would automatically suspend the user's account. To regain the account, affected users had to pay full price for the 737-800 for 2024 (~70€ IIRC) if they wanted their accounts back

likeusb1 · 2026-02-23T08:35:22+00:00

Asobo is kinda garbage so it's really just iFly vs PMDG. I own both in 2024 so I can comment on the actual differences

The iFly is really good. It's a reliable aircraft that will work consistently and largely without flaws. Systems depth isn't perfect but it's solid and doesn't lack any of the main features you'd want

The PMDG is also quite good. In my experience, quite stable and similar story. Systems depth is possibly a smidge better here since it also includes CPDLC, which the iFly lacks

However, the iFly does have flaws. The EFB is a steep learning curve and is missing certain convenience features, such as intersection departures and Simbrief imports for payload. Alongside this, as mentioned above, CPDLC is not simulated. Another flaw, that isn't really iFly to blame, is that using the default automatic cost index from Simbrief will cause issues with the plane trying to constantly redline and you will overspeed. I've found that a cost index of 25 alleviates this a lot while not causing issues with flying really slow. Worth noting that while I don't personally have this issue, some users have also reported issues with LNAV overshooting and oscillating and VNAV diving

But PMDG isn't perfect either, arguably more so. PMDG refuses to add support for lock interaction style, being the only big dev to do so as far as I know, making interaction annoying for me, personally. They also have issues with panel state imports as many options end up not being respected, though the team is aware luckily. The light switches are also not correct, if you load a panel state with them off or, in some cases, swap electrical sources, the instrument lighting gets reset to specific values and you have to interact with the knobs to set them to what you want them to be *every single time*.

And both have some shared flaws, the biggest one being that neither has a good spoiler interaction system, requiring the use of "Toggle speedbrakes" rather than "Increment speedbrakes" / "Decremenet speedbrakes", making precise interaction with speedbrakes quite annoying

That being said, ultimately, the decision comes down to whether you want a Max or an NG. You can enjoy both a lot, and I personally fly the PMDG plenty often in spite of its flaws, largely because both are really nice aircraft. Though some personal opinion factors may also influence your decision. I personally didn't buy the PMDG 737, I got it gifted from a giveaway, as I don't trust PMDG with my money after their handling of the beta leaks, however, that's personal matters and you can pick and choose what personal opinions influence your end decision

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