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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)

This forum is for discussions about Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 and 2024).  Website:  https://www.flightsimulator.com/

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  1. This forum is for posting tips and techniques relevant to getting the best out of MSFS (2020).   This is a staff-managed forum--all posts must be approved by a moderator.

    PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO POST QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ITEMS HERE, as they outside the scope of this forum and will not be approved for publication by the moderator staff.

    • 291 posts
  2. This forum is for discussions of virtual reality as it relates to Microsoft Flight Simulator.  Have a question as to whether VR will be developed for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, post those questions here.  For information about VR Hardware and Games, please visit the AVSIM Hardware and Games Forum - https://www.avsim.com/forums/forum/796-virtual-reality-vr-hardware-and-games/.

     

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  1. Started by VladBoy,

    Есть ли какая-нибудь программа для mfs2020, для тряски штурвала?(т.к. в обычном mfs не предусмотрена тряска штурвала) English translation: Is there any program for mfs2020 to shake the steering wheel? (since regular mfs does not provide for shaking the steering wheel)

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  2. MARCH 28TH, 2024 – DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user Acuario9383! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! In case you missed it, we recently announced that the full release of Sim Update 15 (SU_15) will be slightly delayed from its earlier targeted release date of March 26. It’s important that we take the time to get it right, and after careful consideration, the team concluded that SU_15 isn’t quite ready yet. We’re now targeting a release for some time in April (exact da…

    • 9 replies
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  3. North American P51 vs. Cessna 152. The Microsoft March Madness brackets. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/msfs-madness-2024/635078

  4. Started by tup61,

    It seems it ALWAYS uses the more 'notherly' runways... like anything between 27 up to 36 up to 09. Everytime. Lately I started to set the plan (A to B) in the MSFS planner before creating the SB-plan and often it uses other runways. Just curious.

    • 26 replies
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  5. Hello, this is currently on sale (30% off at Just Flight and 50% in the marketplace). I’ve always kind of had my eye on it, but haven’t pulled the trigger. I’m curious to hear from those who bought it, how has it held up for you over time? Still in regular use or relegated to the back of your hangar? I know the graphics in the cockpit were a sore spot for some but an update is coming. How complex is it to fly? Given its niche era world routes I expect it’s something I’d fly occasionally. Can it be left alone in cruise or does it require regular monitoring/ input / fuel management? Thanks for any insights.

    • 5 replies
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  6. Despite setting MSFS to fullscreen everytime I start MSFS, it always starts the sim in windowed mode. I always shut down correctly so no idea why this keeps happening. Very annoying.

    • 9 replies
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  7. Started by Roy Warren,

    Started July 9, 2022. Completed August 29, 2022. Diamond DA62 for twin engines and G1000NXi. All VFR w/GPS and AP.. All manual landings. Flight Planning LittleNav Map for the most part. Visited 32 countries, Landed and departed from 68 airports. I fly low and slow just for the scenery, so I avoided long routes over water, Greenland and Iceland being the exception. All Northern Hemisphere. As far north as Greenland and as far south as Cambodia. Usually flew 2500 to 3500 feet, but adjusted for terrain. Decapitated 50 or 60 airport workers. (They're always in front of your parked plane and won't move) Also clipped a few airport vehicles that were cruisin…

    • 30 replies
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  8. Started by Adamski_NZ,

    As a new APL user, I thought I'd start a thread for tips & tricks here, as I hate Discord. So .. to kick off .. has any current APL user tried the experimental/beta version? Would I lose my log if I switched to it?

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  9. At the behest of the developer of the awesome addon, Self Loading Cargo, I updated FSUIPC yesterday. Unfortunately this lead to hours of troubleshooting. The FBW320n wouldn't connect to ground power so couldn't even get the APU running. Next, SLC itself got messed up where I had to reconfig its .xml settings file. It took way to long to figure out simconnect was not operating but I have no idea why. I did the update of FSUIPC w/o a hitch via its simple installer. Ended up installing the prior version I had installed prior to updating to the latest. There were some oddities the dev thought might possibly relate to not having the current FSUIPC installed but alas nev…

    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
  10. The introduction of frame generation (FG) has been a game-changer for many RTX40-series owners. However, the AI-tech behind FG is not infallible. FG-related artifacts are an inherent problem with the frame generation AI technology (DLSS3) but can be avoided. The AI-tech behind FG basically inserts an AI-generated image in between two native images: The problem is that the AI tech sometimes fails to render the AI-image properly (causing artifacts). Factors that increase the chance of seeing these artifacts: native FPS is too low - I find that at least 30 non-FG FPS is needed for FG to work properly very fast panning very fast-moving …

    • 50 replies
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  11. Started by xenonsk,

    Glass Cockpits Garmin G3X Touch Fixed the display of glidepath and VNAV indications from external navigators on the PFD VDI Garmin GNS430W / GNS530W Fixed various issues with glidepath guidance when the GNS was configured to use a non-zero LNAV or VNAV index. Fixed incorrect CDI auto switch guidance being sent to the G3X. Aircraft General Fixed issue with differential braking being unefficient with new ground contact phsyics. Airbus A320neo (V2) Fixed - Turn on WX Radar and PW when spawning on the runway. Fixed - Oil pressure needle should be red when in red range. Fixed - F should be white as with the S, not green…

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  12. Started by Tom Wright,

    Hello everyone. Has anybody who has the TCA Quadrant managed to get the engine start behaviour working properly in the default A320? I noticed that they've now fixed the problem of the Ignition/Crank switch not going back to the normal position, but I can't get the engines to start when I move either of the engine start switches to on. They will shut down when flicked to off, but in order to get them to start I can only do it by actually clicking on the switch in the cockpit. The switch does move in the cockpit view though, making it look like it works, but the engine doesn't actually start! If you've got it working please could you share your assignments? …

    • 5 replies
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  13. Started by jcomm,

    Bought the 206 b3 and the R66, but after trying both I am going to buy at least two more... My preferred so far in MSFS 2020.

    • 6 replies
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  14. Started by btacon,

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  15. Started by MNORM,

    Does anyone know if an updated parking fix exists for the LatinVFR TJSJ scenery? I'd love for Cape Air, Silver, Air Cargo Carriers, and Tradewind to park at least relatively close to the real-world parking spots and LATINVFR has them scattered all over. Have looked everywhere for a fix/file (LVFR forum was no help). I used to edit parking in FS9 & FSX all the time using AFCAD and ADE but I'm a bit lost with MSFS. Is this possible using GSX or does this program not modify AI parking assignments? Appreciate any advice. Thanks!

    • 0 replies
    • 812 views
  16. Hi, I got the Niagara package and the CYSN airport last night. Price is pretty low. The Niagara falls and scenery of the surrounding area are very well done. The sound of the falls is really good from a helicopter. and the CYSN airport is minutes away from the area. So get your Helicopters out or the 250 Comanche or Cows 42 and take some tourist out to see the falls. You can easily take off and land 3 to 4 times in a couple of hours. So great practice and visually rewarding. I liked it anyway. Worth checking out.

    • 1 reply
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  17. Started by MrBitstFlyer,

    I have been using a TrackIR for a few years and been happy with it. However, I didn't like how it wouldn't work so well in daylight with reflections and window light making it hard to use. I decided to give Tobii Eyetracker 5 a go as it doesn't suffer in brighter light. Overall I am happy with the unit and its tracking performance. It is working well on my narrowboat in bright conditions. However, the view is jerky when looking off center (especially downwards towards the instruments). I am wondering if this is in response to turbulence that the TrackIR didn't have a problem with. Any Tobii users had a similiar effect and dealt with it?

    • 50 replies
    • 11.2k views
  18. Started by zetato,

    Hi all, For some reason, yesterday I had to logout and re-login in the just updated XBOX App, to resynchronize my MS account to Flight Simulator. Sadly, after that, my sim started to require accessibility and controls settings as it was the first time I started the app... To short the story, after some try I noticed that my old updated and completed installation was at his place, but now the sim was doing something like a new installation in a subfolder of my dedicated drive. Pratically, now I have a drive E: with a FS2020 folder containing my old installation always updated, but, on the same drive, the app created yesterday a new XboxGames folder with inside …

    • 2 replies
    • 810 views
  19. I'm installing another copy of MSFS store version on a second PC. After the install, it was clear this was the Xbox version. Instructions on using an Xbox controller were shown, and the final set part was different from what I've seen before, I've installed MSFS twice before on PC's. I assumed I messed up the install, I do remember being asked if I was it for Xbox or PC, maybe I messed up there. So I uninstalled, and tried again, being careful to select the PC version when asked, but I've still got the Xbox version! Any ideas why I'm not getting the PC version? Thanks Eugene

    • 9 replies
    • 2.9k views
  20. I have used Riva Tuner or MSI Afterburner fps displays in MSFS, and they did work well. But now I set up another small touchscreen monitor to display pop out glass screens (right ALT + left mouse). Either of the two above fps displays will instantly reduce fps severely and cause horrible stutters as soon as I pop out a window (like the GPS 1000). If I turn off the gps display, then no stutters and no fps drop. And if I don't have the touchscreen window on, then all types of fps displays work fine. Does anybody know of a fps display app that will work with pop out MSFS windows? The Dev Mode fps display works perfectly, but it is very large and in the way.

    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
  21. Started by PapaRomeo,

    Hi all. I never really used charts. So this would be fairly new to me. What is the best way to get started? I have iPads besides my computer, and wouldn’t mind a payed subscription. I just want to get the best experience out there. Thanks.

    • 86 replies
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  22. Started by Dominique_K,

    When the mouse cursor is parked out the screen to make the blasted toolbar invisible, the sim loses the focus and the keyboard and the mouse become inactivated. Tapping a key does not work (like N to raise the flightplan window). I have to get the cursor back on screen along with the toll bar, click once on the screen and then the sim gets the focus back. Am I alone ? PS this is new, came with SU5

    • 5 replies
    • 2.7k views
  23. I spent the better part of today battling heroically with a hitherto unprecedented MSFS error message: This sent me on an arduous ordeal only surpassed by the best Shakespearean tragedies. After a bucketload of blood, sweat and tears, jumping through increasingly ridiculous hoops, I was finally able to “resolve” the issue. There’s been quite a few threads on similar topics lately describing various MSFS oddities and idiosyncrasies. But as I didn’t find any recent threads with the same incessant error message, I decided to start a new one. How I eventually “solved” it: I finally caved in and went for a complete MSFS reinstall after I felt that I h…

    • 26 replies
    • 9.3k views
  24. One of the most existed things I am looking forward for msfs 2024 are the handcrafted airports. what you do you wish? Which airport could make it into the new sim? my educated guess is that: gaya Barcelona, Munich, London Stansted, Lugano, rio de janeiro I think this is realistic, since they stopped talking about the EDDM scenery and said it will be published under a new brand. Also they didn‘t even bother answering my email regarding it. The other mentioned airport are also under the coming soon section under their website, which also includes LSZH, which also got released as a handcrafted airport. What do you think? What…

    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
  25. Started by Dillon,

    Anyone notice the PMDG OPS Center app can no longer reach the servers?😐 I'm running v2.0.1.2182.

    • 5 replies
    • 2.7k views

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