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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 Stephane_M,

    Here is the French Air Force livery for the Extra 330 created by Steven Busuttil. This livery for the Extra 330 is the current livery of the Extra 330 of the French Air Force aerobatic team. The aerobatic team, apart from its own training sessions and its participation in the many meetings of the summer season, participates in the French team courses, organized under the aegis of the Fédération Française Aéronautique (FFA). These, generally five in number (plus one which takes place just before the international competition in the organizing country), takes place on air bases or on civilian aerodromes. https://www.simvol.org/en/downloads/liveries/extra330-french…

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  2. Started by 737_800,

    Hi, I have an coupon code, so I want to use that for the flight sim. Since the coupon is for retail I have to buy the boxed version. It Premimum Deluxe Version worth it? Most likely I am gonna payware quality airports anyway for EHAM, EDDF etc. However, how much would it cost me to upgrade to the premium version? Is that even possible when have the boxed version?

    • 26 replies
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  3. Are there any new payware commercial jets available for FS2020? Thanks

    • 4 replies
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  4. Vsync'd to 30Hz, and getting these still in areas where I have bigtime GPU/VRAM/CPU headroom, yet the smooth 30fps drops down into the teens, back up to 27, 22, 30, 31. Server latency is very low, changing servers no difference, stopping all traffic, no difference. Today's was a fabulous flight for most of the way from KJAC to KSBA when this started again and I ended up shutting down the sim well prior to getting to the approach procedure. I wanted to show a friend this thing but we won't be showing THIS thing! Anyway, I know there are specific areas where this happens and some of called it a memory leak despite the monitored RAM/VRAM stay stable.

    • 0 replies
    • 494 views
  5. Started by kt069,

    I am wondering, if there will be a possibility again, to have the tower ATC view in the sim ? (as it was possible in FSX).

    • 12 replies
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  6. This deserves to be its own topic. If you would like to see some more avionics options in MSFS, please go here and cast your vote! https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/open-up-communications-with-reality-xp/392140 Thanks! 🙂

    • 63 replies
    • 7.3k views
  7. Started by ILSFREAK,

    https://www.avsim.com/profile/251375-sd_flyer/ Hi to all Bit off MS2020 as such so please move as you see fit @sd_flyer You mentioned in another threat about shooting dual VOR approaches. Can you please tell me more about that, as I also only fly with only the needles and no GPS Recently digged into fix to fix navigation, and what fun that is. Really keep you engaged (and busy) , but for me MUCH more pleasure, than trying to get the magenta line to follow me as to where I want to go Well, each on its own

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    • 571 views
  8. MAY 6TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team “Somewhere over the Amazon” – Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Hello all! Based on the results of our last flight, we would like to introduce a new flighting opportunity available for select individuals to help us test Sim Update 4 starting on May 12, 2021. Our goals: We would like simmers who are very experienced with our sim to help us identify regressions from our work on the update We would also like knowledgeable simmers to help us test the specific …

    • 32 replies
    • 10.6k views
  9. I plan on getting the honeycomb yoke and throttle quadrant set, but since they don't have rudder pedals I am holding off. Is it still possible to enjoy MSFS without dedicated rudder pedals if you only have the yoke and throttles?

    • 39 replies
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  10. The Radios & Autopilot Panel Project I had been working on the past months performs well with FSX. I had not yet had a chance to test it with Microsoft Flight Simulator though. Until now … yesterday I was able to put it to the test and I can gladly confirm FSRadioPanel (Android app) and Mobiflight (Windows app to connect hardware) both work well with MSFS. For more info in how to build a panel like this, which sets you back just about $60,-, there’s a thread in the Hangar Chat on this forum. Link to the video. Link to the article.

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    • 959 views
  11. They do not speak of the patch having corrected the ESC bug and it is not.

    • 41 replies
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  12. Not knowing if I would enjoy the Flight Sim scene I joined Microsofts Gamepass to try out the New Flight Simulator It was Great flying over places ive only dreamed about. So in my joy i purchased Microsoft Flight Sim inside of gamepass Since i did not play any other games i let gamepass expire, only to find out i could no longer play the Flight Sim I had to now rejoin game pass to use the game. Can anyone please tell me if i can get out of having to use game pass but still have the game without having to purchase it again Thankyou

    • 31 replies
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  13. Started by RodgerC,

    Since the latest world update, I cannot shut down any airplane properly. Generators and some other switches will not turn off, as they spring back to the on position. Now I cannot shutdown MSFS without using task manager. It stays on the screen asking if you want to shutdown. Any ideas??

    • 17 replies
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  14. Started by bean_sprout,

    I've turned all of these to on (Easy) and now my planes fly and taxi like a dream. Cheers bs ☘️

  15. Started by iFlySimX,

    Hi everyone! I am looking to do a world tour and I wanted to ask you what the best GA airplane would be? Can be default MSFS plane or an add-on like Carenado. Let me know your thoughts!

    • 37 replies
    • 18k views
  16. Started by Mikeingreen,

    I have had a very trying day trying to finish up the last 2 legs of my ATW trip. It started yesterday really when just about ready to start my approach into BIRK I got my 2nd AMD Driver Time Out error and had a CTD. There was a newer driver available so I installed that yesterday. Today I fired things up and MSFS was a total slideshow, even in the menus. I tried loading up my next FP from SB and everything just locked up. Tried just doing the FP in the World Map and it wouldn't load the flight. Then had to use Task Manager to even get out of MSFS. Tried rebooting my PC but same thing happened. I then rolled back the AMD driver a few versions and things got better, at leas…

    • 43 replies
    • 5.3k views
  17. Started by wim123,

    holy mow, did you see this peeps ?

    • 0 replies
    • 675 views
  18. Hi Guys Before I post at zendesk can anyone see if they are missing a bing satellite tile at UK lake district 54.568, -3.151 I'm not using either cache (rolling or manual) and never seen this issue at this location prior to yesterday. Several restarts/reboots but issue remains. You can get to the location quickly by going into Dev mode and using teleport window 🙂 Edit: top two photos looking eastward. Last image looking west back towards location

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  19. Hi everyone, I'm a huge fan of the WT CJ4 and the FBW A320, but I find both of those planes unflyable due to a stutter that happens every few seconds on the Coherent GT Draw thread. The game runs perfectly smooth for a few seconds at a time, then will freeze for around maybe a quarter or an eighth of a second, then resume running smooth, rinse and repeat for the entire flight. Worth noting that this happens in exactly 0 addon aircraft. The JF Arrow, Aerosoft CRJ, and the Carenado M20R all run perfectly smooth and never drop frames. It's only the default planes that do this. I've searched around, but I can't find anyone else talking about this, but when I wa…

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  20. Long time lurker here (10+ years) and first post. I am having a really strange issue with my throttles on certain aircraft. All are freeware but not connected. Issues exist with H135 Helicopter, Airbus A32X Development version and Diamond DA40NGX. All other aircraft work as they should. The issue is that the throttle is frozen in these aircraft, I am unable to move it, either by moving the throttle quadrant or by dragging in the virtual cockpit. In the case of the A32X, if I revert to the stable version, it works as it should. In the other two, I have no fix. The H135 has worked in previous versions but since the upgrade to 0.9, the collective longer works. I h…

    • 0 replies
    • 586 views
  21. Started by MauBen,

    If you have shied away from helicopters because they are hard to master, do yourself a favour and try the first free helicopter for MSFS. While it isn’t exactly modelled like real helicopters, it behaves fairly closely to real helicopters and you can learn to fly by starting with the easy option and then switch to the more advanced options as your skills improve. Why bother you may ask? Well, the easy answer is that the great MSFS scenery can best be experienced with helicopters where you can just drop by anywhere to take a very close look, instead of whizzing by at 100 mph and only getting a glance. If exploring scenery is important to you, give it a try. You will l…

    • 56 replies
    • 10.9k views
  22. Hi simmers 😉 Tought i will give some report from my first longer Flight after Hotfix 1.15.10.0. Flight was from VOHS to WSSS in 4h 10m time. Plane the 747-8 Air India. My smoothness and performance was a lot better as before the patch, so just for that more fun is back again now. Shure i have still some stutters especially if i come down near the ground and the bigger Airports ( what are needed for a 747-8 ) but these also better than it was before the patch/hotfix. I had no CTD.. So at all mutch better for me, i had it better once ( don`t know the patchnumber anymore maybe around 1.14XX ) there it was superb, so to say it can b…

    • 0 replies
    • 536 views
  23. Hi there, A minor update to stable (version 0.6.1) is now available for the A32NX. Changelog [DISPLAYS] RMP backlight, ATC and RTPI font color and backlight [EFB] Fix fuel tank capacity values [MISC] Fixed EVAC button animation [ECAM] Improved alternating of igniters [EFB] Reduced bundle size for better performance [TEXTURE] Upscaled the existing FBW livery to 8K Latest Issues Wipers don’t function correctly on FSX Liveries Some missing icons on EFB map Some missing glyphs in custom MCDU font General autopilot/lateral navigation issues (will be fixed with upcomin…

    • 17 replies
    • 3.5k views
  24. From Salty Simulations:

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  25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5TGESdwIuQ

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