June 16, 20241 yr 37 minutes ago, Sweetd31 said: IDK about yal but when it comes to weather I just go into Metar-taf.com and plug in the weather stations by hand. Doesn't take but like 5 minutes. I don't see the purpose of buying or relying on the weather engine How much does it cost? sp
June 16, 20241 yr It's free https://metar-taf.com/ You just have to manually set up custom weather in game
June 16, 20241 yr 20 hours ago, bonchie said: Would I normally research some backwoods Aussie strip or where to go hot-air balloon in Africa? Not criticising your post at all, @bonchie, but I saw that line and just wanted to say that this is pretty much exactly how I do use the sim. I either have areas where I know the scenery is simply amazing, or I'll look on the map (or Google Earth) and think - "that looks like it might be interesting", or maybe I'll see a new little airstrip available for sale or on flightsim.to. Pick a plane, whatever I feel like using, sometimes appropriate, sometimes not. Jump in and go exploring. Record a flight while sitting in the cockpit with all the waypoints and POI markers on, just following my nose. Then turn the markers off for the replay, where I will spend almost all the flight in outside views or paused and exploring with the drone cam - grabbing screenshots all the time. And not just in out of the way places - pick an interesting major airport, use a big tin tube, and have fun with GSX and explore the airport and surrounds with the drone. Sometimes I might even push back and take off, but I will hardly ever actually then do a "proper" flight. Mostly I'll just "esc" out of the sim after a couple of minutes. Arrivals are the same but in reverse (start the flight mid air a few miles out). And then there are things like flying F-111s to Libya, taking Chinooks around SE Asia etc if I feel like using military aircraft. I recently did a mini-recreation of a Red Arrows display over my hometown on the day after their actual airshow. This sim is already effectively packed with missions. And I've got to say I won't personally be bothered about using any specific missions in 2024, but it will be nice to have a whole new set of aircraft or facilities to just play around with on my own. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
June 16, 20241 yr 30 minutes ago, andy1252 said: Not criticising your post at all, @bonchie, but I saw that line and just wanted to say that this is pretty much exactly how I do use the sim. I either have areas where I know the scenery is simply amazing, or I'll look on the map (or Google Earth) and think - "that looks like it might be interesting", or maybe I'll see a new little airstrip available for sale or on flightsim.to. Pick a plane, whatever I feel like using, sometimes appropriate, sometimes not. Jump in and go exploring. Record a flight while sitting in the cockpit with all the waypoints and POI markers on, just following my nose. Then turn the markers off for the replay, where I will spend almost all the flight in outside views or paused and exploring with the drone cam - grabbing screenshots all the time. And not just in out of the way places - pick an interesting major airport, use a big tin tube, and have fun with GSX and explore the airport and surrounds with the drone. Sometimes I might even push back and take off, but I will hardly ever actually then do a "proper" flight. Mostly I'll just "esc" out of the sim after a couple of minutes. Arrivals are the same but in reverse (start the flight mid air a few miles out). And then there are things like flying F-111s to Libya, taking Chinooks around SE Asia etc if I feel like using military aircraft. I recently did a mini-recreation of a Red Arrows display over my hometown on the day after their actual airshow. This sim is already effectively packed with missions. And I've got to say I won't personally be bothered about using any specific missions in 2024, but it will be nice to have a whole new set of aircraft or facilities to just play around with on my own. I still have a downloaded Bush Trip of last year's Tour De France which I haven't gotten around to yet B450 Tomahawk Max / Ryzen 7 5800x3D / RTX 3060ti 8G / Noctua NH-UI21S Max Cooling / 32G Patriot RAM / 1TB NVME / 450G SSD / Thrustmaster TCA & Throttle Quadrant / Xiaomi 32" Wide Curved Monitor 1440p 144hz
June 16, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Sky_Pilot071 said: How much does it cost? sp IF you have to ask that question you can't afford it.
June 16, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, JBDB-MD80 said: IF you have to ask that question you can't afford it. LMAO... it is a free website, ignore this person.
June 16, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Sweetd31 said: LMAO... it is a free website, ignore this person. Looks good. Half the fun of MSFS is doing your own weather. sp
June 16, 20241 yr A closer look at the eye candy in the 2024 trailer. Back and forth from 2020 to 2024 at the same places. Sorry, not about the weather or clouds... 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
June 17, 20241 yr Two other places from the first trailer that are also shown in the video. Grand Canyon: Verbier, Switzerland: i9-11900K, RTX 4090, 32 GB ram, Honeycomb Alpha and Bravo, TCA Airbus sidestick and quadrant, Reverb G2
June 18, 20241 yr Author On 6/17/2024 at 3:56 AM, Shack95 said: Two other places from the first trailer that are also shown in the video. Grand Canyon: Verbier, Switzerland: I think it is too soon to conclude, but I feel the greenish tint from 2020 is gone in the 2024. 9800X3D@H150i // Msi RTX 5090 Trio OC // 64GB DDR5 6000mhz CL30 // 2TB + 1TB Nvme Dell 27" 2127DGF - 1440p - Gsync - 165hz Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus // TCA Quadrant Airbus // TFRP T.Flight Rudder Pedals // Logitech Flight Multi Panel
June 21, 20241 yr 39 minutes ago, Sweetd31 said: FSexpo 2024 is payware 🙃 anybody watching tell us something exciting The MS/Asobo related presentations will be livestreamed and placed on their YT and other channels: Saturday presentation on MSFS 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6riRXgRsCU Sunday presentation on MSFS marketplace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfA0NHuPlT8 I'd assume other major devs will also place their presentations and related info on their channels/forums/etc right after presenting at FSExpo. FSElite is live streaming today's announcements seminar at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsuBNiyjtn4&list=TLGGWbWEEB8RTeYyMTA2MjAyNA Edited June 21, 20241 yr by lwt1971 Len 1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD
June 21, 20241 yr I think Seb and Jorg will be on a mission to set the record straight tomorrow. I expect Jorg to drop a, "what is wrong with you guys?" at some point lol. 5800X3D. 32 GB RAM. 1TB SATA SSD. 3TB HDD. RX 9070XT.
June 21, 20241 yr Unrelated to 2024, but Navigraph is also announcing something tonight at FSEXPO Edited June 21, 20241 yr by Tuskin38
June 21, 20241 yr On 6/19/2024 at 1:05 AM, ca_metal said: I think it is too soon to conclude, but I feel the greenish tint from 2020 is gone in the 2024. Looking at those shots, msfs2024 makes msfs2020 looks like fsx. Baber My Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HDOnlive
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