On 11/16/2024 at 2:52 PM, Fiorentoni said:

Well the ifly certainly feels different from the PMDG 737, if that is what you want to know.

Mostly,

I am very curious if it “feels” like a MAX though. @Stearmandriver explained it pretty well. Nevertheless, thanks for your input. Can you elaborate as to why you have your opinion? Thanks!

47 minutes ago, ahsmatt7 said:

As for the ground handling, does the ifly simulate the increase in thrust during taxi like in real life compared to the NGs?

Bland!  That's a good word!  It would not have occurred to me before, but after having another point of comparison (the iFly), yeah, I think we're on the same page. 

Yes, a light-ish iFly will breakaway at idle thrust.  Single engine taxi is no problem, though I probably have not tried it really really heavy since that's not the simming I do.  But at light and medium weights I think it's pretty good.

I agree with the IFly positive opinions, but I found still some flaws: Heavy unstability in maintaining the planned route when time is accelerated - Incapacity to maintain rollout straight when autolanding with cross wind. Absence of weather radar. 

 

54 minutes ago, solito said:

I agree with the IFly positive opinions, but I found still some flaws: Heavy unstability in maintaining the planned route when time is accelerated - Incapacity to maintain rollout straight when autolanding with cross wind. Absence of weather radar. 

 

Sounds like it still a work in progress. 

15 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

Sounds like it still a work in progress. 

Indeed 1.0 version but a very very good 1.0. 

Havent tested failures at all.

 

Michael Moe 

I'd say, for being this early in its life, the iFly MAX8 is impressive to say the least!

Also great to see what the guys flying this aircraft IRL have to say about it. One example only a few posts back.

With V.1.0 one of the best AC`s in MSFS, and with further updates even more..

Love this MAX8 !!

cheers ☺️

Just got it and did a short test flight. Still learning about the EFB and capabilities. Pleased with this purchase. Flight model felt very good. Pronounced stutters right at rotation but only one flight so far. For some reason, I feel like I'm not getting all the sounds where there should be some. Eg. doors open / close is silent. Switch sounds non-existant or extremely quiet. Other sounds are there and excellent. Anyone else getting this?

Haven't had that issue but maybe someone else in here had and will be able to offer advice.

Or...you could ask about it over on the Flight1 Discord server which is the official support channel as I understand it.

4 hours ago, solito said:

I agree with the IFly positive opinions, but I found still some flaws: Heavy unstability in maintaining the planned route when time is accelerated - Incapacity to maintain rollout straight when autolanding with cross wind. Absence of weather radar. 

 

The 737 doesn’t have a rollout mode during autoland in the real airplane either so don’t plan on it having one in the sim.

Personally, I never use accelerated time when flying. I realise there are lots of people using that feature but to me it doesn't make sense to buy an aircraft which tries to be as close to the real thing as possible and then use it in such an unrealistic way.

1 hour ago, ahsmatt7 said:

The 737 doesn’t have a rollout mode during autoland in the real airplane either so don’t plan on it having one in the sim.

Isnt this the differents between Fail passive and Fail operationel Autoflight option. The later is with a triple setup reciever and i think its an option to choose on the EFB actually.

Michael Moe 

6 hours ago, solito said:

I agree with the IFly positive opinions, but I found still some flaws: Heavy unstability in maintaining the planned route when time is accelerated - Incapacity to maintain rollout straight when autolanding with cross wind. Absence of weather radar. 

 

You can choose between fail passive and fail operational auto land systems in the tablet.  Most (if not all) US operators use fail passive, so no rollout control - you are required to disengage the autopilot at touchdown.  So if you had fail passive selected as an auto land mode and you were waiting for it to steer itself down the runway, that was never going to happen ;).  This is one of the benefits to AIII mode in the HUD.

I've never actually tried a fail operational auto land in it, but remember that in aircraft that do have centerline steering capability on rollout, there are very strict wind limits for exactly this reason - an autopilot can't handle much crosswind.  Considering the exaggerated crosswind effect in MSFS, I imagine no airliner in the sim can track centerline in a significant crosswind. 

2 hours ago, Michael Moe said:

Isnt this the differents between Fail passive and Fail operationel Autoflight option. The later is with a triple setup reciever and i think its an option to choose on the EFB actually.

Michael Moe 

lol yeah you’re right. Which operators have a fail Operational auto flight system? 

I think it's more commonly used in Europe, but don't know the specifics.  If you heard about the United Max that landed with the jammed rudder pedal steering, the offending part was the torque tube used in a fail operational system for the autopilot servo on the rudder.  UAL uses fail passive like most US airlines, but that airplane was purchased as a "white tail" intended for a different airline that used fail operational, so the torque tube had already been installed.