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And literally no one on this page offered to help, including you. The genesis of his freeware program was the absence of an FS2Crew profile; therefore, it seems entirely reasonable to make him aware that alternatives to FS2Crew exist which may satisfy his requirements and spare him from wasting precious time creating his own profile. If he still wants to build his own freeware profile, I would be more than willing to help the OP with any programming issues he may encounter.

As the developer of FSFO, I can confirm that MCE is wonderful product, which is well supported and fairly priced. They're a bunch of great people with a great product.

Flight Sim First Officer (FSFO) fully supports the iniA350. And yes, you can ask the cabin crew for a cup of coffee via the FSFO intercom system. 🙂 https://flightsimfirstofficer.com/ https://flightsimfirstofficer.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page This video is for the iniA330; however, the app works the same for the A350: This Friday, the copilot for the TFDi MD11 will be released:

Navigraph implemented live tracking last Nov: https://navigraph.com/products/charts/moving-maps It also tracks VATSIM traffic..

It seems you have difficulties with basic Math.

Does anyone have an explanation for why miniCOCKPIT has increased its prices for US customers by a staggering 60%? The Mini FCU is now over $400 USD for US customers. I remember reading something about tariffs being imposed, but they’re based in Hong Kong and only face around a 10% tariff, so I’m struggling to understand how that justifies a 60% price hike. Unless it's spite, which isn't a really good business strategy. Honestly, this makes my move to WinWing a lot easier...their FCU is still around $150 USD. There’s nowhere near a $250 difference in quality between the two products…not even close. I am somewhat concerned about using WinWing interface...

The original owners sold the domain to this group, who are revamping it to take advantage of the domain name. I’m curious to see the site when they return; I suspect it will be aimed at revenue generation. We’ll see…

Anecdotes aren’t market trends. The slice of users reinstalling old sims and buying old aircraft is tiny...think 1–2%, tops. Nostalgia brings people back, but they usually already own the birds they want. Very few are dropping $75 on a legacy plane for a legacy platform. It's certainly not enough to formulate a market strategy.

Again, you're assuming the majority of the market uses MSFS2024. According to ALL the public data, the majority of the market still uses MSFS 2020. Thus, BB strategy seems sound and supported by the available data.

You don't have to guess. There's plenty of public data to form a reasonable opinion. Steam concurrent players (snapshot-able) MSFS 2020 typically has more concurrent players than 2024. For example: SteamDB shows higher live players for 2020 right now, and historically a much higher all-time peak (61,829 for 2020 vs. 24,863 for 2024). The public data suggest MSFS 2020 is still the preferred sim, with MSFS 2024 slowly closing the gap. Community survey (broadest public panel) The Navigraph FlightSim Community Survey 2024 (published Apr 16, 2025) indicates MSFS 2020 remains the primary sim for ~52% of respondents, while MSFS 2024 is ~24.9%; combined MSFS share is ~77% (rest split among X-Plane, P3D, etc.). The public data suggest MSFS 2020 is still the preferred sim, with MSFS 2024 slowly closing the gap. As a developer, it's completely justifiable to build for MSFS 2020 first, as thats where the bulk of the market resides.

Yep...its a long standing joke from PMDG; it's just a place holder until the aircraft is ready. However, they typically only do this when they're close to release. The $37M is reflective of the real-world aircraft cost.

IFLY had direct competition with their 747 and 737 in P3D; IMO, IFLY is a VERY underrated developer.

It sure doesn't, Bob; you would suspect hydraulic failure, but the 737 has a manual gear extension. Also, how do you get a total hydraulic failure from a bird strike? Maybe something impacted the pilots visibility in the cockpit; lots of questions to answers. Regardless, its very sad!

Promoting the false narrative that MSFS is merely "eye-candy" does a great disservice to newcomers in the flight simulation community. The truth is that MSFS is a significantly more advanced simulator than P3D. It features an integrated weather engine, a superior physics system, and an extensive selection of aircraft equipped with advanced avionics. If you have the budget, consider waiting for the release of MSFS 2024, which promises an unprecedented variety of aircraft, many offering robust FMC/MCDU simulations. At the very least, don't fall for the misconception that P3D is the superior simulator—it simply isn’t. If you do decide to purchase P3D, be preaperred to spend hundred of extra dollars to achieve a reasonable simulation. You'll need a weather engine, additional ground textures for VFR Flights, camera controls, etc...

Are you using an addon that generates turbulence, like Active Sky?