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My wishful thinking is that they’ve decided behind the scenes not to separate the VNAV update from the NEOs and that both will be released soon™. On the other hand, the WT Praetor was originally planned for 2025 as well and is now scheduled for November this year, so…

You think so? The announcement of the M600 for FSExpo made me feel like we probably won't see the Phenom for quite some time after that.

According to the roadmap shown at the beginning, the Praetor release is tentatively scheduled for November. Looks like it will be worth the wait!

Path of least resistance choice of aircraft… I’m starting to lose hope we’ll ever see another warbird or COTS release from them.

Maybe a year or two ago there was a dev livestream where they talked about watermasks, or rather the lack of them. Jörg mentioned that they had assigned a team specifically to work on watermasks and estimated it would take about three years to cover the entire planet. I don’t think they ever provided an update on that, and since they no longer do those livestreams, there’s no way to ask them about it directly anymore.

Honestly, we were spoiled with those livestreams. They definitely weren’t perfect, and the language barrier often made it tricky to get points across, but some key bugs only got fixed because we had that direct line of communication. How many other games or sims have the head of the franchise, the studio CEO, and the exec producer doing a two hour Q&A every month or so? And doing it while the live chat is absolutely toxic. Whether the streams are completely done or just happening less often, I can’t really say I’m surprised.

That's music to my ears! A2A seem to be allergic to turbocharged GA planes.

Wow, the 3D modelling looks outstanding!

Fenix stated in November that a VNAV and ECAM infrastructure update for the CEO would be released before the NEOs. It’s been relatively quiet since then and I wouldn’t be surprised if they just suddenly announce the NEO release out of the blue, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see the NEOs until Q3/Q4... We’ll see.

It’s really annoying how restrictive the 2024 career mode is when it comes to third-party add-ons, just to “protect” some silly leaderboard nobody cares about. This Caravan would be perfect for skydiving missions, cargo runs, sightseeing, etc., but it’s just not going to happen anytime soon.

What's the engine condition % on the tablet?

There is a chance you'll run into this problem once on Win 11: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/audio-stutters-in-menu-globe-and-on-ground-during-flight/718524

Regarding stick vs. yoke: From my personal experience, a stick is more versatile and works well across all types of aircraft in the sim, including planes and helicopters. Flying a Boeing with a stick is fine, but flying an Airbus (or a helicopter) with a yoke feels quite awkward.

There is a long thread about it here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/audio-stutters-in-menu-globe-and-on-ground-during-flight/718524/1263 TL;DR: It's related to Windows 11 versions 24H2 and onwards. People have posted multiple "solutions" including sim settings, audio drivers etc. only to come back eventually reporting that the problem is back. The only way to get rid of the crackling completely is downgrading to Win 11 23H2 or earlier (though that might not be possible anymore) until either Microsoft or Asobo find a solution for this.

Without a doubt the LOC DME EAST into Innsbruck LOWI with the visual circling to runway 08.

I really, really hope that JustFlight considers doing a Dash-8. It would fit perfectly in their current lineup and fill a huge void.

You said you imported the W/B via SimBrief, but how exactly did you load the payload and fuel? On the runway your fuel shows 6,120 lbs, but the planned block fuel was 14,080 lbs. Your flight plan also shows 6,200 lbs as baggage weight, did you possibly mix those values up?

Right?? I still can't believe how good it looks in 2024 inside and out, while performance is excellent. They are remarkable devs and I can't wait for the NEOs and beyond.

Edit the Group of said views, there is a "transition duration" option.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve never been happier with the overall experience of an airliner add-on than I am with the Fenix (the first one I ever bought was the PMDG 737 for FS9, around 2004 or 2005). Not to stir the pot or anything, but this was a free update 😉 Their blog posts are worth reading too. https://fenixsim.com/blog/

People keep saying that, but part of the truth is also that Fenix pulled off something close to a miracle with the BFU in 2024. It feels, looks, and sounds like a completely different airplane compared to before the update. For free. I’m not expecting every developer to match Fenix’s level of dedication and talent, but let’s also not pretend that better things aren’t possible.

They posted this teaser a while ago. The first one was Flow for 2024, which has since been released, and the one on the 19th is suspected to be ChasePlane for 2024.

Yes, this is a known issue with the PC-12 in SU4.

Check your settings and make sure ‘Fauna Density’ is set to Ultra, or to whatever level you prefer.