Posts by AOB

Sorry to hear of your loss. Remember the good times.

Krzysztof Kaniewski has released a Cessna 170B for FS4 over on Github. Flies well. Buy him a coffee if you like it.

I did not upgrade from 2020 and FSX till last week because of all the negative posts and vlogs. Nearly all undeserved as far as I can see now.

Don't forget to buy him a coffee when you download it. It is a good plane.

I bought MSFS2024 recently. I am not getting rid of AFS4 or anything like that, I just like to mess around in different sims. I was on a flight this morning up in the north western part of my state of South Australia and noticed a plane icon on the map with the label of QFA933 on it. I thought it might be a user handle and I idly put QFA933 into google to see what would come up. What came up was flightaware.com and details of Qantas Flight QFA933 which is a flight from Brisbane to Perth in a B737, and also track details of where it was currently at. That matched my map display in MSFS2024! I was totally gob smacked. I never realized that the sim actually displayed the real time position of real flights in it. I know it is fashionable to knock and rubbish other sims but you have to hand to Asobo to manage this sort of interface.

I was playing this on my tablet last night with the TV going in the background. I took off from San Carlos, headed up over San Francisco airport, the South Industrial hills, down over San Francisco city and out over Alcatraz to some of the heavily populated areas on the North shore before swinging back south to Half Moon bay and beyond. I then went East and back up the bay to land at KSFO. This sim is just phenomenal! The scenery owes nothing to anything else, it is just brilliant. My only complaint though is that it is so dead on the ground. No cars or trains, nothing to show how alive and vibrant our world is. I know the team is small, and it would probably be impossible to get these features in the Android version, but will they ever be in the PC one? I would cheerfully pay a lot for that sort of add on. Loving the sim.

Thanks for the 262. Good looking plane. I do not have any problem with the T on my windows PC. It does advance time which is what is supposed to do I think.

I am no expert (quite the opposite) but have you tried using another sim on autopilot to see if it happens? I used to fly on auto during the day using Flight Sim World and it worked fine for me but I would not have been happy if my around the continent flights were disrupted like you describe either.

Also, maybe it might be your internet connection. The majority of issues I have had with sims over the years have been related to poor and variable internet service. Trying to play with others for example was often impossible because of crash to desktop issues.

Yes I have and I see Aldinga but not very many South of there.

I just completed a flight from Aldinga YADG (South Australia) down the Fleurieu Peninsula and back and I do not think any landmark labels exist to the south of Aldinga. I am sure this has been asked and answered before, but is it possible to add places to the landmarks file?

Yes I am talking about airplanes

I have been reading a book called The Last Flight of the Daisy Mae and it is about a B24 crew experience in WWII. Naturally I look for one in my flight sims and I fire up my FSX sim (sorry it is not in AFS4) and take off in it over my hometown. I cannot believe how sluggish this plane feels to fly. Compared to to some of our current line up in AFS4 I had to really concentrate and watch my controls constantly to maintain altitude and speed. No aerobatics for me in this one. Anyone ever flown in one or seen one at an airshow? I think the real life pilots must have had very strong arms.

I hope your health improves Larry and thank you for all your work you have done for us over the years. When I was a bit younger I remember being ferried around the country in a C130 when we were crewing a patrol boat in Far North Queensland. For some reason the OIC decided to pick us up in Edinburgh, South Australia and then fly to Perth to pick up a crew from Western Australia before heading for Cairns, Queensland. It was a very long flight in the end.

Just went for flight around Fresno California. As the Brits like to say, we are lucky Ducks. We have a great simulator with good frame rates. We can play it on the PC or on our tablets or phones as well while we sit in front of the TV. It is fast, easier to use, and cheaper than most competitor products. When I think of all the money I wasted over the years supporting other sims

Thanks IPACS.

Interestingly the Android FS4 version has a recognisable 2D carrier in San Diego but the PC version just has this white paper cutout like shape. I would have thought the versions would have been identical. Maybe it is my internet or something.

I was wondering if anyone has done anything about making the naval objects in San Diego. It might be me, but the Aircraft Carrier museum looks like a white paper carrier shaped cut-out, there are no modern Carriers at North Island at all and well ...... I think it is just begging for some kind soul to make it look nicer. Please ... Please you clever ex naval types.

Keep us posted with your stick mod. I gave up on my TCA throttle setup but am interested in your experiences with the stick.

I watched this vid on flying to Lundy Island this morning and was very impressed to find it actually is in our AFS4. Well done IPACS.

You can buy compressed air cleaning kits on Amazon fairly cheaply that should work.

I do not know about the tiller but I gave up trying to get my Thrustmaster TCA Throttle Quadrant to work and I am just using the sidestick. I have my set up for quite a few years now and every year or so have another go at getting it to work. Perhaps I am missing something obvious, but I have tried calibrating, removing the detents, putting them back, and going through all the youtube and various PDF help/how to files. My problems are with the throttle mainly. The Sidestick and the Throttle unit are not piggy back connected together, and FS4 always recognises the throttle on the stick rather than on the quadrant. When I try an older ST90 stick with the quadrant it makes no difference, I have have two speeds, 0 and 100%.

I do like the idea a a separate throttle unit though, so I have ordered a cheaper T-Flight HOTAS One.

Good suggestion Nico. There have been a few sims that let you pick uniforms etc and even pilot voices. I think Cliffs of Dover Desert Wings is one that I have and it does add to immersion to be dressed as an Italian pilot in an Italian plane.