Posts by douglas55

  • Interesting

    Quote from AOB

    I think that is a tad harsh Douglas. A newcomer to any sim likely has more questions than most of us and maybe they miss some features that were in their previous sim. Also you can tweak the other Sim (and most other Sims) to be almost perfect but it can be expensive to do so. The Sim that you play the most is a very subjective thing.

    Hm :/, I guess........and a personal thing at that :thumbup:

  • Interesting

    I've been away from the SIM life for sometime due to work (out of town a lot), life etc. I can't help but notice lots of *new* comers asking for this an that and we should have this and have that...like really folks.....you sound like a bunch of ex-MSFS gamers whining all the time. If my assumption is correct (And I know I am), if you don't like Aerofly FS4 as it is...then find another SIM and go away stop pestering the IPACS team and annoying the rest of us with your petty requests. It is what it is FS4 and its a phenomenal flight SIM it its current form. Kudos to the IPACS team for such a small group of dedicated SIM/real pilots for what they have accomplished. Unlike the "other SIM", FS4's Dev's actually participate in the forums and fix things within a 24 to 48 period and not every 3 months like MSFS. be happy you's have what you's have right now with FS4. I read good things are coming (changes) to FS4 and they sound promising. I am semi-retired now and can now dedicate myself to FS4 more. I don't use MSFS anymore, it's horrible and 2024 is an outright disaster. My grandson (blakers2023) has been keeping me informed of whats going on with FS4 in my absense.

  • Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Edition not working on FS 4

    Quote from Cmdr. Starman

    Hi :·)

    I recently bought the Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Edition, and I'm using it on Aerofly FS 4. Now the joystick works just fine. The thing is that there are a handful of problems with the calibration of the quadrant, more precisely, the thrust levers and the flaps and airbrakes levers as well.

    The thrust levers are totally inverted, which I don't know how to solve. Now to give it "full" throttle (which is the bottom of the levers), it asks me to take the reverse-thrust part of the levers. I'd like that 0% throttle was the IDLE detent and the 100% was the TO/GA detent. Still, it's inverted and it's a complete mess.

    The other problem is that the the flaps and airbrakes levers are acting weird: they ain't inverted, but when I push them down a little bit, the airbrakes/flaps go down completely.

    Please help

    There's really isn't any calibration, its plug n" play. There are 2 icons on the upper right of the controller screen when you select each controller to interface with FS4. They both look like controllers with circles round them, One says "delete all assignments for this controller" and the other icon says "set controller to default assignments". First clear all assignments once you've plugged it into your PC, then set to default and adjust accordingly....OR.....you can just clear all assignments and set your control features up manually to your own preferences in the interface screens (ie: airplane, helicopter, general settings). You don't really need to install the drivers for the throttle quadrant. I didn't, I just plugged er in, and away I went.

  • Throttle glitch

    We have a throttle glitching issue. I just fired up FS4 this morning and proceeded to use the A380 from Venice to Heathrow and the throttles keep moving on their own, I tried the A320 and the 737 and all the airliners are doing the same. I cant get them to lock on "CL" once I have the autopilot set. Helicopters are fine but something is wrong and I haven't a clue what's wrong. My beloved FS4 is broken and I'm sad now. :(

  • What’s stopping Aerofly from getting Fuel and weights?

    Quote from Overloaded

    Kick the tyres and light the fires sort of pilots never seemed to hang around the old flying club too long😢

    I'm a casual simmer so it makes no difference to me if anything complex is added over and above what we already have per se, I have no control over whats added. The SIM is still simple enough to use and I would skip the things I don't choose to use if given that option. Fuel an weight being the current discussion.

  • What’s stopping Aerofly from getting Fuel and weights?

    Quote from Armitage

    Well, fuel consumption, fuel weight and its influence on flight characteristics seem to be an important factor on long distance flights.

    And actually adding a feature does not have to make AFS more complicated for new users - but it can make it more challenging for advanced users. It just depends on how it is integrated.

    Agreed, but having the choice to use it should be left to user. Not like that other SIM. Its not something I'd use.

  • What’s stopping Aerofly from getting Fuel and weights?

    Naw, release the brake, juice the throttle, lite the tires and go. lol 🤣

    All kidding aside, you can have realism, but does it always have to be...? Why not skip a few details and just enjoy simplicity without complication. I abhorred setting clouds, wind, fuel n' weight, camera speed everytime I wanted to fly with MSFS. It was a "PITA" everythime. I just want to fly with less tweaking, setting this that and the next thing. Cripes I don't even use the flight nav for Aero Fly. I take off manually, land manually, auto pilot (when I feel like it). I VFR, the moving map and a compass heading to navigate, thats it, nothing else. I have no issues flying point to point. Easy as pie. 😉 BUT....thats just me. Fly the bush pilot way....remembering the lay of the land and the geography to navigate.

  • What’s stopping Aerofly from getting Fuel and weights?

    Quote from W.B.

    Hi,


    I’m curious why it’s been a decade since Aerofly was born but we still can’t see weight and fuel, such a basic and important system in flight.

    Its not needed IMO. Aero fly was meant to be less complicated for the end user and have the easy to use Ui, load up an fly SIM with realistic aircraft and flight dynamics. Its perfect the way it is thats why it stands above the rest in its own right. Less is more in this case. Look at the mess Microsobo has with its SIM. Their forums tell a thousand words, in their case more than a thousand words. Its basically eye candy with bugs. lol For me FS4, its fine the way it is. JMO. 😉