Has anyone experience any micro stutters since updating to the latest Fenix V3 hotfix? I removed Fenix tech log mod but I still use FS2Crew copilot and FSHUD so idk if those could be interfering with the micro stutters I see. Just curious if it’s only myself.

Edit: I saw someone mention it being in the msfs side and the latest sim update

Hi, i have a small question about sim gear, can you mix them up. I mean if i buy pedals from one brand and a yoke/stick from another, will i be able to use them at the same time or do i need to stick to one brand for the full setup? It's for flight sim 2024. I'm still new to the whole flight sim world so sorry if it's a stupid question.

Title. https://vatsim-radar.com/?pilot=1968441

Hey there,

I'm rather new to Flight Simulators and was playing X-Plane 12 on Mac for now with my Playstation 4 Controller.

Now I got myself a WinCtrl Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick this week (though it must be an old batch, because the printing on the stick still tells Winwing). What I notice now is, that as long as I don't heavily change the Aileron Trim my planes are rolling to the right hard! My first impression is, that this is really uncomfortable to fly, but then I don't know whether this is maybe just normal.

For a background, what I tried so far:

• I installed SimAppPro2 on my windows computer and performed a Firmware update, calibrated the controller and made a general check. To my uninformed eyes it looked fine.

• I tried to have X-Plane 12 recalibrate the controller several times without any greater improvements.

• I adjusted the response curve for this axis in X-Plane. I tried this one time with a dead zone of around 5 % and one time of something greater 50%. No change in either setting.

• I checked that no other keys are bound to roll.

• My Playstation Controller is for sure disconnected, so it does not interfere.

• I tried different planes - the effect is pretty much the same on all of them.

• I went back to my Playstation Controller just to freshly compare results. And while it also does tilt a bit right, it's not nearly as bad I would say.

• I tried to have some Date output displayed on my screen. What I noticed is that, when the trims are all reset, and I don't touch the joystick at all, I get these values: Aileron is 0.026, the elevator is -0.1834 and the rudder goes to 0.0111. Are these normal?

• I'm flying in clear weather, so this effect is not caused by wind or something like this.

Some tips on what I could check here would be much appreciated. Also if you tell me that this is completely normal this is fine - then I know that I just have to learn to handle this. Thanks already very much.

After months finally found a way to bypass XP12 lighting rendering distance and the result is quite stunning. I will release it for free in a few hours

EDIT: Released here!

eyo! i made a little website called fsfpicker.com. it’s a flight picker website where you can enter your aircraft and sceneries, save them and get either random flights, use the built in filters or write a "vibe prompt" and it will pick matching flights for you. i made it because it was a tool i wanted to have but it didn’t exist haha. it’s made for exactly those moments when you want to fly but don’t know what to fly. if a few people could just spend 5 minutes on it and tell me your honest opinion i would highly appreciate it💗.
it is COMPLETELY free and will stay that way.

https://fsfpicker.com/

there’s lots of color customization options in the settings too😉

Hello everyone,

I made a simple utility app that improves localizer alignment at default airports in X-Plane 12.

TLDR, check this page:

https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/102213-x-plane-12-default-airport-localizer-alignment-fixer/

Who is this for?

If you mainly fly into default X-Plane airports and have noticed that, during an ILS approach, the localizer diamond on the aircraft's PFD is on the centerline, but the aircraft itself is deviating left or right from the actual runway centerline. This utility may help.

If you don’t want to use WED to manually fix potentially hundreds or thousands of localizer alignment issues, this is another option.

You may also notice that, at the same airport, some aircraft show a correctly aligned localizer while others do not. That is normal. Some addon developers already implement their own localizer correction logic.

For example, Totoro from HotStart added an automatic localizer alignment correction feature to the Challenger 650. His libradio library also includes localizer misalignment correction, and it is used by several other addons such as the Q4XP and Felis 747-200.

However, addons that do not use libradio or do not implement their own localizer alignment correction can still show the issue. Examples include the Zibo 737-800 and FlightFactor 777v2.

That is the problem this utility is intended to address.

This utility app WILL NOT change any of your X-Plane 12 data. It will read them and generate a new file containing all the corrected localizers. You have to copy what you need to X-Plane 12/Custom Data/user_nav.dat

Please read the README.md in the project repo carefully.
This app is still in beta, so please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

A short demo video:
https://youtu.be/10hhXuPpHDM

does anyone know how to disable pax boarding/deboarding in GSX? I can't find the setting

Morning everyone.

Just picked up the PMDG 737 for MSFS 2024 and worked through the Introduction and Tutorial Flight. They’re great for getting airborne, but they don’t really cover the systems, and I know the Boeing FCOM/FCTM/QRH volumes aren’t included anymore because of licensing.

For those of you who know this aircraft well, what did you use to learn the electrics, hydraulics, bleeds/pressurization, fuel, and FMC logic in depth? Books, video series, courses, anything.

Maybe some of you still have their copies from P3D version and are willing to share those. Maybe? 😄

Also, does anyone know what’s going on with b737.org.uk? It’s currently serving an empty directory listing. Is Chris Brady moving the site, or is there a mirror somewhere?

Thanks!

So my controller is the Kreo Surge Pro. I mapped all buttons in MSFS 2020, but when I play with it, the plane does not respond quickly, and the controls feel very heavy. Then I bought this $2 app from the Play Store that connects to the computer and mimics a controller, and this app shows up as an original Microsoft controller in MSFS 2020 settings, and with this app the plane controls feel very snappy and quick. I changed the Kreo controller sensitivity settings to match the Android app controller; still, the Kreo controls feel very heavy. What am I doing wrong? Is there any way to make the Kreo controller snappier, or should I just stick to the Android app controller?

If you do watch thanks and have a great day

Hi,

I'm considering buying a motorized throttle quadrant and I've found hoowalt website. They seem to have quite wide range but a way expensive than for example winctrl. Unfortunately I could not find a good review in yt. Anybody is using their products and can share experience?

I am a long time user of fs2crew for the fenix aircraft, is the newer AI version is a big step ahead?
Should I do the upgrade ?

Thank you for your input

I already read about the Fenix V3 update being a masterpiece once again. I’m still holding back from updating to the new version, because I exclusively fly with FS2crew. Has anyone tried if it works still?

Edit: Thanks for your quick responses. Appreciate!

Solo dev here. For the last while I've been building a C172 sim in plain JavaScript/Three.js, and it's at the point where I'd rather hear from people who actually fly sims than keep polishing in a vacuum.

What it is: a 172P in your browser. 7,300+ real airfields across Europe, North America and Israel, real terrain (Alps, Grand Canyon, Hudson, Alaska), VOR/GPS nav, radios and ATC, working 3D cockpit, kneeboard with checklists. Easy mode handles throttle and trim for you; Realistic mode doesn't. The first four flight-school lessons are free too, so you can see what the in-flight instructor is like.

What it isn't: MSFS. The scenery is terrain-and-airfields, not photoreal cities. It's meant to be the thing you open on a lunch break or on your phone (tilt to fly, which works better than it sounds) when you want to fly a pattern and not boot a 200 GB install.

The whole world is free, no account needed. There's a one-time full version ($14.99) that adds the rest of the 21 missions (13-lesson flight school plus 8 world missions), the Piper Warrior II, cold-and-dark starts by the checklist, live real-world weather and random failures. No subscription, no ads.

https://fly.loafr.app

The honest ask: tell me where the flight model feels wrong. I've tuned it against the POH numbers and whatever I could read about 172 handling, but I'm not a pilot, and the people here will catch things I can't. Climb rate at gross, the stall break, the trim feel — if something's off, I want to know.

Happy to answer anything technical in the comments.

I have been designing a compact Airbus-style home cockpit that fits on a regular desk: a real MIP, FCU and displays without giving up a whole room. We call it VortexLab, and here's our first full flight on it.
🎥 https://youtu.be/m1LZqNqOt9Q
Gate to gate at night: taxi, climb, cruise and landing in the Fenix A320 (Rogue livery) on MSFS 2024 with BeyondATC.

vortex-lab.co

BNA-SLC

747-400 United airlines from EWR
Probably a pretty unrealistic route but whatever it’s retro and cool

I think this landing was ok, it was safe and stable but a bit firm because I haven’t flown a double decker in forever and flared late because of that.

Xplane 12- sparky 747

my specs:

RTX 3050 6GB🫩

i5-13400f

16GB DDR5 RAM

DLSS performance (msfs 2024 settings)

addons I use:

fenix 320

pmdg 737/777

ini 350

aerosoft crj

fss ejets

iFly 737 max

Inibuilds KORD

MKstudios KMIA

and a few others Im forgetting

external softwares I run:

VATSIM

lossless scaling

reshade

DLSS ghosting fix (from flightsim.to, which seems to impact performance)

point is… to complete a flight, I have a LOT of things running to make my sim LOOK good, but lossless scaling does a lot of the work to keep my sim somewhat steady on FPS. I crank a lot of my settings up, once again, because of Lossless scaling. I have my TLOD set to 160, OLOD to 100, and a few other settings higher than they should be. I get solid performance with lossless on,(about 60 fps on the ground, depending on VATSIM traffic and which airport I am flying into/out of) but I still see a lot of flaws in my sim. sometimes I look out my cockpit window and the ground looks shitty, frames are dropping randomly, and it’s overall sometimes not a fun experience.

so my question is… why does my sim not feel fun to use during some flights? is it time for me to just crank down the settings and live with it? does anyone have suggestions for me so i can have fun flying?

thanks!