Was excited to installed the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 this morning and played with it for nearly the whole afternoon. My comment: it’s full of bugs and needs a lot of improvements, in short, it is not ready at all.
The product is just like the fuselage of the G58 captured in the game. It’s full of dents which requires a lot of works to iron them out. Continue reading
Author: Tom Tsui
854: MSFS 2024 Pre-Order Has Started
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 pre-order is now available for Xbox and Microsoft Store. Steam will come next week on September 26.
More information about the pre-order and additional details regarding the new simulator — including the full aircraft list — could be found on this page.
As a special bonus, anyone who pre-orders will receive the De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft (part of the Standard Edition of MSFS2024) to use right now in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).
I am excited, aren’t you?
853: Two BKSQ Analog Baron Gauges Released
Developer Black Square has made over some analog gauges for MSFS aircraft using glass cockpit panels. One of them is the widely flown Beechcraft B58.
Actually I was not aware of it at all until a friend, Andrea, in Italy who asked me if I could make the FIP gauges for it about a month ago. And he was so kind to sponsor me the aircraft for checking before I could confirm him if the project was feasible.
So here’s the Airspeed Indicator (ASI) and the Engine Pack tailor-made for the Black Square Analog Baron.
And in particular, as the Black Square Baron comes with both a standard and a pressurized version of the aircraft, corresponding FIP gauges Continue reading
852: BKSQ Duke Shared Altimeter Released
Hybrid-style instruments are always my favorites
as they not only look nicer but also provide more references. The new Altimeter for the Black Square (BKSQ) Dukes is one of them, which, in fact, is not only good for the B60 Piston, Grand and Turbine Dukes, but also can be used on all other MSFS aircraft.
Two versions were created for the instrument. The Clean Version on the left Continue reading
851: BKSQ Duke Piston Gauges Released
The Engine Clusters for the Black Square (BKSQ) Duke Piston B60 and B60 Grand are now completed. The package not only includes the Manifold Pressure, RPM, Fuel Flow, Oil Pressure, Oil Temperature and Cylinder Temperature Gauges in full format,
but it also comes with an Extended OTP version that integrates the left and right OTPs plus the Fuel Quantity Indicators for either the B60 or B60 Grand together.
Low Fuel Indicators, resembling the ones on the Duke Turbine, are also implemented. Continue reading
850: BKSQ Duke Turbine Engine Released
Originally I was planning to work on the Pilatus PC12 RMI after the aircraft’s EIS (Engine Indicator System) project. However, since I’ve been playing the Black Square (BKSQ) Duke Turbine quite a lot, I decided to get the aircraft’s Engine Cluster completed first.
In a way, Continue reading
849: Pilatus PC12 EIS Released
Last week, I said I could finish the EIS project for the Carenado’s MSFS Pilatus PC12 by weekend. Things happened unexpectedly. Anyway, it’s now ready.
One thing worth noting: due to hardware and software limitations, the way how Carenado implements the ITT function on the PC12 is virtually impossible to be ported to the FIP directly. This causes misalignments between the values sent to the FIP and the ones shown on the virtual EIS.
Although the bug is unsolvable, the way the ITT performs, luckily, Continue reading
848: Pilatus PC12 EIS Preview
Here’s a video preview of the coming Engine Indication System (EIS) for the Carenado Pilatus PC12. There are still loose ends to tie up but hopefully it will be released in the next few days.
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847: Pilatus PC12 Gauges Updated
The three Carenado Pilatus PC12 gauges have been updated to version R1r01, in which bug fixes and number precision enhancements were implemented.
Download Links have been sent to all users earlier today. Should you not getting the mail, please contact me via email or comment section below. Continue reading
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