MSFS2020

894: New Generic Autopilot Control

| Tom Tsui

I’ve been thinking of some direct visual feedbacks to compliment the Realsimgear GFC500 autopilot control (APC) that I have.  Here comes at last the APC that I based on the Maule M7 model in FSX.

This full-function APC, in practice, can work alone and is good for any aircraft running standard MSFS commands. However, due to different design implementations and flight simulation platforms (MSFS2024, MSFS2020, P3D, & FSX), it may react a little different from aircraft-to-aircraft.

Moreover, third-party planes, such as the A2A PA24, Continue reading →

893: Bluetooth No-Sound Fix for MSFS

| Tom Tsui

My Onkyo X3 Bluetooth Speaker recently broke down after nearly a decade’s service. I replaced it with a Tranyoo 30W speaker with bass enhancement. The speaker sounds very nice and well-fit to the small area under my monitor.

Oddly, while MSFS2024 is running, the speaker has no sound output from the simulator at all. The worst, the whole computer is muted with dead silent until MSFS2024 is quit. The speaker with MSFS2020 and other apps works perfectly without any issue.

After searching on the internet, the problem is said to be caused by a bug in MSFS that doesn’t compatible with the handsfree function on newer bluetooth devices.

Followings are the two fixes I applied to solve the no-sound issue: Continue reading →

888: Additional IAS Scales for G5 PFD

| Tom Tsui

The additional IAS Scales for the Generic G5 PFD are now open for sale.  There are
five more new Scales (4 from BKSQ and 1 from Carenado) added to the list in the last couple of days.

There are more to come on my schedule and user suggestions are welcome.

The IAS Scales are sold on a user-selectable 4-pack basis.  All current G5 PFD users could contact me for a special discount if they are interested in this 4-Pack Offer.

But note again that these IAS Scales are designed for the latest G5 PFD R4r04, and to be used in MSFS (both FS2020 and FS2024) only. Continue reading →

887: Generic G5 PFD R4r04 Update

| Tom Tsui

My GENERIC G5 PFD Gauge for MSFS (FS2020/24) have been updated to R4r04.  One of the key enhancements is the inclusion of an aircraft label on the Power Off screen showing the IAS Scale being used.

In previous version without the label, not only many users reflected, I got confused with which IAS Scale being enabled as well.

In addition, the new update also combined the earlier IAS Scales with separate Vrefs for Take Off and Landing (for G58 and SR22) into one single Scale for simpler operations.

Indeed, the update processes will be totally invisible to users.

However, since the new enhancements involved structural modifications in the G5 Gauge Installer as well as in the G5_Airspeed_Switcher (Switcher), users who acquired additional on-demand IAS Scales for specific aircraft from me previously should contact me for an updated version of their Scales, so as to be compatible with the new G5 PFD.

Furthermore, Continue reading →

886: MSFS 2020 Still Dominates in 2025

| Tom Tsui

A survey report conducted by Navigraph released about a week ago said that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 continues to be the most popular choice among flightsimmers in 2025 so far.

Although its successor, the MSFS 2024, still comes to second which reflects a notable migration to the new version, the actual percentage of respondents saying that they have migrated to MSFS 2024 is less than half of those who reported the older MSFS 2020 is still their go-to simulator.

I am not surprised about the result Continue reading →

884: My nVidia Settings 25-0417

| Tom Tsui

Followings are my latest nVidia Control Settings, which have been slightly modified to cope with the changes in Graphics Settings of FS2020 and FS2024 I made earlier this month.

The Shader Cache Size in the Global Settings Continue reading →

883: My MSFS Graphics Settings 25-0409

| Tom Tsui

In the past, I’d been deciding my Graphics Settings based on trial and error.  To be honest, I was quite happy with the results of what I achieved in general.

Last month, I decided to give the Nvidia App a shot to see how far my flight simulation system performance it can take.  I was glad to find out the optimized recommendations by the App, both for the FS2020 and FS2024, were not far off from what I anticipated.

Followings are the latest upates of my FS2020 and FS2024 Graphics Settings after repeating adjustments for optimum results from my rigs.  They are put side-by-side for quick comparisons:

The values in brackets Continue reading →

882: Changing Shorter Trees Density

| Tom Tsui

The “Shorter Trees” by YankeeMike01 by default increases the tree density to 200%.  After playing it for awhile, I prefer to lower it to original 100%.

To make the change is simple.  Just copy the “00-asobo_biomes_fallback.xml” from the “vegetation.DEFAULTS” folder, and use it to replace the 200% one in the “vegetation” folder.  That will do.

Should you need to go back to the 200% density, simply Continue reading →

881: My ReShape Settings Update 25-0403

| Tom Tsui

After nearly two years, my ReShade settings for FS2020 have been slightly changed based on the color tone of FS2024 as follows::
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