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reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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is just so idiiotic

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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Russel on pole

trim harbor May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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no

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i cant let this happen

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wheres pastry

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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Would've preferred Kimi ngl

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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trim harbor wheres pastry

P4

trim harbor May 23, 2026, 9:01 PM

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norris p3?

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:02 PM

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Yep

trim harbor May 23, 2026, 9:02 PM

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wheres verstappen n alonso

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:02 PM

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Oh it's awful, at least they're acknowledging it

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:03 PM

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that's good

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:03 PM

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trim harbor wheres verstappen n alonso

Max in 6th, Fernando in a proud P19

trim harbor May 23, 2026, 9:03 PM

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holy shit man p19 😭

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:03 PM

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That's what Aston Martin feels like

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At least no more nerve damage, I think

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George was very happy to be on pole lol

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Honestly, I think having some electric component is necessary, but I don't think F1 should go full- or majority-electric

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After all

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We have FE

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Even a 50/50 split is too much imo

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:09 PM

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I see your point, and I think it's fair enough, but I disagree.

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:10 PM

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I'd say the turbohybrid V6s weren't bad, they were pretty nice. Maybe not last few years, but that's cause the cars got fat. 2014 when these regs started wasn't bad, 2016 was one of the seasons of all time too

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So like, something along the lines of the previous engines in current cars would work nicely I think

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But again, in a perfect world, with teams having some more freedom

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:11 PM

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yeah that's fair, certainly reducing the electrical side was incredbily dumb

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i agree that they didn't necessarily need to increase it

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but reducing it was the problem

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:12 PM

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Well they didn't reduce it

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They increased the overall electrics side

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:13 PM

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then it's possble I misunderstood

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didn't they decrease the battery power?

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how much power the battery can provide

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:13 PM

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I don't think so

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:14 PM

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Ok, let me check real quick

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:14 PM

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They did make some changes within this year

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I think they reduced the battery power in qualifying trims in order to limit super clipping

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:16 PM

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I might have misunderstood, but I remember reading or hearing that even though officially they said they wanted to put more emphasis on the electrical side they did something stupid behind the scenes

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I'll see if I can find that again

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it's possible (likely even?) that I misunderstood or am misremembering

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:20 PM

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So basically, previous regs were:
1.6 litre V6, in the end with around 600kW of power
Electrical recovery with MGU-K and MGU-H in total around 150kW I think

Current regs:
Still a 1.6 litre V6, but with a power output being reduced to around 400kW
MGU-H removed
MGU-K power output increased to around 350kW

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:21 PM

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AH yes 😄 that was it

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:21 PM

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So the total power stayed the same more or less, but whereas before it used to be something along the lines of 80% ICE, 20% electrical, now it is close to 50% ICE, 50% electrical

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:23 PM

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so, yeah, first removing MGU-H I think was the first dumb idea (as again you're removing a way to constantly charge the battery without needing clip/LICO

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and then the other thing is that I believe they didn't increase the battery size enough to account for the new changes

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:23 PM

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Yeah, banning MGU-H was not a good thing for sure

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Yep, the battery is just very small, and that's why we have super clipping

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:23 PM

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exactly 😄

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:24 PM

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The cars literally just uncharge before they reach the end of a straight/fast corner

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:24 PM

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Yep exactly, so yeah while in theory it's 50/50

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:24 PM

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By the end of any straight part it's 50/0 XD

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:24 PM

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Exactly

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hahahah

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:25 PM

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Which is especially bad on fast tracks

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Like Suzuka was just not it at all this year

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Baku is gonna suffer

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:25 PM

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didn't F2 qualify better than some F1 cars in MIA?

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:25 PM

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Don't remind me I'm going to cry

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:25 PM

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that's another big straights battery intesive track IIRC

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:26 PM

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Every single F2 driver in miami qualified better than both Aston Martins

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:26 PM

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oof

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:26 PM

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Fernando ain't winning the third this year 😭

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:26 PM

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Literally GP2 engine 😛

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worse even

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:27 PM

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Weaker than a GP2

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So Honda managed to perfect the GP3 engine this year

reef isle May 23, 2026, 9:27 PM

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It took them all these years

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but finally it's here

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 9:28 PM

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This can't be a coincidence that whenever Honda supplies an engine to the team Fernando's driving in, it's just terrible

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Can we just give him the R26

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 10:24 PM

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Anyway F1 talk over, time to fly

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Actually

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https://tenor.com/bNnlh.gif

Tenor

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I'm glad someone made a texture patch like that

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And I managed to install it for this reg alone too

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Of course the whole me flying a chartered DHL A300 for race weekends will be not quite realistic, they probably use various different charters, not just DHL

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But I decided that since DHL is an official overall F1 partner, why not

trim harbor May 23, 2026, 10:39 PM

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i was gonna say

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dhl the partner anyway

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 10:39 PM

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Would've chosen Aston Martin (cause Fernando's my GOAT) but AMR is actually partnered with Atlas, so them using a DHL charter would be a bit of a betrayal lol

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Ferrari is partnered with UPS, and considering UPS has 300s I could probably get a "Ferrari" reg as well

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Honestly ini might have some issues with their planes, but I like the fact that you can select loads like this

reef isle May 23, 2026, 10:53 PM

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RIP

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first WASM crash in the sim I think

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as far as I can remember

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had to respawn, reset the FMS and then slew to the right-ish place kekw

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 10:54 PM

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Sad

reef isle May 23, 2026, 10:55 PM

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at least I remembered to clip it so that I could set my fuel to the right level

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right before it died

rustic charm May 23, 2026, 11:02 PM

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The thing is a rocket when light

midnight whale May 23, 2026, 11:35 PM

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rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:05 AM

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And I've landed

narrow kite May 24, 2026, 4:31 AM

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GEORGE RUSSELL WINS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX!!

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 10:08 AM

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narrow kite GEORGE RUSSELL WINS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX!!

Just under 10 hours until the race so we'll see, we'll see

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He does have good chances

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Pole to begin with, and it's one of his good tracks as well

midnight whale May 24, 2026, 11:01 AM

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reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:23 AM

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@rustic charm going through it 🥲

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:26 AM

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reef isle <@711142647061807114> going through it 🥲

wut that

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for shared cockpit?

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 11:29 AM

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reef isle <@711142647061807114> going through it 🥲

Nice, thanks for doing it

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I'm setting up for a 'little' hop in a 738 meanwhile

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Apparently Aeroflot flies them from Novosibirsk to Sanya

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:30 AM

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trim harbor for shared cockpit?

Yes

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just a big Lvar lists

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of all the things that need to be shared kekw

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:31 AM

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is there a way for a 3rd person

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so CPT,FO,FE

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:33 AM

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no idea tbh

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 11:33 AM

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I think there's no limit to how many people join?

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Basically the app tries to sync all controls between all clients

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(All controls that are defined)

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So technically an FE could be possible?

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Probably becomes less stable with more people though

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:40 AM

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guys PLEASE i wanna be a fe : (

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:50 AM

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rustic charm I think there's no limit to how many people join?

I don't think I'll finish it today

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it's way too mind numbing to do in one session kekw

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just looking for things and copy/pasting them

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it feels like something that could be very easily automated if I was willing to vibe code some slop or actually learn how to do it

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:52 AM

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where do u get the refs from anyway

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did ini publish em somewhere?

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:52 AM

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trim harbor did ini publish em somewhere?

Devmode

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Behaviors

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:52 AM

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oh

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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you either guess the Lvar name, click the thing and see the number chage

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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yikes so u gotta go over each button?

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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or you press Ctrl+G, and it will tell you

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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trim harbor yikes so u gotta go over each button?

Yes...

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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yuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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so all the shared cockpit file essentially requires is the name to be in the dcoument

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thats it?

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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yes

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seems like it at least

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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thats actually quite simple i didnt expect that

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:53 AM

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from the one I downloaded

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I mean

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really, what else does it need to do?

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Just syinc the position, and rotation and sync Lvars

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position and rotation are quite easy to get out of the sim with simconnect I think

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don't want to trivialize what these people have done but...

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It helps that the JF planes are FANTASTIC to work with

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for this stuff

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if this was a PMDG plane I'm not sure I would have been able to do anything

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same for the FSS Ejets

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:58 AM

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so its easy work but annoying af to do

reef isle May 24, 2026, 11:58 AM

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yes

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and time consuming

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 11:58 AM

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yeah

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 12:34 PM

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trim harbor guys PLEASE i wanna be a fe : (

Well tbf the F28 doesn't have FEs anyway

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In MSFS I think for now the only planes we have that fly with FEs are the 727 and the Lockheed?

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Plus the DC-6 can apply too, those things used to operate with so many different crew configurations

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United did domestic flights in them with just 2 pilots abd that's it

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BCPA meanwhile I think had 5 or 6 people on them? 2 pilots, an FE, a radio officer, a navigator and maybe someone else, I don't remember

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And everything inbetween is also an option dogelul

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Honestly BCPA was so weird and cool

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Honestly I would even pay some upgrade fee if PMDG made a specific BCPA variant add-on

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Firstly it's the passenger cabin of course

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They were configured as, quote, "Pullman-type sleepers"

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Which in very brief terms means

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They were basically these things, but with wings

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They had full beds in those planes

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Also I am pretty sure that they had a larger cockpit than usual with a bunch of additional instrumentation that would help them overfly 12 hours of nothing but Pacific Ocean

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There aren't many pictures of the cockpit unfortunately, I could only find this one, but I am pretty sure those instruments on the right are some sort of old-school navigation, and I'm pretty sure the PMDG doesn't have them

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 12:56 PM

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reef isle I don't think I'll finish it today

Yeah don't worry, take all the time you need

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I'm flying to Hainan in a 737 for the next 5 hours anyway XD

tardy hedge May 24, 2026, 1:06 PM

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rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:19 PM

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Lights out

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(And in just under 7 hours - and away we go)

tardy hedge May 24, 2026, 1:39 PM

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rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:42 PM

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Oh btw @reef isle, do you know if XP has an An-72/74?

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Fun little plane

reef isle May 24, 2026, 1:44 PM

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rustic charm Oh btw <@329176818483593228>, do you know if XP has an An-72/74?

That's the frog plane right?

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Unfortunately not

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It's one of my favourite planes as well 🙁

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I'm very sad

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:44 PM

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I've not heard it being called a frog yet dogelul

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One I've heard in Russia is Cheburashka

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But yeah, sad

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Who do I need to pay for the sims to get more Soviet/Russian planes

dusty sky May 24, 2026, 1:47 PM

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rustic charm Who do I need to pay for the sims to get more Soviet/Russian planes

Get in contact with felis dogelul

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:48 PM

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rustic charm One I've heard in Russia is Cheburashka

Btw Cheburashka is this guy

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So you can probably guess why the An-72 & 74 are nicknamed after him XD

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rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:49 PM

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dusty sky Get in contact with felis <:dogelul:1063935016981237861>

The best part is that Felis himself doesn't actually support his Soviet planes anymore, they're all open-source now lol

reef isle May 24, 2026, 1:51 PM

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rustic charm

Hahaha yes

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Such an interesting and cool design as well

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 1:54 PM

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Yeah

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"So how do we make it able to land safely anywhere"

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@trim harbor btw I just decided to check now, seems like CYUL is expecting variable rain all day, so we might be in for a good Canada this year

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 2:05 PM

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absolute baller

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 2:05 PM

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Ngl I hope it ends up being properly variable rain

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So it's not just a wet race

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But real mixed conditions where strategy comes into play (sorry Charles)

narrow kite May 24, 2026, 2:41 PM

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rustic charm Pole to begin with, and it's one of his good tracks as well

I just hope Antonelli keeps his cool into turn 1...

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yk.. after yesterday. ,😭

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 2:41 PM

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Hopefully

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Hopefully just not Barcelona 2016

narrow kite May 24, 2026, 2:43 PM

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rustic charm Hopefully just not Barcelona 2016

that's all I kept thinking about LOL

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 2:43 PM

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But Kimi did show that he's not going to just give way to George, so this season might turn out to be quite interesting in the end

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If Mercedes keeps the advantage throughout the whole season, the final few races will probably be really tight

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Cause Kimi and George are tbf close

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 4:34 PM

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rustic charm May 24, 2026, 5:28 PM

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And I'm on the STAR

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trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:33 PM

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@rustic charm are you READY to RUMBLE

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:33 PM

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YES

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I've got my snacks & drinks ready

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Unfortunately not much drinks left

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:34 PM

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same sad

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:34 PM

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And the stores are closed today

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At least I'm gonna be able to resupply tomorrow

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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rustic charm And the stores are closed today

today AND tomorrow sad

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arent u in the uae

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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Nah

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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oh

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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In the UAE it's 24/7 always

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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yeah

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thats why i was thinking

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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They stay open even for holidays

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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dubai marina my love

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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But in the UAE I wouldn't be able to buy alcohol to begin with

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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not to be a dubai gooner but marina was defo the best part about the uae

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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rustic charm But in the UAE I wouldn't be able to buy alcohol to begin with

why

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:35 PM

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Not 21 yet

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:36 PM

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l o l

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Plus even if I were, would need a separate license since I'm a resident

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:36 PM

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what

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:36 PM

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I'm in Montenegro rn, here it's bit easier

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Just gotta be 18

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:37 PM

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trim harbor what

In muslim countries usually you need to hold a separate card that you show when buying alcohol, I don't think it's difficult to acquire one, but it's basically because the religion overall prohibits drinking

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But that only applies to people living there, tourists don't need one

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Cause well

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:38 PM

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even as a resident

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:38 PM

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You're a tourist

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 7:38 PM

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thats crazy

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 7:39 PM

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But well, here I can buy whatever I want

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15 minutes

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I like the look of that

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This too

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Half-slick half-inter grid

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I guess we need to move elsewhere for discussions though lol

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3rd formation lap LOL

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Everyone's ditching inters too

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Brocedes v2 continues

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 9:39 PM

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@trim harbor did you like it

trim harbor May 24, 2026, 10:08 PM

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rustic charm <@188391324502720512> did you like it

I wasnt able to watch as ive sadly been working on a presentation for work on express mode 💀

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I did however see that kimi won

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So massive W

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Also a suepr goated podium

rustic charm May 24, 2026, 10:17 PM

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Yeah

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Russel was out due to a mechanical issue

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The whole race was full of action

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Also this finishing grid, jesus

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 1:45 AM

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Time for an overnight now

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Huh I never noticed Simbrief can actually give you remarks

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 2:19 AM

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For some reason both on the delivery flight and right now, the EFB gave me some very wrong values for takeoff

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It gave me speeds of 155 V1, 163 Vr and 166 V2

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Which I can tell just by looking at them, for an empty A300 at flaps 15 that's way too high

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Last time they were pretty much the same, and then I wasn't even over 100 tons in gross weight cause it was a very short flight too

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All the other parameters being the same as specified by the EFB too, the plane started rotating around 120-130kts

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Basically, the V speeds given by the EFB can't be trusted

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Anyway, I'm off now

reef isle May 25, 2026, 7:58 AM

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https://youtu.be/QzS2_AFvR6E?is=yTLSBSmnvryD339K

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rustic charm May 25, 2026, 10:30 AM

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eager python May 25, 2026, 10:35 AM

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rustic charm May 25, 2026, 10:44 AM

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reef isle https://youtu.be/QzS2_AFvR6E?is=yTLSBSmnvryD339K

Guys, I have an idea for a summer project

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dogelul

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rustic charm May 25, 2026, 11:06 AM

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Ngl if the GP was today, it would probably be even cooler. But the race was amazing anyway so I'm not complaining

eager python May 25, 2026, 1:30 PM

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rustic charm May 25, 2026, 6:23 PM

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Flying with some stuff in the cargo hold this time

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:34 PM

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rustic charm Flying with some stuff in the cargo hold this time

Not D-AZMQ, not approved

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:35 PM

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Why should it be AZMQ

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Cux it's the one I saw curseddogesmile

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Fair

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Watched it depart to Milan

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Doesn't exist in MSFS though I think

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I'll fly to Milan too eventually

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Around 3rd September to be specific

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:37 PM

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Like I was so surprised to see it man

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:37 PM

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rustic charm Around 3rd September to be specific

Looks like from East Midlands though

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:39 PM

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rustic charm Looks like from East Midlands though

Take a wild guess where that A300 went after Milan

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:39 PM

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Leipzig-Halle

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:40 PM

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rustic charm Leipzig-Halle

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The may 22nd one was the one I saw take off

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:40 PM

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Fair

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For this plane I'm flying the schedule is already decided until December lol

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Anywhere with a 2 or more week gap, there will be an East Midlands inbetween (cause UK-based teams seemingly use EGNX as the airport of choice, and I'm transporting RBR)

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:43 PM

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I'm getting curious about the planes I saw

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The 787 is flying to Atlanta (rip)

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 7:44 PM

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Poor people there

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Why would you go to Atlanta

dusty sky May 25, 2026, 7:46 PM

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What are the chances the ATR is doing the same exact flight it did when I saw it fly in

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Well

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No

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sadcat2

trim harbor May 25, 2026, 8:03 PM

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rustic charm Leipzig-Halle

LEIPZIG MENTIONED

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 8:04 PM

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Indeed

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It's the base for DHL (EAT)

trim harbor May 25, 2026, 8:39 PM

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rustic charm It's the base for DHL (EAT)

yes

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i live around it

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w airport

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toobad lufthansa cancelled 50% of their flights from it

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 8:48 PM

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Lufthansa's just doing bad now tbh

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Cityline shut down...

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All thanks to one certain guy

hollow oracle May 25, 2026, 9:28 PM

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Aggressively British

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I really want to fly the Lancaster in MSFS some more

full plank May 25, 2026, 9:32 PM

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arrived at Gatwick, nice little sector for today

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 9:43 PM

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Lights out

rustic charm May 25, 2026, 11:05 PM

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Welcome home RBR

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 12:04 AM

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You know, I'm planning the year now and...

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A 777 would've been a better choice dogelul

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Gonna have to do a stopover on the way to & from the Singapore GP, on the way to US GP, on the way home from Brazil GP, and on the way to & from Vegas GP

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Possibly on the way from Mexican GP to Brazilian GP too

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It's like 9 hours in the air, not sure if it can do it with a load

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:03 PM

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New Plen 🙂

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LGAT-LGAG-LGIO

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reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:21 PM

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I am SO GLAD that in MSFS old unused airports still exist

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:21 PM

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reef isle New Plen 🙂

So you got it in the end

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How is it

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Looks quite cool

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:22 PM

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rustic charm So you got it in the end

I was going to, I think I somehow treat MSFS as a sort of virtual hangar/museum, and I just like to own cool planes like these even though I know I will most likely not use them that much

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anyway

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it's as you would expect from an ini local legend

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surprisingly usable 😄

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flight model is quite nice, but a bit light and twitchy, and I'm not a big fan of the trim

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but it's enjoyable overall

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:23 PM

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So the usual basically

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Not bad actually, but not among the top either

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:23 PM

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yeah, which I absolutely don't mind

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it's not a plane I'm obsessed with and was going to properly study anyway

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and to be fair the plane itself seems very basic

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:24 PM

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Yeah, tbf I don't either. Just haven't looked into any of them too much, cause I'm just not too interested

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:24 PM

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it's about on par with the freeware F27

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:24 PM

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The YS-11 looks kinda cool

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But idk if I wanna get it

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The F27 is obviously a no from me cause there's a freeware one (sadly not that many liveries)

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:25 PM

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yeah same

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:25 PM

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And the An-225 is just not something I'm interested in, I just don't think I'd fly it

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:25 PM

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but I mean, I have to be honest, I am quite a big fan of this basic cheap and cheerful planes.

Realistically it's the only way these things will ever make sense economically

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like... you'll never get your money back if you invest to make a study level YS-11

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:26 PM

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Dear ini, just take the 225 you made and rebuild it into an An-124. Literally the same cockpit, all the same systems. We need one

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:26 PM

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reef isle but I mean, I have to be honest, I am quite a big fan of this basic cheap and ch...

Oh yeah I think it's a good idea overall

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The whole local legend/famous flyer lineup

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Obviously some of them are just bad

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But the ones from ini actually seem pretty good

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:27 PM

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Yeah, I think sometimes the planes they pick are a bit absurd, like why the F27 istead of the F50 for example? 😄

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but yeah...

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:27 PM

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And sometimes the devs they pick are a bit absurd, like Aeroplane Heaven dogelul

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Tbf I think people say their GA stuff is not too bad, they just suck with airliners

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:28 PM

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I am so happy I haven't heard anything from the Caravelle, i think I would have ripped my hair out kekw

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and I'm quite happy with the one in Xplane

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and again, that's another vary basic, cheap and cheerful plane 😄

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:28 PM

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I'm so sad we got a them 707 instead of something like an ini famous flyer 707

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:28 PM

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yeah indeed

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:28 PM

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And the caravelle is probably quietly cancelled after how shit the 707 was tbh

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Cause I don't think we've heard anything about it since the 707 release

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And that was like

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2 years ago?

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:29 PM

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honestly... it might have been for the better

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at least they got that it was shit

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:29 PM

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Oh I think it's definitely for the better

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At least it keeps the door open for someone else to make one

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:30 PM

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I really want this, but I absolutely shouldn't buy it, but it's on sale 😭
This a basic, expensive and not-very cheerful plane hahah

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I'm not sure I'll have enough self-restraint

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:30 PM

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I kinda want it... but idk

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Probably shouldn't

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Because I will have to spend a lot on XP soon anyway

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Cause the 732

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:31 PM

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rustic charm I kinda want it... but idk

it's quite bad hahaha
I very much doubt the guy updated it much for XP12

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but it's the little stupid egg plane with stupid engine position

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and I want it a lot

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:31 PM

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It's actually fun that as of now I've not spent a single cent on XP apart from buying the sim itself

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Gotta do a few more flights with the 154 ngl

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And of course, gotta learn the 134 too

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:32 PM

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I promise I'll continue with the F28, just finding the motivation to do that work isn't easy kekw

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it'll happen at some point

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in the not too distant future

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:32 PM

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The Yak-40 as well of course, but that's lower priority cause the factories it's been made at are even more a mess than the Tupolev plant lol

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UWKG didn't exist in the sim at all, but at the very least it still exists irl, so I could actually make it

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:33 PM

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reef isle I promise I'll continue with the F28, just finding the motivation to do that wor...

Yeah don't worry about it, there's no rush at all

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I know how tedious it can be

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Also I want to look into the XP app too, it seems like it's the only shared cockpit option that's tested & properly stable. Not too expensive either, I might buy the premium for a month at some point so we could actually let @trim harbor be an FE

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And well tbh if at some point I test it and it does actually work well, I might just end up buying the 'elite' one-time-purchase option (I hate subscriptions lol)

reef isle May 26, 2026, 1:43 PM

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if we end up using it a bit I wouldn't mind splitting the price

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maybe I can just send you money through PayPal or something?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 1:53 PM

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Nah dw, you don't have to

trim harbor May 26, 2026, 2:30 PM

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rustic charm Also I want to look into the XP app too, it seems like it's the only shared cock...

GuS guys i have it

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I can host it

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As i have a sub already

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 2:31 PM

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Oh

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Well we can try it at some point then

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Does it automatically support any plane though, or will the Tu-154 be the same as the F28 in MSFS dogelul

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Well it doesn't have to be the 154, but I just don't really have aything in XP

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The Felis 742 probably would be fun, but at this point I reckon I'll wait for the 747s in MSFS

trim harbor May 26, 2026, 2:36 PM

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rustic charm Does it automatically support any plane though, or will the Tu-154 be the same a...

Felis works

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I tried

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Tu154 shall too

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 2:38 PM

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Hmm if the 747 works then the Tu probably does indeed

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The same dev after all

hollow oracle May 26, 2026, 3:40 PM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/dcsworld/s/5EFG2Ew1BL

r/dcsworld

DCS World exceeds the ED privacy policy and provides a list of ALL ...

I was stuffing around with my router, building some pihole style analytics of ssl traffic. Looking at tracking the cleartext…

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https://tenor.com/view/and-i-oop-jasmine-masters-whoa-gif-14100703

Tenor

reef isle May 26, 2026, 3:43 PM

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In 2026 honestly ED knowing my installed application doesn't even register as a minor privacy-related worry

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with how much google stuff I use at this point my entire life and personality is owned by the highest bidder

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privacy is dead

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My father works at a bank, and now they're using machine vision ("AI") to scan and transcribe your ID documents that are attached to your bank account

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that surely phones home too

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and if it doesn't now, it will soon

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go watch the latest google Keynote

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I'll try to de-google soon(ish)

hollow oracle May 26, 2026, 3:48 PM

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reef isle In 2026 honestly ED knowing my installed application doesn't even register as a ...

just because its common shouldnt make it acceptable tbh

reef isle May 26, 2026, 3:48 PM

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that ship has sailed a long time ago

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there's too much value and money behind it

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an overwhelming majority of generative AI and LLM use cases aren't acceptable either considering the drawbacks

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and yet here we are 🤷‍♂️

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as long as there's enough money behind it, politicians will be bought, guardrails will get taken down and stuff will happen

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at least I'm in the EU so I'm better off, but I don't think that'll last long tbh

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I fear that chat control will start a domino effect that will end up with GDPR and similar laws becoming more irrelevant

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I hope I'm wrong

reef isle May 26, 2026, 7:52 PM

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@rustic charm only Overhead left to do on the F28 and then we can try it maybe?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 7:53 PM

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Sure, whenever you're ready

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I'm free the whole day tomorrow essentially

reef isle May 26, 2026, 7:53 PM

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ah excellent

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I won't be around in the evening

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but maybe we can try in the morning or early afternoon

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it's significantly less stuff than the RJ kekw

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so I either cut too many corners or the plane is simpler maybe?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 7:55 PM

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I mean, the plane is much simpler I reckon

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Like, with the RJ you have a full FMC and stuff

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Oh and also

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The RJ & 146 have failures, so circuit breakers too

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The F28 doesn't have them

reef isle May 26, 2026, 7:57 PM

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yeah

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even if it did have them, I don't think I would have bothered to be completely honest 😆

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 7:57 PM

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Yeah that's fair

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I don't think we would run into failures anyway

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The chances of that on a 1-hour flight are low

reef isle May 26, 2026, 7:58 PM

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for example I won't bother with doing all the lamp checks by clicking the buttons...

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sorry

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maybe later

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but I'd like to get it functional first?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 7:59 PM

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Yeah, that's absolutely understandable tbh

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:00 PM

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I believe they will work

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I just won't see them if you do it

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and vice versa

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but the lights if triggered by the planes' system I think will still work? and we should still see them?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:03 PM

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Alright, makes sense

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Hopefully the app works fine

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:09 PM

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actually, are you around now or in a little bit?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:12 PM

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Oh yeah I'm free rn

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:14 PM

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rustic charm Oh yeah I'm free rn

want to try?

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I might be done

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:14 PM

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Sure, let's try it

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:14 PM

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oh wait I forgot the press thingy

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1 sec

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ok cool

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I haven't changed the useless things yet

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:18 PM

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That's fine

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:21 PM

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how do I tell it?

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:23 PM

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Hmm

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Idk

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I wonder how it even chooses which preset is which aircraft

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Could it just be the file name?

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:25 PM

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I wrote it in their discord

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let's see what they tell me

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maybe I'll have to give it to them...

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:26 PM

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Let's see what they say

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:30 PM

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rustic charm Let's see what they say

I might have jumped to conclusions way too early

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so in SmartCopilot all these profiles were just this text files

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but now I'm starting to think that these yamls are just one small piece

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although I don't know

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:31 PM

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Hmm, tbh there could be some other file/place where they're defined additionally

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:34 PM

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I've asked

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let's see what they tell me

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 8:34 PM

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Yeah, let's see

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Honestly

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Looking through the files

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I don't see anything else that could be required?

reef isle May 26, 2026, 8:49 PM

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yeah fair enough

reef isle May 26, 2026, 10:21 PM

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📎 Just_Flight_Fokker_F28-4000.yaml

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@rustic charm

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works

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they told me how to name the file 😆

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apparently I'm an idiot

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I'm happy to try tomorrow

rustic charm May 26, 2026, 10:33 PM

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Sure, we can try tomorrow

reef isle May 27, 2026, 9:26 AM

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@rustic charm I know it's not really morning anymore but whenever you're around tell me

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:25 AM

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reef isle <@711142647061807114> I know it's not really morning anymore but whenever you're...

Yeah sorry I should've mentioned I'm not even close to being an early bird dogelul

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Give me 15 minutes

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I'll be ready

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:42 AM

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All ready, just waiting for the sim to load now

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:44 AM

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I just spawned on the runway in LICJ

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code

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HKAIHJGS

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:45 AM

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Alright

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Which of the runways

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I mean which direction

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:46 AM

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07

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:46 AM

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Alright

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:48 AM

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Nice, that worked

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:48 AM

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Welp I'm in

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:48 AM

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can you move the F/D mode selector?

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:49 AM

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Nice graphics in FS24 kekw

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:49 AM

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yay 😄

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:49 AM

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reef isle can you move the F/D mode selector?

Just put it in GS Auto

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Yay!

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:49 AM

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there are a few things I'm not sure about that aren't as straightforward

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for example the NAV frequency

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you have it on 110.5 now yes?

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NAV1

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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Yup

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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can you set it to something else?

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I'm scared it won't sync properly

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112.5?

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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Here's 113.9

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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yeah

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I figured as much 😭

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I'll try to see if I can fix it

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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So it doesn't sync those?

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:50 AM

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I think I can

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:51 AM

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Could it be just because I moved it too quickly, maybe it just needs more time

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:51 AM

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rustic charm So it doesn't sync those?

no, because it doesn't send the "position" or the actual frequency, but just if it increases or decreases

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:51 AM

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Oh

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Yeah, makes sense

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:51 AM

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but maybe there's a way around that I haven't really looked yet

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I was hoping it would just work anyway kekw

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I set the mode selector back to HDG and the Pitch command to 0

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did you see that?

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Yeah

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:52 AM

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perfect 😄

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Those work

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:53 AM

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yeah, most things will work

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it's a couple of knobs and rotary things that don't

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I'll go away, see if I can figure these out and then we can try again?

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:53 AM

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Sure

reef isle May 27, 2026, 10:53 AM

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thank you so much

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:53 AM

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Take your time

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You don't need to thank me 😅

trim harbor May 27, 2026, 7:40 PM

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@rustic charm

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYyoDl2sZSS/?igsh=MXN1eWF6YXE3Z2NtMA==

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 8:08 PM

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Oh that's beautiful

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Soviet cockpits are beautiful

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I need to fly the 154 more

wind kelp May 27, 2026, 9:08 PM

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hollow oracle May 27, 2026, 10:18 PM

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??????????????

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everyone who had P3D aircraft are just fucked apparently

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:21 PM

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Aren't the other versions of OC still working though

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I still have OC2 for 737s

hollow oracle May 27, 2026, 10:22 PM

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rustic charm I still have OC2 for 737s

it went offline today

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rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:22 PM

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Oh

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Fair

hollow oracle May 27, 2026, 10:22 PM

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you can't do anything with OC2 anymore, no livery and aircraft management, no global flight ops, nothing

rustic charm May 27, 2026, 10:22 PM

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Weird that they locked installing from ptp files though

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Like, why

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I get cutting it off from the servers, obviously keeping it up takes money, and PMDG doesn't like losing money

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But if you just let it exist on a legacy, no-support basis, that takes nothing away from you

hollow oracle May 27, 2026, 10:33 PM

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at least there's a ptp extractor for P3D now

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📎 UnPTP.zip

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 12:51 AM

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LTU enjoyers assemble

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 1:15 AM

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The only airplane in existence that will ask you for flaps 23 and still tell you to only rotate once you reach 170kts

#

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The landing light placement is, in standard McDonalds Douglas fashion, very weird, but tbh these landing lights are probably my favourite lol

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And across 10000, lights out

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Controlled rest time

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 10:40 AM

#

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Fucked up on route input a bit yesterday

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But well it was like 3am

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 11:28 AM

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Descending into Cancun

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 11:59 AM

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rustic charm May 28, 2026, 12:17 PM

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wind kelp May 28, 2026, 1:14 PM

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thanks middle east agony2

wind kelp May 28, 2026, 1:54 PM

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rustic charm May 28, 2026, 4:55 PM

#

#

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There's only 1 place I could be going to

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No controlled rest on this short hop, but it's time to go prepare an in-flight meal instead

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trim harbor May 28, 2026, 5:53 PM

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https://vector-sim.com/VECTOR-787-SPOTLIGHT/

The Vector Boeing 787-9

We’re excited to finally share the first major 787-9 development update.

This update marks a huge milestone for us in the development of the VECTOR 787-9. For the first time, we can truly bring together the two core worlds that define this aircraft: deep systems simulation and visual fidelity, alongside all the sub-branches that support and c...

midnight whale May 28, 2026, 8:14 PM

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I did my first longhaul flight today from RJTT to EDDF, 13h 46min flight time excited

rustic charm May 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

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And I'm in Hong Kong

hollow oracle May 29, 2026, 6:38 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/hamster-tik-tok-hamster-meme-white-hamster-from-tik-tok-meme-gif-14781935373999839346

Tenor

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 11:05 AM

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midnight whale I did my first longhaul flight today from RJTT to EDDF, 13h 46min flight time <:...

My guy what speed did you fly

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It's crazy fast

reef isle May 29, 2026, 11:06 AM

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78 is fast

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 11:08 AM

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That isn't even a 78 but ok

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How do I change the engines on the xplane A330 😭

reef isle May 29, 2026, 11:21 AM

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oh yeah kekw

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well, 350 is fast too

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 11:57 AM

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reef isle 78 is fast

Not as fast as the 74 though

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Ngl can't wait until PMDGs release

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On that note, DEAR PMDG WHERE ARE MY 747S

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 2:57 PM

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Plane

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Honestly, flying this plane empty is such a fucking pain

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6.5 tons of ballast needed to keep the CGs within limits

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 3:23 PM

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Doing this in what is essentially a glorified heading mode will be fun

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 4:17 PM

#

#

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 4:56 PM

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The night is coming

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If I were delivering one to Aeroflot or something, I would've already been in Moscow

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But I still have 3:30 to go lol

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 5:38 PM

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We really need to do a group flight in this thing

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Cause I really do need a navigator

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In other words: I got lost again

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kekw

tired pond May 29, 2026, 5:38 PM

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Interest lost in KATL now

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Vibe coded DRM wtf

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https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/1tr4tdl/orbx_atlanta_will_ship_with_drm/

r/flightsim

ORBX Atlanta will ship with DRM

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 5:43 PM

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Yeah that doesn't sound all too nice

tired pond May 29, 2026, 6:12 PM

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Tbh I'm not against lite DRM but it is a bit redudant as everything is cracked in the end, the worst thing about it is the fact it's vibe coded

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:16 PM

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rustic charm Doing this in what is essentially a glorified heading mode will be fun

New issue discovered: the headings Skyvector gave me are plain wrong

trim harbor May 29, 2026, 6:16 PM

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tired pond Tbh I'm not against lite DRM but it is a bit redudant as everything is cracked i...

it's 100% gonna eat some performance

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 6:16 PM

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trim harbor it's 100% gonna eat some performance

yum

trim harbor May 29, 2026, 6:17 PM

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considering its ATL + traffic levels + unoptimized planes

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lol

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gonna be a joy

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:21 PM

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I have just over half of the flight left

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And

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0 nav

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 6:23 PM

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you picked possibly the worst time to fly at

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but I mean

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what is tree number 76765467676564 gonna differ from tree 98486421394

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:23 PM

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Eh, the time doesn't matter really

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Oh have I mentioned that the plane refuses to follow VORs too

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 6:24 PM

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fun

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is it a B2?

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:24 PM

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M

dusty sky May 29, 2026, 6:25 PM

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image says no

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:32 PM

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Ah brilliant

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Thankfully it's a false alarm, because it doesn't take into account tank 4

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My real fuel total right now is around 8500

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Which tbf isn't really enough to fly for 2 more hours, plus I ain't flying 2 hours with this alarm on

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 6:55 PM

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Not Mirny, but it'll do

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 7:21 PM

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Welp, landed it

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Not too well, but it's fine

reef isle May 29, 2026, 9:54 PM

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tired pond Interest lost in KATL now

They backtracked

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after their whole discord server revolted against them for 6 hours

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tired pond May 29, 2026, 9:56 PM

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I saw lmao

trim harbor May 29, 2026, 9:58 PM

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reef isle after their whole discord server revolted against them for 6 hours

LOL

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PEAK

reef isle May 29, 2026, 10:52 PM

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rustic charm Not Mirny, but it'll do

eyyy Tushka

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nice 🔥

rustic charm May 29, 2026, 11:27 PM

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Yep, indeed

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I need to fly it more

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Maybe I'll have fewer issues kekw

trim harbor May 30, 2026, 3:56 PM

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i didnt know they fly to europe

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interesting

reef isle May 30, 2026, 4:23 PM

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rustic charm May 30, 2026, 4:41 PM

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Pretty

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 6:35 PM

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Ngl I need short hops in Europe more

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Italy & Spain in particular

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Did Alitalia use MD-80s and DC-9 much domestically?

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:04 PM

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rustic charm Did Alitalia use MD-80s and DC-9 much domestically?

A HUGE AMOUNT kekw

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Literally you can realistically fly the MD-80 from anywhere to anywhere in Italy

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Italy was the MD-80 and DC-9's European home

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Alitalia (and other smaller carriers like Meridiana) have historically been some of McD's biggest customers

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Spain is another good one because of Spanair

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:08 PM

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Fair

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Gotta deliver an Alitalia MD-80 then

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Didn't you do a livery btw? Or was that on the DC-9

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:11 PM

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Yes

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I modified the default DC-9 livery to be actually decent

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:11 PM

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Ah, fair

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Gotta get that then

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:12 PM

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on the MD80 there are alredy loads of good options

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:12 PM

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Even though I'm not too sure I'm gonna take the DC-9, just a bit of a pain to do deliveries on it anywhere other than the states

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:12 PM

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not sure how deep down the rabbit hole you want to go but Alitalia has never really been one uniform block, especially before the 2000s

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https://www.nbflightsim.com

This guy has done loads of interesting liveries

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:13 PM

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reef isle on the MD80 there are alredy loads of good options

Tbf there are fewer liveries on the 20th anniversary, which is the one I have

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It's a shame the 20th anniversary edition didn't get much attention in that regard

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At least I have Hawaii

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:14 PM

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https://digilander.libero.it/Syn.80/I-DAVX.jpg

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For a while there was ATI

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:14 PM

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That looks cool

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:14 PM

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that then merged with Alitalia and that spawned a few interesting variations

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https://jjpostcards.com/14225-thickbox_default/ati-md-80.jpg

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green

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:15 PM

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Oh yeah that's unusual

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Guess I'll use one of the default ones tbf

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There's just a specific reg that I think works perfectly

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:16 PM

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the of course you have the different Alitalia schemes themselves

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since the MD80 was in service long enough to see the latest design as well

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this was for the MD-80s last flight with Alitalia

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rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:17 PM

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That's cool

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I'm not sure which variation the default one is tbf

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Not sure if it's very accurate either, but probably is good enough

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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I think it was the one before this

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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rustic charm Not sure if it's very accurate either, but probably is good enough

It's pretty good 😄

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it's I-DAWG right?

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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Yep

dusty sky May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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reef isle Italy was the MD-80 and DC-9's European home

Wasn't that SAS 😭

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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And people will still say a perfect registration doesn't exist

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:18 PM

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dusty sky Wasn't that SAS 😭

SAS had way fewer

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:19 PM

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Tbh I think Alitalia had plenty more

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Plus it wasn't just Alitalia either

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:19 PM

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https://jjpostcards.com/39245-thickbox_default/itali-airlines-md-80.jpg

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🤪

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:19 PM

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That's not a bad name

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But

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Why's it a cow

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:20 PM

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apprently those are supposed to be clouds kekw

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but it's 100% a cow

dusty sky May 30, 2026, 7:20 PM

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Clouds if it's a fucking thunder storm

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:20 PM

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BTW Meridiana used the other FMS option, the one labelled Canadian/PMS

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Alitalia had Honeywell, and had HUDs fitted

dusty sky May 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

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Not exactly the most inspiring

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

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It's a plane that carrier the nickname "mad dog", painted into clouds that look like a cow

dusty sky May 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

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💀

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

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rustic charm It's a plane that carrier the nickname "mad dog", painted into clouds that look ...

Perfection

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:21 PM

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reef isle BTW Meridiana used the other FMS option, the one labelled Canadian/PMS

Okay sorry no Meridiana then dogelul

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I think Alaska used that one too

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I found out when I loaded up the aircraft

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Did the delivery

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Never touched it since

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Scary encounter

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:22 PM

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I don't think so, they had a "batch" which was VERY early on in production so it had the analogue cockpit (@Leonardo) and no HUD

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but then the other ones were pretty much the ones Leonardo did

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:22 PM

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Hmm, weird

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:22 PM

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in fact Leonardo is made up by an ex-Alitalia and an ex-Meridiana guy 😄

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I'm fairly positive of that

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:23 PM

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Wouldn't be surprised tbf

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I really really hope they change their minds eventually and do the analogue cockpits (or MD-81s overall)

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:23 PM

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Yeah, i think you have an almost perfect recreation of the Alitalia and Meridiana planes depending on the options you pick

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While the DC-9 is unfortunately very very different

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I think the guy that did it was Mexican and based it off the Mexicana DC-9s

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and that had a very different, slightly unusual cockpit config

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:24 PM

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But for now I'm waiting for freighters that they said would come eventually

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Everts ops will shine in new light with a freighter MD-80

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Think Everts flies MD-88s specifically, so the cockpits we have would be pretty accurate

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:25 PM

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reef isle While the DC-9 is unfortunately very very different

Well, tbf the DC-9 itself in MSFS is a bit lower detail than the Maddog

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:26 PM

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yeah at some point I might try and make a proper flight model for it, I think I have learned just enough to have a chance, but yeah...

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:26 PM

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And also, the DC-9 is from an earlier age, I wouldn't be too surprised if they in reality were somewhat like 727s - every single airline flies a slightly different configuration

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:26 PM

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I did a sort of kitbash and modified the Leonardo flight model to make it a DC-9

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I think I posted it somewhere

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it actually worked quite well 😅

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:26 PM

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I'm not sure if you've posted it, but I remember you've sent it to me

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:27 PM

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if you want to do short italian flights Itavia had the F-28

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and there are quite a few timetables available

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:27 PM

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Oh that's neat

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:28 PM

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https://flightsim.to/addon/105221/itavia-i-tida-fokker-f28-1000-just-flight

And there's a good livery 😄

Flightsim.to

Itavia I-TIDA | Fokker F28-1000 Just Flight - MSFS Add-on - Flights...

✓ For Microsoft Flight Simulator: This add-on features the Itavia livery for the Fokker F28-1000 by Just Flight, representing the historic Italian airline once based at Rome Ciampino Airport. Itavia operated various jetliners, including the...

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This Mixer66 guy is another gigachad in terms of old and forgotten italian liveries

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:28 PM

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2024 only though

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:28 PM

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like the NB guy

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:29 PM

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Well that's fine, I'll have to move sims eventually anyway

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At this point I'm just delaying the inevitable dogelul

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Oh I think that's the same guy who did Montenegro actually

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So probably stopped downloads on all the liveries then

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:30 PM

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yeah...

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I wonder why

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:30 PM

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Oh

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Looks like he just went off fs.to

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reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:31 PM

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oh 👀

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maybe he wants to be emailled?

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:32 PM

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Though I'm not sure how that works

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Maybe?

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Or maybe you can somehow download it from a drive, like with google

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Idk

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:32 PM

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no idea really

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:32 PM

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I assume just got upset with fs.to for whichever reason

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Which tbf is completely fair, I don't judge things like that

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Plus fs.to has surprised even me a few times recently...

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:35 PM

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rustic charm I assume just got upset with fs.to for whichever reason

Absolutely reasonable kekw

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:35 PM

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Yeah

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:36 PM

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if I had the hardware and know-how to self host I probably would

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:36 PM

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Idk how they manage to make the website worse every time

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:36 PM

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judging by their art work, AI has something to do with it kekw

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:37 PM

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reef isle if I had the hardware and know-how to self host I probably would

Tbf the most complicated part of that (or well, just a part that you need to rely on outside resources the most) is actually hosting a website, making one isn't too difficult

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I remember a few years ago I knew how to make websites

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Not very complicated stuff

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But the basics and some formatting and all

reef isle May 30, 2026, 7:41 PM

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Interesting

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I did remember looking into that some time ago and came to the same realization

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that it would have been feasible to have something usable

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but I don't really have the hardware yet

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maybe if at some point I'll get a new PC I'll probably repurpose this to do something maybe along thes lines?

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 7:43 PM

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Yeah, I think basically to host a website you need just any device that has a CPU, storage and an internet connection

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There's also the option to just buy hosting too, I've not tried anything like that though so can't really say anything

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Also I think even if you want to host it yourself, you need to still buy a domain, which can be pricy

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(well it's more so renting usually iirc)

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 8:19 PM

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Btw, has anyone looked into how traffic functions in MSFS?

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I was just thinking of whether it's possible to kinda make backdated traffic, but easily

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Like, it'd be unrealistic of course, but something along the lines of simply swapping all the A320s for 727s (maybe just replacing the model files? So the game still thinks it spawns 320s, but they look like 727s)

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 8:40 PM

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Why

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The fuck

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Does my 727 just not work

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Like idk what to do now

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The nav & radios just refuse to work

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I can't change any frequencies

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Like technically they fully work, but everything is just stuck on the same frequency

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And it's only the frequencies for comm/VOR/ADF

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Everything else is fine

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Ngl, I have no idea what could possibly be wrong

trim harbor May 30, 2026, 9:09 PM

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rustic charm Btw, has anyone looked into how traffic functions in MSFS?

well

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yesnt

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i do some work for SI and their ai traffic

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 9:27 PM

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Oh that's cool

reef isle May 30, 2026, 10:02 PM

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rustic charm I was just thinking of whether it's possible to kinda make backdated traffic, bu...

There's a discord server that focused on that a bit

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Look for flight simulator museum

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Really cool channel btw

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Someone has managed to have FSX/FS2004 models and liveries in MSFS

rustic charm May 30, 2026, 10:03 PM

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reef isle Look for flight simulator museum

Will look it up

reef isle May 30, 2026, 10:04 PM

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hollow oracle May 31, 2026, 3:44 AM

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pretty uneventful flight

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ive become extremely proficient at flying the 737 though

civic aspen May 31, 2026, 1:26 PM

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First flight into two weeks, and ofc it's the 737Ng

Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_2024_Screenshot_2026.05.31_-_14.25.11.07.png

reef isle May 31, 2026, 2:02 PM

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finally a flight tracking things that groups by aircraft type

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kekw I need help

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like 70h combined on the BAe

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I really didn't think I flew the BAe more than the F28

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guess it makes sense 😅

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 2:38 PM

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Oh how can you see that

reef isle May 31, 2026, 2:58 PM

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rustic charm Oh how can you see that

Switched from Volanta to Elevatex

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 3:18 PM

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Ah, fair

civic aspen May 31, 2026, 3:53 PM

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Takeoff from KFLL, epic sloped runway

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Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_2024_Screenshot_2026.05.31_-_16.50.55.25.png

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 4:42 PM

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Pretty

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 5:10 PM

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Yay

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The next few days probably means no more than a week

full plank May 31, 2026, 6:29 PM

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im hoping both will be good

hollow oracle May 31, 2026, 10:28 PM

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its funny, i realized that the reason why I struggle so bad with landing GA aircraft, and not commercial aircraft (even the ones I havent flown before) is because there is no RA on GA aircraft

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 10:32 PM

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rustic charm Yay

Btw to those who were concerned about purchase options with the Classic

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They updated their website today, they're also seemingly gonna be adding new store options

tired pond May 31, 2026, 10:59 PM

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It's really getting there tbh

rustic charm May 31, 2026, 11:01 PM

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I am inclined to agree

tired pond May 31, 2026, 11:03 PM

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Few things holding it back from me using it still like hardware support but once that starts to get there I think I'll be flying it a bit, especially as the sounds are being done by someone who I think is on the level of boris

hollow oracle May 31, 2026, 11:06 PM

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i just bought the IXEG and never looked back tbh

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its only the -300, but i dont regret it one bit

civic aspen Jun 1, 2026, 1:59 AM

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Greased it

hollow oracle Jun 1, 2026, 3:48 AM

#

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this game is so much fun

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it just kind of sucks that its a B-17 simulator, not a flight simulator, the actual controls to fly the B-17 are pretty abysmal

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but other than the actual piloting, everything else is really fun

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i havent checked into the microprose B-17 in MSFS2024 for a while, the last i saw of it, it was in pretty rough shape

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https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2000800/view/719032209192779975

B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux - Dev Blog #9: Environm...

Coming soon to a Redux near you - all new terrain, sky and volumetric clouds.

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oog

hollow oracle Jun 1, 2026, 4:21 AM

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hollow oracle i havent checked into the microprose B-17 in MSFS2024 for a while, the last i sa...

https://youtu.be/FYT0BfLpikQ?si=8wRD7fM0HHJzyjKs

YouTube

AvAngel

STILL BROKEN - Should You Buy The Microprose B17 in 2026? - MSFS 2024

With the latest patch less than a week old for the beleaguered B-17, is it still worth buying with Aeroplane Heaven's own release on the horizon?

Available here:
https://www.justflight.com/product/microprose-b17g-flying-fortress

Airports:
RAF Bassingbourn:
https://flightsim.to/addon/98696/raf-bassingbourn-usaaf-1943-msfs2020

Biggin Hill:
Avai...

▶ Play video

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oh... seems like im not missing much

hollow oracle Jun 1, 2026, 4:38 AM

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https://msfsaddons.com/2026/05/05/aeroplane-heaven-shares-first-interior-wip-shots-of-its-boeing-b-17f-memphis-belle-for-msfs/

MSFS Addons

Vasco Ferreira

Aeroplane Heaven shares first interior WIP shots of its Boeing B-17...

The developer promises a fully walkable Flying Fortress, with every crew station modeled from nose to tail.

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https://tenor.com/view/flapjack-captain-knuckles-impressed-face-gif-22382537

Tenor

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i had no idea they were doing an F, which is one of the most underrepresented B-17 variants in flight sim even though it was one of the most produced

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 10:31 AM

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Still don't know why tbh

trim harbor Jun 1, 2026, 10:39 AM

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still looking forward to it

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 11:31 AM

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rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 12:57 PM

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Air Portugal

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Pretty

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Lisbon is pretty too. Been there a while ago, it was cool

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I need to fly the tristar more

dusty sky Jun 1, 2026, 1:07 PM

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rustic charm Still don't know why tbh

something something console players

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and also

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what ambitious project from 2019?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:17 PM

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The 380

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:24 PM

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@rustic charm

📎 Just_Flight_Fokker_F28-4000.yaml

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when you have a little bit of time we can try this

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My hopes are not too high

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:26 PM

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Well I'm free even now

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Could just give it a go

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:27 PM

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rustic charm Could just give it a go

sure

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give me one sec

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@rustic charm ULZFGHLK

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:30 PM

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Alright, let me just load in first

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Where do we spawn

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:30 PM

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oh sorry

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LICJ

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25

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:30 PM

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Alright

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:34 PM

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it says no profile available even though I copy pasted the name of the old one

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it's the same right?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:39 PM

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Yeah it was the same, definitely

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I've just loaded into the airport

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Says no profile for me too though

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And I can't connect because of that

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:48 PM

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rustic charm And I can't connect because of that

📎 Just_Flight_Fokker_F28-4000.yaml

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this works

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RWCXWIKV

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sorry about that

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:50 PM

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No problem

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:50 PM

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rustic charm No problem

Engines/Throttle worked?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:50 PM

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Yep

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:50 PM

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Flaps worked?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:50 PM

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Yep

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:51 PM

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NAV1 115.6?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:51 PM

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Yup

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:51 PM

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You see the VOR indications right?

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should be 113.0 now

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:51 PM

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Yup

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:52 PM

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you see the same?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:52 PM

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Yeah

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:52 PM

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CRS1 176, HEADING 300 CRS2 242?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:52 PM

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Yup

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Seems to be working

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:52 PM

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Nice 😄

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ALT setting 1001/2955?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:53 PM

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Yes

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:53 PM

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and ALT SEL 5000

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this one, not the fancy one

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:54 PM

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Oh wait I have the other config

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We need to fly the same one I'm pretty sure kekw

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:55 PM

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you're moving around as well yes?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:55 PM

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Yep

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And yeah, it's set to 5000

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:55 PM

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nice 😄

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cool seems like everything is working

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:55 PM

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Yeah

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Also just one thing I noticed

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The cockpit reg is Russan

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:56 PM

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oh yeah

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you need to change it

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when you select the plane

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it's FS24 BS

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:56 PM

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Oh wait I'm supposed to set it myself?

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Interesting

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Alright

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:56 PM

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yeah the JF planes use the dynamic reg for the cockpit

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the exterior one shouldn't change

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Cool, that's fun 😄

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:57 PM

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Yeah the exterior is correct

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:57 PM

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I guess we'll just plan when to fly next 😛

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:57 PM

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Yeah

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:57 PM

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so happy this is done 😆

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if everything works I'll give the profile to the FSCopilot people so they can upload it

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 1:58 PM

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Yeah, good work there really

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 1:59 PM

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sorry I took so much time

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 2:00 PM

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Don't worry about that, there's no rush

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 6:21 PM

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rustic charm I need to fly the tristar more

For once I say something, and do it

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2024 performance for me is still unbearable

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And I run the thing on med/low mostly too

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The only things I have at high are clouds and stuff

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 6:49 PM

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And I'm doing something wrong again because it ain't wanna start XD

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For some reason when I try to do the engine start, it just doesn't go past 24.0 N2/2.8 N1

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:08 PM

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rustic charm For some reason when I try to do the engine start, it just doesn't go past 24.0 ...

APU BLEED S/O?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:08 PM

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Open

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:10 PM

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then you should be able to start eng2

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can you screenshot the F/E panel? @rustic charm

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:11 PM

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reef isle can you screenshot the F/E panel? <@711142647061807114>

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:12 PM

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rustic charm

the one above as well

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:12 PM

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reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:13 PM

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rustic charm

hmh, should work

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only for ENG2 though

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if you want to start ENG1 or 3 you'd need to open the cross bleed

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:14 PM

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It's 2 I'm trying now

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No idea why it's just not

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:15 PM

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rustic charm No idea why it's just not

so you click the grey square, it goes green, then you introduce fuel

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:15 PM

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Yep

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:15 PM

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and even then it doesn't go past 8% N1?

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:16 PM

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Not 8

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2.8

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:16 PM

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oh

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:16 PM

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24% N2

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:16 PM

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looks like it's not introducing fuel properly and it's jut motoring

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:17 PM

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Wait huh

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It just limits N2

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:17 PM

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you can try latching these

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although I don't think it should make a difference

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:17 PM

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Oh

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That's weird

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The pumps were just off

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:18 PM

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rustic charm Wait huh

ooooooooh right 🤦‍♂️

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yes

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:18 PM

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They looked like they were on, but were actually off

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:18 PM

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yes

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:18 PM

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Now it works

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:18 PM

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yeah I can even tell

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by the screenshot

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but didn't notice

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sorry

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for me it does this fairly rarely

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usually after an update?

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it has done it since very early builds

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:19 PM

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Probably an update yeah

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:19 PM

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they made it work a lot more consistently, but sometimes happens, no idea why

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:19 PM

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Cause I've not flown it since the last one

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:19 PM

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also in theory you shouldn't have been able to start the APU

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it doesn't scavenge its fuel automatically like some other planes

rustic charm Jun 1, 2026, 7:20 PM

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Well, the APU worked for some reason

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:20 PM

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but whatever

reef isle Jun 1, 2026, 7:20 PM

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rustic charm Well, the APU worked for some reason

yeah that logic was never in

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it never cared about fuel pumps at all

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on some planes it's realistic, not on the 1011

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I didn't realize, and it took someone else way after release to point it out 😅

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