John Heaton

Yesterday I placed a couple of screenshots depicting the Fokker Junkers aircraft from MS 2020 decked out on QANTAS colours on the Community Screenshots board - as a side comment -to the announcement that Orbx will be producing a copy of the Ford Tri Motor - "Southern Cross" that was the first aircraft to fly the Pacific from the USA to Australia - as part of World UD7 The comments raised were on what might be the results of the statement that the U date would be Australia and what it might bring and I just thought - maybe the question could be a topic for the forum in what appears to be a quiet period. I couldn't resist the following made here to set the ball rolling - so to speak ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Thanks all for the comments" It has already been announced that Orbx are producing a Version of the Ford Tri-Motor that carried the name "Southern Cross" when Kingsford - Smith was the first to fly the Pacific from the USA to Australia My title was intended to draw the resemblance of the Tri-Motor - with the JU Fokker - sitting outside Orbx Offices at the Essendon airport Orbx version in 2020 The actual aircraft sits in in its own hangar at Brisbane Airport for all to see -and be copied by Orbx - who already include it in their rendering of the airport In my opinion - and I'm sure that many on here are fed up of my pounding the subject - MS 2020 is a way - way behind with the Australian scene and by my calculation - 9 years behind on the Bing Sat that is used - and as such - is an insult to Australia. Unlike many - I couldn't find "My House" - that I have lived in for 8years - because on 2020 - it is still a building site The answer is obvious - that the the announced World Update 7 on Jan 27th - is to be Australia - and who else besides the Aussie Orbx is qualified to put together this update - simply because - "who knows it better?" -since they already produced "Australia" versions 1 and 2 for P3D - the radical TE series for UK and USA - which was as close as one could get -to what 2020 has brought us - as to scenery below 10000ft flight level Orbx - clearly saved the life of 2020 - with items like London City and Airport at the beginning - and the huge amount of stuff since - especially the cityscapes -as well as providing a vehicle in Orbx Central - for other smaller producers We already have Sydney and Brisbane - why not my Gold Coast City and Airport - "yes" - even Melbourne and Perth Roll on the end of January - when all will be revealed - and Orbx Please note - the current Bing Sat is right up to date !! and my house is clearly there

Thanks all for the comments It has already been announced that Orbx are producing a Version of the Ford Tri-Motor that carried the name "Southern Cross" when Kingsford - Smith was the first to fly the Pacific from the USA to Australia My title was intended to draw the resemblance of the Tri-Motor - with the JU Fokker - sitting outside Orbx Offices at the Essendon airport Orbx version in 2020 The actual aircraft sits in in its own hangar at Brisbane Airport for all to see -and be copied by Orbx - who already include it in their rendering of the airport In my opinion - and I'm sure that many on here are fed up of my pounding the subject - MS 2020 is a way - way behind with the Australian scene and by my calculation - 9 years behind on the Bing Sat that is used - and as such - is an insult to Australia. Unlike many - I couldn't find "My House" - that I have lived in for 8years - because on 2020 - it is still a building site The answer is obvious - that the the announced World Update 7 on Jan 27th - is to be Australia - and who else besides the Aussie Orbx is qualified to put together this update - simply because - "who knows it better?" -since they already produced "Australia" versions 1 and 2 for P3D - the radical TE series for UK and USA - which was as close as one could get -to what 2020 has brought us - as to scenery below 10000ft flight level Orbx - clearly saved the life of 2020 - with items like London City and Airport at the beginning - and the huge amount of stuff since - especially the cityscapes -as well as providing a vehicle in Orbx Central - for other smaller producers We already have Sydney and Brisbane - why not my Gold Coast City and Airport - "yes" - even Melbourne and Perth Roll on the end of January - when all will be revealed - and Orbx Please note - the current Bing Sat is right up to date !!

Orbx have their next project on their doorstep - maybe

OK now you have me waiting for a video of you flying the MS Harvard from Duxford -

Nice one Rob - Good looking bird - presume you have seen recent reports on A2A for MSFS - Comanche first By now you will have seen the Mustangs in the recent additions to the aircraft - and your love ---- the Harvard - all for $20 Australian This bloke liked his Harvard - https://youtu.be/0p9vYSD5HVk and your fav colour - Asobo T-6 Texan NZ1078 » Microsoft Flight Simulator

born 1935 - @86 - I constantly stop and think of how much history has happened since I was born in the closing stages of the depression in the cotton/coal belt of Lancashire in The North of England Apart from various wars - starting with the Spanish - most of the Worlds Famous bridges - the original Queen Mary liner - 4 monarchs- 12 British prime ministers - the first flights of the Tiger Moth - Spitfire and Hurricane etc etc - and 50 glorious years of living in AUSTRALIA - and - just like an Aussie cricketer in the current Ashes test series - against England - Making it to 100 not out

would someone dump my previous effort?? - this time with the right video In 1972 on my first trip out of OZ – from Perth to Singapore – in a Qantas 707 – seat 3A after a nice dinner - good cognac - etc - and feeling in a mood that all was well with the World - the view out of the Window - was a long line of Volcanos -into the distance – I worked out as JAVA On many a trip since - both in Java and over it – I never got the same view again. Yesterday – Courtesy of Microsoft Fight Sim – I got to see most of them on a 500 mile on a flight from Bali to Bandung

In 1972 on my first trip out of OZ – from Perth to Singapore – in a Qantas 707 – seat 3A after a nice dinner - good cognac - etc - and feeling in a mood that all was well with the World - the view out of the Window - was a long line of Volcanos -into the distance – I worked out as JAVA On many a trip since - both in Java and over it – I never got the same view again. Yesterday – Courtesy of Microsoft Fight Sim – I got to see most of them on a 500 mile on a flight from Bali to Bandung Flight – form Bali to Bandung ------

Not yet - but I do have an idea of a rough outline Gather together all my contributions to the Orbx Forum and entitle them " The Life and Times of an Old Flight Simmer"

I dont know whether this qualifies or not - to the subject but my favourite flight with stopsI did 3 times a year - over a week Qantas 707 to Auckland - NZ to San Diego - visit McDonnell Douglas - United to L.A. - visit my Pasadena factory = T.W.A. 707 to Seattle - visit Boeing Factory - Pan AM - 747 200 - via Greenland Circle to Heathrow This last I loved - and did some 5 times - because Pan Am first class used the top lounge as a dining room full silver service on table cloths I also did boring monthly trips to the UK via the usual Singapore - KL - Bangkok - Bahrein - etc visiting factories

Pre or post Orbx ??

It is happening on every aircraft I use in MS2020 @Doug - I am using a Honeycomb Bravo and its always throttle one - whether it a 2 /3 / 4 throttle setup ie in a 2 throttle - the offender is slot 1 in the honeycomb - in a 2 throttle jet it is slot 3

There has to be simple answer somewhere The No 1 throttle keeps jumping around when aircraft stationary Is this a bug or am i the only one

No worries there Mate --- all 3 sims are played in heaven ------on super computers

Fed up of either trying to find/use the controller and trying to fly at the same time?? I was and then had a light bulb idea - which I share with you who use a yoke - in my case a Honeycomb Alpha yoke - and the controller is attached by using Velcro strips. A small tip - after fastening by the velcro -- I suggest using a couple of rubber bands temporarily to set the sticky backing on the Velcro and strengthen the adherence Remember--- the controller can also be used with P3D - and actually has a default binding with the sim - or you can set your own, ---- X plane? - I haven't tried

No John - no need now - as I said it all worked today as I described - and I have the aircraft installed What I will now do is follow the suggestion to leave the community file empty = and start a separate file elsewhere - for the almost 100 gbs - and draw from it when needed I remember Nick suggestion something on the lines of your suggestion and to categorise into sceneries - aircraft etc

thanks John -- I will give that a go - but what I tried was rename the file as we do for updates - same difference ?? - and loaded new download files to community - (only 2 files there) - and it worked As to the FBW in the aircraft menu - that should not be there since FBW pulled the pin on the marketplace after Update 5

Knock - Knock ??

I decided to give above 10000ft a go in this sim - (P3D normally) Having read about various problems with the Asobout the same versions known as Working Titles CJ4 and A 320 - I obtained a download of the CJ4 from the webbsite - and the installer for the A320 and then WT did the installation Both aircraft are shown as installed in the profile Content Manager - but they don't appear in the aircraft selection thumbnails so I can't get to use them Similarly - before I bothered with the WT a/cs - there was/is in the aircraft selection - a Fly by Wire a329 NEO suffixed LEAP but when I call it up at an airport - every thing else appears - but not the aircraft. Anybody any suggestions ?? - or should I stay below 10000 which is brilliant.

Absolutely - no question - and the sleeve was my 21st present from my young lady

I wonder why he did that approach - since the windsock at the end of the runway shows zilch wind - and so why did he not do a straight in approach and landing - saving time and Juice ?

Yeah! - wonder how many blokes have picked that up yet?? I've stopped buying anything for the PC version - only from Marketplace - and - only if it has the X box symbol on it -as well as PC Good to see you are enjoying the 4K and HDR - maybe Father Xmas will find a Series X for me There are just none in Australia - probably because of that Telstra package you got - maybe I will be forced to drop Foxtel and go crawling back to Telstra -- or maybe just satisfy myself with an Series S

I'M Jealous -- are they default shots - have you tried any addons yet - esp'Orbx

Hi all who answered I had a good look at how to make that multi video - and it may be to complicated for my old brain but I have been looking at a payware software - Flight Control Replay - that I saw reviewed in PC Pilot a while ago It looks that I can add it to my editing set up Thanks to all

Good onya Frank for all that - and something to chew over - not to old to learn new tricks - and many blokes on here to help. I too have been having a dabble in the flight sim field and made a few videos on my "relatively new Utube channel " = even one from YMMB (where I got my licience 50 years ago) --- to Tullamarine - passing over my old house in Beaumaris https://youtu.be/6XfYG1c4Bp8