Looking at the videos and how much emphasis they've placed on the quality of the scenery, I get the feeling this version will be mostly focused on VFR flying, rather than flying in to big commercial airports with ATC and lots of traffic.
If you fly at 35000 feet, a lot of that scenery is either not visible at all or miles below and in front of you. Either way, you are not going to be able to appreciate the level of detail much. So, VFR is indeed where this shines.
Same with super realistic flight characteristics. That's nice but maybe not that relevant with the auto pilot on. With VFR that's a different story and very much part of the experience.
I've done a bit of VFR flying with x-plane and it's kind of cool to be able to navigate parts of the world that you know by simply looking at it as opposed to wondering where in this bland brown/green monotonous plane is my airport. Ortho4XP has been a key enabler for this.
But this is just a level beyond that. I've seen reports from several youtube pilots I've followed for years that went in somewhat skeptical and came out completely convinced. The basic message is that this is awesome, works as advertised, and is way better than anything seen before.
Agreed, imo atc topic has been neglected by all fs softwares so far because it is aimed for advanced users only. I mean it does not sale your product to the masses.
Ha ha yes I know this video ;). I actually tried vatsim a couple of times but it is not for me, a fully integrated AI solution for ATC would be better => adapted real world traffic, SID/STARS management, HOLD patterns, noise procedures, random events, and a good ui for managing all of this.
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Looking at the videos and how much emphasis they've placed on the quality of the scenery, I get the feeling this version will be mostly focused on VFR flying, rather than flying in to big commercial airports with ATC and lots of traffic.
If you fly at 35000 feet, a lot of that scenery is either not visible at all or miles below and in front of you. Either way, you are not going to be able to appreciate the level of detail much. So, VFR is indeed where this shines.
Same with super realistic flight characteristics. That's nice but maybe not that relevant with the auto pilot on. With VFR that's a different story and very much part of the experience.
I've done a bit of VFR flying with x-plane and it's kind of cool to be able to navigate parts of the world that you know by simply looking at it as opposed to wondering where in this bland brown/green monotonous plane is my airport. Ortho4XP has been a key enabler for this.
But this is just a level beyond that. I've seen reports from several youtube pilots I've followed for years that went in somewhat skeptical and came out completely convinced. The basic message is that this is awesome, works as advertised, and is way better than anything seen before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj8h6yibHHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrJs0jK4a1g
Agreed, imo atc topic has been neglected by all fs softwares so far because it is aimed for advanced users only. I mean it does not sale your product to the masses.
For ATC in FSX, on a less serious note, you'd be amiss to go past Airforceproud95's work in his Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeC0ZTT8n7E ( and his coverage of the new FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TY56kA8oY0 )
Ha ha yes I know this video ;). I actually tried vatsim a couple of times but it is not for me, a fully integrated AI solution for ATC would be better => adapted real world traffic, SID/STARS management, HOLD patterns, noise procedures, random events, and a good ui for managing all of this.