A place to converse about the general aspects of flight simulation in New Zealand
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- Virtual Reality VR HP Reverb G2 HMD initial X-Plane, DCS cockpit panel layout views.
by Radar88 » Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:42 pm
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Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:17 pm
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I've used Virtual Reality Rental before; they're really good. Graham has me down (I hope) as the first customer for a week on the G2 and I'm looking forward to trying it out. Part of me hopes that this VR headset now meets my expectations for resolution and clarity, and part of me (the part that looks after the $$$) doesn't !! :) Having said that, the price isn't *too* far out of reach with a little saving, but there are multiple conflicting 'projects' for available dollars right now (I have my paragliding license and kit, but I'm keen to convert to paramotor).
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- MSFS 25 June Update NZMF Milford Sound Screenshot
by Radar88 » Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:30 am
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Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:49 pm
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Yes the MSFS auto-gen tree trunks in the foreground definitely are in-need of some kiwi pruning. Agree that what is seen at the moment is a poor rendition of the background largely due to being the Bing Map Aerial satellite image map used in the interpolation over lay process showing the other side of Sheerdown Peak which has more of a pronounced curved snow basin. This would not be seen from the approach angle path. You would only see the barren steep drop side of Sheerdown Peak. As can be seen when comparing the Bing Map imagery through Earth View Map 3D it shows just how poor a state the...
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- GSX & GSX2
by cowpatz » Wed May 27, 2020 8:38 am
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Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:33 pm
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Are there any GSX profiles for Flightbeam's NZWN, or even ORBX NI/SI NZAA and NZCH? I unfortunately haven't been able to find any!
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- MSFS update 8
by cowpatz » Sat May 30, 2020 9:56 am
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Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:53 pm
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from what I have seen published they say that every airport is included, but to what standard i don't know . My credit card is on hold as far as updates for existing sims until I see what the end product is.
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- Another heli simpit?
by cowpatz » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:15 pm
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Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:45 am
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Nah .... I'm waiting for a T7 pit to come up for sale. See what you can do CP :) You might be waiting a while. I wonder whats kicking around in the US.
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- Another go at a video get-together -cancelled
by toprob » Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:39 pm
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Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:19 pm
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Cheers, Mike, keep up the good work. "Uploading 9 items, 6h 30m left" That will be well past my bedtime See yez tomorrow. Mike
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- PIA 8303 A320 crash
by cowpatz » Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:43 pm
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Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:24 am
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very sad at the end of the day with lives lost. Hopefully there will be learning to avoid another situation.
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- Some thoughts on NZ in Microsoft Flight Simulator
by toprob » Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:16 pm
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Wed May 20, 2020 4:51 pm
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does anyone know if this still supports Opencockpits and the FSUIPC coding to run it. i.e. for physical coding of instruments etc? cheers It's to early to say at this stage based off the Feedback Snapshot, it looks like Peripherals Support is currently a top Alpha Issue and it is also one of the most requested items that flight sim enthusiast's like yourself are asking for as it's consistently on the top wish list for Peripherals / Support for Advance Setups along with 3rd Party Content / SDK It's quite likely we won't know anything until around mid - late July 2020 after Beta closed testing...
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- Need Extremely Reliable Image Hosting Site
by Aharon » Sat May 02, 2020 8:30 am
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Mon May 04, 2020 3:48 am
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Thanks Adam
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- P3Dv5 - seriously impressed - NOT!
by Adamski » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:12 pm
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Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:10 am
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I now understand why the reaction to v5 is so split. It really seems that older cards (especially with less VRAM) just don't seem to display the sim properly at all - even when persuaded to run without crashing. Newer cards are able to show the new DX12 GFX rendering functions well - and those people are full of praise. Sadly, I'm not sure that there's an "in-between" ... you really are forced into an expensive upgrade if you want to run P3Dv5 at all well. Adam. Yes I'm in this category as well. I was hoping my GTX Titan GPU would have got me through on V5 at least until MS2020 came...
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator specifications
by toprob » Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:28 am
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:14 am
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I was planning a PC upgrade at the end of the year anyway but it's good to see that this should run reasonably ok on my current setup. :thumbup:
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- "Dangerous Website Blocked"
by BruceR » Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:07 pm
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:25 am
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The only way to cure the pesky "Norton" problem is to "try" and completely uninstall it, and all its files! I had to format my hard drive to get rid of it completely many, many years ago. ...and they had the audacity to request money to be able to use it!... :blink: ...! The most annoying program to ever be installed on a computer.... :angry: ...! There are lots of excellent freeware anti-virus programs out there...AVG, etc... :D ...! Paul.... :wink2: ...!
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator new in-flight footage of Lake Tekapo, Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park ??
by Radar88 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:08 pm
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Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:41 pm
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That is a remarkable video, for me not so much the multi-player features, but the way they've shown the world -- yes, a lot of that was NZ, so we get a much more useful look at what we can expect flying around the southern lakes, for instance, and dropping into fields for lunch:) I was thinking that the lead-in shots of the taxiing aircraft were maybe part of the same flight, but for the life of my I can't figure out where it could be, with those sealed taxiways and all the trees bordering the runway... I agree I've also been trying to figure out where the lead-in shots of the taxiing...
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- Do your bit to contribute to Covid-19 research
by Adamski » Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:17 pm
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Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:17 pm
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- Warbirds 2020
by cowpatz » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:57 am
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Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:34 am
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Been watching the Warbirds Over Wanaka Covid-19 updates Given that it was scheduled in 4 weeks, I expected this to happen when news broke about self isolation over the weekend. Organisers had indicated in the Covid 19 updates that they expected to attract approx 5000 international visitors in bound and had stated prior that if the Government Rules intervened they would refund ticket holders.
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- Outstanding aviation calendar
by cowpatz » Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:30 pm
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Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:50 am
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Oh outstanding. That is excellent news.
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- What will you do with your $50 million?
by Charl » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:50 pm
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Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:38 pm
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That is a ridiculous amount for a single person, but I guess I'd manage... I have three kids, and I'd enlist them all to decide what to do with it. I suspect that sitting on it for some time would be the best bet. All I need is a couple of million to build my dream house, and give me a good lifestyle for the few years I have left. I chose the section a long time ago, it is only $230,000, but with unlimited funds I could buy the adjoining sections to prevent my house being built out. I have a house plan in my head, evolved over a long, long time. The main features are a living area which opens...
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- LOOK WHAT TURNED UP
by Charl » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:32 pm
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Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:57 pm
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:lol: :lol: :lol: Oh man. I love finding stuff like that
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- Slew
by Charl » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:18 pm
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Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:33 pm
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Great find Charl ..... and yes I do, but without all the assistance :ph43r:
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- MS FS2020 - Airports update
by cowpatz » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:18 pm
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Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:00 pm
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It's great now that the team have satellite imagery to draw up all the airports in FS2020. So its obvious what is asphalt, concrete or grass as well as taxi lines etc compared to just a black and white airport map. I'm not sure to what extent they will add detail to the surrounds of the airport, like the car parks, trees etc. But since they are creating 37,000+ airports by hand, they will use default buildings to fill in where the buildings are, as well as other default models (other than the custom airports they will add). Plus I would imagine since there are so many to get through they...
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