flyinhawaiian

Well after looking at it a bit more, I'm gonna decide against it. Interior seemed a little flat and, dare I say, generic. One thing I will ABSOLUTELY compliment this site on is the quality of products available for purchase. There isn't a file I wouldn't want to have from X-Aviation, but unfortunately my bank account prevents me from acting on that.

Heinz's 787, any good? Looks pretty, and the marketing of "Officially Licensed Boeing Product" is inciting, but is the ACF worth the money (even with the 25% discount the org is offering)?

I love me some Pearl Jam...

Ola, you're absolutely right. There's a fine balance to be reached and I hope the quality balance between fantastic scenery and good frame rates makes its way to our world soon... From what I've seen from your work, so far, I'd say you are on the right track. From there, I can't wait to see what you come out with!

I've been known to say some stupid shit on the forums, but seriously dude... that's pretty out of line.

Spent a good portion of the evening in the sims here. We have several PA-44 FRASCA static training simulators set up and my instructor has the keys to the room. So around midnight, after the flightline had gone plenty quiet, a few of us went in for some instrument proficiency and fun. On the training side, my instructor did 3 approaches and I was able to get 2 in. In fact, I was able to do a little teaching of my own in coaching my instructor though one of the hardest approaches I've ever flown in real life: I ended up doing the full ILS procedure at my home airport (KFDK) and the DME/VOR 11R back here into Vero Beach (KVRB). Its been a while since I've done a DME arc, but it looked pretty solid on the instructor station's screen. Now I just gotta figure out how to get one of those into my bedroom! Hopefully I'll have more pictures in the future...

Hahaha... well played

That was epic! What a fantastic video, and scenery to boot! Looks like a graphics hog, but still! So we're getting scenery like that....?

Most definitely a computer graphics KC-135, but entertaining nonetheless. On the other hand, this commercial was NOT CG:

The third is provided with the purchase of the aircraft. As far as I know, its the POH and checklist manual

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyepAoMG7TA Wonder if we could model this...

This was some of the discussion I was looking forward to. I didn't get to read your original post, but this one certainly brings a lot of understanding to the table. Speaking as someone who not only has crafted products for others (I do custom carbon fiber work), which runs into a plethora of problems for delivery in its own right, I completely understand. And as for not rushing things, my 12 years as a pilot has drilled into my brain that rushing things can only lead to problems, and in aviation, they can be fatal. So as to both fronts, I am as understanding as humanly possible. Further, your mention of timeline management improvement is a step in the right direction between devs and consumers. From what I can tell, the issue lies in the perception of what the consumers expect and the message sent by the developers. Speaking as a customer, I LOVE to see the screen shots and get the updates, but when the product gets to a certain point, anticipation rises - due to both consumer ignorance as to what finishing the product entails and developer excitement, and unintended inferences are received, which leads to a confusing message as to when we can expect the product to arrive. It has nothing to do with being impatient, but a miscommunication between both parties. Speaking as a craftsman, I tell my customers what to expect, as to how long their pieces are going to take to be finished. I take the time it usually takes me to do it, and I double it. So far, its worked pretty well. I'll send them updates, pictures, etc to keep them excited, as I am excited to see the products take shape. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have delays, though. Sometimes the resin doesn't cure properly, or the fabric shifts in the mold, etc etc. If there's ANY doubt that I'd not make my deadline, I tell the customer what happened, and give them a revised estimate on delivery, even IF I'm still able to ship it on-time. That way, their PERCEPTION is they're going to have to wait X+1,2,3,4,5 days... when in reality, I can get it to them in X days, yet still keep them excited for their product. You can't please everyone, thats for certain, but you can most definitely manage their perceptions and achieve your own goals at the same time.

Well, I think its fair that we can agree to disagree. While you look at the post as an impatient customer ranting on a particular product, the reality and motives behind it were much different. I'm glad to hear there's nothing hostile in what you said, but maybe it was the words you choose that led me to believe so... I was looking forward to your opinion in that thread, seeing that it was created with honesty and a desire to engage in productive discussion, but seeing your personal opinion, I feel maybe its better that you didn't. Feel free to remove my original post http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php?topic=543.msg19743#msg19743 and any pertaining to it. They don't belong in this thread and serve no purpose to the discussion

Sorry, I didn't mean it to come across as an "instruction," but a request to consider what I had written. I apologize if that ruffled some feathers, and I am still eagerly anticipating the acf's release. I'm not sure if I deserved the hostility from you, but its your forum, and your prerogative. As for a question about the aircraft, itself, where did the references for the checklists and procedures come from? If we use a particular airline's checklists on the aircraft, will they work just te same?

Woah there. I didn't intend my post with any sort of antagonism or arrogance, but merely stating that we've been promised the aircraft to be released "this week" or "soon" several times now. I was just trying to get the discussion over to the thread I started (and not hijack this one) and move the conversation forward. Instead of being made promises that cannot be kept, from a customer's point of view, action would be appreciated instead...

Read my post in the general discussion forums... lets try to avoid claims that are not absolutely certain.

I want to preface this post by saying I'm not pointing any fingers, nor trying to stir up trouble. I'm looking for a civil, ADULT conversation where consumers and developers, alike, can more closely align their perceptions and expectations of one another, and build a stronger community and relationship. **************************************************** Every day we see, and are frustrated by comments (mostly from new users) asking "when is this going to be released?" "do we have a release date?" etc, etc. For those of us waiting patiently, it gets old to see, but not nearly as old as it must seem to the developers, marketers, and proprietors of the products in question. Unfortunately, so long as current practices are maintained, its unlikely we'll see an end to it any time soon. From a dev/marketers point of view, the excitement of finishing a product must be unbelievable. All that time and effort, finally coming to fruition leaves you bursting at the seams and you're aching to share it with the world. Where you're sitting, 95% is "almost done" compared to 5% left to go. Regrettably, this over zealous behavior can lead to some unintended and detrimental consequences. When a product is announced, and claimed "soon" for release, the consumers have a much different concept of "soon" than developers. When a new website is released, and promotional emails are sent, the concept is exacerbated further. The initial hype is great, and should be captured, but as time ticks away, that initial excitement turns sour. No one likes to wait, especially when claims of "soon" and "imminent" are announced. For the consumer, "soon" means imminent, hours or days. For developers, it seems to mean weeks or months. Take a real-world example - the Boeing 787. When the official project was announced in 2005, hype was high, and initial orders started to roll in. When the first (completely unfinished shell) 787 rolled out in 2007, the number of orders from 2006 doubled and it became the fastest selling wide-body of all time. Unfortunately, the program has been hit with delay after delay, and the initial in-service release date of May 2008 has come and gone quite some time ago. As a consequence, customers like ANA and JAL have levied penalties against Boeing, and orders have decreased by nearly 10%. Granted the economy took a dump in that time, but some of those lost orders have gone to Airbus out of frustration. I apologize for the wall of text, but I would like to see the community grow and remain strong, but current business practices need to be adjusted, and expectations from both sides of the table need adjusting. I look forward to the comments and ideas brought forth to the topic. Remember, think before you post and try to leave egos at the door. -Jeff

So, just a question... was this just a test for folks to see if it would work on this system or also a covert test to see if your installer coding was working correctly? I smell other motives at work here

That's what she said...

As a real world pilot, I suggest either going to www.flightaware.com and using their planner, or is you are re-creating a real flight, use past data and use their waypoints. For example, you can input two airports and see any aircraft that are/have flown between the two. From there, click the appropriate tail number and see what they used. Its quick, easy, and what us real-world guys do if we're flying an unfamiliar route. Typically, ATC has certain routes they'd like you to fly, and its easier to input one to them that they're going to approve (Cleared as filed...), than to accept an amended clearance (expect radar vectors... yadda yadda yadda) and have to enter it in on the fly.

Me thinks someone is being too picky. Well for all the effort they've put into it, why WOULDN'T I point out a small problem like that? This sim is all about realism, right? So a small question to see if I was looking at it right didn't seem out of the question. @ Goran - The new look seems amazing, I can't WAIT for this to ship!

Well luckily its just a 90 minute drive for me, and I have friends to crash with in Melbourne (Florida, Simon ), which gives me a nice early staging point. I'll try again on Monday!

Why do the pixels for wpts and the needles spill into the black part surrounding the CRT? Slight oversight or am I looking at it wrong?

Lol.. yeah, so you can just smear the bug guts like in your car! Very cool Oliver, Florida certainly looks pretty cool from the air, eh?

Life's a "beach" sometimes, eh? Don't feel bad, I woke up at 4am and sat outside for 8 hours to see the Space Shuttle launch, only to have it scrubbed for the day... Now THAT'S lamesauce!