Me too. For a while I starting to feel like an unwanted step-child. Too little was happening with X-Plane. Things look like they're starting to pickup. Hope the momentum keeps going. Thanks for commenting.

Ahhh, The CL650 is a fantastic airplane. I should fly it more. The FMS in this C525 oughta be fun to learn, when time allows. Thanks Todd for the kind words about my videos. I wish I could push them out more often.

My computer has the following specs: i9-14900k CPU, 64GB RAM, SSD drives, 3080TI Video Card.

You're welcome. Glad it helped and is still relevant. 🙂

I get it. 🙂. This aircraft is still the reigning king of systems simulation, even after 2 years since its release. You can't go wrong... and it's been recently updated. The devs continue to support it.

As one who's flown both, I can tell you that both have really deep systems modeling. However, they're hard to compare because the airplane missions are so different. Both are more immersive than any other aircraft I've purchased and flown. I can say, however, that the Challenger is a much more study-level aircraft than any other sim aircraft available.

Awful is a strong word. Let's agree to disagree. I think the cockpit textures are... Okay. Thanks for commenting

Thanks for commenting, @BlueSky_fur. The EFB can be zoomed in to make it bigger. I started the A321 from cold and dark but didn't start recording until I was airborne.

I was thinking more about MSFS2024. It's introducing more gaming features. I suppose they want to capitalize on the X-Box crowd. I had no idea you were into MSFS. I've tried to several times to get into it. Just won't happen for me.

Yup... Most people prefer the Airbus. It seems to fly itself for the most part, but that's true of all airliners. On take-off it feels like the computer is flying. I've gotta put more time into landing it though. Gotta learn the systems. Good to here from you. Hope all is well.

Yes. It is.

You are absolutely correct. Any altitudes over 3000ft requires that you fly easterly at an odd altitude or westerly at an even altitude. However, the rule does not apply under 3000 feet. At 3000 feet, the rule you mentioned should have been applied and I should have climbed to 3500'.

Agreed! Nice video! The cfr's, specifically 91.159 you refer to, can be confusing, but in this case it only applies if you're cruising _above_ 3000 ft. So even at 3000 you can cruise in any direction, turns out!

@@airplane-alex-list Thanks for the additional information there- the VFR directional charts published online always show altitudes under 3000ft so was unaware of that rule. As the cloud layer was above at 3500ft, Frank made the correct decision to descend to 2500ft where the directional rules do not apply and to avoid a violation flying in IFR conditions on a VFR flight by climbing into cloud. That is assuming Frank was simulating not having a an instrument rating for IFR flight of course! He was also descended more than 1000ft below the cloud base, which was correct to do so, so great decision making there also Frank! Lee

@@airplane-alex-list Yup. The FAA often use language like, up to but not including...

@@PilotLH Totally agree. Awesome stuff!

Good Question. Check out their Discord Channel. discord.gg/NaUUTCNH. I believe Shirley works with any aircraft ChatGPT knows about.

Thank you!

I really appreciate your comment. Thank you.

I can't figure out how to get all five of mine to discharge. Did you do anything to get it to use them all?

For me, luckily it just worked. There are some keyboard settings that deal with the battery. I did a search on "batt". One of them is "recharge the battery". I mapped it to Ctrl + Enter. It will set it back to a full charge. There are other battery settings there, don't know if any on the other setting could help. I had a lot of fun flying it but still can't hover and land. I did find out if you land in water, it did not crash. I practiced landing/hovering in the Chesapeake Bay. Also chasing the new boats that are in the new beta. When you are able to hover over them slowly, you can really see a lot of details. Hope you can get it figured out because that is a great idea, it's a great aircraft to go slow and get details of the outside. Don't know if you could reload that aircraft in the Airplane folder would help. I think you could make some great videos with it.

Using your suggestion to map keys to recharge and toggle all batteries, I'm able to fly it now. Thanks Jeff.

Glad it worked out. Flight Sim's are always an ongoing experience (and expense).

Yeah... I think I got it work, but I'll certainly reach out to you if needed. Thanks!!!

That's not a bad idea. I'll try that. Thanks.

This is the AirfoilLabs analog Cessna 172.

That's a good question. I live alone and I spend a fair amount of time on the simulator. Having something to talk to during my flights adds to my enjoyment. Shirley is subscription based at $10/month so it's relatively expensive. As far as Shirley's technical prowess, I can tell you that it's evolving and getting smarter. They have recently added the capability for Shirley to touch and move the control: Lights, Flaps, Gear, Etc.. There are somethings that I think needs to happen to make Shirley less annoying. AI is a new field and there is rapidly evolving. These AI developers are breaking new ground; I'm delighted to be a part of it.

Thank you. I don't often get accolades for my videos. Much appreciated.

before commenting look the whole video. 😂

the author admires the plane, but for some reason you did not understand this

Hi Jeff, I'd just eaten before I left RDU. I'll check out The Family Diner the next time I fly to HNZ. ;😀

I'm using autoDGS. Link provided. Thanks for the comment. forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/87401-autodgs-automatic-marshaller-or-vdgs-at-every-airport/

@altez_121 I looked for a download location and wasn't able to find one. Unfortunately I don't have the plane on my computer anymore.

@@VirtualAviationAviator oh okay, its alright

Kind of. The subject being virtual aviation and not aviation itself though. Virtual Aviator ... Would grammatically flow better I think, or some other predicate like ... virtual aviation wings, virtual aviation navigator, virtual aviation enthusiast. etc.

That's a good question. I can tell you that you can communicate wtih Shirley not matter what aircraft you're in, but whether Shirley can assist you with a cold and dark start in a helo, I don't know. Maybe the dev will chime in here or you can ask on their discord channel. Here's a 7 day link (expires 7 days from Aug 30.) discord.gg/B3DdbsUk

@@VirtualAviationAviator thanks a lot for your reply! I contacted Shirley‘s developers. they are working on helicopter support already. Currently only X-Planes default helicopters are supported. but that’s a good starting point for me. Maybe I should give Shirley a try. 😊

​ @vrheli-tours9411 The subscription for a month is about the cost of a hamburger and if you don't like it you can always cancel. Alex and Sebastian, the devs, are great and responsive.

hahaha... You noticed that I pulled up to avoid one.

TBH, flight sims are complex software. I'm happy with X-Plane but it does seem to require more power to get decent FPS, IMO. I have both sims but my preference is X-Plane. No one will be able to guarantee it'll be more or less stable on your system. However, you can try it for free at x-plane.com

Thank you. That's an extremely high honor, considering you're a real-world pilot.

LOL 😂🤣

Haha- we have some ideas on how to fix that!

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Thankyou, I guess?

lmfao why?

He is doing great

I using Traffic Global from Just Flight. Thanks for asking.

My pleasure!

Doesn't look that bad to me. Guess we will agreed that we disagree.😀

Stick to msfs if this isn't to your liking

Yeah, I wanted to mute it but I couldn't quite do so. What's funny is that we tend to apply genders to AI voices. I want to call Shirley a "she" as in I wanted to mute her. But the voice is clearly a he.

There was a glitch with the mute system in this video, we put up some updates. As Frank was saying, Shirley's designed to be extremely helpful and so will usually take the last word. haha

X-Plane doesn't compete with MSFS on graphics, for sure. Nevertheless, I sincerely enjoy X-Plane. Thanks for watching and for your comment.

Its a differnt beast. In VR, I prefer X-plane. The lighting looks awesome and the cars on the roads are very clear and looks amazing. I have MSFS but there's something cool about the clarity of things close to the ground even tho the buildings dont really match their real world counterparts. I guess if you want to fly more than sightsee then X-plane is fantastic and I think people should own both and support smaller developers that actually care about the hobby and aren't all about big business and generating visuals for xbox players.

@@joeynuggetz I like to fly and sightsee. Just like in real life. ;-) MSFS's purpose isn't to generate visuals for XBOX players. Imagine that being your business model... They are trying to make the best flight simulator out there. There are parts of it that are fantastic and there are parts that needs work. Flight modeling has come a LONG way even in the past 6 months and aircraft developers have stepped it up as well. I use a lot of the BlackSquare products and they are every bit as good as flying in XP. I have used XP since v9.

I should have made it more clear that I was hi-lighting the AI program. The flight wasn't intended to be realistic. I'd never fly under a bridge in NYC in real life. Thanks for your comment.