Thanks!!! I try my best to keep them pretty direct but I had to laugh when I read this as I plan on doing an pretty I depth review of the new Black Square Baron ad it just has so many systems. But don’t worry most my videos are as you mentioned as I too feel a lot of others have hour long videos that I skip around a lot on. They are still great but a place and need for both. Thanks again for subscribing and kind words!

@@sprocketsimulations they absolutely have their place and I’m not against them at all. It’s just I wish there was a faster route to the information I actually need 😂 I wish crashLaobi was still active and did content for msfs. Keep it up and looking forward to seeing your next videos!

All my videos moving forward will have chapters to jump to what info you need. Similar to this one. I wasn’t familiar with crashLaobi. Into the Blue is one of my favorites but it is a little long winded and I don’t think he uses chapters.

It really is! Such a cool aircraft! Thanks for watching!

That’s great to know for when I make the jump to VR! Thanks for watching.

@@sprocketsimulations PF3 ATC is the best ATC program out there. Just my humble opinion. Real voices and highly customizable.

Vatsim does it for me and vr Dave from Scotland

VATSIM is way better

Couldn't agree more!

Love flying out of there as well as all the other ones in that region. Santa Anna and Santa Barbara are particular favorites.

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

I think the Pilot2ATC is a great learning tool even with its inaccuracies to IRL. What aircraft do you fly?

Thank you! Thanks for the visit!

It really is!

For sure! I do like to dial them in and also enable gyro drift as I’ve been caught out a few times from not recalibrating!

what do you mean?

@Ttt Ggfc with the key binds “B” and “D” you can have the sim automatically set your altimeters barometric pressure, and your hsi/cdi gyroscopic precession. In reality you need to turn the knob on the altimeter to set to either known field elevation or metar data/atis. Analog gauges use a gyro to display your heading, pitch, angle and other items. Every 15 minutes or so you would need to realign the compass on the gauge to match the “whiskey”/magnetic compass to be accurate.

@@sprocketsimulations oh, i don’t have that automatically binded. thanks for answering so quick!

Thanks, it really is a great stepping stone like you say. Thanks for watching and the sub!

That’s great to hear! Thanks for watching!

I agree, I am glad that this version has come to the masses and honestly I didn’t think we were ever going to see another MSFS after FSX. VR will be the future and I really do what to get a headset but still holding out due to all my panels.

I wouldn't even bother with ANY flight sim I I couldn't use my VR headset 🤷‍♂️..its just not the same

I just made the switch this week and will have a video in the pros and cons.

@@sprocketsimulationscool, im not saying there aren't cons, but on the whole, its a keeper for me..ive got 2 ultrawide monitors..but still my humble quest 2 wins out..theres various software now that allows you to import other screens etc right into the cockpit..so vatsim etc is still valid..

Have you flown in VR?

but they don't always work... you have to restart p2atc and check until they work... does it happen to you? thanks!

I have heard also about the times they work then don't when AWS changes some things. Not to be that guy, but I am, and don't use Amazon.

There is another great KZfaqr, Into The Blue Simulations, that has a TrackIR profile on Flightsim.to. I started with that as a base, but really over time changed a lot. It depends on each person's setup and preferences such as distance from the camera and how fast/smooth you want it. But I would definitely start with his file.

I’ve heard great things about that! Thanks for watching and your suggestion.

There is another great KZfaqr, Into The Blue Simulations, that has a TrackIR profile on Flightsim.to. I started with that as a base, but really over time changed a lot. It depends on each person's setup and preferences such as distance from the camera and how fast/smooth you want it. But I would definitely start with his file. I use the hat clip when I don't feel like putting on my headset and it works fine with the same profile. I have only had issues with the hat clip in bright conditions with a white wall behind me.

@@sprocketsimulations Yes I understand about the white wall behind you I have a window that I had to cover up. I've had the IR for a year or two now and have it okay dialed in but it's always nice to see other people's settings to maybe try out

Thanks! I guess in today's market this is considered "mid-range" but it feels high to me! It is in a ITX case and takes up a small foot print on my desk. Graphics Card: AMD 6800xt slightly overclocked and undervolted Processor: AMD 5800X3D (this processor was better than a 5950x at busy airports due to the new tech on it) RAM: 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600 Hard drive: 1TB NVMe.2 GEN 4 (Whatever Microcenters house brand is) PSU: EVGA 1000w Gold Motherboard: ASUS Strix 570i ITX Case: Fractal Torrent Nano Link to my setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKqXaqWgzanDnKM.html

Hi, yes this is MSFS 2020 and is the most current and available.

I think so! I have no issues flying it.

That is a bug with that particular airports windsock but we’ll spotted. It works extremely well with live weather. There are a few options in pilot2atc to get weather. I use NOAA and it is almost always spot on with the in sim weather.

Thanks! I am glad it helped! I guess in today's market this is considered "mid-range" but it feels high to me! It is in a ITX case and takes up a small foot print on my desk. Graphics Card: AMD 6800xt slightly overclocked and undervolted Processor: AMD 5800X3D (this processor was better than a 5950x at busy airports due to the new tech on it) RAM: 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600 Hard drive: 1TB NVMe.2 GEN 4 (Whatever Microcenters house brand is) PSU: EVGA 1000w Gold Motherboard: ASUS Strix 570i ITX Case: Fractal Torrent Nano Link to my setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKqXaqWgzanDnKM.html

@@sprocketsimulations That is nice. I have the following: Processor: Intel i5 13600K RAM: 32GB DDR5 (Cannot remember the speed) Hard Drive: OS - Sabrent 1TB Gen4/ FS2020 - Samsung 970 Evo Plus Gen3 PSU: 800w Gold Motherboard: Asrock z790 Riptide Case: Midsize ATX case Your graphics look so good. Mine doesn't look half as good. I am going to watch your setup and see if I can tweak mine.

@@eldroopio What graphics card do you have? I just leave mine on DX11 and the Ultra preset. I think the biggest thing to do is not chase FPS and cap your FPS in your settings. The key is consistency. 30 FPS steady will feel much better than having 80-90 FPS while cruising and then having it dip to 30 on approach. Also, this will keep your temps lower so when the card/processor needs to work harder it is not already up against the limit and has some headroom. The other part I recommend is to not use DLSS or RSR as these will essentially make your resolution less to increase FPS. You will also get bad ghosting when your FPS drops. I can safely lock my fps around 60 for most areas, southern CA is harsh though and it will stutter if I leave it capped at 60. So I reduce it to 50 and that works out well.

@@sprocketsimulations I have an Nvidia 3070. I got a good deal on it during the holidays so decided to go for it. I am going to apply the settings and try it out. Thanks

@@sprocketsimulations I can report that my graphics look better. I am really surprised that just changing to Directx11 and TAA greatly improved things. I will be experimenting more. Thank you very much

It does. You can even download different voice packs from Microsoft that are British or Irish.

No. There is no official support for force feedback with Microsoft Flight Simulator. I believe there are other 3rd party apps that try to mimic the feedback but it is not natively supported by Microsoft.

This is with TrackIR which is a head tracker. You can set your hat switch within the control options. Assign the cockpit view controls to how you want them.

That is a good question. I would imagine so as you are not using the stock ATC at all so the game is not assigning you the path. Best way is to have a look at free charts or better yet use Navigraph. That is the data that Pilot2ATC will use. I think they still have a free trial so give it a shot!

It’s tricky because everyone’s setup and personal preference is going to be different. With the distance and angles from your monitor and even the size of your monitor. There is a fantastic KZfaqr called Into the Blue that has his profile on flightsim.to. I started by downloading his and then took an hour or so to tweak it to my personal settings. That would be my suggestion.

It is on the Marketplace. Was one of the collaborations with Carenado. Try searching for Bonanza or Carenado and it should come up.

I can’t see why not. As the purchases are for your account. Are you specifically asking about non marketplace addons? Those would 100 perfect work. I’m 99 percent your marketplace purchase would carry over but it might be worth asking Microsoft or having a look on their official forums for MSFS. A lot of great info once you weed through the trolls.

P2atc does not interact with other traffic, I wish it would. It will give you traffic advisories or other traffic but it will not instruct other aircraft. I haven’t used FSTL with it so check with p2atc. I think his name is Dave and he is super quick to respond!

I agree 100%, one of my favorite missions was one that was up in the PNW and you were flying in a canyon and had some military jets come flying up on you. Was cool!

It is the V35 Bonanza. It should be on the marketplace to purchase.

I do but I haven’t found that to have an affect on the trackir. Check your “Off Screen Terrain Pre-Caching” in your graphic settings. Put it to ultra and see if that works better for you. Locking your frame rate will always be a better experience as consistency is better than high frame rates. But I still have smooth TrackIR function with it “unlocked”. I have a link in the description for my TrackIR profile if you want to try that out and tweak it. Double check that when you are turning your head that the sensors are not out of the cameras limit as well. Let me know how you get on.

It would seem millions of users over the entire world find it extremely playable.

I haven’t. I did just watch a review on the hepatic chair pad though and it looks great!

Not sure what you are referring to? This is a simulator… so yes, you’re not actually flying a real moving aircraft.

@@sprocketsimulations it's a line from a movie called Zorro: the Gay Blade. I thought that but part your video was funny, since a plane can't really land if it isn't flying first. It would be fun to see an exterior view of the plane just jumping in place on the apron as you switch the landing effect settings!

Haha gotcha! I was very confused!

No shader, I didn't even realize that was possible and googled it. Will definitely check it out. Settings are Ultra with DX11. I do have REX taxiway and runway textures but no shader changes.

@@sprocketsimulations Well, you're awfully blessed cos your sim's visuals look delectable. Absolutely scrumptious. Wish my Rtx 3080 Ti could give me that.

@@kokoeteantigha389 this is with a 6800xt and 5800x3d. I don’t run DX12 or and upscaling like RSR2 or DLSS as it can reduce image quality. If you are using DLSS try going back to DX11 as this will be native resolution without the trickery of downscaling to improve frame rates.

It does, you can change a few things in the settings to help. Like in the US we say “point” and in the EU it would be “decimal”. It is based around US phrases and call signs though and I don’t know the extent of the differences but it will absolutely work and I know a lot of people use it there.

@@sprocketsimulations Thanks very much for the heads up, do you need to have FSUIPC Installed for pilot2ATC to function.

Yes, I just have it load at start up and don’t even think about it and just use the free version.

Many Thanks for your advice and help

Happy to!! 🍻

Anything weather related is all done through the MSFS weather. Fly with live weather to get the most accurate turbulence from thermals and gusts. There is a company called REX that makes a weather addon but I strongly do not recommend it as Asobo/Microsoft have not given any developers access to the SDK to make accurate changes to the weather. Plus the default live weather has become excellent over time.

I used to always go in and turn off the vignette and film grade but forget to turn it back off after each update or change I make to settings. I’ll check out the color grading. I have my monitors color grading set for MSFS so I might end up thinking it looks like a 1950’s unsaturated movie! Cheers!

Haha I noticed that when I was editing. It is because after I landed I slouched in my chair and was relaxed. I have a key bind to recenter the tracker when I change my sitting position but forgot to hit it. Thanks for watching!!

VATSIM is excellent but can be pretty intimidating to participate. I also get annoyed when a controller signs off and you are tuning to CTAF/Unicom. I get that they are volunteers, and love them for it, but it definitely sucks the immersion out when you are coming into a class bravo airport and have to treat it like a class echo.

I think core was an older version and pro is the current. I purchased mine from sim market. €28

@@sprocketsimulations is there impact on performance? i am using RTX2070 at moment, and my current fps around 40~50fps at 2k.

You shouldn’t have any issues. I did not notice any drop in fps. I think they used to have a trial to download.

@@sprocketsimulations perfect, i will try out first then, thanks!

@@GLENMSI No problem! Enjoy!

Agreed!!! It's always disappointing when reviewers talk up certain apps or services, and don't link them.

I use my mouse wheel.

@@sprocketsimulations yeah I got it, thanks

No, someone else asked this and I didn’t even know what it was or possible and had to google it. This is recorded in OBS with no filters except for my microphone.

Why’s that?

@@sprocketsimulationsit keeps on saying payment failed even though I did everything properly.. both PayPal and card dont work

There are a lot of different overlay apps you can use to make this work, it depends on your headset and other preferences. It is not super straightforward and will use up a lot of resources to have it displayed in the cockpit.

It is on the in game marketplace. It is a release by Carenado/Asobo.

I’m not sure what your are implying, I’m guessing that you are saying that this video is not providing adequate immersion to the sim compared to a real world experience. To answer your question no I have not been in a Bonanza but many years ago, about 15 or so, I was getting my PPL in a Cessna 172. I have flown solo numerous times but then had to move out of the country for work. Since then I have developed health issues that limit me from going back to flying in real life. Thanks for the comment, it boosts the YT algorithm to get others to watch it.

The Bonaza V35. It is a collaboration with asobo/Carenado. I think for one of the famous flyers. It’s on the marketplace and is great for the price.

I don’t have VR but as far as I know it does. It might not be native but there is an easy way to make the window a panel in VR. Definitely look into it the options though.

I used another great KZfaqrs profile as a starting point. Everyone’s setup and preferences is different. If you go on to flightsim.to and search for Into The Blue it will be there. Check out his channel as he makes some fantastic content!

​@@sprocketsimulations Thanks a lot. Will have a look. I think the profile I use right now is called "hud"- It's ok, but not perfect. Maybe I just have to learn/experiment a bit with the trackir software 😊

Yeah you definitely have to tweak any profile to your specific setup. Monitor size and distance and personal preference will make it tough to have it be exact. I’m not around my PC at the moment but I’ll pop mine up for you to try out and post a link in the description.

​@@sprocketsimulations I had the profile in my profile directory already, and it was actually the profile I am using. I need to have the speed a bit high er, around 5. But I wonder why I can't raise my seat height enough. I have set the arrow key, on the keyboard, to adjust seat height. But it stops when in "neutral" posision. I can go very low, but not heigh enough. I'm using a Samsung Odyssey G5 34" monitor, and the natural point vectorclip track hat

@@jueljuel drive.google.com/file/d/1ue_Kovwzp2HyNj1wogkB3gnI-1TOVeIs/view?usp=share_link

I don't personally use VR but I do know some people use it. I think you have to use Windows Mixed Reality or similar (I think Steam has one) that allows you to make any desktop item into a VR window that is resizable.

@@sprocketsimulations Yeah there is one app that will display a window but you cant interact with it. I was sorta hoping you could get by with voice commands alone with pilot2atc (at least with aero you cant interact, other mixed reality devices have better support for that)

From what I read you can still click on stuff in cockpit with the virtual window. But pilot2atc does don’t require you to open it in window to use and can use as normal. You might have some growing pains with the phrasing but it just needs to be loaded.

update to 2.1.1

Definitely check what version you are on and update like JJ pointed out.

@@jjstevenz that’s the one that doesn’t work at all

@@carloscruz7317 mine works

It is actually a bug at that airport with the windsock. It points the opposite direction. Someone else noticed that too so we’ll spotted. It is a 3rd party airport and has never been fixed. Just checked again now to make sure and it is still broken. But p2atc and the weather in the sim matched.

Some of the cabin noises, wind, and touchdowns are good for them. But if you are using something like FlyBYWire than absolutely no reason to run it.

I agree and want to make the jump to it but with all my physical panels it is hard to. I use my dials and switches physically and it won’t be possible in VR and I think I’ll knock over my beer when I am trying to change my com frequency 😂

@@sprocketsimulations Hey Man, Do whatever gives you the best possible experience! I used to have a good hardware setup with full helicopter controls when I was training for a helicopter flying career. had a radio stack and everything. it was nice. I definitely like VR now though! But, what works for me doesn't mean its for everyone. Happy Flying!

Oh it will definitely be better and work for me. I’m just being stubborn because of what I spent on the panels 😂

@@sprocketsimulations I definitely know that feeling. When you're ready, I recommend the HP reverb G2 V2 if you have a good PC. Best bang for the buck with what's currently available IMO.

Thanks! My PC will be fine. I’m the only thing that is holding it all back. I just watched a video about a new hepatic feedback chair and he combined it with VR and it sounded like it was amazing!

I have a AMD 5800x3d, 32gb ram and a 6800xt. At this point I think this is considered a last gen mid tier system but it runs fine on ultra with a 3440x1440 ultra wide monitor.

@@sprocketsimulations yeah I'm running to 3900 I've been debating going to AM 5 but I just can't afford all those upgrades I was considering going to the 5950 and going from the 6750 on the graphics card to the 6950. But I think my current graphics card is just being bottlenecked by my current CPU so I just wanted to upgrade that and upgrade my monitors and go to a 4K TV and see if that would be enough cuz everything else I have is just overkill. Thank you for your input and your help.

The 5800x3d is faster for flight sim than the 5950. I originally bought one on a Black Friday deal and was not impressed with the gains from a 3700x. It was waaay faster for production task though. Took it back and got the x3d and it was crazy how much faster it made MSFS. Especially at busy airports.

Thank you for the info this is what I've been struggling with trying to figure out the X3D or the 5950 I'm just trying to mitigate bottlenecks and have flight sound work correctly I don't think I'm ready to jump ship to AM 5 just because I have to build a whole new system. I may keep my 6750 GPU or I might go to the 6800 or the 6950 I haven't decided yet on that one. So thank you for the info everybody keeps telling me to go with the X3 to eat and I'm thinking that might be the route I'll go with it cuz I really want my flight soon just to be smoother and flying and just really help with the overall image I know I definitely need to upgrade my monitor as well because that is way behind on the times. I do have a 32-in 1440p but it doesn't even have freesync and I think it's the wrong monitor for my GPU.

I am in the same boat with going over to am5. I have a 6750 in a small pc hooked up to my tv for couch gaming and I’m not sure you would see any massive gains going to a 6800. I have a video on my channel for my setup if you want to have a look. I think your plan is solid, get a x3d and new monitor and you’ll be fine until you are ready to make the jump to am5. Personally I’ll wait for prices to come down and don’t even see the price to performance gains being worth it right now. I generally run all previous gen hardware to keep cost down and also for the companies to iron out any issues. Cheers!

Yeah that is why I haven’t bothered with purchasing other voices as I am sure Bing will have much more realistic voices built into windows soon. AI stuff is advancing so fast!

PC only

You should look for some at some of the latest comparisons between this an X-Plane. With the new aerodynamics and weather MSFS comes out on top. This will greatly depend on what aircraft you are flying but for a sim, I would not call it arcade.

I’m not an X-Plane user but this might be worth a watch for you kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q818qpli1J7RZI0.html

Yeah, it was very hard to have the game volume, my volume, fsrealistics volume, ATCchatter and pilot2atc volume balance while recording in OBS. Also on my phone you can barely hear it but on my PC/headset it is very obvious. Thanks for watching and the feedback.

Well Carenado isn’t the best for exact flight models or study level, they never aim to be and are not that bad. They are also priced accordingly for some being as little as $15usd. They are a lot better than what they used to be and getting better all the time. Sure they aren’t PMDG, but they aren’t $65 either. If I you are looking for budget study level you are pretty much limited to the Black Square addons to the existing asobo aircraft. They are great, except the exterior is the same model, and you can not have interactive things such as doors and static elements. Otherwise I would recommend the Cessna 414 from FlySimWare and is one of my favorite. It lacks the failures systems of Black Square but does have some of you treat it badly.

I understand what you mean but the only solution for that is to have no motion, which like you said you can turn off. Or get VR and a motion simulator. My eyes do not tire but I understand what you mean. Appreciate you watching!

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Thanks for the video. I have been using all the programs you mentioned for a while and can say they really add to the immersion. As another has mentioned, the addition of Sky4simNG does add a lot by providing a moving map, quick airport lookup for frequencies, runways etc, a notification window for Pilot2ATC, a scratch pad. Works well in VR to boot. 25:01

My MSFS Setup! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKqXaqWgzanDnKM.html this why I haven’t made the jump to VR. Basically all my panels will not be able to be used. For now ultra wide monitor and all the panels with the IR tracker are good for me. Have fun on X-Plane and good luck on your PPL. Thanks for watching!

ATC Chatter "should" be able to identify what region you are in and not play other audio clips from other regions. They try their best to remove names of airports and such to help but it is entirely volunteer based. It is definitely not perfect for location based but I haven't had a discrepancy that big yet.

I too have been flying since FS4 and even remember getting the actual paper charts in the box. While this is in no way as realistic as either a real aircraft or even a study level simulator at a training school. I would say that it is definitely not just a game. There are many transferable lessons and techniques used in MSFS that are useful in real life. So it isn’t just babble to say “realism”. This video is how to had some additional realism to the sim. Such as practicing atc and learning phraseology, using real charts for flight planning and understanding airspace. Having a head tracker or VR also allows you to get more familiar with the layout of the real world cockpit as well as increase immersion. Some flight models are better than others and there is never going to be a replacement for the feeling of a real aircraft and how it moves as well as the feedback on the controls. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I think it is utter nonsense to call it just a game.

Do you use no 3rd party aircraft or addons? I’d hardly call them trash and the sim community has been growing and advancing thanks to 3rd party apps/developers. A lot of the freeware addons will turn into full developers and add soo much to the experience. From flight models, atc, traffic, graphics, airports, aircraft, and more.

I have found that the profiles that are available to download always have too much movement and volume in certain areas. I use them as a base and tweak them as needed with different sounds and movements. It is great they give a trial for you to decide if you like the product or not. Thanks for the feedback!

I mean DCS is great... but obviously it's a combat sim that has a different focus then MSFS. Not everyone wants to learn how to slew the targeting pod in an F-18. Sometimes i just want to fly over Alaska in a simple airplane and do some sight seeing.

I do want to try DCS but no Bonanza V35’s or cruising gently into Santa Barbara.