Starship

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@ProfCrash Unfortunatly, but it was mentioned many times before the release of MSFS ‘24. Honestly I’m a bit surprised to not finding any documentation on the feature either.

AFAIK there is no capability still for 3rd party developers to do so, you can only use Microsoft aircraft. I think one of the reasons is that they claim it's to preserve the "gameplay" but if you ask me it's to sell more Aviator editions and Marketplace aircraft they offer.

Fingers crossed we hear something. I'm surprised on the lack of reaction.

Ah, that would be because I missed a quotation mark. I've fixed my post above. Give that a try.

@ComputerJones sorry I took soo long to reply. Thank you very very much!!!

I get the same as well if you click on Display Runways when it's the origin.... [image: 37c73368-3a14-49ab-9fbb-7cda7bfd11e5.png]

I switched to mobiflight and they work now as described by @Avionic so it's definitely an AAO thing on my end.. I'll probably switch completely to mobiflight as the UI and formatting seems a bit friendlier. Thanks for the help, can't wait to enjoy all the physical interaction now!

@Aaron-Anderson I wanted to tell you that I have struggled to touch down smoothly with this thing since release, but I followed your technique and focused on rounding it out and flying it on and I had the smoothest touchdown I have ever had in the Starship in MSFS 2024. So smooth I wouldn't have known it was on without the sound of the tires. @Black-Square and your tip about not holding off the nose told me I should fly that on too, and I managed to both remember and execute despite my giant idiotic grin after the mains. Left the greasiest streak I've ever put to pavement in real life or in the simulator, fantastic advice!

You may find it more useful to use the CDU tuning by clicking NAV, COM, or ATC on the left side of the CDU keypad. No decimals required, and even if you don't have the RTU's in 3-digit mode it works great. Neat thing about the NAV tuning is that you can enter the 3-letter identifier and it'll auto-tune the frequency, clutch in a "slam dunk" situation when you're scrambling single-pilot to prep when ATC is running at a high tempo.

Okay I use SI instead of the ingame ATC, so no problem. Good to know, didn’t saw that option in the EFB

For those just dipping their toes into the AAO route, I'll offer my (still novice) experience. The program has some quirks that I encounter from time to time, but overall I love it and I use it for all of my planes. The "Scripts->Watch Simulator Events" can be a great help, depending on the plane. Also, MSFS dev mode toolbar "Tools->Behaviors" is indispensable when it comes to investigating what's happening when you press a button or move an axis. I started using AAO because in both MSFS 2020 and 2024 I have completely lost my controller profiles several times (once was my own fault, I did a cloud reset and didn't investigate how to save the profiles first). This was extremely frustrating for me, especially with 2024's very laggy controllers menu pre-SU3. AAO has overall been a godsend. Since getting most of the basics, the only thing that's been challenging enough for me to give up on is camera controls. Just didn't have the gumption for it, so they're all still bound in the sim. Edit: Also, thanks @HadronFlux for the video, I'll definitely be watching it to see what tips & tricks I can pick up.

I stick to medium, personally. "Realistic" is absolutely insane and exaggerates way too much, especially on approaches with light or calm winds. Medium is still a bit heavy but it's more manageable without wrestling with the yoke and pedals. I would speculate that "realistic" works better with heavies but I don't fly many airliners in sim. I've noticed less an effect with the greater inertia in similar conditions, so I picked the middle ground, if even medium feels a bit too strong.

Thanks @jmarkows Brilliant. Missed that part and its been driving me nuts lol

@Black-Square I bet dealing with the simulator is rather frustrating, particularly given all the hard work and attention to detail you put into your aircraft. I’ve just moved into 2024 from 2020. I liked 2020 as a sim but always found that night time was very very dark, it that representative in my opinion. Your aeroplanes are fantastic and I can’t wait to see what’s up next.

Well, I was able to complete a 2024 flight where I started cold and dark, loaded a SimBrief flight, tweaked the flight plan in the EFB, and loaded to avionics. I was able to do an RNAV approach with vertical guidance in bad weather. Although full disclosure, the first time I tried this flight, somewhere around the time the aircraft was due to catch the GS, the autopilot went crazy and crashed the plane by pointing at the sky all of a sudden. Not sure if I can reproduce that, needs more testing. Really appreciate this update, being able to follow full flight plans is a game-changer.

Thanks, I'll pass this along. I think it's mainly the AP he's interested in.

What part of setting it up are you having trouble with? Do you understand how to use profiles, and how to assign events to buttons? Everything SPAD is mostly documented with Youtube videos. Which is nice if you can find a video that matches what you are trying to do, but it can also mean spending hours wading through content on topics that is not exactly what you are looking for, and wasting time on videos that are no longer relevant because of later changes to SPAD.