Modernized FMC with RNAV Procedures
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Loving the depth and realism of the Starship, but I'd like to request a feature or option for a modernized FMC upgrade that allows us to directly select and load RNAV SIDs and STARs into the flight plan.
While keeping the classic/period-accurate avionics intact as a default is awesome for retro flying, the real-world airspace system is rapidly evolving. Ground-based VORs are continuously being decommissioned, and standard airways are systematically being replaced by RNAV routes, T-routes, and Q-routes.
Because virtually all modern terminal airspace procedures now mandate RNAV 1 / RNAV 2 departures and arrivals with complex leg types, manually keying in fix-by-fix waypoints into the CDU isn't fully practical (and leaves out altitude constraints and procedures with non-fix leg types). Having a toggleable modernized FMC option—or expanded database support for procedural departures and arrivals—would dramatically improve quality of life when flying on VATSIM or in modern IFR environments.
Thanks for considering this, and appreciate all the fantastic work on the aircraft!
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Yes but it breaks immersion, like using a GNS 430 on a Boeing. Nick did such a good job with the modeling and sounds of the FMS, I’d prefer to use that than the GNS 430.
@intjmastermind said in Modernized FMC with RNAV Procedures:
Yes but it breaks immersion, like using a GNS 430 on a Boeing. Nick did such a good job with the modeling and sounds of the FMS, I’d prefer to use that than the GNS 430.
But a fake modernized FMC won't break immersion? The GNS was blessed as feasible by actual owners, I think it's the best solution.
