Does the current XP have AI aircraft buzzing about either by default or addon? The reason I ask is that it adds to the whole atmosphere in FSX and while not essential to the purist simmer I like my UTLive and MAIW.
The default Ai are there and can be seen at airports however, I have found one annoying thing is that on 2 occasions once at Leeds Bradford Airport and then Humberside Airport a helicopter hovers into position for take-off just in front of me and stays there!
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there was a twin aircraft that came onto the same runway as me but continued to taxi along until coming to an intersection leading off the runway, it then taxied onto a road and accelerated away though I did not see it take off.
There is a menu for Ai aircraft and all I could do was get the total to 19 different types. You do see aircraft at altitude but think there may be an anomaly as from the rear of the engines there is black smoke not white.
I do believe there are payware versions of Ai out but as yet not taken the time to look.
Although I haven't used it myself, there is an option to record within the top left menu of X-Plane itself.
Not sure what it produces mind.
Great, many thanks for that, something I have missed so will try recording some flights with it.
Have been flying the MD 82 as well as the B737, both are default aircraft that come with X-Plane as well as the B747. I flew the MD 82 yesterday after setting my controls up to fly it, the cockpit is really well done and appears payware quality, the side window in the cockpit will open and close thought there are some switches that are none functionable. Now for the verdict..........As I wrote the aircraft cockpit is very very good but..............even though I had set up my joystick as best as possible the aircraft just felt far too responsive on the controls with very little input required. There is no way that I can find to make the aircraft feel a bit heavier on the controls and for anyone who has flown either DMs' VC10 or the new payware version from Just Flight will know that there is just a slight delay from moving the ailerons before the a/c starts to bank. Until I can find some way to adjust the feel of my controls to match that of a heavy jetliner then they will remain in the hanger. Don't know whether anyone else who has X-Plane 11 may agree with me on this one but if you know of a secret on how get round it..........please let me into it!!
What is needed is something along the lines of FSUIPC in X-Plane 11 though doubt if that will happen any time soon. There is a plugin that can be used found here:
http://www.tosi-online.de/XPUIPC/What_is_it.html
But I am still not sure on how to do it.
The scenery itself as it comes out of the box is OK especially around areas with large towns/cities, it is when you get into the countryside that it can appear very barren so unless you are looking at purchasing add on scenery then orthoimagery is one way to go which I will be trying sometime over the next couple of weeks.
https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/5199 ... r-windows/
I will endeavor to make a video showing X-Plane as it is bare boned, with no addons so you will get an idea of what to expect.
Hope the above goes someway in giving you an idea of what X-plane is all about, I will update this over the next few weeks.
Regards
Nigel.