#Flight simulator cessna 172 cockpit update#
#Flight simulator cessna 172 cockpit upgrade#

Land at a funny angle with too much speed like I did in a test and I found that I could use the same kind of rudder slide step method that I’ve used on some combat landings in IL-2 in DCS. It feels less on rails and more organic as the nose returns to centre while oscillating slightly.

Using the rudder now is substantially better too. Put the aircraft into a turn and I still have a sense of that MSFS style reluctance to move into the turn, however, its getting better. There are subtle movements now where before it felt a little more on rails. Pitching, yawing, rolling, and the interplay between each felt really good. As soon as I was up and flying I immediately noticed that the aircraft felt more alive than most MSFS aircraft have in the past. With the CFD update, however, I think this goes beyond subtle into the more noticeable. While the effects are there, it was a very subtle affair. When the new propeller physics came in with SU8, I tested it out briefly.

#Flight simulator cessna 172 cockpit update#

I also don’t claim to be an expert in flight modeling which is why I so rarely talk about it on here but I can give you my thoughts on what this update is like. I’m also not a pilot so everything I’m about to say is mostly comparison to other sims and my experiences there. I’ve been in a Cessna 172, I’ve had my hands on the controls in flight, so I do have a small sense of what a GA airplane feels like in flight. I’ve got to put some caveats in front of this. I’m not a developer nor am I all that gifted at physics but I’ve asked around and ultimately what this all translates down into can be simply put that the new CFD system is “calculating more stuff.” And when it comes to flight models that’s probably a good thing. Airspeed and temperature are among the variables that are being fed into the CFD flight model that should influence the overall handling of the aircraft. I can infer that Asobo are essentially doing more calculations on the flight model in a way that models the behavior of the air as its flowing down the side of the aircraft. CFD what? Screen grabs from a recent Q&A session where Asobo’s Sebastian Wloch was detailing the new CFD simulation tools and visualizations.Ĭomputational Fluid Dynamics or CFD is a simulation model for liquids or gases.

#Flight simulator cessna 172 cockpit upgrade#

Asobo have added a CFD based flight model upgrade on the Cessna C172 Skyhawk and here are my impressions. Sim Update 9 is out and with it comes something very interesting that could have a big impact on the future of Microsoft Flight Simulator.