I am wondering if I am alone in liking the 2020 interface vs the 2024 one. I especially miss the profile (hangar) where you can look at the aircraft exterior and interior. I wonder if somehow we can get that option back or something similar and maybe even an option toggle for the old (legacy) interf…

The 2020 UI wasn’t good, but 2024 is arguably worse :sweat_smile:

I had put the flightsim aside for a while for personal reasons. Last week I started a few sessions with msfs 2024 and it felt bad and uncomfortable each time. Then I ran msfs 2020 and everything was ok. I guess on the day they kill 2020 I’ll quit flight simulator. It’s just no fun any more.

The 2020 UI is better than 2024 in nearly every way. Responsiveness, structure, number of clicks needed, and especially the aircraft selection is a huuuge step back in usability. It’s kind of impressive how badly they messed this one up. I mean Ican live with most of it now since you just get used t…

You are not alone. I prefer the 2020 UI by far, and the hanger was a very nice visual for sure.

[image] BearsAreCool510: he 2020 UI is better than 2024 in nearly every way. Responsiveness, structure, number of clicks needed, and especially the aircraft selection is a huuuge step back in usability. It’s kind of impressive how badly they messed this one up. Agreed. The aircraft selection…

I wish both were basic like in X-Plane 11 and 12. For example I personally could do without the world map.

[image] mjchernis: Can’t see them fixing it up now Jörg said on camera they would, but who knows..

[image] KeptSteve: I am wondering if I am alone in liking the 2020 interface vs the 2024 one. You would be alone if you liked the 2024 interface more.

I admit I also disliked the new interface in the beginning. But to be fair, that dislike was my typical reaction to the need of learning something new (after getting so accustomed to the previous version). So for me, it kind of fell into the category of: „Everything was better in times gone by“ - a…

Still like the 2020 interface in general. Would be cool in the options if we could toggle it. Not that hard in today’s programming. I agree with liking the walk-around. Great for immersion, realism on flights. Definitely they get points for that. I’ve to have the hangar for when you are trying to fi…

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SebastianJ7210 March 6, 2026, 7:30pm 22

It’s been thoroughly asked here, I suggest you this thread and this thread, but there are more.