Good deal that was what was making it flicker… thx
The voice is only recorded up until a certain point, not the whole trip. That has nothing to do with SU9.
If you have acces to simevents (through third party software like AAO, Spad etc.) you can use the event K:FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SET
That will make the Goose stand completely still on the latitude/lontigtude axis (it will still weather wane around its axis though).
In AAO, I’ve made a very simple script and made it run in the background as an aircraft script:
(L:XML_anchor,bool)·(>K:FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SET)
So, if the anchors in out, the position is frozen. I can assure you this anchor is very effective as it can hold the Goose still in the strongest gusts - and with the engines at full power!
If you are anoyed by the aircraft leaving its mooring when starting at a dock I suppose you could bind the freeze event to the parking brake, as the plane starts with the parking brake on. Or make a custom “cast the moorings” script.
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I suppose that is the question I was wondering without knowing how the sim works on the tech side - is there a “condition” for parking brake = on? So that IF parking brake = on, THEN “don’t move no matter what”. ELSE allow movement. LET anchor=parking brake. 
(I used to know BASIC and Pascal programming back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth).
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That’s good to know, though this was during the very first leg. I completed the first leg once, and the next time I went to fly one, it started over. That happened after I updated to SU9 so I wonder if that was the cause - haven’t actually completed it again yet.
MSFS uses a mathematical notation (ed.) called Reverse Polish Notation (see Reverse Polish Notation)
Binding the freeze event to the parking brake would look like this:
(A:BRAKE PARKING POSITION, bool) ·(>K:FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SET)
A is variable and K is event. The > denotes put the left value into the event (1 → 1 i.e. turn it on).
Er that’s not a language but a mathematical notation. It even says so in your link
Reverse Polish Notation is not a programming language, it is simply a compiler-friendly way of creating complex logical expressions. However, it is used along with some built-in sim functions and variables to create short scripts that are then used to do different things within the sim.
But pedantry aside I hope Big Radials can incorporate this in the Goose somehow as I don’t use Spad or AAO or anything like it and having the fat goose wander around in the wind is a bit annoying. Would be nice if Asobo would improve water handling physics as well really but judging from the last Q&A they don’t seem to think there’s any issues there.
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And they can’t blame FSX legacy code (not to say that FSX legacy code isn’t a real issue in other aspects of the sim) because water handling was better in FSX (and FS9 and maybe FS8 too) than it is now.
A2A’s AccuSim made water handling quite nice in FSX. I kinda miss my A2A Cub floatplane.
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I mean it was better out of the box, with no modding. Although maybe I’m looking back with rose-colored glasses.
Oh no, you’re completely right. I was just reminiscing about Accu-sim and my beloved cub!
Utterly gorgeous afternoon (live weather) for a flight between Honolulu (PHNL) and Maui (PHOG) in the Mighty Goose!
Flew right over this deep central volcanic valley on the island of Molokai en route.
Approaching Maui’s north end, descending towards PHOG.
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We did look at that but then it weather vanes around its own axis rather than the anchors axis. So that would be really weird and would upset folks more I think. We are still investigating methods for this.
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I can’t use any calculator that’s not using RPN…
The other day I saw someone complain about so many older planes vs newer ones. I say keep 'em coming. I have a newfound love for flying boats. hoping someone is up for the challenge of making a martin mars. the freeware PBY-5A is also coming along nicely.
Martin Hawaii Mars - Flight to Oshkosh - YouTube
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Wonderful thing about aviation is that there are so many eras to choose from 
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That option may open up a can of worms.
The entire initial release was newer aircraft and most were glass cockpits.
Though some people do seem to want to have every model of airbus ever made available at study level.
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My two favorite planes right now are both vintage. The Goose and the 247D, more vintage please.
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How about adding some smoke to the Goose engines on startup and shutdown or something? 
Not just a single smoke emitter with grey flat smoke either. Something custom that looks legit awesome and goes with the sound of these gnarly engines.
Oh yeah we still need instrument camera 5 fixed too. It sits outside the cockpit in 1080p and I don’t think it was an intended camera. Also rework instrument camera 1 if possible too it sits behind the chair. Not something I really care about but for new pilots it will seem odd for some.
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There is smoke on startup but you have to be viewing externally to see it, given where the exhaust is located.
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