ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Since Sim Update 6, I have been experiencing frequent crashes to desktop with the default Aviat Pitts Special S-2S when using the default “Sam” livery.
The issue appears to occur when the camera moves far enough away from the aircraft and a more distant LOD is loaded.
I tested all four default S-2S liveries: Kenmore, Rufus, Sam, and Standard.
So far, only the Sam livery reproduces the CTD consistently.
With the Sam livery, moving the Free/Showcase Camera far enough away from the aircraft frequently causes a CTD.
On some occasions when the simulator does not crash immediately, I have observed a rendering issue where the aircraft exterior and some background objects suddenly turn red.
The red rendering issue is not a consistent warning before a CTD. It appears much less frequently than the CTD itself, and sometimes occurs when the simulator happens not to crash.
With the Kenmore, Rufus, and Standard liveries, I have repeatedly moved the camera closer to and farther away from the aircraft without reproducing either the CTD or the red rendering issue.
I also tested the Pitts S-1S and several other aircraft, including the Cessna 172, Extra 330LT, NX Cub, Savage Cub, UH-1H, and F/A-18E, without reproducing this specific behavior.
The issue has been reproduced at multiple airports and locations, including TNCM, PHHN, and KTVL, so it does not appear to be airport-specific.
It was reproduced with the Community folder empty.
I also completely rebuilt the StreamedPackages folder. Immediately after confirming that a new StreamedPackages folder had been generated, I tested the S-2S with the Sam livery again. Moving the camera away from the aircraft caused a CTD on the first test.
The issue was reproduced in:
- SU6 1.8.14.0
- SU6.1 1.8.16.0 (live build)
- SU7 Beta 1.9.10.0
In SU7 Beta 1.9.10.0, the first test produced the red rendering issue, and the second test caused a CTD.
Windows Event Viewer recorded the crashes as FlightSimulator2024.exe with exception code:
0xc0000005
On SU6 1.8.14.0, I repeatedly recorded:
Fault offset: 0x00000000031f5c94
On SU6.1 1.8.16.0, I recorded:
Fault offset: 0x00000000031f6254
I am including these fault offsets only as additional crash information and am not assuming they identify the root cause.
SU6 included a fix related to the Pitts S-2S aircraft interior disappearing at certain LODs in External/Showcase Camera views. I do not know whether this CTD is related to that change, but the current issue also appears to occur during an LOD transition.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
Very frequently with the Sam livery.
The exact number of camera-distance changes before a CTD varies. Sometimes the CTD occurs immediately when moving the camera farther away from the aircraft, while on other occasions several distance changes are possible before the crash.
The red rendering corruption is less frequent than the CTD.
I have not been able to reproduce this specific issue with the other three default S-2S liveries during my testing.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
1.Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
2.Select the default Aviat Pitts Special S-2S.
3.Select the default “Sam” livery (yellow livery).
4.Start a Free Flight at any airport or location.
5.Pause the flight and activate the Free/Showcase Camera.
6.Keep the camera near the aircraft initially.
7.Move the camera progressively farther away from the aircraft.
8.Continue moving farther away and/or closer again, causing the aircraft LOD to change.
9.The simulator may CTD when reaching or changing to a more distant LOD.
10.If it does not CTD, the aircraft exterior and some background objects may occasionally turn red.
For comparison, repeat the same procedure with the Kenmore, Rufus, or Standard liveries. I have not reproduced the same CTD or rendering corruption with those liveries.
YOUR SETTINGS
If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.
What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Standard keyboard and mouse, plus normal flight controls. The issue appears unrelated to a specific controller input.
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
Developer Mode: OFF
[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
N/A - MSFS 2024
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Windows 11
Steam version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
CPU:i7-14700
RAM:64GB
MEDIA
Media notes:
The screenshots are from the Japanese version of MSFS 2024, but the default livery name “Sam” is visible in the aircraft selection screen.
The attached screenshots were taken at TNCM and PHHN.
One screenshot shows normal rendering at a distant camera position.
Another screenshot shows the occasional rendering corruption where the Pitts S-2S exterior and some background objects turn red.
This red rendering issue does not occur before every CTD and is less common than the CTD itself.