I would like the ATC to be able to calculate the top of descent properly during IFR.
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As someone who is only using freeflight without DevMode etc. i think my dream feature from the current state would be to really bring back a seamless native instant playback with focus on maximum compatibility on every aircraft (especially often used 3rd Partys like Fenix etc.,) - so not with manual mapped compatibilty but some intelligent automatic mapping that manages to adapt compatibility even to complex 3rd party aircraft.
FSControlReplay Embedded is a fairly acceptable small integration for that, but i would love to see it fully native inside the simulator - just like changing the camera zoom in the panel being able to playback X minutes with no camera restriction.
Actually this would not only benefit the game with a new feature, but it would be more easy for casual players to create cinematics of their starts & landing, which could ultimatly win new players for msfs.
ps. this obviusly would need a camera setting for tower view 
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I miss the old combat flight Sims found number 3 the other day in an op shop nearly bought it but currently no PC
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Hi WaggazM,
It is too bad you don’t have a PC.
It has been over 25 years since MS released CFS 1; but there is still an active CFS developer and user community at Sim Outhouse (https://sim-outhouse.org), and you can still find copies of CFS 1, 2 and 3 at Amazon.ca.
I am too focussed on MSFS 2024 to play with CFS right now. But, just prior to the release of MSFS 2020, I got CFS 2 and CFS 3 working on a Windows 10 PC.
It was a hoot to fly quick combat missions once again.
Cheers.
Yea once I’m on PC again I’m gunna have to figure out getting some of the old games working to show my kids what I grew up playing 
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Hot Fixes.
Paco572
The ability to disable the extremely irritating and annoying “operations manager” in the helicopter agricultural missions. And that piece of ballast, that sling load mission copilot who repeats the same lame jokes someone at Asobo must have thought are funny (likely the same person who wrote the script for the operations manager).
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Not sure how hard this is to implement but
All the music variants from 2020 and the retro FSX theme.
2024 music just doesnt hit the mark, negative vibes from the botched release, but ok to leave it there. More options please
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There’s a thead here if you’d like to vote for the idea…. Its up around the 800 mark. Not sure the number of votes means anything to Asobo but you never know.
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This is a tricky one, especially in airliners where different airlines using different cost index’s will cause the calculated top of descent to differ. The best way around this I can think of is to have an ATC option to request beginning for descent in case your aircraft is telling you to descend but ATC haven’t mentioned it yet (which can happen in the real world if ATC are busy).
But there is also the other way around. The descent clearance from ATC should be descend at your discretion or when ready. This would help with the flights I’ve done where they’ve tried to clear me to descend 100 miles before TOD and then proceed to remind me every few seconds to expidite my descent
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I fly the Fenix A3XX planes and use BATC with a Simbrief flight plan. For about half the flights I choose, the runway Simbrief picks ends up being different than the one that BATC picks. That’s not an issue if, when you are programming the plane prior to takeoff, you don’t put the destination runway information in. For BATC to give you that runway info it seems you need to request descent and waiting until your flight plan tells you that you’ve hit TOD, you just might not have a lot of time before you run past the end of your programmed flight plan. There can be delays in finding gaps in communication to make your request (especially in VR) and it takes some time to program in that destination information and clear any discontinuities.
Because of this timing, I generally request descent from BATC 30 miles or so out from my indicated TOD so I get it all programmed in in plenty of time. Seems to work well. I wish there was another programmed message you could send to BATC where you simply ask for descent information (runway and approach) without actually asking to descend.
AI Traffic working like in FSX
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Often what would happen is that you would program the expected arrival knowing that it could change and it’s easy enough to then make that change in the MCDU if ATC gives you a different runway. I know that coming into Miami for example, you are normally on the STAR long before the top of descent
Can we please please have all liveries for all aircraft in the main type/ developer folder rather than showing as individual aircraft. It’s such silly thing.
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I think this is only the case when the aircraft is either 2020-native and not updated for 2024 compatibility or has been configured incorrectly by the developer - unless you’re talking about something other than the aircraft selection UI?
I also have another wish. Is it possible to simplify the control system? You need a blinkin university degree to sort it.
combat flight simulator 4 nooooo I don’t agree making a war simulator is much more complex than making a civil simulator in the future I would like a simple combination between MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR and MICROSOFT COMBAT SIMULATOR a single simulator is enough and for military aircraft all that is needed is simply the upgradable and flexible weapon system fire smoke effects collisions and destruction in a simple way not very complex like DCS the important thing is that you see the explosion and then after the destruction as far as the infrastructure is concerned, the important thing is that you see the explosion and then after a simple crater, not very complex things like at DCS.
I mean, I do have a university degree, and I did find the control UI to be pretty intuitive and easy to use, but I don’t think those are related 
I think I have a post with a guide somewhere around this forum that might be useful - if I can find it.
EDIT: Found it!
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Just have dual jetways attach with heavies. a 777 or 350 parked with only one jetway getting to the door does not help immersion.
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Here is the thread for you we are around 800 votes currently: Multiple jetways implementation and support for MSFS 2020/2024 - #62 by PetrifedPenguin
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