VFR Map showing real VFR sectional charts

After seeing the VFR in that ‘other flight sim’, I cant believe they gave us this one. The vfr map in FSX was better then the one we have now, Whats really cool about that other flight sims vfr is that you click on a vor or airport etc and a little popup comes up and you can tune the appropriate frequency with a click from that.

I was kind of hoping we would have something like that except when you click on a player in multiplayer you could establish radio contact and have a conversation with the other pilot(s) in game.
Would make spontaneous multiplayer fights so much easier…

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I wish we could have overlays on the world while in-flight and not just in a VFR MAP

  • All for BING overlays with Search and Filters
  • Elevations
  • 3D Airspaces
  • Ability to save locations
  • Ability to build a flight plan using Bing location searches
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+1 I find the VFR map lacking entirely as compared even to FSX. I for one, would at least love a marker on the airport where they put the fuel pump. The other interactive bits like frequencies would help too, I’d like to manually adjust the radios, but theres no way I’m taking off my headset to ALT-TAB into skyvector every time I want to look up a freq. Shouldn’t need to rely on 3rd party VR mods either.

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Yeah the fsx map would be a big improvement as well, anything but what we have now. Hell steal the map system from Xplane and modify those to give us in game chat capabilities within the game.

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I’d greatly appreciate, at the very least, a VFR sectional map (or something roughly equivalent if adding actual charts is impossible) to replace what exists there now, which is less like a map and more like a basic pocket GPS with no nav features.

On that note, all different types of charts and stuff should be available in game, with or without an option to make it a “moving map”. Approach plates and IFR charts too. In VR, it’s not ideal to have to pull it up on another program.

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If this is going to happen lets have, as an option, to access the new VFR map on a local networked computer. This may already be possible on a PC but should also be doable for Xbox users. After all if I can now play MSFS from a mobile, I should also be able to selectively view just the VFR map.

Hello all. I fly in VR now, and can’t use my second monitor to use google maps or other VFR maps to guide my flitht. Do you know if is posible to open a window in VR with any VFR Map in jpg to use it into the simulator like a paper map in real world?

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I prepare flight plans on Little Navmap on my second monitor then export them to the sim. LNM can link to the sim and provide continuous flight following. You can choose which "background " LNM uses and there is an option to include various types and levels of airspace. It’s not a true sectional although I’ve seen other addons which will add some countries official charts to LNM.

LNM can also be opened in a smaller window on the main screen which I believe would be of help to the VR users. And of course its free!

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I’d like to see the inclusion of Taxiway data on the map. Real world maps are available in VR, but since the sim map is rather inaccurate to that…Those are pointless. The only map that matters is the one in the sim. They might also try including airspace data in the map.

Asobo - Please give the VFR map more information ! It is elementally important for VR flight !

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It is a mystery to me why MSFS does not use Bing map for VFR map. I incorporate that in the latest edition of GTFP and you can zoom in to great detail, or out to see the whole world.

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What we really need is proper VFR sectional charts.

But since that is likely to be a minefield of data assimilation and licensing … yes, the standard Bing Map would be a big step forward.

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There should be an ‘EDIT’ mode where us flightsim users and the flight sim community, can add POI’s or important visual landmarks etc right to the map, sort of like the Wayze app for traffic.

Skyvector to be added as the Default moving map and info display in game. I really wish that Microsoft and Asobo would add them as a partner.

If you fly in the US yes, if you fly in Europe it’s verry incomplete and MSFS is more then only the USA.

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There was a skyvector deal that worked in game a couple years ago. Now it dont work. I miss having charts that I could open in game.

The in game map isn’t the best, but there are alternatives.

Little Navmap is free and has all that info on a moving map. You could also use a tablet and a real electronic flight bag like Garmin Pilot or Foreflight.

Hello,

we must understand one thing, in sim map is included all things especially airport taxiways and runway system, simply airport diagram. I can’t imagine to have it with any other background system, let be all fair what users need have in sim. Incorporate next map takes another resources, …

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