Boeing 707 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Zulema Estabrooks
Is anyone having a problem with the Boeing 787 after the June update? As soon as I started the sim now 3 of the 5 CRT screens are blank along the airspeed and the VVi indicator are blank. I have tried to uninstall the 787 in the content manager and then reinstall it but no luck. I am very frustrated and if anyone knows a fix for this it would be greatly appreciated!
It seems that you're encountering a rather unusual issue with the Boeing 787 in Microsoft Flight Simulator after the recent June AAU update. From my knowledge, this isn't an uncommon occurrence when major updates are rolled out. Often, these patches can lead to unforeseen issues that affect specific aircraft or systems. Don't worry, though; we've seen similar problems in the past and they're usually fixable with a bit of tinkering.
First off, you've made the right initial move by uninstalling and reinstalling the 787 in the content manager. This is generally the first step (commonly termed as a "clean slate" approach) to resolve any asset-specific issues within flight simulators, ensuring that any corrupted data gets replaced. Sadly, in this case, it hasn't provided the solution.
Next, I would recommend checking the in-game settings. On occasions, updates may reset or alter certain settings. So, make sure that all your display settings and graphics options are as they should be, and not inadvertently modified during the update process.
Another thing to consider is that the problem might be specific to the 787 aircraft. It's possible that the June update has affected some 3rd party add-ons or liveries you have installed for the 787. I'd suggest you remove these, run the sim, and see if the problem persists.
Moreover, ensure that you've updated all of your drivers, particularly graphics drivers. As advanced as MSFS 2020 is, it's also quite demanding on your hardware. Updates to the sim might necessitate updates to your drivers to maintain compatibility.
The steps I've mentioned here can generally be applied to other platforms like X-Plane 12, although the specifics might slightly differ. Regardless of the platform, always ensure you have a clean installation of your aircraft and sim, have the correct settings, remove potentially conflicting add-ons, and keep your drivers up-to-date.
My MSFS 787 disappeared from hanger planes about 4 months ago, yet it showed in the Content listing. I read that the fix was to delete and reinstall it to Content. I just did that but each time I try to download it, the process errors out. What to do, please, if anyone has ideas?
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Microsoft Flight Simulator has "flight lessons" with a virtual flight instructor, some of which teach concepts that are taught during actual flight training. These simulators are becoming very realistic, and I can see them being helpful as an introduction to a subject prior to running the Hobbs meter and paying for actual flight time. Will this experience help or hurt someone who decides to become a real pilot? Is it a tool which can help students/instructors in an actual training environment?
Clarification:
This was written about Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX). Parts of the answer probably apply to the new Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 release), but that isn't what I had in mind when writing this. Maybe a new answer will be appropriate after using MSFS for some time.
Especially when I was a student, I found this incredibly helpful for my long cross country flights. You can look at a map all you want, but its still not the same as sitting in the simulator, and looking around ("I see the mountain on my left.... and the lake below me. I can follow this valley all the way to the airport..." etc). And I've generally found the simulator, with good terrain and textures loaded, can be pretty close to reality.
The night before I did a student flight from KBFI to KVUO, I flew the entire thing in FSX. The next day, it really felt pretty much like making the same flight all over again. Based on the landmarks, timing, views, etc, I knew exactly where I was, and I was confident that everything was going right.
Because of these limitations, I would NOT use a flight simulator to try to learn takeoffs, landings, or certain maneuvers. (You can learn the "procedure" in a simulator... when to reduce power, when to add flaps. But the "feel" will be all wrong).
Typically in real-world training, my instructor told me: "We're going to practice engine-out emergencies" and my mind immediately starts preparing for that... And naturally, we have to do them at a safe altitude in a safe area.
In a flight simulator, you can set up the computer to give you a random emergency at a random time. You might get the problem on short-final, or over a metro-downtown area. Something that you just can't do in reality.
I haven't had any real-life emergencies, so I don't know how accurate a flight simulator is. But I believe that some practice is better than no practice at all, and flight sim lets me fly into storms, icing, get lost in fog, fly approaches below minimums, have an engine seize up on me, etc, all without risking my butt or a $200,000 airframe.
Procedures
Reviewing steps and procedures before going in the air. For example, for a student, steep turns or stall recovery can be a little nerve wracking at first. It may be much easier (and cheaper) to do it in a sim with an instructor, discussing all the steps and reasons for actions. Then when the student gets in the air, they won't have the "feel" for it, but at least the general process is already familiar.
Navigation
Tuning and identifying VORs, and interpreting the needles can be done just as well be done on the ground as in the air. If the sim has good, realistic terrain (I prefer MegaSceneryEarth), it can also be used for some visual reference lessons.
Instrument interpretation
Scanning and cross-checking the 6-pack of instruments can be done in a simulator just fine, and a student can practice doing it for long periods of time for a fraction of the cost of flight time.
On the ground & Outside the plane
Anything on the ground, such as taxiing and parking, or anything outside the airplane, such as pre-flight inspection, or weather interpretation, just doesn't work in a sim.
Radios
I haven't seen any flight sims that really work for the practice of talking on or listening to the radios. (I haven't used VATSIM, which might help). I don't think there's any good substitute for actually flying in a real airspace while simultaneously engaging in real radio conversations.
Feel
Even the best full-motion sim isn't a substitute for the forces a student feels in a real airplane. This is especially true on ground-reference maneuvers, takeoffs, and landings, where I feel sims fall far short of reality. No one will ever get a "feel" for the plane from a simulator.
It can definitely help: when I did my instrument rating my instructor used MS FS to walk through (fly through?) various procedures before doing them for real. He also used it for NDB training because the aircraft we used didn't have ADF. I found it very useful, and if I had bought it myself it would probably have saved me a lot of time and money. The main benefit for me was that it lets you run through procedures to practice getting all the steps right and in the right order; I've never used any scenarios like the ones you mentioned so I don't know how useful they are.
Another very useful simulator I've used is the Garmin G1000 PC trainer. The G1000 has so many features that trying to identify them all while sitting in an actual aircraft is difficult, even if you have the aircraft available and can pay for it. It also lets you practice various failure modes, which is often difficult to do in the real aircraft. Garmin provides simulators for their 'basic' aviation GPS units too, and they're great for the same reason: you can play around as much as you like. There's no doubt in my mind that they help very significantly.
I think that as glass cockpits become more and more common, simulation will become more and more important. They're great tools, but they also bring a lot of complexity and learning how to handle that complexity safely is a lot easier using a simulator. Of course you eventually need to go up, fly, and try out what you've learned for real, but it's no fun trying to flip through a G1000 user guide in flight.
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