Well folks, it has taken a while but I can finally recommend upgrading your Heritage Flight Simulator to MSFS2024. This has been made possible by the following:
I have worked with SimTools developers to upgrade the SimTools 3 MSFS2024 plugin. It now works beautifully with the HFS Force Feedback and G-Force seat. I will make this available upon request and in the next update.
Overall the flight experience and environment is so much richer in MSFS2024 than we have seen anywhere else before. The developer environment also enables much more detailed flight physics and characteristics. FlyingIron is working hard at a paid upgrade to the Spitfire which will incorporate this as well as a number of new models:
“Can’t say much yet, but we’re making solid progress and yes, it’s going to all feel quite natural in 2024 for the new native 2024 Spit. Ground and flight physics are all new, with a deeper and highly accurate simulation. Reactions to actions will feel intuitive due to more complete laws of physics simulations, giving the responses you’d expect under all sorts of conditions.”
“Much more advanced and realistic for Spit 2.0 as we took advantage of everything 2024 has to offer plus spend a lot of time really trying to nail every aspect of ground physics and flight modelling using many references. Probably invested about 3 months so far in the physics alone.”
“we will have both the broad and round rudder options..and not just for show…both ground physics and flight model take them into account as well. We’re aiming for an accurate representation and experience for both rudders.”
It will again be tested by real world Spitfire pilots:
“Of course we will be testing again with the fine gentlemen at BBMF/RAF when we’re ready for it.”
