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X-Plane12 Aircraft

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:00 pm
by simLowDeck
Hell Jonathan and Co,
Great job with the site and VA app.

Would it be possible to include aircraft in the fleet that are more specific to x-plane?

For example:
Beechcraft Duchess 76 - Justflight
Challenger 650 - X-Aviation
Q4XP (Q400) - FlyJim
Citation C-560XL - AirSim3D
Embraer ERJ-135 | ERJ-145 | ERJ-145XR | E-Jet 175 | E-Jet 195 | Legacy 650 | Lineage - X-Craft
Citation X (750) - Laminar
Lancair Evolution - Laminar
Metroliner III - StarvingPilots
Dornier 328

Cheers

Re: X-Plane12 Aircraft

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 1:27 pm
by jonbeckett
That's not a bad idea - also a reminder that X-Plane needs to be added to the Simulators group of forums (done!).

Leave the aircraft with me. It's actually more work than it seems. For each aircraft type I need to create a type rating, a subfleet, and an airframe. Then if they are included in with the other flights, I'll need to insert flight/fleet records so they become available when choosing flights from the scheduled list...

Re: X-Plane12 Aircraft

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 2:55 pm
by simLowDeck
hey no worries, was just a thought, whenever there is some time. (yeah like there ever is ... :D :D)

- What about having some planes set up only for free flights (no scheduling or fleet) - simply record use data and location for tracking

- Depending on the volume of use and whether a request to add to fleet box is checked then they eventually would be added to a queue to be added to the full managed system? Would that be less work?

Maybe one could be added every few months like the citation X to start and then from smallest to largest to match the progression that would be swell.

Really appreciate you dedication and efforts in behalf of the community. Thank you.
-- cheers

Re: X-Plane12 Aircraft

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:13 pm
by jonbeckett
Unfortunately airframes have to be in a fleet, and the fleet has to have an ICAO type code, etc (that airline does a lot more than we actively use - you get an inkling of it when you do a commercial flight - seat allocations, cargo, etc). It works all the math out too - based on passengers in different classes of seating, percentages of duty free - the whole bit.

We're already kind of twisting it to add smaller aircraft - I'll see what I can do to add some more though.