Sharklet Hype

[David Norfolk 1356]

So as the A321 Progress thread was such a...hit i thought i'd start a sharklets one given LKs comment, Anything goes to do with them on this topic. Let's see if we can beat the old topic (Permission given by mr. Blackburn)  

[NilsUnger 975]

Looking forward to the sharklets. They open up many possibilities when choosing an airline.

Of course I have big hopes they also work on the MCDU. 

[David Norfolk 1356]

3 minutes ago, NilsUnger said:

Looking forward to the sharklets. They open up many possibilities when choosing an airline.

Of course I have big hopes they also work on the MCDU. 

oh yeah for sure, thew 320 & 321 looks much nicer in sharks too 

[Lefteris Kalamaras 7619]

17 minutes ago, David Norfolk said:

So as the A321 Progress thread was such a...hit i thought i'd start a sharklets one given LKs comment, Anything goes to do with them on this topic. Let's see if we can beat the old topic (Permission given by mr. Blackburn) 

I... KEEEL... YOUUUUUU!!!!

[David Norfolk 1356]

3 minutes ago, Lefteris Kalamaras said:

I... KEEEL... YOUUUUUU!!!!

@Norman Blackburn i blame you! see what you've done! pls no ban

[Alex Pugh 139]

I think they should add sat domes in the interim. We won’t see the sharklets for a looong time, so the sat domes would be a nice, small step forward to matching the sim to real airframes. 

[Rob Bates 127]

I think FSLabs should model steam through passenger vents in humid conditions. Hahaha. Silly idea.

Hang on a minute....

[Endrit Palushi 208]

11 minutes ago, Alex Pugh said:

I think they should add sat domes in the interim. We won’t see the sharklets for a looong time, so the sat domes would be a nice, small step forward to matching the sim to real airframes. 

In this case I woundn't mind just some polygons slapped on top 

[NilsUnger 975]

Many wouldn't mind (myself included). But they told many times they won't do it this way. 

[Stu Antonio 1538]

+1 for the polygon-slapping!  

[David Norfolk 1356]

we all know they won't do that, otherwise sharks would of released with the a321. i'm sure it'll be worth the months coming boys 

[Norman Blackburn 2509]

17 minutes ago, Rob Bates said:

I think FSLabs should model steam through passenger vents in humid conditions. Hahaha. Silly idea.

Hang on a minute....

You mean you have never tried to see if we do?  Shame on you Mr Bates 

[Rob Bates 127]

28 minutes ago, Norman Blackburn said:

You mean you have never tried to see if we do?  Shame on you Mr Bates 

Of course I have. Still not seen it yet though. I think its a myth. A cunning trick to lead us off the scent of Sharklets. I know your game Mr Cabin-is-secure.

[Kian Andrews 351]

May the chaos commence and masacre of yellow canaries begin!

[Kamil Juvat 40]

I'd love to see missing MCDU failures finally implemented.

What are the software changes coming with the sharklets?

[Koen Meier 935]

Just now, Kamil Juvat said:

I'd love to see missing MCDU failures finally implemented.

What are the software changes coming with the sharklets?

Elac update to allow ailerons to go up on rollout after landing along with spoilers. Hopefully some other things

[Kamil Juvat 40]

1 minute ago, Koen Meier said:

Elac update to allow ailerons to go up on rollout after landing along with spoilers. Hopefully some other things

Yeah, that rings a bell. Isn't that a part of the SHARP Kit?

[David Norfolk 1356]

Hopefully the new tcas is a thing too. i know not many airlines used it but it'll be good for vatsim. 

[Koen Meier 935]

4 minutes ago, David Norfolk said:

Hopefully the new tcas is a thing too. i know not many airlines used it but it'll be good for vatsim. 

What about the latest wxr system That some airlines have.

[David Norfolk 1356]

1 minute ago, Koen Meier said:

What about the latest wxr system That some airlines have.

that too, i'm guessing time will tell in the coming months. i just hope they nailed the strobes. ALOT of devs seem to model them wrong. The light itsself its trapped in the case if you will. However most devs just model it outside of it so it becomes to big and it sticks into the shark.

[Artur Araripe 1090]

Where are the memes at? @David Norfolk

[David Norfolk 1356]

Just now, Artur Araripe said:

Where are the memes at? @David Norfolk

waaaay to early, they'll arise closer in time  

[Koen Meier 935]

Just now, David Norfolk said:

waaaay to early, they'll arise closer in time  

When it changes to soonTM. 

[George Marinakis 159]

I'm not 100% sure on this David (because that particular discussion goes back more than a few years) but I think the strobe issue is a limitation of the sim (which would explain why so many devs get it wrong).  The light seems to float in space just beyond the wing tip rather than being behind the cover right?

If my recollection is incorrect, I'm sure one of the other team members or devs step in give you a more correct answer.

[David Norfolk 1356]

3 minutes ago, George Marinakis said:

 The light seems to float in space just beyond the wing tip rather than being behind the cover right?

 

spot on, it would be a shame if that's the case. but that's P3D for you. i'm just picky when it comes to things like this 

[Artur Araripe 1090]

19 minutes ago, George Marinakis said:

 but I think the strobe issue is a limitation of the sim

Lots of things were deemed impossible until FSLabs got 'em proven wrong  

 

[Marc Stanford 186]

As CJ from a well known game once said, as s**t here we go again

Now back to the standard procedure in any progress thread, can we expect a release soon?

Just kidding, the A321 is very satisfying, it's the only aircraft type I fly now.

[Artur Araripe 1090]

aw sh** here we go again indeed 

[Marc Stanford 186]

The million dollar question now is: will it be out by April?

[Koen Meier 935]

Question: in the announcement post it said "development work to follow that project is underway" does that refer to the A3XX-X project? Or does that refer to the Sharklet package? 

[John Barnes 801]

Who says the project begins with A?

[Koen Meier 935]

15 minutes ago, John Barnes said:

Who says the project begins with A?

Point for you. I was just under the assumption that it meant the project named A3XX-X.

[Kamil Juvat 40]

1 hour ago, John Barnes said:

Who says the project begins with A?

Lefteris 

 

[Beat Sandhofer 3]

Oh. Conspiracy and Release Date guessing in one thread. I have the feeling it will top the A321 thread by far... 

By the way: Are we there yet?

 

[John Barnes 801]

20 minutes ago, Kamil Juvat said:

Lefteris 

 

What does HE know?

[Christoph Sebek 524]

Love this community. 
 

Whatever FSL holds for us, I'll be part of it flying their magnificent birds through the virtual world.

[Koen Meier 935]

2 minutes ago, John Barnes said:

What does HE know?

i am under the impression that he is the one in charge.

[John Barnes 801]

Nah. It's a known fact we the testers run the show. He does as he is told.

[Amir Parsian 17]

20 minutes ago, John Barnes said:

Nah. It's a known fact we the testers run the show. He does as he is told.

Ah interesting! This changes everything, I am having the flash backs proving your point.

[Timm Rehberg 1509]

Before sharklets I would like to get the CPDLC into my smaller beauties!  

[Koen Meier 935]

2 minutes ago, Timm Rehberg said:

Before sharklets I would like to get the CPDLC into my smaller beauties!  

i could give that a plus 1 as well.

[Khoa Nguyen 148]

C series would be cool, 

I'm out

[Artur Araripe 1090]

4 hours ago, John Barnes said:

Who says the project begins with A?

FSLabs Irbus 330?

[Timm Rehberg 1509]

So this thread turns out into a "I wish..."-Thread?

In this case: Please, I wish a FSL A350!  
Long haul out of Munich would be dope!

[Paul Parkin 12]

16 hours ago, David Norfolk said:

that too, i'm guessing time will tell in the coming months. i just hope they nailed the strobes. ALOT of devs seem to model them wrong. The light itsself its trapped in the case if you will. However most devs just model it outside of it so it becomes to big and it sticks into the shark.

What I have found interesting is that there *seem* to be different strobe lights between the winglet and sharklet models. Having A LOT of flight time as a PAX on Wizz Air, the sharklet strobes seem to be much faster.