It's funny you mention that ... I was just thinking today about how much the algo (the ultimate black box of human psychology) pulls the strings of the world. There is no monetary incentive for making these videos, so I emotionally live and die by anything that appears to be enjoyment from the masses. On rare occasions, I can please the algo with my sacrifice and am rewarded with 48 hours of fleeting publicity, for which I am always grateful.
Never even considered flying out here, now it's on my todo list in the sim! BTW, TSD stands for Tactical Situation Display, and the "bullseye" in the hud as noted by a previous commentor is the velocity vector! Military stuff is a whole new can of worms when it comes to acronyms and phraseology
Thanks! I'm just dipping my toe into the modern fighters. Once I get my flight stick, I'll probably enjoy it even more. Do you know if they have any shorthand for the velocity vector, or is that as short as it gets? Those guys have acronyms for everything, so I figured they might have one for that thing, too. Also, it the TSD the whole HUD "picture" or something more specific?
@@MSFSFlightPlans it'll be MUCH more fun once you have a stick! I personally run the X56 with Saitek pedals, so much fun. As for the velocity vector, I'm honestly not sure if I've seen a shorthand. I've always just heard it called a velocity vector.. but I'm also fairly new to the fighter scene too, with only some to moderate experience in DCS and VTOL VR. The TSD is specifically a page on the multifunction displays that the fighters have, you pulled it up on the display of the aircraft on the right side @4:53 in the video, and it offers an overview of the tactical situation at a glance. Things from known enemy and friendly positions, radar pings sometimes (afaik, depends on the aircraft?), bounds of Area of Operations (AO) that you're operating in, etc. Welcome to fighters, it's a new and wild world you're jumping into!
Ahhhh - okay, I know what you're talking about. I think I even said, "TSD-1 ... I don't know what that means," which I'm guessing is what prompted you to TELL me what it means ; ). Yeah, I'm already fantacizing about flying these things in VR.
Great looking landscape, especially when you account for South America has not gotten and World Updates yet. The ASOBO team has said there is one in the works for 2024, but they said that for 2023 too.
Yep. And it's a little hit or miss, too. A good chunk of the Andes are easily the best mountains in the sim, but then you have cities like Sao Paulo which are disasters. If you haven't checked out our Tajikistan flight, give that one a peek. Another hidden gem of mountainous beauty. I'd say I'm eagerly awaiting 2024, but ... well, you know.
Yes! Thank you. I figured there was probably a much more technical name for that. I can only imagine what kind of processing power goes into working that kind of math out on the fly (pardon the pun). So I guess it would have to figure in ground speed, air speed, vertical speed, wind direction and speed ... anything else?
@@MSFSFlightPlans Mostly da62 but occasional substitutes for c414 and c310r on some legs for the fun of it. Going from Australia eastwards around the world hitting almost every single country and zigzagging all over the place for interesting landmarks. Just coming north into the southern Caribbean at the moment. Keeping a spreadsheet to keep track of total flight time, fuel usage, fuel efficiency, etc.
Whoa! Total nerd-fest! I love it. This kind of stuff is why I adore the sim community so much. Only a fellow simmer can fully appreciate an endeavor like that.
Awesome area! I may even have to get this plane. I don’t normally fly fighter jets because they’re so complicated but this one looks easier to learn, and VTOL is super cool. Thanks for another great one!
It's definitely a neat plane. It does way more cool stuff that I didn't get into in the flight, and if you get it from anywhere but the MSFS Marketplace, I heard it comes with weapons ... just in case you want to blow up a mountain.
Idiots tell us the world is over populated! Naah! Such a cool looking area. I get to see F35's quite regular as my local flyboys use them. Cheers Nick ;)
I've been trying to think about whether or not I've seen one in real life yet. They have a big airshow out here in Jax every year, but I don't recall seeing one in their lineup. You're right about the poulation thing. The cities ... yeah, a little stuffy. The rest of the world, not so much. If the ice is gone in another 100 years, that'll take care of most of the coastal density. Maybe we'll reset the board a bit then.
Nick you continue to amaze with your depth of research for every video. Each video is worth of a National Geographic special!
Wow, thank you! I get up each morning and think, "What would jress want to learn about today?"
amazed on how little do we know our own World! thank you for bringing so many cool places and pieces of history to this platform, Nick!!!
Some times the RUclips algorithm works out, love this style of video for MSFS!
It's funny you mention that ... I was just thinking today about how much the algo (the ultimate black box of human psychology) pulls the strings of the world. There is no monetary incentive for making these videos, so I emotionally live and die by anything that appears to be enjoyment from the masses. On rare occasions, I can please the algo with my sacrifice and am rewarded with 48 hours of fleeting publicity, for which I am always grateful.
One of many of my favorite aircraft out there amazing video Nick keep up the amazing flying.
Yeah- I've got to be careful ... now that I have a proper flight stick, we may be seeing a lot more like it. 😎
Never even considered flying out here, now it's on my todo list in the sim!
BTW, TSD stands for Tactical Situation Display, and the "bullseye" in the hud as noted by a previous commentor is the velocity vector! Military stuff is a whole new can of worms when it comes to acronyms and phraseology
Thanks! I'm just dipping my toe into the modern fighters. Once I get my flight stick, I'll probably enjoy it even more. Do you know if they have any shorthand for the velocity vector, or is that as short as it gets? Those guys have acronyms for everything, so I figured they might have one for that thing, too. Also, it the TSD the whole HUD "picture" or something more specific?
@@MSFSFlightPlans it'll be MUCH more fun once you have a stick! I personally run the X56 with Saitek pedals, so much fun.
As for the velocity vector, I'm honestly not sure if I've seen a shorthand. I've always just heard it called a velocity vector.. but I'm also fairly new to the fighter scene too, with only some to moderate experience in DCS and VTOL VR.
The TSD is specifically a page on the multifunction displays that the fighters have, you pulled it up on the display of the aircraft on the right side @4:53 in the video, and it offers an overview of the tactical situation at a glance. Things from known enemy and friendly positions, radar pings sometimes (afaik, depends on the aircraft?), bounds of Area of Operations (AO) that you're operating in, etc.
Welcome to fighters, it's a new and wild world you're jumping into!
Ahhhh - okay, I know what you're talking about. I think I even said, "TSD-1 ... I don't know what that means," which I'm guessing is what prompted you to TELL me what it means ; ). Yeah, I'm already fantacizing about flying these things in VR.
@@MSFSFlightPlans MSFS in VR is amazing! Enjoy it!
Great looking landscape, especially when you account for South America has not gotten and World Updates yet. The ASOBO team has said there is one in the works for 2024, but they said that for 2023 too.
Yep. And it's a little hit or miss, too. A good chunk of the Andes are easily the best mountains in the sim, but then you have cities like Sao Paulo which are disasters. If you haven't checked out our Tajikistan flight, give that one a peek. Another hidden gem of mountainous beauty.
I'd say I'm eagerly awaiting 2024, but ... well, you know.
If what you called the bullseye is the thing on your HUD that shows you where you'll end up if you keep flying, that's the flight path indicator
Yes! Thank you. I figured there was probably a much more technical name for that. I can only imagine what kind of processing power goes into working that kind of math out on the fly (pardon the pun).
So I guess it would have to figure in ground speed, air speed, vertical speed, wind direction and speed ... anything else?
Flew over a bunch of this terrain recently during my dual prop world tour. Some fantastic locations, especially up at the moon valley. So stark.
Oh man, you can't leave me hanging like that! What did the dual prop world tour entail?
@@MSFSFlightPlans Mostly da62 but occasional substitutes for c414 and c310r on some legs for the fun of it. Going from Australia eastwards around the world hitting almost every single country and zigzagging all over the place for interesting landmarks. Just coming north into the southern Caribbean at the moment.
Keeping a spreadsheet to keep track of total flight time, fuel usage, fuel efficiency, etc.
Whoa! Total nerd-fest! I love it. This kind of stuff is why I adore the sim community so much. Only a fellow simmer can fully appreciate an endeavor like that.
Awesome area! I may even have to get this plane. I don’t normally fly fighter jets because they’re so complicated but this one looks easier to learn, and VTOL is super cool. Thanks for another great one!
It's definitely a neat plane. It does way more cool stuff that I didn't get into in the flight, and if you get it from anywhere but the MSFS Marketplace, I heard it comes with weapons ... just in case you want to blow up a mountain.
@@MSFSFlightPlans I have no interest in blowing up stuff - I’ve watched my son play DCS and it’s cool but not my thing.
Nice area to fly! I discover this route Norway fjords ENG to ENSD also nice landscapes to discover.
We're going to have to do the fjords at some point. Maybe a holiday special?
@@MSFSFlightPlans yeah I like it lot of mountains and lakes.
The planes are easy to fly with a keyboard if you customize ur buttons. Try going external cam and just flying. Great vid tho!!! I subscribed!
I wish DCS looked like this.
So you liked the Andes? you will love the Tibet, it's like the Andes but more extreme, more pretty in my opinion
Any specific route recommendations? I'd like to check that out.
Idiots tell us the world is over populated! Naah! Such a cool looking area. I get to see F35's quite regular as my local flyboys use them. Cheers Nick ;)
I've been trying to think about whether or not I've seen one in real life yet. They have a big airshow out here in Jax every year, but I don't recall seeing one in their lineup. You're right about the poulation thing. The cities ... yeah, a little stuffy. The rest of the world, not so much. If the ice is gone in another 100 years, that'll take care of most of the coastal density. Maybe we'll reset the board a bit then.