I was wondering if the physics on the legacy aircraft in the game would ever be corrected. I’ve lately been having issues with landing the Boeing 717-200 because it doesn’t float close to the runway unlike all of the later aircraft. Hopefully, someone can tell me if this is being worked on.
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As of now there are no (publicly disclosed) plans to update the 717. That may change in the future but it’s not my place to say that for sure.
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welcome to the community! for the question, Infinite flight updates planes every now and then. as of right now, they are working on the A380, hope this helps!
Hello,
Firstly, welcome to the community! It’s great to have you here with us.
Infinite Flight rework aircraft periodically and the best way to show your support for aircraft that you would like to see reworked is voting for the specific feature request in the #features category. Aircraft physics are only ever updated when that said aircraft is chosen for a rework.
As mentioned above, the Infinite Flight team are currently working on the A380 at this stage.
Once again, welcome to the community!
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The legacy planes are, well, old. The B717 is one of the original planes that were added to IF and as such, it doesn’t have ground effect, nor the fancy features new and reworked models have. Most likely the plane will be replaced by another vintage jet in the future.
Welcome to the community!
Do you mean during the flare it tends to hit the runway a bit hard? What others have said about the prospects for re-work, I have nothing to add, but for now there are ways to mitigate some of the legacy handling, such as a hard landing.
Yes, ground effect is what you call it if I’m not mistaken, which the legacy aircraft don’t have.
Yes, ground effect sounds right. I can’t honestly say I’ve committed to memory the amount of ground effect corresponding to each aircraft.
However, even if the 717 doesn’t exhibit ground effect, it’s still possible to get a smooth landing with practice.
Obviously, it’s mostly about getting the VS as close to zero as possible as your main wheels touch.
I’m not a big fan usually of relying on specific values of trim, but (if I remember correctly), the 717 benefited when practicing in solo mode with a good bit of trim up. All for the purpose of holding the pitch off just right to get the VS down just at the right moment.
For getting low VS I watch the FPV (small circle) and target tucking it in barely below the horizon at touchdown (it’s showing you your vertical speed most directly).
Careful adjustment of airspeed is important too, both for keeping control of pitch to prevent dropping it in or floating.
Hope not lol
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