What is next for PSX?

[GodAtum]

What is next for PSX? Any updates or service packs needed? or is Hardy retiring  

[nobody]

What is next for PSX? Any updates or service packs needed? or is Hardy retiring

I hope not! I guess he is already working on the 747-800 ;-)

[Will]

No updates or service packs are needed.

What's next is that the PSX community will start using its creativity and talent to put the sim to use as they see fit. Some will build home cockpits. Some will fly online in shared airspace. Others will decide to create extensions, and will probably share them with other users. That's what's next... it should be fun.

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

Currently there are no bugs or other deficiencies known that would warrant any service pack or update. This beast has been built better and tested more thoroughly than most programs of this size. Even as a professional avionics software developer I have trouble understanding how Hardy pulled this off all by himself, just with a handful of people on a Forum to suggest improvements and run the alpha and beta releases on as many different hardware setups as possible. It truly is a remarkable work of art.

However, if issues pop up (such as uncooperative future Java releases), I am sure service packs will appear. This baby isn't going out of support any time soon. It will be used extensively in all kinds of professional training and education, all over the industry, so a life span comparable to that of PS1 is to be expected.

Which is a good thing to remember: the primary audience for this sim is the professional airlines and schools. Although the Forum buzzes with hobbyist activities, this is not really what PSX shoots for. Hardy takes great care to also cater to these people but his real goal is to help out airlines and schools, I believe.


Hoppie

[falconeye]

Which is a good thing to remember: the primary audience for this sim is the professional airlines and schools. Although the Forum buzzes with hobbyist activities, this is not really what PSX shoots for. Hardy takes great care to also cater to these people but his real goal is to help out airlines and schools, I believe.


Hoppie

Well, after some months of training with PSX we are all professionals! :lol:
PS: Just installing Logic Pro X, which loads Gigabytes of sounds and instruments. Will need need weeks to install.

[MalcolmT]

I am just a "hobbyist".  I know you weren't shooting at me, but my €350 and I have become collateral damage!  Thank you Hardy, sincerely, for PSX from hobbyists everywhere!  To say it's a fantastic achievement does not do it, or you, justice.  I'm sure we will keep supporting you.

Whatever is next for PSX, I am sure the hobbyist community will play its part, as it always has, I believe.

[jtsjc1]

Hardy is truly amazing. I'm just stunned when I see the level of detail he put into PSX.

[Phil Bunch]

I personally believe that PSX would provide ample material for an informative book on software development and architecture as well as many aviation simulation software topics.  This seems especially true to me since it seems to be so beautifully and elegantly developed, with many lessons for others in these fields.  

Somehow, I suspect that writing a lengthy book on these subjects might not appeal to Hardy!

[400guy]

No, but someone should !

[Django]

Questions for Hardy: I understand that the main objective is to provide a simulation for professional use but is it just the 747 series that interests you? Have you considered a 777 in the future?

PSX seems like an awesome simulation, it would be interesting (and fun) to see a 748 version. I was planning to base a multi-display cockpit project on a 777 simulation, although PSX may well change that!

[Hardy Heinlin]

744 fourever.

[nobody]

A few years ago you said the same thing about programming a new version of PS1...  

[Christian Adrigan]

Yep, I remember a certain website with a very special comment, something like "I was wrong twice..."

[cavaricooper]

Nobody-

That you Christian (M)?

Carl

[IefCooreman]

[subconscious whisper mode=ON]777-787,777-787,787,787,787... Now dream...[subconscious whisper mode=OFF]

It would open doors of possibilities, but then again, one might not be interested in opening doors :-), only doing what they love. Congrats Hardy!

[Arkady]

Perhaps something with Oculus Rift?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU0Faan49nI

I can only imagine in a few more years the visuals will be much more realistic.

[Phil Bunch]

I think a PSX-style Concorde simulator would be great.  

(This isn't an attempted joke - I really do love the Concorde...but it would no doubt have an extremely small potential customer base and no obvious educational institution interest)

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

Another significant hurdle to produce other aircraft models is the availability of documentation and people that both know the thing inside out AND have access to it on a daily basis to run what-if scenarios. These things cannot be simulated from documents alone. In fact, any claim "real AOMs have been used to program this sim!" are met with laughter and other less flattering expressions around the maintenance hangars.


Hoppie

[ahaka]

Come on, at least give us a 747-8, pretty please!

[OmniAtlas]

I think Hardy should use his incredible programming skills to model the Airbus.

At this moment, there is no quality commercial airbus avionics suite available.

Am I the only one who likes flying both Boeing and Airbus?