I didn't realise it wasn't part of the update as such and installed it, to find it had removed all my custom key mappings.
Irreversibly, I'm told. Well if you can't beat 'em...
The Dune Ornithopter is a formidable beast, just to look at:
For those not in the know, it flaps its wings in rotary fashion and sometimes pretends to be a helicopter, when it's not a screaming bat out of hell.
It has these "afterburners" strapped to its sides, which produce something like Warp Drive.
When you decide to dive on something, the wings can be folded back and it then behaves like a rocket.
Popping the wings out again and lifting the nose will produce 110 g's and you'll be back up there before you regain consciousness.
On the ground it behaves like an insect, folding its wings in a very menacing but entertaining way.
It's final party trick is an airbrake, operating through reverse wing flapping, which stops you in about the length of the craft from any speed.
And it is bigger than anything so agile deserves to be.
OK I guess it is aimed at the XBox gaming market.
Certainly the traditional flightsim forums seem unimpressed with this Toy.
But you know what? it's a whole lot of fun.
Every personal craft should aspire to this thing's capabilities.
I'll play with it until MSFS 2024 lands, and then get back to my flightsim.
