| Have you ever dreamed about flying like a bird, outside of a metal can with a windshield? Now you have a chance to do it in Microsoft Flight Simulator - take on your suit and prepare for a mind blowing experience!
You can hover like a helicopter, or escort an airliner like a jet fighter. Participate in competitions or fly above cities in VR mount. Your only enemies - small fuel tank and extremely sensitive controls.
BASIC CONTROLS
Flaps handle is flight mode switch:
Flap #1 Cruise flight - native flight model only active
Flap #2 Stabilization - available at the speed less than 100kn, automatics will try to hold you in vertical position, manual control effectiveness also increased
Flap #3 Hovering - automatics will try to hold you 10 meters above the surface, set throttle to 0% or 100% to avoid controls conflict
Flap #4 Landing - when you hover above ground, enable to land smoothly
Flap #5 Parachute - ensure you have at least 500ft altitude above ground. To toggle chute quickly, you can use Gears handle [G]
Gears handle [G] - landing parachute, ensure you have at least 500ft altitude above ground
Anti Ice [H] - toggle first person view helmet visibility
Pitot Heater [Shift+H] - toggle HUD/HMD visibility
Spoilers handle - helmet display vertical adjustment
Navigation lights switch [Alt+J] - aboard attachment toggle
Int > End fixed camera (A to toggle)
HOW REAL IS IT?
We are not trying to build a copy of any real aircraft. However, we are trying to make it fly at least somehow realistically for given specifications, in the existing limits of MSFS and our knowledge. Please consider JW1 as an evaluation of simulator capabilities rather than an attempt to create a flight trainer. Any experience you will get with this add-on can't be used in real life, both for flying or aircraft building.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STAGE
Project finished! Get latest freeware or payware version and enjoy the freedom. You can always leave feedback or report issues in comments below or in our Discord. Some technical limitations exists that we can't affect anyhow, but they will be solved by MSFS developers with time.
This add-on does not support any of autopilot of assistance features - ensure that you disable all assistances on related tab before JW1 flight.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Aircraft Type: wing shaped jetpack
- Maximum takeoff weight: 350lbs
- Engines: x4 jet 100lbs thrust each
- Autonomy: 15 minutes
- Max range: 90km
- Take off: vertical hovering
- Landing: parachute
- VR: supported
- Indication: Modern HMD
- Visual effects: downwash, exhaust smoke, ground contact dust, water contact
- Startup procedures: simplified (master starter switch)
- Liveries: 4
CREDITS
- 270inc textures
- ANRI flight model, competitions
- Got Gravel flight model
- Dietmar Loleit GenHUD
- 1L2P instruments
- brm352 instruments
- maxx2504/Micha flight model
Free-to-Pay
You got fully working aircraft without payment, with full support, without usage time limits. If you like this add-on and wish to continue to use it, please purchase JW1 SkyPirat on SimMarket. You will also unlock some additional features.
Versions comparison
Feature JW1 SkyTraveler JW1 SkyPirat
Price FREE €8 (Excl.VAT)
High poly models ✔ ✔
16k textures & PBR ✔ ✔
Hovering mode ✔ ✔
VR motion controls ✖ ✔
Control panel ✖ ✔
Accurate flight model ✔ ✔
Avionics symbology ◯ FSX GenHUD ✔ AH64A HMD
Nearby aircraft indication ✖ ✔
Aboard feature ✔ ✔
Landing chute ◯ Round ✔ Ram-air
Visual Effects ◯ Basic ✔ Advanced
HOW TO INSTALL?
Unpack folder touchingcloud-aircraft-jw1 into Community directory of MSFS, launch simulator. You can use an add-on installer if you have any.
To install alternative flight model, after main files already unpacked (previous step), copy content of maxx2504-flight-model into community folder. Alternative FM is more stable and predictable - jetpack will fly like a small plane rather than body attached to the wing. If you feel default one too hard to control - try new one. If you are happy with “challenging” style of default FM - you better stay on it.
Paintkit available on FlightSim.to
HOW TO UNINSTALL?
Delete folder touchingcloud-aircraft-jw1 from Community directory of MSFS, restart simulator.
IS VR/TrackIR SUPPORTED?
Yes, almost. We had an idea of Helmet Mounted Display implementation, which means avionics symbology is always in the middle of the screen. We have succeeded partially - it works with mouse camera controls, with some limitations, but currently MSFS SDK does not provide a way to get VR/TrackIR head rotation data. So by default the symbology screen follows the mouse view, while for head trackers you can use Spoilers axis to control the vertical position of the display manually. Model itself is fully supported by VR, you just need to configure controls for your needs - spoilers, flaps, gears and taxi lights (SkyPirat).
Readme PDF file inside of install archive. Helmet display symbology not explained in manual yet as it under development.
To apply hot fixes (if you have not made manual changes in config files), just unpack archive content into Community over existing folder. Before minor (like 0.9.0) or major (like 1.0) updates recommended to remove old version completely.
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ponny2oo2
I love flying this jetpack, I purchased the paid one.
Question: Is there a way I can disable the smoke from the jetpack? Is there a way to turn it on and off with a button, like the smoke system
Nakken
Awesome little thing, well done. Once you get the hang of the controls it is really fun. Excellent modeling and textures. The alternative controls are indeed easier, but both works without issues. Thank you!
jxnnycvsh
Hello, when are you going to get your fantastic FA-18 mod out again?
zaelu
Hello.
I am a user of the payed version but I can't find anywhere to post my opinions/questions:
Please try to make your user manual more comprehensible and not prone to incompatibilities. Using the JW1 free was OK using the payware version is frustrating.
You say in manual Flap#1 is Cruise... is actually Stabilization and that's why because there are just 4 flap position and not 6. There are just 1 to 4 and not 0 to 5.
Maybe you are not referring to keyboard commands but how can one understand this since the rest of commands are with Keyboard references.
Which brings me to the major point which is the control panel.
I am very sorry but:
"Int > End fixed camera (A to Toggle)"
is meaning nothing to me!!
It seems is connected to the only thing that might control the stuff in the module the control panel but is impossible to actually use it. Trying to figure this annoying stuff I also clicked on the free camera type only to have it switched to mouse free look without anyway to reset it back to headtracking /VR tracking
Please don't rely on "default" keybinds. Specify clearly what command actually does the function. I don't have default keybinds "A" is nothing on my keyboard.
Please take also in consideration starting the jetpack without smoke ON by default. Off is better at least performance wise.
Also a way to adjust position of the HMD in al directions would be nice. Currently it just hangs over my left shoulder being useless there.
Also about the VR controls, I wonder if is possible to use the position of the controls more than the ministicks that are Xboxish and meaningless as I have a HOTAS and is way better. But maybe having some grabbing points to grab onto and then control the flight would be cooler. At least for the parachute maybe?
ponny2oo2
I love the concept of this mod but is WAY to hard to fly and to hover
TouchingCloud 11 month(s) ago
have you tried alternative FM by maxx? just copy files on top of aircraft folder with files replacement. it will fly more like a small plane.
ponny2oo2 10 month(s) ago
I will try
supra01
hello, I think I have CTD with payware addon, every time i want to go to an airport and when i remove JW1 i have no more CTD, do you have a solution? thanks
TouchingCloud 11 month(s) ago
you mean CTD happen even if another aircraft selected?
please use this page for payware version issues report: https://msfs.touching.cloud/mods/project-jw1/
supra01 11 month(s) ago
yes exactly, I bought it on Simmarket
TouchingCloud 11 month(s) ago
How much 3rd party add-ons you have? Can you list all your aircraft?
MSFS has issue with effects compatibility - probably JW smokes conflicts with some of your add-ons.
You can try to delete/rename folder
touchingcloud-aircraft-jw1\VisualEffectLibs
and start flight with same aircraft again
supra01 11 month(s) ago
ok lol maybe i'll forget some 😊
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supra01 11 month(s) ago
I think it works now, I modified the VisualEffectLibs file and now I don't have a CTD, thanks.
On the other hand I can't remove the HUD, before I pressed my joystick and it disappeared (the spoiler toggle button), but now it doesn't work. And aren't there keys on the keyboard for changing the camera?
Thanks very much
TouchingCloud 11 month(s) ago
Oh my that a long list. Will try to test at least some of them.
Yes, spoiler handle became optional feature - you can change HUD mode to Manual to control glass position manually with spoiler.
There is dedicated key to hide HUD - Shift+H by default (Toggle pitot heat)
supra01 11 month(s) ago
😊
Yes for UHD I succeeded with SHIFT+H, thanks again for the help.
Kroesus
Hi, is there a way to reduce the fov in first person? Like this it looks streched for me.
TouchingCloud 12 month(s) ago
I think you need InitialZoom parameter (current is 5) in camera.cfg file, under
[CAMERADEFINITION.1]
Title ="First person view"
FlightSimPics
This is really super cool. It doesn't seem to work with a controller though; is that correct?
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Technically should, depends on what keys you have configured. What exactly does not work?
Normally you only need pitch/bank/yaw axis, throttle axis/keys, flaps keys to switch hovering modes.
Merlin1809
Flying and taking off great, but landing is impossible for me. Idk if I didn't set it up correctly, but whenever I press G for the parachute, the
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Normally, script align jetpack vertically before parachute deployment, does it happened or it falls horizontally (like skydiver)?
What happen when you set flaps to #3 position (HOVER mode), is stabilization works at least somehow or it continue to fly straight?
Any chance your joystick sensitivity decreased? So X/Y axis not reach 100% levels
Merlin1809 1 year(s) ago
Hover mode normally make the jetpack wobble up and down uncontrollably like I wrtote. Once I hot it "working" and it put the jetpack into a like 30° or so climb and it throttled up and down to maintain about 98 kn. As I also wrote, hover mode works perfectly fine at takeoff.
Deployin the parachute doesn't put the jetpack into a specific orientation. It just instantly slows down to about 20 kn and randomly orientates it. After that if stalls out of the sky.
Never even changed any of the sensitivity settings. I checked the setting and when I push my stick back, it showed that it was at a 100%. That's not the problem I think.
I made a short video showing the hover mode, parachute and wobble problem:
https://youtu.be/3H0ze_Ww464
At 10s: activated Hover mode and here it also starts to wobble. I'm not pressing any buttons here.
At 24s: Pressed G for pachute
after that I tried to activate the chute 2 more times.
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
First thing I've noticed - you set throttle to idle (or at least near to it) before switch to the hover. However, hovering works only when engines thrust at least 50%. You can see how script fighting with your joystick - throttles jump up and down. To fix that (and wobbling) set throttle to maximum (usually 0% works as well but can't tell for any joystick).
What I can't understand - why on 0:12 flaps position reset from #3 (hovering) to #1 (free flight). Usually it happen when you reach 100kn airspeed. But, looks like hovering script continue to work (wobbling and throttles jumping). I can't say is it aircraft problem or your controls specific settings, but it looks like root of the issue.
Next time ensure that flaps stay on 2/3/4 during hovering, as otherwise it disabled (normally).
Another thing - when you hit gears key, flaps should be set to #5 automatically. It did not happen because script not able to set flaps position properly (maybe flaps set on analogue axis of your joystick? such may intercept script behaviour). As workaround you can try to set flaps to last position with your joystick instead of gears key.
Merlin1809 1 year(s) ago
Ok, so I did another video:
https://youtu.be/6r19BhRTc8Q
At around 33s seconds I slow down to below 80 kn and then quickly throttle up to 100% and then set flaps to hover and try to pull up. In the second flight, at around 1:19 into the video the wobbling and trottling starts to happen again, even though I didn't go into any specific mode before. Maybe there is some script active that shouldn't be? At 1:40 I activated full flaps witha keybind and it's the same result as with G for gear.
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Part1:
you need to remember that stabilisation disabled automatically when you reach 100kn mark - you can see on the video that flaps set to 0 right after you toggle hovering, i.e. disabled completely. As workaround pitch up a bit - 30 degrees maybe, help the script.
Part2:
really weird, I can't explain what happened - aircraft stop immediately, but flaps set to 0 (should be in last position). I even tried to download archive in case some files are damaged but everything works fine for me - when I hit G key at 150kn parachute was deployed. for testing purpose you can try to disconnect your joystick, takeoff with keyboard (F3 to increase throttles) and press G, at least you will know is control device responsible for this or some MSFS glitch.
Merlin1809 1 year(s) ago
I got it working! It was just one stupid setting in the assistance options. AI stall help or what it's called. That one prevented me from activating parachute and landing. Please add that to the top of the mod desciption, so other players that have this settings on don't get any issues! Great mod, thanks for trying to help!
Also: Is it normal that whenever I land with the jetpack using the parachute the fuel refills to 100%?
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Yeah, that sounds logical.
Yes, if you landed smoothly and on your feet, fuel recovered as reward.
ponny2oo2
Whats new on this update?
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
only critical fixes - HUD was broken and throttles
ponny2oo2 1 year(s) ago
Thanks, 5 Star =) Keep up the good work
OpusPocus
Merci beaucoup!! 😊
FlyingBoatGuy
I would pay good money for a screen accurate "Rocketeer" version of this. Awesome!
ponny2oo2
Great addon, for those having a hard time landing is simple, hit flaps 2 hover, then cut the throttle, jetpack will slowly descent to about 20ft, then hit flap 3 land and he will land softly on his feet.
GREAT ADDON AND FUN!!!!!
Cave07 1 year(s) ago
I just need help landing more accurately as I am trying to land on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab hotel
ponny2oo2 1 year(s) ago
it takes a lil practice
ponny2oo2
Good concept, flying normal external view is good but when flying VR you have to keep your head tilt all the way back just to be able to see in front. I wish the view in VR was better more easy on the neck, because to look forward you have to tilt your neck back and is not comfortable.
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
camera.cfg
[CAMERADEFINITION.11]
InitialPbh = -90, 0, 0
ponny2oo2 1 year(s) ago
I will try
ponny2oo2 1 year(s) ago
Thanks man it works!!!!!!!
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
oh my, ponny2oo2. I just realised that you are the one who stole my 5th star! 😀
ponny2oo2 1 year(s) ago
Sorry about that buddy, now i know you are the best here in MODS... 5 star updated!!!!
MitjaK 11 month(s) ago
with sim update 8 my vr position is forced laying on the groud while on runway, changing values in any cameradefinition doesn't work for me, is this a bug?
TouchingCloud 11 month(s) ago
ASOBO decided to remove possibility to adjust cockpit camera initial angle in VR.
You can try to remove dedicated VR camera from camera.cfg file, maybe it will work.
similar workaround applied in payware version, freeware update planned in 1-2 weeks - just can't find time for it right now.
TETSUO
very funny ! thnks!!
my flight:
https://youtu.be/mjps53kEVAo
Pistenbully
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
hi! my smokes on github (including source projects) and can be used for any aircraft but require manual installation https://github.com/thealx-eech/msfs-effects-lib
I am not doing mods, and BlueMesh busy with payware projects as I know so unlikely smokes will be officially updated. But you can try to replace smoke GUIDs by yourself in model XML file, so it will use JW's smokes instead of default contrails.
NongShim
This is so fun and it feels pretty realistic in flight.
XTract
Hey, i cant download this, is there a video for this?
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Why you can't download it, is there any error? Or you have problem with installation? It's pretty simple - unpack archive into community folder.
XTract 1 year(s) ago
i have got it now! Just a thing, i cant land with it when im flying...
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Video tutorial included into the gallery (last picture with STABILIZATION & STABLE HOVER label)
XTract 1 year(s) ago
that doesnt work for me
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
you can post a video on YT and send me a link, I can't know what exactly is wrong happen there. or you can join Discord for private conversation if it makes things easier.
BareftPilot
I bought the payware version and have downloaded the latest from simmarket. After watching the video, I can't seem to get the in-helmet view to work. In the video, it says [H] Heater- is that pitot heat? What am I doing wrong? TIA!
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
No, in controls menu it calls "TOGGLE ANTI ICE". if no action set for it, you need to set filter to ALL to see this item.
BareftPilot 1 year(s) ago
Thanks. I've confirmed that 'H' is set to "Toggle Anti Ice" in my keyboard profile, but it still doesn't seem to be working for me. Weird.
TouchingCloud 1 year(s) ago
Still not sure how it may happen - for me and our testers it works pretty fine.
You can turn on helmet visibility manually, just open /model/JetWing1.xml in text editor and replace
with
so helmet always will be visible in first person view (smile is ": S" without space)