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.
Tolle Arbeit
1 years ago
Quassel89
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
1 years ago
ponny2oo2
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!
1 years ago
Nakken
Hello, when are you going to get your fantastic FA-18 mod out again?
2 years ago
jxnnycvsh
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?
2 years ago
zaelu
I love the concept of this mod but is WAY to hard to fly and to hover
2 years 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.
2 years ago
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ponny2oo2
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
2 years 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/
2 years ago
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supra01
Hi, is there a way to reduce the fov in first person? Like this it looks streched for me.
2 years ago
I think you need InitialZoom parameter (current is 5) in camera.cfg file, under
[CAMERADEFINITION.1]
Title ="First person view"
2 years ago
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Kroesus
This is really super cool. It doesn't seem to work with a controller though; is that correct?
2 years 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.
2 years ago
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FlightSimPics
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
2 years 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
2 years ago
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Merlin1809
Whats new on this update?
2 years ago
only critical fixes - HUD was broken and throttles
2 years ago
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ponny2oo2
Merci beaucoup!! 😊
2 years ago
OpusPocus
I would pay good money for a screen accurate "Rocketeer" version of this. Awesome!
2 years ago
TheScreenCaptain
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!!!!!
2 years ago
I just need help landing more accurately as I am trying to land on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab hotel
2 years ago
Cave07
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.
2 years ago
camera.cfg
[CAMERADEFINITION.11]
InitialPbh = -90, 0, 0
2 years ago
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ponny2oo2