The Nicnac Podcast

In this episode Nicolas talks about their attempts to manage life with 3 simulators on one computer while trying to decrease their sim time and improve G1000 and hand flying skills. They go over the vitals for their last few legs which took them from SFO to Crescent City via Seattle, Juneau, Sitka, Port Hardy, Seattle, Portland and Corvallis. No eventual destination. Just aimless simulated wonderings across 3 simulators in a mix of airliners and general aviation aircraft. Come ride along!

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MSFS

P3Dv4.5

XP11

Featured Add Ons

DD Seattle for P3D (also available for  XP11)

Orbx:

Volanta, Southern Alaska for P3D, Juneau for P3D, True Earth Washington SD for XP11, True Earth Oregon SD for XP11, True Earth Northern California for XP11

TorqueSim Cirrus SR22 for XP11 (normally aspirated)

Default MSFS Diamond DA40NG

XHangar-Diamond DA20 for XP11

RealityXP Garmin GTN 750 for XP11 (used with DA20)

Working Title G1000 Mod (MSFS used with DA40NG)

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IBlueYounder/FlightBeam KPDX (P3D,XP11)

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In The Nicnacjak Podcast Season 14 Finale Nicolas reflects on their 15 years in podcasting and broadcasting. An unplanned career move that turned out reasonably well. Still, Nicolas expresses concern about the future of the medium as big tech tries to tighten their grip on content producers like themselves who have enjoyed relative freedom in an increasingly corporately controlled internet environment.

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Nicolas’ therapist recently advised them to reconsider California Department of Rehabilitation services. While Nicolas’ is proceeding with the advice and trying to put their best foot forward they are approaching the situation with a great deal of skepticism based on prior experience that ended up pressuring them into unsustainable work situations that only served to perpetuate their behavior cycle.

Nicolas goes on to review their understanding of the esteem need and lament the litany of government services that aim to decrease dependence on the social safety net while neglecting to understand or purposely acting indifference to well established psychological, sociological and economic principles.

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On a whim Nicolas installed MSFS again. And, after doing a few flights with the Working Title G1000 over the past few days and hearing the news that Working Title is now part of the MSFS development team, Nicolas is finding themselves feeling more optimistic about the platform and it’s future prospects. Maybe once should let go of their bitterness at a certain point? Recent developments and Asbo streams about The SDK only adds more fuel to this newfound optimism fire. Hardware shortage considerations notwithstanding.

For G1000/3000 work Nicolas is still invested in and recommending XP11. And, they are eagerly awaiting The Flight Sim Association stream on the topic on Saturday May 1st 11am PDT/1800z. Check out https://flightsimassociation.com for details

On the P3Dv4 end of thinks Nicolas has been learning about the scenery liberty and scenery layering the hard way after having issues with layering DD Seattle on top of Orbx PNW. Consequently, Nicolas is resolving to learn more about the scenery liberty and the package system.

Finly, the time Nicolas has spent in The DA40NG in MSFS has left Nicolas intrigued with the real airplane. MSFS mods and more research required. If only they had a medical and lots of money….The show is rounded off with Nicolas’ updated flight sim wish list

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Working Title G1000 (MSFS Mod)

Lorby Prepar3D Addon Organize (P3D Utility Free)

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In this episode Nicolas shares their thoughts following their first month of membership in The Flight Sim Association. There seems to be ample potential to build a good educational and avocational online community so long as the goal of the organization is to maintain financial viability by educating and connecting people passionate about flight sim technology and it’s many potential applications.

Other Sim Activities: Flying less: 7.31 daily average block time. Average flight length 4.69 hours. Mixed use of airliners across the fleet. Still not ready to really review CS 767 or PMDG 777-200ER but getting closer. The learning curve is steep enough on Air Hauler 2 that Nicolas has given up on that product in favor of waiting on PMDG. Nicolas is still monitoring MSFS. At the moment though, the hardware shortage and lack of add ons with complex avionics systems mean Nicolas will continue to wait before adopting the platform.

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This episode finds Nicolas living in a very confused mixed reality surrounded by technology in an effort to obscure their own vulnerability to shelter issues. Still haunted by their brief experience with being shelterless half a decade ago, Nicolas attempts to process their feelings about the eviction of shelterless camps in Chico and Los Angeles and the limited paths to resolution. While taking the legal approach to challenging these evictions is the most viable it requires a  massive amount of funding and is a long term approach. And, in the short term,  direct action is unsustainable without mass. And, with a divided and desperate population mass appeal seems hard to come by.

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In this episode Nicolas talks about what they’ve learned from building their own computer over the past years and their future technical aspirations.

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PCPartpicker Build List

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A mistake in switching podcasts hosts has resulted in The Nicnac Podcast and FSRideAlong Podcasts being merged into one feed and Nicnac is seeking feedback on how listeners feel about potentially having one Podcast and Twitter feed again. Additionally, Nicnac got the stimulus and a tax return within a very short timespan. Having consumed “like a good American” Nicnac is now continuing to wrestle with their conscience and ensure their continued survival and comfort.

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