AVSIM Special Feature Screenshot Tribute to FS2002 Part 9

Bush flight simming got its start with FS98 and with FS2000—the scenery and aircraft designers really went all out. But with FS2002, everything seemed to get pushed over the top—with aircraft of every size and shape imaginable, dynamic custom scenery, beautifully designed autogen trees, and even a number of VA groups dedicated to bush flying (two of which are hosted at AVSIM, Bush Flyers Unlimited and Alaska Bush Charters).

I've already listed all I could find for bush flying in my recent article "Bush Flying in FS2002," so I don't wish to rehash what I've already posted earlier; but I do have the following short list of screenshots that illustrate better what is available for FS2002 for you FS bush pilots out there.

Thanks to Steven Grant and Fred Choate, we finally have a purpose built DHC-2 Beaver for FS2002, rather than the conversion of early models for previous versions of Flight Simulator.

Besides the excellent DHC-2 Beavers from Steven Grant and Fred Choate, we also have several converted models (including the DHC-2T turbine) from FS2000.

Like with the deHavilland Beaver, there are also a number of DHC-3 Otters, both recip engine equipped or with gas turbine engine.

The deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otters are covered quite well in FS2002, including some payware versions.

Other Twin Otters include either stubnose or longnose, wheeled, ski, or float.

The small Pipers have (some vintage FS98), but the best are either from Bill Lyons (payware) or once again, Steven Grant.

Other aircraft available include the BushHawks, more Cessnas from Mikko, and John Woodard's beautiful Lake Renegade.

One of my personal favorites is of course Mike Stone's Grumman G21 "Goose" and Steven Grant continued his long line of bush files with the Helio Courier in wheeled, ski, and float versions. One rather unusual file was a FS98 version of the Piper Cherokee Six on floats, updated for FS2002.

The dangers in flying the bush are many like; overbraking with a taildragger, landing a lightweight floatplane in a crosswind, overshooting that sandbar strip on your favorite river, or flying VFR through a cloud because it looks to be small, only to exit facing a more firmer version of cloud that contains rocks as well.

With FS2000 we all had many excellent choices for a favorite bush plane, but the 3rd party designers really went all out with their designs for FS2002 and I think they all deserve a round of applause.

"Screenshot Tribute to FS2002" continues here:
Part 10: FS2002 Screenshots for General Aviation