Feelthere ERJ mini-review

[FlavioSSA 44]

i can't ... but the picture is small and 'jaggies'. be sure to post issues on liveries on mcphatstudios.net mcphat is working on an SP.

Sorry about the quality.I did it because the forum rules of pictures size. But i think you guys from Feelthere already saw it, because the tail light is listed in the "Know issues" in Feelther

[Dirk98 354]

FADEC set switch on the overhead doesn't work in VC

Can anyone confirm/deny it please?Thanks,Dirk.

[Andydigital 93]

Can anyone confirm/deny it please?Thanks,Dirk.

In the 135 which I just tested for you, the VC Store button works but not the inc/dec dial.

[Petraeus 147]

A very fair review, matches what I've seen so far. But:Minor niggle: I really would like to get rid of, or at least lower, the yoke. Even with TrackIR, and depending on what the autopilot is doing with the yoke, I can't see or get at those bezel switches right in front of me.Major niggle: About 50% of the time, and I can't see a pattern yet, when I load a FP into FSX, and then press the key to load that FP into the FMC, it kills FSX stone dead. Crash to Desktop. It's a real pain. :(

[albar965 1,041]

Thanks a bunch for the review. Very useful.I have some more questions about the flight dynamics for the crowd here.- Does the ac rotate properly for the given speeds? Or do I have to pull the yoke like crazy? Or, worse, does it even take off on its own?- What is the attitude at landing and approach? Too high? Or even worse: Nose down?- Does the aircraft bounce even when landing smoothly at the correct speed?- Does the landing gear have a visible suspension or are the wheels "welded on"?Not many payware ac get all this right. The only one I know so far is PMDG.I have the E-Jets, but didn't fly them for a long time and I am very tempted to buy this one probably after the first service pack.Alex (Not a real world pilot)

[Tomaz Drnovsek 440]

I was about to buy a couple of their products but than I saw there are some problems with Windows 7/Vista 64bit... than I changed my mind.

[trisager 2]

I was about to buy a couple of their products but than I saw there are some problems with Windows 7/Vista 64bit... than I changed my mind.

I'm not aware of any problems with 64-bit systems. As I wrote, my system is Windows 7 64-bit and the ERJs work flawlessly.

[Bonkster 1]

Thanks a bunch for the review. Very useful.I have some more questions about the flight dynamics for the crowd here.- Does the ac rotate properly for the given speeds? Or do I have to pull the yoke like crazy? Or, worse, does it even take off on its own?- What is the attitude at landing and approach? Too high? Or even worse: Nose down?- Does the aircraft bounce even when landing smoothly at the correct speed?- Does the landing gear have a visible suspension or are the wheels "welded on"?Not many payware ac get all this right. The only one I know so far is PMDG.I have the E-Jets, but didn't fly them for a long time and I am very tempted to buy this one probably after the first service pack.Alex (Not a real world pilot)

To answer some of your questions, Alex:Rotation: It rotates properly at the calculated speeds. It doesn't "leap" off the runway and it doesn't require any exagerated yoke movement to do so.Landing attitude: It lands at the proper attitude for the given speeds. FT did a very good job on the flight dynamics.Bounce on landing: No... if you land at the proper speed, it lands smoothly - no bouncing. It lands like it should - trailing link gear usually give a smooth landing in real life and this aircraft mimics that very well.Suspension: There is a visible movement in the main gear struts, however it is not as pronounced as I think it should be. The trailing link gear doesn't "compress" very much on landing. On the real ERJ, the compression is much more noticeable. I think this is the only characteristic of the visual model that I think could be better.This package is a real winner and I have been flying it non-stop since release!Hope my answers helped!- Alex (I AM a real world pilot. :( )

[Guest Astradan]

Hello TomNice mini review, and in my opinion well balanced.I would just like to add that I flew from LOWI-LOWW in the Feelthere ERJ-145 LR last nightI did the same flight today in the Feelthere Legacy 600 and it seems to me that the AP behavior ismuch improved in the new ERJ v2.This is a really solid release based on what I have seen so far and is probably the most complete regional jet until Digital Aviation release the VC version of the Fokker.Edit:And it is working flawlessly with my Goflight modules (other devs please take note)

Here here ! feelThere haven't always been angels but they've always been top of the league when it comes to providing key assignability and hardware compatibility.

[albar965 1,041]

To answer some of your questions, Alex:Rotation: It rotates properly at the calculated speeds. It doesn't "leap" off the runway and it doesn't require any exagerated yoke movement to do so.Landing attitude: It lands at the proper attitude for the given speeds. FT did a very good job on the flight dynamics.Bounce on landing: No... if you land at the proper speed, it lands smoothly - no bouncing. It lands like it should - trailing link gear usually give a smooth landing in real life and this aircraft mimics that very well.Suspension: There is a visible movement in the main gear struts, however it is not as pronounced as I think it should be. The trailing link gear doesn't "compress" very much on landing. On the real ERJ, the compression is much more noticeable. I think this is the only characteristic of the visual model that I think could be better.This package is a real winner and I have been flying it non-stop since release!Hope my answers helped!- Alex (I AM a real world pilot. :( )

Thanks a lot, Alex. Looks like I have to get this one.Alex :(

[Bob Scott 7,718]

Has anyone tried this one with PFC controls...the throttle quad in particular?RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

[Bonkster 1]

In the 135 which I just tested for you, the VC Store button works but not the inc/dec dial.

+1 I've encountered this one as well... but then I just switch to the 2D overhead and use the inc/dec dial there. :(

[BobP 56]

Has anyone tried this one with PFC controls...the throttle quad in particular?Hi Bob,Yes, I have the PFC quadrant with several throttle configurations. The 2-jet engine throttle works. I just purchased last night and made one flight. The reverser's work from quadrant. I'm not sure how well FADEC integrates yet. Bob..

[Dirk98 354]

In the 135 which I just tested for you, the VC Store button works but not the inc/dec dial.

Thanks Andy. I hope the FT developers will fix it to make ERJ-135/145 2.0 fully fliable from VC as they claimed.Comments on the flight model are good, which is commendable.Cheers,Dirk.

[Bob Scott 7,718]

Hi Bob,Yes, I have the PFC quadrant with several throttle configurations. The 2-jet engine throttle works. I just purchased last night and made one flight. The reverser's work from quadrant. I'm not sure how well FADEC integrates yet. Bob..

Thanks...would appreciate you posting your experience with that as well (or send me a PM). Their V1 FADEC code worked just fine with my PFC throttles in FS9...I'm guessing this one will too.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO