June 16, 201015 yr Hi guys!After recently purchasing the FS2CREW for J41 I started flying this bird again (letting my MD11 and MD82 rest for a while). This airplane has a quite different characteristics of what I believe is a normal turboprop. I started looking around the net for reviews and comments to find out why this relatively new airplane is disappearing from the airlines. Here is one thread what I found:http://www.a*irliners.net/aviation-forums/...ead.main/61998/ (remove the star)These guys seemed quite unhappy with the J-41, I saw here and there people calling it even "Junkstream"...Well, I actually like flying the PMDG simulation and I would like to know what other simmer or real life experts think of this bird.Any comments will be much appreciated...Cheers Regards, Martin Martinov / VATSIM 1207931
June 16, 201015 yr Author I do like it - because it is a well done PMDG simulation. The plane itself is alright, I don't particularly like the BAe environment but I don't like the Airbus either... I guess I'm too much Boeing and MD addicted...Anyway, knowing the "real" story is just out of curiosity and filling my days with something until the NGX comes out :( Regards, Martin Martinov / VATSIM 1207931
July 2, 201015 yr Commercial Member Well I'd think that the "real" story with them in the US at least is that all the regional jets became plentiful and popular. Why would an airline buy J41s when it could get CRJs or the EMB-1xx that are faster, more reliable as far as maintenance, and are perceived (even if incorrectly) by the flying public as safer? Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
July 3, 201015 yr Well I'd think that the "real" story with them in the US at least is that all the regional jets became plentiful and popular. Why would an airline buy J41s when it could get CRJs or the EMB-1xx that are faster, more reliable as far as maintenance, and are perceived (even if incorrectly) by the flying public as safer?Cause they're cheaper than dirt. Steven Penninck
July 3, 201015 yr I think it's down to a simple lack of numbers. There weren't that many Jetstream 41s built in the first place thanks to the whole AI ckyliu, proud supporter of ViaIntercity.com. i5 12400F, 32GB, RTX4070, more in "About me" on my profile.
July 3, 201015 yr If you had to work on them for crap pay, They were junk-streams. Jim Driscoll, MSI Raider GE76 12UHS-607 17.3" Gaming Laptop Computer - Blue Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900HK 1.8GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6; 64GB DDR5-4800 RAM; Dual M2 2TB Solid State Drives.Driving a Sony KD-50X75, and KDL-48R470B @ 4k 3724x2094,MSFS 2020, 30 FPS on Ultra Settings. Jorg/Asobo: “Weather is a core part of our simulator, and we will strive to make it as accurate as possible.”Also Jorg/Asobo: “We are going to limit the weather API to rain intensity only.”
July 3, 201015 yr If you had to work on them for crap pay, They were junk-streams.Maybe. But with very few exceptions, everyone I know who flew the J-41 loved it. They might not have liked the bid-packages, and the destinations weren't the nicest in the system, but they loved flying the airplane.All four of my crashpad roommates had "upgraded" from the J-41 to the CRJ, and each still preferred the J-41. A fifth wanted nothing to do with the jets and was happy to stay with the J-41's until they were all gone.Maybe it was different at Trans States? I don't know.
July 11, 201015 yr Maybe. But with very few exceptions, everyone I know who flew the J-41 loved it.Which reminds me of a fairly known saying in the industry: "The best bloody airplane in the whole world is...the one you fly"True as far as I'm concerned Ed OcampoStaff ReviewerAVSIM Online[email protected]Fly DC Jets
July 24, 201015 yr Really interesting read, it always adds to the immersion to know the background of what has become one of my all time favorite airplanes for FSX. Thanks for posting!CheersButch
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