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Best review I have read to date, rather amusing if anything :) My favourite line " Lackluster virtual cockpit", LOL

Why do the insides of the engines match the external cowling paint? (Blue British Airways, Red Jet2)? Too bad the reviewer chose to like the external model at the end of the review.

Oh my goodness, that's exactly what I thought, shouldn't it be silver, not a big dirty orang(Scandinavian)/blue(KLM) etc.Also the engines look more like the NG's I think, they're too long and bulky looking.Did anyone notice the winglets textures? They are super wonky!!!

Its a shame the review doesn't make any mention of the changes made by the post release patches. Aaron mentions it's almost like a different product in this thread. So what's different about v1.2? The review stresses that the test flight was with version 1, but as far as I know no changes have been made to handling and flight characteristics in the patches so why mention it? The screenshots of the VC look exactly like those of the original release, with unnaturally clean and white controls. If anything should have been addressed it would have been the textures. So what has changed?Also Aaron mentions the analogue engine gauges are 2D but there are no shots to demonstrate this, which I would have liked to see whether it was something I could live with. He also says the default 738 analogue gauges are better, but that doesn't have analogue engine gauges. EPR gauges are mentioned, which I presume is a typo. Another thing which confuses me is that winglet and non-winglet versions are clearly present yet the review states you can't choose winglet or non-winglet versions???The test flight appears to be critical of the sim, but in fact the problem is in the techniques used. Using vertical speed mode to control pitch and A/T to control airspeed is not a good thing to do and you will end up struggling to gain height at full thrust and with decreasing IAS. Why not engage VNAV or Level Change? Then you'd find climbs and descents work much better. At least there's no criticism of the flight model in the summary, and that's good, since apparently it's the very same AIR file as in the original Wilco 737 PIC which worked very well.Overall though it's a very good in depth review, confirming that it's really not worth buying if you already have the original 737 PIC. 737 Evo give you winglets, analogue engine gauges and a full 3D VC (but with horrid textures).

Its a shame the review doesn't make any mention of the changes made by the post release patches. Aaron mentions it's almost like a different product in this thread. So what's different about v1.2? The review stresses that the test flight was with version 1, but as far as I know no changes have been made to handling and flight characteristics in the patches so why mention it? The screenshots of the VC look exactly like those of the original release, with unnaturally clean and white controls. If anything should have been addressed it would have been the textures. So what has changed?Also Aaron mentions the analogue engine gauges are 2D but there are no shots to demonstrate this, which I would have liked to see whether it was something I could live with. He also says the default 738 analogue gauges are better, but that doesn't have analogue engine gauges. EPR gauges are mentioned, which I presume is a typo. Another thing which confuses me is that winglet and non-winglet versions are clearly present yet the review states you can't choose winglet or non-winglet versions???The test flight appears to be critical of the sim, but in fact the problem is in the techniques used. Using vertical speed mode to control pitch and A/T to control airspeed is not a good thing to do and you will end up struggling to gain height at full thrust and with decreasing IAS. Why not engage VNAV or Level Change? Then you'd find climbs and descents work much better. At least there's no criticism of the flight model in the summary, and that's good, since apparently it's the very same AIR file as in the original Wilco 737 PIC which worked very well.Overall though it's a very good in depth review, confirming that it's really not worth buying if you already have the original 737 PIC. 737 Evo give you winglets, analogue engine gauges and a full 3D VC (but with horrid textures).

Thank you for your feedback. They winglets vs non singlet was a typo error. For the bad gauges I was referring to the backup altimeter and heading gauges. The reason for the test flight having a note that it was done in v1, is because Wilco changed some textures in v1.2/1.1 and the night lighting. I chose not to use VNAV because I wanted to see how the aircraft would react at slow speeds and high climb rates.Aaron G.

Why do the insides of the engines match the external cowling paint? (Blue British Airways, Red Jet2)? Too bad the reviewer chose to like the external model at the end of the review.

The actual models of the product was good but the textures are not so good.Aaron G.

Best review I have read to date, rather amusing if anything :) My favourite line " Lackluster virtual cockpit", LOL

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed reading my review.Aaron G.

Edited February 26, 201214 yr by Flight Sim Geek

Thank you for your feedback. They winglets vs non singlet was a typo error. For the bad gauges I was referring to the backup altimeter and heading gauges. The reason for the test flight having a note that it was done in v1, is because Wilco changed some textures in v1.2/1.1 and the night lighting. I chose not to use VNAV because I wanted to see how the aircraft would react at slow speeds and high climb rates.Aaron G.

Hi Aaron,Thanks for explaining. But I'm still not clear on the differences between v1 and v1.1/1.2, and Wilco's website isn't much help on that either. You criticise night lighting in the review, but say it's updated here, so is the review and screenshots based on v1? The screenshots in your review show the same issues in the VC as are apparent in the original Wolco screenshots. What problems does v1.2 overcome in your opinion?Kevin

Hi Aaron,Thanks for explaining. But I'm still not clear on the differences between v1 and v1.1/1.2, and Wilco's website isn't much help on that either. You criticise night lighting in the review, but say it's updated here, so is the review and screenshots based on v1? The screenshots in your review show the same issues in the VC as are apparent in the original Wolco screenshots. What problems does v1.2 overcome in your opinion?Kevin

Everything in the review was done on the v1.2. The only part not done on v1.2 was the test flight. In the v1.2 the night lighting was improved but still is terrible. The v1.2 update also added some visual animations and updated some textures in the VC.Aaron G.

Very good and reasonable review, Aaron. I really like it including the style. :good:A ton of very nice screenshots and true and honest comments on the downsides. Also, I liked the fact that you've mentioned the not so bad Wilco support, which really is not so bad and therefore way better than some stereotypes may dictate.A big lol on the description of the artificial horizon. So true! Yeah, that Mike Ray manual style. Not everybody's darling (on the presentation only) and I really hear you. Big thumbs up on the recommendation for an addon sound set. It adds a lot, right you are. FS2Crew does too and, again, you are right, she grows on you if one allows it. :smile:For a split-second, I've read this sentence is if you had used the old 737PIC on the test flight. You know, the one without 'Evo'.

*Test Flight was conducted with the Wilco 737 Pilot in Command Evolution v1*

Very good and reasonable review, Aaron. I really like it including the style. :good:A ton of very nice screenshots and true and honest comments on the downsides. Also, I liked the fact that you've mentioned the not so bad Wilco support, which really is not so bad and therefore way better than some stereotypes may dictate.A big lol on the description of the artificial horizon. So true! Yeah, that Mike Ray manual style. Not everybody's darling (on the presentation only) and I really hear you. Big thumbs up on the recommendation for an addon sound set. It adds a lot, right you are. FS2Crew does too and, again, you are right, she grows on you if one allows it. :smile:For a split-second, I've read this sentence is if you had used the old 737PIC on the test flight. You know, the one without 'Evo'.

Thank you for our feedback. I am glad you enjoyed reading it.Aaron G.

Everything in the review was done on the v1.2. The only part not done on v1.2 was the test flight. In the v1.2 the night lighting was improved but still is terrible. The v1.2 update also added some visual animations and updated some textures in the VC.Aaron G.

Thanks, Aaron. I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.Kevin

Thanks, Aaron. I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.Kevin

No problem, thanks for the feedback.Aaron G.

Well, I don’t blame you for asking this question. On the Wilco webpage they say it is the most advanced 737 classic simulation ever produced, not too difficult to make that claim considering it is the only payware 737 Classic I know of. If you know of any others please email me with a link to the product.

You may be interested in the IXEG 737-300, currently work-in-progress:http://ixeg.net/galleryhttp://ixeg.net/blog/item/19-cat-iiia

[/size][/font]You may be interested in the IXEG 737-300, currently work-in-progress:http://ixeg.net/galleryhttp://ixeg.net/blog/item/19-cat-iiia

Is this for FSX? seems more like X plane

IMHO, it's impossible to go to other aircraft add-ons after PMDG's NGX release.