As I slowly become interested in more slow, VFR flying around the PNW and Caribbean, I started looking for another plane to add to my slow hangar, consisting of the A2A Cub. So I found the Flight1 BN-2 Islander, again...The Islander was going to be my first payware purchase, but the attractiveness of the IRIS 5$ christmas sale led me away...2.5 years later, and I'm back! I've read the Avsim review, but a reassuring word from fellow flight simmers is always helpful...Thanks!

One of my favorite planes to fly. It may not be the prettiest plane out there (textures etc.) but its one of the more fun to fly planes I have purchased.

HiOne of my all time favorite low and slow planes, flies fantastic, looks good, and is all around very fun :)

The islander is my favorite low and slow plane. It looks great, flies very nicely, and I think especially the sounds are of a very high quality. It's a very slow plane though, so if you'd like to go relatively fast, don't got for the islander.EDIT: I should also add, like Arthur below me, that the FPS I get from the Islander is very good. One of the best-performing planes on my setup!

I get very good FPS with Islander.

Its a great plane. Easy on frame rates and loads of fun. I would recommend also buying Fly Tampa's St. Maarten as it also give you St. Barts (TFFJ), which has a difficult and fun approach over a hill which is perfect for this aircraft.

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by Steveo38

I always seem to default to the Islander if/when I want to look at scenery, land on a (very) short and/or rough strip (think Orbx PNW) and still haul a little load here and there. It's better than the A2A Cub IMHO because the Cub is just too slow and underpowered (tho realistic--I'm not really complaining) to go anywhere other than a Sunday drive. No!! Wait!! I love my Cub too!! Sigh, too many airplanes, not enough time. giggle.

It's my "default" twin too, Jackson: looks good, has the greatest-sounding engines. I use it just about every day, much of my flying is done totally IFR, using either the two ADF's and the one VOR, following a genuine aviation map, or feeding the KLN 90 gps with a flight plan from within its database (exported from FSBuild into F:Flight Simulator XISGFlightPlans, and then manually copied into the BN2FlightPlans folder). This works like clockwork. My only beef - and it's the same with all pax-carrying aircraft - it looks pretty bare without any passengers or cargo.Love the aircraft. :(

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by Paul J

Thanks for the reassurement guys. Steve, I actually have the FlyTampa package, and that Winair scheme will be much used for RWY 10 approaches....and could someone point me to a good tutorial for the KLN 90 GPS? It would be much appreciated

If you have FSBuild, Jackson - it's a snap, as the author of FSBuild - Ernie Alston - is the creator of the KLN 90 that's used in the BN package, otherwise you have to create an FSX plan (with something) first, then select it in the '90, and there's no way to save this plan into the 90's database. Which makes it a pain.

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by Paul J

I would also agree that this is a great addon. Like Paul J said, the sounds are great and it's a perfect "low and slow" airplane. I do not know of any tutorials for the KLN 90A, per se, but the documents that are referenced in the Islander's documentation worked well enough for me to at least get started. The "Abbreviated Operation Manual" may be all that you need to get you going.

There is only one small thing I miss in BN-2 plane. There is a lack of stereo sounds. When I start left only (or right only) I can hear them in both speakers.Besides - very nice aeroplane. I use it pretty often.

Terrific must have aeroplane whose looks still stand up even though, in FSX terms, it's an old timer. The only gripe I have with it the GPS system. I reckon many real life pilots must have got lost trying to use it. :( I modded mine with something a little more user friendly. :( (Bring on the purists! :( )

What did you do to 'mod' it, Ron? Used something else?

Yes, just a panel.cfg edit pointing to a 430...or was it a 500?