Does anyone have experience with the 3rd patch for Wilco's CRJ? I'm slapping myself silly for even considering it but maybe it's turned into a good product?

I'd also enjoy some news here, I am considering purchasing the new CRJ...

I don't find it any better than the FS204 version both in term of system and design.... even after 3 pathes

greg - is that a recommendation with patch 3? thanks...

Yep... I've installed Patch v3 and honestly, I don't see a lot of improvement i term of system and visual 3D model as they announce it... must be minor modifications....

How is this addon? I am considering it.

How is this addon? I am considering it.

 

Deconsider...... this add-ons does not even have the PIC label... both systems and graphics are basic..... IMHO

Has anyone assembled a list of what is wrong with this product? So far I have seen general comments, which I appreciate, but would like to see a list outlining what doesn't work as advertised, what is poor (subjective), etc. I have seen:

 

Post latest patch:

• Difficult click spots, but better after the last patch
  
• Problems with autopilot
  
  • Annunciator not working
    
  • Some of the lights do not work (which ones?)
    

After Original Release

• Attitude indicator is not properly aligned when the engines are off, "EADI like a vacuum gyro instrument"
  
• Limited simulation of systems. The systems that are simulated have functionality issues. For example makes you select continuous ignition to start the engines, hydraulics show system pressure no matter if pumps are running or not. Bleed valves only offer right or left and not both. The nav source knob does not work. Click spots for the autopilot are too small and are slow to change. Some systems like anti skid show a click spot but don't do anything and the default position is off. AFCS panel is close to impossible to read. FMC does not allow to select transitions on the Sid/stars. The fuel cutoff switches are stolen from the 737. The fadec system is not simulated.
  
• It doesn't have an INS system
  
• Regarding the flight model: For the wilcopub's version of the CRJ, try the following: trim for straight and level flight. Pull the thrust levers to idle and watch as the airplane just keeps pitching up quite rapidly till about 70 degrees pitch up before it stalls. While the airplane is in a stall, pull the yoke all the way back and watch as the airplane just piches up to nearly 90 degrees. then let go of the yoke, and the nose of the airplane falls down rapidly to about 70-80 degrees pitch down. The airplane handles like something between a default c-172 and a flighter jet if you keep pushing it. I know FSX has its limitations, but this plane flies worse than all the default airplanes.
  
• There is a gap in the FO foot well
  

From eefields:

 

"The first problem I found is in the modeling of the 2D cockpit. There are no gauges visible and the quick buttons to get to things, not all of them work. In fact, the icon that is supposed to take you to the FMS actually takes you to the default FSX GPS. Some of the quick icons don't activate any windows. So, you have a 2D where you can't even see the speed of your aircraft. So, I thought, i will pop into the 3D cockpit. Well, most of the switches don't work there.

 

"Worse yet, there are no customizations possible to the plane. Even worse, there is not even a load manager. Documentation consists of a checklist ( a poor one) and the typical Wilco manual with mispellings and huge holes of missing information.

 

"In the FMS, the SID/Star transitions do not work and the system does not populate RNAV or ILS approaches. In addition, sometimes when you open the FMS, you can't see it as it does not render properly.

 

"As for handling, well, do I really need to say much? I thought I would do a basic ILS appch at DFW and the aircraft blew past the localizer (I was on a heading of 040 for a runway heading of 355). It then blew past the localizer trying to recover. "

Hello

The way I see it is... if something is released that is really good there will soon be a long thread about it here at Avsim, for example the lancair from Realair.

I have seen absolutely no good feed back about this product here, that and my experiences with Wilco products (Feelthere excluded) leads me to think this CRJ might not be all that great.

 

I would say avoid at all costs.