I'm intrested in seeing screenshots and maybe video plus hearing from someone who has installed the PMDG B1900D into FSX, I am thinking about buying it but since it is an FS9 product and I only want FSX I'm a bit more cautios then usual. Does anyone have experience with the B1900D in FSX? I'm most intrested in how the system modelling is, how the flight dynamics is, and how the VC is looking (and how the fps are)?

 

Thanks :)

Johan Grauers

I'm intrested in seeing screenshots and maybe video plus hearing from someone who has installed the PMDG B1900D into FSX, I am thinking about buying it but since it is an FS9 product and I only want FSX I'm a bit more cautios then usual. Does anyone have experience with the B1900D in FSX? I'm most intrested in how the system modelling is, how the flight dynamics is, and how the VC is looking (and how the fps are)?

 

Thanks :)

Johan Grauers

Hi Johan,

 

I purchased the PMDG B1900D when I was still using FS9. Thereafter I was able to port over the installation to FSX without problems : there's a very good set of instructions on how to do that in the Knowledge Base on PMDG's own website. Unfortunately that procedure assumes you're starting off with the aircraft installed in FS9 so you'd still need that unless someone knows a work-around.

 

I have flown the PMDG B1900D in FSX often and for several years without any issues such as lower framerates. In fact it's been my aircraft of choice for domestic regional flights on VATSIM since the real a/c is operated by Air New Zealand's regional arm Eagle Air and I often see it passing over where I live.

 

The PMDG B1900D is what could be termed a "light" version, suitable for people who prefer to not have to go to a great deal of studying prior to flying, and the product description on PMDG's own website suggests as much. I am not a RW pilot, so can't comment on the flight dynamics, only that to this sim hobbyist (albeit with many years experience) the aircraft was easy enough to handle.

 

Hope this helps.

It does, thanks :)

If your system can handle it, I would go with their Jetstream 41.

I have the 1900C working in FSX (SP2-Accel). It's "ok", but it does not model systems such as fuel pumps, pressurization, or even the ability to check the status of the battery and alternators. Visually, it looks dated compared to the quality of virtual cockpits in more recent add on aircraft. Functionality wise, it's more like the cockpit of the stock King Air 350 with a Garmin GPS 500 added to the cockpit and the autopilot controls moved to the center console. It does fly well enough and is pretty easy on the frame rates, at least on my computer.