This is just for those who love flying Mustangs and want a realistic one for their hangar.For those of you flying Shigeru Tanaka's P-51D Mustang: this is (at least that I've found) probably the best model of the P-51D around. However, it can be much, much better. The cockpit that comes with Tanaka's Mustang is lacking in authenticity, to be kind. I recommend downloading and installing Sergey "Araks" Golovachev's excellent P-51 cockpit (at http://www.comesk.com/index.html amongst other places).Now for the flight model: being familiar with how Mustang's should fly and being particularly fussy about landings, I found Tanaka's Mustang landing far too fast. An approach with full flaps, just to keep the runway in sight, was nearly 150 mph. The plane lands far too nose-high when you finally get the speed down to a realistic 100 mph as you cross the threshold; in real life, the nose shouldn't go so high until below 90 mph, and even then the mains should touch far in advance of the tailwheel. Stall speed, flaps down for a clean P-51D at 8,000 pounds was 87 mph (90 with flaps up).I have found that by editing the cfg file, under "flaps," to a lift value of 5, the landing performance is much more realistic. Not perfect, but I'm still testing it; and I'll settle for "good" over trying to attain "perfect" any day of the week.Oh, and don't use FSEdit, or bad things happen to the entire flight model. Just edit the file in notepad.Dan

That sure is a sweet 51 panel (love the Spitfire one!!)! I would love a P-51 with a VC that looks like, especially since I don't use a 2D panel. It says CFS2, does it work in FS9?Regards, MichaelKDFWhttp://www.calvirair.com/mcpics/PBTMCa.jpgCalVirAir International VACalVirAir International

Michael,The 2D cockpit works just fine in FS9. With a realistic cockpit and realistic landing flight model, combined with this excellent P-51D model, I think this makes the best Mustang version right along with FDG's excellent P-51B (I'll be revisiting it's landing characteristics again, too).With the D and flap lift at 5, I'm flying the approach around 110-120 mph with full view of the runway. Using just about full up trim and the throttle to control rate of decent, I get nice wheel landings around 100-110 mph and three point landings around 90-100; still a bit fast but far better than what came with the P-51.Dan

Dan, I too am a P-51 afficianado...but 1. I thought that the model D spec called for 120mph, the Model B 90mph2. How the dickens do you brake without dumping the prop?...I just now managed...but I let the damned thing just slow to a stop on its own...any braking at all produces a profound pitch to crash.Chas>Michael,>>The 2D cockpit works just fine in FS9. With a realistic>cockpit and realistic landing flight model, combined with this>excellent P-51D model, I think this makes the best Mustang>version right along with FDG's excellent P-51B (I'll be>revisiting it's landing characteristics again, too).>>With the D and flap lift at 5, I'm flying the approach around>110-120 mph with full view of the runway. Using just about>full up trim and the throttle to control rate of decent, I get>nice wheel landings around 100-110 mph and three point>landings around 90-100; still a bit fast but far better than>what came with the P-51.>>Dan