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[MSFS Ralf 149]

JAR Design A320 or Peters Aircraft A321, which one would you buy? I'm an Airbus beginner. Thanks.

[steve310002 1,198]

I bought JAR Design and like it (though would like the 64-bit version to be released). They also have good tutorial videos teaching you how to fly the aircraft.

[JonRD463 146]

JAR Design. While not "feature complete", it does offer a medium amount of systems simulation, along with some nice eye candy. Their stated intent is to improve on and add to the systems depth (hopefully as free updates!), which would allow you to grow into the Airbus way of doing things.

 

On the other hand, if you like diving head first into the deep end and aren't concerned with eye candy so much, Peter's flight model is outstanding, at least in my layman's opinion.

[MSFS Ralf 149]

Thank you. Your answers and the Youtube videos made up my mind, will order the JAR Bus today.

[FIVE-BY-FIVE 453]

buy the jar! it's a full plane inside out, Peters is a 2d cockpit only.

[MSFS Ralf 149]

2d cockpit? Retro plane...

[MSFS Ralf 149]

What a nice package. Much to learn but well worth the money. I remember the B744 PS1 sim. Great system simulator. Now I can "play Bus" but with more eye candy.

[FIVE-BY-FIVE 453]

What a nice package. Much to learn but well worth the money. I remember the B744 PS1 sim. Great system simulator. Now I can "play Bus" but with more eye candy.

the A320neo by JarDesign is an amazing beautiful plane for almost half the price of a 2D Peter Plane :good:

[JonRD463 146]

I'd still recommend taking a look at Peter's free version, the QPAC A320. There are aspects I don't care for, such as the jumpseat view and lack of V-cockpit (a cabin I can do without if need be, but I've gotta have that 3D cockpit ), but I can't stop singing the praises of that FBW modeling. If only there was a way to merge that with the visuals and systems of the JAR plane...

[jcomm 5,974]

Peter's

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAHn7901aWQ

 

[MSFS Ralf 149]

OT post: Remember this one?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A320_Airbus_(video_game)

[Murmur 3,944]

OT post: Remember this one?

http://en.m.wikipedi...bus_(video_game)

 

LOL! I had it! :lol:

 

My first "flight sim" (big word) was "R.A.F." for the MSX, it loaded on an audio cassette! The outside world consisted merely of a white line representing a cloud stratus. It ran at something like 3 FPS. :lol:

My first flight sim with an actual 3d world was "F/A 18 Interceptor" for Amiga ( http://en.wikipedia....-18_Interceptor ). If you climbed, the aircraft suddenly stopped at 40.960 ft like there was an invisible wall. :lol:

My first flight sim with an actual realistic (non arcade) flight model was Flight Unlimited II for PC. And yet it had better rain effects that today flight simulators... :smile:

 

Marco

[MSFS Ralf 149]

Yes, I had it too. Version 1 with a few EU airports and version 2 covering the US. And a nice book with IAP's and a printed manual. Those were the days.

 

My first sim was an A320 C64. Written by a retired LH pilot who lived in Hamburg. Advertised in German pilot magazines. Expensive, handful of airports only but so much fun.

 

Flight unlimited, I had them all 3. And Pro Pilot, I loved the clouds and the Citation. *******, I'm old, lol.

[jcomm 5,974]

And a nice book with IAP's and a printed manual.

 

I used those approach plates later with MSFS so many times!!!! Still have it :-)!!!