I am personally done with CS.

 

757- I use the QW version over the CS model because while the QW model is less in depth it at least works and predictably so every time.

 

727- If the HJG model had a VC it would be far superior and it doesn't cost a dime. As it stands, at least the HJG model autopilot works correctly, something the CS model can't boast.

 

737- Thought I had learned my lesson but it looked so nice on that 9.99 sale day. I love when I switch views and half the switches turn off. Oh and the PMS- isn't that supposed to do something?

 

I won't touch another one of their products... they have gotten enough of my money. You all can do what you want but there is a reason there are a bunch of PMDG fan boys running around the forums and people complain about CS. Take that for what it's worth.

 

+1!

They NEVER EVER finish a product. Every single release has still a lot of bugs. As much as I like the idea of supporting FS developers by buying their products, that won't happen again with CS.

That's why I am waiting for the PMDG 777.

This thread, led me to check out CS 777, saw youtube vid of great graphics, so paid 60 euros. Tahts was yesterday.

 

 

Fast forward to today, CS 777 no landing gear all systems not functioning, numerous unresolved threads of same issue being merged into one by cs admin, which hides the actual number of people having the issue.

 

looks like CS really does derserve that bad reputation.

 

Thier anti piracy tool is runnign on steriods and preventing genuine custormers from being able to use the product, and to make it worse, they send you to a knowledge base to try silly things that dont resolve the problem, when clealry all they need do is remove thier failing anti piracy tool.

 

After this not purchasing another fsx addon for a good few years, luckily seems we seen the back of REX and all thier mock ups, now would be glad to see CS go the same way. The sooner the sim community can join to starve failing addons from sales the more folks can enjoy what they pay for and keep the community lively.

 

Shame on CS, dont buy CS 777 any time soon if ever. They clearly have a problem with thier anti piracy tool, yet they telling folks to go mess with thier registry, and other wild goose chase ideas.

 

Shame on CS, dont buy CS 777 any time soon if ever. They clearly have a problem with thier anti piracy tool, yet they telling folks to go mess with thier registry, and other wild goose chase ideas.

 

 

Their online activation is a bit tricky but you can get it working ... The real problem, IMO, is their continued policy of releasing products too early, when they are not yet completed or way too buggy. That's where you, the customer, take the risk of never getting your favourite aircraft completed.

Their online activation is a bit tricky but you can get it working ... The real problem, IMO, is their continued policy of releasing products too early, when they are not yet completed or way too buggy. That's where you, the customer, take the risk of never getting your favourite aircraft completed.

 

They would be so much better if they just FINISHED their products first. Instead of releasing another patch to fix bugs, they announce a new airplane and completely forget about their last product.

Have had the plane for some time, never saw any problem with 'piracy denial', you buy it, you register it, it works.

Also haven't seen an issue with landing gear since the early pre-release days, if you really paid all that money for

it why aren't you opening a support ticket on the CS web site?

 

These topics tend to just devolve into useless talking past eachother. I totally get the frustration, I find it bizarre

that this thing can't load properly without first loading the default, none of their earlier stuff needed that, but the

release version starts with no hydraulics if you don't. So, ya, I think they deserve to get reamed over this. BUT,

after saying that, I've owned the Wilco 777 for many years, and THAT piece of crap has never flown correctly,

and they've never even made the slightest effort to correct anything. The CS already flies better than that, and

unlike Wilco they at least have some forward motion in improving things.

 

If I didn't want to fly a 777 now I'd wait for the PMDG, but the CS is still a better choice than anything else, true

I've not tried a true 12 hour long haul flight maybe that would be frustrating, but I've completed shorter flights with

it, its got problems but so far I've been able to work with/around them. When PMDG finally gets theirs out the door

there will be no more reason to fly this but until then its been better than nothing.

 

Be carefull , you could be confused as giving the impression its ok the buy CS 777, i just came from CS forum where new post with same issue as mine just added.

 

I develope software for living like many people today, but what most dont know is it takes skill to know how to test software, and only about 30% of those who right software understand this subject, CS cleary only knows how to write software, but they dont know how to test it, and just like REX, thier products are always very unreliable and prone to crash.

 

When you design a system, you need to decide how you gona test it before you even write a single line of code, this helps you ensure your design is testable, products that fail like CS stuff is result of incompentence in chosen proffession, so i hope you not reccomneding the CS 777 is buy.

 

hope you not recomending CS 777 is a buy, before you answer my question go CS forum and check the posts. Provided they have'nt been removed.

 

Have had the plane for some time, never saw any problem with 'piracy denial', you buy it, you register it, it works.

Also haven't seen an issue with landing gear since the early pre-release days, if you really paid all that money for

it why aren't you opening a support ticket on the CS web site?

 

These topics tend to just devolve into useless talking past eachother. I totally get the frustration, I find it bizarre

that this thing can't load properly without first loading the default, none of their earlier stuff needed that, but the

release version starts with no hydraulics if you don't. So, ya, I think they deserve to get reamed over this. BUT,

after saying that, I've owned the Wilco 777 for many years, and THAT piece of crap has never flown correctly,

and they've never even made the slightest effort to correct anything. The CS already flies better than that, and

unlike Wilco they at least have some forward motion in improving things.

 

If I didn't want to fly a 777 now I'd wait for the PMDG, but the CS is still a better choice than anything else, true

I've not tried a true 12 hour long haul flight maybe that would be frustrating, but I've completed shorter flights with

it, its got problems but so far I've been able to work with/around them. When PMDG finally gets theirs out the door

there will be no more reason to fly this but until then its been better than nothing.

 

Be carefull , you could be confused as giving the impression its ok the buy CS 777, i just came from CS forum where new post with same issue as mine just added.

 

I develope software for living like many people today, but what most dont know is it takes skill to know how to test software, and only about 30% of those who right software understand this subject, CS cleary only knows how to write software, but they dont know how to test it, and just like REX, thier products are always very unreliable and prone to crash.

 

When you design a system, you need to decide how you gona test it before you even write a single line of code, this helps you ensure your design is testable, products that fail like CS stuff is result of incompentence in chosen proffession, so i hope you not reccomneding the CS 777 is buy.

 

hope you not recomending CS 777 is a buy, before you answer my question go CS forum and check the posts. Provided they have'nt been removed.

and just like REX, thier products are always very unreliable and prone to crash.

Not really prone to crash, I haven't had any more crashes with Captain Sim products than others. And I haven't had any problems with REX either although I haven't actually used their product for weather generation but just textures.

 

 

I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy CS 777, however their 737, 707, 727 (though some major bugs that are mostly fixable), and 767 (for -200, for -300 get Level D) are worth buying in my opinion, at least until somebody makes better ones.

 

 

I've owned the Wilco 777 for many years, and THAT piece of crap has never flown correctly

 

Hah got to agree. Compared to the most stuff from Wilco CS isn't that bad, I've had a lot of performance problems and crashes with different Wilco products, though then some like 737 and Embraer are decent enough.

Not really prone to crash, I haven't had any more crashes with Captain Sim products than others. And I haven't had any problems with REX either although I haven't actually used their product for weather generation but just textures.

 

 

I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy CS 777, however their 737, 707, 727 (though some major bugs that are mostly fixable), and 767 (for -200, for -300 get Level D) are worth buying in my opinion, at least until somebody makes better ones.

 

 

 

 

Hah got to agree. Compared to the most stuff from Wilco CS isn't that bad, I've had a lot of performance problems and crashes with different Wilco products, though then some like 737 and Embraer are decent enough.

textures are static they cant crash, but anything rex that moves crashes, example weather.

 

Can you now see the similarity to CS, good graphics failing systems.

 

Lots of people are good at artistary and develop solid GUI, but that does not mean they good at real time software, which is what complex sim like fsx requires.

 

It takes experience and skill, you either have it or you dont, no matter how many software versions later, it still wount work if you only know how to draw pretty pictures, press compile and build.

Oh well, at least to me REX was worth buying, its textures + active sky have been a good combination. Of course now AS2012 could have offered but that was way before AS2012, I think at that time the newest version was Active Sky X.

I don't have a problem with REX, and I also don't have a problem with the CS 707. However, I also purchased the CS 737 and, whilst I don't use a lot of the fancy systems for flying my planes, I do take a keen interest in the flight dynamics. The 707 is a magnificent bird in this respect, but the 737 seems to be a bit "quirky". It tends to lose height rapidly when banking at a relatively shallow angle. Of course, I am no expert on these matters, but it just seems to be rather excessive.....

Are the FMC and EFB working correct?

I bought the CS T7 when it was on V0.9, jip i knew i am buying a development aircraft, got myself the "Test Pilot" banner and off i went, reported a few issues, but no responses really.

 

My biggest gripe with them is the "head in the sand" approach by them, they dont really care anything about the customers, all i want to know is and it doesnt even needed to be updated every day, maybe once a week to say these are the issues we know off these are the ones we are working on, then at least we all knew ok something is being done.

 

What do we know now............... nothing these guys could just as well be laying on a beach in the Caribean for all we know!

 

Oh we did have in one response from them a few weeks ago, we are woking on V1.1 you will be amazed (or something similar)

Danny,

 

There is no EFB. Just some JPG charts that you have to load yourself before the flight. If you have to download, possibly convert, and load the charts to be pulled up in what is just a small display, why not just use Deskpins with your web browser and say yourself all the work?

 

FMC? Depends on what you mean by work. The buttons work. The display is on.

 

There are enough posts about this product and company, here and elsewhere, that anyone who buys the product deserves it.

Has anyone else noticed the rapid loss of altitude with the CS737 when banking at a relatively shallow angle? If so, is there a flight dynamics "update" that can alleviate it? I do like the plane, but that "issue" just annoys me when I am hand flying it.

 

By the way, I have noticed a couple of bugs with the 707. The trim wheel sound plays continuously every now and again after I have loaded the plane, and it will not stop. I have to load the plane again to solve the problem. This also happens occasionally with the flap deployment sound.

Are the FMC and EFB working correct?

Oh, you're still considering buying it?

Why ask the question is it worth it, if you'll end up disregarding our suggestions anyway?

 

The EFB isn't an EFB, it's a photo library, a $60 alternative to Microsoft Photo Viewer, not even a slight bit of exaggeration. The FMC is functional, but far from complete, not even a working FMC COMM page.

 

Has anyone else noticed the rapid loss of altitude with the CS737 when banking at a relatively shallow angle? If so, is there a flight dynamics "update" that can alleviate it? I do like the plane, but that "issue" just annoys me when I am hand flying it.

 

By the way, I have noticed a couple of bugs with the 707. The trim wheel sound plays continuously every now and again after I have loaded the plane, and it will not stop. I have to load the plane again to solve the problem. This also happens occasionally with the flap deployment sound.

Might be lucky if you find one on their forums. But you'll have some digging to do, they don't even pin fixes.