May 5, 201313 yr I only have money for one of those. Both are on sale this weekend. Just flight has the BN-2 for $24.99. Aerosoft has the PMDG JS41 for $35.27. Which one do you recommend? Which one is more demanding or cause performance issues?
May 5, 201313 yr I only have money for one of those. Both are on sale this weekend. Just flight has the BN-2 for $24.99. Aerosoft has the PMDG JS41 for $35.27. Which one do you recommend? Which one is more demanding or cause performance issues? What kind of flying do you like to do?
May 5, 201313 yr You're gonna have to decide for yourself here. They are so completely different as to be mutually exclusive. You're sort of asking "which do I want, a Piper Cub or a Cessna Citation Mustang. I do know that the Islander is fairly easy on hardware etc. Never fooled with the J41 Dan George (woodhick)Check out Greenbrier Aero Club, the VA for and about the GA pilot.
May 5, 201313 yr They're two quite different aircraft. The J41 is a turboprop whereas the BN-2 is a piston engined aircraft. They're both beautifully modelled inside and out. The BN-2 by its nature is a far simpler aircraft to fly with less complex instruments and systems. It's also I've found much less of a burden on system performance. I have both and would say out of the two I've had far more use out of the BN-2 than the J41, but then I rather like low and slow, scenic flights! Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM | 16GB RTX 4080 Super | 2x 2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Sidestick + Quadrant | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals | WinCTRL Airbus FCU + EFIS + MCDU
May 5, 201313 yr Author The flying I do is island hopping around the caribbean or regional flights in the US east coast.
May 5, 201313 yr The BN-2 is perfect for island hopping as it has excellent short field performance and is just the right size for small island strips! Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM | 16GB RTX 4080 Super | 2x 2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Sidestick + Quadrant | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals | WinCTRL Airbus FCU + EFIS + MCDU
May 5, 201313 yr If it's island hopping you seek, +1 for the BN-2. However, for the sake of giving you the choice between 2 contenders in the same category, an alternative might be the excellent DH-6 TwOtter by Aerosoft. It can do island hops as well, but also has floats and skis/skiwheels in case you'd like to land in the water, or do some short hops in snowy areas. http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/us/iboshop.cgi?showd,6410344120,10709 I'm not preaching against the BN-2, I have it myself personally and love it, but the Twin Otter is a plane designed for similar purposes. Ray
May 5, 201313 yr Wait a few weeks and get the new Twin Otter extended. Will be well worth the wait! Faster cruise than the BN-2 but designed for small strips. -Iain Watson-
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