May 9, 201313 yr Virtavia products are on sale at SimMarket - at half price or even less. If you don't have their CH53A Stallion or their A6 Intruder you are missing out on some outstanding and unique addons. I would also recommend their F105 Thud and although I don't have it (yet) I have heard great things about the C17. But there are loads of choices so check them out Cheers Ian
May 10, 201313 yr Some good deals there. The T-34C TurboMentor is one of the best FSX planes out there and very underrated. My MSFS 2020 repaints: Flightsim.to - Profile of HStreet Working on MSFS 2024 versions.
May 10, 201313 yr Humm. I see they have a B-36 Peacemaker. Has anyone tried it? Very interesting aircraft. Six (6) radial engines which faced rearward and four (4) jet engines. One of my uncles served as a loadmaster on a B-36 for a few years. The one he served on was converted for use as a mid-air refueler. Prior to that it was in a nuclear readiness fleet. They often flew missions where they carried an A-bomb or a dummy and the crew did not know which. He later was on one of the initial teams that took the C5 transport aloft.The last B-36 I was saw was static on the flight line at Chanute AFB in Rantoul, Illinois, when I was stationed there for Air Force weather school in 1970 and 1971. I toured a museum a couple of years ago at that now closed base and did not see the B-36 among the remaining aircraft on display. Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
May 10, 201313 yr Author Humm. I see they have a B-36 Peacemaker. Has anyone tried it? Very interesting aircraft. Six (6) radial engines which faced rearward and four (4) jet engines. One of my uncles served as a loadmaster on a B-36 for a few years. The one he served on was converted for use as a mid-air refueler. Prior to that it was in a nuclear readiness fleet. They often flew missions where they carried an A-bomb or a dummy and the crew did not know which. He later was on one of the initial teams that took the C5 transport aloft. The last B-36 I was saw was static on the flight line at Chanute AFB in Rantoul, Illinois, when I was stationed there for Air Force weather school in 1970 and 1971. I toured a museum a couple of years ago at that now closed base and did not see the B-36 among the remaining aircraft on display. There is a B36 being restored at the museum attached to Davis-Montham in Arizona - I saw it two years ago. I don't know how much progress they have since made but it was complete enough that they were able to tow it in and out of a hangar. I truly don't know how good the Virtavia B36 is. But at the sale price, it's probably worth a try... Cheers Ian
May 10, 201313 yr Shalom and greetings all my pals,,I always want C-17 Globemaster but my question to all of you is that is Virtavia C-17 Globemaster really good or should I wait for Area 51 to offer the same plane on sale?I look at avsim and flightsim only to be surprised that there are more repaints for Area 51 C-17 than there are for Virtavia C-17. Anybody know why or is search function bit tricky and not working well?Aharon
May 10, 201313 yr Author Shalom Aleichem Aharon My guess is that the Virtavia is the better one, but I have no way of really knowing. Hope someone can give you a more objective answer Ian
May 11, 201313 yr There is a B36 being restored at the museum attached to Davis-Montham in Arizona - I saw it two years ago. I don't know how much progress they have since made but it was complete enough that they were able to tow it in and out of a hangar. I truly don't know how good the Virtavia B36 is. But at the sale price, it's probably worth a try... Cheers Ian I did buy it, but have not installed it yet. May do so today since its raining here. Found a story online that the B36 you refer to at Davis-Montham may have come there from the former Kelly AFB in San Antonio. Kelly is now called the Lackland Annex. I found a photo online of the B36 that was on static display at Chanute AFB in the 60s and 70s. I also learned yesterday from my dad that my uncle was a chief flight engineer on the B36 and cross trained to load master when he was placed on a C5 crew. He retired as a Chief Senior Master Sergeant. Thanks Ian. Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
May 14, 201313 yr For what it's worth department PC Aviator is having similar 50% off plus additional 10% today only. http://www.pcaviator.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=95 Carl PC AMD Ryzen R7-5700G (8-Core) processor), AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics 8GB/ 2TB HD + 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, Win11 _____________________________________________________________________________________
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