May 30, 201313 yr The 777 :-) I have a special admiration for this airliner, and since I am not going to buy any ESP-based version, it had to be for X-Plane10. I also do not believe PMDG will start with this one... (rather the 744...). Next will follow the AS350B3 from Dreamfoil and then either of Peter's A321 or A380 ;-) I am converted (50 %, the other 50% with DCS ...) I must say I am also very satisfied with my experiments with the C90 edits, both radii of gyration and phase-out. It really makes a difference, but it is a sensible type of parameter to change... If only I had access to more detailled info on that aircraft .... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 30, 201313 yr Congratulations, your a Pappa to a 160 000kg baby boy :Party: Happy Flying Mr. Comm :lol: Next will follow the AS350B3 from Dreamfoil your testing on this heli and xp10 will be worth reading :lol: because this heli will remind you of DCS helis and their flight models. Most amazing HELI ever made in civilian flight sim history! :Peace:
May 30, 201313 yr Congratulation on your choice. IMHO the 777 Worldliner is the best modern airliner on XPX to date. The AS350B3 you'll love too. :Applause:
May 30, 201313 yr Author Well, took it for a 1st short circuit around LPPT. I understand what you say about the sounds now :-/, but that appart, it is really very good! The panel was showing some AA problems, so I turned HDR on and it turned into a super-crisp one, with still very acceptable frame-rates! What can I say? Well - FIVE had long told me to buy it :-), but now I have to have the A380 too :-))) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 30, 201313 yr Take a break from jets for a while and get the helicopter, trust me it will remind you of DCS.
May 30, 201313 yr Sounds like you guys are having fun. I havent loaded up xplane for a couple of weeks at least. Same with DCS or any sim! My poor sim machine has been turned off while I do pit building but reading daily makes me want to get it all turned on again.
May 30, 201313 yr Author Sounds like you guys are having fun. I havent loaded up xplane for a couple of weeks at least. Same with DCS or any sim! My poor sim machine has been turned off while I do pit building but reading daily makes me want to get it all turned on again. Do it :-) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 30, 201313 yr I agree with FIVE-BY-Five jcomm. I am really having a great time learning to fly this beast. Anyone not having flown helicopters in XP10 are missing a real treat, but one that will tax you to death. After several days of learning, I am finally starting to get the hang of it - this after many years of flightsim and even feeling pretty confident with helicopters in FSX. This is the real thing - based on my flying the left hand seat in a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 and Bell Jetranger IRL.. Adjusting null zones for the controller is critical and I have gotten out my Saitek X52 to give me more accurate collective control. That, coupled with pedals and TrackIR have made it a fantastic purchase. As you said - "Do it :-)" John John Wingold
May 31, 201313 yr Author Yes, you're both right in your choice, and I will get it next month, so I hope :-) Helicopters have always been one of the strongest points in X-Plane. Never having flown more than just a few seconds a real helo (got my hands on an R-44 and Schweizer 300) I find it rather difficult to evaluate the quality of the FDM regarding rotary wings, but I believe it should be good enough for a guy I knew at LPCS to use it for his personal home proficiency training :-) Of course he did have the full hardware, which costed more than €3k!!!! but he didn't want any other sim for training, and MSFS even with DODOSIM and a few other examples (using external FDM) were a lot less convincing according to him. All I have for comparison is DCS's UH-1H or KA-50. I have been using the R-22 and the Bell206, plus a couple of freewares, and I find X-Plane's performance very near to what I find in DCS, with DCS's UH-1H being more difficult to control... Regarding the 777, well, I still have to continue using and testing it, but I am somehow disappointed right now :-( I expected a much more precise simulation for instance in terms of a simple autoland (cat3) under perfectly calm weather conditions. Either I didn't know how to properly start it, which I doubt, or this 777 fails miserably to perform an autoland! I still have to insist though... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 31, 201313 yr ?? My 777 autolands perfectly fine.. That's odd. Skickat från min Nexus 4 via Tapatalk 2 Richard 7950x3d | 32Gb 6000mHz RAM | 8Tb NVme | RTX 4090 | MSFS | P3D | XP12
May 31, 201313 yr Author It is certainly me and something I am doing wrong... I didn't read the manual, jumped at it without properly setting the FMC, etc... Other users have reported the same as you, so... Other than that, I do like the general feeling of flying this bird :-). It's also nice to see the correct ground idle forces allowing for taxiing under most weight ranges as soon as you release the parking brake, without having to tweak nothing :-) In the air it looks rather plausible. It's a powerful aircraft, and I love to see the Emirates taking off from Lisbon, sometimes really loaded, but climbing like a rocket :-) Now... that A380 is also tempting me :-)))))))))))))))))))) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 31, 201313 yr Hehe.. I am also way too eager when getting another bird for the fleet. Just keep at it. Regarding the a380 that one is also worthy of a purchase. I've flown it for a number of hours and it's growing on me no doubt about it. Looking forward to future updates! Skickat från min Nexus 4 via Tapatalk 2 Richard 7950x3d | 32Gb 6000mHz RAM | 8Tb NVme | RTX 4090 | MSFS | P3D | XP12
May 31, 201313 yr Regarding the 777, well, I still have to continue using and testing it, but I am somehow disappointed right now :-( I expected a much more precise simulation for instance in terms of a simple autoland (cat3) under perfectly calm weather conditions. Either I didn't know how to properly start it, which I doubt, or this 777 fails miserably to perform an autoland! I still have to insist though... strange, the 777 does CAT3 ILS. Which Airport did you try? Could be pilot error :ph34r: :lol:
May 31, 201313 yr Author strange, the 777 does CAT3 ILS. Which Airport did you try? Could be pilot error :ph34r: :lol: It's looking like a nightmare :-( Either it smashes into the RW, or I get a CTD. Have tried both 32 and 64 bit but still no go :-( Rw 03 has an heading of 028, but wind a wind as faint as 15 knots, from 330-350, the 777 finds it difficult to perform the final align (cat 3 showing OK), and the flare ends with a smash into the rw... I'll keep trying... This was my 1st airliner for XP10 - not a good way to start, but I keep thinking it might have to do with.... Well, with whatever .... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 31, 201313 yr It's looking like a nightmare :-( Either it smashes into the RW, or I get a CTD. Have tried both 32 and 64 bit but still no go :-( Rw 03 has an heading of 028, but wind a wind as faint as 15 knots, from 330-350, the 777 finds it difficult to perform the final align (cat 3 showing OK), and the flare ends with a smash into the rw... I'll keep trying... This was my 1st airliner for XP10 - not a good way to start, but I keep thinking it might have to do with.... Well, with whatever .... land it at around a speed of 150knots, which Airport are you trying? Also did you set the correct fuel/weight specs?
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