I’m feeling like I’d like to grab a new plane for the 4th of July. I was thinking eithe the Maddog or Captain Sim 757. Any thoughts?

 

thanks!

Glad you asked this because I too am thinking along the same lines.

The CS is a fun plane to fly but there are several bugs that need fixing. They are actively producing hot fixes but the vnav issue for me is still a big issue. Check out the large thread to see what others think of the plane. 

757 is good but I’d say the maddog is the more solid purchase right now.

Great advice. Thanks guys.

I can vouch for the Maddog X being a great plane, but note I do not have the CS757. The one thing I don't like about the Maddog X is that it doesn't seem to come with a written, intuitive tutorial, unless I somehow missed it? 

Fortunately, there is this: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-p3d-leonardo-md-82-maddog/

Using that I have managed to figure out the 'essential' buttons in-between the swaths of tests and whatnot, so I was able to sort of compile my own 'reduced' workflow to get in the air quickly. By all mean,s the Maddog X models an 80's aircraft and has a distinct lack of automation when it comes to some things, but it's a lot of fun once you get your head around the tons of switches on the O/H :)

I was hesitant to get the 757, but I have to say it's one of the smoothest birds to fly.  There are a couple of little glitches but nothing that keeps me from enjoying the aircraft in-depth.  VNAV doesn't give me much of a problem, my issue is that if I make changes in the FMC while going at time compression above 2x, the sim crashes.  The other annoyance is that the wx radar only paints weather 40 miles out...I know there's a fix for the radar in the works (maybe it's out already, I haven't updated in a while), but other than that I love the plane.  Fast, smooth, great cockpit, pax views and awesome sounds. 

Edited June 30, 20187 yr by dal330200

Thanks all for the advice! Just flew back from KORD to KATL on Friday on a Delta MD88. Lingered a bit to have a look at the flight deck and have to say the maddog looks like a pretty good representation. Think I’ll start with that!

Well darn it! I talked myself into the 757, purchased it on their website via PayPal, got the PayPal receipt, but no download links. Saw on their support forums that this has happened before. There's a link to submit a ticket, but you need an order number and that never came. Have to say this is the first time something like this has happened to me and I've purchased a bunch of add ons! Oh well, we'll see what happens over the next 24 hours...

21 hours ago, mmcwill1 said:

I’m feeling like I’d like to grab a new plane for the 4th of July. I was thinking eithe the Maddog or Captain Sim 757. Any thoughts?

 

thanks!

Me too- it's my birthday - need a present lol. Kinda a doldrum of acft

how about the fsl 319.... 🙂 

48 minutes ago, tooting said:

how about the fsl 319.... 🙂 

Expensive gifts (I like those!)

On 7/1/2018 at 2:32 PM, tooting said:

how about the fsl 319.... 🙂 

I picked that up a day or two after the whole story broke about their use of DRM in the installer. Really a great add on, just updated to the latest release. In all honesty, I don't need to get another add on, I've got several that I've not really explored. But boy, I love loading up a new purchase, digging into the tutorial, and flying to an airport I haven't been to yet!

4 minutes ago, mmcwill1 said:

picked that up a day or two after the whole story

That was only released today. You mean the A320.

On 7/1/2018 at 10:51 AM, mmcwill1 said:

Well darn it! I talked myself into the 757, purchased it on their website via PayPal, got the PayPal receipt, but no download links. Saw on their support forums that this has happened before. There's a link to submit a ticket, but you need an order number and that never came. Have to say this is the first time something like this has happened to me and I've purchased a bunch of add ons! Oh well, we'll see what happens over the next 24 hours...

Quick update: Less than 24 hours after submitting a ticket, I got an email with my order number. This let me log in and download from their extended service. The purchase emails arrived in my spam folder around the same time. They say patience is a virtue, but these days, you get used to the instant download link!