April 8, 20197 yr 4 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said: How do you find the A220? I have almost all of their products for FS9 (except for maybe the Otter and the Shorts), but I find these planes may be a good addition to my FSX setup. How did it go in P3D4? Sorry, Luis, I haven't tried yet. I'll let you know when I do. 🙂
April 8, 20197 yr 7 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said: How do you find the A220? I have almost all of their products for FS9 (except for maybe the Otter and the Shorts), but I find these planes may be a good addition to my FSX setup. Hi Luis, Like all VCol airliners, the A220 is systems light, but it is probably one of their better products. The virtual cockpit is quite well modelled and the textures are somewhat nicer than in their previous aircraft although there is still room for improvement here. Although the external model seems reasonably accurate, the textures are not the best and tend to give it a cartoon-like appearance but that is just my opinion and others might disagree. Functionally, as I said, it is light, and, although most of the basic switches and knobs are animated, I am not sure how much is going on in the background. The AP is functional but like the AP on the VCol ATR it does appear to have a tendency to overcorrect when capturing the glideslope. The A220 comes with an FMS based on the FSX flight planner and which seems to be of fairly limited functionality and clearly does not replicate the FMS on the real aircraft. However I have not used the included FMS, preferring to fly instead using the GTN750, with which the AP is compatible. Although I have absolutely no experience of real world jetliner flying, the A220 flies as I might expect it to and handles well although one has to be a little careful with the power settings to avoid overspeeding. Its always fun to try a new aircraft and, although systems-light, I have enjoyed the few flights I have carried out in the A220 and will certainly be doing a few more. However, if a better A220 ever appears, this version might well end up being retired to my virtual boneyard, joining some other VCol aircraft that have been displaced by better products. Still, the price is reasonable and I’m sure I’ll get my money’s worth out of it before then! Bill Edited April 8, 20197 yr by scianoir
April 11, 20197 yr Carenado's ATR-42-500 supposed to be available for sale in couple of days $44.95. I may get this or the S340 but then again, I'm not sure I want to keep buying Carenados as they are "looks" while lacking substance (kind of like my ex-wife).
April 12, 20197 yr Author Wow! Philip! I have no experience of Carenado aircraft apart from their Cessna 337 Skymaster. I believe this to be one of their "good" planes. then again it is "only" a light twin not a complex turbo prop.. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
April 12, 20197 yr 21 hours ago, Phillip Gallagher said: Carenado's ATR-42-500 supposed to be available for sale in couple of days $44.95. I may get this or the S340 but then again, I'm not sure I want to keep buying Carenados as they are "looks" while lacking substance (kind of like my ex-wife). That explains why the VCol ATR became freeware! The Carenado version will definitely be a better “looker” but it is debatable whether the systems will be a significant improvement on those of VCol’s ATR. Bill
April 28, 20197 yr their SKBO is also free on the website. Installed it in P3Dv4.5 and it works fine! PC- AMD Ryzen 7800X3D, 64gb 6400mhz RAM, Nvidia RTX4090
April 28, 20197 yr Author Thanks for the info Keem! I'd just installed a freeware SKBO (FSX:SE) a few days ago - wish I'd known before hand LOL! . at least I can compare details.. wonder if I should pick up the free Cessna 152 as well? Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
May 1, 20197 yr On 4/28/2019 at 7:53 AM, snapshot21 said: their SKBO is also free on the website. Installed it in P3Dv4.5 and it works fine! Where in their website? I can see only planes... Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
May 2, 20197 yr 5 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said: Where in their website? I can see only planes... Its on simshack.net along with Virtualcol SKBO, MPTO is also free and compatible with p3dv4 PC- AMD Ryzen 7800X3D, 64gb 6400mhz RAM, Nvidia RTX4090
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