Looking for the best Twin Otter or my Hanger...

 

What's the consensus on all available payware options right now?

 

MilViz DHC-3T Turbo Otter or Aerosoft or any others out there?

 

Thanks!

The DHC-3 is a single engine Otter.

The only Twin Otter (DHC-6) that I'm aware of which works in P3Dv4 is the Aerosoft version, and it doesn't allow integration of any of the popular Garmin add-on gauges into its VC panel, so it strikes me as a pretty underwhelming option.  Having to run gauges in popup windows is so FS2002.

Regards

I like the Aerosoft otter twin otter with either the 750 or 530 panel.

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/556025-rxp-gtn750-into-twin-otter-vc/

 

 

The RXP GNS530 works nicely..

[VCockpit01]
.......
gauge09=TW_Disp!Com_Nav_Disp, 345, 4, 162, 218
//gauge10=TW_GPS!GPS_530vc3DV4, 4,4,332,248
gauge10=rxpGNS2!GNS_530_1, 4,4,332,248,VC

........etc

ini file:

[GNS_530_1.VC]
; show screen only gauge if true.
nobezel = true

Edited September 3, 20196 yr by Bert Pieke

If I remember correctly aerosoft is planning an update of the twin otter for p3dv4. It’s already compatible but the update would bring in some of v4.4+ features like PBR. Don’t know if they would include a setting to automatically integrate the garmin from rxp or flight1.

1 hour ago, JasonPC said:

If I remember correctly aerosoft is planning an update of the twin otter for p3dv4. 

Yes, except for the comments made by the major domo at Aerosoft yesterday:

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/145948-twin-otter-professional-request-for-information/page/4/#comments

 

1 hour ago, Mace said:

Yes, except for the comments made by the major domo at Aerosoft yesterday:

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/145948-twin-otter-professional-request-for-information/page/4/#comments

Not surprised considering it's Aerosoft!

With Berts mod the AS is more than adequate.

But I hear they are working on an updated version.

 

17 hours ago, Mace said:

Yes, except for the comments made by the major domo at Aerosoft yesterday:

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/145948-twin-otter-professional-request-for-information/page/4/#comments

Such a shame they are waiting for the new MSFS...

 

Could be a total bust like MS Flight was and they could be getting sales in the interim while P3D continues to receive updates and advance the hobby...

 

Even if the new MSFS is the "Bees Knees" I will wait a year or two to start getting into it as it will take at least that long for all the add-on developers to start releasing their products...

 

Have no interest in stock MS A/C after being spoiled by PMDG and A2A...!!!

 

Totally lacking a detailed "Study" level Twin Otter for P3Dv4 right now...

 

Such a fun passenger/cargo A/C for flying into St. Barths and grass strips and can be equipped with ski's and floats as well!!!

 

 

Edited September 4, 20196 yr by Kilo60

No reason to hold off.. as mentioned above, the Aerosoft Twotter is very nice, as-is

Did Aerosoft ever finish their new version of Lukla (Yeti Twotters frequent stop)?

1 hour ago, Kilo60 said:

Totally lacking a detailed "Study" level Twin Otter for P3Dv4 right now...

I wonder what you hope a "study level" Twin Otter would add to what Aerosoft already provides?

55 minutes ago, MarkDH said:

I wonder what you hope a "study level" Twin Otter would add to what Aerosoft already provides?

A faithful reproduction of the PT-6 (something like what RealAir did with the Turbine Duke) would be welcome...you know, something that doesn't spring to life at engine start like a Lycoming recip...

And the unique flap/trim interconnect in the DHC-6 is usually not even addressed, much less correctly modelled.

Regards

35 minutes ago, w6kd said:

A faithful reproduction of the PT-6 (something like what RealAir did with the Turbine Duke) would be welcome...you know, something that doesn't spring to life at engine start like a Lycoming recip...

And the unique flap/trim interconnect in the DHC-6 is usually not even addressed, much less correctly modelled

Perhaps we understand something different by the term "study level". Nobody will deny that the stock engine model falls short. Your comments about the flaps appear to be hypothetical, I can't tell if you actually have the Twin Otter Extended but I've always thought it behaved more or less as expected under flaps.

58 minutes ago, MarkDH said:

Perhaps we understand something different by the term "study level". Nobody will deny that the stock engine model falls short. Your comments about the flaps appear to be hypothetical, I can't tell if you actually have the Twin Otter Extended but I've always thought it behaved more or less as expected under flaps.

I do have it, and all of its predecessors going as far back as the Lago version before Mathias Kok went over to Aerosoft. 

The real-world Otters have a flap-trim interconnect that keeps the airplane close to trimmed when flaps are added...the lack of that feature is especially noticeable when dropping full flaps for a short-field approach.  The Aerosoft Twin Otter isn't horrible, but neither is it exceptional, and certainly not "study-level" if only for the problematic stock turbine simulation and the somewhat anemic sounds.

But, that said, it's the only game in town for P3Dv4, so if you're chomping at the bit for a Twotter, all roads lead there at the moment.