By Dec 16th.

Only a few days left for our new product! – Virtualcol FS Software®

Never had an add-on from this developer. Are they any good?

8 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Never had an add-on from this developer. Are they any good?

Judging by the cockpit pictures the plane looks like it doesn't have near the detail of a Carenado plane.  Looks like it belongs in FSX.  I'm gonna buy it though I think it's only $16.

17 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Never had an add-on from this developer. Are they any good?

No comment. Looking for a Buck.

Edited December 11, 20205 yr by Adrian123

The only company that can make fs2020 look like fsx again. 

 

Virtualcol specialise in  'cheap and cheerful' 'jump in and go' aeroplanes, and make the odd bit of scenery too. If you are looking for super-duper systems realism then you'll be disappointed, however, if you want something which is fun, cheap and comes with a ton of liveries and variants, then their stuff is exactly that.

Personally, I have a lot of time for Virtualcol, they offer good support for their products and they make no bones about being at the cheap and fun end of the market, which is why I have bought literally every add-on they have ever made, and they are the only developer I have ever done that with.

4 hours ago, Chock said:

 

Virtualcol specialise in  'cheap and cheerful' 'jump in and go' aeroplanes, and make the odd bit of scenery too. If you are looking for super-duper systems realism then you'll be disappointed, however, if you want something which is fun, cheap and comes with a ton of liveries and variants, then their stuff is exactly that.

Personally, I have a lot of time for Virtualcol, they offer good support for their products and they make no bones about being at the cheap and fun end of the market, which is why I have bought literally every add-on they have ever made, and they are the only developer I have ever done that with.

thanks, i value your insights more than some of the other ppl here, who are too much on the high end of things.

i still will wait for reviews.

Their A220, although as Chock mentioned had no system depth, but was fun to fly. Came with the liveries of all then known airlines flying it and flew pretty good! 

Why would anyone buy this when there are so many beautiful default airplanes? Some with mods that make them payware quality.

22 minutes ago, DJJose said:

Why would anyone buy this

Wouldn't buy it myself, but I accept there's different expectations out there. And that's a good thing, because I'm sure a few high-priced sophisticated addons won't carry the platform the long way I hope it's gonna go - and that long way is a necessity for the like of PMDG, FSLabs and maybe more to come...

Frame rate friendly is the polite way of putting it.  😁

But if they are honest about the depth of detail (which they are), and they are cheap enough, then there will be a market for them. 

Not everyone wants absolute accuracy and depth.  If it looks good and is fun to fly, I can see a few 'dip-in-and-out' simmers buying it, rather than spending 45 euros/dollars on a CRJ that can take time to learn.

It seems to be a really adequate Simobject for the momentanous state of depth and quality of the MSFS.

No, I am not mocking - I like the universal dilletantism that is offered by MSFS - it is not too much of everything - if the few features the addon is capable of are working reliably, if the sound is allright  and if it is handsome, I will definetely buy it.

And: It has steam gauges ! I am so sick of the monstrous television sets in the modern airplanes -  and with its seat capacity it fills a market gap in the sim.

 

15 minutes ago, PTI139 said:

It seems to be a really adequate Simobject for the momentanous state of depth and quality of the MSFS.

No, I am not mocking - I like the universal dilletantism that is offered by MSFS - it is not too much of everything - if the few features the addon is capable of are working reliably, if the sound is allright  and if it is handsome, I will definetely buy it.

And: It has steam gauges ! I am so sick of the monstrous television sets in the modern airplanes -  and with its seat capacity it fills a market gap in the sim.

 

I agree fully. I despise these computer screens on the panel of a plane, give me steam gauges yes.

And... I want to pilot a plane. Fly it. Experience the scenery while doing it, not get bogged down in pressing buttons and turning dials the whole way. This will suit me very well.

VirtualCol has always focussed on some niche planes that NO ONE else is doing. And some shapely ones at that. The Beech 99 in terms of shape is surely a looker, and I like flying good looking planes. For me some of the default planes in MSFS is butt ugly.

I agree that while LCD may  provide more value for the money in real aircrafts, in a sim aircraft it makes the panel look one dimensional, cheap, and hard to fly with due to its very small text. The beauty of analog, like a watch, is that the pilot can quickly scan the instruments to get the idea of how the plane is flying. The best example is the vs indicator. With the corner of my eye, I can check my descent rate. With the LCD screen, I barely see the line or the numbers....

There is market for unexpensive jump-in-and-there-you-go aircrafts in P3D and MSFS. But when the cockpit looks worse than in default planes, something is not quite right.