I Purchased The Aerosoft CRJ Over The Weekend.

[btacon 1,788]

$50.00 US from Aerosoft. I have about 10 hours in it (ver 1.06). I’ve been flying a test route I use for all of my MSFS 2020 planes. I have learned so far that:

* The aircraft demands precision 

* If you fall behind it will quickly punish you

* If you keep up or better yet...stay ahead of the aircraft it is an absolute joy to fly. All aspects: departure, cruise, and arrival / landing. 

For me the aircraft performs crisply, looks stunning and again for me and me only...it is the best $50.00 I have spent for any plane in a sim for a long, long while. 

YMMV,

-B

Edited August 15, 2021 by btacon

[regis9 4,013]

3 minutes ago, btacon said:

If you fall behind it will quickly punish you

This is very true, especially if one is used to an A320 or 737 level of automation.  CRJ keeps you on your toes, even more so than the Q400 IMHO given the higher speeds involved.

[captain420 3,099]

Yes, I found out that the CRJ is not my cup of tea due to some of the reasons above. It's more of a hands-on plane. What I don't like about it is you have to monitor speed, throttles, descent, etc. I'm more used to the automated planes such as A320, 777, 747-8 and prefer them over the CRJ. It's a nice plane, but just not for me. I like automation because it gives me more time to take in the amazing visuals that MSFS has to offer.

[FrankR409 514]

I have been strongly considering it myself, but would need to familiarize myself with some videos before I did purchase it.

Did your flying gravitate more towards airliners prior to the purchase?

[btacon 1,788]

8 minutes ago, FrankR409 said:

I have been strongly considering it myself, but would need to familiarize myself with some videos before I did purchase it.

Did your flying gravitate more towards airliners prior to the purchase?

Yes but mostly in P3d. I put most of my stick time so far in MSFS in CJ4 but also have been spending some time with FBWa320 so...yes

-B

[captain420 3,099]

Does the CJ4 operate similar to the CRJ, in that it needs a hands-on approach?

[badgenes 125]

Bought this on release and I'm embarrassed to admit I've flown it enough to know points 1 and 2 are the truth and not much more.  Get behind it on final and its headline news time....Are there any good tutorials that have been put out post-release?  

[CapnOz 109]

The CRJ is a different animal altogether. I have been thinking about making videos based on a RW CRJ Chief Pilots perspective, but i dont really have the time or the proper software installed on my PC to do it. However, I will look into it IF i find the aircraft is stable and modelled properly. 

Edited August 15, 2021 by CapnOz

[Jetman67 517]

1 hour ago, btacon said:

$50.00 US from Aerosoft. I have about 10 hours in it (ver 1.06). I’ve been flying a test route I use for all of my MSFS 2020 planes. I have learned so far that:

* The aircraft demands precision 

* If you fall behind it will quickly punish you

* If you keep up or better yet...stay ahead of the aircraft it is an absolute joy to fly. All aspects: departure, cruise, and arrival / landing. 

For me the aircraft performs crisply, looks stunning and again for me and me only...it is the best $50.00 I have spent for any plane in a sim for a long, long while. 

YMMV,

-B

Have you flown the working title cj4, I'm wondering how it is compared to that, I'm really enjoying the cj4 mod

[Prpn 366]

16 minutes ago, CapnOz said:

However, I will look into it IF i find the aircraft is stable and modelled properly. 

Spoiler alert from another RW CRJ pilot, it is not. This is not to bash them, nor to be super negative, just statement of fact. There are a couple of things you'd probably use every single RW flight that do not work properly in the addon. YMMV and it might be the best representation of a CRJ in any sim, but it does not do the real plane justice IMO.

[btacon 1,788]

3 minutes ago, Jetman67 said:

Have you flown the working title cj4, I'm wondering how it is compared to that, I'm really enjoying the cj4 mod

Yes, I fly a lot of the CJ4. Love it too. CRJ is like CJ4 but more demanding in many aspects. 
-B

[RobJC 2,069]

Thanks for the info, OP. 

[CapnOz 109]

1 hour ago, Prpn said:

Spoiler alert from another RW CRJ pilot, it is not. This is not to bash them, nor to be super negative, just statement of fact. There are a couple of things you'd probably use every single RW flight that do not work properly in the addon. YMMV and it might be the best representation of a CRJ in any sim, but it does not do the real plane justice IMO.

I was afraid of this based on what I've seen in videos. Appreciate the heads up.

[kdfw__ 542]

4 hours ago, Prpn said:

Spoiler alert from another RW CRJ pilot, it is not. This is not to bash them, nor to be super negative, just statement of fact. There are a couple of things you'd probably use every single RW flight that do not work properly in the addon. YMMV and it might be the best representation of a CRJ in any sim, but it does not do the real plane justice IMO.

for $50 what should one expect?  a faithful reproduction or decent approximation on a desktop computer? 

[odourboy 1,289]

37 minutes ago, kdfw__ said:

for $50 what should one expect?  a faithful reproduction or decent approximation on a desktop computer? 

Considering how many copies they're likely to sell, I expect a faithful reproduction.