26 minutes ago, Seabhag66 said:

Mmmmh....15 euros is ok for this, but not one euro more. Sounds are imho mediocre, and in level flight the elevators are deflected all the way up. Needs quite some work.

Are you familiar with JU-52? I'm not but based on several photos elevator seems  a bit up with trim 

30 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

This is my level flight at the moment 

Strange.....

I'm level with flaps up and trim neutral. Just needed more engine power. But then I don't (normally) fly these old planes, and have only a little idea what is happening beyond that. 🙃

1 hour ago, abrams_tank said:

Wow.  The modelling for this cockpit is top notch!

Exactly what i was thinking, one of the best looking cockpits yet.

Main forums are arguing non stop about whether it takes off too well for a 30's airplane 😄

Looks good to me, will be buying it when I get home from work.

4 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

Main forums are arguing non stop about whether it takes off too well for a 30's airplane 😄

Looks good to me, will be buying it when I get home from work.

Some folk are never happy.

7 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

Main forums are arguing non stop about whether it takes off too well for a 30's airplane 😄

And all of them have first hand knowledge of the handling characteristics of '30s planes. We're so lucky we can learn from them. 😏

20 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

Main forums are arguing non stop about whether it takes off too well for a 30's airplane 😄

These people need to read a history book then. There is a reason why it is called the Ju52/3m; that's because it is the triple-engined version of what started out as a single-engined design. The Ju52 was originally designed as a freighter for use in underdeveloped countries where it would be easy to maintain and would be able to ferry heavy mining equipment to remote areas, so it was designed with one engine to ease maintenance, which means of course that it can fly on one engine.

The tri-motor version was a later development for additional passenger safety and because the tri-motor config was mandated in some countries for passenger aeroplanes specifically as a safety feature - including in the USA - not because it needs three engines to take off, so of course it takes off well. It has two more engines than it needs.

You can actually tell it was designed to fly without all three engines if you look at it from above - the wing engines are mounted angled outwards, and that is specifically to combat engine-out asymmetric thrust.

Edited September 28, 20214 yr by Chock

If I'm not mistaken the 1939 model has a basic autopilot in it, the switch is in front of the yoke and it appears to have the ability to follow a heading.

For me it's definitely worth $15 even though I look forward to what some mods will do. The JPL 152 mod is fantastic and I hope for similar things for this plane.

16 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

Main forums are arguing non stop about whether it takes off too well for a 30's airplane 😄

 

There's some misconception there it seems. Those 30's birds were all STOL by today's standards. Long take off runs and landings are a jet age thing.

 

Anyway, if I fly this thing with a full pax load and reasonable engine settings (~1500-1600 RPM) I get realistic results. Except take off which is a bit optimistic. Overall the a/c has a balooning tendency. Just don't firewall the throttle. 

How good is it? and how much realism is in it?

I do want to get this addon

It's insanely well made for the money, and still very good if you ignore the price

I I like it. Adverse yaw, excellent STOL characteristic - typical stick and rudder airplane !

18 minutes ago, Skywolf said:

How good is it? and how much realism is in it?

I do want to get this addon

It's very faithful to the real thing. A lot of bang for your bucks. Anyone who says it is overpowered - as some apparently are saying - has no idea what they are talking about. They're probably the same pillocks who were suggesting on forums a couple of weeks ago that it was a N@zi plane, which gives you some idea of how little some people know about things when they come out with nonsense like that.

Go buy it. You won't be disappointed:

 

Edited September 28, 20214 yr by Chock

16 minutes ago, Chock said:

It's very faithful to the real thing. A lot of bang for your bucks. Anyone who says it is overpowered - as some apparently are saying - has no idea what they are talking about. They're probably the same pillocks who were suggesting on forums a couple of weeks ago that it was a N@zi plane, which gives you some idea of how little some people know about things when they come out with nonsense like that.

Go buy it. You won't be disappointed:

 

Is there a version with wheel pants? :O

2 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

Perhaps they will learn something from the Steam version, since those are not encrypted, apparently.

That sounds very strange but as you say hopefully useful.

Personally I'd like to see ski and float versions of the modernised cockpit if possible.