Same here... For the Fenix I can live with the free FBW one... Boeing... okaaaay maybe later but I will wait for the Queen... BAe would be nice but can be a bit later... real Love: Maddog! So for me the race would be the best with Leonardo winning followed by Justflight with the BAe 😄 then MD11... then the fishtank bombers...

Cheers

T.

Edited February 19, 20224 yr by Torsen

1 hour ago, micstatic said:

Everybody around this hobby seems to get far more excited for the PMDG 737.

Think that is partly due to the marketing (and drama) that's been nearly constantly dripfed to us. Clever, if transparent, strategy by RR.

I'm glad to see so many other airliners well into production. This year is going to see a bonanza of aircraft releases. 😊

12 minutes ago, F737NG said:

Think that is partly due to the marketing (and drama) that's been nearly constantly dripfed to us. Clever, if transparent, strategy by RR.

I'm glad to see so many other airliners well into production. This year is going to see a bonanza of aircraft releases. 😊

It's true.  But I think the reason is that the 737 is just more popular in real life.  And a large percentage of simmers seem to prefer flying real equipment matched to real routes.  I however have no problem using whichever plane in my hangar I want.  

I Saw that Landing video. But didn't hear the "Audio/Sound/Aural of coming in to land . Was a tad Disappointed" 

Well, the Maddog MD-80 was one of my preferred simulations of the iconic dc-9 / md-8x line of airliners, back in the good fs9 days ...

I had used the Airline Simulator 2 version before that, with deep respect for what Simon Hradecky achieved first with moding the original Airline Simulator tittle by Sublogic, and then creating his own airline simulation platform.

I am really tempted to jump on this one, although it's too complex for me these days to properly manage and operate such an aircraft. I am a lot more at eas in the modern buses 🙂

 

Edited February 19, 20224 yr by jcomm

35 minutes ago, micstatic said:

It's true.  But I think the reason is that the 737 is just more popular in real life.  And a large percentage of simmers seem to prefer flying real equipment matched to real routes.

That's the other part of the reason, yes.

8 minutes ago, jcomm said:

I am really tempted to jump on this one, although it's too complex for me these days to properly manage and operate such an aircraft. I am a lot more at eas in the modern buses 🙂

Like you, I also prefer the ease of glass cockpits. That said, there's a certain appeal to the steam gauge driven cockpits of a favourite classic airliner.

32 minutes ago, F737NG said:

That's the other part of the reason, yes.

Like you, I also prefer the ease of glass cockpits. That said, there's a certain appeal to the steam gauge driven cockpits of a favourite classic airliner.

Indeed F737NG ! Indeed !!!

I would love to see a Classic 742 or 743 available for MFS, with the level of detail recently made available for XP11 ( Felis 747 ) or airliners that made my youth as a plane spotter at the old Lisbon Airport in the late 70s, early 80s - B707 and B720, B727, Vickers VC-10, IL-62, Trident-Three, BAC 1-11, DC-8, HS 748, Bristol Britannia, the Caravelle !!!

Another feature I would love to see implemented one day in MFS or any other modern flight simulation platform would be "Historic Scenery", like some way of sliding your "date" back to an era where these, and even lder aircraft, were operated, and have scenery, towns, objects, vehicles, airports, ... adapt accordingly 🤩

Edited February 19, 20224 yr by jcomm

3 hours ago, abrams_tank said:

Hi, is the TDFi MD 11 in Alpha or Beta testing too? I just read they posted the price of their MD 11 for MSFS.  Would be awesome if the TDFi MD 11 is also in Alpha or Beta testing phase.

I can't confirm, but they don't have cockpit screenshot of the MSFS version, only P3D and based on the dev updates they are still working on systems

So maybe early alpha

40 minutes ago, F737NG said:

That's the other part of the reason, yes.

Like you, I also prefer the ease of glass cockpits. That said, there's a certain appeal to the steam gauge driven cockpits of a favorite classic airliner.

That's the appeal for me.  Flying something like an airbus is so easy.  I've been getting back into the Q400 lately.  Truly a plane that requires currency.  MD-80 somewhat that way to.  The challenge is what keeps me coming back.  

What a pleasant surprise on a Saturday morning to read that the MD80 is in beta and to watch a PMDG preview video...it's a good day!

5 hours ago, abrams_tank said:

Hi, is the TDFi MD 11 in Alpha or Beta testing too? I just read they posted the price of their MD 11 for MSFS.  Would be awesome if the TDFi MD 11 is also in Alpha or Beta testing phase.

4 hours ago, Bernard Ducret said:

This has not been expressed clearly in their latest post, but one would reasonably assume that when you are able to articulate a price, it is because your product is near completion and you have all the cost elements under control.

It's still firmly in alpha. They're working on systems and things like cockpit textures still.

 

I was certain this thread was about the maddog and not every other airplane in development? Guess I misread the title! 

10 hours ago, ryanbatcund said:

I told you guys....there's at least 5 jets coming soon!

Plus the Dash 7, from Pilot's + SWS. Not a jet, but good enough to be mentioned.

2022 is going to be a big year for MSFS

Agreed I fell in love with the MD-80 and the Majestic Q400 more than anything else released in FSX. I feel Leonardo is underrated in comparison with PMDG