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After a longish break from MSFS, I've been tempted back by the recent spate of excellent addons.

I decided to try the 310 first, though I'm not usually a twin prop flyer.

It's a lovely bird, and a game-changer, imho, with the "rental" option which for the first time ever means that preflight checks actually matter.

But what I really wanted to say was WHOA! about the VR implementation.  It is absolutely first class.  The clarity of e.g. the PMS750 is terrific.  The sense of space and position in the 'pit is first class.  If I lean forward, I am getting more or less the clarity I get in 2D.  I'm sure that's not quite right, but it FEELS like it is, and that'll do, thanks very much.  Really surprisingly good.  And when I look out down that spectacular wing, I don't see the "judder" that I recognise in the defaults. It's like watching the 2D birds, again.  I think the airflow sounds seem overdone - let's say loud - but I suspect they're true to life and we're just spoiled with quieter models!

I've been messing around with the Cub, the TBM and the Extra - all stock, of course - and whilst they're good, I think the 310 is another level - despite all the system depth and excellent modelling.

Anyway.  Just wanted to share.  Lots of good reports in the pancake fora, so I thought one here might be worthwhile.  Very, very happy with this as a VR showcase.

 

Edit:  this with a 3900X, a 2080Ti and a G2.  Not quite state of the art, by any means.

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I agree wholeheartedly, my preferred VR plane at this moment (until tomorrow when the Hjet hits the market I'm afraid 🙂 ). I love the sounds as well. Flying through a heavy shower and the de-icing of the prop sounds are great. The loudness of the wind sounds seem okay to me, can hear the plane struggle at low speed. The only critic I have are the tiny clickspots for switches and such.

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Yep the 310 is gorgeous in VR.

 

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Wow! So smooth! Wgat are your XRToolkit settings to get it this good? Awesome~!


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8 minutes ago, vonduck said:

Wow! So smooth! Wgat are your XRToolkit settings to get it this good? Awesome~!

I don't use XR Toolkit, just Oculus Rift S to sim.

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Exactly what I wanted to hear just getting this.

I am in the business of setting up the sim again so I have not been able to get to VR yet I am very curious how the ju-52 fairs and the PMDG DC6. The latter is very performance intensive so I do fear I don´t have what it takes but that cockpit would be very interesting to see in proper scale! 

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On 5/31/2022 at 12:25 AM, Paul_Yorks said:

After a longish break from MSFS, I've been tempted back by the recent spate of excellent addons.

I decided to try the 310 first, though I'm not usually a twin prop flyer.

It's a lovely bird, and a game-changer, imho, with the "rental" option which for the first time ever means that preflight checks actually matter.

But what I really wanted to say was WHOA! about the VR implementation.  It is absolutely first class.  The clarity of e.g. the PMS750 is terrific.  The sense of space and position in the 'pit is first class.  If I lean forward, I am getting more or less the clarity I get in 2D.  I'm sure that's not quite right, but it FEELS like it is, and that'll do, thanks very much.  Really surprisingly good.  And when I look out down that spectacular wing, I don't see the "judder" that I recognise in the defaults. It's like watching the 2D birds, again.  I think the airflow sounds seem overdone - let's say loud - but I suspect they're true to life and we're just spoiled with quieter models!

I've been messing around with the Cub, the TBM and the Extra - all stock, of course - and whilst they're good, I think the 310 is another level - despite all the system depth and excellent modelling.

Anyway.  Just wanted to share.  Lots of good reports in the pancake fora, so I thought one here might be worthwhile.  Very, very happy with this as a VR showcase.

 

Edit:  this with a 3900X, a 2080Ti and a G2.  Not quite state of the art, by any means.

Hmmmm tempting …..never bought one of their products before ….now do they ever have a sale?
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Just picked it up in the Marketplace.  Fired it up to check installed ok.  Have to agree  in VR its VERY impressive.  Instrument clarity a LOT better than  a lot of my other aircraft.

Going to have some fun in this one with all the realism and failures  turned on

 

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