ATR is out

[Stearmandriver 2,332]

Twitchy?  An ATR?!

That's hilarious.  No more lumbering pig of a turbo prop was ever built.

No VNAV or even a working autopilot?  What's even the point of releasing something like this?

[Tuskin38 6,635]

3 minutes ago, Stearmandriver said:

even a working autopilot?

Autopilot works.

Just watched Chewwy do a flight with it.

Edited April 25, 2023 by Tuskin38

[Stearmandriver 2,332]

8 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

Autopilot works.

Just watched Chewwy do a flight with it.

No VNAV coupling, unable to fly a hold course reversal etc... Certainly doesn't sound like it works correctly.  And those are officially acknowledged bugs, not user opinion...

This is a big nope from me.  Not that I expected much after the Twin Otter debacle, but still... Asobo should have known better than to make "expert level" claims...

[The Flight Level 2,119]

I'm holding off on this from what I'm reading here. Yes, the price is great, but you want stuff to work properly regardless of how may features it has or does not have.

[Dexter1979 101]

I took the ATR for a spin around Bora Bora... and yeap it needs some work... Some of the issues I found are: lnav magenta tracking, vnav when reaching cruise altitude, unable to set the misapp altitude during a RNAV app (after final app fix) without the plane climbing to the misapp alt, following the takeoff perf on the tablet the plane tendency is to raise nose before reaching V1... but even with all that, it's a fun plane to fly...

I'm hoping that all those issues will be a thing of the past in a few months...

[Tuskin38 6,635]

the flightplan format is very similar to the aerosoft Airbus/CRJ. I was able to import simbrief files in those formats that I put into the work folder.

Edited April 25, 2023 by Tuskin38

[bigifooti 156]

16 minutes ago, Stearmandriver said:

No VNAV coupling, unable to fly a hold course reversal etc... Certainly doesn't sound like it works correctly.  And those are officially acknowledged bugs, not user opinion...

This is a big nope from me.  Not that I expected much after the Twin Otter debacle, but still... Asobo should have known better than to make "expert level" claims...

What do you mean with "No VNAV" coupling? 

On top of Descent it will follow the vnav profile. And ATR's doesn't have an auto throttle, so you manage the speed yourself. 

[anden145 2,299]

Is there a paintkit or?

[WestAir 2,530]

I watched a few videos. It looked very touchy (up/down porpoising, lots of PIO) during takeoff and landing. I know ASOBO still has problems in this area, but for a plane like the ATR it really shouldn't.

[Fiorentoni 4,383]

So I took it for a quick ride, manual flight for the most part with some basic AP turns and climbs, just starting up the engines and go. It felt good handflying, not twitchy at all. On contrast I found the CRJ to be much more twitchy. Actually overall it felt just like CRJ-level all over, which for 13 € is absolutely fine. There was nothing that stood out to me negatively, though of course some things might show up when I try a full IFR flight. But as for the overall foundation this is a no brainer for 13€ in my opinion.
I also have yet to find a switch that doesn't flip. Also most I flipped had some immediate effect. That said I've never ever been on an ATR in real life, let alone piloting it, so I might have missed some "wrong" stuff. But again, nothing that felt "wrong" in those first 10 minutes playing around with it.
 

Edited April 25, 2023 by Fiorentoni

[Farlis 2,320]

3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

I have almost 1/2 dozen planes that I never fly anymore already. I am just going to focus on the 5 I fly all the time now and stop buying aircraft that I will fly once or twice, and then put in storage. 

Thanks for answering a question that no one asked. 😉

[Farlis 2,320]

1 hour ago, Maxis said:

Yes i agree but this is a different developer and this dev has some history..

Yes. As having delivered a very fine ATR for FS9 and FSX previously.

[sd_flyer 6,092]

Anyone knows what does flashing "select lnav" message mean?

[simon747 185]

1 hour ago, Tuskin38 said:

the flightplan format is very similar to the aerosoft Airbus/CRJ. I was able to import simbrief files in those formats that I put into the work folder.

Thanks for this; so we can create a Flight plan in simbreif and export the flight plan in MSFS crj format and we can use that in the Asobo atr?  Is this the way?

[Lmaire 38]

After reading all these 6 pages, i hope that Black Bird (Milviz)  will continue the development of thier ATR.