Info from their Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/justflight/posts/pfbid0yQyswcB6ziEHQGcDRZiuYv4X8q2SVgMTkCG8Hdk74oF8VZeMWm4ubqPkcn3oEBmPl

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Here's a new development video covering our F28 Professional for MSFS.

The interior work on this one didn't end in the cockpit, check out the video to see some of the cool interactive features you'll be able to enjoy using in the Passenger Cabin. Work continues on other aspects of the aircraft and there's a lot to cram in. So much in fact it looks like this will slip out of May and into June for a release. We're sure the wait will be worth it though folks. More of these videos coming soon, make sure your're looking out for them, maybe even subscribe to our YouTube channel to ensure nothing passes you by?

Here's the Passenger Cabin video for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUdunUXio4

The video along with some further info can be found as part of the Dev Update here:

https://bit.ly/3ojcdFm

 

I just noticed this on the F28 wiki page:

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"The Fellowship had a retractable tricycle landing gear, which used large, low-pressure tyres, enabling the use of unpaved airstrips."

Does anyone know offhand, if the F28's were ever used from unpaved strips?

48 minutes ago, Mace said:

Does anyone know offhand, if the F28's were ever used from unpaved strips?

I don’t know for sure but I expect yes.  Canadian North operated them and they serve a lot of remote northern airports.  The rear/high mounted engines would probably have been sufficient to avoid gravel ingestion.

It's great to see developers start paying serious attention to a properly modeled cabin with interactions. 

Are there airlines currently that still fly this plane?

26 minutes ago, Ricardo41 said:

Are there airlines currently that still fly this plane?

Not since 2019 according to Wiki. 

38 minutes ago, Ricardo41 said:

Are there airlines currently that still fly this plane?

 

12 minutes ago, Swe_Richard said:

Not since 2019 according to Wiki. 

LADE, the state 'airline' run by the Argentine Air Force still uses one F28. How much is still used commercially, as opposed to purely by the military, I'm not sure.

 

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The Fokker f28 is a short-range jet designed and built by the Dutch manufacturing company called "Fokker". They operated with a period of use from 1970 to 1975. It is the main maker of Patagonian passenger transport, linking the south with Buenos Aires

 

1 minute ago, 109Sqn said:

 

LADE, the state 'airline' run by the Argentine Air Force still uses one F28. How much is still used commercially, as opposed to purely by the military, I'm not sure.

 

Yeah, should have mentioned the 'for civil aviation'-part. 

36 minutes ago, Swe_Richard said:

Yeah, should have mentioned the 'for civil aviation'-part. 

It is technically for civilian use. This branch of the Argentinian Air Force provides a service on routes that are non profitable but necessary and you could buy a ticket and fly. They still have one F28 operational.

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2 minutes ago, Cmmcd87 said:

It is technically for civilian use. This branch of the Argentinian Air Force provides a service on routes that are non profitable but necessary and you could buy a ticket and fly. They still have one F28 operational.

Oh, that is nice info. Do you know the routes they usually fly?

3 minutes ago, Swe_Richard said:

Oh, that is nice info. Do you know the routes they usually fly?

Don’t know the routes they still use the F28 for, but this video is just a year old and gives a trip report in one of their F28’s and should give you some route ideas.

 

https://youtu.be/v9M1hfVY_Lk

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3 hours ago, Mace said:

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A 'bit' off-topic... but we have about the same system.
I dunno what kind of motherboard you have, but make sure you update your BIOS to the latest version, especially if it is an ASUS one.
There is/was a lot of fuzz lately about burning AMD ????X3D CPU's because of faulty/extremely high vcore voltages causing CPU's to burn.
You definitely want to have the most recent BIOS installed.

Just a heads up...

3 hours ago, Mace said:

I just noticed this on the F28 wiki page:

Does anyone know offhand, if the F28's were ever used from unpaved strips?

Weird music choice form back in the day.

1 hour ago, Egbert Drenth said:

A 'bit' off-topic... but we have about the same system.
I dunno what kind of motherboard you have, but make sure you update your BIOS to the latest version, especially if it is an ASUS one.
There is/was a lot of fuzz lately about burning AMD ????X3D CPU's because of faulty/extremely high vcore voltages causing CPU's to burn.
You definitely want to have the most recent BIOS installed.

Just a heads up...

Yes I run an ASUS board...I have the 1410 BIOS which is from...last week I think.  But I know the pace of new BIOS is frenetic right now.  I'm not running any PBO or EXPO at the moment because of that issue.  My VSoC is ok with the 1410 BIOS and I will update it once their BIOS's stabilize somewhat.

Edited May 23, 20233 yr by Mace

1 hour ago, bigifooti said:

Weird music choice form back in the day.

Harlem Nocturne - memories of watching late night showings of Mike Hammer, starring Stacy Keach, on UK television as a kid.

That linked video was something else.

The music is...interesting. But seeing a jet operating out of gravel strips is wild.

Looking forward to my own STOL regional jet.