June 6, 20242 yr So far just at Simmarket. Not sure of Marketplace or other providers later. Seems to be a new developer, but things are looking really good. My initial impressions from a very very short test yesterday: Very good visuals. The art style reminds of of A1R’s products. Systems are solid and seemingly realistic. This is a 60s-era jet so there is some flipping of switches spread all over the cockpit, and for someone totally unfamiliar with this aircraft before release (I hadn’t even heard of it), it seems realistic. It supports the in-game checklist function including highlighting/camera visualization of where the switches are for each step of the checklist. This really helped as again, the switches are all over, and a few are under a canopy frame and not fully viewable by default. Sounds seem custom. Very unique engine soundset that’s hard to describe, as well as APU sounds (yes the jet has a built in APU). The APU sound features some prominent clicking that sounds to me like ignitors that continue for the duration that the APU is running. I’m not sure if this is realistic but it’s also featured prominently in one of the developer’s own videos on Simmarket, and considering it’s hard to not notice, perhaps it’s real. The jet is a bit loud including in the cockpit, so you may want headphone simulation on in your settings. Pleasant flight characteristics, but the jet is definitely not the fastest. Feels a bit underpowered (maybe true to life) especially on takeoff. Full throttle results in a brief engine hesitation before all power is available, noting that with 100% throttle, two red warning lights come on on the panel. I’m not sure if failures are implemented or if you can/should operate at 100% for only a set/limited time. If not using full throttle on takeoff to avoid the warning lights, I wouldn’t try to operate this jet in hot and high conditions. Avionics are as pictured, with no EFB, GPS, or any sort of glass instruments available as far as I can tell. I personally supplement this with a Saitek radio stack along with a RealSimGear GTN750 GPS on a separate hardware screen, so if not using those as supplements, navigating in a modern environment is going to be more challenging and really back to basics. Has ADF and VOR with no DME, and it looks like the VOR instrument is capable of vertical guidance so you can shoot ILS approaches. It has a built-in transponder (thankfully) for flight in controlled airspace. Haven’t tested this yet but I presume it both has icing effects as well as windshield rain effects. It has windshield de-ice as well as pitot heat. Comes with two models (HA-200 which is unarmed, HA-220 which is armed) with a few (3-4) repaints between them. Adequate and accurate texturing. Pilot models are custom and I don’t think replaceable with Asobo models. Only addition I made, and I haven’t tested this yet to see if it worked, is to add engine exhaust heat shimmer. I didn’t notice any, but that may just be my system + getting used to Sim42’s effects package. I didn’t see any spots for those entries in the aircraft.cfg through, so I added them. Through Sim42’s package, the aircraft does have light engine smoke best seen at cruise. Again on the flight dynamics, it’s a slower jet, very 50’s/60s esque, so be warned. It also seems to have a slow approach speed that caught me off guard (lots of floating) so still getting used to that. I can see it being a very good tourer. Repaints cover only Spanish (continental) examples, including camo, red/silver with full markings, as well as civilian or experimental versions without military markings. Lights - has multiple different types of instrument and cockpit lighting using partially hidden (under canopy frame) rotatable/dimmer switches. Haven’t tried them yet. Will likely require moving camera or having tool tips on to see what’s what. Regarding exterior lights, there is a single switch that covers navigation lights and strobes - they are not seperate. There is also a separate switch (again, partially hidden under canopy support frame) for one under-wing landing light.
June 6, 20242 yr I got it. Pretty good value for the price. Important to support a new developer willing to do something different. My MSFS 2020 repaints: Flightsim.to - Profile of HStreet Working on MSFS 2024 versions.
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