Is the Eaglesoft Citation X a true FSX model? Checked the file?

FSD International has a Hawker 700 in development I'm anxiously waiting on.. Looks very good and it's a true FSX model..

>Is the Eaglesoft Citation X a true FSX model? Checked the>file?eaglesoft's CX is FS9 made to work in FSXsp2 in non-DX10preview mode. eaglesoft has not hidden this fact. i quote, "DX9.0 users will experience full FSX/SP2/ compliance with [the] Citation X 1.0." source: http://www.eaglesoftdg.com/Corporate_AviationX.htm)the eaglesoft CX 'version 2' will be a FSX native plane.--

To clarify: Our website statement follows..."DX9.0 users will experience full FSX/SP2/compliance with Beechjet/Hawker 1.5, Premier1, and Citation X 1.0."....................................................................The FSX Citation X 1.0 and Premier1 will not be rebuilt to FSX Fully Certified Status.The BeechjetHawker 1.5 is the only one of the three listed which is scheduled for FSX Fully Certified rebuild at no cost to current BeechjetHawker 1.5 owners.....................................................................What this means for the customer is that when BeechjetHawker 1.5 is made FSX Fully Certified we will have our entire General Aviation and Corporate Jet Catalogs FSX Fully Certified with the exception of Citation X 1.0 and Premier1.It has taken us nearly two years of hard work to bring our entire catalog to FSX Fully Certified status at no additional cost to current owners and that is something we are very pleased to accomplish :-).....................................................................Eaglesoft Citation X 2.0 for FSX is already FSX Fully Certified prior to release and ALL future FSX/FSNext Aircraft will be FSXFSNext Fully Certified.

Hi Bill,I have the CII/SP for FS9 and I love it! I wonder if you could tell me if it has auto throttle or not. There is an IAS button on the AP Mode sub-panel and the ESCII manual shows it lit but mine won't do anything at all. Where can I get more detailed info on this button? What am I doing wrong?Thanks in advance,Dolph

Dolph, our CII FS9 support forum has the information you need:-)

>To clarify: Our website statement follows...>>"DX9.0 users will experience full FSX/SP2/compliance with>Beechjet/Hawker 1.5, Premier1, and Citation X 1.0.">....................................................................>>The FSX Citation X 1.0 and Premier1 will not be rebuilt to FSX>Fully Certified Status.>>The BeechjetHawker 1.5 is the only one of the three listed>which is scheduled for FSX Fully Certified rebuild at no cost>to current BeechjetHawker 1.5 owners.>>....................................................................>>What this means for the customer is that when BeechjetHawker>1.5 is made FSX Fully Certified we will have our entire>General Aviation and Corporate Jet Catalogs FSX Fully>Certified with the exception of Citation X 1.0 and Premier1.>>It has taken us nearly two years of hard work to bring our>entire catalog to FSX Fully Certified status at no additional>cost to current owners and that is something we are very>pleased to accomplish :-)>>.....................................................................>>Eaglesoft Citation X 2.0 for FSX is already FSX Fully>Certified prior to release and ALL future FSX/FSNext Aircraft>will be FSXFSNext Fully Certified.>i have to admit...ive read that 3 times and still have no idea what the heck it means...Ron, can you spell something out for me?...id like to know which of the eaglesoft fs9 planes which I currently own can now be installed and run in fsx and at no charge?...you make it sound as if nearly all of your fleet can be had in fsx for free for previous fs9 owners...and this cant be the case im sure...can it?Thanks,Dave

I'll try to be brief and concise Dave. First the basics...We and all other developers originally ported over FS9 aircraft in order to meet demand for FSX aircraft.That was common practice until FSX SP2/DX10 was released which is now the FSX Certified Standard that we all must meet in order to be foward compat with FS Next.From FSX RTM we formed two catalogs at separate price points. Customers have the choice of an FS9 or FSX product but none are so called "Dual Sim" Versions at one pricepoint except the recent release of the Raytheon Premier1.Now to answer your question:All of our FSX General Aviation Catalog is FSX Certified.Nearly all of our FSX Corporate Aviation Catalog is FSX Certified.The only exceptions are the CX1.0, Premier1, and Beechjet 400A.As mentioned, the FSX Beechjet 400A is scheduled to be made FSX Certified at no cost to current FSX Beechjet owners.To our knowledge NONE of our FS9 Aircraft can be ported to FSX without problems ranging from minor to major.In addition, we will be phasing out our FS9 Catalog in some manner over the coming year.Please note: Some development houses promise free FSX aircraft when they really only offer FS9 portovers. We long ago decided that all of our FSX products are/or will be FSX Certified as we plan for FS Next since that is the only format that has a chance to be forward compat thus avoiding the fiasco we all experienced last time:-)Hope this helps.

Ok, thanks Ron. Got the answer I was looking for, but not the one I wanted. I wasn't a registered user so nothing showed up in the Eaglesoft forum. Duh. Can I possibly mod this plane to have auto throttle? Even a speed hold would be cool with me, I don't have to have ultimate realism.Dolph

Dolph, let me encourage you to register and login to our support forum, ask away, and browse as long as you like:-)

>Ok, thanks Ron. Got the answer I was looking for, but not the>one I wanted. I wasn't a registered user so nothing showed up>in the Eaglesoft forum. Duh. >Can I possibly mod this plane to have auto throttle? Even a>speed hold would be cool with me, I don't have to have>ultimate realism.>DolphIf you want to keep "ultimate realism," then don't worry about either autothrottle or speed hold, since the real CII doesn't have them!The original FS9 release of the CII did have both functions operational, but after having had it pointed out by numerous real life CII pilots that "there ain't no such thing" on the actual a/c, I removed the code and made those functions INOP, just like the real one......all in the name of "keeping it realistic." ;)During the time the CII was in production, Cessna simply used the same "generic" AP Mode controller on most of it's product lineup, the higher priced versions of which had those functions operable.

Here's what I've learned buying guitars and other instruments throughout my life and the lesson applies handily to buying flightsim addons:When you buy cheap, you buy twice...Think about it. P.S. "Cheap" isn't always a reference to price...

Thanks Bill. My point is I would like to have it. Can I mod this plane to have it?I have freeware planes (CII included) with auto throttle and I like the feature even if it aint real. I promise not to use it all the time, only when I want to.

>Thanks Bill. My point is I would like to have it. Can I mod>this plane to have it?>I have freeware planes (CII included) with auto throttle and I>like the feature even if it aint real. I promise not to use it>all the time, only when I want to.Well, you can always use the keyboard shortcuts, but you cannot modify a compiled C++ gauge no matter how much you might wish it were so... ;)

>Thanks Bill. My point is I would like to have it. Can I mod>this plane to have it?>I have freeware planes (CII included) with auto throttle and I>like the feature even if it aint real. I promise not to use it>all the time, only when I want to.I think you might find ctrl+r (from memory) is the speed hold toggle. Though as Ron has suggested, registering to use their forum is probably the best way to find out.Paul