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Simulated session yesterday pm real weather, Dash 8 100 Tindal for Darwin about 1600 local. This section of Northern Australia is coming under the influence of the leading edge of a Cyclone - Narelle. The sim depicted cloud, bases, groups along with atmospheric moisture. The wipers really did wipe a windscreen. The weather radar portrayed a detailed picture consistent with a Cyclonic formation, turbulence and sheer predominated, very rough and wet in flight. Now the post above shows the Dash taxying at Tindal for departure - note that the moisture slip stream particles are flowing in helical pattern rearward around the tail section and after, Spoilers deploying accurately. Arrival Darwin via ILS in heavy rain showers and turb -night lighting balanced and dynamically believable - the default airport lighting system was outstandingly replicated. So Day - Night and the online weather delivering a cyclone. Tindal was down at 995 hpa for departure. So weather, model, display, lights effects and in summary - totally accurate rendition of flight based on real time weather anaylsis and a highly accurate simulator model.

The Dash 8 a public project made possible by Manky. Accurate systems, controls, switches, electrics, alarms, automated flight, navigation systems, lighting. Prop and engine controls including autofeather test and all fire tests. APU or External or both. Autoflight system has all the quirky or basic de Havilland Canada 1st Generation logic. Central to it all is a flight model that is accurate aerodynamically and power! So thanks to the base simulator architecture - you can simulate the real aeroplane - so what you see is accurate - This is how a Dash 8 responds and performs - and the instrument indications are accurate! May not have some flash cabin textures but it is pure gold in every other aspect - it is an accurate flight simulator model and environment. Level 4 yesterday!

Gentleman and Ladies - your Simulator is now here!

Edited March 22Mar 22 by coastaldriver

Thanks Costaldriver/bendyflyer. (I think I understand the origin of the first moniker, the second one ...eeerrhh slightly worrying.)

Always appreciate criticism and validation from the "Been There, Seen That, Got the T-shirt" brigade; coupled with a zero level of monetisation or conflict of interest. 

So your positive experience of the simulator in its' present state and Manky's Dash 8 actually means something real in an ocean of fake.

Also good to see a still thriving Freeware community in x-plane able, through the skills of hardcore flight simmers, to design test and produce quality addons.

Downloading Manky's Dash 8. Blue Skies ..... or not !

Cheers Tim

Forgot to ask !

Does it work in X-plane 12 ?

Cheers Tim

Yes, it does. Also check the the comments tab, as there is a small (unofficial) XP12 maintenance update for each aircraft: Q100, Q300, Q400 (near or at the bottom of every page).

Edited March 29Mar 29 by Bjoern

Thanks for the additional inmformation.

Cheers Tim