13 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said:

I really appreciate a perspective like this, Josh!

Its clear that you have a passion for classic airliners, and you’re willing to do the deep dives on them to compare against reality rather than popularity. 

It seems as though many in flight sim are rather binary in their opinions of addons. I.e., the addon is either totally Fenix or totally MScenery (especially when backed up by Confirmation Bias - either way!). 

Not only that, it seems to be “cool” if one can find reasons to criticize an addon. I can only assume this is to project a level of expertise, but to me it frequently comes across as bravado. And the more extreme the opinion, the more I feel that way about it.

Now, I’ll freely admit to being a “Study Level Snob” most of the time, but I do usually have a few addons in rotation that are more for a specific purpose than because they’re regarded as Hi Fi renditions. 

For MSFS, this generally includes planes such as the TMS F-22 Raptor and DC Designs AV-8B Harrier. 

Yeah, I know neither one is High Fidelity, but in the case of:

the F-22, the exterior model is still well done, the cockpit was decent (for an early-ish 2020 addon), and it had decently representative peformance. The switchology and systems, though…? Yeah - nah.

Why do I like it though? Well, it’s the Alpha predator of air combat and all that jazz. 

The Harrier is somewhat similar. Despite having a Hi Fi version in DCSW, the MSFS one is quite fun for sightseeing flights where you want to go (relatively) fast, but you also can slow down to Cessna speeds, and/or legit land almost anywhere the aircraft will physically fit (and this was part of its IRL success, as well). 

I could do that in the much more nicely modeled IFT F-35B, but the addons physics and the extremely high IRL automation make it rather joyless as an addon. 

So IMHO it’s important to focus on the pleasure flying a particular addon can bring rather than solely on graphics,  systems fidelity and cost.

I suspect you feel much the same way in re classic airliners. 🙂

Anyhow, thanks for sharing your perspective on the DC-9 and others. 🙏

Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate your honest, mature insights. I paticularly like the Harrier and F-16! They hold a special place in my heart. 🙂

Can you configure the AP to follow a GPS route now?

I can't see the GPS clearly enough to try following the route using heading hold etc, and I'd love to fly a DC-9 in the sim, even if the majority of users would consider using GPS as sacrilege!

Can you configure the AP to follow a GPS route now?

I can't see the GPS clearly enough to try following the route using heading hold etc, and I'd love to fly a DC-9 in the sim, even if the majority of users would consider using GPS as sacrilege!

There is a DOP selection in the A/P which i think may be for GPS but I'm not sure.

There is a DOP selection in the A/P which i think may be for GPS but I'm not sure.

I was wondering about that myself, but don't have time to check today.

Thank you for the response!

I was wondering about that myself, but don't have time to check today.

Thank you for the response!

No problem at all!