The FF767 is pretty cool too. It’s one wide body you can find plenty of short to medium hops in the real world, especially for the freighter version.

The 737 v4 pro is out now at the org, phenomenal news! 30% discount for v3 owners and this new version is compatible with v3 liveries, even better!

Is released 30% discount for exisitng owners

🫠And it uses 30% less fuel than spec, who need a MAX

Any first impressions?

3 hours ago, weaklink said:

Any first impressions?

Very first impressions - I haven't flown it enough to do a proper comparison yet but:

• It's on X-Plane 12!! For me, that's a big plus

• Externally, I think the rendering is tighter. The X-plane 11 version isn't at all bad but I think that the XP-12 is just a touch better

• Internally...hmmm...I suppose I was hoping for a more 'modern' render quality of the interior, albeit of an old aircraft. To my eyes it is no better than the X-plane 11 version...not that the X-plane 11 version is bad, but there are better renditions of an airliner instrument panel nowadays. To my eyes, the stock X-plane12 737-800 cockpit looks pretty realistic. The X-plane12 Twinjet V4 looks very much like the X-plane11 version - which looks just a touch 'computer-gamey' against modern standards.

  Other folks views may differ, of course.

There is a fuel byrn issue. Abd plane to slippery. Known and being worked on

I didn't have the 737-200 for XP11, but I've bought it now, and I'm enjoying it.

In addition to a few short "tryout" flights, I've done one full A-to-B flight (EDDF to EDDH). Some thoughts:

• Fuel burn for the EDDF to EDDH definitely did seem low (from memory, it was around 2.2 tons).

• The "slipperiness" didn't seem to affect the descent too much. I was able to maintain a normal three-to-one descent angle at idle thrust, albeit at a slightly higher airspeed than I would have anticipated (around 290 KIAS). Didn't have any real problems "getting down" in the terminal environment either.

• The plane definitely feels "floaty" in the flare though. I assume this may also be because the drag is too low? If you have any increment at all over Vref, you'll float for ages, and even at Vref, it doesn't really want to stop flying.

• I really like the "hands-on" feel of flying with the old SP-77 autopilot and without an autothrottle. (I definitely need more practice to make my leveloffs smooth!) I was debating whether to do a VOR-only routing for the EDDF-to-EDDH flight, but ended up going with an RNAV route and procedures. I still found it to be very enjoyable to fly this with the SP-77 -- you have to be managing pitch and power all the time, and that keeps me much more engaged than a modern aircraft that would be doing everything on its own in LNAV/VNAV.

• Sounds give me a good feeling of immersion, and I love the "clickety clack" sound when you move the yoke. (I believe this comes from the CWS switches?)

An update that improves the fuel burn and drag will definitely be appreciated, but these issues aren't a dealbreaker for me, and I'm looking forward to more flights.

4 hours ago, weaklink said:

(I believe this comes from the CWS switches?)

No, they are from the lockout switches that prevent the pilot engaging the autopilot while the yoke is deflected. They magnetically move to block the autopilot paddle switches.

Edited Thursday at 05:18 PM1 day by Litjan