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I find the interior to be very good honestly. The exterior maybe not quite as good... but acceptable. Especially since it's a very reasonably priced addon. But I'm using headphones. I thought these birds were pretty loud but the exterior sounds are kinda mushy.

Flickr is working again! Thank to whomever fixed the image posting part of these forums!

Woah that looks beautiful! Hopefully it sounds the part as well!

I think its just the combi

I picked up the 707 today from the marketplace for an incredible 9.99 USD (it's 14.99 if you don't own the Premium Deluxe). This massive upgrade (I'd call it a totally new addon) is free if you bought the not-so-good- version last year. I'll admit I started on the runway cause I wasn't sure how to get her up and running. Thankfully the Virtual FE took care of many of the engine settings and bugged airspeeds when I needed them. I was able to get the AP working as well. I flew KBLI SEA HELNS6 KPDX and ended with an ILS 28R. I used the UNS version (it's very similar to the Falcon 50's GNS-XLS that I'm mostly familiar with already). But the CIVA INS is literally the gem of this aircraft, coded by the Wizards at Working Title. There's also a GNS530W option. I plan to read the 200+ page manual eventually and do a full cold and dark flight! For now, enjoy the pics plus a few extras I wanted to capture. The artwork is done by iniBuilds - quite beautiful. It didn't look that great on the preview video today but when I purchased and looked for myself it was a different story! This is a pretty short flight at 16000 (I didn't want to go so high so people would miss the views from the earth!) The majestic Olympic range to our west... this thing is FAST too. at 16k vne was upwards of 360 kias! A very vintage HSI not exactly sure what's its called. I would have liked a regular HSI myself but this is still really cool Passing Mt St Helens inbound to BTG - lots of useful information on the EFB I did a "self vectored" ILS 28R... you really want to slow down earlier than you think... the plane is a whale haha It honestly hand flies quite nicely... and the AOA indicator keeps it pretty simple We'll taxi to an FBO hehe Many many of these things work... I was shocked! Glorious night lighting Overhead for days... Excellent cockpit surrounds Working radar as well I really liked this nacelle closeup! You should be able to click on all of these to see the original 1440p resolution

Which is here... I couldn't believe how many pages it was!!! https://flightsimulator.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BOEING-707-320C-Manual-v4.1.pdf I also did a screenshot post with way more pics here https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/700046-707-heritage-flight-from-bellingham-to-portland/

10 bucks? Ok I'm not into airliners much but that's a no brainer. I watched the presentation in St Paul from WT - looks quite impressive. Though, Microsoft should delete the ratings and start over since it's a totally new aircraft imo.

This is a newer thing. We have addons so advanced that people are complaining that it's not 1:1 of real life! For 50 USD mind you. All the while we sit in our comfy office chairs, have unrealistic hardware, very unrealistic ATC, and we look at tiny screens that don't resemble a cockpit at all. Maybe very few have a home cockpit. Still all of this is nothing like real flying. We're closer than we've ever been for in depth GA addons and people are refusing to purchase because something isn't exactly like real life....it's hilarious. Maybe I need break from simming. A permanent one.

It's crazy to me that people are now avoiding addons because the timing of an engine start is just a tiny bit off from real life. I'm just shocked. Maybe some of you need to get back into a real plane.

Super modern livery with a flinstone panel, what's not to love haha!

Yes momentarily I believe

I think I said this before but I greatly appreciate your service to our nation! My wife started running again (after being a cross country/track star in HS), she ran the Vermont 100k not long ago. I can barely run a mile LOL. So good for you as well! It seems to be a healthy hobby, and CO is simply beautiful!

Oh awesome! How is the upgrade?

Haha yep! I have gone a little crazy here in 2024. We're just spoiled with addons. Most are quite good as well!

Thanks for the review. I was curious what people thought. I agree about the sounds! Sounds can really make or break an addon.