Fabs

kyle and Chris; Apologies where due, rule breaking unintentional, corrections to signature complete. Discourse regarding products was not meant to incite or be disrespectful, just a narrative expressing an opinion. I'm leaving your airspace now, away from your overhead, my business is done. Good luck with your XP venture.

Thank you Tom. And with that, gentlemen, I'll bid you good-day.

Ahem, methinks SOH failure! Yes, very disappointed, I had hoped for the fabled Dash 8 port-over. I do enjoy flying radial engines aeroplanes, DC-2 and DC-3, though my JF DC-6 hasn't seen the light of day for ages. Don't misunderstand me, I have a plethora of aeroplanes in FS2004, FSX, P3D, and XPX. And before that, going back all the way to the mid-1980's with Hercules green on black monochrome. By now, I know what I like. And when I say disappointed, I'm not really, because it still amazes me what we can do on our PC's today, with scenery and aircraft fidelity that is overwhelmingly wonderful. Just in this instance, I'd have liked a different aeroplane from PMDG. Simples really.

Scandinavian, I'm just exercising my freedom of speech, please don't feel obliged to wade in to try to dictate what I can or cannot say, unless you feel that you must. It wouldn't be terribly constructive or a good use of our time. I simply do not believe that every little thing thing that PMDG does is excellent. Much is good, but not all. For instance, their products to date, sublime, their support, first class, but their P3D pricing and their choice of initial XP product I'm not so keen on. So to clarify, it is my opinion that their choice of aeroplane is misguided. Sure, it will be a thing of beauty, but perhaps not for all. Should the DC-6 not generate sufficient interest, PMDG may not invest further in the platform, and XP'ers may ultimately lose out. Scandinavian, what do you say, let's leave it there?

Couldn't remember, knew it was one of those. That might have been a better choice for some.

Err, just like you, I felt the need to have my say so. There's no ruling to say that things cannot be uttered if they've been said before. Still, shows that at least I'm on the right lines. :-) In fact, I'll say it again, I am not convinced about the product choice. XP'ers don't just fly anything, you know!

It sure looks beautiful, but somehow I get the impression that it's a testbed for PMDG to show off their skills to the XP fraternity - look what we can do! The DC-6 looks like a very intimidating and complex beast to tame, and oh-so esoteric and specialist. I hope that it appeals to the XP crowd. As part of that XP crowd, I can't say that it's my cup of tea; I have the Just Flight DC-6, and whilst I am not comparing one to the other, I will suggest that my JF DC-6 has been hangared for years, perhaps due lack of interest, or lack of interest and product sparkle. My question is this: Is this an accurate enough benchmark for PMDG to determine with fair accuracy the actual XP market? It is a very specialist product, with, I might venture, fairly limited appeal. Had PMDG announced that the product that they were porting across from FSX to XP was to be their highly fabled fairy tailed Dash-8 Q400, well then, that would be, as they say, an entirely different story. I'm not nay-saying, as no-one can deny that it looks stupendous, but this product is aimed squarely at radial engine aficionado's. Hope the smoke belching is accurate - here's hoping that PMDG will somehow recreate that sight, sound and, err, smell...

Flap indicator seems to disappear. Text in ARC mode when zooming squashes writing. Lovely aircraft though. Fabio

Seamless so far LIBP-LGMK (cruising midway at FL370; FF757). Those traffic alerts are excellent!

Thanks for the heads-up, I will download and test full version tomorrow.

True, I'd forgotten that! I use the fT Phenom sound package in the Carenado aircraft.

Hi, I just want to set the record straight from my perspective. The Carenado Phenom has received much press, some of it good, and some of it bad. It is a nice aircraft, as it will do what you want it to do, and it is full of eye candy, which makes it a nice place to be. The fT Phenom is an older product, and with that in mind, it is no less accomplished and it is entirely representative of its day, for instance the switches in the VC are less polished than the fT. The fT Phenom has IMO better systems implementation but, like just like the Carenado, it doesn't have them all. Overall, the fT Phenom has fewer functioning buttons and switches than the Carenado Phenom. The G1000's in the Carenado are nicely done, not terribly deeply though, and they are a good match for the fT Phenom whose G1000's are equally good, but with less graphical candy. For instance, there's no weather radar in the fT version, but if you go grab Bryn's excellent freeware wx gauge, then you cans skirt around those troublesome clouds just as well. Where the Carenado lacks lustre considering is in the development department, as the plane itself cannot be responsible for the attitude of the developers who choose to not model certain features despite the heartfelt pleas of their customers. Features such as the Take-Off config button are completely missing, and this is extraordinary IMO because it's practically a trademark of Embraer. The faults within the FLC system are IMO less important, as I have since heard that it's a very hard thing to get right, and all-in-all, it does it's job albeit in a roundabout way (i.e. autothrottle). So, here's my tuppence worth; it's the attitude of the Carenado team that misses the mark, and since our protestations appear futile, to me, this has had a highly negative impact, plus it may have influenced future purchasing decisions. Carenado have chosen to not reach out and meet our expectations, and this is fine as it is their choice - equally, we have a choice too. Let's face it, Carenado are big in the marketplace, and deservedly so, and whilst I'd say that they are up there with the greats, I wouldn't say that they were up there with the greatest. Therefore, if you want a beautifully modelled Enbraer Phenom, go get the Carenado, as it is undeniably gorgeous, flies nicely, and satisfies much appeal. If you'd like to save pennies and FPS, go fly the feelThere Phenom when it is on sale, as it is an excellent aircraft, should you be desperate for a FLC button that does as advertised, or need a T/O Config button. However, the value of these two competitive products must also be considered, as one is a concurrent product, and the other is not. A respected reseller has both priced at the £24 mark, and whilst the Carenado is unlikely to be discounted at this time, the fT can sometimes be found at a reduced price (I got hold of it for £5). Happily, I have both Phenom's, but this has not deepened my dilemma, it's made it easier. So then, allow me to answer an unasked question - I would not have purchased the fT Phenom had it not been discounted and disillusioned. And here's the answer to another silent question - I exclusively fly the Carenado. If you accept the limitations of each and every model, then there can be no issues, and I would go as far as to say that nearly every single aeroplane in our simulated world has shortcomings of some sort - it's the nature of the game. If you want perfection, go fly for real, and even then I bet that you'd find fault with something, and that, my friends, is our human nature at work. So then, enough of this "which is better?", and go-fly the aeroplane of your dreams because here we can. Happy flying. Fabio

Hi, What a fantastic video! It's amongst the very best that I have seen, with a great intro and story to it. The scenery really is good, and the flight, well, what can I say?.... I'd be happy to be a passenger! Best wishes, Fabio

Thanks, but I just want to clarify (as I'm not clear what your Carenado comment mean). The NAV flight path lines and flight plan waypoints in the flight plan list update on the ND of aircraft (GPS) when you add:change flight plans mid flight using Pro-ATCX? This would apply to FSX aircraft, 3rd party ones such as RealAir (Reality XP equipped?), AND Carenado G1000 style aircraft such as the Phenom? If so, that is brilliant, and thanks for pointing it out!

Could you please elaborate on what you mean with respect to Pro-ATCX? Are changes literally shown in the GPS and NAV display? Thanks, Fabio