PMDG DC-6: Native MSFS 2024 update Out

I followed the original thread to here. I bought the DC-6 when it first came out. It was my first and only PMDG aircraft. I am not into airliners, so I don't usually consider PMDG aircraft. However, I do know that they have an excellent rep.

I bought the aircraft thinking I would enjoy old fashion non-GPS flights. However, I found the aircraft too complicated to learn, so after a couple attempts I parked it on the old ramp that use to be a runway, but long abandoned. Maybe, after I get my Moza yoke back in working condition, I will give the old bird another look.
 
Killbilly said:
I never bought this for 2020, but I'm seriously tempted to grab it now. How's she look/fly/perform in 2024?
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I've only had a chance to do a few circuits with her, but as far as looks are concerned, she is as beautiful as ever, even with her original FS2020 textures. I'll leave you to hunt out screenshots on the web, and see for yourself. As for flying, at the moment, she is extraordinarily sensitive in the pitch axis, totally unlike what you would expect from a large aircraft. I can't remember whether this was the case with the MSFS2020 model. I will have to check my controller axis sensitivity and see if I can sort it out. The sound set isn't much to write home about, but it's adequate. As jmig points out, it is quite a complex aircraft, but you have an automated flight engineer who can be enabled/disabled for each stage of the flight. The manuals provided are comprehensive, and there is a series of excellent tutorial videos from Mr. Randazzo himself on Youtube. Overall, I would definitely recommend it if you like vintage prop liners / cargo hauling.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGEyJ3_yISBtktA6Hv-QyUszEeGJa03iV
 
Paul K said:
I've only had a chance to do a few circuits with her, but as far as looks are concerned, she is as beautiful as ever, even with her original FS2020 textures. I'll leave you to hunt out screenshots on the web, and see for yourself. As for flying, at the moment, she is extraordinarily sensitive in the pitch axis, totally unlike what you would expect from a large aircraft. I can't remember whether this was the case with the MSFS2020 model. I will have to check my controller axis sensitivity and see if I can sort it out. The sound set isn't much to write home about, but it's adequate. As jmig points out, it is quite a complex aircraft, but you have an automated flight engineer who can be enabled/disabled for each stage of the flight. The manuals provided are comprehensive, and there is a series of excellent tutorial videos from Mr. Randazzo himself on Youtube. Overall, I would definitely recommend it if you like vintage prop liners / cargo hauling.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGEyJ3_yISBtktA6Hv-QyUszEeGJa03iV
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I didn't find it pitch sensitive, but for the initial flight I took I put it on the AP fairly quickly.
Pleased to find the AP worked ok & it tracked the magenta line. Trick appears to be to activate the various components of the AP in the correct order. I found it by asking Chatgpt.com that specific question & what Chatgpt came up with worked. Flies smoothly & looks the part.
Agree sounds are on the muted side, could do with a bit more rouh radial roar. Interestingly, Redwing came out with their MSFS 2024 Super Constellation a day or so later.
Whereas the DC-6 was a free upgrade from the MSFS 2020 version, Redwing are charging for the Connie, available in the Marketplace.
 
@Killbilly Just for further information, there seems to be a lot of people suffering WASM problems with the DC-6 at the moment. If you haven't bought it yet, I recommend you hold off for a few weeks and see if things improve.
 
Paul K said:
@Killbilly Just for further information, there seems to be a lot of people suffering WASM problems with the DC-6 at the moment. If you haven't bought it yet, I recommend you hold off for a few weeks and see if things improve.
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Thanks. I was going to pick it up this weekend, but I'll wait for a patch. (y)
 
Twice43 said:
I didn't find it pitch sensitive, but for the initial flight I took I put it on the AP fairly quickly.
Pleased to find the AP worked ok & it tracked the magenta line. Trick appears to be to activate the various components of the AP in the correct order. I found it by asking Chatgpt.com that specific question & what Chatgpt came up with worked. Flies smoothly & looks the part.
Agree sounds are on the muted side, could do with a bit more rouh radial roar. Interestingly, Redwing came out with their MSFS 2024 Super Constellation a day or so later.
Whereas the DC-6 was a free upgrade from the MSFS 2020 version, Redwing are charging for the Connie, available in the Marketplace.
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I might have been a little hasty in my assessments. I've just done a few more circuits at Edwards ( KEDW ), which is where I get to know all my add-on aircraft, and my increasingly slack Saitek X-52 Pro is probably a contributing factor. That, and the fact that she (DC-6A) was empty of cargo with half a fuel load, requiring only very small inputs to keep her reasonably steady. An overdue HOTAS replacement is under consideration - Virpil is the most likely option.



Killbilly said:
Thanks. I was going to pick it up this weekend, but I'll wait for a patch. (y)
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There is a subsection of the PMDG forum which is devoted to this new iteration of the DC-6, so you might like to follow the discussion.

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/pmdg-dc-6-cloudmaster-forum

So far, I've had none of the problems mentioned by others, though I've just been hand-flying circuits to refamiliarise myself with the aircraft. Very rewarding when you pull off a good landing!
 
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