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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

Virtavia B-1B has been released!!

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centuryseries

SOH-CM-2023
http://www.virtavia.com/?page_id=176

Looks great!!

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b-1b_fsx_vc07.jpg
 
Looking very good indeed. I'm more of a low and slow flyer but I may have to get this sometime soon.
 
Gonna have to get some opinions before I consider buying it, as it isn't exactly cheap. Will have to be of very high quality for me to shell out the best part of £30.
 
Prowler1111 said:
..You mean it´s usd 60.00?!?!...

EDIT: I stand corrected, it´s 39.95

Prowler
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It's about £26.30, which to me, is starting to near the limit of what I'd pay for a single aircraft. And anything above £30 would have to be very high quality.

To me, it looks very similar to the old FS9 model, but I could of course be wrong, so would just like to know what has been improved before I part with the cash.
 
Apparently a lot of people have been waiting for this as their website is struggling with the demand!

I'll pick this up when I get back to the states next week, it's no fun flying on a mouse yoke!
 
Looks very nice to me...especially since there are no annoying overly done raised panel lines and rivets. Some of the recent releases from various developers have over done the rivet and panel line looks.


Oh well....I'm still loving FSX now but hope some of the overzealous panel line and rivet makers calm a bit.
 
That is one sharp looking model! Love the chipping on the control sticks. Nice work on the exterior graphics.

That must have been one DIFFICULT model to create on that exotic shape of the fuselage. So many changing curves.



Bill
 
skyhawka4m said:
Looks very nice to me...especially since there are no annoying overly done raised panel lines and rivets. Some of the recent releases from various developers have over done the rivet and panel line looks.


Oh well....I'm still loving FSX now but hope some of the overzealous panel line and rivet makers calm a bit.
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I agree completely! No external bumps on this on. We did test it but even with 2048 textures the scale was about 3 inches wide for a panel line. That's even three plus too wide for a control surface line on a old bi-plane. There is some bump mapping in the cockpit that gives it more life.
 
I really want this one too, but as an owner of the AS B-1B, I want to see some feedback before jumping on a graphic update only. It looks very sweet, just want some feedback on incorporated nav systems, autopilot and FDE. It's too bad there isn't some sort of discount for exisiting AS owners of their B-1B or would jump all over it.

Matt
 
Well, after a quick flight, here are some of my first impressions. The Framerates are excellent. The model (VC and Exterior) looks great. The FDE seems spot on but I obviously haven't flown a B-1 so I wouldn't know. It has a pretty detailed autopilot and some pretty detailed systems. My suggestion is that if you are on the fence, go ahead and buy it. I am glad I did!

Oh and another plus is that since it is through the Flight1 wrapper, you always have the option of returning it if you are unsatisfied.
 
fsafranek said:
I agree completely! No external bumps on this on. We did test it but even with 2048 textures the scale was about 3 inches wide for a panel line. That's even three plus too wide for a control surface line on a old bi-plane. There is some bump mapping in the cockpit that gives it more life.
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Conversely I was looking through some A-10 detail shots and you can nearly get your hand through the gaps LOL, know what you mean about panel lines, apart from some basic mesh work the pixel ratio was always high on my decision process at the start of a project. Is 2048 the biggest FSx will accept ?, wonder if one 4096 would work.

Best

Michael
 
Can someone explain to me the Mach hold? I thought that if I wanted to maintain a .8 mach setting, I would go to that speed and then push the mach hold button and it would automatically adjust throttle to maintain that. Instead, the plane starts slowing down as if I turned the throttle all the way off. Could somebody enlighten me?
 
Rezabrya said:
Can someone explain to me the Mach hold? I thought that if I wanted to maintain a .8 mach setting, I would go to that speed and then push the mach hold button and it would automatically adjust throttle to maintain that. Instead, the plane starts slowing down as if I turned the throttle all the way off. Could somebody enlighten me?
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Here's an explanation from the Manual:


5.4.8 MCH - Mach Hold Mode
[FONT=Calibri,Calibri][FONT=Calibri,Calibri]When selected the system maintains the current existing Mach value. Clicking the display window will allow adjustment to be made. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri,Calibri][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri,Calibri]There is an included manual that explains all system functions and extensive reference card as part of the kneeboard.
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That doesn't answer my question though. I understand that it should hold the mach, but it doesn't. My plane slows down as if the throttle was off. What is causing this?
 
mal998 said:
Here's an explanation from the Manual:


5.4.8 MCH - Mach Hold Mode
[FONT=Calibri,Calibri][FONT=Calibri,Calibri]When selected the system maintains the current existing Mach value. Clicking the display window will allow adjustment to be made. [/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri,Calibri]There is an included manual that explains all system functions and extensive reference card as part of the kneeboard.[/FONT]
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Mal, thanks for checking out the thread. You are a former AS develper correct? If so, any info you want to share about some of the modelled systems and differences between the original AS model and this one...? If you're not from the AS team, apologies, I just seem to connect your name with AS.

Matt
 
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