Just Flight DC-6B released

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I like the cockpit, complex yet still gives good frame rates.

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At the risk of bad manners on my part, I mean more than usual, here is the same VC screeny put through a freeware digital editor to improve the shadow detail. Hope it helps. :guinness:
 
Barnes said:
Have they put glass in the windscreens and cabin windows - there seems to be no refections at all in the external screenshots.
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We don't like the stock reflections. You get trees, grass and mountains at 12,000 feet... so we haveour own more subtle sky reflection in the glassware.
Cockpit is fully functional with W/A injection, fuel dump, autopilot integration with ILS and NAV, antiskid braking (automatic - no keystroke required) , individual engine fuel feed from correct tanks selection and a heck of a lot morefolks....:engel016:
 
Looks fantastic!

I really like JF's products and this one will go in my hanger on payday!

Thanks JF for another fine model....
Well done!


Rick
 
oldpropfan said:
Before I head over to the JF support forums, has anybody been able to engage the prop reverse? Took a short hop after install and was surprised to get no reversers on landing, the Martin bar is there and moves when you pull the throttles past 0 but nothing happens.

Al
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Check your Aircraft CFG file in the airplane folders. Go to the [propeller] section and the entry line "prop_reverse_available". It should be =1 if not change the 0 to a 1 and it should be fine.:engel016:
 
Totally buying this as soon as I get my Just Flight points for preordering X-Plane 10. Knowing it's from the Aeroplane Heaven guys is all I need.
 
Good day at work today so this one will be in my hangar sometime tonight or early in the morning.
 
Well, I gotta say there is a lot about it that I like. I like the finely detailed model. I like the nice virtual cockpit. Most older aircraft like this one come with one of two different modeling styles of virtual cockpit: either old worn out peeling paint rust bucket look or the brand new just out of the factory look. This one has the new look which I like much better. I like the IFR instruments but the old style fixed compass card takes some getting used to. You have to kinda re-train your brain to interpret what the data shows. I haven't flown it yet cuz I'm still reading all the documentation that came with it but I'm sure I will be back with more comments and maybe some screen shots about how much fun it is to fly.
 
Hi Landman, Enjoy the old girl, we put in a better autopilot after the manual was written. You'll find that it will synch to the NAV and approach data, so bad weather approaches should be a bit easier. She's still going to be a handful but at least you'll make the strip in one piece!:engel016:
 
Wow! I did a couple of flights and it was great. It was very smooth and easy to handle. Getting the feel of it was no problem at all. One big plus is that it is quite easy to level off and trim at exactly any given altitude and the plane stays there without having to constantly readjust if you are not using the autopilot. Handling is very steady and it needs a lot of control input sometimes which is what I expected from looking at the small size of the ailerons compared to the size of the wings. The soundset is absolutely magical. Gonna do a lot of VOR navigating with this one. Yeah I like those instruments. It's been a while since I've done a round the world flight and I am thinking of doing one with this plane in many hops across all continents except Antarctica. Two questions: There is an ADF 2 radio but I don't seem to find a corresponding gauge on the instrument panel. The skinny #1 needle on the RMI points to the ADF 1 and the fat #2 needle points to the VOR 2 station and the Radio Compass also points to the ADF 1. The other 2 gauges are for VOR 1/ILS. So is there a gauge for ADF 2? Not that I will use it much but just wondering. Also what is the small round steering wheel shaped thing in the center of the dash on top of the main instrument panel just below the whiskey compass? Is that a rudder trim wheel in the real plane? It is not clickable in this model and there is nothing about it in the pdf documentation.


Enjoy a few screenshots:

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After seeing the screenshots and my experiences with the DC-3, I think I'll be waiting for the "other" one. It is great to see these oldies being made though!
 
I bought it.

I like the flight model, it FEELS good. I like the external model too, very nicely done.

Can't in all honesty say I like the VC. I've seen others refer to it as 'cartoony'. I would not go that far, but do feel that it's not really up to todays FSX standards. I appreciate developers want to maximise frame rates etc, but there's just not enough polys IMO. Too many angles and squared off corners. I also feel the colours used in the VC are perhaps a little too vivid.

HOWEVER, it's vital to remember that this is also reflected in the price. Again, using todays standards, it's not an expensive addon by any means.

I'd be interested to hear more opinions on the VC as I know some aspects are very subjective.
 
As a 'Virtual Cockpit' in a 'Virtual Aircraft' in a 'Virtual Flight Simulation' it works fine for me.
As long as the VC looks clean and sharp and functions then that is all I ask and there are very few [if any] AH developed aircraft that have given me concern.
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So the sound is OK? I watched the video in the product page and it seems rather dated.
Did you ever get the reverse to work?
 
Sorry about me being this negative but the shape of the fin and rudder is totally wrong. Same for the nacelles. It looks more like a cartoon to me. There are much better Sixes available freeware.

Cheers,
Maarten
 
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