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Real air Marchetti

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Brian_Gladden

SOH-CM-2025
Anyone have the FSX version of the SF.260?

I'm looking at what impact it has on frame rates compared to say... Stock mooney or maybe something from Caranado.


Brian
 
As Panther said, its negligible. I lost maybe 1-2 FPS at KEDW, but no more. Flight is still fine and fluid.

(avg. 30FPS worldwide with the Marchetti, 8800GT and Pentium 4 3.2GHz)
 
its a great plane with an extremely realistic flight model on top of its low impact / high fidelity 3d detail...
 
I have it, I love it! And apart from a small trexture change to the instrument panel, all the FS9 paints can be converted to dds with no major problem - you just have to edit over the new instrument panel bits as the FSX version has the choice of both left and right seat panel layouts so there's now two panels for the "exterior" view where there was onlya one for the FS9 version.
 
Excellent on framerates; as good as most defaults, better than some. My all-around favorite: good for VFR, good for IFR.
 
I've not noticed a framerate impact in the least, and I still think it has the most pleasing flight model of any add-on available. Until the RealAir Spitfire came out this was my favorite aircraft.

Personally I can't fly it anymore without the most excellent white panel mod, which adds not only a white panel in place of the gray one, but these very sweet yet subtle static shadows to the left seater, and there's a no shadow version to be used with the right seater.

Search avsim for "SF-260 Panel" to locate it.

sf260panel.jpg


ftx1c.jpg
 
Nice shots Solar Eagle

I also find it works with no FPS prob on my steam driven PC
 
Thanks guys, Downloaded it and I'll be installing it later.

When I was still working at the airport, we had one come into the shop for some avionics upgrades. It's a really small airplane in person. you wear it more than sit in it. much like a sportscar.

As for the upgrade, shop installed a Sandel Electronic HSI. Or how to spend thirty grand in a hurry when you count installation.

Brian
 
My humble opinion is that the SF-260 is a 'must have', a little masterpiece with no FPS impact at all.
 
SolarEagle said:
I've not noticed a framerate impact in the least, and I still think it has the most pleasing flight model of any add-on available. Until the RealAir Spitfire came out this was my favorite aircraft.

Personally I can't fly it anymore without the most excellent white panel mod, which adds not only a white panel in place of the gray one, but these very sweet yet subtle static shadows to the left seater, and there's a no shadow version to be used with the right seater.

Search avsim for "SF-260 Panel" to locate it.



ftx1c.jpg
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Solar Eagle,

I notice in your screenshot the aircraft textures are somewhat blurry compared to the background.
I have the same problem with a number of aircraft, including the FSX default birds. Other aircraft are displayed just fine.

Anyone have an idea why, and how it is solved?
 
I really like it also. A great little airplane. Aerobatic and fast enough for GA cross-country. You can practice old time GA navigation with it. Using, charts, ADF and VORs.
 
Warrant said:
Solar Eagle,

I notice in your screenshot the aircraft textures are somewhat blurry compared to the background.
I have the same problem with a number of aircraft, including the FSX default birds. Other aircraft are displayed just fine.

Anyone have an idea why, and how it is solved?
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These textures have mip maps, there is a good explanation here for FS2004 but the same applies to FSX (and many other computer games): http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/for...rials/507-removing-mip-maps-skins-fs2004.html
 
Warrant said:
Solar Eagle,

I notice in your screenshot the aircraft textures are somewhat blurry compared to the background.
I have the same problem with a number of aircraft, including the FSX default birds. Other aircraft are displayed just fine.

Anyone have an idea why, and how it is solved?
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I think it just looks that way, perhaps that's a symptom of downsizing the image, as the aircrafts textures were as sharp as usual when I took the shot, but make sure your global texture resolution is at full right, otherwise your aircraft textures are forced to load in 512 resolution instead of 1024. If its already full right try lowering it, save the settings, then put it full right and save again.
 
I own the 2005 SF260 and just went to upgrade, shame the euro is now worth 96p!! In the summer is was about 65p a euro =(
 
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