A2A WOP3 Spitfire VC compared to RealAir FSX Spitfire

[CHBTheDoctor]

I had the RealAir Spitfire even before FSX came out, for FS2004.

And when it came out for FSX I went straight to them and bought it.

And I still like her very much.

So this is by no means meant to take them down, their product is STILL top notch, but the A2A is incredible.

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Forward

Straight forward look first is A2A second RA

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Forward down on the panel

The instruments

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Down left

Switches and trim

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Forward left

Throttle quadrant

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Forward down

The compass

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

Forward right

The gear lever

 

[Prowler1111]

IMHO it´s an unfair comparison, the A2A Spitfire is a recent release, with new techniques modeling wise (not going to mention code) while the RA is relatively older, what was cutting edge then, is no longer now, and what´s now might not be in the mid term (let´s see what Flight have to offer), so IMHO (again) they are the best of both worlds.(I have to add, i don´t have the RA version, warbirds are not my thing, my opinion is based in the screenshots shown here)
Best regards
Prowler

 

[AndyE1976]

The other thing to consider is that the A2A spits are mk1 and 2 and the real air is a mark IX and XIV, so the cockpits would be different. Although I agree that the a2a pit is amazing and one of the reasons I bought it on release.

I still love the real air spit though and have their mk XIV as my desktop wallpaper.

 

[ICDP]

The new A2A WoP 3 Spitfire does look better but to be honest it had to considering the age of the Realair Spitfire. The Realair Spitfire is quite a few years old now but it still looks great.

If the A2A Spitfire was released with a cockpit that didn't improve on a 3.5 year old one people would have been very dissapointed

 

[calypsos]

For me, there is a HUGE difference! I have owned all RealAir Spits for years and I cannot afford to buy the new one!

For me, that makes the old one the better of the two!

 

[mal998]

The new A2A Spit is, without question, a beautiful piece of work.

That being said, I still prefer to jump in and fly.

Does the new Spit have an Auto option?

 

[txnetcop]

Shift 3 and turn damage off

 

[CHBTheDoctor]

The Realair Spitfire was one of the first FSX addons, look how good she still is...

The new A2A WoP 3 Spitfire does look better but to be honest it had to considering the age of the Realair Spitfire. The Realair Spitfire is quite a few years old now but it still looks great.

If the A2A Spitfire was released with a cockpit that didn't improve on a 3.5 year old one people would have been very dissapointed

My RA FSX Spitfire setup file is from 2008-04-01 and still it needs a very close look to see the differences.

I would even say that neither RA or A2A looks better, the A2A is "just" more detailed.

 

[paulb]

The other thing to consider is that the A2A spits are mk1 and 2 and the real air is a mark IX and XIV, so the cockpits would be different. Although I agree that the a2a pit is amazing and one of the reasons I bought it on release.

I still love the real air spit though and have their mk XIV as my desktop wallpaper.

I tend to agree with you. Both are excellent. I have the RA Spitfire and will probably buy the A2A Spitfire. IMHO, the Spitfire is a great aircraft and thankfully the two developers are covering very different versions

So I think the solution is to buy both!

Cheers

Paul

 

[AndyE1976]

Probably a better comparison would be the JF Spits since both A2A and JF have covered the Mk1a and there's talk of an A2A Mk V.

I really enjoyed flying the JF Spits, but the A2A version is on another level (and aimed at a different audience to be fair).