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Best twin ?

Don't forget that today is "10% Off Tuesday" at PC Aviator, which gives you an additional 10% off. Can't get much better than that!

I'm off to buy the MU! :running:
 
My favorite trick is sometimes I hold off for 3 months, then they send me a coupon, and I use that on a 10% tuesday for 20% discount! (or 70, like today :p)
 
I've got several, the Milviz B350i, Baron, the Razbam Metro, the now older PMDG J41, as well as the Flysimware C441 & MU-2B-60. I like all of them and fly them all quite a bit but to be honest, you can't really go wrong with any of them. Yes, the Metro and J41 were designed as commuters but I have seen a few in person which were used for charter and private use. Just a matter of looking over the options and then making a decision.
 
Wild Bill Kelso said:
I'd usually agree.
But when it comes down to hauling capacity and ruggedness, this will remain my choice:



Aerosoft's Twin Otter Extended!
What they did here is - in my eyes - nothing less but the perfect balance between system depth and reasonable user friendlyness.
And it's a beautiful model as well, although a repainter's undisputed nightmare...

Cheers,
Markus.
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Couldn't agree more in all aspects:biggrin-new:

What's about the Razbam Metroliner??
Any opinions about that one? Have considered to buy it more than one time...

Christoph
 
For anyone that has the Flight 1 GTN 750 I would like to know how much it effected your frame rates, if at all. The twin I will get has to have integration for this unit so frame rates are important part of decision.
 
The RazBam Metroliner:

Its good, the best twin of that size in my hands. IMHO a lot better than the Carenado B1900D . Better in flying aspects. It feels so much more alive.
I personally find it to be so ugly that I like it. The VC is very good, but there´s only this horrible little GPS. I installed a popup GPS that I use on a 2nd monitor.
But it all depends on what you want. The Metro is a flyers AC, not so much a electronic device freaks dream. :panda:
But in real life, these work horses were flown like that and many didnt even have autopilot. It was about moving people and stuff with using to much money.
 
TeiscoDelRay said:
For anyone that has the Flight 1 GTN 750 I would like to know how much it effected your frame rates, if at all. The twin I will get has to have integration for this unit so frame rates are important part of decision.
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Frame rates will obviously vary from one system to the next. I can tell you however, that despite its in-depth systems modeling, the MU-2 itself is definitely frame rate friendly and it also has Flight1 GTN 750 GPS integration as well as WX500 radar integration. If other aircraft run fine on your system with the Flight1 GTN 750, you should have no problems with the MU-2.
 
nakajima said:
Frame rates will obviously vary from one system to the next. I can tell you however, that despite its in-depth systems modeling, the MU-2 itself is definitely frame rate friendly and it also has Flight1 GTN 750 GPS integration as well as WX500 radar integration. If other aircraft run fine on your system with the Flight1 GTN 750, you should have no problems with the MU-2.
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I have the MU-2 installed on my old AMD rig right now and it is a great performer. I don't have the GTN750 but like the VNAV of the MU-2 built-in GPS.
 
The real Metroliner built by Fairchild was looked down on by pilots and passengers alike. It was cramped, had some of the noisiest engines ever made put on it, then they went light on the sound proofing, and finally, they gave it these tiny little ailerons so it could barely tackle a crosswind
 
RyanJZ said:
The real Metroliner built by Fairchild was looked down on by pilots and passengers alike. It was cramped, had some of the noisiest engines ever made put on it, then they went light on the sound proofing, and finally, they gave it these tiny little ailerons so it could barely tackle a crosswind
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As a sim-pilot I actually enjoy flying this sim and I have never had any complaints from my sim-passengers or my sim-cargo clients. And yes, its not the easyest thing to fly in sim-world, but the flight dynamics are so good that it responds very well to your inputs and so you will be able to make decent crosswing landings and have fun/sweat at the same time. Besides, the sound is pretty good as well. Totally, a good addon and far better than what I´ve tried from other devellopers (that may implement more fancy electronincs)

RyanJZ, do you have the addon or have you tried it? I ask because you have just repeated yourself within a day or two and dont say anything about how it works in the sim.
I can imagine that in real life, you´re right and that it could be kind of uncomfortable for passengers and pilots, but we, the simmers dont have to live that. In general all these small turboprop commuter liners are not famous for being comfortable. But they do/did the job in remote and unpopulated areas where there was no money in flying fancyer aircraft.
 
Ok, getting down to the wire here but need some info. To anyone that has the Miviz King Air 350i I would love to know some things.

1. How much is done as this is a beta? How much is left to do?

2. Do they still supply timely updates?

3. Any special features such as rain or ice on windscreen?

4. How do you like it and are you happy with the plane as is?
 
TeiscoDelRay said:
Ok, getting down to the wire here but need some info. To anyone that has the Miviz King Air 350i I would love to know some things.

1. How much is done as this is a beta? How much is left to do?

2. Do they still supply timely updates?

3. Any special features such as rain or ice on windscreen?

4. How do you like it and are you happy with the plane as is?
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1. It is still an alpha at this point. The next release is reported to be a beta, which means feature complete.
2. Yes
3. Not so far but, as mentioned, beta not out yet.
4. Fantastic FDE, normal Milviz attention to detail, all the preview shots look great.

Your best bet is to check out their Facebook page for updates. I don't recommend a "buy now" if you are impatient about the final release. I have flown all the intermediate versions. It will be an excellent product and well worth the money and wait when done.
 
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