Cessna Citation CJ3+ Released 5/8

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Just spotted this browsing SimMarket. Citation CJ3+ due May 8th.

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simMarket: CESSNA CITATION CJ3+ MSFS20

Cessna Citation CJ3 For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 The Cessna Citation CJ3 is a light business jet known for its efficiency comfort and advanced avionics It seats up to 9 passengers offers a range of around 2 040 nautical miles and features Garmin G3000 avionics The CJ3 is favored for...
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Edit - now available. €26.99 or $30.66US
 
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Quick heads up, earlier today Jonathan Beckett completed a review on the Space Heater over on YT, giving it a thumbs up !
Nice alternative to the CJ4 and Longitude ..... release date Thursday the 8th pending any serious bugs.


Regards
 
This one is shorter - don't know the verdict yet, just started watching.


Edit: Just finished the video. There are some really cool features that are similar to the dev's Eviation Alice, like being able to set out food and a lav that flushes, but the plane itself is (apparently) very nicely modeled both visually and flight-wise. AvAngel's only real gripe was that the glass is nearly invisible. Her test video is in 2024, so it may be different in 2020. I've always wished that MS/Asobo would release the premium version's Citation as a stand-alone purchase, so now I finally get to scratch that itch. I'll definitely get this one - I've been wanting something that could handle a longer range than the Honda and Cirrus jets. With no cargo version, I guess I'll have to start up a small charter side hustle in my Walter Mitty style FS world.
 
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It's out. Top post edited and thread pinned. It ain't the cheapest thing in the world, but it fills a major void - especially for those of use that kinda wish they'd opted for the Premium edition of the sim to get the stock CJ.
 
That doesn't get charged here in the Colonies. Some tax prep places here will ask if you have made any international purchases so that the IRS can charge you tax on them. I don't care if I bought a Ferrari from an Italian dealer and had it shipped here - I'm not telling the IRS about it!
 
Baked texture registrations - UGH!

Guess I'm gonna have to play with one of them in Gimp this weekend.
 
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That doesn't get charged here in the Colonies. Some tax prep places here will ask if you have made any international purchases so that the IRS can charge you tax on them. I don't care if I bought a Ferrari from an Italian dealer and had it shipped here - I'm not telling the IRS about it!
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Well, that doesn't help us (the rest and larger part of the world) one bit. If you want to mention prices in a fair way, check prices.
 
VAT? Isn't that the thing you mash grapes in? It help the Europeans make great wines, and great whiskies in the US. Neither, of course, aid in flying.
 
Well, I bought it last night and fired up the sim long enough to do some static testing. The lighting controls are wonky at best. There are no switches for the beacon, which apparently comes on automatically, or the nav lights, which don't. You basically have to use the L key to turn everything on, then reset the ones you don't want yet with the switches on the panel. Engine start was cumbersome too. They didn't want to start at first, then I played with some switches and managed to get them to start. I didn't see a manual, but I'll look again this weekend. I'm posting this from work.

None of the breakers are functional, and more than half of the switches in the cockpit are just there to look at. I wish the dev had put more time into getting the systems right than the cute easter eggs. I wonder if Disney will come after him for using audio from one of their properties...
 
After playing around with this one, I've decided to hangar it. If the dev patches at least the lighting systems, I may reconsider it, but the high price and lack of any real systems depth (in exchange for gimmicks) just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I'm going to be warry of this developer in the past. Shame too, since the Eviation Alice is actually kinda fun once you get past the fact that the props turn backward.
 
Just got an email notice - v1.0.1 has been released:

V1.0.1
- physical & FADEC Detents added
- Pressurization problem fixed
- New and improved lights
- you cant move with the GPU connected now
- Engine blades flicker fixed
- STBY Display wrong overspeed fixed
- Fixed windshield bleed air flap size
- Center Wheel no longer floating
- Gear animation corrected to match the real aircraft
- Speedbrakes now retract when N1 above 85%
- Flaps & Speedbrakes Works while battery is off fixed
- Sounds volume tweaked
- Speedbrakes now retract when flaps goes up
- Low fuel warning fix
- Trim wheel animation fix
- COM Radio not working when in Dispatch mode fixed
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If the lighting controls now let the pilot control everything correctly, I'll probably put this back into service.
 
Aaand the new one's back to storage. I don't know what was "improved" with the lights, but you still have no way to turn on the nav lights without using the L key to turn on everything, then reset what you don't want with the switches are on the panel. The beacon on top of the tail comes on with the battery, so I don't know why the nav lights can't be any different.
 
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Aaand the new one's back to storage. I don't know what was "improved" with the lights, but you still have no way to turn on the nav lights without using the L key to turn on everything, then reset what you don't want with the switches are on the panel. The beacon on top of the tail comes on with the battery, so I don't know why the nav lights can't be any different.
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The nav lights are set via the G3000:

 
Well... It seems I've been talking at least partially out of my @$$, but it would have been nice to at least have a quick-start guide to explain any non-intuitive functions like that. I'll play with it again as soon as I can.

I will say this - the thread for this on the official MS forum is not so keen on the flight dynamics. Fortunately, I don't know enough about the real thing to judge that. If it feels halfway believable, I'll keep it.
 
Well... I was just informed over at the official forum that the Asobo Longitude is now available to all on the Marketplace. Normal price is $20 US, but currently on sale for $12.99, putting it not too far from the price point I was saying that it should be sold for all along. With this addition, I suspect that my Walter Mitty Air Service Inc. will have a rather successful new business charter service!
 
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