Dash 8-100 released by VirtualCol - Marketplace Only

[vipgroup]

Just released... An aircraft that's been much-missed. There are some flaws, and I have only made a couple of VFR flights so far, but it is still nice to finally have one of these in the sim.







A lot of details in their video HERE

 

[Aircanuck]

About Time, thank you VC.
She just needs a good hug , how about a new sound pack to start with ??

Regards

 

[Brytskiva]

Only 4 points when i look ~

 

[Wing_Z]

Might there be a -200 in the pipeline, one hopes?
Around here they are a staple of the regional routes.

 

[vipgroup]

I’ve been happily flying the aircraft intermittently through the afternoon. However, I am disappointed that I cannot seem to get the aircraft above 175 knots even at a humble 12,000ft. There is also a mild porpoising due to what appears to be constant fluctuation in torque. In VR I also noticed a misaligned structure to the right of the cabin which lets a thin slice of outside view show through. As long as I don’t look at it the VR is quite pleasant. But of course it’s hard to miss this. For the price it is really nice to finally have an early model Dash 8, but it would be wonderful if these issues could be fixed. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very much enjoying the experience of this aircraft in virtual reality. But it could be improved upon.

 

[jocko417]

Is that a YWG scenery VIP?

I've got about 1200 hrs in the -100 series, electro/mechanical panel like above, except without the FMS, all VOR/NDB stuff.

 

[vipgroup]

Yes, that is Winnipeg, well spotted.

Winnipeg scenery is from Simaddons. (Here)

And now for Toronto...

 

[Bushpounder]

Nice to see this, and the price point is not bad. I've had a Dash in every sim going back to 98. Nice to have it back!

Don BP

 

[StormILM]

Nice to see. I generally thing of that Dev as making low to medium quality models but this one looks good. Maybe they can get the performance bugs fixed at some point. The Majestic Dash 8 Q400 is still in build and coming along but it may be a bit before it is released.

 

[vipgroup]

There a couple of reviews of the aircraft on YouTube now, and both reviewers seem to get into uncontrollable flight at the drop of a hat, and then shout a lot in protest as if trying for an Oscar.

Well, I have now flown it for a reasonable amount of time, and although I stand by the points I mentioned before (the slow speed being particularly annoying), I can also fly it with good handling characteristics, and none of what these "screamers" are claiming as standard fare. But I will give this caveat.... If they are using FS2024 while I am using FS2020, things may be different.

Truth is, a good overhaul of the flight dynamics would make this very pleasant.. not perfect, but acceptable for recreational flying. In the meantime, flying it with finesse helps a lot.

Case in point. If you belt the throttles to the max as if you were "kicking down" the gas pedal on a car, it will act like a fighter catapulted off a carrier. BUT my instructors always told me to advance throttles gently and with consistency of rate. Do this with the Dash 8, and hold the power about 20% away from full throttle, and the aircraft acceleration is suddenly believable. It also helps to use flaps appropriately, and not to deflect controls like a fighter at higher speeds.

It is growing on me, but I am going to contact VirtualCol about the flight model. Here's hoping they will fix it because they intend to release the rest of the Dash-8 range beyond the 100. Hope they tweak this one and learn from it first.