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DC-8 Jetliner Series 10 to 40 Nov4 sticky

I just picked it up. It's crap! I flew DC-8's for 20 years. Both as a PFE and a FO. I also worked as a mechanic on them for 5. I've got about 2 pages of things wrong right now. Not really too much stuff that is DC-8 specific. Just general flight sim stuff. They should've beta tested it a bit longer. Much like a certain website.
 
Not a Air New Zealand yet but gives you the base pack as we had the 50 series , I do like the sound package .
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Just a partial list Flight Director doesn't work. Autopilot VS doesn't work. Cabin pressure control lever and hydraulic selector lever animated backwards, When opening the fwd aux fuel tank selector, the motors quit, regardless of how much fuel you have in the main tanks. The PTC indicator should be on the FO's yoke only. Grossly overpowered. Way too sensitive on the controls. This thing was a beast to fly. Altitude select indicator does not work properly. And what's with the nav gauge in the lower left panel? #2 VOR? or ADF? Max pitch angle was limited to 18 degrees, because at twenty the horizontal stab was washed out by the airflow coming off the wing. You should not be able to climb out at 20+ degrees and 4000 fpm. That's just from the first five minutes of "flying" this thing. They could've put some sound to the turbocompressors and recirc fans. You can really hear them in the cockpit. Visually from the outside the model is good. The VC even looks decent. That airspeed gauge should not have been used. To modern. We didn't have airspeed gauges like that until we updated the air data system for RVSM operations. The altimeter is crappy. It's reminiscent of the old three needle altimeter United used to use. Notice I said used to. It was found to be a bit confusing and dangerous.
 
I'm with Bjoern on this one.

Lemons to lemonade - a golden opportunity for JF to add some polish to their product, and a great chance for John to capture and pass along his real-world experience. Win-Win-Win - for JF, for John, and for the sim community.

Here's to hoping a positive redirection of the energy can prevail.

I native DC-8 is a must-buy for me, if the issues are sorted - no doubt about that. A pity there's no '50, one of the most prolific of the pre-stretch period. Looks good so far, would love to pick this up.

DL
 
I don't think this is like fecal material and it bothers me that those references are used. :icon_eek:

I bought it and i will enjoy it. This is an FSX native DC-8 from JustFlight. I didn't expect PMDG quality and I try to understand that JustFlight doesn't really have me in mind with their products. The modeling seems very good and it's the best VC I have seen from JustFlight--it's pretty good.

Some things don't seem to work and I'm guessing that some will be fixed and some won't. I knew that would be the case when I bought it. If the flight model turns out to be too far off for me I can probably look at HJG's freeware versions and make it better.

I'm happy that JustFlight made an FSX native DC-8. Nobody else has made one.
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Ole smokey It only smokes at specific power levels, mainly takeoff... The NZFF boys given me a ribbing :icon_lol: so had to post some smokies out :cool:
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I do like some of the more exotic paints that come it .. checking all out :mixedsmi:
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delta_lima said:
I'm with Bjoern on this one.
I native DC-8 is a must-buy for me, if the issues are sorted - no doubt about that. A pity there's no '50, one of the most prolific of the pre-stretch period. Looks good so far, would love to pick this up.
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DL , I followed the Just Flight pages every day and saw the 50's and up the range to the 60 and 70s with the big fans , be along the same line as the the JF Constellation , be a second batch , that is what i also require to suit our ex old T.E.A.L - Air New Zealand aircraft , it a great model and look at the Price !

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Just to clarify, this was beta tested for a significant amount of time including by some ex DC-8 crew members. If you have spotted any issues or have any general (constructive) feedback then please contact the support team who will pass it on to the relevant people: http://www.justflight.com/support-contact
 
Aircraft sold at Just flight are not always made by Just Flight. Some are made by CLS or other FSX addon aircraft.
So what addon aircraft maker make the DC-8???


David
 
Hello,

Glad to see a FSX native Diesel-8 but, as i'm not interested about the 10-40 series, do you plan the 61 to 63 series with the JT3D-7 or CFM56 engines:salute:
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I am a B707 man myself...but having spent some (ground)time on -61/63 and -71/73 in the past, I really had to have one...:icon_lol:
Yes...the early and "short" versions are not really what I had hoped for, still...I bought it, took it for a spin and love it!

I never flew a DC8 or worked on one as a mechanic...so I wouldn't be able to spot any discrepancies with it anyways...

For me...that thing is just brilliant! Yeah...I can be impressed easily some might say but I think I am just happy with what I can get. :salute:

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