Dornier DO27 / CASA C127 MSFS2020

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simMarket: DORNIER DO27 / CASA C127 MSFS2020

IMPORTANT Compatibility with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 nbsp This product is compatible with MSFS 2024 and operates correctly in the new simulator Please note that some MSFS 2024 ndash exclusive features and systems are not currently implemented in this version of the Dornier Do 27 These...
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Published by a dev I'm not familiar with, but the screenshots and video clips look nice.
 
Beat me to it by 23 minutes! It's the dev who did the awesome Hispano HA-200 a couple of years ago.

Been flying it for the last couple of hours. Modeling is really nice overall; the rivets are bit Lindberg models, but otherwise it looks great.

Quick look at things I like:
  • Good audio
  • Nice vibrations in the cockpit and instrument needles. Feels real, without being overdone.
  • Four models: Base, skis, tundra/STOL, and floats
  • Important: Flight modeling feels good! Good period STOL performance, overall handling feels realistic.
  • Engine damage modeling seems well done. I abused it and paid for it after ignoring the blinking warning light.
  • Lots of liveries, especially the base model. Both civilian and multiple air forces (Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, etc.)
  • SimMarket, so no stupidarse Marketplace encryption to deal with!
Really minor Issues:
  • When I first loaded it in FS2024, the doors were all missing. Thought it was because I was in the STOL/bush version. :) Once I put them back with the release switches, they stayed.
  • The manual was accidentally omitted. I emailed the support email and had it from the dev in just a couple of hours. I imagine this will get fixed quickly.
  • I don't mind the accurate non-English labeling on the instrumentation. It's real, and tooltips tell me what things like the (working!) fuses are. But the configuration notebook also isn't in English, so I had to use trial and error and Google Translate to figure it out.

Here's the translation for the settings notebook:

EXTERIOR​

Only on the ground and with brakes engaged
Visibility controls for exterior accessories:
  • Chocks (Calzos)
  • Tie-downs / Anchors (Anclajes)
  • Pitot tube cover (Protector del tubo Pitot)
  • Engine cowling (Capo del motor)
  • Lower engine panel (Panel inferior del motor)

INTERIOR​

Only on the ground and with brakes engaged
Visibility controls for interior accessories:
  • Front row of seats (Fila delantera de asientos)
  • Back row of seats (Fila trasera de asientos)
  • Cargo (Carga)
  • Passenger (Pasajero)

STATUS / ESTADO​

Attention! Check the oil level before starting the engine.
  • Oil level (Nivel de aceite)
  • Clean windshield (Limpiar parabrisas)
Oil Level Detail Box:
  • Excessive oil level (Nivel de aceite excesivo)
  • Buttons: [Refill oil / Rellenar aceite] [Drain oil / Vaciar aceite]
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That's one of only 5 airplanes I ever flew in IRL (1977, when I was in active duty with the German Army and got the chance to be passenger in one of the "Doras" of an Air Force Aviation Group (Luftwaffe Flugsport Gruppe) that operated these planes at the end of their military period of use. Definitely a must have for me..
 
This is a keeper Tom, love this beauty, very fine flying machine. The airport is Tuck in South Boston, VA. The little race track is Halifax County Speedway. Some real fine Late Model Sportsmen racing there.

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Oh man, I'm grabbing this! I'm pretty sure both Air America and CASI flew a few of these in Vietnam and Laos.
 
I had the pleasure of working at Fairchild Dornier for a couple years. On one of my times working out of the Oberpfaffenhofen office, I took a ride in the company DO 27. The aircraft is much more muscular than I thought it would be. More like a Beaver than any Cessna. (I also learned a number of things I never knew up to that point...an aircraft coming off the assembly line with a bunch of "gripes" is a "Monday morning" aircraft. And, beer for lunch (up to a point) is part of the collective bargaining agreement! Who knew?)
 
I really jumped on this one, missing the Do27 since FS9 days.

All seemed to work great, even dicovered the missing doors:) But unfortuneately it keeps giving me CTDs in FS2024 whenever panning and moving the camera in outside view. I´ll wait (UN-)patiently for further updates.
 
joe bob said:
I think that was the Helio Courier
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Hey, Joe Bob! Yeah, oh, they definitely had a lot of Helio Courier and Turbo Porters but they (Air America) had a pretty extensive Dornier program, too. It was mostly the twin-engine Do-28. Can find pictures of that but have read some anecdotal information on Do-27s. No pictures or first person accounts, sadly. I don't know if you've read Capt. Neil Hansen's account, Flight, it's really good. Anyways, he was the chief pilot fot their Dornier Do-28 program for a while. Cheers.
 
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