Dreamfleet 727
- Thread starter Willy
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I've had it for several years. IMHO it is the best 'old school' payware jetliner for FS9, hands-down...and far far better in terms of flight dynamics and systems simulations than the older Captain Sim model (which was the first payware I think I ever bought).
My five year old Dell has a P4 3.4G with 1GB ram and a Radeon X600 with 256Mb. Not exactly a top-line machine, yet I get on average 15-25fps in the VC with the Dreamfleet 727 with all my display sliders slightly above mid-range. Not bad as far as I'm concerned.
Be forewarned that there are a lot of switches to flip and dials to turn. It's definitely an **** aircraft, which isn't a problem since it has excellent and very intuitive manuals...many of which can be accessed from the FS Kneeboard while 'in sim'. The first few flights might seem a little overwhelming, but it becomes much easier to manage with each successive hop.
You won't regret buying it. Good luck.
My five year old Dell has a P4 3.4G with 1GB ram and a Radeon X600 with 256Mb. Not exactly a top-line machine, yet I get on average 15-25fps in the VC with the Dreamfleet 727 with all my display sliders slightly above mid-range. Not bad as far as I'm concerned.
Be forewarned that there are a lot of switches to flip and dials to turn. It's definitely an **** aircraft, which isn't a problem since it has excellent and very intuitive manuals...many of which can be accessed from the FS Kneeboard while 'in sim'. The first few flights might seem a little overwhelming, but it becomes much easier to manage with each successive hop.
You won't regret buying it. Good luck.
VPL Paolo Lao
Charter Member
GOOD! REALLY GOOD!:salute:
This being a JT8D powered aircraft, which sets power by EPR, did they get this correct? The reason I ask is that the FS series has this totally screwed up as far as getting the actual readings to set power. What sort of values is it showing for takeoff, climb, cruise and descent?
Curious from a FD perspective.
Cheers: Tom
Curious from a FD perspective.
Cheers: Tom
Yep, the Dreamfleet model comes with rather extensive charts referencing EPR settings for all phases of flight, broken down by pressure altitudes & OATs...even noting different settings when anti-ice is on and differential power settings with the Super27. They've included individual charts for the different models in the package (100, 200, Super27s). I haven't the slightest idea if Dreamfleet's EPR settings are accurate to reality...but they've certainly done a good job 'faking it' for gullible types like myself if they aren't!
I tried copying a few smaple lines from the EPR charts but the formatting got all screwy when pasting here.
Mark, if you wrap the quoted block in
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tags, the formatting shouldn't get messed up. The only downside is that word wrap doesn't work.
magoo
SOH-CM-2013
C'monnnnnnnn......
Sure you can't hand prop to start, but Ctrl-E always worked fine for me.....(Save the twenty minute checklist and startup for DC2's....C-47's....)
Look....
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......It's just Sweeeeet.