some of us sim pilots are convinced it should swing more and is too easy
Except in a real taildragger, you can feel the plane as it yaws one way or the other. You get none of that in a flight sim. A real, experienced pilot can generally keep a plane under control on takeoff/landing by sensing the motion and instinctively countering. You get none of that feedback in a sim, so it's much harder if you don't somehow compensate for the lack of feel.
I call it Oleg Syndrome. Making planes significantly harder to fly in sims than in real life by simulating all the numbers and not compensating at all for the complete lack of sensation.
In the late 90's I flew multiplayer flight sims against the Blue Angels. And for the first 10 minutes or so, I waxed them left and right because they had none of the sense feedback they were used to. (Then they did some of that pilot sh1t and learned how to compensate and put me in my rightful place.) They thought the systems/visual simulation was great but really hated the lack of physical feedback.
This is exactly right.
Not generally. There have been calls on the official forum to allow developers to sell unlocked content, but I haven't seen one yet.Is the aircraft.cfg included in the marketplace offering?
Not generally. There have been calls on the official forum to allow developers to sell unlocked content, but I haven't seen one yet.
A quick note. I asked Mike on Facebook if the aircraft.cfg was present, and he confirmed it is not. However, I watched a video of the aircraft, and decided the sounds were enough for me. I bought it, and have flown it for about an hour. Initial emotional reaction? I really like it. Yes, I could act like a reviewer again and find faults, but at the sheer gut level of fun and satisfaction, this is a beauty. No regrets getting it. I will pick up his future models too, (the Mk.V and SeaFire). And I will encourage him to give us a bubble cockpit version further down the line too. Mike, if you see this, nice job!
- Kenneth
EDIT TO THE ABOVE... I think the MSFS marketplace may have this on sale now, I see every Flight Replicas design with a considerable discount, but since I now own the Spit, I cannot see the price. IF there's a big sale, my only regret is buying it at full price just a few hours before the sale appeared out of nowhere! Thanks Marketplace...
Thanks, Kenneth!
Don't worry, the Spitfire is too new a release to qualify for the Sale. It has to have been in the Marketplace for a certain time beforehand.
And yes, the there is a Spitfire low-back/bubble-top in the works, which should be underway once the Seafire III is complete.
Mike
Mike, your Spitfire is a thing of beauty, and despite initial misgivings on the sound (I had only watched a YouTube video at that point), now that I fly it, I really like the sound. And thanks for the info regarding the price, If I had temporarily "overpaid", and been refunded, I would have instantly re-purchased the Spit along with the Fox Moth.
Now, an aside, sort of, I have hesitated on your Fox Moth because people say you aliased the C152 sounds, and being a die-hard DeHavilland fan, I love the sound of the Gypsy... If I could alias the sound to the Ants Tiger, or the original FSX AH Chippy, I'd do it in a heartbeat, and thus buy the beast! Might still regardless because I like your choice of aircraft subjects.
But looking ahead, I will anticipate your future Spits, Seafires, etc. You are on a roll sir!!!!
Greetings from Saskatchewan
- Kenneth
The C-152 sounds were used because I've flown real Tiger Moths a couple of times (in fact, when I still had a real plane, one was parked in front of mine in the hangar - owned and flown by an ex-Halifax tail gunner), and the sounds in the model sounds pretty much identical to me, inside and out. Plus they (there were two) were out flying at our airfield many, many times. Of course, there's a large amount of subjectivity when it comes to sounds, but I like those. If you can find other sounds you like better, then of course, use them. I'm not sure how to alias sounds outside of using the aircraft.cfg, but another dev has been helping use a different method, via the Community folder, and if that can work (with the Spitfire) then perhaps it'll work with the DH.83. Stand by.
Priller: Likely to be an XIV and XVI (was able to use Michael Potter's XVI for some of the cockpit 'feel' for the Mk.I model), if all goes well.
Mike
PS Apparently my daughter likes them, too
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Sometimes, in this hobby people can feel a little frustration when multiple developers work on the same aircraft type. However, that's a limiting way to look at it. Different developers bring us a variety of models and variants, more livery choices, alternate design approaches to the subject aircraft, and often a choice of price point too. I welcome the variety when it's an aircraft I am passionate about, and surely the greatest example is the Spitfire. So many possible combinations of mark, variant, livery, etc. So here is evidence of the ongoing expansion of our hobby. A quick formation flight with the Flight Replicas Mk.II and the Flying Irons Mk.IX together in the virtual skies. And I'll add a shot from another flight of the Flight Replicas aircraft breaking out of the clouds just for fun. And now I hear that Aeroplane Heaven is adding the Spitfire prototype to their offerings. I very much look forward to the release of more Spitfires, Seafires, and who knows, maybe a Spiteful some day too? Bring em on, and more power to each developer.
- Kennet