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Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
They're having a sale at Simmarket. 60% off. I bought the MiG-29 early years, Su-27 and T-50/Pak Fa. I'll let you know how they are in about half an hour.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
I tried the Su-27 first as that was what you are interested in. The model looks nice and smooth, the texture is not too dull, not too glossy. In fact it is dull with shiny patches when the sun reflects off of it. Looks used, but cared for. (I only flew the VVS but I assume the rest are just as nice.) The VC is nice and tidy with sharp numerals on the gauges. The landing gear is well detailed and a WOW switch on the mains opens and closes the inlet screens. The braking parachute has a nice animation to it as well. The sound set is nice too. If you're in the VC, you just get the drone of the engines but if in tower view, reheat comes on with a roar! The engines are suitably smokey. The plane I flew was clean. I didn't see a way to add stores through the FSX payload editor. There is an in game editor but it controls canopy, chute repacking lights and toggles a ground service truck and crew. (Or "GORUND SERVICE" as it's listed on the board.
) I didn't **** so I'm sure there's a way to add stores, but I normally like to fly clean or with tanks if XC. I see that just about the whole family that sprung from the Flanker is there (minus the Fullback). I will definitely be going back for the rest! Buy with confidence, especially at the prices Sim Market has until the 4/23! I like it better than the Bear Studios version.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
Oh, I should probably let you know it flies well too! You can mush it into a turn, add reheat and keep on going. Roll rate seems about right and the controls are nicely balanced. I run tower view on my second monitor and it all looks like what you see when watching a real Flanker get put through its paces. It performs the cobra maneuver nicely as well. The only thing I'm tweaking in the aircraft.cfg is the speed of the airbrake. It should open in about half the time that it is in the sim. The AB effects look a bit wonky when staring right at the pipe, but from tower view really look the part.I tried the Su-27 first as that was what you are interested in. The model looks nice and smooth, the texture is not too dull, not too glossy. In fact it is dull with shiny patches when the sun reflects off of it. Looks used, but cared for. (I only flew the VVS but I assume the rest are just as nice.) The VC is nice and tidy with sharp numerals on the gauges. The landing gear is well detailed and a WOW switch on the mains opens and closes the inlet screens. The braking parachute has a nice animation to it as well. The sound set is nice too. If you're in the VC, you just get the drone of the engines but if in tower view, reheat comes on with a roar! The engines are suitably smokey. The plane I flew was clean. I didn't see a way to add stores through the FSX payload editor. There is an in game editor but it controls canopy, chute repacking lights and toggles a ground service truck and crew. (Or "GORUND SERVICE" as it's listed on the board.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
The MiG-29 and T-50 are quite nice as well. The MiG-29 includes a two seater with both cockpits functional. It seems like a frame rate hog on my machine down low with Mega Scenery Wisconsin. I'll have to try it in a default FSX scenery. The T-50 takes some getting used to as I prefer steam gauges. The VC is dominated by two MFDs. Everything is in Cryllic, but the tool tips are in English. Clicking the buttons around each MFD lets you configure the panel pretty much however you want it. Th actual toggle switch count in the cockpit is extremely low as most everything is operated by the MFDs. I see Flyfreestd had a bit of vintage stuff too. I'll be checking that out later. Once again, buy with confidence!
Daube
SOH-CM-2025
I have the Su-33 and the Mig-29.
The 3D models and textures are very nice, both for the external model and the virtual cockpit.
Sounds are good too.
Flight model is terrible.
Systems/instruments are terrible too.
Most of the switches in the cockpit are fake, not clickable.
If you are looking for a nice-looking plane to take screenshot, go for it. It's cheap.
If you are looking for a realistic addon, forget about it.
The 3D models and textures are very nice, both for the external model and the virtual cockpit.
Sounds are good too.
Flight model is terrible.
Systems/instruments are terrible too.
Most of the switches in the cockpit are fake, not clickable.
If you are looking for a nice-looking plane to take screenshot, go for it. It's cheap.
If you are looking for a realistic addon, forget about it.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago with a Just Flight product. I downloaded the addons but the servers were taxed when I tried to register. They had me re-download and try again. (This was about 12 hours laterand it worked.) Try that. If still a no go, look on the blue bar at the very top of the page over on the right hand side by the social media icons. There is a "Contact Us" tab there.
Thanks but I'm trying to register a new account and the email validation is not working. Because they haven't validated my account yet when I click 'Contact Us' it asks for my login info. When I give them that it says I need to 'Validate my account'!! So frustrating!
simtech
SOH-CM-2025
MMurphy77, if you get this issue resolved... please advise us. I had the same issue, same site last week. After requesting about 20 email validations and getting no reply, I abandoned the idea of registering. I, too, was caught in the endless loop. I did manage to get an email off to them, but it's been over a week and crickets. I did have a similar issue with Just Flight and they replied within 20 minutes... Super support. Seems too much of a hassle...Terry
Once I was able to open up a 'ticket' with Customer Service they responded immediately and we worked back and forth last night to resolve the issue. After trying several different strategies they were perplexed but finally asked if I would try to re-register but use a different email. I re-registered using my @gmail email and it worked perfectly - registration accepted. My primary email is a rather obscure 'RoadRunner' account that some systems simply don't recognize as a valid email so that must have been what it was. I appreciate SimMarket's efforts in helping me.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
I tried making another email account to try and replicate what was happening to you, but it (outlook) kept telling me
I was still logged in and to sign out, but it wouldn't sign me out. Oh, well. Glad to hear you got it resolved! Blue skies buddy! (Unless you like the challenge of zero visibility and thunderstorms!)
Hello to all-
Some years ago I picked up the three Bartel trainers that they were giving away at that time. Their quality looks pretty good to me- enough so that I very well may take advantage of this sale and pick up their Albatros, Aviatik, Halberstadt, and Pfalz packages... I've been drooling at those for some time now!
-Mike Z.
Some years ago I picked up the three Bartel trainers that they were giving away at that time. Their quality looks pretty good to me- enough so that I very well may take advantage of this sale and pick up their Albatros, Aviatik, Halberstadt, and Pfalz packages... I've been drooling at those for some time now!
-Mike Z.
Ferry_vO
Retired SOH Administrator
Bought the MiG-29 Early package today, and I have to say the screenshots at SimMarket do ot really do the product justice.
It's an aircraft that Virtavia or Iris would make I guess. Not too complicated, nice VC, excellent sounds, lots of textures (So much that I already deleted quite a few!) and flight dynamics seem OK for a fast jet.
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It's an aircraft that Virtavia or Iris would make I guess. Not too complicated, nice VC, excellent sounds, lots of textures (So much that I already deleted quite a few!) and flight dynamics seem OK for a fast jet.
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Daube
SOH-CM-2025
Absolutely. As I wrote earlier, their 3D models and virtual cockpits are quite a pleasant surprise.
Virtavia yes, but you are severely underestimating the complexity of the IRIS aircrafts
The aircraft by FlyFreeSTD have no custom systems, the switches in the cockpit are limited to basic stuff like electrical, lights and starters.
IRIS aircrafts are much higher quality (well, excepted for the F-22 of course...)
Ferry_vO
Retired SOH Administrator
Virtavia yes, but you are severely underestimating the complexity of the IRIS aircrafts
I meant the earlier 'get in & fly' models, like their MiG-29 etc. More recent Iris aircraft are indeed a bit more complex.
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
What were you referring to earlier when you mentioned the flight models weren't up to snuff? The UB flies right on the money. (The only goofy thing I noticed just last night in the Su-27 is that if you turn the AOA limiter off and pull all the way back on the stick with reheat on the plane snaps to 90 degrees after reaching 45 or 50 at a believable rate. Is this horrible flight dynamic you were referring to?) Other than that the single seat Fulcrum should fly similar numbers to the UB and I am extrapolating that the 27 would behave similarly. (And it does, as long as you leave the AOA limiter on!) The Su-57, who knows if it's right or not. It does all the things I see done in a demonstration, but I changed the thrust vectoring so it doesn't shut off at 80% throttle now. I can run them full power and just turn it on or off at will. (Unfortunately the AB flames don't move with the nozzles like IRIS's F-22 flames do.)
Oh, judging by your avatar, you might be the one to ask! Anybody make a VF-1A-S Valkyrie for FSX? Conversion to Guardian or Battliod (or Gerwalk to Battroid if that's your flavor) not necessary. Just want to fly the jet with a nice VC! Shoji Kawamori and Kazutaka Miyatake really knocked it out of the park with that design. Still looks fantastic today!
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