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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Orbx Pac 750

I bought it for MSFS a couple years ago.My only gripe was that it was not the Pac Cresco because at that time i had become heavely interested in New Zealand aerial topdressing. I mean what is not to love about this kind of hill dodging flying. (not sure if there's any impact on the environment using this way of fertilizing farmland..)


Apart from hauling pax and skydivers you can still have at topdressing as well with this newer Pac 750. When i was employed overthere in beautiful NZ i can't remember any sort of animated fertilizer loading facility (a special truck delivers the fertilizer powder right on top of the fuselage into a compartiment aft of the cockpit. The pilot opens and closes the lid from within his office) but if you ask me it's about time Orbx gets on to that asap. Should be fun, right ?

The Pac 750 model is done very well, inside and out, and IIRC it flies very well too. On the Orbx page it says "MSFS 2024 compatible" so i guess it's about the same as the MSFS version which i did like very much. Been topdressing away in NZ with great enjoyment !

Here's a topdressing session of a real Cresco filmed in external view (Ok. its the forerunner and original Fletcher FU-24 but the operation is exactly the same as with the Cresco and Pac-750) :


I'd say get to work ! You'll love it ! :cool:
 
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It works okay in FS2024, but it's an FS2020 plane. It's decent but not exceptional. There have been a number of nice updates to it since release. I don't think we ever got the promised enhanced sound pack, but the one it has is inoffensive.

It's not amazing, but if you're interested in the plane, it's pretty good.
 
Well, I bought it, customized it, flew it, and unfortunately regretted it.

THE GOOD: it is a really nice model inside and out with lots of features and four great variations. It looks great and performs as expected. In fact, it's basically perfect for what I intended to use it for (getting in and out of just about anywhere -- even fully loaded). Some pics . . .

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THE BAD: There is no sound difference when the doors are open, no visible copilot in cockpit view, and (of course) the inability to fly as a male -- stupid random 2020 avatars.

THE UGLY: This has the WORST heatblur effect I have ever seen! It's just out of control. While flying, it distorts your glareshield and cockpit in dizzying waves, and it completely negates the advantage of the dropped-corner windscreen for forward and down visibility. From outside, it looks like the front end of the plane is passing through some sort of space-time distortion out of a sci-fi film. Basically, it renders the plane impossible to enjoy flying. Some pics . . .

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

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If anyone knows how to completely remove an effect, please let me know.
 
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