Realair Lancair Legacy out

skyhawka4m said:
Will these two repaints be available for download?
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SH - Eventually......however, I'm still tweaking here and there.

I post my repaints over at OZx download areas, however, I won't post anything until after RealAir Simulations releases their paintkit. I may have painted things that will not be part of the paintkit; i.e., interior stuff..... and that can't be released as the painted version until I get approval from RealAir........or I decide to leave it out. Hope you understand.

If I start putting stuff out there that's not part of the "Official" paintkit........then when folks have problems etc., RealAir catchs all the junk from my screw-up. (smile)

Once I post, I'll add a note here also........by then, I may have a couple more ready.

Cheers,
 
I think the original "Plum Crazy" paint scheme was on an Eaglesoft Product. I think it was on their Lancair Columbia 400. Of course, that airplane, the real one, is now a Cessna product.
 
skyhawka4m said:
Me thinks its needs 357th paint!!! John!?? :salute:
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You have my curiosity piqued! What 357th do you mean? I flew for the 357th AS years ago so I am certain you mean back from the World War II era when they flew among other aircraft the P-51D, correct?

Just wanting to see if you have some other personal connection to that unit?

Ken
 
Back in the day, I always thought this aircraft was one of the most beautiful ever designed, and perhaps is the most beautiful designed for general aviation. It is a single engine speed demon! I am currently downloading this aircraft and am very much looking forward to giving it a go.

If RealAir captures the look, feel, sounds, and flying performance of the real aircraft, then this will be an enviable experience in FSX!

Ken
 
Wow! Very well done RealAir and Robert Young! I am very impressed by this airplane. The look and feel of it are truly special. The FDE has given me a highly realistic and positive experience. Little nuances like the dynamics of the vibrations inside the cockpit and the stall shudders are most well done! Stall characteristics are very realistic. The amount of p-effect and torque on takeoff roll requires a very realistic degree of rudder input in a manner that strikes me as fully realistic with a single engine high performance aircraft. It is not as much as with a high performance piston twin such as I am familiar with, but certainly more than I need for my Skyhawk and that seems like a plumb nailed result to me!

I am curious whether RealAir had the luxury of an actual Lancair Legacy owner to test the FDE and systems? Because it would not surprise me at all that they did and that having such a valuable input they truly listened and sweated the details to get it all right!

The integration of any Reality XP GNS 530 or 430 which you may have onhand is seemless and highly effective using the RealAir menu interface which pops up after initial installation to give you a chance to customize your aircraft. I chose all the most realistic settings except for castoring nosewheel as I find that many builder might opt for a direct linkage for nosewheel steering anyway and directional braking in FSX has always been way too twitchy compared to the real world.

If anyone is sitting on the fence then I highly recommend you get off the fence and purchase this aircraft. In my view it is well worth the price and well worth your time.

This is again a very well designed and crafted virtual aircraft for FSX!

Ken Stallings
 
A couple of friends talked me into getting this one. Never been that enamored of the little glass rockets, but I have to say that this plane has become a favorite in just a few short days. The cockpit and externals are superb. The extra features such as aircraft shake, especially during startup and shutdown, really add to the immersion factor. And the flight model is really very good. I find I need to hold right rudder on climb and left rudder on descent, just as I should, to keep the ball centered. It does a wicked accelerated stall! It's fast and a real pleasure to land. Exceptionally well done aircraft. I've always found that the A2A aircraft spoil me for most other addons, unless they bring something different (even quirky) to the game. This one is state of the art GA mainstream, but it is done so well it is hard not to just keep clicking on it in the aircraft selection screen.

Not many of my addons are still in my hangar, but this one will stay there for a long time. Very well done.
 
The only difference that I've spotted at a glance is the two blade propeller.But that's very nice , I didn't knew there's a military version of the Legacy.
They might have a verrryy consistent POH
 
Me too!

I just want to add my "me too" to the list of satisfied customers. What a great add on. Even on my old 2.4ghz dual core, i am very happy with the purchase. Realair is not prolific in their releases, but they are magnificent! The legacy is true to form. seems like fsx is a whole experience.
 
Dear Sean and Rob

I bought the Lancair when it came out. But I was running FSX on my old desktop with a dual core 2.4 ghz processor and a 500mb video card.

On a lark I loaded up up FSX on my Dell XPS lap top with an i5 process and and 8 gigs of ram. Wow, now I know just how great the Lancair really is. In fact, FSX is a whole new experience for me.

With that said and with the Hurricane Sandy rolling in, I have real weather selected... and how do I enjoy those raindrops on the Duke. The Lancair would be better that perfect with those little raindrops rolling around on that beautiful canopy.

I hope you will consider them for the upcoming 172.

big time fan!
 
Legacy ammeter?

Does the ammeter deflect on the Legacy when the electrical system is loaded?

Obie
 
DANG IT! YOU GUYS convinced me to spend $42 on an airplane. Downloading as I type this RealAir Lancair. My first RealAir purchase, althought I drooled over the Duke for a LONG LONG time, I never pulled the trigger. I did see a real life Duke this week at my local airport. Watched it fly over my head on final, saw it upclose and personal on the ramp,and got to watch it launch a few minutes later.

But I bought the Lancair! Go figure.
 
So here's my experience:

Frame hog heavy pig-dog. My Carenado 172 sits on the runway 40 FPS. Change to the Lancair, 17 FPS. Wow. That's the low-res LOD whatever it's called. I started out with the hi-res version and was low teens to single digits .I do NOT have a hot rod computer, AMD quad-core at 2.5ghz, 6 meg ram, all settings on medium high. But I can fly it. I took a quick run to an airport 100 or so miles away, and it's really nice. It took me a bit to figure HOW to click and drag the radio knobs, but now I think it's a nice way to adjust 'em.

I am having difficulty with my rudder pedals in that I can't get the brakes to not be applied. I always have some braking going on. The squealing and squawling on the take-off run really emphatically points out my problem!

Bottom line is I love this airplane but it reveals the inadequecies of my old computer. I've been eyeing some p7 system, but it's over a grand, so maybe in the future I'll be able to fully roll this airplane out properly. For now, I back off settings.
 
Yeah but it looks so smooth. Your system is fairly dated now but yes the Legacy does drop fps... and you'll notice it with your system.
 
I have two questions:

1. does the real world legacy have a heater? I cant find one in realair version.

2. is there an automatic internal cowling in the realworld legacy.... another thing i cant find.
 
A Couple of items

Just picked this one up, and it's fast becoming my favorite GA aircraft next to the Duke B60. I have a couple of items I had some questions about:

Before I send a message to the RealAir guys I thought I'd ask here first so as to not waste their time on things that are potentially known issues:

1. When pushing the rudder pedals to mid-full deflection, the heel of the pilots foot bleeds through the model and becomes visible from the exterior.

2. Any chance to get a pilot model wearing a helmet, as many of these are used in racing?


Fabulous aircraft, and fantastic job. I've only had a chance to fly it for about an hour, but it's the most fun I've had in an GA aircraft for a while. Wish I could afford one in RL! I'd be all over this one! Great job RealAir :jump:
 
Sounds like you found a little bug nice work hehe. I tested this one and thought I squashed all of them.

This is my favorite GA plane (even over the duke 2.0 which is top 5).
 
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