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From Wilco's website:

[SIZE=+1]GENERAL FEATURES[/SIZE]

  • Highly detailed replicas of the Bell/Agusta BA609
  • Compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator X and 2004
  • Multiple 2D control panels, including overhead, pedestal and “glass cockpit” arrays.
  • 3D Interactive “Glass cockpit” Virtual Cockpit with 3D fully clickable knobs and buttons, collective and stick controls, fully functional overhead panels and more.
  • Outstanding VC cabin for Luxury VIP/Executive and Medical services.
  • Genuine and highly accurate VSTOL (Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing), VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) and full hovering capabilities !
  • Unique flight dynamics have been developed for this series to enable realistic and demanding missions to be made.
  • Specific FSX camera point of views for functional and recreational use
  • Luggage and fuel trucks connection animations (FSX only)
  • Animated pilots, passengers and feature details such as fluttering warning flags, chocks and strobe light safety cones when on ground.
  • Six aircraft variants : Civilian Executive, ShortHaul airline, Search & Rescue CoastGuard, Medi-Vac, Police, Military Ground support attack machine (fictional).
  • Five civilian liveries : Executive schemes, ShortHaul Airline, Bell/Agusta livery
  • Three Search & Rescue and MediVac liveries : MediVac, Police, CoastGuard
  • Two military liveries : European, US Army
  • Frame-rate friendly
  • Easy-to-use Paint Kit to create your own liveries (PhotoShop required)
 
Hi Bill,

Being just the humble poly pushers I am unsure of the exact dates but it will be this year I believe. FS9 is also to be supported.:engel016:


Awesome... I can hardly wait. Something to wait for. :d


I am glad you guys are doing a FS9 model as well.

:ernae:


Bill
 
Very cool, looking forward to it! I'll now have to re-consider my no purchasing from Wilco mentality, LOL
 
Holy Crap! :jawdrop: I've been begging for a good 609 forever. What a nice surprise.


Me too... Remember the one back in FS98? lol.... Finally we will get one with a cool VC and extra variants...

That military variant looks very well done. I like the automatics attached to the inner cabin wall. :d



Bill
 
I requested one of these a while back at Hovercontrol, would rather see it done by Nemeth but to tell the truth, this one looks darn good and will certainly be in my hangar. :applause::applause::applause:
 
Wow, that is cool, I see the patient has the same straps my ex used to put around me at bed time, LOL :d
 
Thanks for the kind words, it really has been a trial to get everything to work properly but now it does and believe me it is a blast to fly. Landing on moving ships, oil rigs and buildings requires a disciplined approach but the sense of achievement is huge. Being turboprops they spool so transitional flight takes a fair bit of planning to get the landing spot on!

Also, being able just to go literally anywhere in FS world is a joy.
 
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