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What is the most immersive Airplane in FSX

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Major_Spittle

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I would like some opinions from people on what they feel is the most immersive Airplane in FSX. Please don't just give the plane and developers name, but also give what makes it stand out.

So far in my hanger I would have to say the A2A 377 with Accusim due to:

A. Engine Damage and operation modeling.
B. Sound ( this is a big one for me ) it has all the switch clicks and generator hums.

Its biggest downfall to me is:

A. Flight modeling (obviously never flown a real 377) I don't really get that lumbering, wingtip stalling, giant feeling when flying it that I imagine and the rudder doesn't feel very fluid to me like it is actually changing air flow across the plane when slipping. Hard to describe but flight seem kinda ridged and mechanical to me.

B. Seems like it needs some shuddering effects when about to stall and maybe a vibration effect from engines over-rev'd and rolling at high speed on runway. This would add a ton to realism.

So which plane is it for you?
 
For me the most immersive - the nearest to giving a sense of actually being there is the A2A Cub. The difference in sound when you crack open a window or open a door, the direct effect that has on the temperature in the cabin, the way you are punished if you push the aircraft beyond it's capabilities, the very real sense of lift and air resistance when floating in on full rudder - it's truly breathtaking and no other add-on comes close for me. That's the one add-on I would keep if I had to choose.
 
Totally agree: A2A Piper Cub gets the gold!

Second place on my list is CeraSim Bell 212 followed by Real Air Spitfire.

I'm told Carenado aircraft are also top quality. But never bought one. Not my cup of tea.
 
Major_Spittle said:
I would like some opinions from people on what they feel is the most immersive Airplane in FSX. Please don't just give the plane and developers name, but also give what makes it stand out.

So which plane is it for you?
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There are many of them I think!
For instance, the Tigermoth of Anthony Lynch. It gives a true impression of flying. It is freeware.
 
Broadly speaking I would say anything from RealAir and A2A (with Accusim). However, if we are talking warbirds, then without a doubt the most immersive experience (in my hangar, at least) can be had in either the RealAir Spitfire or A2A's P-47 Razorback. Either of these will give you an unbeatable experience. The whole package from looks, to sounds, to systems modelling just does everything right.

Rotorwise I would have to go with the Dodosim 206. It's not the best looking helo for FSX, but the systems modelling is just awesome. It's beats any other helicopter, in my hangar, hands down.
 
I'd have to agree with those that tout an aircraft's realism modeling, like the A2A Cub and 377, as being immersive. But for me, an eye-candy junkie, it's really how the aircraft looks in the cockpit that make my immersion meter go happy. I also have to say that what's outside the plane has a lot to do with things as well. Great scenery coupled with a great aircraft are very immersive ingredients.

But since we're talking about aircraft here, I'd have to say it's the Aerosoft PBY Catalina. The cockpit on that bird is truly a work of art in my opinion. With the great modeling of all the pumps and gadgets along with the fabulous texturing, I feel like I'm right there in the real thing. The old and slightly dirty windows add a great effect.

What makes this aircraft doubly immersive for me is the excellent engine modeling. It's great to turn your head up and around and see the engines right above you. They're really well done.
 
I'll go with The RealAir Duke,The true 3D Gauges provide total immersion for me,I'm looking into their Spitfire because of this,Nice to see it has favorable reviews here. :applause:
 
Haven't "flown" FSX for months ,now.......but the CS C-130 was one of my favourites. Not having flown a real Herky Bird...but this one "feels" right. :)
 
I agree with the above posts but would like to add the Classics Hanger FW 190 Late Variants (don't have the early) has an amazing VC, exterior, sound and some systems modelling that puts it right up there. It's a very immersive warbird. For warbirds, it and the a2a P-47 are tops on my list.
 
Can there be a single most immersive FSX aircraft ? The Aerosoft Catalina, the Iris Vulcan, the Captain Sim 727 and C-130, Dave Garwood's Auster, Ants Tiger Moth...any and all of those qualify.
 
I went to a six week program at Boeing in Seattle to learn to fly the Boeing 747-400, of which I have been a captain on for the last 11 years. PMDG's 747-400 is by far the most immersive aircraft yet done for this sim, as it was extensively tested and developed in cooperation with real world 747 drivers (me included) and by real jet pilots and mechanics. The immersion is not so much in the hands on flying of the plane, which is fine, but in the detail of making the FMC (computer) do everything it needs to do in real time and laying out your flight ahead of time and performing it to cue. To be good enough to not be asking "What's it doing now".

Perhaps not many peoples idea of fun, I use it to refresh procedures and familarize with new airports etc. It is a good replication of what we actually do today to fly, a very technical task, perhaps not with some of the glamor of days of old.

Cheers: t
 
I would have to agree with the posts above about any aircraft with A2A's Accu-sim being a very immersed experience. My vote though will have to go to the PMDG MD-11. With the paper manuals/checklist weighing in around 800 pages everytime I fly it I feel like I am flying a real airliner. Visually it may not be stunning, but the procedures and failure model to me are unparalleled. Anyday I want a challenge I just crank up the number of random failures, take off, and let the chips fall where they may.
 
To me it still is the old MAAM C-47, for exactly the opposite reasons of the PMDG 747....... it is the summum of 'flying' in the old days, a super modern aircraft in the late 30's and modeled to do everything the real one did too.

Yes, I am a hopeless romantic and averse of all the current day 'Catweazle elecktrickery' that makes our modern planes fly :icon_lol:
 
I'm best enjoying the A2A Jug and the Aerosoft Catalina.
I'm not really interested in 800 page manuals, but here you still have to pay attention to the (much thinner) manual.
Perfect for me!
 
For me it has to be the Rollus Mirage 2000-5, I just love mucking around in that and spend hours just doing rolls and loops, makes a nice change from long distance or other types of sensible flying as I put it!
 
All very impressive airplanes, but what about the Sibwings Cessna 0-1/L-19 Bird dog, I think it's wonderfull, every bit as good as the A2A Cub.

Ian.
 
2Low said:
I agree with the above posts but would like to add the Classics Hanger FW 190 Late Variants (don't have the early) has an amazing VC, exterior, sound and some systems modelling that puts it right up there. It's a very immersive warbird. For warbirds, it and the a2a P-47 are tops on my list.
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+1 talking about warbirds. The FW-190 has a very "deep" cockpit that creates this impression of being surrounded by the airplane. Amazing feeling of "being there".
The Sibwings airplanes are very immersive too (Safir and Birddog) as well as the Flight Replicas Supercub.
 
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