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Milviz is working on a DHC-2 Beaver!

Can you remove the yoke in the VC? Both Aerosoft and Microsoft didn't supply that option and not being able to see the entire panel is annoying.
 
You can download the manual on their site. It's a good manual that describes the features of this model and gives a very good POH as well.

I fly XP11 mostly now, but this one might tempt me back into P3D (particularly since it and Orbx and A2A will provide free updates for v4 coming soon...what else will I need?!).

I wonder how long the introductory price will last.
 
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2100 whose time EST or what?

It is nearly 0100 here in the uk and at 79 well past my bedtime.

Why the holdup?Methinks a last minute problem.

Incidently "tufun" with your latest avatar I have suddenly found you very attractive not like the old Ted with the never to be released shiny Dak.


Cheers Chris
 
speedy70 said:
2100 whose time EST or what?

It is nearly 0100 here in the uk and at 79 well past my bedtime.

Why the holdup?Methinks a last minute problem.

Incidently "tufun" with your latest avatar I have suddenly found you very attractive not like the old Ted with the never to be released shiny Dak.


Cheers Chris
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AirDailyx didn't mention what time zone, but I'm getting it! Price is right too!!! Video (28.57) states 34.99 for 3 wks, then to 39.99.

speedy70 said:
2100 whose time EST or what?

Incidently "tufun" with your latest avatar I have suddenly found you very attractive not like the old Ted with the never to be released shiny Dak.


Cheers Chris
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Not sure when the P3D models will be release yet, maybe in the next update or on final release. Texture mapping has been changed on all models.
 
Bushpounder said:
Looks nice! Add a set of straight floats and you have a sale immediately!!

Don
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This is just an honest question....why wouldn't you buy an add on that has an amphib version but not straight floats? I mean it's flightsim you can do whatever you want, but the floatplane modeling in FSX P3D whatever isn't good enough to tell the difference. Is it sacrilege lol? Like you have RW experience and you just won't touch an amphib with a 10 foot pole haha?
 
ryanbatc said:
This is just an honest question....why wouldn't you buy an add on that has an amphib version but not straight floats? I mean it's flightsim you can do whatever you want, but the floatplane modeling in FSX P3D whatever isn't good enough to tell the difference. Is it sacrilege lol? Like you have RW experience and you just won't touch an amphib with a 10 foot pole haha?
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Was wondering that myself, in the rw, in a place with lakes but no runways where I need to fly for a living, I may not want the added weight, cost, complexity of an amphibian, but those conditions hardly apply here in virtual world.
 
Would also appreciate a few words regarding sim performance, particularly in poor weather, on a less than high-end machine. For me this represents the single most important element in my buying decisions. Is this bird well optimized?
 
The fde feels pretty good.

Performance on my machine is adequate. I7@4.0, GTX970, 34" monitor @3440x1440 100hrtz and AS16 with typical pnw gloomy overcast is still doable. 30+fps dependant on cloud coverage. Pretty high settings in P3Dv3.4.
 
Just finished my 2nd flight. Took the amphib from Friday Harbor (water) to Boeing Field.

Cockpit is pretty intuitive. Excellent artwork. Everything works. All switches have sounds. Still have to work on my startup sequence, but hey... it's only my 2nd flight.

Takeoff is straightforward. Love the engine sounds at all rpms. Need to watch MP and RPM just to get airborne. The amphib seemed a little heavier than the standard versions which was nice (or maybe just my imagination).

Once airborne I set the AP with my heading toward KBFI. Setup my Nav1 and ADF without problem, and made a nice ILS landing. Taxing with the ambhib was a challenge cause it doesn't have a tight turn radius. I like the animations for adding passengers, baggage, pitot cover, etc.

Not much more to add except that the flight dynamics seems more realistic than the stock or Aerosoft Beavers. Never did enjoy the AS Beaver X after flying the FS9 version, but that's just me. Did use partial flaps on landing and had no problem maintaining airspeed or decent.

Cheers. :very_drunk:
 
ryanbatc said:
This is just an honest question....why wouldn't you buy an add on that has an amphib version but not straight floats? I mean it's flightsim you can do whatever you want, but the floatplane modeling in FSX P3D whatever isn't good enough to tell the difference. Is it sacrilege lol? Like you have RW experience and you just won't touch an amphib with a 10 foot pole haha?
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Yes, Ryan, I do have over 1500 r/w hours. That has no bearing on this at all. Amphibs reduce one's useful load. MORE Beavers in the real world are on straight floats by far for that reason. Being I have been flying in the bush in the sim for almost 20 years, I want machines that closely reflect the real world. Rather strange, that for the past 20 years, any Beaver made always had a straight float option. There was a reason. It reflected reality. Of course, designers can do what they want. Buyers can too. If this makes people happy, good for them.

Don
 
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