Post by flaminghotsauce on Aug 31, 2008 22:19:24 GMT -5
I have not gotten around to flying every ship in the FSX inventory yet. I mostly have been trotting out the 172, mostly the steam guage version, the trike, and a bit of the Baron on occasion. No surprises, they look good and fly fine. Everything is as one would expect. I'm typically not looking for a huge challenging aircraft to learn to fly, either.
But I was bored, so I got out the Grumman Goose the other day. This thing is a beauty! Starting from the default flight (in the air) I chose this to check it out. Funny looking, but a float plane with two engines, it might make a great aircraft to tour in.
It is a stunning piece of artwork when viewed from the outside. I was discussing the sim with my train-simulator-fan neighbor who popped in for a few minutes, and we were commenting on the old graphics artifacts, like fuselages and wheels that aren't really round. So I zoomed in really close, and the paint and rivets are simply outstanding. The paint is glossy, and shows reflections. Wow! I like to watch the animation surfaces, gear, flaps, etc. and these animations are as outstanding as the paint and finish. The wing floats move up and down in a very realistic fashion, the gear has shiny tubing going in the struts....
Inside the cockpit, the feel is very well-worn, the panel very well done. All the switches up on the top! I was watching the yoke turn with my inputs for a bit, Very nice. Oh, I have the 3D virtual cockpit selected. I'll have to do a bit more reading to make sure I know what I'm doing with this aircraft. I don't want to ding it all up.
I did some touch'n'go water landings, and I'm totally impressed with the flight dynamics. I flew around the Hidden Harbor area for a little while, and enjoyed it immensely! I did one full stop landing on the wheels before shutting down the sim and it was smooth as butter. The first notch of flaps is 30 degrees, so that's all I used, very light wind. Very smooth and easy to fly all around. I dunno if the FD's are accurate, but it handles so beautifully, I'm thinking of spending some Goose- time following the Mississippi down to New Orleans.
I'm going to have to look at some other aircraft, I guess. I haven't checked out the Beaver, nor any of the jets. I take that back, I flew the CRJ once for a few minutes. But if they're as impressive up close as the Goose is, it's going to be a fun winter flying season.
But I was bored, so I got out the Grumman Goose the other day. This thing is a beauty! Starting from the default flight (in the air) I chose this to check it out. Funny looking, but a float plane with two engines, it might make a great aircraft to tour in.
It is a stunning piece of artwork when viewed from the outside. I was discussing the sim with my train-simulator-fan neighbor who popped in for a few minutes, and we were commenting on the old graphics artifacts, like fuselages and wheels that aren't really round. So I zoomed in really close, and the paint and rivets are simply outstanding. The paint is glossy, and shows reflections. Wow! I like to watch the animation surfaces, gear, flaps, etc. and these animations are as outstanding as the paint and finish. The wing floats move up and down in a very realistic fashion, the gear has shiny tubing going in the struts....
Inside the cockpit, the feel is very well-worn, the panel very well done. All the switches up on the top! I was watching the yoke turn with my inputs for a bit, Very nice. Oh, I have the 3D virtual cockpit selected. I'll have to do a bit more reading to make sure I know what I'm doing with this aircraft. I don't want to ding it all up.
I did some touch'n'go water landings, and I'm totally impressed with the flight dynamics. I flew around the Hidden Harbor area for a little while, and enjoyed it immensely! I did one full stop landing on the wheels before shutting down the sim and it was smooth as butter. The first notch of flaps is 30 degrees, so that's all I used, very light wind. Very smooth and easy to fly all around. I dunno if the FD's are accurate, but it handles so beautifully, I'm thinking of spending some Goose- time following the Mississippi down to New Orleans.
I'm going to have to look at some other aircraft, I guess. I haven't checked out the Beaver, nor any of the jets. I take that back, I flew the CRJ once for a few minutes. But if they're as impressive up close as the Goose is, it's going to be a fun winter flying season.
