Piaggio / FW P.149 released (ATSim)!

**YoYo** · December 26th, 2020, 23:07

Im glad to see that P.149 was released now for MSFS! I have it already. It's more advanced addon for MSFS till now on the market!

LINK: http://atsimulations.com/focke-wulf-149-msfs#

Product features:- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 platform supported
- Interior and exterior sounds recorded from a real plane
- Flight dynamics by Alexander M. Metzger fine-tuned for new MSFS physics
- Accurate exterior and virtual cockpit
- Ultra-high resolution textures
- 9 liveries in the base pack

The P.149 is a very nice addon with many advanced functions, I am surprised that such a good job was done without finished SDK by Asbo/Microsoft. Im waiting for his An-2 too in MSFS. Crg for this release for developer.

***grunau_baby*** · December 27th, 2020, 01:41

Thanks for the HU.

That sure is a must have for me. Looks and handles superb.

Alex

**ce_zeta** · December 27th, 2020, 04:30

looks Wonderful!

***Priller*** · December 27th, 2020, 05:34

It does indeed look wonderful, although that German scheme with invasion stripes is... just weird!

Priller

***jankees*** · December 27th, 2020, 06:08

maybe you like this more?

Wonderful model!

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***grunau_baby*** · December 27th, 2020, 06:35

And a great balanced flight model, but still quite a challenge to trim.

Alex

**YoYo** · December 27th, 2020, 06:53

Many very nice shots.... Asobo lets everyone be an artist ; )) !

Btw. check this panel lamp (on front and top windshield - 100% animation with the light, wow!)

**Alan_A** · December 27th, 2020, 11:36

Looks fantastic but the video is a stutterfest. Hope that's the result of how the video was recorded/processed, and not an indication of how the airplane is going to perform in the sim. Any early buyers able to report?

EDIT: No performance issues reported on the MSFS forums, just some small first-version glitches (e.g. radios won't start on cold start, CTRL-E is required to get them going). Getting a really good reaction, so I'm ready to jump in.

**YoYo** · December 27th, 2020, 12:31

Originally Posted by Alan_A

Looks fantastic but the video is a stutterfest. Hope that's the result of how the video was recorded/processed, and not an indication of how the airplane is going to perform in the sim. Any early buyers able to report?

EDIT: No performance issues reported on the MSFS forums, just some small first-version glitches (e.g. radios won't start on cold start, CTRL-E is required to get them going). Getting a really good reaction, so I'm ready to jump in.

Yes, I didnt notice any FPS impact in the sim (you have right about video). It works well for me too.

**ce_zeta** · December 27th, 2020, 12:58

Well, it is crystal clear that it needs a patch to solve some issues. There are some flickering with the landing light glass, apart from the bugs already reported but it is a pleasure to fly. best 25 bucks spent in FS20.
For me, this is the first real commercial release for FS20.

It should be nice if they can add the dynamic registration to the model. It shouldn´t be too hard to implement as some less skilled developers already did it.

**StormILM** · December 27th, 2020, 13:47

Yeah, arguably the best addon aircraft in the small field of models available, worth every penny!

**StormILM** · December 27th, 2020, 15:59

One note about the trim and the flight dynamics, if you have a controller that has a spare slider/lever, you can set that as an alternate pitch trim control (other than hat buttons) that will allow you to fine tune the pitch trim much faster than a hat button will react. I have the slider on my Warthog throttle set up for that but I had to roll back the sensitivity to -95 to make it to where changes in trim weren't so jumpy. Rapid pitch trim changes are really needed for the approach and landing phase as this model feels like a real aircraft of that size/weight range beginning to feel very nose heavy with the power off. Likewise, if you do a touch and go or go-around, you will have way too much up trim as the power comes in and need to rapidly re-trim down so you won't risk a departure stall. There is also a tendency for the model to roll slightly power-on. You can tame that by adding in rudder trim or manually holding on a bit of boot in the rudder. As you level off and set the manifold pressure and prop rpm, the torque bank/roll tendency will dissipate. It settles right in trim nicely. One other thing I saw, I did a simple aileron roll and the Attitude Indicator locked up (tumbled). Be sure to cage the AI before doing aerobatics!

***jankees*** · December 28th, 2020, 07:59

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**firerx** · December 28th, 2020, 10:23

Jankee,
Are you gonna make those liveries available???

***Mr.Mugel*** · December 28th, 2020, 11:00

I am interested. How deep is the simulation model? Especially regarding engine starts, etc. In the manual it looks like they copied the original checklists. Does it actually start on primer only with mixture in ICO?

**StormILM** · December 28th, 2020, 11:12

Originally Posted by Mr.Mugel

I am interested. How deep is the simulation model? Especially regarding engine starts, etc. In the manual it looks like they copied the original checklists. Does it actually start on primer only with mixture in ICO?

Yes, it seems to be pretty deep even though the systems aren't that complex in general. Yes, it will start with the primer being pumped a few times and mixture in the Cutoff position but the mixture control automatically moves to Full Rich position on start without the assigned mixture control being manipulated.

**dvj** · December 28th, 2020, 12:04

Originally Posted by StormILM

Yeah, arguably the best addon aircraft in the small field of models available, worth every penny!

I totally agree. I was not going to buy another aircraft for fs2020 until the bugs got sorted. This is the best flyer so far. The attention to detail is amazing.

***Mr.Mugel*** · December 28th, 2020, 12:08

Thanks for the comments, I´ve placed my order. Will check it out later.

**dvj** · December 28th, 2020, 12:32

Uboat commander.

***jankees*** · December 28th, 2020, 13:01

Originally Posted by firerx

Jankee,
Are you gonna make those liveries available???

Mmmm, let me think about this...

**firerx** · December 28th, 2020, 15:20

did you guys figure out the radio okay. on how to bring up your freqs for tower & ground? you copilot is non functional in that regard.

**firerx** · December 28th, 2020, 15:23

Originally Posted by jankees

Mmmm, let me think about this...

I like that 00-MEL one, Jankee

***jankees*** · December 29th, 2020, 01:31

a bit more progress on my second paint. I'm trying to make them drag & drop repaints, but no luck so far...

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**YoYo** · December 29th, 2020, 03:01

Originally Posted by dvj

Uboat commander.

LOL

.

btw. Update incoming:

Some updates here, guys, if you have a problem with radio power duaring start from cold&dark or have no fuel pump sound, please redownload and reinstall the package from purchase letter link. Sorry for inconvenience..Stay tuned!