She's out..... how does she FLY????
Ta!
Carl
She's out..... how does she FLY????
Ta!
Carl
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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Joe Cusick
San Francisco Bay Area, California.
I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley.
Wonderful jaunt around Friday Harbor........just fantastic! Thanks Milviz for this wonderfully done Beaver.
Can anyone compare the FDE to the old Aerosoft Beaver X? That's been kind of the gold standard bush plane in the sim for a while...
Thanks!
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.
-- WH
If at first you don't succeed, try, try,try again. ... or go read the manual.
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
Downloading now, will fly tomorrow and important factor to me!
Prepar3d Version 4 Compatibility: With the recent announcement that version 4 of Prepar3d is due to be released very soon, we would like to let our customers know that we intend to update the MilViz DHC-2 to be fully compatible with this latest version of Prepar3d at the earliest possibility. This will be a free update.
"Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once"
I can't see any evidence of a two-bladed prop version? Can anyone confirm/deny it is three-bladed prop only? Thanks.
Also, I take it there is no U-6A (and I'm not just talking about the paint scheme!)?
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I think I saw an option for 2 blades, I will check in a few. Just wanted to go fly!!!
"Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once"
Not to digress too much and strictly being curious, not trolling but interesting conversation......
So, in real world, the landing gear adds enough weight to make a vast difference in payload or performance? I can understand amphibs costing more because the retractable gear and associated reinforcing materials. I didn't know most of the planes in FSX modeled parasitic drag and other real world concerns to account for, unless one input them specifically.
Anyway, great looking plane and really curious about the above discussion, since it is a simulation. How real can one make it mirror life?
....my other Stryker is a 2019 Challenger Hellcat Redeye.....
Matt
Outstanding shots TuFun! She is indeed a beauty.
....my other Stryker is a 2019 Challenger Hellcat Redeye.....
Matt
Thank you everso much for taking the time to check out two-bladed props!
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Wow, squabble over straight floats?........smh
In the original version (soulmade sim) yes there is a straight float version and it did not come out at the outset either. That said, maybe further discussion between Pete and milviz will bring it as an update. Regardless, milviz has done an outstanding job bringing this version to FSX/P3D and added some features in the process. 2 and 3 blade props, modern navigation options, and some outstanding textures.
Thanks again milviz for updating a classic airplane and giving it a longer life in FSX/P3D.
Good looking plane and I'm pretty sure I will get it. But I'm with Bushpounder regarding the lack of a straight floats-model. IMHO, amphibs look fugly in comparison. Hope Milviz will (re)consider adding a straight floats version, maybe as a low priced expansion.
TFZ-034
"I fought the law and the law won ..."
You guys crack me up.
Flight simmers are spoiled rotten.
Tufun, what scenery and settings do you use?...those screenies are gorgeous ...so crisp and clear,with great ground textures...looks so real to me..also that topography and vegetation looks a lot like where i live
If you guys had watched the twitch video starting about 27:27, Collins talks about a new aircraft... guess what it is? I want that one too!!! Another fury water mammal.
"Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once"
Yeah, he mentioned it would be ready in about four months, maybe. He said the Corsair would be sooner, and made some hopeful noises about the 350i as well.
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