Best British Vintage aircraft in FSX

[jakegazzard]

What do you think is the best vintage british aircraft in FSX? It must be freeware. Milton's Puss Moth is great in FSX.

[IanP]

Dave Garwood's DH Dragon Rapide is quite nice too...

[Roger]

If we're allowing ports Jim Douglass made a nice Gipsy Moth

[jakegazzard]

Where can i get the Gipsy Moth?

[Tako_Kichi]

Dave Garwood's Auster J1 Autocrat is a must have IMHO.

I just had to reformat my HD and reinstall FSX and the Autocrat was one of the first add-on aircraft that went back into my hangar.

[Roger]

Where can i get the Gipsy Moth?

The aircraft from Avsim search: dh_60_moth_pkg.zip

The Aircraft and repaints at: http://classicbritishfiles.com/index.php

[Roger]

Dave Garwood's Auster J1 Autocrat is a must have IMHO.

I just had to reformat my HD and reinstall FSX and the Autocrat was one of the first add-on aircraft that went back into my hangar.

Of course but being an old fart I didn't think of it as vintage:mixedsmi:

[calypsos]

I still think that if says FSX in the title of the thread it should really be a 'native FSX', not everybody gets a nice smooth VC with portovers.

I know things like Rick P's 748 and David Maltby's 1-11 and Comet work in FSX, but I still get much lower FR with them than with native FSX (SP2)models, so do not fly them any more, a great loss. If you have a really powerful PC, it becomes less of an issue.

I vote for the Autocrat too, easily as good as some of the payware Pipers about at the moment and a fraction of the price.

[Roger]

I still think that if says FSX in the title of the thread it should really be a 'native FSX', not everybody gets a nice smooth VC with portovers.

I know things like Rick P's 748 and David Maltby's 1-11 and Comet work in FSX, but I still get much lower FR with them than with native FSX (SP2)models, so do not fly them any more, a great loss. If you have a really powerful PC, it becomes less of an issue.

I vote for the Autocrat too, easily as good as some of the payware Pipers about at the moment and a fraction of the price.

As the thread originator mentioned the Puss Moth (Fs9) then I think it's his call. Vintage aircraft tend to be small and lacking complex systems which tends to mean they perform well in FsX. The Gipsy and the Puss Moth both perform well in FsX.

[jakegazzard]

Yes, it doesnt have to be a native FSX aircraft, however it needs to perform well in FSX. The autocrat and puss moth are a few of my favourite.

[expat]

Using "vintage" as a relative term, this old girl in FSX keeps me busy and happy . .

[cheezyflier]

no one likes the bristol bulldog?

[kilo delta]

Depends what you regard as vintage...but I really enjoy Rick Piper's DHC-1 Chipmunk version 3,

[Tako_Kichi]

Depends what you regard as vintage...but I really enjoy Rick Piper's DHC-1 Chipmunk version 3,

That depends on where you draw the 'vintage' line I guess.

If you say 50+ years old then the Chippy qualifies but that just makes me feel old!

I have flown Chippies in RL and they would not have been considered 'vintage' at that time.

I have heard a rumour that Rick was working on a full blown FSX version of the Chippy but that was a while ago now so I have no idea how it's progressing or even if it's still a going concern. I still fly the FS9 v3 in FSX regardless.......gotta have my Chippy!

[olaf1924]

I like dave garwoods beaufighter and it is a true fsx model.

[jeansy]

I like dave garwoods beaufighter and it is a true fsx model.

yep i totally agree there and recommend it

[FelixFFDS]

Using "vintage" as a relative term, this old girl in FSX keeps me busy and happy . .

Ahem - where are the props?

[Mathias]

Rob Bruce's Bristol F2B is a true gem.

[dhazelgrove]

If "vintage" is defined as 'over 25 years old' then there's always these:

[Anneke]

However british....?

[letsgetrowdy]

Ha... This thread has me kinda stumped. I don't know really what my favourite British vintage plane is, probably Dave Garwood's Rapide. i love this one, because it has a varient (HG691) which I've actually flown in.

[kilo delta]

That depends on where you draw the 'vintage' line I guess.

If you say 50+ years old then the Chippy qualifies but that just makes me feel old!

I have flown Chippies in RL and they would not have been considered 'vintage' at that time.

I have heard a rumour that Rick was working on a full blown FSX version of the Chippy but that was a while ago now so I have no idea how it's progressing or even if it's still a going concern. I still fly the FS9 v3 in FSX regardless.......gotta have my Chippy!

Alas I've never flown one in RL...just sat in 'em. According to Rick, the FSX version is still on the cards and I'll await that with baited breath. In the mean time I'm very happy with V3.:ernae:

[calypsos]

I was chatting Rick a few weeks ago, now he is employed as a pro 3D modeler, it is a bit like working at something that was a hobby, you do not have as much time (or inclination.....I think the term used to be 'busman's holiday') to do 'free' stuff. as when you were working at some unconnected job to 3D modelling.

He has several projects on the go at the moment (including a native SP2 Chippy, if I remember correctly), but due to work pressures and problems sourcing decent technical info, they have no timescales at all.

[Chris Sykes]

my deffinition of vintage is if its older than me then it qualifies! So DG's Hunters!

[SpaceWeevil]

Rob Bruce's Bristol F2B is a true gem.

I love threads like this, they never fail to bring up models I've never heard of, like this one - what a beauty! Any suggestions for a sound pack? I don't think the default Lycoming sounds do it any favours.