Who has the Captain Sim 732?

**Landman** · February 7th, 2012, 07:15

Has anyone here purchased the new Captian Sim 737-200? The 732 is one of my favorite aircraft of all time. However, lets face it, Captain Sim aircraft tend to be bug riddled upon first release. If you have this aircraft tell me what you like and don't like about it and what bugs does it have that need to be fixed? Right now all that has been released is the exterior model. I will wait for the cockpit to be finished before purchasing but I would like to get initial impressions on the flight model.

***Ian Warren*** · February 7th, 2012, 14:36

Its a goodie , but it really missus the the real feel 200 VC , very surprised as most the cockpit detail did not change so much from a 72 , one thing i did'nt see was when the thrust rev was applied , the lack of smoke effect .

**Barnes** · February 7th, 2012, 14:41

I have it and agree that is great - proof that Capt Sim can improve their products each time they release something

***Bjoern*** · February 7th, 2012, 15:05

Maybe this one will be better?

http://justflight.com/developProduct.asp?pid=865

**Scandinavian** · February 7th, 2012, 16:05

The VC on that one looks a little too plasticy for my taste. Hopefully Captain Sim does a better job. A 737-200 would be nice to play with.

***Bjoern*** · February 8th, 2012, 10:17

Originally Posted by Scandinavian

The VC on that one looks a little too plasticy for my taste.

Textures can be improved by anyone, so adding some weathering or depth wouldn't be impossible.

**StormILM** · February 8th, 2012, 13:26

Originally Posted by Bjoern

Maybe this one will be better?

http://justflight.com/developProduct.asp?pid=865

Sweet! I've had pretty good luck with most of the JF products and in general they're good quality and evolving at a good pace. I didn't even know JF was working on a 732 but from the screens it looks pretty good and I will definitely be buying it. No doubt there will be tons of repaints but I hope to see both early and late Piedmont schemes. I grew up watching them in the air overhead every day with that familiar whine and roar of the JT8D engines.

**CG_1976** · February 8th, 2012, 18:22

If the JF 737 has a Canadian North paint and gravel kit I'm in.

**Montie** · February 8th, 2012, 23:07

Originally Posted by CG_1976

If the JF 737 has a Canadian North paint and gravel kit I'm in.

If not, I think Eaglesoft might be working on one:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/sho...ghlight=gravel

**DarrenL** · February 9th, 2012, 04:13

Originally Posted by Bjoern

Textures can be improved by anyone, so adding some weathering or depth wouldn't be impossible.

You shouldn't have to improve a payware product like that. It should be right from the start.

***Bjoern*** · February 9th, 2012, 15:02

Originally Posted by DarrenL

You shouldn't have to improve a payware product like that. It should be right from the start.

Yes, but what *is* "right"?

I prefer my textures non-photoreal, for example...and adding a speck here and there isn't the end of the world.

**Landman** · February 10th, 2012, 08:26

Thanks for the replies. I didn't know the other ones existed. I love the old JT8-D powered airliners like the 732, DC-9, and 727. Is it just me or do the exhaust nozzles on the justflight website look a tad too small.

**vonstroheim** · February 11th, 2012, 10:55

I have the 737-100 by Captain Sim. I have no complaints... But I couldn't help using the RADitor tool to update the radius (viewing distance way too far away in spot view and preview screen). The CS 737-100 needs the same cure as the CS 727-200...
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...l=1#post668048

And I did the 727 VC swap described in the CS forum here:
http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB...15023933/15#15

I tried to make it look like a 2 engine panel... can't say I succeeded much (3 throttle levers...). But I find it's still a better alternative to the default FSX 737-800 glass cockpit... while waiting for the complete CS package with real 1960's 737 VC.

**Landman** · February 11th, 2012, 12:15

Whoa! Awesome job on the temporary VC. The premanant one is what I am waiting for before purchasing. Does you temporary one have the 737 overhead or the 727 one?

**vonstroheim** · February 11th, 2012, 13:15

Originally Posted by Landman

Does your temporary one have the 737 overhead or the 727 one?

It's the complete CS 727-200 panel, overhead, engineer's, pedestal, everything... and mixed with the CS 737-100 flight dynamics, I'm sure the purists will be outraged! But Captain Sim makes wonderful looking cockpits, couldn't resist... And if you don't use fancy FMC and such modern avionics, no bugs as far as I'm concerned, and pretty decent FPS... (and no FMC, MFD, PFD, EICAS in this line of classic Boeing anyway...).

My only complaint: not enough repaints... so far... But the ones I found are fun indeed!