Outstanding work! I can''t wait to fly her.
Outstanding work! I can''t wait to fly her.
I'll take a look Jan, thanks.
We are recently contacted by Into the Blue video productions asking to make a preview video of our forthcoming Spitfire Mk1A. Naturally, we agreed and here's a link to the video. Now this is NOT a review video as it was made earlier in the development and things have changed and been added since.
What it is is a delightful romp through the Lake District of England and shows some of the features in use in the cockpit. We especially liked the airfield beat-up at the end and of course, Elgar's finest to go with it.
The producer is obviously a competent pilot and handles the Spitfire really well.
https://youtu.be/Q696pQ1Xtpo
The other video is a result of an exciting collaboration with Authentikit, designers of superb simulator flight controls. We have worked closely with Authentikit to develop a very special set of controls, dedicated to the Spitfire Mk1A. The video details the controls and how to assemble them from the very clever and beautifully produced kits. These controls are a very cost-effective way to own a set of replica Spitfire controls and we believe, are well worth considering.
Check them out here:
https://youtu.be/40p6INAQ8Bc
Looks gorgeous Baz! Thanks for sharing those videos.
Can I make a comment on the prop blur? I always make this comment to all developers, some listen, some don't. Prop blur is almost non-existent in real life, just a soft shadowy disk, that is what the eye sees. The prop blade blur effect is more cinematic, due to film fps. It is actually annoying to have this effect in front of you when flying from the VC and is not what a pilot would see.
It would be good if we could have at least the option of a realistic effect and keep the cinematic for screenshots.
Yes, you are right. Since the video was made, we have changed the blur prop. We were running a stock item as a placeholder while coding the props and frankly, I am not a fan of the stock props at all.
It looks very nice. Good choice of Into The Blue for your previewer, he's one of the more sophisticated and reliable FS YTers. I have been underwhelmed by the warbirds released for the sim thus far, and hanging on to my wallet hoping that you guys would raise the bar, and it looks like you are. Looking forward to the release.
August
I just saw this, and I am sorry to read it. As a VR convert, flying non VR is like flying a TV show or movie. It is just flat and non-realistic. I have not purchased the other Spit waiting on yours Bazzar. However, if VR is not important to you guys...well, I am disappointed.
John
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I too am holding back on purchase awaiting the AH Spit, but it will have to work in VR...though no reason why it shouldn't - the existing AH Spits work OK in VR even as FSX imports, still one of my favourite rides
The big surprise for me on getting a headset just as an experiment was how much VR adds to the 'historicity' of sitting in and flying an old plane.
A good VR cockpit is really like sitting in a physical museum exhibit...and then firing it up and going for a flight!
For me there was instantly no going back - I've been reading about these planes for 50 years, now I'm as close to flying them as I'll probably ever get.
VR also exposes any flaws and shortcuts in a 3D cockpit so it's a very good quick check of geometry and texturing - must be worth it for time saved.
And of course, if a VR beta tester is needed....
Looking forward to this beauty, Baz.
For those of you using VR, I envy you. I can't even begin the takeoff roll before having to grab the barf bag!
My Occulus Rift is in it's box, on the bottom of the stack of other outdated peripherals in my closet. Even when using my Track IR I have to keep from moving around to much in the cockpit. Inner ear problems are hell on someone who really enjoys flying!
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Baz said I could out myself here, so I'll chime in, as I've been testing the Spitfire in VR for a couple of weeks now.
And I can report it's excellent in VR. No issues whatsoever, and I'm maintaining an excellent frame rate. The cockpit detail makes everything really immersive.
The systems are modeled with such detail that you can literally use the real historic RAF Mk1a manual to go through the cold-and-dark startup. I'm generally a CTRL-E kinda guy for most planes, but since I was testing it, I've been doing the full startup. It's rellly fun to do when you can just look around the cockpit to flip the various switches and toggles, which adds quite a bit to the immersion vs. using a stick hat to swap between cockpit views.
It's still in the fine-tuning stage, so it would be premature to evaluate/review the plane, but I will note (since it came up) that the ground handling feels like it should based on the Spitfire and Seafire books I've read. You will need to use some rudder and not firewall the boost, but there's none of that weird sudden movement one direction or another I've seen in some other high-performance taildraggers in MSFS.
Having a great time with the test version and I can't wait to add the final to my hangar!
Thanks for not breaking her Denny
So that's a yes on VR.
Thanks for clarifying. keithb77's comments on the cockpit are correct, in my opinion. As VR becomes more established, it will force the cockpit builders to up their game. You can see and notice every little detail. When done right, it is as close as real as we can currently get. For an old pilot like me, it can make be feel young again. That is the best $30-50 medicine around.
John
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My first SIM was a Link Trainer. My last was a T-6 II
AMD Ryzen 7 7800 X3D@ 5.1 GHz
32 GB DDR5 RAM
3 M2 Drives. 1 TB Boot, 2 TB Sim drive, 2 TB Add-on Drive, 6TB Backup data hard drive
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM, Meta Quest 3 VR Headset
John
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My first SIM was a Link Trainer. My last was a T-6 II
AMD Ryzen 7 7800 X3D@ 5.1 GHz
32 GB DDR5 RAM
3 M2 Drives. 1 TB Boot, 2 TB Sim drive, 2 TB Add-on Drive, 6TB Backup data hard drive
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM, Meta Quest 3 VR Headset
Don H
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI/BT
64GB Corsair Vengeance 6000MHz DDR5 C40 (4x16)
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX7900XT 20GB DDR6
Corsair 5000D Airflow Case
Corsair RM850x 80+ GOLD P/S
Liquid Freezer II 360 water cooling
C:/ WD Black 4TB SN770 Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD
D:/ Crucial P3 PLUS 4TB Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD
Samsung 32" Curved Monitor
Honeycomb and Saitek Flight Equipment
Sad news...it's delayed, hopefully not for too long.
https://www.facebook.com/Aeroplanehe...04995066305521
Not too long. Taking a breather.
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