UKJim 502 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 So I'm looking into this plane because its a beast - but googling finds me loads of different versions. Alphasim Virtavia Area51 Which one shud I get? Cheers Jim Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Well, the AlphaSim one morphed into Virtavia's offering, so that's one sorted out As for the Area51 v Virtavia battle, not too sure! Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I've gone for the virtavia - although now a new problem... I need to know the landing speeds etc and all the performance info bcuz its not in the manual, anyone have this info? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Might be a stupid answer on my part Jim but is the information in the reference section of the kneeboard? Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Well! thats just blown the rest of use PNW airhaulers out of the water now he's got that one in his hanger Good luck with your first landing at Darrington in it though Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'll have a look brett - never thought to look there I might use this in AH but going to need practice first! Darrington landing LMAO! Worth a try though for the laf Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Nah - what you really want to kill everyone else is an Antonov An-124-100M - although the fuel efficency might be a bit off! Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner 69 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Fuel efficiency is already off with this plane, but i still like it , actually is my favorite in AH. I have the one from Area51, and its a great plane. When i bought it, i was searching for info on the net , and the opinions are that the Virtavia has great sound , the Area 51 VC looks more like the real plane. I'm fine with the sound too. Had a few bugs ,like when turning on the navigation lights in the VC, engine nr3 goes for full throttle , but i found the glitch in the panel.cfg and fixed it. I was able to land on short grass strips with it, the reverse th. has great stopping power. For landing 140-145 knts is good speed. Was'nt able to land without flare though, as the real ones are doing it.Not without penalty . Good luck with your new plane, you will enjoy it. Btw, there is one more, the free one from the UKMIL, that was my first, but it has some problems at the cargo capacity (about 45000 lbs), it was not enough for my AH intentions . Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yeah I went for both the Area51 and the Virtavia in the end - I heard some people mix and match the two with the VC from one and model from other. I have not tried this yet as I am satisfied with the Virtavia model and VC. The only thing that does not seem to work on the virtavia version is the vertical speed of the autopilot - it is stuck at its default in the aircraft config 500ft per minute - I am working on changing this Thanks for the feedback mate Link to post Share on other sites
forstmeier 0 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah I went for both the Area51 and the Virtavia in the end - I heard some people mix and match the two with the VC from one and model from other. I have not tried this yet as I am satisfied with the Virtavia model and VC. The only thing that does not seem to work on the virtavia version is the vertical speed of the autopilot - it is stuck at its default in the aircraft config 500ft per minute - I am working on changing this Thanks for the feedback mate No doubt. The Virtavia C-17 is better and worth the higher price. Just for your information in case you are using the ISG-Instruments. ISG is including particular c-17 Instruments that can be used with your Cockpit 2D + VC. My personal Panel.cfg file that allows to work with the original instruments + the ISG using the original C-17 Cockpit Buttons. http://fsbuild.com/f....php?f=4&t=4229 Screen Shots included. C17A-Check + C17A_Ref-erence HTML files are both in the 'Virtavia C-17 Globemaster III' Folder in FSX. Raimund Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hi Raimund That's a useful link to have, thanks for posting, I may have to look at the Virtavia model as I have the Area 51 version. Ciao! Joe Link to post Share on other sites
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