Skyraiders!
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:00 pmGotta luv 'em...especially when they're free...! 
Got a essay to write tonight, so these had to be quick...
Take off, no thrilling catapult action, but still came off the deck nicely...
Lookin' good...!
...Lookin' mean!
Comming back in...what the LSO sees
All lined up!
And a few from FSX...(the ones above were FS9)...just showing off the graphics...
Over all...?
Pros:
Built for 4 sims!...FSX, FS9, CFS2, WoV
Lots of very nice looking models...from the A-1 to the Dauntless II
Textures that feature 8 different air forces...!
Great looking VC (especially the FSX version, with the reflections on the guages...!)
What I believe to be accurate flight dynamics (...got no idea how it should fly in real life, but compared it against the AvHistory's 1% Skyraider for CFS3...those guys are rarely wrong...)
Cons:
Not alot of clickable switches on the panel/VC, and a quite a few 2D switches in the VC...
Airshow smoke in FSX isn't aligned with the plane correctly...can make a few intreasting screenshots if used correctly, but just annoying
Overall...totally recommended! It's not a "indepth simulation" but it is lots of fun, hopefully I'll find some time soon to really get to know this thing and take a few good shots. the airplane is amazing looking and very easy to fly...
...don't let the small 90 mb download size fool you, the plane installs into more than 800 mb and (I'm guessing) more than 30 different liveries and 60 variations!
Jeff
P.S. Ignore the spelling mistakes, I'm in a hurry...so add/subtract/rephrase letters, words, sentences, paragraphs until the whole thing forms a coherent statement/thought. And yeah, I made that trap, not center line, but not bad for a first attempt in a plane you don't know anythign about...
Got a essay to write tonight, so these had to be quick...
Take off, no thrilling catapult action, but still came off the deck nicely...
Lookin' good...!
...Lookin' mean!
Comming back in...what the LSO sees
All lined up!
And a few from FSX...(the ones above were FS9)...just showing off the graphics...
Over all...?
Pros:
Built for 4 sims!...FSX, FS9, CFS2, WoV
Lots of very nice looking models...from the A-1 to the Dauntless II
Textures that feature 8 different air forces...!
Great looking VC (especially the FSX version, with the reflections on the guages...!)
What I believe to be accurate flight dynamics (...got no idea how it should fly in real life, but compared it against the AvHistory's 1% Skyraider for CFS3...those guys are rarely wrong...
)Cons:
Not alot of clickable switches on the panel/VC, and a quite a few 2D switches in the VC...
Airshow smoke in FSX isn't aligned with the plane correctly...can make a few intreasting screenshots if used correctly, but just annoying
Overall...totally recommended! It's not a "indepth simulation" but it is lots of fun, hopefully I'll find some time soon to really get to know this thing and take a few good shots. the airplane is amazing looking and very easy to fly...
...don't let the small 90 mb download size fool you, the plane installs into more than 800 mb and (I'm guessing) more than 30 different liveries and 60 variations!
Jeff
P.S. Ignore the spelling mistakes, I'm in a hurry...so add/subtract/rephrase letters, words, sentences, paragraphs until the whole thing forms a coherent statement/thought. And yeah, I made that trap, not center line, but not bad for a first attempt in a plane you don't know anythign about...
