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Postby kingmarktheaviator » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:29 pm

Does anybody out there have any good ideas for freeware GA aircraft?  I have been flying the heavy metal and fast jets a lot lately and i would like a nice change to low and slow flying for once.
I recently downloaded the Maule and I love it!
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Jared » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:33 pm

Download all of bill lyons freeware.. ;) It is all amazing stuff!  :D
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Travis » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:12 pm

Try the Lancair Legacy found here:

http://www.simviation.com/fs2002props57.htm

I flew this bird a little and fell in love.  They don't call it the Poor Man's Learjet for nothing . . . ;)

A couple of repaints found here:

http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props29.htm
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby kingmarktheaviator » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:30 pm

cheers for the help, i like bill lyons' aircraft and the legacy looks brilliant, might get that.

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Re: Any ideas?

Postby gryshnak » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:32 pm

I can recommend the DH Tiger Moth by Warwick Carter, available right here on SimV: it handles beautifully and looks good as well!

Real airplanes have open cockpits and two wings...

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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Ecko » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:11 pm

Real airplanes have open cockpits and two wings...



That's funny.. I thought all aeroplanes had two wings.. ::) ;D
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Marlin » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:34 pm

http://www.premaircraft.com/index.html
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby TSC. » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:42 pm

This Aviat Husky is my personal favourite at the moment. It's what I 'traded' my Maule in for.

Some pics here just to give you a quick idea of this fine bird.

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Re: Any ideas?

Postby expat » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:51 pm



That's funny.. I thought all aeroplanes had two wings.. ::) ;D


Don't they have five?
Two at front, two at the back and one that is a bit sticky up at the back, unless it is a "V" tail, then it is six ;D

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Re: Any ideas?

Postby BFMF » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:10 pm

Some of my favorites are....

John L. Woodward's De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
The Francesim.com Cessna 206
Milton Shupe's Beechcraft D18S and Howard 500
Any of Bill Lyon's aircrafts
Joe Binka's Cessna 195
The Maule package
Arik Hohmeyer's Lockheed L-10A Electra
David Eckert's Stearman Kaydet
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby riderfj1200 » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:55 pm

I have been having a lot of fun flying various STOL aircraft lately, pulling the power back to simulate an engine failure and seeing where I could possibly set it down in places like the Grand Canyon in Arizona. A particular favorite lately, with amazing short-field performance, is Anton Nikolaev's ANTONOV AN-14 (an14ussr.zip).  You won't believe where you can land this thing, and you'll be even more amazed when you get back out! OK, so it's not a GA airplane, but maybe with a civilian repaint....
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby brantmacga » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:47 pm

[quote]Does anybody out there have any good ideas for freeware GA aircraft?
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby Jakemaster » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:24 am

If you want something bigger and faster, yet still easy to fly and good for bush, Otter NG by Eugene Heyart.  Its really everything you could ever need: great STOL characteristics, one engine, flies at 10000ft at 220KIAS (cruise), easy on frames, and it flies like a dream.
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby gryshnak » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:22 pm

[quote]I have been having a lot of fun flying various STOL aircraft lately, pulling the power back to simulate an engine failure and seeing where I could possibly set it down in places like the Grand Canyon in Arizona. A particular favorite lately, with amazing short-field performance, is Anton Nikolaev's ANTONOV AN-14 (an14ussr.zip).
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Re: Any ideas?

Postby wji » Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:11 pm

The DC6BUAL is FREE from Classic Airliners It's about the most-complex FREEware plane out there. When you can start this plane from Cold & dark you can consider yourself a pilot.

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