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Fokker 100
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This is an amazing project Bill!
If this will have a decent system modelling (I know, it's early to say this in this stage
) than it is certainly going to be a "must buy"
The external already looks amazing. Texturing this bad boy will be an interesting exercise as well
If this will have a decent system modelling (I know, it's early to say this in this stage
) than it is certainly going to be a "must buy" The external already looks amazing. Texturing this bad boy will be an interesting exercise as well
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Bill has a reputation for payware, not vapourware.
Bill has done lots of quality GA/Biz Jets aircraft yes. But Airliners are a different beast - having done one myself and feeling the morale of developing one, I know very well the pitfalls....
Nevertheless, I look forward to the successful completion of this as the real world one slowly retires.
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Air West never owned F-28 family aircraft. Only F-27s.
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My blind moment lol, I sometime get the Fokker 28 mixed up with the DC9 lol. Beside's I like the Fokker over the DC9
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Looks incredible nice Mr. LionHeart!
Very, Very, nice modeling.
Very, Very, nice modeling.
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When I did systems coding with the Learjet, it was nothing but a nightmare. No one read the manual, everyone complained that they had to use the switches on the screen rather then on their Saitek joysticks and VC buildups. So, I doubt I will try doing systems again. That was just crazy.
If you don't do systems coding it wouldn't be realistic, that would really be a downer for me. Besides, with the Fokkers you got one benefit. People already know how to fly them from the DA Fokker era. Say what you want about the DA Fokker, but it is realistic because of the systems coding. Without that it would be a laugh, hardly more than freeware.
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Oh no are you serious? If people are too lazy to read through a manual or watch a tutorial on YT, then they aren't worthy of such a product. Please let this bird have great systems, it really deserves it! And besides, the only switches you need on a Yoke or joystick are the trim knobs
And maybe a push-to-talk button if you fly online.
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That's one of the worst complaints I've ever heard. Right after "THIS BIRD DOESN'T HAVE SYSTEMS MODELING!"
If you need a hand, give me a shout. The result will, of course, not be 100%, but I don't want to have a payware plane without anything at all either.
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I'm wondering if it's in the nature of some people to complain about irrelevant things (talking about people who complain about the people who don't read manuals) They actually make giving support time cosuming and standard... With the first question always being: "Did you read the manual?"
However if you don't make systems people are going to complain aswell....
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In any case, I believe the first step is to create a believable visual model. Bill is renowned for the quality of his models, so we don't need to worry about it. And I'm pretty sure that this will be one of the very few payware addons I'll ever purchase, no matter whether it's got systems modelling or not.
In any case, I believe the first step is to create a believable visual model. Bill is renowned for the quality of his models, so we don't need to worry about it. And I'm pretty sure that this will be one of the very few payware addons I'll ever purchase, no matter whether it's got systems modelling or not.
I don't agree with that. In my opinion the systems make the plane, the model is just a side issue. If the systems are not good, I probably won't buy it no matter how good the model is. Of course in development you start with the model and it certainly helps if it's looking a bit good, but for me flying means handling and operating these systems.
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Check out Bill's other aircraft, especially the Lear 23 to see what you can expect in terms of systems. I really doubt that he's going all out like PMDG or DA.
If you really want a full blown simulation of a F100, including a shift in CoG due to an overweight passenger or shifting fluid levels in the waste water tanks, you'll have to do your own model or wait 250 years until another developer makes one.