Stoopy Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Decided to make the jump to DX10 this weekend. Which meant a foray into the land of Steve's Fixer....which then led to a foray into the land of SweetFX (the Law of FSX demands that one thing always lead to another). When all was said and done, it was time for some pleasure flying. What a great job the Orbx team has done in making this sim so fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy H Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Lovely shots !! . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Fine set of shots cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cracking in-flight shots! Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiri Kocman Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I like those shots, Stoopy. What Piper it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Crispy shots! Very nice indeed! These colors!I think any simulator will never beat the FSX color spectrum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanbatc Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I like those shots, Stoopy. What Piper it is? Piper! Bah! That's the Realair Citabria! One of the first FSX native aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiri Kocman Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Piper! Bah! That's the Realair Citabria! One of the first FSX native aircraft. Eh Well, I have to look at it closer. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great sharp shots here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoopy Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 I like those shots, Stoopy. What Piper it is? 'Tis an American Champion Aircraft (ACA) 8GCBC Scout... formerly manufactured by Bellanca, and is a kin to the aerobatic-capable 7GCBC Citabria and fully-aerobatic 7KCAB Decathlon and 8KCAB Super Decathlon... all three variants of which share their lineage going way back to the beloved old Aeronca Champ. The Scout has a longer wingspan than the Citabria and Decathlon, and makes a great bush / utility plane... maybe not quite as good in the tight, short stuff as a Piper Super Cub, but the Scout is faster and roomier according to pilots who have flown both. Unlike the Cub, Scouts, Citabrias and Dekes are still being manufactured today by ACA. As ryanbatc says, it's one of the first native FSX aircraft, and I would argue, still one of the finest. A good-looking, highly detailed, great-performing plane that's easy on frame rates with a very authentic and enjoyable flight model. The RealAir 2007 Scout package is very sweet since they give you wheeled, float and tundra tire versions of the Scout, plus the Citabria and Decathlon variants, all of which have unique characteristics. Plus, it's been around for a while so there are tons of great liveries. Of all the aircraft in my hangar (and I've had FSX since it was first released) this is the *one* plane that I always come back to and puts a smile on my face. Might even say it saved FSX for me. As you can guess from the way I'm going on about it, I highly recommend you check it out. I'm always on the lookout for another really great bushplane package that's in the same league, and as a disclaimer I haven't dabbled with (but have been considering) the Aerosoft Beaver X...if anyone has their own must-have bushplane packages I'm all ears.... (and thanks for the kind comments on the screenies, everyone!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiri Kocman Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Stoopy, Thanks for your comprehensive answer. I have to look closer at this bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Judging from these fine pics it sure looks like you're enjoying your DX10 experience Cheers Mallard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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