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Fsnavigator 2004 skin#
Fsnavigator 2004 full#
Fsnavigator 2004 professional#

If you only buy one warbird for FS2004, make sure it’s this Spit. Supermarine Spitfire XIV by RealAir Simulations, US$30.By the way, there’s a dirt airstrip at Munda in FS2004. He even leans forward when you open the cockpit, and starts looking around as though he’s trying to see over the Hawg’s nose. Here’s something really interesting: the pilot model is a dead ringer for Greg Boyington. Wasn’t worth it, to me.) The virtual cockpit is close, but not quite up to PF standards.

Fsnavigator 2004 full#

The full pack includes two later variants and an air racer, but costs $40. (I should mention that I bought the early Corsair pack, which includes the birdcage, the –A, and the –C.

Fsnavigator 2004 skin#

There are several liveries, including aces like Kepford and Boyington, and a couple of others you’ve seen in Osprey books there’s even an El Salvadorian skin from the Soccer War. The physical model is every bit as good as anything in PF, to my eye, although the skins aren’t quite as sharp. I can say that you have to stand on the rudder when you take off, and you’d better lock that tail wheel. Not that I’m much on flight models, as I said. Let’s just say it flies and it stalls and it doesn’t feel all that different from the Corsair in PF. I’m not going to comment on the flight model, because I’m no expert on flight models.

Vought F4U Corsair by Aeroplane Heaven, US$30.

Still, it’s the best Whirlwind I’ve ever seen in a flight sim (think about that). Virtual cockpit is above average, but relies too much on 2D panels, for my taste. Two versions and several skins are included, including a fantasy USAAF skin. The physical model is quite good - you can even pull off the nose and admire those neutered cannons. Those two mills aren’t synchronized, and they generate a metric ton of torque. If this flight model is anything close to accurate, it was sorta tricky to operate, too. It’s kinda cute, with that stubby fuselage and those oversized engines hanging from each wing.

Westland Whirlwind by Classic Warbirds Design Team, US$15.

Myself, I paid US$15-30 apiece for these warbirds. Guess what, though - you get what you pay for. Sure, there are tons of freeware add-ons, too. So recently I tried three payware (yes, I said payware) add-on warbirds.

Fsnavigator 2004 professional#

Notwithstanding (how often do you see that word at the start of a sentence don’t try this yourself without professional supervision), they can be a real challenge to fly. Even though you can’t blow anything up with them. Just saying.Īnyway, there are numerous warbirds available for FS2004. Dynamic weather, global maps, air traffic control - okay, I won’t get into it. Look, it’s an amazing game, from a simulation standpoint. Yeah, I know, general aviation, can’t blow anything up, yadda yadda yadda. We get cranky when we don’t.īeen messing with FS2004 of late.