Piloting commuter aircraft is most attractive for flight simulator fans that like flying according Instrument flight rules (IFR), but have limited time available to spend. Commuter aircraft servicing connections from smaller airports to the big hubs and vice versa and are intensive flying in the real world as well as in the simulator.
*Short note: Through the update offer above, CRJ 550/700 buyers of simMarket will receive the CRJ 900/1000 variant!
A famous representative of this aircraft category is the Bombardier (nowadays Mitsubishi) CRJ line of 50 to 100 passengers. Originally developed to replace the more uncomfortable and noisier turboprop range in this class, the beautiful, sleek CRJ airliners were of particular interest to airlines wanting to offer jet feeling on short routes.
Their specific design with the engines in the back, low wing and slim fuselage, allowing only 2-2 seat arrangements, made them look sportive and a bit like the business jets.
Their avionics and systems have been leading edge at the time of development and highly automated to reduce the work load of pilots in the tight schedules and shortest turn-around times.
Pilots like to fly them because they are powerful, agile, and a joy to fly manually. They also demand more flying skill than a modern Airbus or Boeing, because the ability to automate the flight is limited. For example, it is not possible to control the airspeed during the flight. In addition, the airports you fly to may require more manual flying due to lack of navigational installation or scenic environments.
The Aerosoft CRJ Bundle 550/700/900/1000 for the current Microsoft Flight Simulator has been built on the experience of the developers from the CRJ family offered for FSX and Prepar3D. Yet the new technology available within MSFS gave all developers involved the opportunity to use the latest in design, system and flight model programming. Therefore, they were reconstructed from ground up to match the new standard in look, function and flying characteristics. This small high-end airliner was created with the gracious support of Microsoft and Asobo, which ensured that the new features of the Microsoft Flight Simulator could be implemented.
Modeling:
Highly detailed modeling based on many photos of the original aircraft
Covered with high resolution PBR textures that convey virtual reality extremely well
The possibilities of the new flight simulator engine are mostly utilized
Fluid animations of moving parts such as landing gear, flaps and doors
The cockpit shows detailed modeling and animations that provide a realistic look and feel of this popular airliner
Support of advanced features, such as rain effects, etc.
The flight model is based on Flight Simulator's new aerodynamic model to provide more realistic behavior of the CRJ in all flight conditions. It has been fine tuned to reflect the performance and reactive behavior of the CRJ
Included are the CRJ 550/700/900/1000 models with 26 liveries
Systeme:
Extensive Flight Management System and Honeywell ProLine Avionics including Advisory and Coupled Vertical Navigation
Delivered with October 2021 (AIRAC 2110) nav data
Navigation data can be updated via NavDataPro and Navigraph
Head-up Guidance System
Electronic Flight Bag:
Detailed performance calculations based on actual weight and balance and graphical display of actualized load sheet
Transfer of weight, fuel and calculated V-speeds into the FMS, if desired
Checklists for all flight situations
Individual configuration settings for aircraft maintenance, preferred aircraft state when loading and additional options
Chart display (NavDataPro Charts and Navigraph charts) with position tracking This option will be made available free of charge as soon as the SDK allows it
Liveries:
CRJ 550:
United Express/Go Jet N504GJ
Private D-ALKI
CRJ 700:
LH/EW Regional D-ACSB
LH Cityline D-ACPF
Air France Hop F-FGRZH
American Eagle N508AE (New Colors)
Alaska Airlines N215AG
Delta Connection/SkyWest N608SK
Delta Endeavor N391CA
CRJ 900:
Lufthansa City Line D-ACNM
Scandinavian Airlines OY-KFI "Rolf Viking"
Scandinavian Airlines EI-FPN "Menja Viking"
American Eagle PSA N550NN
DELTA AIRLINES N324PQ
SKYWEST "35th Anniversary" N821SK
Air Canada C-GJZV
Lufthansa City Line D-ACNU "Uetersen"
IBERIA REGIONAL EC-JZS
IBERIA AIR NOSTRUM EC-JYA "Comunitat Valenciana"
PRIVATE D-ACHH
CRJ 1000:
Air France HOP! F-HMLH
BINTER 9H-MPA "Macaronesia"
Air France HOP! F-HMLK "DS Regions"
GARUDA PK-GRO
IBERIA REGIONAL EC-MNQ "Burgos"
HIBERNIAN EI-HBB "RÍA DE VIGO"
BINTER 9H-MOX "Islas Canarias"
IBERIA REGIONAL EC-MJP
BRITAIR F-HMLA
Simulator options:
Eight manuals, including detailed step-by-step documentation
Immersive sounds created using Wwise (so full FS standards)
Compatible with Honeycomb and newest Thrustmaster TCA controllers
Many new options to tweak the product to your likings and your hardware
Предложения по апгрейду
Если вы ранее приобретали AEROSOFT - AEROSOFT AIRCRAFT CRJ 550/700 MSFS simMarket предоставляет право на апгрейд по специальной цене в EUR 16.80. ВНИМАНИЕ: предложение действует только в случае приобретения с той же самой учетной записи! ВОЗВРАТ НЕ ПРОИЗВОДИТСЯ!
Требования
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Version 2020) - fully updated
OS: Windows 10 version 1909 or higher
Processor: Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590
Memory: 16 GB
Disk space: 2.3 GB
Mouse with mouse wheel
Controller with throttle analog lever for an optimal throttle control (Throttle control using a gamepad is possible, but only through buttons, not through auto-centering axis)
Internet connection required for activation
I bought this CRJ bundle from the in-game Marketplace. I agree with Sandro's review, these CRJ's look amazing, the aircraft systems are all modeled but like many other MSFS aircraft the flight physics and ground handling are terrible, not very realistic at all, feels very arcade like. The plane won't even stall. I reduced power to idle, watched the speed drop and drop but the CRJ still kept flying somehow. I even pulled all the way back on the yoke and held it there with throttle still at idle and it still would not stall. It's really too bad because it's a beautiful looking airplane, inside and out. I really hope they can improve the flight model though it seems flight physics in MSFS itself are not realistic. This is why I still mostly use X-Plane 11 and 12 as well as P3Dv5. Every time I buy a MSFS aircraft I usually end up feeling like I wasted my money cause the physics are so bad compared to other flight sims. MSFS is not a real flight simulator, it's a simcade and because of that developers making planes for MSFS are limited in how realistic they can make airplanes fly. Study level aircraft for MSFS? What a joke that is.
Modeling and texturing are excellent, and the fantastic EFB makes the aircraft extremely easy to set up. Sounds are good overall, and include PA announcements. The flight model is by far this add-on's greatest weakness, which falls short of other add-ons such as Leonardo's MD-80 and Milviz's C310R. Ground handling lacks any sort of dynamics (e.g. aircraft stops turning instantly when tiller input is stopped), and takeoff behavior seems questionable with the aircraft rotating 5 deg/sec with minimum control input at VR. If Aerosoft can improve the flight model, this can easily become a 5-star aircraft in the future.