The two stroke, single cylinder engine seems to produce far more vibrations and noise then push. The noise is harsh and nasty, very much like a moped with an engine that has been worked on and its exhaust removed. Climb performance depends a lot the air around you. If you are in a downwards air column you are lucky to stay level. It`s without a doubt one of the least comfortable ways of air travel.
Yet Chuck Yeager flew them because they are just pure unadulterated fun to fly. Even with a Vne of 75 Mph (you need a serious dive to reach that) and a stall speed of 27 mph they are exciting to fly. Because the prop is behind you got your face in the wind without the nasty buffeting, the canard wing makes the flying experience very much like a fighter where you point the nose where you want to go. The puny Rotax 227 engine gives you just 27 hp (!) to play with, but connected to a 3 blade prop is extremely responsive. It is very much like a small English sport car where handling and lightness more than make up for the lack of horse power. Just do not forget your ear plugs.
So the Aerolites Falcon is a rather special beast. Both in the real world as in FSX (as it is the first high-end ultralight ever created for FS) it is unlike other aircraft. Everybody who flew it wants to have one. And that’s for the real aircraft and the superb model we offer in FSX. That’s special.
When launched in the 1980’s you could actually buy one; assemble it and fly it from your backyard without even having a driver’s license. Those days are gone, but the Falcon is still the same aircraft, small, simple, safe and easy, but a total hoot to fly!
Features:
Extensive and detailed animations
Realistic flight model
All models included
Five stunning liveries (plus one blank one for repainters)
Detailed and extensive manual
Very easy to fly, and as such an ideal first add-on aircraft
No complex DRM, straight and easy installer
Very light on FPS, ideal for the most complex VFR scenery
Wer schon immer davon geträumt hat mit einem Rasenmäher abzuheben um damit die FSX-Welt von oben zu erforschen, für den ist dieses Flugzeug genau richtig ;)
Es ist für mich eines der einfachsten und zugleich schönsten Flugzeuge die ich mir je für den FSX gekauft habe und es macht mir unheimlichen Spaß damit über meine Addon-Szenerien zu fliegen.
Optik, Sound und Funktionalität sind absolut klasse, einzig die VC-Beleuchtung ist viel zu weit nach vorne gesetzt worden, was aber auch schon alles ist was ich bemängel kann.
Ein absolutes super Flugzeug für das Geld :)