Our bestselling aircraft now fully FSX compatible ! This aicraft gets you everywhere, snow, water, soft runways or tarmac, there is a Beaver in this package for every terrain.
Some things age gracefully, some things go beyond that and seem to resist aging altogether. They are truly timeless. In aviation there are few examples, because aircraft are designed for a definite lifespan and to be replaced by something better. Perhaps the Piper Cub is one of the few examples, so long after being build, it's still in serious use and not only for sentimental reasons, they are still very much up to the job. But the DHC-2 beaver certainly is one. In 1955 a new Beaver sold for $30.000 and at this moment a well maintained Beaver with only a few million miles on the clock is worth around $300.000 and there are many operators who will tell you they fly the DHC-2 for the simple reason it is the best aircraft for the job and that they do not care that is older than they are.
There is, as far as we know, only one aircraft that is heralded as being one of the most important achievements of a country. But the DHC2 Beaver has that official award presented by the Canadian government. And for good reasons, Canada would simply look different then it does now if the Beaver would not have provided solid and reliable transport to the regions of the country that cannot be reached by road. The rest of the world was quick to see the great aircraft made by de Havilland. And apart from air to air combat there is no task this aircraft has not done. Dropping parachutists, spraying crops, fighting fires, you name it and there is a Beaver that done it. On snow, ice, tundra, gravel, grass, water, sand, it's happy everywhere. It has flown on every continent and probably is the only aircraft to have landed at both poles. This aircraft will get you to every place on the globe. The Aerosoft DHC2 Beaver comes with an unprecedented number of models so every version is as detailed as possible. As far as we know this is the first time so many MDL files are bused for any FS2004 download...
Product features:
- Fully FSX compatible, with all features new to FSX
- Separate internal and external MDL's (40 in total!)
- All textures in DDS format
- Includes specular, bumpmap, fresnels effects
- Additional VC views defined
- Extensive use of texture fall back folders
- Solid and dependable flight model
- Leather seats and electrical flap system (luxury!) on most models
- Five models (ski/wheel, floats, amphibian, wheels, tundra wheels)
- Seven different pilots, six different interiors
- Forty-five textures (plus paint kit)
- Extended manual, thirty-four pages, many illustrations
- High definition and fast Virtual Cockpit (defined as main view, no 2d panels provided)
- Signed gauges (so perfectly safe)
- San Francisco sea plane base
- Light on frame rates
- The FS2004 version was our best selling aircraft online and got near perfect reviews (Get it here)
- A perfect introduction to FSX because this aircraft is relatively simple in setup and configuration. Following the simple guide in the manual you will even learn how the texture fall back system works (and end up with your own personalized beaver).
- Gets you everywhere, snow, water, soft runways or tarmac, there is a Beaver in this package for every terrain.
Made internally by a crack team of designers, this DHC2 Beaver has been designed for a wide range of users. Easy enough for pilots with not too many hours and for the seasoned pilots it has enough features to keep them busy for a long time. It's a high end product that will not demand hours of study. The Beaver was designed to be easy to fly and our model takes this along to FS. We made it to be fun to fly and there is even a touch of drama to be seen in the graphics and sounds. Click here to hear the engine sound !
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You get a lot in this package and even at full price it’s a good value. Every flight simmer should have a good Beaver to fly the virtual skies.
Based on use with FSX Steam Win 10 i7 3.3ghz 16GB Ram Intel UHD630 integrated GPU.
Fazit:
Ein fantastisches Add-On, das das Herz d3es Hobby-Buschpiloten höher schlägen lässt. Es glänzt nicht nur mit der Quantität der Lackierungen und Ausführungen der Beaver, sonder auch ganz klar durch die Qualität der Geräuschskulisse und die hervorragenden Flugeigenschaften!
If you are buying this for FS9, be aware that the models are old, the textures low resolution, and the systems modeling simplistic. You should also be aware that the FS9 version does not include scenery, as the FSX version does.
Nonetheless, this package is easily the best Beaver that will ever be for FS9. It is hard to imagine anything one-upping this. The sheer variety is amazing, the quality, even this far into the life of the sim, is good.
But, it is a Beaver. If you don't want a Beaver, you won't like it.
If you do, old as this is, the Aerosoft Beaver will be like manna from heaven.
The only negative is a problem that I find with nearly all FS aircraft, including the "stock" aircraft that come as part of MS FSX. The problem is that you can't see the instruments in the 3D cockpit AND simultaneously see out the front windshield -- unless you zoom out to a 50% perspective. Of course this makes the instruments a bit harder to read, but at least you can watch your instruments while keeping your eye out for other aircraft in the sky. But this is a problem for nearly all Flight Simulator aircraft, so it is NOT a problem that is unique to this Beaver product.
I think it's a great VFR aircraft for flying low and slow -- just the type of flying that I love. It's well worth the price.
No 2D panel but is not useful if you have a VC with these details, highly recommended.
System requirements for FSX:
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Service Pack 2)
Windows XP(SP2), Windows Vista
Pentium 2 GHz (Duo2Core Intel advised)
1 GB RAM (2 GB advised)
256 Mb DirectX 9 graphics card
Sound card
CD-ROM drive (Box/CD-Version only)
Adobe Acrobat® Reader 6 minimal to read and print the manual (1)
Download-Size: 263 MB
Installations-Size: 740 MB
System requirements for FS2004:
Microsoft Flugsimulator 2004
Pentium 1.5 GHz or faster
256 MB RAM
CD-Drive (only for Box / CD-Version)
3D graphic card with at least 64 MB, recommended 128 MB
Sound card
Download Size: 98 MB
Installation Size: 350 MB