I always liked to try out interesting historical military jets and being this is the first jet aircraft ever made, I had to try it and overall I'm really happy with it, especially considering the price, it is a really fun, challenging and can be rewarding aircraft to fly. Make sure to get this Special Edition version of the plane which was made in 2014, it is a remake of the original which was made back in 2006. There's also other versions available on their site which are not here, like the Nighthawk and two seater but those are also older than this model.
They overhauled the very dated original textures , both inside and out as well as improved the modeling and VC instruments. That being said, the modeling of the exterior and the liveries could have used a little more improvement imo. The developer told me that this model has a remade, highly accurate flight model, made with the help of an airline captain that knows flight models very well. Aircraft behavior, as I said, it is a little challenging to learn the aircraft's unique flying characteristics and engine management.
As another reviewer stated, you need to be very slow when increasing, decreasing power when below 6,000rpm or the engines can and will flame out. The systems are pretty straight forward and fairly simple for a jet, the actual startup procedure had to be simplified because it required two hands simultaneously which is impossible in the sim of course. The manual is short but well done and tells you all of the most important things you need to know to get started. There is much more thorough documentation on the internet if you want to learn more about the plane.
I am using it in P3Dv5, I asked and the developer told me it should work and for the most part it does. There is just one minor issues that I've noticed that I can't say for sure if it's because I'm using P3Dv5 or if it's an issue with the original model itself since I've not tested it in FSX. There are three switches on the right side panel labeled CPitot, the first is the real pitot heater and the second and third switch are actually the right and left generator switches which also seem to be stuck in the off position however, they are always actually tuned on, not off. A bit strange but no big deal for me, as long as they work. For the price, you get a pretty high quality aircraft that is more than it's cost. It is also the only ME-262 that exists for FSX/P3D (besides the old variants).
Great value for such a detailed and important technological jump that thankfully came too late to make a difference. The historical relevance is undoubtedly considerable. Sure you only get three but they are remarkably well represented in both detail and expected flight characteristics. A must have for any WW2 collector and surprisingly fun to fly. Just don’t throw the throttle around like you might on an F16 or you’ll stall both engines. The 262 gas powered engines were not quite ready and terribly unreliable not to mention easy to fail.
My only complaint is that the oxygen tank meter is always set to empty for some reason, but the breather glows bright and dull indicating it’s functioning. I wish there were a loadable weapon configs but only the guns have ammo. Fun to fire though.
Best handful of dollars I’ve spent in a while.
Works great with FSX Steam Win 10 3.3ghz i7 16GB ram Intel 630UHD integrated GPU. Very easy on frames!