Reviews (by Colby)

I recently purchased this addon, and I honestly would like to give it more stars (3.5 possibly 4). However, in my opinion they need improvements. [Good] - Beautiful inside and out - Highly detailed model and textures - Very good effects and animations [Bad] - Doesn't steer with the wheel, only the rudder pedals even though the wheel turning is animated - No rudder authority until almost full speed, and sometimes it's difficult to make a right turn for some reason - Interior sounds are too quiet, so you can't hear the ocean or waves very well. - Some switches don't work, and the ones that do don't seem to do anything. - Half of the right GPS screen is cut off [My opinion on future improvements for the developer] - Give more rudder authority at slower speed/throttle (25% at least) and either have the ship steer left and right with the wheel or have the wheel animation sync to the rudder. - Animate the ignition key turning to start and other switches with some identification for what they do (lights, etc.) - Improve the engine start sound and increase the interior ambient ocean sound - Improve the navigation screens to be boat specific such as changing the airplane icon on the map to a boat or just an arrow. Fix the right navigation screen to not be cut off/solid black at the bottom. - Add many more random things for the user to be able to interact with by highlighted click points or rotating the middle mouse button. Overall I think these boats are really good and they're a lot of fun to mess around with. It allows you to have a bit of downtime between flights and gives you something to such as exploring a location you just arrived at. However, with a bit of polish these could be amazing addons for a niche market. I'll definitely be willing to give 5 stars when some improvements are made.

I purchased the Ford-Class Carriers along with the T-45 Goshawk to begin doing carrier ops again. I used to with AI Carriers in P3Dv4w with all of Dino's aircraft, so I was very excited to do it again in MSFS. I made sure to read the supplied documentation for both addons prior to performing my first landing. The first landing was a bit too fast, and when I came to a stop the carrier sling-shot me off the side. I had collisions disabled, so I slewed behind the carrier to try again. This time, a bit slower, I approached again and landed better this time. Once again, I came to a stop, and the carrier sling-shot me off the side again. I performed 10 landings, and 8 of 10 times the carrier would sling-shot me off the side. Also, the way the T-45 launches from the carrier is not realistic at all. You're not 'locked' into the catapult. The thrust almost jerks you sideways before you leave the carrier, so it takes a lot of rudder control. The carrier looks great, but I think there's something wrong with either the programming of the carrier or the aircraft. It's just not fun, so I don't think I'll be using this addon again. I had really high hopes to get the same feeling as I did with the old AI Carriers app. At least back then I could 'spawn' carrier group wherever I wanted, and the launch and arresting worked well. I may uninstall this and try 'Functional Aircraft Carriers' instead. That one seemed to get better reviews and works for all aircraft instead of just the T-45 and F-35. I may change my review in the future if this addon is improved by the developer.

This is a beautiful airport and a great place to fly. Outstanding scenery. Well done.

This airport is outstanding. It looks great in P3Dv4. After the install, I had some issues with, what appeared to be, default scenery trying to show through. However, I was able to fix it by removing any MYNN scenery files (I think I had 3 total) from my /Scenery/World folder (cut and paste to a backup file). Only do this at your own risk!

This is a nice airport add-on to have if you fly in this region. The textures and are very good.

This is a good sound pack. However, I can barely hear the reverse thrust.

One of my favorite airports to fly to. They did a fine job creating this one.

Although the P-40 is considered inferior to the Bf 109 and the Fw 190, it is still my favorite WW2 fighter. It was a real workhorse, could sustain a lot of damage, and is said that over 200 Allied fighter pilots from 7 nations became aces flying it. I really enjoy flying the Flight Replicas version of the P-40. The model seems accurate, the textures are good, and the cockpit is detailed and functional. This does work with P3Dv4 (I asked the developer. He mentioned the gun site doesn't work properly, but I didn't notice a problem with it. I normally fly with it off anyway). I should mention that this version isn't quite as detailed or has as many extras as the A2A P-40, which costs significantly more. However, it's still a very good aircraft.

Zinertek's HD Airport Graphics for FSX/P3D is a fantastic program that replaces all your stock airport textures with HD quality textures. It's very easy. You just purchase the program, download it, and run the installer. I am very happy that all the stock airport's building look outstanding. In DX10 mode along with Steve's DirectX 10 Fixer, all the windows in the buildings have a nice reflection effect. All the textures look more modern as well. The jetways are textured to be glass instead of looking like a conex box container, which is a very nice touch. Everything looks fantastic next to all my Orbx scenery. I was a bit worried about this program overwriting some of the textures REX w/Overdrive installed. I ran the REX texture installer afterwards, and everything looks fine. Overall, I highly recommend this program if you want your stock airports to look better.