Reviews (by Ramy)

First of all, The Collectors edition is some what a rip off. The extra liveries and the weapons loader is very little to pay an additonal 10 euros for! I will also add, that the weapons manager is very akward, and complex to handle. There also appears to be a problem adding the weight for the different payloads, including external tanks, with the ammount of fuel not appearing. Keep in mind, this could be a bug. The aircraft sould have a weapon loader window such as those featured in the milviz f-15 and sabre and iris mud whitch is very simple to use, and can be used in external view to verify the payload weight loading onto the aircraft. I am aware that the developers have tried very hard to replicate the aircraft as realisticly as possible, however when doing the ''dump and burn'', meaning dumping fuel and letting it ignite behind the aircraft and at the same time as running the engines with full afterburner the fuel burn is surprisingly low. It takes a very long time to burn up the fuel with afterburner + fuel dump. In most fighters, the fuel is usually gone after 10 mins of running afterburner in a typical two engine jetfighter, whithout fuel dump(not including afterburner). During the fuel dump + afterburner with this aircraft my fsx crashes. I believe my display driver gets overworked from the afterburner and the fireball from the fueldump running at the same time. I am running fsx on a high end machine, so i can assure you it is not where the problem lies. Now, for the more posiive parts. The overall model is absolutley gorgeous. The attention to detail is amazing, and outclasses the virtavia and justflight f-111. The engine effects are also wounderfull, as well very realistic wingflex. The virtual cockpit is very well done, with sounds, reflections and a very detailed weathered look. The only dissapointment is the number of unusable gauges, most of the radar systems are only eyecandy sadly. The manual is very exstensive and professionally made. I do not wish to crack down on the developers too much, since it is an overall good product, but i think the release could have been delayed untill it was less buggy. The weapons loader sould be made avalible in the regular product, as all other payware aircraft with customizable weapons on the market for fsx do not charge extra for this. Overall: I recommend this product, but i advise you to wait until a patch comes out or quickfix.