The product would get a solid 4 from me if the flight model was better.
Pros:
- Exterior looks fantastic. Great for screen shots.
- A good amount of systems are models at least to a basic level.
Cons:
- The flight models really sucks. It is very twitchy and tends to pitch up for some reason when take off power is set.
- Sounds seem like a patch work of recordings from across the internet.
I will do another review once I spend some more time with this model. I hope this gets fixed soon.
One can use the Feelthere panel for those who have it.
Simply point the panel to the Feelthere panel, no further modification necessary.
It works fine except Vnav on climb (gives climb rates of 6000 ft/min). So one has to use VS for climb. That works without problems.
On descent on the other side, Vnav works quite well, also without problems with normal descent rates.
That makes it a more serious simulation as the feelthere panel is a quite exact representation of the real thing.
I absolutly wanted a model of the E195 E2 (with Klm livery). The only one I found is this one from virtualcol. Now I have made some flights. All in all the model is quite good and the VC looks rather good also.(but both are slow to display). Systemwise they only outlined or imitated the real systems of the E-jet but its all quite easy to use (and nice to look at). There are some bugs like not working Altitude setting and very difficult Ils interception (you must use very low, unrealistic approach and landing speeds). So all in all, for the price i would say it's ok (if as myself you absolutly want an E2).
I would have rated this 4 but I think a 3 is well deserved. I purchased this yesterday it’s not that complex to fly as Virtucol States. I will say there are some bugs that hopefully they will work out. I think Virtucol is getting better and better with each product they put out,but they still have a long way to go. The body of the Aircarft is pretty good the cockpit could be done with a bit more quality as it lacks In crisp textures. I will say all in all it’s pretty good for the money. Another thing is the sound of the Aircarft sounds a bit off at times when it changes its sounds sound kind of clunky at times other then that it’s a good value for the money.....