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DVA7286
Captain, B737-800

Joined on April 29 2009
B737 50 Club
Century Club
Online Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

St. Joseph, MO

139 legs, 447.6 hours
112 legs, 375.1 hours online
137 legs, 439.4 hours ACARS
9 legs, 31.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 12 2012 21:59 ET by Alexander Reno

Will the 767 CS work with our ACARS system properly?

Thanks
Alex

Alexander Reno

Captain, B737-800

DVA8752
Captain, B767-300

Joined on January 01 2010
50 State Club
Triple Century Club

Sedalia, CO

338 legs, 1,236.8 hours
31 legs, 181.3 hours online
37 legs, 232.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 8.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 12 2012 22:41 ET by Brandon Howell

Yes. (Why are you going with it over the Level-D?)

Brandon Howell (DVA8752)

DVA1038
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL

Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club

"Celer, Silens, Mortalis"
Summerville, SC USA

169 legs, 1,008.2 hours
56 legs, 288.5 hours online
25 legs, 221.2 hours ACARS
1 legs, 5.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 10:11 ET by Kevin Cornish

Brandon Howell wrote:

Yes. (Why are you going with it over the Level-D?)

+1 Dont waste your time with the CS 767. Not even close to the same level as the Level-D. If you're gonna spend the money, spend it on the LDS.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 15:21 ET by Alexander Reno

What is better about the Level D?

Alexander Reno

Captain, B737-800

DVA1008
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 14 2002
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Fly 'till the map turns blue"
Kokomo, IN

633 legs, 1,731.3 hours
613 legs, 1,689.9 hours online
212 legs, 792.3 hours ACARS
35 legs, 77.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 15:43 ET by Matt Young

Alexander Brandt wrote:

What is better about the Level D?

Everything

Matt Young

Senior Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 16:54 ET by Kevin Cornish

Alex, the Level-D is a fully modeled sim. About 95% of the 767 systems are modeled (and acurately, I might add). CS has no where near the realism. In all honesty, its not even a second rate product. Its more like third rate. At least as far as the 767 goes. Check out their website and you'll see what we mean. Level-D and PMDG are the absolute BEST developers out there, and their product is top of the line. Heres a link to their site. Check it out. www.leveldsim.com/

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club

"Inertial Navigation System Fan "
Milano, Lombardia Italia

323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs, 553.7 hours online
308 legs, 767.2 hours ACARS
27 legs, 52.7 hours event
1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 17:07 ET by Luca Di Biase

Alexander Brandt wrote:

Will the 767 CS work with our ACARS system properly?

Thanks
Alex

awful model

Luca Di Biase (DVA10030)

DVA2192
Senior Captain, A320
OLP

Joined on March 14 2005
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club

Attleboro, MA USA

1,703 legs, 3,149.7 hours
1,635 legs, 2,989.8 hours online
1,667 legs, 3,076.4 hours ACARS
3 legs, 5.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 18:13 ET by Richard Walsh

The amazing thing is the LDS is about 7 years old, maybe older. The CS is fairly new. The comparisons shouldn't even be close but most find the LDS superior. Myself included. Kind of the way the original PMDG 737 being compared to the IFly. IFly is newer and better. CS can't make the better claim, only newer.

Richard Walsh

Senior Captain, A320

DVA4241
Assistant Chief Pilot, MD-88

Joined on March 20 2007
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Online Millennium Club

"Kepping my head in the clouds"
Kansas City, MO

1,305 legs, 2,514.5 hours
1,145 legs, 2,217.0 hours online
1,268 legs, 2,418.8 hours ACARS
28 legs, 67.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2012 23:50 ET by Chad Rhinehart

I kinda like the I fly myself.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 17:34 ET by Alexander Reno

Lol okay guys i'll purchase the 767 Level D :)... What bout the 757 what do you recommend?

Alexander Reno

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 17:40 ET by Brandon Howell

Alexander Brandt wrote:

Lol okay guys i'll purchase the 767 Level D :)... What bout the 757 what do you recommend?

No need for a 757. The Level-D will be taking up all of your time. biggrin

Go for QW if you like frames and a 'lite' sim
CS if you prefer a more in depth sim, but can sacrifice frames

Brandon Howell (DVA8752)

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 18:09 ET by Kevin Cornish

Take your time with the Level-D before getting another sim. Trust me on this one. Totally worth it to invest the time to actually LEARN the sim, not just rush through the basics and try and get it in the air ASAP. The Level-D is a very fulfilling sim if you aproach it the right way. If you don't you're gonna get fed up with it because of how in depth it is.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 18:09 ET by Alexander Reno

Okay so whats sooo bad about the Captain Sim 767?

Alexander Reno

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 18:25 ET by Brandon Howell

Alexander Brandt wrote:

Okay so whats sooo bad about the Captain Sim 767?

If the Level-D was not available, it wouldn't be too bad, but it does not match up to the Level-D in any way, shape, or form. The CS 767 is a second rate product.

Brandon Howell (DVA8752)

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 18:34 ET by Richard Walsh

Alexander Brandt wrote:

Okay so whats sooo bad about the Captain Sim 767?

Their customer service reputation is poor at best. I purchased the 757 because people told me it was good, as good as PMDG. I should have known better. I uninstalled it after 1 flight and purchased the QW 757. The 767 can't be much better. LDS on the other hand is fantastic. I purchased it within the first minutes it was released and haven't looked back.

Richard Walsh

Senior Captain, A320

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 18:36 ET by Kevin Cornish

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/254650-deception-and-frustration-with-cs-767/

Thats an older forum from the original release. Not sure if any of those bugs have been fixed yet (I'm guessing at least some of them have as they're up to version 1.4). But that review right there kept me from buying it. Great looking visual model. Extremely poor attention to detail on systems and flight dynamics.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on May 14 2012 19:44 ET by Alexander Reno

Thank you all for your opinions smile

Alexander Reno

Captain, B737-800

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