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Birthday Approaching (pun intended) which plane to buy? |
DVA6135
Captain, B757-200
Joined on July 12 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Real World Airline Captain - AMA"
Vero Beach, FL
236 legs, 718.4 hours
3 legs,
6.1 hours online
234 legs,
714.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 23 2013 20:58 ET by Chris Kennedy
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Hey guys!
My birthday is in 2 days (the 25th) and im thinking its time to drop some dollars on a new plane seeing as i have been flying a lot of my currently owned ones. As its once a year, money is no object i dont care if its 20 dollars or 200, i just want a good plane. Im looking for something fresh and new to start with. The planes i currently own and operate through my sim are the:
- PMDG 737 NGX
- PMDG 747 X
- Level D 767
- PMDG MD-11
- Captain Sim 757
- Aerosoft Airbus X
Im not interested in Boeing much anymore, its too easy at this point and i feel like the NGX, 747, and T7 (captain sim) are all exactly the same in terms of FMC and procedure so im getting kinda bored of them. Im also looked for something detailed, nothing along the lines of the wilco products (been there, done that).
Im fine with anything really, regional to domestic to long haul. My current thoughts were:
- Leonardo Maddog
- PMDG J41
- Captain sim 727
- Concorde X (i fear this plane a bit...)
- Any A330 (quality please)
Anything of the above with good quality and realism, or any other recommendations that you guys feel are fun to fly but also complex and challenging.
Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!!!
- Chris
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DVA8502
Captain, B757-200
Joined on April 13 2010
Double Century Club
"MOCHA HAGTDI."
Folkston, GA
251 legs, 575.3 hours
65 legs,
139.7 hours online
241 legs,
558.8 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 23 2013 21:28 ET by Timothy Thomas
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if your looking for a change of pace. try the carenado planes. the BE200 kingair is awesome. not to mention thire smaller planes. plus a multitude of smaller GA aircraft. free ware and payware and even default are fun to fly (the GA ones)
Every now and then its good to get back to the basics. And flying aircraft like the BE200 or even some other GA aircraft properly is a challenge all its own.
Timothy ThomasCaptain, B757-200
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DVA2088
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on January 13 2005
Online Century Club
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Eight Century Club
Seattle, WA USA
817 legs, 2,352.9 hours
192 legs,
620.9 hours online
673 legs,
1,872.6 hours ACARS
11 legs,
54.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 23 2013 21:35 ET by Eric Paul
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Check out the Majestic Q400.
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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
1,300 legs, 2,503.6 hours
1,140 legs,
2,206.1 hours online
1,263 legs,
2,407.9 hours ACARS
28 legs,
67.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 23 2013 22:59 ET by Chad Rhinehart
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Level D!!!!!!!!!!! Missing from your list should also be feelthere ERJ-145 or wilco pub E170, all 3 great aircraft.
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DVA7685
Senior Captain, A320
Joined on August 25 2009
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
"STABILIZER MOTION!"
Cypress, TX
482 legs, 2,232.2 hours
5 legs,
10.5 hours online
424 legs,
1,877.3 hours ACARS
14 legs dispatched, 13.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
July 24 2013 00:13 ET by Jeremy Jurman
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I would say the NGX. Especially with Delta's 737 route network.
Jeremy JurmanSenior Captain, A320
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DVA9733
First Officer, B747-400
Joined on April 29 2011
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
"Northwest 238, contact departure.... G'day!"
Minnetonka, MN USA
816 legs, 2,270.3 hours
663 legs,
1,835.4 hours online
752 legs,
2,071.4 hours ACARS
8 legs,
15.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 24 2013 01:56 ET by Shane Vanhoven
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Jeremy Jurman wrote:
I would say the NGX. Especially with Delta's 737 route network.
He said he already has the NGX...
Shane VanhovenFirst Officer, B747-400
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DVA11221
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on January 01 2013
50 State Club
Century Club
Issaquah, WA
114 legs, 423.9 hours
37 legs,
94.4 hours online
114 legs,
423.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 24 2013 08:47 ET by Shaun Oneil
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Eric Paul wrote:
Check out the Majestic Q400.
+1 ... or the PMDG J41 ... you seem to be flying a lot of jetliners atm, you may enjoy the differences of some turboprop flying! I thoroughly enjoy flying both the DH8D and the J41. When I do make my way back to them after long stints of jetliners I'm reminded how responsive they are to hand-flying and how it can be a treat to be flying a bit closer to the ground.
Chris Kennedy wrote:
- Concorde X (i fear this plane a bit...)
Rightly so, but through challenge comes accomplishment. You will have a very rewarding feeling if you put the time into learning how to fly this aircraft by the numbers. Time being the key word in my previous statement!
Shaun OneilCaptain, B777-200
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DVA9571
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 10 2011
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Six Century Club
Miami, FL USA
612 legs, 2,333.0 hours
590 legs,
2,242.9 hours online
602 legs,
2,307.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 24 2013 17:05 ET by Bob Klemm
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Disregard - missed the "already have". Thought it was the wish-list. Happy Birthday!
Bob KlemmSenior Captain, B767-300
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DVA10698
Chief Pilot, B717-200
OLP, 737-ATP
DISPATCHER
Joined on April 25 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Events Century Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
"Life is simple, eat, sleep, fly, sim....."
Miami, FL
1,689 legs, 2,316.0 hours
1,628 legs,
2,211.0 hours online
1,689 legs,
2,316.0 hours ACARS
104 legs,
165.6 hours event
75 legs dispatched, 191.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
July 24 2013 21:27 ET by Jay Marin
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....if the boeing is getting too easy or just plain boring, then why not go with the one you fear the most and get the Concord? I guess it will be a great challenge, plus you'll have a year to master the aircraft. Any way you go have a great birthday tomorrow! 
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DVA2230
Senior Captain, B777-200
Joined on March 28 2005
Globetrotter
Everett 1500 Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
Eight Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Come Fly with me!....."
Álvaro Obregón, D.f. México
2,337 legs, 17,074.8 hours
1,782 legs,
12,870.5 hours online
1,394 legs,
10,128.6 hours ACARS
1 legs,
11.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 25 2013 13:34 ET by Isidoro Attie
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NGX by far!!!!!
NGX has made my other add ons seem dull....
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DVA9571
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 10 2011
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Six Century Club
Miami, FL USA
612 legs, 2,333.0 hours
590 legs,
2,242.9 hours online
602 legs,
2,307.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 25 2013 14:59 ET by Bob Klemm
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Isidoro Attie wrote:
NGX by far!!!!!
NGX has made my other add ons seem dull....
He already HAS the NGX.
Bob KlemmSenior Captain, B767-300
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DVA8502
Captain, B757-200
Joined on April 13 2010
Double Century Club
"MOCHA HAGTDI."
Folkston, GA
251 legs, 575.3 hours
65 legs,
139.7 hours online
241 legs,
558.8 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 25 2013 15:45 ET by Timothy Thomas
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does nobody read the OP?
Timothy ThomasCaptain, B757-200
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DVA11241
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on December 30 2012
DVA Two-Year Anniversary
Century Club
Everett Century Club
Online Century Club
Whitman, MA
157 legs, 421.9 hours
137 legs,
349.7 hours online
155 legs,
418.6 hours ACARS
17 legs,
33.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 25 2013 23:38 ET by James Castonguay
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Wait for the PMDG T7. If you can't wait try the Majestic Q400.
James CastonguayCaptain, B777-200
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DVA6135
Captain, B757-200
Joined on July 12 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Real World Airline Captain - AMA"
Vero Beach, FL
236 legs, 718.4 hours
3 legs,
6.1 hours online
234 legs,
714.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 26 2013 11:17 ET by Chris Kennedy
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Hey everyone!!!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and suggestions!!!
I went ahead and got myself the Leonardo Maddog and the PMDG JS4100. You can all bet your bottom dollar that i will have the PMDG T7 the minute its released and the majestic Q400 will have to be another time, maybe christmas, its pretty expensive!
My parents also (out of nowhere) surprised me and got the GoFlight TQ-6 Advanced Throttles with the reverser levers!!! craziest birthday yet!!!
If anyone has any tips or suggestions for the maddog and J41 LET ME HEAR EM!! haha.
Cheers - Chris
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DVA079
Captain, B757-200
Joined on July 04 2001
Century Club
"Keep the Bluesky Up!"
Price, UT
126 legs, 322.4 hours
83 legs,
228.7 hours online
52 legs,
145.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2013 16:10 ET by Mike Gallagher
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| What is sad is that Murphy's law will prevail here. If you buy one of those wonderful addons, You will inevitable get a flyer in your email box stating there having a sale as such for like 3 for 1. Be patient before you buy you may just get a deal of a lifetime. Happy birthday.
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DVA8708
Captain, B767-300
Joined on June 12 2010
Century Club
50 State Club
"If it ain't Boeing, then I ain't going."
Pasadena, TX
137 legs, 381.7 hours
135 legs,
376.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2013 16:25 ET by Paul Mccullough
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iFly has surpassed PMDG on performance as well as realism, so if you want a good 737NG for FSX, I highly recommend it.
Paul McculloughCaptain, B767-300
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DVA11241
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on December 30 2012
DVA Two-Year Anniversary
Century Club
Everett Century Club
Online Century Club
Whitman, MA
157 legs, 421.9 hours
137 legs,
349.7 hours online
155 legs,
418.6 hours ACARS
17 legs,
33.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2013 17:23 ET by James Castonguay
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I don't own the iFly myself so I'm now curious why you would make this statement. Almost everyone says the PMDG 737NGX is the best add-on aircraft available. Of course this is subject to opinion, but still, the consensus seems to point in favor of PMDG's NG. Can you elaborate?
James CastonguayCaptain, B777-200
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DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP
Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil
2,505 legs, 5,064.5 hours
2,334 legs,
4,786.1 hours online
2,497 legs,
5,034.9 hours ACARS
271 legs,
683.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2013 17:27 ET by Thiago Braga
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Eric Paul wrote:
Check out the Majestic Q400.
I go for Majestic Q400 for sure.
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DVA8502
Captain, B757-200
Joined on April 13 2010
Double Century Club
"MOCHA HAGTDI."
Folkston, GA
251 legs, 575.3 hours
65 legs,
139.7 hours online
241 legs,
558.8 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2013 19:49 ET by Timothy Thomas
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James Castonguay wrote:
I don't own the iFly myself so I'm now curious why you would make this statement. Almost everyone says the PMDG 737NGX is the best add-on aircraft available. Of course this is subject to opinion, but still, the consensus seems to point in favor of PMDG's NG. Can you elaborate?
because everyone has thire own taste. I think the Ifly is a much better deal than PMDG. both are very good aircraft, very realistic (althoue the ifly seems to have a lawn mower engine for a master battery).
Not everyone will agree with the general Consensus. if I could go back and change it, I would get the Ifly over the NGX
Argumentum ad populum. That's a Horibble way to make a argument.
A lot of People think COD is the best FPS out there. That dose not make them right.
Timothy ThomasCaptain, B757-200
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