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Yes, it's powered by two 9-cylinder Wright R-1820 producing 1425 hp each.

Thank you very much for your kind words =)

@@vintagesimulations - and I just noticed Mike Patey himself commented below. How badass is that?

@@harlont yeah that was awesome!!! I've been a huge fan for many years and couldn't believe my eyes when the message popped up =)

Fantastic! I could imagine that with its large wings it will be a very nice, stable model to fly.

The L-39 is a great choice too, but I agree with Draco you've got a bit more time to enjoy the view =) That's true the transition is very harsh. Another thing I noticed is that the collision boxes of the rock formations aren’t perfect. Originally, I wanted to land Draco on one of the rocks for the video, but it would float slightly above it.

I must admit turboprops are still a bit of a mystery to me. I spend most of my time around piston engines which are easier to understand 😅

Hello, I use the ingame Showcase Camera to set up the Tower View. In the settings of the Showcase Camera, you have to disable the Drone Follow Mode and enable the Drone Lock Mode, then you can move the camera to a position of your liking (I use a controller to move the camera, but I'm sure the keyboard should work too). I'm pretty sure it is possible to control the aircraft out of this view, but I sadly don't know how, I just use it for replays. I hope that helps =)

Yes, it's quite a performer. I think you're right, this, in combination with plenty of altitude to be able to pick up enough speed.

Thank you! I'm glad you like it =) Thanks for the tip, I'll search for his book. It's hard to belief looking at the L25 that it was used for so many long distance trips and was able to set quite a few records.

@@vintagesimulations It was an L20.. with the 20hp engine. I think the engine is still preserved. CraftLab has a great reproduction build and cool vids with it on YT.

​@@monostripezebras I did a bit of research on him, but currently can't find any of his books for sale. The fact that he used an L20 is even more impressive! I'm a big fan of CraftLabs work and have been following them since they build their Bleriot XI/2 and Albatros reproductions =) Here is a great video on the second L20 they finished last year, this time an original that sadly will remain on static display: ruclips.net/video/a85UdDf0gFU/видео.html But as usual their craftsmanship is second to none.

Forwood Farm by Emerald Scenery Design ICAO: EGH2 Also included in Wilga 35/80 Series by Got Friends

@@anhuolt Thank you 🙏

Thank you very much! Glad you like it =) As Anhuolt wrote its Forwood Farm by Emerald Scenery Designs and comes as part of Got Friends Wilga. It's also currently on sale on the devs website: emeraldscenerydesign.com/products/forwood-farm-msfs/ It's one of my absolute favorite airfields in the sim and is awesome for old and slow planes like the Klemm, Stearman or Moth.

Fly around 8 miles north west from Forwood Farm towards Doncaster airport and I’ll wave to you from my garden :-)

@@ubuntugeek Awesome! Looks like a beautiful region =)

Thank you very much! Glad you like it =) The scenery is Forwood Farm by Emerald Scenery Designs, it's one of my absolute favorite sceneries. It's currently on sale on the developer’s website: emeraldscenerydesign.com/products/forwood-farm-msfs/ or it's also included in Got Friends Wilga package: www.got-friends.com/collections/payware/products/pzl-104-wilga-35-80-series Which is how I got it (can't recommend the Wilga high enough, it's awesome). I use the freeware Flight Recorder available here: flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder I use it to record the flight while I do the initial flight from the cockpit view. After the flight I set up the in-game showcase camera to get the ground view setups. You have to disable the Drone Follow Mode and enable the Drone Lock Mode, then you can move the camera to a position of your liking (I use a controller to move the camera, but I'm sure the keyboard should work too). When you have found a position you like, you can start the replay and the camera will track the aircraft. So, the camera position is independent from the recording software and should hopefully work with your setup too. I hope that explanation helps =)

@@vintagesimulations Sounds great, I will check it out. Also some great payware scenery, from Parallel 42, on my channel, also.

​@@saminaneen I agree, Parallel 42 released some fantastic sceneries too! I also have a few of them but I don't think I've featured them on the channel yet.

@@vintagesimulations is there some better instructions, on how to find the replay feature, on "Flight Recorder', I can't find how to get it to replay and where to replay it back, Thanks,

@@saminaneen I just found this short video explaining were to find it and how to use it. I hope that helpes =) ruclips.net/video/gr7baYC-PjM/видео.html Just one thing to add, you must start and stop the recording with a running engine, otherwise it'll replay the flight with the engine shut off.

Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoy the videos =) I agree, it's a very simple but beautiful design and I love the sound of the small Hirth engine.

If you're talking about Mathias of Classics Hangar, I agree =)

That's very kind of you, thank you very much! I'm glad you like it =)

Sorry for the late response! Thank you for your kind words! Glad you like the videos =) There's nothing better than vintage aircraft and aerobatic flying =) While doing the video recording of the initial flight from the cockpit view, I also record the flight with the freeware Flight Recorder: flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder After the flight I set up the external view with the ingame showcase camera. If you engage the lock mode, you can move it to a position of your liking and it will track your aircraft. Once the camera is setup I'll replay the Flight Recorder replay. Hope that helps =)

@ No worries! I appreciate the response! Not to self promote, but I’ve been trying a couple videos the past couple of days, if you wouldn’t mind taking a peak at them, I’d love your criticism!

I would love to know what flight hardware you would recommend to fly this baby?

@daviddunham1506 Why are you asking me, I only posted this information. And what do you mean by "flight hardware", because I don't know if you mean that I would advise the manufacturer or you. Wilga 2000, the one that Patey modified, was actually a fairly modern plane. It was a deeply modernized PZL-104 Wilga produced until recently. It had all the certificates required in the US, EU and Australia.

Sorry for the late response! I'm glad you like the video. Thank you =) It's also one of my favorites and of the late piston powered fighters definitely my favorite.

Sorry for the late response! I'm not entirely sure how to set up the sim to make the airplane controllable from the ground view, but it should be possible. Yeah, I think it would be tons of fun =) I used to fly a lot of planes in FSX out of the tower view, that's one view I still miss in MSFS and MSFS2024!

Sorry for the late response! That's true! I guess it's one of the few exceptions were the saying "If it looks good it flies good" isn't true 😄

Sorry for the very late response! I'm glad you like the video. Thank you =) I think you can set it up as part of the normal throttle axis, but I'm not 100% sure. Because I don't have a detent on my throttle between idle and reverse, I haven't set it up as a single axis. I push a button below the throttle and then use my throttle axis for reverse (pushing it forward and not back).

Thanks and happy New Year! No change to 2020 for the reverse thrust, it seems.

​@@efrenreyes-c3y Happy New Year to you too =) There could be some changes/more options but my setup is definitely the same as in MSFS2020. The only thing I noticed is that the Beta Range seems to be more effective/better modeled in the new sim.

Sorry for the very late response! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you =) I agree, Mike Johnson has done an amazing job and it's obvious that the Albatross is a real passion project for him, he is very active on the MSFS Forum and is constantly updating, improving and adding to the Albatross. Hopefully Asobo/Microsoft will release those updates soon.

Sorry for the very late response! Sadly, I haven't found manuals for the aircraft, so I went by feel and those numbers seem to work quite well.

I'm very sorry for the late response! The sim has really improved dramatically since the release, but I think waiting a few more weeks is a very good idea. There are some fantastic airplanes included in the sim and in my opinion the sim will be better than any previous one in pretty much every aspect, but at the moment there are still a lot of bugs and most addons don't work properly. To my knowledge Asobo is working on making Addons compatible, so that issue should hopefully be resolved soon. I must admit, since my last video, I took a break from the new sim because it became quite frustrating. But I'll get back to it soon =)

@@vintagesimulations Don't even be sorry. Thanks for the response. I've downloaded the sim and tinkered with it, but haven't flown. I'll know when it's time. Thank you for helping to make the skies a little friendlier. A lot friendlier, actually.

@@StrGzr101 Thank you very much for your kind words =) I think this is a better approach and will save you a lot of frustration.

@@vintagesimulations Eggsackly.

Sorry for the very late response! Yes, that's pretty much it. I record the initial flight both with a video recording software and the ingame replay tool. After the flight I set up the ingame showcase camera to a position on the ground and replay the ingame recording.

Sorry for the very late response! I'm glad the video could be of help and hope you enjoy the Jug =)

Your comment just made my day! I’m a big fan since you started building Draco =) Can’t wait to watch your build videos of Draco X and I’m also excited to see what you’ll do with your new Albatross. It’s another awesome plane =)

I keep my fingers crossed that the plans to produce Wilga Draco in Poland will succeed 🙂

@@skandalsky66 me too! It would be awesome to have a few Dracos flying around =)

You can turn the smoke on by pushing the button at the top of the stick =)

Sorry for the late response! Me too, the level of detail is amazing! I just tried the H-125 for the first time, you can open all the engine covers and the level of detail on the engine is ridiculous! Overall, in terms of systems depth, flight modeling, ground handling and sounds the new sim is truly incredible. Yeah, I think the flyby sounds vary from each aircraft, some sound a bit better than others. It seems that the C-400 is one of the quieter ones. I used the integrated recorder for the replays but set up the showcase camera for the flybys. I have to play around with the flyby function of the integrated recorder a bit more, but I believe you can't change the camera position.

I love it, it's one of my favorite aircraft in the new sim. I know the performance feels unbelievable, but that's how the real aircraft performs. Here is a video of Mike Patey describing the planned changes between Draco X and his original Draco with plenty of footage of him flying Draco, you'll see the real aircraft is just as crazy =) ruclips.net/video/jX6ZwDcLACA/видео.html

Hey Mike, thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video =) I just saw in my feed that you already uploaded a video with the 400. I'm looking forward to watching it! Cheers, Fabian

@@vintagesimulations I kind of like this plane. Carenado was never a favorite of mine but this stands out. I remember when I was a student pilot there was one at the airport and I gave it close look while drooling. Fast, with fixed gear! Kind of like the Cirrus SR22.

​@@FlightSimVRDad Glad to hear you like it too =) There are a few Carenado planes I really like, like for example the Gee Bees, Staggerwing and Beech 18 (especially with the Denarq mod), but I think I know what you mean, they are often eye candy with no depth, and sometimes a bit strange flight model behind them. It's a stunning plane! I don't think I have ever seen one in the flesh yet. To me it's a far prettier design compared to the Cirrus. We've got plenty of Cirrus at our airfield and I'm sure they are fantastic aircraft and would love to try one someday, but to me they always look like someone was holding in a fart for too long.

@@vintagesimulations lol on the holding in a fart too long... I love that one! I saw a Cirrus in the air a couple days ago. Very recognizable from below. I am waiting for the Duckworks DC-3 mod! I created a video this morning at Duxford in the P-38 and while the P-38 might need some mods for 2024, I think it was more a matter of me needing to get current on it. Duxford looks great in 2024 except for the lighted runway which I do not think exists in real life there. I want to post the Duxford video tomorrow. As my comfort level and knowledge of 2024 increases so does my enjoyment level. 👍

​@@FlightSimVRDad Haha, yeah it is very recognizable and to be fair to it the big 6-cylinder Continental engine sounds fantastic. The Duckworks mod is great, I also hope it'll come to the new sim. Looking forward to the Lightning video =) I've yet to install my addons in MSFS2024, it'll be interesting how many will work out of the box. Do you use the stock Duxford scenery or is the 2020 freeware working in 2024? Fully agree, I enjoy the new sim more and more, especially the new flight dynamics and ground physics are so much better. I hope to get at least one more video out this week, but I'm not sure if I'll find the time =/

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it =) You could be right. I always thought they used the same turbocharged Continental TSIO-550. I just did some research, apparently the Corvalis TT uses a TSIO-550-C and the SR22T is powered by a TSIO-550-K. From what I read both engines are equipped with two turbochargers, but I couldn't find a lot of information on the TSIO-550-C.

Thank you very much for your very kind words! I really appreciate that =)

It is part of the Deluxe Edition of MSFS2024. But it is my understanding that once the Marketplace gets activated in the new sim, owners of the Standard edition can purchase single aircraft of the Deluxe and Premium Deluxe editions.

@ oh nice, the plane seems great, I’m looking forward to get this and the Beechcraft Model 18. Thanks!

@@Icaruj It is, the Albatross is currently my favorite plane in the sim, alongside Draco. I'm sure you're going to enjoy it =) The Beech 18 hasn't shown up in my sim yet, but it was very good in MSFS2020, especially with the Denarq mod, I really hope he'll bring the mod to the new sim too.

It is fantastic. In my opinion it is one of the best planes in MSFS 2024 and the best depiction of an Albatross in any sim so far. I'm sure you're going to enjoy it =) It might even be featured in the career mode of the sim, but I haven't tried it yet.

Muchas gracias =)

I know it feels unrealistic, but that is how the real Draco flew. Here is a great video from Mike Patey (the designer & builder of Draco) describing the planned changes between Draco and Draco X with a lot of real world footage of Draco, as you can see the real one is just as crazy 😆 ruclips.net/video/jX6ZwDcLACA/видео.html

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed this one as well =) I'm sure you're going to enjoy Draco, Got Friends have done an amazing job with it! It's awesome that we now almost have the whole Wilga family represented in the sim =) I upgraded my equipment about 1,5 - 2 years ago and now use a Hotas Warthog Stick, a Logitech Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant and Saitek Pro Flight Rudder pedals (with broken brakes I have yet to get around to fixing). I found all of them in almost new condition on Ebay. Before I used an old Saitek Cyborg Evo stick I got when I was around 12 years old 😅 (without rudder pedals and extra throttle quadrant). Rudder pedals make for a more realistic experience, but I think a twist-stick is more than enough to have fun in the simulator and you can control the aircraft just as well. The reason I switched was to get closer to a real world flying experience and because I noticed your hand would cramp up a bit when using the twist-stick for rudder inputs which has a bad influence on real world flying, when flying a real plane you want to keep your hands as relaxed as possible.

Thank you very much =) Glad you enjoyed this one as well. Yeah, Got Friends did an amazing job with Draco, it's just as crazy as the real one =) I agree and it's performing better every day.

In terms of the sim looking good, if you choose to start from this airport, but don’t get in the plane and instead go for a walk toward the closest mesa (the one you can see from the cockpit in this video, you will see, just before you get to the part that is too steep to climb, piles of the most ridiculously detailed boulders you are likely to ever see in a sim. They are not flight sim scenery-they are first person shooter scenery. And they’re just there-strewn around among he debris at the base of a mesa in the middle of the desert. Admittedly in a very scenic area where people are likely to want to fly, and where it would make sense to put extra effort into making the ground look good, but still!

​@@jasonlescalleet5611 yeah, the level of detail in the new sim is amazing! Now that the sim is running reliably and the scenery is loading properly it blows my mind every time I use it =)

I'm glad you like the video, thank you =) And above all, thank you for the awesome aircraft you have done a wonderful job! Can't wait to see what your next project will be =) Btw the Auster is fantastic too, I hope Asobo will be able to fix the missing pilot issue soon.

Thank you very much for your kind words! I really appreciate that. Draco was also one of the aircraft I was most looking forward to and I'm sure you're not going to be disappointed. Got Friends have done an incredible job. Yeah, it might be a good idea to wait a few weeks. Having said that the sim has already improved quite dramatically since the release on Tuesday. I'll have to check the fps the next time I take Draco for a spin, but I think I was at around 50-ish fps.

@@vintagesimulations The vitriol upon release was quite disheartening and quite telling, unfortunately. I have no gamer mentality. I just want to fly. You're cool, VS. I hope you're wildly successful.

​@@StrGzr101 The launch was quite frustrating and I have to admit I was close to giving up and going back to 2020 until the game is fixed, but I'm glad I stuck to it. Yes, there are still many bugs, but overall, you can already tell that it is a much better simulator than 2020. Not just the visuals got improved, but the aircraft have a ton of new features you won't find on many study level 2020 aircraft, the ground handling, water handling and flight models have also been dramatically improved. I can understand the frustration of a lot of people (being one of them initially), but I think many people don't give the sim a fair chance, have jumped on the bandwagon or have given up too early. Like you I just want to fly and enjoy the aircraft and I think in a few weeks when most of the bugs are fixed this will be the best sim for it =) That's very kind, thank you! I'm grateful for every new viewer, and would love for the channel to grow even more, but as long as there is somebody out there who enjoys my videos or gets any use out of them, I'm happy =) ...And I should add the channel is already much bigger than I could have ever hoped for ;)

I agree! Thought it would be a fun location to try out Draco =)

Haha 😆 Thank you very much! Glad you like it =) If I remember correctly the livery comes with the Huey 🤔 I think I made the video on the day of or the day after release, before there were any repaints available. I just found this SAR livery on flightsim.to, but it is slightly different: flightsim.to/file/76550/sar-bell-uh-1d-70-81

@@vintagesimulations alright, thank you so much! ^^

Wasn't the best time to cross a runway 😅

Hahaha!

Thank you very much =) Haha yeah, I guess it wanted to be a convertible 😅

For the flyby views I still used the showcase camera setting, like in MSFS2020. But I saw that the new in-game Flight Recorder also comes with its own Flyby camera =)

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video =) The Albatross is fantastic. It was the aircraft I was most excited about when the aircraft list for MSFS2024 was released and I'm very glad to say that so far, it's my favorite aircraft in the new sim, it is really well done. I'm sure you're going to enjoy it =) I think waiting for the dust to settle is a good decision. At the moment the game is still very unstable and so far, I was only able to play it relatively problem free at night...which isn't great if you have to work the next day 😅 But when it runs it definitely shows a lot of potential =) The broadband speed is also my biggest concern my internet is at 40-50mbps and as I said the game is currently very unstable. It'll be interesting how the game will perform once it is dialed in and all the current server issues are resolved. I think another big aspect that will hopefully change the game experience is the opening of the Marketplace (it's currently not available in 2024 yet). It's my understanding that we will be able to download the individual aircraft, textures, airports and world updates, instead of streaming them, which should help guys like us with slower internet connections. Thanks again for your kind words. Fabian

Hi Fabian, last evening I flew a circuit from Santa Barbara in the Alouette 3 I’m learning to fly in fs20 at the moment. The comparison between the vfr scenery in fs20 and that which your video showed in fs24 is truly amazing! I don’t think I can wait long to jump in to 24 as the joy of low and slow is why I fly. I was checking out Google Earth to see the area around Santa Barbara and noticed Cachuma lake up in the hills to the northwest. With the new scenery and the Albatross, that would certainly be a lovely flight to make😋 Best regards, Pete.

@@PeteWillmin Hi Pete, the Alouette is amazing, I can't wait to have it back in MSFS24 =) I forgot to mention that the airfield itself is the ORBX version for 2020, some addons from the 2020 marketplace have already been added to 2024. But nonetheless I agree that the surrounding area has been improved a lot. That should be a great location for the Albatross, I'm going to check the lake out later =) Best regards, Fabian

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it =) Yeah, I'm also disappointed about the water effect and was considering cutting the external view out of the video, in the end I decided against it to showcase the current state of the sim. The strange thing is I could swear on a previous flight the squares weren't there and the water spray effects actually looked great. But since then, they appear on every flight. Like you said, let's hope Asobo or a modder will be able to fix it soon =)

That's a shame! Hopefully that gets fixed soon.

Hi Tobii already has a workaround for this. Just search "Tobii crashing MSFS 2024" you should see a link from official Tobii on how to fix this!

That would be awesome! I'm sure F7 Simulations would do the Cap justice.