Thanks for your review! I bought this a while back and I have barely been out of it since! Had the same problem closing the rear door but did discover the triangular bracing struts are removable by mouse click. You can restore them as well by a click spot up top. I'm absolutely loving flying this one - I think especially because of the lack of GPS and DME. It's forced me to become more skilled at radio navigation and to finally learn how to takeoff and land a tail dragger... 😊👍🏻
Hey AvAngel, coming from a semi-old white guy, I couldn't agree more. One of the beautiful things about sharing a hobby is that common interests bring us together. In 2022 we should basically endless choices for customizing our pilots.
Had to hold off on this one yesterday as I knew an AV Angel review was imminent, and I didn't want to pull the trigger without the standard stamp of approval! Have to admit the tablet features I did not expect (with Microsoft/Asobo involved) so no surprise there really. As with a GPS system, it wasn't listed as a feature and I expected for the price, and age of the aircraft, this may be omitted, so again doesn't bother me too much. I was a bit suspicious as to the lack of cockpit pictures on the marketplace, but good to see it's definitely one of the nicer places to be - cant wait to get into this in VR! As always, a great video - just wish I had have waited for your Fokker review 🤣
As a Native American, I am very grateful that you spoke to the diversity issue with Carenado. It's bothered me for a long time, I hope this aircraft marks a change. Thank you.
I dig this plane! Always nice to see something new and different coming to the sim. At this price point, and after watching this review, consider me a buyer. Thank you!
I wish we could get that Alabeo Cessna 400 TT!! Great preview as always!! I've never been a fan of the Staggerwing, but I still have to watch, because I just enjoy your test flights.
Very nice, I was hoping you'd try this one! I've known about the Staggerwing since I was a kid, because my pilot uncle had a poster of it in his house. It and the Spartan Executive (which he also had a poster of) were really the personal luxury hot rods of their day! And a very interesting mix of technology, I'm not used to seeing flaps and a retractable gear on a biplane. Definitely a plane I'll consider when I'm in the market for another four-seater.
Thx! I remember having this in FSX, also from Carenado. Now that I have burried FSX I am thinking of buying this airplane. Who knows? I still have a wonderfull printed framed small picture from this plane from FSX over an old OrbX scenery (USA) here in my room. Greetings from Germany Grüße aus Deutschland.
With the GTN 750 windows at the top menu in MSFS, which can be opened when needed, i do not need a tablet. But Carenado can certainly add one later. Nice test ! as always.
AvAngle, you have to stop finding these great older aircraft! After viewing this video, I was drawn mysteriously to the Market Place, the next thing I remember is I have a Beechcraft D17S Stagger wing in my hanger! ROFL! It seems that almost every time they introduce one of vintage aircraft, I can't resist sending theme my money! Strange huh? another great video, and thanks for the awesome review!
Hello my dear. Nice video like usual... Sorry, but every time I watch your starts and test flights I remember an old Jonny Cash Song: ghost riders in the Sky! 😉😁 Cordial greetings from Schwerin, Germany
Hello Av Angel. I really liked the video, I also have this plane and I have a great time with it. The door can be closed from the seat if you put the cursor a little to the right of the hinge, which can be seen a bit, and as they have previously commented, the reinforcement bar is removed by pressing on the base of it, the same as with the control levers and yokes. I leave it on, she becomes more real to me. A question. Is the plane lazy in ground turns even with the tailwheel unlocked? I mean on asphalt tracks. Thank you very much for the video, keep it up. Greetings from San Sebastián (Spain, Basque Country.) 👍👏👏👏 (Sorry for the possible mistakes, since I use the translator)
Bought is also. Great plane to be in and fly. Do miss tablet also for GTN-750 support so for long flight I'll need the GTN-750 Top Menu Window. Found 1 bug in VR with the still present annoying bug from MS / Asobo after shutting down all systems the log still pop-ups up and closes immediately when that option is off but then the ambient sounds appear when you close close the windows... Fuel tank selectors I still have to know how they work and why there are two.
Never understood why pay ware aircraft come with fixed pilots. I have the Seneca and just flight arrow 3 both come with fixed pilots and its the worst part of the experience. Glad to see at least some are getting away from this,
Oh she is Beautiful........planes not bad to 🤣. No joking aside it's a pretty plane in every way and the price is good , will be purchasing . Great video as always thank you
I know it goes against the vintage-ness of this beautiful craft, but did they include even a basic autopilot on here? I hand fly my plane in real life, and sometimes i just wanna throw the AP on in the simulator and watch the world go by while simming. Thanks.
It didn't have one... so it doesn't get one. I can see why you'd want one tbh, i miss the fsx era where we could throw in an AP gauge somewhere for a popup :D
@@AvAngel I'm going to pick it up anyway just because it's one of my favorite planes. We can always hope they update it in the future. Thanks for your reply and your review videos!
@@AvAngel Could you try this specifically on this aircraft, please? They only work if the autopilot availability is set to 1 in the systems.cfg und it isn't disabled in the engine.cfg. And we cannot edit either file with marketplace aircraft...
@@josephmilano2707 , remember you have the AI pilot option on your menu bar at the top of your screen in 3rd person view. You can chart an IFR path in the map page, and let the AI pilot follow the path for you. Copilot can handle radio. You’ll figure it out. There’s some decent here tutorials on RUclips. Great for those times when you just need some quick and dirty AP.
Do you have an update on those great (freeware I think) planes that are coming real soon that you can't talk about? Haha, really I'm just looking for a rough release date to get excited about.
Cool aircraft to be sure, but rather mixed feelings on the sim model... I'll leave it at that. In any case, positive for default pilots, should have less buggy-ness there as well!
No tablet I could find. No transponder, either. I thought there'd be a version with modern avionics like the other releases, but apparently that's a no. Flight behavior is very nice. I can easily level it out with trim, and she's nice and fast. But the lack of GPS navigation makes this a difficult cross-country tripper.
This is how the Carenado one was in FSX iirc, I expect the tablet will come with an update, they had to replace the AN2 short notice so yeah. AP default keys work iirc... at least you can do radio nav :D
@@AvAngel I've heard others haven't found a way to remove it yet. Is there any info/documents with this version and have you found a way to remove them in it?
To be honest you should be able to select a pilot that best suites you . Every thing else in this Simulator goes for realism so why not the pilot to represent you . How ever im yet to find a Shrek as a pilot to represent me !!! .
I'm a young white woman... it's a turn of phrase before you clutch your pearls.... I just meant that its nice for women, men, black, white or brown to feel like they're represented. Problem is, aviation has had that perception of rich old white guys for a long time when its not that representative anymore in real life or sim.
@@IRON-V I'm not offended by the comment, I'm proud to be an 'old white guy', what annoys me is that using 'old white guy' term is considered fair play, but woe betide anyone who uses "young black woman" in the same way. Or even any similar variant using woman. That's all, just the double standards does my nut in, I hear it loads about 'old white guys', usually by smarmy young white women to be fair. That aside, the create your own aviator is a good feature.
"Famous Flyer" apparently, I have no brain.... but default pilots finally! yay!
Thanks for your review! I bought this a while back and I have barely been out of it since!
Had the same problem closing the rear door but did discover the triangular bracing struts are removable by mouse click. You can restore them as well by a click spot up top.
I'm absolutely loving flying this one - I think especially because of the lack of GPS and DME. It's forced me to become more skilled at radio navigation and to finally learn how to takeoff and land a tail dragger... 😊👍🏻
Whoa.... pilot appearance options?!?! **faints** Never thought I would see the day.
Thanks for the review AvAngel! I needed to see this one.
I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of this release. Thanks for the speedy review, as always! May just have to pick this one up..
No problemo! I'll be flying this a fair bit if i can get out of the skymaster, another solid one tbh.
Hey AvAngel, coming from a semi-old white guy, I couldn't agree more. One of the beautiful things about sharing a hobby is that common interests bring us together. In 2022 we should basically endless choices for customizing our pilots.
😀 no offence intended , it’s just tough as a female aviator to always be represented in sim by stock generic pilot figures that are often male.
Had to hold off on this one yesterday as I knew an AV Angel review was imminent, and I didn't want to pull the trigger without the standard stamp of approval! Have to admit the tablet features I did not expect (with Microsoft/Asobo involved) so no surprise there really. As with a GPS system, it wasn't listed as a feature and I expected for the price, and age of the aircraft, this may be omitted, so again doesn't bother me too much. I was a bit suspicious as to the lack of cockpit pictures on the marketplace, but good to see it's definitely one of the nicer places to be - cant wait to get into this in VR! As always, a great video - just wish I had have waited for your Fokker review 🤣
As a Native American, I am very grateful that you spoke to the diversity issue with Carenado. It's bothered me for a long time, I hope this aircraft marks a change. Thank you.
I dig this plane! Always nice to see something new and different coming to the sim. At this price point, and after watching this review, consider me a buyer. Thank you!
Wow, this is the perfect formation plane for my Waco.
I wish we could get that Alabeo Cessna 400 TT!! Great preview as always!! I've never been a fan of the Staggerwing, but I still have to watch, because I just enjoy your test flights.
Another fab video. Brilliant stuff. Thank you for helping out so well.
Barty
Very nice, I was hoping you'd try this one! I've known about the Staggerwing since I was a kid, because my pilot uncle had a poster of it in his house. It and the Spartan Executive (which he also had a poster of) were really the personal luxury hot rods of their day! And a very interesting mix of technology, I'm not used to seeing flaps and a retractable gear on a biplane. Definitely a plane I'll consider when I'm in the market for another four-seater.
Thx! I remember having this in FSX, also from Carenado. Now that I have burried FSX I am thinking of buying this airplane. Who knows? I still have a wonderfull printed framed small picture from this plane from FSX over an old OrbX scenery (USA) here in my room.
Greetings from Germany
Grüße aus Deutschland.
Literally downloading this as your video popped up. Awesome
Good look, this may have made it to the might purchase list. It’ll be a fun addition to the Air Hauler 2 VA fleet.
I keep meaning to hit the "ready to fly" lol. FINALLY they remove their avatars. Excellent!!
With the GTN 750 windows at the top menu in MSFS, which can be opened when needed, i do not need a tablet. But Carenado can certainly add one later. Nice test ! as always.
Their tablet controls a number of other things
great landing and great review.
Such a great video!! Thank you :)
AvAngle, you have to stop finding these great older aircraft! After viewing this video, I was drawn mysteriously to the Market Place, the next thing I remember is I have a Beechcraft D17S Stagger wing in my hanger! ROFL! It seems that almost every time they introduce one of vintage aircraft, I can't resist sending theme my money! Strange huh?
another great video, and thanks for the awesome review!
I think this sim was just built for retro classic and ga aircraft… its so beautiful!
Good first impressions video👍
Thank you
Was definitely going to pick this up anyhow, but I appreciate your review and recommendation! Maybe they'll be hounded into adding a tablet later.
Hello my dear. Nice video like usual...
Sorry, but every time I watch your starts and test flights I remember an old Jonny Cash Song: ghost riders in the Sky! 😉😁
Cordial greetings from Schwerin, Germany
Take it from me, sometimes us old white guys want to pretend we're somebody else anyway.😉
Great video as always.
very Nice Airplain ! 14:11 can be the reflextion of the Prop
I bet many pilots have hit their heads on that support bar in real life.
Most likely one or two, but it is quite far forward.
Hello Av Angel.
I really liked the video, I also have this plane and I have a great time with it.
The door can be closed from the seat if you put the cursor a little to the right of the hinge, which can be seen a bit, and as they have previously commented, the reinforcement bar is removed by pressing on the base of it, the same as with the control levers and yokes.
I leave it on, she becomes more real to me.
A question. Is the plane lazy in ground turns even with the tailwheel unlocked? I mean on asphalt tracks.
Thank you very much for the video, keep it up.
Greetings from San Sebastián (Spain, Basque Country.) 👍👏👏👏
(Sorry for the possible mistakes, since I use the translator)
Great landing. Lots of people have issues landing this me included. What’s the best technique?
ah my favorite plane finally in MSFS
Bought is also. Great plane to be in and fly. Do miss tablet also for GTN-750 support so for long flight I'll need the GTN-750 Top Menu Window. Found 1 bug in VR with the still present annoying bug from MS / Asobo after shutting down all systems the log still pop-ups up and closes immediately when that option is off but then the ambient sounds appear when you close close the windows... Fuel tank selectors I still have to know how they work and why there are two.
Please show the planes also in evening, night lighting with illuminated instruments.
oh jes ! tat will be nice
Even in daylight flights cockpit lighting would be nice for viewers to see the instruments.
You can close the doors if you lean back, but obviously it requires TrackIR/VR
I use head tracking but my chair isn’t a fan of leaning lol
I don't think starting with full throttle is SOP... but hey, why not
It wasn't, twas the stupid thing where the throttle position isn't updated with the hardware / game location.
Never understood why pay ware aircraft come with fixed pilots. I have the Seneca and just flight arrow 3 both come with fixed pilots and its the worst part of the experience. Glad to see at least some are getting away from this,
Totally agree. Especially when not a white man like 90% of models are yet only >25% of the world is.
True ! it is not full funktionable
Cute looking plane
Oh she is Beautiful........planes not bad to 🤣. No joking aside it's a pretty plane in every way and the price is good , will be purchasing . Great video as always thank you
WINDOW TINTING SHOULD BE A OPTION in cockpit. I don't like the green tint. On this and the push-pull cessna.
You cannot remove the front struts. There is no click spot... just to clear this up
There is now absolutely can
I know it goes against the vintage-ness of this beautiful craft, but did they include even a basic autopilot on here? I hand fly my plane in real life, and sometimes i just wanna throw the AP on in the simulator and watch the world go by while simming. Thanks.
It didn't have one... so it doesn't get one. I can see why you'd want one tbh, i miss the fsx era where we could throw in an AP gauge somewhere for a popup :D
@@AvAngel I'm going to pick it up anyway just because it's one of my favorite planes. We can always hope they update it in the future. Thanks for your reply and your review videos!
I'm told the stock keybinds like Z, A etc work for autopilot in a pinch :D
@@AvAngel
Could you try this specifically on this aircraft, please?
They only work if the autopilot availability is set to 1 in the systems.cfg und it isn't disabled in the engine.cfg. And we cannot edit either file with marketplace aircraft...
@@josephmilano2707 , remember you have the AI pilot option on your menu bar at the top of your screen in 3rd person view. You can chart an IFR path in the map page, and let the AI pilot follow the path for you. Copilot can handle radio. You’ll figure it out. There’s some decent here tutorials on RUclips.
Great for those times when you just need some quick and dirty AP.
I always love your test flights, thanks for this one going to buy it, nicely priced as well. Have you flown the Spitfire as a test flight?
Flying iron? Yes, rather nice, aeroplane heaven? No
Awesome
great review again Rachel. and yes finally default pilots, i also don't like the Carenado pilots. i think for sure i will be getting this one.
Do you have an update on those great (freeware I think) planes that are coming real soon that you can't talk about? Haha, really I'm just looking for a rough release date to get excited about.
Not yet I'm afraid, good work takes time!
Apparently. If you click on the vents you can hide the struts.
ah, there you go! They hid quite a lot of stuff with this one :D
The vents? What am I missing?
Apparently? So then you have not tried it yourself and this is misinformation? I tried and can’t hide the struts.
Thanks AA
Cool aircraft to be sure, but rather mixed feelings on the sim model... I'll leave it at that. In any case, positive for default pilots, should have less buggy-ness there as well!
Their Beechcraft D18S might come soon, The king air's grandfather.
That I cannot wait for... i LOVE the D18S! one of my favourite little planes!
@@AvAngel Big to most light piston twins.
It sounds great
Exiting !!!
thanks for video... but.. Pls.... better video image quality! Higher bitrate, and.... maybe... 2k res :)
No tablet I could find. No transponder, either. I thought there'd be a version with modern avionics like the other releases, but apparently that's a no. Flight behavior is very nice. I can easily level it out with trim, and she's nice and fast. But the lack of GPS navigation makes this a difficult cross-country tripper.
This is how the Carenado one was in FSX iirc, I expect the tablet will come with an update, they had to replace the AN2 short notice so yeah. AP default keys work iirc... at least you can do radio nav :D
You'll have to rely on either pilotage or dead reckoning I reckon 😋 Either way the scenery in MSFS will help out.
@@AvAngel There doesn;t look to be a glideslope on the OBS though so only LNAV and no ILS ?
No Transponder? That can be a problem with Vatsim.
Correct, bit older than that! IMO not really an ils flying air plane!
I think that in front airframe could get very annoying.
It’s realistic, but you can remove it in the vent I’m told
@@AvAngel I've heard others haven't found a way to remove it yet. Is there any info/documents with this version and have you found a way to remove them in it?
To be honest you should be able to select a pilot that best suites you . Every thing else in this Simulator goes for realism so why not the pilot to represent you . How ever im yet to find a Shrek as a pilot to represent me !!! .
the plane is Microsoft/Carenado not asobo
the tables is in the code. but i can not find it on the cockpit
Maybe a patch will be released to fix?
Yeah, i think it was unfinished to release it, as it was a fairly late swap to this.
I want that plane.
Landing speed full flap?
I came in about 60 short final
@@AvAngel thanks
Remember this is mph not knots
Yes! Do this to the rest of your aircraft Carenado! Listen to AvAngel, she speaks for the masses! Let poor old grandad retire … ;-)
She ;)
@@AvAngel Haha sorry .. typo ma’am .. damn Bluetooth keyboard. Fixed. 🙏😊
Mines fly like shit… pulls to the left.
No old white men to choose from, I find that quite disturbing. Only young people from around the world. We should at least have a H. Ford lookalike.
3rd woo!
Old white guy? Could you imagine if we said "young black woman" in the same disparaging way. Disappointing.
I'm a young white woman... it's a turn of phrase before you clutch your pearls.... I just meant that its nice for women, men, black, white or brown to feel like they're represented. Problem is, aviation has had that perception of rich old white guys for a long time when its not that representative anymore in real life or sim.
Lmao at being offended by “old white guy”
@@IRON-V I'm not offended by the comment, I'm proud to be an 'old white guy', what annoys me is that using 'old white guy' term is considered fair play, but woe betide anyone who uses "young black woman" in the same way. Or even any similar variant using woman. That's all, just the double standards does my nut in, I hear it loads about 'old white guys', usually by smarmy young white women to be fair. That aside, the create your own aviator is a good feature.