Haha, thank you sir! Every time I fly the DC-6 I tell myself “just get it down, level off and slow down - no need to be slick”; but old habits die hard and I almost always end up giving myself less room than I’d planned. It worked out quite nicely on this occasion though, got slowed down just in the nick of time! Haha, cheers. That’s not an expression I’ve heard before, but I’ll definitely be stealing it! ; ) Hope you’re well Roland! All the best : )
Very nice video......Back in the days I flew a DC-6 equipped with booms to spray chemicals, 200' agl /220kts and lots of low level steep turns, dangerous job but great fun when you are 21 years old and fearless 😁. Give it a try in the sim!
Thank you once again Mr Spitfire! You really did / do have all the fun haha! : D That does sound like quite the challenge! and actually ties quite nicely into an idea I had for a new series ; ) Cheers!
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it! Haha, I do enjoy flying around Oz, not least of all because it’s one of the better looking countries in the sim (I find desert areas tend to look better in the sim, than areas with more vegetation). It’s an interesting country geographically as well of course. I’m sure we’ll be back soon enough (in fact I’m thinking I’ll most likely review Carenado’s next offering somewhere “down under” also). The PMDG DC-6 is truly excellent. I’d somewhat forgotten just how great it is. Now that I’ve reminded myself how to fly it, I’ll definitely aim to record some more vids with it : ) Cheers again, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations "(I find desert areas tend to look better in the sim, than areas with more vegetation)" You just flew over the two of the greenest parts of the country, unless it's in summer then everything dies
Hi Tazzie, Yeah, as soon as I saw the TAA livery on flightsim.to, I knew I had to take the DC-6 for a flight somewhere in Oz! I would love to do a longer trans-continental hop, but I can never find the time. A beautiful livery though and I find the Oz terrain / imagery is some of the best in the sim overall (should be even better after the next world update!). Hoping to be back in Oz again some time soon. I think it’ll make a nice testing ground for Carenado’s C337 (whenever that releases). Cheers! : )
Haha, well that’s actually what I meant. Some sort of Trans-Australian flight was what I had in mind; but I thought that might have been a bit confusing, since we were already talking about TAA ha. I was very much thinking Perth to. . . somewhere actually. We’ll see! Cheers : )
Haha, I’ll definitely go with the last option! XD I quite liked the idea of doing Perth to Brisbane and really going cross-country, although obviously that would be rather a long one! Perth to Darwin does sound pretty fun, now you mention it. . . Either way, it’ll be one to save for a rainy day; I’ve got a million and one other things lined up in the mean time haha. Cheers Tazzie, all the best! : )
Haha, thanks very much Marshie! Glad you enjoyed the flight and found the landing to be of an acceptable standard ; ) Much appreciated! All the best : )
That landing was smooooth. I really should give the DC-6 more attention, she's been sitting in my hanger for a while now. Well I've just generally not been doing much flight simming recently in general I suppose. Anyway, thanks for the vid, good stuff as always.
Thank you sir! Haha, that’s exactly how I felt when I took the DC-6 out for this video - “I really should fly it more”. Trouble is, I leave it for a while, forget how to operate it and then it’s quite an effort getting back into it again. I’m trying to stay “current” on the DCC-6 (and the CRJ) this time around. . . All the best! : )
What a landing! Smooth like butter. I'm interested to see what PDMG release next since the DC-6 is one of the best add ons currently available for the sim. I'm putting high hopes in them. Anyways thanks for the video!
Haha, cheers man! I only make the smoothest of landings for you guys ; ) I believe the 737 is next on the table from PMDG. I’m pretty sure it will be excellent, as was their 737 for FSX / P3D. It’ll be interesting to see how it’s priced though; their addons whilst absolutely excellent, have been a bit steep for my liking in recent years. I’m a fan of the 737, prefer the older models myself, but looking forward to trying it out nonetheless! My pleasure as always! Cheers Dream : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Well, a bit unfortunate since the 737 is not exactly the plane I'm into. Just prefer a 787 and A330. Not sure how good their add ons were in the older sims, but they made one hell of a product with the DC-6. I have to agree though, it is very expensive. Well flightsim makes even simracing look like a cheap hobby. Cheers!
I’m not a massive fan of most of the modern Boeing’s, which is pretty much what PMDG has worked on exclusively in more recent years (though not the 787 I’m afraid haha). Yeah, the DC-6 is great of course. It was definitely overshadowed by their jets in previous sims. If you think the DC-6 is pricey though - I suspect the 737 might be eye-watering. It’s pretty common for PMDG to charge well over $100 for some of their addons (a bit steep, despite the quality I think). Yeah, wish I’d gotten into simracing instead haha : P All the best : )
Haha, that’s fair enough - I know a lot of us can get passionate about these things ; ) I generally try my best to be accurate where I can : ) All the best!
lovely video ITBS.....if you had used the ORBX Essendon scenery, you could have actually positioned the aircraft alongside the original TAA terminal 'wing'. There has been little change to this apron area over many years, so would have added a lot of realism!
Thanks Transair! Glad you enjoyed it : ) Unfortunately I think the Orbx scenery came out literally a day or two after I recorded the video haha. I got the email about the products release and chuckled a little at the coincidence. Another time perhaps. . . Cheers, all the best!
Haha, indeed Ronnie, thanks for the suggestion! I’ve watched the tutorials and they are certainly very good. I know that Rob(?) very much stressed the importance of babying the engines. I think I was reasonably smooth on them in the air (except when matching my hardware to the aircrafts throttle positions)? I opted to go a little more aggressive on the ground, really just to expedite things for the sake of the video (I was generally smoother in previous vids, but I felt everything took just a little too long to be interesting for most). As they’re only virtual double-wasps, I figure I can foot the bill and worst case scenario one goes bang - it makes for a more interesting video! XD You’re absolutely correct though and in an ideal world, smoothness is the aim of the game! Cheers, all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Now that’s what I want to hear :) At least you’re aware…radial engines, need wear white cotton gloves 🧤 plus treat them really gently. One power setting, that’s it. Do not touch 🚷 Ha, ha ! Rob is my God, trying to be a good apostle 😀
Hi WCJ, Thanks very much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! I generally use SimBrief for my flight plans, or otherwise Skyvector. I do have a tutorial that covers simple flight planning using Skyvector, it’s a bit dated / rough around the edges haha, but should do the trick: ruclips.net/video/chaVbEF3nyY/видео.htmlsi=MWBc10kmF0JMSQiS There are a number of good video tutorials available for SimBrief, including tutorials made by Navigraph (the current owners of the SimBrief application): ruclips.net/video/BKkPt1cL0tk/видео.htmlsi=TPX2CF2WKyP3Wdya I hope that helps get you started! All the best : )
I think that flare at the end was the best bit of the whole flight, absolutely nailed it. Double digit FPM on landing by any chance hahaha. The DC6 is probably my fav plane to fly "properly", so really liked this vid. Great production quality as well.
Yep, it just cries out to be flown by the numbers. I take shortcuts with all the others, but it's more fun to manage the DC-6 because it matters, and it just has so much character!
Haha, thank you very much sir! At the time I was happy enough with the landing, but watching it back, it wasn’t too shabby I suppose - speaking purely objectively of course ; ) Yeah, the DC-6 if a joy to operate, in large part because one’s actions have consequences. I’d somewhat forgotten just how much fun it is to fly! I’d been meaning to take it on another trip for some time, but it had gotten to the point where I had forgotten the specifics of operating the aircraft and I couldn’t find the time to re-learn my way around the thing. Glad I got it figured out in the end though - well worth it! Glad you enjoyed the video and indeed the landing! Thanks once again and all the best : )
Completely agree John, a lot of the joy comes in the consequences. Only a very few developers get this right and PMDG certainly have with their DC-6. I always try and operate it “by the book”, but then I find myself almost wanting one of the engines to let go, just for a nice little challenge haha. As to whether or not I take shortcuts with other aircraft - I couldn’t possible say : O Cheers, all the best! : )
Nice! I’m sure that’s a pleasant days work (assuming pax, weather and aircraft behave themselves anyway). Haha, alas the golden days of aviation are long gone, but it’s nice to be able to re-live them in the sim a bit from time to time : ) Glad to hear you’re flying again. Sounds like Oz is opening back up again now? That must be a welcome relief for all! Cheers!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yes it's a great day out. Flying here is sporadic due to our state premiers declaring lock downs when someone sneezes. However by mid December most states will have little to no restrictions so it looks like we will be getting a hell of a lot busier. Recency is the major issue now so I have to slow things down just to stay safe. Hope your flying is ramping up. Stay safe and remember, they're fuel tanks, not air tanks !!!!
Yes, unfortunately the whole world seems to have maintained a real aversion to anybody getting sick ever again (obviously a rather unrealistic goal). I presume that attitude is here to stay for some time yet. . . At least, most countries are now realising that we can’t stay in lockdown forever (Australia included it seems), so perhaps we are at the “beginning of the end” so to speak. Yep, definitely been getting much busier on my end. Went from almost nothing, to a normal roster in the space of a month basically haha. Good to get back into it, although I think I’m really going to miss having a “normal” life now. It seems it’s all or nothing with work - something in the middle would have been nice ; ) As you say, it pays to take things slow and top up the tanks a little bit, whilst we all get used to things once again! All the best and blue skies! : )
Well.... that brought back memories. I flew the DC-4 for four years that looked identical to that. Many times to Hobart, but not sure my landings would have been any better than yours. I have been somewhat critical of some of your earlier videos, but this one of a very high standard. The only point I would make, and I completely agree with PMDG. you cannot bring the power back to idle, or even a low figure as you would in non-radial engine. It is most imperitive that the engine always drives the prop, and not the airflow. There is a technique used to keep the power constant and just adjust the drag with gear and flaps, although I'm not sure I agree with the PMDG technique of lowering and raising and lowering the flaps during the approach just to vary the drag. My lifetime of airline flying drums into us to do constant stable approaches so nothing should have to change. Anyway I'm sure you know all this, but it may be grist for the mill for some of your viewers. Congratulations on a very informative video.
Cheers Phil! I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight and that it brought back some nice memories (I’d imagine that operating the DC4 must have been a brilliant experience!). I did try and keep the BMEP’s positive, to at least make some concession to realism but 1) I find operating the engines completely accurately, tends to make the video feel a bit more “tedious” and 2) I’m conscious that every track mile counts in terms of video length and I then almost always end up cutting myself in too early with the DC6 (and don’t give myself enough time to get slowed down) haha. Thanks very much for the kind words and the feedback. It’s always great to hear from those who have experience on the aircraft in question (or a very similar aircraft in this case) - much appreciated! All the best : ) P.S. Are you sure that it was my videos you were critical of? I couldn’t find any such posts and I would say that most of my content is completed to a similar standard. Not that it really matters either way, if you enjoyed this one. I’m just curious haha.
My only gripe with this aircraft is that there's no smoke from the engines when they start. If you've ever seen a radial start up you know that they tend to shoot fire and brimstone before settling down.
I very much agree TY! Early days the sim didn’t support smoke effects, so fair enough, but I was really hoping that PMDG might have added some by now (it’s not right have a double wasp roar into life, without any smoke billowing out). Fingers crossed PMDG gets around to adding the effect eventually. . . Cheers and all the best!
Hi Lemmy, Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’m afraid, it wouldn’t really be possible to cover the full setup process in a single RUclips comment but, there are some good tutorials available on RUclips. The following video offers a good starting point (you’re probably most interested in the flightplan setup, which starts at the 12:37 mark): ruclips.net/video/c4g936LcCUw/видео.htmlsi=CdzCYu8fhnxXqktk I hope that helps a little. Happy flying and all the best! : )
Ay nice. I live in Hobart and I reckon I've got the most takeoffs and landings at Hobart. Also little FYI, Tasmania isn't really an island. It's a good 700km across. It looks like an island compared to the mainland though.
Hi Elliot, Glad you enjoyed the video. Certainly looks like a beautiful place to live (and fly I’m sure). Do you fly from there commercially, or for leisure? I wasn’t really sure what to call Tasmania. I would have thought it’s an island by definition (although I realise it’s ruddy big, just like the rest of Oz haha) - but I had thought perhaps if it’s structurally connected to the mainland as it were, then perhaps it is still considered part of the continent (although even then, I guess a piece of land in the middle of a lake, is still an island). Anyway, I’m sure you know better than me, you live there after all! ; ) Cheers Elliot, all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Just for leisure, but also whenever I'm traveling out of the state and of course, in the sim. Regarding if tassie is an island, it's always been a contested subject as there's good points to be made for both arguments. Tasmania was once part of Australia. The bass straight (the body of water you flew over) once didn't exist. I'm not sure on the period, but we're talking as far back as the ice age. Because of this, we have most of the normal Aussie iconic animals but with their own quirks. The dinner table story to tell is that all the animals got trapped here when the waters rose and they had to adapt. For example our echidnas are more furry and less spiky than the mainland variant because Tasmania is much colder than the mainland. Because of this and the fact that there are a few prominent reasonably sized Islands off the coast such as Bruny and Maria Islands and that it's ruddy big as you say, most of the population (all 500,000 of us) just think of it not as an island but as an offshoot if you will of the mainland. That is after all what it once was. Anyway, history/geography lesson over, glad you flew down here, enjoyed the video. Keep it up. 👍
What do you consider to be, “Study level?” I ask this often, and I know enough about you and your preferences, I would enjoy hearing your take. Excellent video!
Hi Tori, Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video! Haha, well at the risk of opening myself up to criticism ; ) Firstly, I’ve often found that the term “study level” tends to open up a can of worms haha, but I think it can be a useful term for broadly and succinctly describing what the audience can expect from a product. My definition of a “study level” addon is essentially as follows: Could I take the real world documentation etc from a particular aircraft, use it to fly that particular addon and the addon then behave as it should (according to the real world documentation). If the answer is yes, then I would consider it “study level”. An addon can simply have “study level” aspects; whether that’s in the flight modelling department, systems department, sound department etc, but I would say it needs to have at least accurate systems and flight modelling to be a “study level” addon. Additionally, personally I feel the addon only needs to fulfil these criteria during normal operations of the aircraft; working circuit breakers, accurate failures etc are certainly nice to have, but not a requirement in my eyes. A small side note: Complexity / an abundance of required study is not necessarily a requirement for an addon to be study level in my opinion. An accurate recreation of the Wright Flyer could well be “study level”. Similarly a lot of people seem to conflate “study level” with “quality”. I think it’s perfectly possible to have a low-fidelity, yet high quality addon (eg the India Foxt Echo MB339). That’s my take on it anyway! What are your thoughts? Thanks again and all the best to you! : )
I really like your video and I also like the accent you use when speaking, maybe it's a dialect, it sounds great~!😂 Can you tell me what the retro music was when the plane was cruising? I tried using AI recognition, but the player didn't recognize the name of the music.🤣
Hi Smalllangs, Haha thanks very much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video / commentary! I’m very sorry, I did try looking but, I don’t recall the name of the piece of music at this point. It was part of a 1920’s / 1930’s music compilation that I found on RUclips but, it’s been so long since I recorded the video, that I can’t find the particular song anymore. If I do come across it again, I will get back to you : ) Cheers and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Through my unremitting efforts, I have finally found it, haha : Harry Hudson - Stay Out Of The South -1928h This century old piece of music is no longer copyrighted. Salute to the author.👍
Haha! That’s a pretty impressive effort, sir! Sorry that I couldn’t be of more help on the matter - I’m pretty sure there’s no way I would have found that again. . . XD Enjoy! : )
Haha, not a story I was familiar with, but I just had a brief look and it certainly seems very intriguing! I will have to do a bit more reading. . . Glad you enjoyed the intro and thanks for info! : ) Cheers!
Great flight. I took my DC-6 for a jaunt across the Tasman yesterday (NZAA - YBBN), it was a 7.5hr flight. I love the DC-6, my only quibble with it is that the flight engineer's voice is too quiet. Adjusting my various volume controls doesn't seem to make any difference. Great video, really enjoyed it.
Thanks very much Squirel, glad you enjoyed it! Wow, that’s a fair old stint! I keep wanting to do a long overwater segment in the DC-6, but have yet to find the time. I remember doing Sydney - Auckland, years and years ago in the Captainsim 707, using Doppler navigation - that was good fun. Completely agree re the sound levels. One of the only criticisms that I levelled at the aircraft during my review, was that it would be nice to have an option to adjust the FE volume via the EFB. It seems PMDG didn’t want to take me up on that suggestion though haha. Other than that though, a wonderful aircraft to fly / operate! Cheers again, happy flying : )
You already have the option to control the FE volumes! I’m away from my PC, but one of the MSFS sound sliders are exclusively linked to the FE sound levels. Of course MSFS sets all sim volumes to 100% so in order to make the FE volumes louder, you have to reduce the volumes of all other MSFS sound sliders except for the one controlling the FE volumes.
I got it today, and i flyed it arcade style since i didnt know how it worked and its wonderous, i love 50's 60's aircrafts! I will learn how to handle it for sure! By the way, how do you get those random radio coms in the background? A mod? Edited for ambiance? Lemme know if you see this comment! Love your videos as usual! Love from France!
Hi Manouel, The ATC is real-world recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : ) I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content - enjoy the DC6 as well. Thanks very much for watching and all the best!
Love this aircraft I just wish things worked for me as well as they do for you. My throttles don’t sync, the gyro does not always work, and the GPS does not follow the flight plan.
Hi Ramy, My full setup is in the video description, but I’m using a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog. My sensitivity settings are default, with the exception of the rudder, where I’m using a -50 curve. Hope that helps! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks, very helpfull. Been thinking of getting it. To me the warthog seems a tad bit tall for sitting on a desk, or do you have it on a mount?
Great, glad to be of help : ) Yeah, it might be a touch cumbersome to be used on a desk (you’d definitely want to secure it somehow also), although I’m sure many do. I built myself a super clunky “mount” haha; I basically just secured the Warthog joystick to a panel, which then slides under my seat cushion. My weight holds the panel in place and the stick sits nicely in position between my legs (and at a decent height also). It’s a bit “rough around the edges”, but it works really well. Cheers!
Haha, amazing how times change, Helge; at one point, DME was a luxury and yet today, it’s practically unimaginable to not know where you are, to within a metre or so - even on your mobile phone! Awesome that you got to fly such a magnificent machine : ) Cheers and all the best!
Haha, bingo! That’s exactly what I was trying to say. . . Funny, I was sure it would have been the other way around and no matter where in the world I fly for theses videos, when it’s a 50/50 toss-up on name pronunciation, I always seem to get it wrong! XD Ah well, tried my best. Thanks for the info!
Hi Lance, It’s not actually a mod I’m using in the video, but ATC audio recordings which I’ve edited in afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere). I believe there are some ATC chatter mods available for MSFS (based on what others have told me); otherwise you can just listen along to a little bit of LiveATC.net in the background : ) I hope that helps a bit. All the best!
I am the only one who thinks MSFS needs some good in-cloud effects ? Even something ¨fake¨ like what we had for P3D back in the day. The current clouds in MSFS just don´t look good when flying through them.
I don’t find them too bad myself David, always room for improvement of course though! Do you mean like the effects we had with Activesky when transitioning into the clouds, or more along the lines of the whiteout effect, once actually in the clouds themselves? Cheers! : )
Hi Finlay, You're correct, the music is from the 20's as opposed to the 40's. A couple of points though: It is incredibly hard to find any period music that is acceptable for use on RUclips, so that rather limits one's choices. I would also imagine, as we do today, that people in the 40's would quite happily have listened to music from the 20's - so a reasonable concession overall I thought. I don't know that those exact VOR's existed in the 1940's (I highly doubt it), but of course the sim doesn't model period appropriate navaids. I gather that Hobart did have a radio beacon around the time, so the procedure would have been broadly the same at any rate. . . All the best!
Guys this is the same as Mr Underwood made from the last sim come to think of it the DC3 too??? What's going on with these aircraft and why do you have to pay for them as all free in the last msfs. I do think we are all being taken for mugs !! Why are all codes in the new msfs locked/ hidden well guys its so easy, they have nicked the old aircraft and don't want you to see that fact.
Hello again Russell, I can’t speak on the DC6, but the DC3 is free in MSFS also (and is another aircraft that has a very nice improvement mod : ) For sure, some devs are “porting” aircraft over to MSFS, but personally I don’t mind, so long as the addon is brought up to modern standards, or is otherwise fairly priced (and many / most are). Cheers!
That descent was a thing of beauty. Especially the landing - like a butterfly with sore feet.
Haha, thank you sir! Every time I fly the DC-6 I tell myself “just get it down, level off and slow down - no need to be slick”; but old habits die hard and I almost always end up giving myself less room than I’d planned. It worked out quite nicely on this occasion though, got slowed down just in the nick of time!
Haha, cheers. That’s not an expression I’ve heard before, but I’ll definitely be stealing it! ; )
Hope you’re well Roland! All the best : )
Very nice video......Back in the days I flew a DC-6 equipped with booms to spray chemicals, 200' agl /220kts and lots of low level steep turns, dangerous job but great fun when you are 21 years old and fearless 😁. Give it a try in the sim!
Thank you once again Mr Spitfire! You really did / do have all the fun haha! : D
That does sound like quite the challenge! and actually ties quite nicely into an idea I had for a new series ; )
Cheers!
Great stuff! I totally enjoyed it. It's always inclusive when you do an Australian flight. I still think that the PMDG D-6 is a masterpiece.
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, I do enjoy flying around Oz, not least of all because it’s one of the better looking countries in the sim (I find desert areas tend to look better in the sim, than areas with more vegetation). It’s an interesting country geographically as well of course. I’m sure we’ll be back soon enough (in fact I’m thinking I’ll most likely review Carenado’s next offering somewhere “down under” also).
The PMDG DC-6 is truly excellent. I’d somewhat forgotten just how great it is. Now that I’ve reminded myself how to fly it, I’ll definitely aim to record some more vids with it : )
Cheers again, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations
"(I find desert areas tend to look better in the sim, than areas with more vegetation)"
You just flew over the two of the greenest parts of the country, unless it's in summer then everything dies
As an Aussie, Im always in aw when I see people fly our old Australian airlines. Loved the TAA theme song
Hi Tazzie,
Yeah, as soon as I saw the TAA livery on flightsim.to, I knew I had to take the DC-6 for a flight somewhere in Oz! I would love to do a longer trans-continental hop, but I can never find the time. A beautiful livery though and I find the Oz terrain / imagery is some of the best in the sim overall (should be even better after the next world update!).
Hoping to be back in Oz again some time soon. I think it’ll make a nice testing ground for Carenado’s C337 (whenever that releases).
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations why a trans continentsl hop, fly from Melbourne to Perth, long enough bloody flight 🤣 (I've done it irl)
Haha, well that’s actually what I meant. Some sort of Trans-Australian flight was what I had in mind; but I thought that might have been a bit confusing, since we were already talking about TAA ha. I was very much thinking Perth to. . . somewhere actually. We’ll see!
Cheers : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Perth to Darwin
Perth to Adelaide
Perth to Broome (I used to live in broom)
Perth to the island I always forget the name of
Haha, I’ll definitely go with the last option! XD
I quite liked the idea of doing Perth to Brisbane and really going cross-country, although obviously that would be rather a long one! Perth to Darwin does sound pretty fun, now you mention it. . . Either way, it’ll be one to save for a rainy day; I’ve got a million and one other things lined up in the mean time haha.
Cheers Tazzie, all the best! : )
Beautifully made video - loved the music!
Thanks very much Adam! Glad you enjoyed the vintage vibe : )
Cheers and wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Great job as usual! Always enjoy your videos.Appreciate the work you put into them. Top notch!
Thanks very much Lancer! Much appreciated and I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content : )
All the best!
Not too bad of a landing you say? You nailed it bro, great flight all the way through. Enjoyed it
Haha, thanks very much Marshie! Glad you enjoyed the flight and found the landing to be of an acceptable standard ; )
Much appreciated! All the best : )
That landing was smooooth. I really should give the DC-6 more attention, she's been sitting in my hanger for a while now. Well I've just generally not been doing much flight simming recently in general I suppose. Anyway, thanks for the vid, good stuff as always.
Thank you sir! Haha, that’s exactly how I felt when I took the DC-6 out for this video - “I really should fly it more”. Trouble is, I leave it for a while, forget how to operate it and then it’s quite an effort getting back into it again. I’m trying to stay “current” on the DCC-6 (and the CRJ) this time around. . .
All the best! : )
What a landing! Smooth like butter.
I'm interested to see what PDMG release next since the DC-6 is one of the best add ons currently available for the sim. I'm putting high hopes in them.
Anyways thanks for the video!
Haha, cheers man! I only make the smoothest of landings for you guys ; )
I believe the 737 is next on the table from PMDG. I’m pretty sure it will be excellent, as was their 737 for FSX / P3D. It’ll be interesting to see how it’s priced though; their addons whilst absolutely excellent, have been a bit steep for my liking in recent years. I’m a fan of the 737, prefer the older models myself, but looking forward to trying it out nonetheless!
My pleasure as always! Cheers Dream : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Well, a bit unfortunate since the 737 is not exactly the plane I'm into. Just prefer a 787 and A330.
Not sure how good their add ons were in the older sims, but they made one hell of a product with the DC-6. I have to agree though, it is very expensive.
Well flightsim makes even simracing look like a cheap hobby.
Cheers!
I’m not a massive fan of most of the modern Boeing’s, which is pretty much what PMDG has worked on exclusively in more recent years (though not the 787 I’m afraid haha).
Yeah, the DC-6 is great of course. It was definitely overshadowed by their jets in previous sims. If you think the DC-6 is pricey though - I suspect the 737 might be eye-watering. It’s pretty common for PMDG to charge well over $100 for some of their addons (a bit steep, despite the quality I think).
Yeah, wish I’d gotten into simracing instead haha : P
All the best : )
You are right, just being a rivet counter, something I do when I have nothing better to do! It is a whole lot better than the Just Flight DC6.
Haha, that’s fair enough - I know a lot of us can get passionate about these things ; )
I generally try my best to be accurate where I can : )
All the best!
lovely video ITBS.....if you had used the ORBX Essendon scenery, you could have actually positioned the aircraft alongside the original TAA terminal 'wing'. There has been little change to this apron area over many years, so would have added a lot of realism!
Thanks Transair! Glad you enjoyed it : )
Unfortunately I think the Orbx scenery came out literally a day or two after I recorded the video haha. I got the email about the products release and chuckled a little at the coincidence. Another time perhaps. . .
Cheers, all the best!
PMDG DC-6 tutorials highly recommended, no need for revving engines up & down…steady power is the way to go
Haha, indeed Ronnie, thanks for the suggestion!
I’ve watched the tutorials and they are certainly very good. I know that Rob(?) very much stressed the importance of babying the engines. I think I was reasonably smooth on them in the air (except when matching my hardware to the aircrafts throttle positions)? I opted to go a little more aggressive on the ground, really just to expedite things for the sake of the video (I was generally smoother in previous vids, but I felt everything took just a little too long to be interesting for most).
As they’re only virtual double-wasps, I figure I can foot the bill and worst case scenario one goes bang - it makes for a more interesting video! XD
You’re absolutely correct though and in an ideal world, smoothness is the aim of the game!
Cheers, all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Now that’s what I want to hear :) At least you’re aware…radial engines, need wear white cotton gloves 🧤 plus treat them really gently. One power setting, that’s it. Do not touch 🚷 Ha, ha ! Rob is my God, trying to be a good apostle 😀
Haha! “In Rob we trust” XD
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Always worth waiting for. Even if 747 is delayed until early next year…I’m happy to wait.
It would be awesome if you did a video breaking down how to create a plan flight like this! Great video as always. :)
Hi WCJ,
Thanks very much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video!
I generally use SimBrief for my flight plans, or otherwise Skyvector. I do have a tutorial that covers simple flight planning using Skyvector, it’s a bit dated / rough around the edges haha, but should do the trick: ruclips.net/video/chaVbEF3nyY/видео.htmlsi=MWBc10kmF0JMSQiS
There are a number of good video tutorials available for SimBrief, including tutorials made by Navigraph (the current owners of the SimBrief application): ruclips.net/video/BKkPt1cL0tk/видео.htmlsi=TPX2CF2WKyP3Wdya
I hope that helps get you started! All the best : )
I think that flare at the end was the best bit of the whole flight, absolutely nailed it. Double digit FPM on landing by any chance hahaha. The DC6 is probably my fav plane to fly "properly", so really liked this vid. Great production quality as well.
Yep, it just cries out to be flown by the numbers. I take shortcuts with all the others, but it's more fun to manage the DC-6 because it matters, and it just has so much character!
Haha, thank you very much sir! At the time I was happy enough with the landing, but watching it back, it wasn’t too shabby I suppose - speaking purely objectively of course ; )
Yeah, the DC-6 if a joy to operate, in large part because one’s actions have consequences. I’d somewhat forgotten just how much fun it is to fly! I’d been meaning to take it on another trip for some time, but it had gotten to the point where I had forgotten the specifics of operating the aircraft and I couldn’t find the time to re-learn my way around the thing. Glad I got it figured out in the end though - well worth it!
Glad you enjoyed the video and indeed the landing! Thanks once again and all the best : )
Completely agree John, a lot of the joy comes in the consequences. Only a very few developers get this right and PMDG certainly have with their DC-6. I always try and operate it “by the book”, but then I find myself almost wanting one of the engines to let go, just for a nice little challenge haha.
As to whether or not I take shortcuts with other aircraft - I couldn’t possible say : O
Cheers, all the best! : )
Nice. I just operated Brisbane to Hobart in a 737 NG the other day. Your flight was much more nostalgic though. Well done.
Nice! I’m sure that’s a pleasant days work (assuming pax, weather and aircraft behave themselves anyway). Haha, alas the golden days of aviation are long gone, but it’s nice to be able to re-live them in the sim a bit from time to time : )
Glad to hear you’re flying again. Sounds like Oz is opening back up again now? That must be a welcome relief for all!
Cheers!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yes it's a great day out. Flying here is sporadic due to our state premiers declaring lock downs when someone sneezes. However by mid December most states will have little to no restrictions so it looks like we will be getting a hell of a lot busier. Recency is the major issue now so I have to slow things down just to stay safe. Hope your flying is ramping up. Stay safe and remember, they're fuel tanks, not air tanks !!!!
Yes, unfortunately the whole world seems to have maintained a real aversion to anybody getting sick ever again (obviously a rather unrealistic goal). I presume that attitude is here to stay for some time yet. . . At least, most countries are now realising that we can’t stay in lockdown forever (Australia included it seems), so perhaps we are at the “beginning of the end” so to speak.
Yep, definitely been getting much busier on my end. Went from almost nothing, to a normal roster in the space of a month basically haha. Good to get back into it, although I think I’m really going to miss having a “normal” life now. It seems it’s all or nothing with work - something in the middle would have been nice ; )
As you say, it pays to take things slow and top up the tanks a little bit, whilst we all get used to things once again!
All the best and blue skies! : )
Well.... that brought back memories. I flew the DC-4 for four years that looked identical to that. Many times to Hobart, but not sure my landings would have been any better than yours. I have been somewhat critical of some of your earlier videos, but this one of a very high standard. The only point I would make, and I completely agree with PMDG. you cannot bring the power back to idle, or even a low figure as you would in non-radial engine. It is most imperitive that the engine always drives the prop, and not the airflow. There is a technique used to keep the power constant and just adjust the drag with gear and flaps, although I'm not sure I agree with the PMDG technique of lowering and raising and lowering the flaps during the approach just to vary the drag. My lifetime of airline flying drums into us to do constant stable approaches so nothing should have to change. Anyway I'm sure you know all this, but it may be grist for the mill for some of your viewers. Congratulations on a very informative video.
Cheers Phil! I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight and that it brought back some nice memories (I’d imagine that operating the DC4 must have been a brilliant experience!).
I did try and keep the BMEP’s positive, to at least make some concession to realism but 1) I find operating the engines completely accurately, tends to make the video feel a bit more “tedious” and 2) I’m conscious that every track mile counts in terms of video length and I then almost always end up cutting myself in too early with the DC6 (and don’t give myself enough time to get slowed down) haha.
Thanks very much for the kind words and the feedback. It’s always great to hear from those who have experience on the aircraft in question (or a very similar aircraft in this case) - much appreciated!
All the best : )
P.S. Are you sure that it was my videos you were critical of? I couldn’t find any such posts and I would say that most of my content is completed to a similar standard. Not that it really matters either way, if you enjoyed this one. I’m just curious haha.
Nice video as always!!! 👏
Thanks very much Stéph! Glad you enjoyed it : )
Nice music for this flight.
Thanks Kiembeni! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
My only gripe with this aircraft is that there's no smoke from the engines when they start.
If you've ever seen a radial start up you know that they tend to shoot fire and brimstone before settling down.
I very much agree TY! Early days the sim didn’t support smoke effects, so fair enough, but I was really hoping that PMDG might have added some by now (it’s not right have a double wasp roar into life, without any smoke billowing out). Fingers crossed PMDG gets around to adding the effect eventually. . .
Cheers and all the best!
Great video again! I recently purchased this airplane, but I am just wondering how to set up the GPS from Cold and Dark
Hi Lemmy,
Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I’m afraid, it wouldn’t really be possible to cover the full setup process in a single RUclips comment but, there are some good tutorials available on RUclips. The following video offers a good starting point (you’re probably most interested in the flightplan setup, which starts at the 12:37 mark):
ruclips.net/video/c4g936LcCUw/видео.htmlsi=CdzCYu8fhnxXqktk
I hope that helps a little. Happy flying and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks very much :D
You’re most welcome! : )
Ay nice. I live in Hobart and I reckon I've got the most takeoffs and landings at Hobart. Also little FYI, Tasmania isn't really an island. It's a good 700km across. It looks like an island compared to the mainland though.
Hi Elliot,
Glad you enjoyed the video. Certainly looks like a beautiful place to live (and fly I’m sure). Do you fly from there commercially, or for leisure?
I wasn’t really sure what to call Tasmania. I would have thought it’s an island by definition (although I realise it’s ruddy big, just like the rest of Oz haha) - but I had thought perhaps if it’s structurally connected to the mainland as it were, then perhaps it is still considered part of the continent (although even then, I guess a piece of land in the middle of a lake, is still an island). Anyway, I’m sure you know better than me, you live there after all! ; )
Cheers Elliot, all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Just for leisure, but also whenever I'm traveling out of the state and of course, in the sim.
Regarding if tassie is an island, it's always been a contested subject as there's good points to be made for both arguments. Tasmania was once part of Australia. The bass straight (the body of water you flew over) once didn't exist. I'm not sure on the period, but we're talking as far back as the ice age. Because of this, we have most of the normal Aussie iconic animals but with their own quirks. The dinner table story to tell is that all the animals got trapped here when the waters rose and they had to adapt. For example our echidnas are more furry and less spiky than the mainland variant because Tasmania is much colder than the mainland.
Because of this and the fact that there are a few prominent reasonably sized Islands off the coast such as Bruny and Maria Islands and that it's ruddy big as you say, most of the population (all 500,000 of us) just think of it not as an island but as an offshoot if you will of the mainland. That is after all what it once was.
Anyway, history/geography lesson over, glad you flew down here, enjoyed the video. Keep it up. 👍
What do you consider to be, “Study level?”
I ask this often, and I know enough about you and your preferences, I would enjoy hearing your take.
Excellent video!
Hi Tori,
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video!
Haha, well at the risk of opening myself up to criticism ; )
Firstly, I’ve often found that the term “study level” tends to open up a can of worms haha, but I think it can be a useful term for broadly and succinctly describing what the audience can expect from a product.
My definition of a “study level” addon is essentially as follows: Could I take the real world documentation etc from a particular aircraft, use it to fly that particular addon and the addon then behave as it should (according to the real world documentation). If the answer is yes, then I would consider it “study level”.
An addon can simply have “study level” aspects; whether that’s in the flight modelling department, systems department, sound department etc, but I would say it needs to have at least accurate systems and flight modelling to be a “study level” addon. Additionally, personally I feel the addon only needs to fulfil these criteria during normal operations of the aircraft; working circuit breakers, accurate failures etc are certainly nice to have, but not a requirement in my eyes.
A small side note: Complexity / an abundance of required study is not necessarily a requirement for an addon to be study level in my opinion. An accurate recreation of the Wright Flyer could well be “study level”. Similarly a lot of people seem to conflate “study level” with “quality”. I think it’s perfectly possible to have a low-fidelity, yet high quality addon (eg the India Foxt Echo MB339).
That’s my take on it anyway! What are your thoughts?
Thanks again and all the best to you! : )
I really like your video and I also like the accent you use when speaking, maybe it's a dialect, it sounds great~!😂
Can you tell me what the retro music was when the plane was cruising? I tried using AI recognition, but the player didn't recognize the name of the music.🤣
Hi Smalllangs,
Haha thanks very much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video / commentary!
I’m very sorry, I did try looking but, I don’t recall the name of the piece of music at this point. It was part of a 1920’s / 1930’s music compilation that I found on RUclips but, it’s been so long since I recorded the video, that I can’t find the particular song anymore. If I do come across it again, I will get back to you : )
Cheers and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations
Through my unremitting efforts, I have finally found it, haha :
Harry Hudson - Stay Out Of The South -1928h
This century old piece of music is no longer copyrighted. Salute to the author.👍
Haha! That’s a pretty impressive effort, sir! Sorry that I couldn’t be of more help on the matter - I’m pretty sure there’s no way I would have found that again. . . XD
Enjoy! : )
Great content as always
Thanks very much Joni! Glad you enjoyed it : )
DC-6 Reminds me of pan am flight 914 mistery 😁
EDIT: BTW I love the starting
Haha, not a story I was familiar with, but I just had a brief look and it certainly seems very intriguing! I will have to do a bit more reading. . .
Glad you enjoyed the intro and thanks for info! : )
Cheers!
Great flight. I took my DC-6 for a jaunt across the Tasman yesterday (NZAA - YBBN), it was a 7.5hr flight. I love the DC-6, my only quibble with it is that the flight engineer's voice is too quiet. Adjusting my various volume controls doesn't seem to make any difference. Great video, really enjoyed it.
Thanks very much Squirel, glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, that’s a fair old stint! I keep wanting to do a long overwater segment in the DC-6, but have yet to find the time. I remember doing Sydney - Auckland, years and years ago in the Captainsim 707, using Doppler navigation - that was good fun. Completely agree re the sound levels. One of the only criticisms that I levelled at the aircraft during my review, was that it would be nice to have an option to adjust the FE volume via the EFB. It seems PMDG didn’t want to take me up on that suggestion though haha. Other than that though, a wonderful aircraft to fly / operate!
Cheers again, happy flying : )
You already have the option to control the FE volumes! I’m away from my PC, but one of the MSFS sound sliders are exclusively linked to the FE sound levels. Of course MSFS sets all sim volumes to 100% so in order to make the FE volumes louder, you have to reduce the volumes of all other MSFS sound sliders except for the one controlling the FE volumes.
I got it today, and i flyed it arcade style since i didnt know how it worked and its wonderous, i love 50's 60's aircrafts! I will learn how to handle it for sure!
By the way, how do you get those random radio coms in the background? A mod? Edited for ambiance?
Lemme know if you see this comment! Love your videos as usual!
Love from France!
Hi Manouel,
The ATC is real-world recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : )
I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content - enjoy the DC6 as well. Thanks very much for watching and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thank you a lot for the answer, would you have the name or à link to the app you mentionned? Thanks in advance
You’re most welcome!
I believe, it’s called something like “FS ATC Chatter”, by “Stick and Rudder Studios” : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations i'll definitivly check it out, thank you very much!
My pleasure! : )
Yeah everyone wants out of Melbourne, don’t blame you.
Haha…..exactly!
Haha - hop on board then ! XD
ruclips.net/video/LUpBSvN1a50/видео.html
I hear things are finally easing up a bit for you guys now?
All the best! : )
There’s room for one more! : P
Love this aircraft I just wish things worked for me as well as they do for you. My throttles don’t sync, the gyro does not always work, and the GPS does not follow the flight plan.
What joystick are you using and what are your sensitivity settings?
Hi Ramy,
My full setup is in the video description, but I’m using a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog. My sensitivity settings are default, with the exception of the rudder, where I’m using a -50 curve.
Hope that helps! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks, very helpfull. Been thinking of getting it. To me the warthog seems a tad bit tall for sitting on a desk, or do you have it on a mount?
Great, glad to be of help : )
Yeah, it might be a touch cumbersome to be used on a desk (you’d definitely want to secure it somehow also), although I’m sure many do. I built myself a super clunky “mount” haha; I basically just secured the Warthog joystick to a panel, which then slides under my seat cushion. My weight holds the panel in place and the stick sits nicely in position between my legs (and at a decent height also). It’s a bit “rough around the edges”, but it works really well.
Cheers!
We did never enjoy the luxury of DME’s in our company’s DC6’s. Could be demanding sometimes.
Haha, amazing how times change, Helge; at one point, DME was a luxury and yet today, it’s practically unimaginable to not know where you are, to within a metre or so - even on your mobile phone! Awesome that you got to fly such a magnificent machine : )
Cheers and all the best!
Somebody may found the oil cooler on this ship? I'm still searching for it
TAA the friendly way.
That's not the coast, that's Port Philip Bay.
Also, I think when you say Lawnsten you actually are trying to say Launceston. It's pronounced Lon-ses-ton.
Haha, bingo! That’s exactly what I was trying to say. . . Funny, I was sure it would have been the other way around and no matter where in the world I fly for theses videos, when it’s a 50/50 toss-up on name pronunciation, I always seem to get it wrong! XD
Ah well, tried my best. Thanks for the info!
What atc mod do you use?
Hi Lance,
It’s not actually a mod I’m using in the video, but ATC audio recordings which I’ve edited in afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere). I believe there are some ATC chatter mods available for MSFS (based on what others have told me); otherwise you can just listen along to a little bit of LiveATC.net in the background : )
I hope that helps a bit. All the best!
I am the only one who thinks MSFS needs some good in-cloud effects ? Even something ¨fake¨ like what we had for P3D back in the day. The current clouds in MSFS just don´t look good when flying through them.
I don’t find them too bad myself David, always room for improvement of course though! Do you mean like the effects we had with Activesky when transitioning into the clouds, or more along the lines of the whiteout effect, once actually in the clouds themselves?
Cheers! : )
The music doesn't match 1948! Late 20's early 30's more like. Where those nav aids in place in 1948 Australia?
Hi Finlay,
You're correct, the music is from the 20's as opposed to the 40's. A couple of points though: It is incredibly hard to find any period music that is acceptable for use on RUclips, so that rather limits one's choices. I would also imagine, as we do today, that people in the 40's would quite happily have listened to music from the 20's - so a reasonable concession overall I thought.
I don't know that those exact VOR's existed in the 1940's (I highly doubt it), but of course the sim doesn't model period appropriate navaids. I gather that Hobart did have a radio beacon around the time, so the procedure would have been broadly the same at any rate. . .
All the best!
Guys this is the same as Mr Underwood made from the last sim come to think of it the DC3 too??? What's going on with these aircraft and why do you have to pay for them as all free in the last msfs. I do think we are all being taken for mugs !! Why are all codes in the new msfs locked/ hidden well guys its so easy, they have nicked the old aircraft and don't want you to see that fact.
Hello again Russell,
I can’t speak on the DC6, but the DC3 is free in MSFS also (and is another aircraft that has a very nice improvement mod : )
For sure, some devs are “porting” aircraft over to MSFS, but personally I don’t mind, so long as the addon is brought up to modern standards, or is otherwise fairly priced (and many / most are).
Cheers!