PMDG DC6 | Real Pilot | Detailed Review + Full Flight | Microsoft Flight Simulator
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In this video we carry out a full and comprehensive review of the newly released PMDG DC6 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We will be taking the aircraft on a cargo run from Anchorage up to Nome; as well as taking an in-depth look at its modelling, texturing, systems, flight model and sounds.
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
ASUS B150M-A
Intel Core i7 6700K 4GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32GB DDR4 2133MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight! - เกม
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I love how this guy is a real pilot and he talks like one to boot. I feel like I'm sat in a seat on a passenger jet listening to him over the tanoy. Loving the channel, absolutely brilliant stuff
Haha, I do hear that from time to time Not-A-Lawyer, it’s nothing intentional on my part, but I’ll take it! XD
Really happy to hear you’re enjoying the channel. Very kind of you to say : )
Thanks and all the best!
man, even the needles in the gauges realistically vibrate when the engines are on, some of the trim does too... its the little things.. attention to little details... plus .. the engines sound MEGA. amazing audio.
Very true Alex! It is the little things that make a big difference. These are the sort of touches that make the aircraft feel “alive” as I was trying to allude to in the review. PMDG certainly know what they’re doing and they’ve proved to be masters of their craft once again : )
All the best!
even the panel itself and some of the furniture
Indeed! Really makes the whole aircraft feel way more immersive : D
Brilliant; I got my download yesterday, well done thanks, I was a flight Engineer on B 707”S until redundancy after which set up my own ltd company serving leasing companies and airlines until I retired 18 months ago, I joined Britannia at Luton in1969 as an apprentice
Be back after the review and flight Cheers Charlie
That’s pretty awesome. Hope you enjoy your retirement, yet still keeping yourself busy ofc. Much respect from Denmark 🇩🇰
Thanks Kubel83 I wish you well stay safe and kind regards Charlie
@@CMACJAZZ You must have had a fun and unforgettable career in those OG aircrafts enjoy ur retirement
Ah , great stuff again !! Have been checking out You-Tube most of the evening to see if you posted a highly anticipated review . As regards the DC6 , its simply fantastic . This product finally puts the " Sim " into MSFS 2020 . The one thing , that stands out for me with this product ( besides all the other excellent features ) , is the ability to jump in and just fly the thing , without much fuss ( ie , you can go " sim lite " or " sim hardcore " ) . There's something there for both the casual simmer , and the study level guy / gal to get his or her teeth into . I hope that other developers will take these options onboard when developing future products for MSFS . Many thanks again for the great review, and helping people , such as myself , in making well informed decisions on purchasing products for MSFS .
Well I’m flattered haha! I was hoping to get the video out a bit sooner, but boy, this one was marathon to create! I completely agree with everything you’ve said there. The aircraft is more or less a masterpiece and I think represents a turning point for MSFS.
The Auto Flight Engineer is a superb feature! Brilliant for those who are new to the aircraft, or simply have limited interest in trying to manage 4(8?) fickle radial engines. I can actually see myself continuing to use it, even when I’m more familiar with the aircraft. I think it’s a more realistic way of operating this old gal at any rate.
Thanks once again for your support. Happy flying! : )
Great video! Best review/video on the DC-6 yet.
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks and to you!
I work at an airport that flies these planes in and out and its really neat to see this! great video!
Awesome Slayyyyed, must be a joy to see! I had someone else, who maintains these aircraft, post on here. Maybe you work at the same airfield haha.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! All the best : )
I was waiting for this! And yes… Blowing my mind away indeed! What a product, man! This sets the flight simulation standard to a very high level. And your video was awesome!!! Joy to watch. Because of the AFE it came into my mind how supercool it would be to fly this majestic beauty with a shared cockpit option, wouldn’t it? (And as a fan from the Eastern Block, I had also an idea how great it would be to see a Tu-154 in the sim with this level of fidelity and dressed up in MALÉV livery. 🙂)
Btw. it’s funny that you have significantly different voice talking to you engeneer and to the ATC in the radio. 😅
All in all, one of your best videos, real joy the watch it, thank you for the experience and for your hard work!!! 🙏🏻
Yes, it certainly sets the standard now in MSFS! Without doubt the reigning champion, when it comes to attention to detail.
Shared cockpit functionality would be completely awesome. I’ve yet to try it at all in MSFS (more to come on that soon hopefully ; ) and I’ve no idea whether it would work for something this complex (sadly I suspect not).
There used to be an excellent freeware TU154 available for FSX back in the day - that thing was basically study level! I did actually manage to teach myself to fly it, but sadly I wouldn’t have a clue where to begin these days. I do remember that thing had a switch for pretty much EVERYTHING. You even had to turn the artificial horizon on and off (not sure why you’d want to turn it off haha), a lot of Russian aircraft seem to be the same way. I’m going to have to go away now and see if I can still find that thing again. . .
I’d be surprised if we didn’t see a Tu-154 at some point, no doubt it’ll get a MALÉV repaint as well haha.
Glad you enjoyed the video Péter. Actually watching it back, I have to say I was a touch disappointed with how it came out. Not that I thought it was “bad” per se, but I don’t think it quite conveys how amazing the DC6 “felt” to fly. Planning on live-streaming it at some point though, so there’s always another chance to get it “right” ; )
Thanks again Péter! Take care : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations could have been more amazing only if I fly this little beauty… one day it will happen! 😃
I remember that in the Kamov Ka-26 there was also a switchable artificial horizon, so I asked my father what was it for. He said during cropdusting at the end of the field the sharo turn was not really good for the gauge so they switched it off. And anyway he was flying close to the ground at good conditions so it was not really necessary to have it. 🙂 but it doesn’t really explains why would they turn it off in a commercial jet. 😃
Haha, one day I’m sure Péter! : D
Yes, makes sense in something aerobatic etc, the same as caging the gyro I suppose. One has to wonder how aerobatic they thought people were going to get in a Tu154 though?! XD
You dad must have had some great fun flying back in the day! : )
Great review! Good pace and concise! This is a great airliner for the old school pilots who tend to avoid glass panels. Cheers and blue skies!
Thank you very much indeed! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the aircraft is absolutely wonderful for people who enjoy this sort of machinery / technology. A really nice challenge to operate and it genuinely feels like it has a bit of soul and character.
Thanks again. Happy flying! : )
Great review! This was much less expensive than I anticipated, so it was an instant purchase.
59:30 I noticed the gust lock is engaged here.
Thanks Jon! Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, the price was a very pleasant surprise for many people I’m sure, myself included. I was expecting to have to take a big gulp before opening the wallet, but actually the product is excellent value for money!
Ah, good spot! Alas, someone very inconsiderately decided to ring my doorbell on short final haha (so much for a sterile cockpit. . .), so I had to do a bit of repositioning and go again. It seems something was missed during the reset! I blame the virtual flight engineer entirely of course and will be sending him straight to the chief pilots office! ; )
Thanks again and all the best! : )
I worked the ramp in Anchorage for UPS, it was always beautiful seeing the Everts DC6 chugging along.
Ah lovely stuff AY! I'm sure the purr of those double-wasps taxiing past, was enough to bring a little bit of warmth to even the coldest Alaskan day haha! ; )
Cheers and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations oh yes, absolutely! I didn't say it in my initial comment, though I thought I did, it was a really great review! Brought back memories
Thanks very much AY! Really glad you enjoyed it : )
Cheers!
Yay - Its ITBS''s review - the ONLY one worth watching in my opinion. Again your keen eye for detail and expert aviation knowledge makes this a pleasure to watch from beginning to end. So thourough - and more importantly unbias. The only reviewer who did not gush from start to finish, but actually pointed out some shortcomings and possible improvements for this superb aircraft. You remain the best MSFS channel on youtube. Eventually, this is going show BIG time in your subscriptions. Absolutely Superb!
Thank you very much again Pierre! Really glad you enjoyed the review and indeed the flight. Hats off to you if you managed to make it all the way though the video haha! : D
I’m happy you felt it was a fair and unbiased look at the product, that’s certainly what I always try and aim for. It’s brilliant that you are enjoying the channel and its content. Thank you for your support!
All the best once again : )
Excellent vid. I just got this airplane today. It's brilliant!
Thanks very much blave, glad you enjoyed it.
Yeah, the DC6 is absolutely excellent! Just had my first chance to properly sit back and enjoy it today. Lovely flight, despite the UK weather haha.
Happy flying! : )
I love your videos! So detailed and nicely narrated! Thank you!
Thank you very much Atli! Really glad you’re enjoying them and very much appreciated : )
All the best!
Top review, awesome effort with the editing and the gathered footage, must have taken a while. As a reward for your good work, can ya take her on the Mach Loop pretty please?? Ahhhh go on, you know you want to. We want to feeeeeeel the understeer :)
Thank you sir! Yes, most of these videos are a labour of love, but this one in particular took quite some time to create. I think it was around the 20hr mark from first loading it up, to finishing the editing. Not to mention all the hours spent in PMDG “groundschool” learning the aircraft haha. I love creating these vids though, so the time generally flies by!
I’ll gladly put it on the list! There’s a bit of a queue forming now though, so it will have to wait it’s turn behind a few others ; )
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! All the best once again : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations That's top effort, must have been all hands to the pump once the plane came out. The community appreciate your effort sir!
I was happy as a pig in mud to sit down and crack on with this one! Thank you though, it’s always nice to hear when people appreciate the end result : )
I love that this sim can do all of this, cold start, auto flight engineer etc and I love that there’s simmers out there like you who do all this just as you’d have to in a real AC, but I’m one of the other kind of simmer, strap on the VR, whip out the HOTAS, start ready to fly, turn down the realism and just get in the air as quick as possible, it’s not that I can’t do the full realism, cold start, just like being in the air with no worries. Nice review
Good stuff David! I love that the sim can do all of this stuff as well, but it’s a hobby, we should all be enjoying it in whatever way we see fit. I generally enjoy all the startup and procedures etc, sometimes maybe even as much as the flight haha, but I can totally see the appeal of just sitting back, relaxing and taking in the view - especially in MSFS. I love VR as well, that’s a whole other level of enjoyment!
Glad you enjoyed the review. Thanks and happy flying : )
Excellent and thorough as usual! I also like the Alaska mention as well! I'm ready for some flight time with ya with maybe some critiquing on my carrier oops Ariel refueling? Look forward to your next review
Thanks as always Phill! Yeah, I think there’s definitely the potential for some more interesting flights around Alaska. Obviously a couple of popular TV series based in the area as well.
Yeah, for sure we’ll have to organise that at some point. Again though, still need to figure out carrier landings myself, before I’m in the position to be “critiquing” anyone XD
I should have some free time at some point next month. Remind me then and we can perhaps jump on the Aerobatics server or something and go through a few things (again though, I’m no mil pilot and haven’t practiced in ages, so I’ll probably be incredibly rusty / rubbish haha).
Cheers : )
Whoo! Exciting to see my home state represented in a video for once. Love flying from Anchorage.
Hi Jackson,
Haha, glad you enjoyed the flight! It’s a great area of the world to go flying in (virtually at least hehe) without a doubt! I’ll have to make another Alaskan run in the DC-6 at some point : )
Cheers, all the best!
great video into the blue simulations well done brother keep up the good work
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
Congratulations on your skill flying this lady.
I'm not too fond of flying old aircrafts myself, but really I can't wait PMDG to release newer aircrafts and enjoy that level of detail.
That was a really great video, I enjoyed every bit of it.
Thanks very much Yorran!
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, even if the vintage stuff isn't necessarily your cup of tea. The DC-6 is an excellent offering from PMDG and very satisfying to operate; hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer for their 737. . .
My pleasure on the video! Cheers and all the best to you : )
Great video as always. Been wanting a DC-3 forever, but DC-6 comes close :)
Thanks very much once again! : )
Haha, not too far off. Like you, I’d have preferred a DC3, although I have to say the DC6 is completely winning me over (it’s just brilliant)! Just shut down the outboard engines and you won’t be able to tell the difference ; )
Actually just picked up a very nice freeware DC3 in X-Plane. Planning on doing something with that at some point. . .
All the best!
Thank you very much for this great DC-6 review! 👏🏻👏🏻🤩. 👋🏻 Best regards from Spain 🇪🇸.
Hola! : )
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks very much for watching.
All the best!
Thanks for the review, I loved the DC3 in MS FSX Now I am pretty excited about this DC6.
As a 12 year old returning from Melbourne I was invited into the cockpit of a Qantas Boing 707 with my sister, we stayed and landed in Sydney Kingsford Smith. still in the dicky seat.
your professional reviews are the "Gold standard"
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video and are enjoying the content generally : )
Like you, I very much enjoyed the FS9 / FSX DC3. The DC-6 is such a fun and interesting aircraft to operate, a masterpiece really. Looking forward to a DC3 arriving in MSFS as well.
What a brilliant experience! Sadly one that very few people have the opportunity to enjoy any more. I too was able to visit the flight deck as a young boy, I was probably only around 5 years old, but it’s still a very vivid memory and completely captured my imagination (and certainly played a big part in creating a lifelong obsession with aviation haha).
Thanks very much once again. Cheers, all the best!
Those pilots , made a huge impact on a young persons life, now 62, flying and simming are my fav thing. Alas not qualified.
I've been looking forward to this one for some time. Generally speaking, I much prefer props to jets any day and am quite keen on some of the older aircraft. One of my favourite airliners is the DC-3. The idea of this DC-6 was a little scary though, it's big and it's complex and it's made by PMDG . For a "casual" flyer like me that's a hell of a combination. However, watching the video series PMDG put on their TH-cam channel put me at ease considerably and the inclusion of the auto flight engineer has definitely put this aeroplane in reach of someone like me. I think the price is very reasonable considering you get all the bells and whistles of PMDG and compare it to the prices of some utter crap currently being sold by other so called developers. Thankyou for your review, excellent as usual. It has confirmed my own thoughts and my PMDG DC-6 is currently downloading.
Ah wonderful, glad you picked it up! I’m sure you will love it if you’re into your old props etc. Probably as close as most of us will ever get to flying one of these things. . .
The Auto Flight Engineer is a superb feature! Makes the aircraft eminently more accessible as you say (and a brilliant move on PMDGs part to create a tutorial series as well). I don’t just see it as a tool for beginners either; I think I will continue to use it, even once I become more familiar with the aircraft. Ultimately these big old birds were not meant to be flown single crew.
Price wise, it’s excellent value for money! You could have this, or the two Captainsim 777s. It’s a no brainier in my opinion (I wanted to say that during the review, but didn’t think it was a very “constructive” comment haha).
Hope you’re enjoying the old gal. Thanks as ever. Happy flying! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations LOL Bingo
I have 'thousands' of hours in the DC-6 in sim and waiting for this to be ported over.
Time to get on-board.
Prior to getting out of FSX a few years ago I spent most my time in Alaska running fuel for Everts Air, lol.
Never bought the PMDG and even after I purchased the JustFlight model - always gravitated back to the CalClassics guys.
I have everything saved so someday maybe set up a 1960's world in FSX using all that scenery they offer - if ol FSX will run on win10 and above...
@@StudioDaVeed FSX runs fine on Windows 10 but support for Windows 10 ends in 2025 so whether FSX will run with whatever comes next is anyone's guess
@@Squirel
Yeah, the 'last' os turned out to not be...
Top class review, Thank you!!
Thank you Anders, my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
Another Awesome Job... Keep up the great work..
Thank you very much once again! Very will much appreciated. Will do! : )
Congratulations and many thanks for this brillant Video !
Thanks Thomas, my pleasure! Really glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best
This is a work of art.
I worked for Everts back in 2013 I was a loader, nice model, but from what I remember the cargo decking was wooden, but I flew on the Charlie brown DC-6 very awesome experience and will never forget it!
Amazing Roderick! It must have been a brilliant experience working around these classic propliners, let alone flying on one! Thanks for sharing and all the best : )
My best experiences in FSX were with A2A aircraft. I loved the Stratocruiser though it was certainly a handful to try to fly without help. My most memorable experience was taking the A2A P-47 Razorback on a round the world trip, no repairs, only refueling, keeping all the systems in check not stressing the airplane. There were some hiccups along the way such as my pilot blacking out from lack of oxygen (was not aware how detailed and deep the simulation was) and almost running out of fuel a few times but that's all part of the fun. Mainly flying VFR, minimal planning, always looking for suitable airfields at the last minute which made it more interesting and rewarded with some added exploration. I'm very looking forward to a similar endeavor on this sim so I'm hoping more add ons like this may come out.
Likewise TGUYB!
As I think I mentioned previously, I'm really hoping we'll see plenty of MSFS addons from A2A. I always wanted to try the Stratocruiser, but alas I never had the money at the time. . .
I had a very similar experience myself actually; I took the A2A T6 Texan on an around the world trip. I planned things out and made strategic repairs along the way, but otherwise much the same as yourself. I used ortho scenery for the whole route, so it was great to get a feel for the different parts of the planet as I went. It was quite a momentous undertaking all in all - took me 1 year almost to the day to complete and I really enjoyed it. Definitely had one or two close calls along the way as well though haha. Really looking forward to one day trying the same trip in MSFS!
Thanks for sharing and all the best : )
Man I'd love for a2a to come back. I'd take the B17 on an around the world flight in a heart beat. I miss that plane so much.
Everts air cargo! We used to have everts DC-6 fly out to deliver lumber, four wheelers, pipes, and much more to Keyes Point AK. What a massive bird to be landing on that dirt strip. Also had C-46 commandos deliver fuel from everts. The two C-46's were "Hot Stuff" and "Salmon Ella." Now that's a plane I'd like to see in the sim. Love the video.
Thanks very much Gucci, really glad you enjoyed the video!
Must be quite amazing, still living and working around these old machines. I completely agree that a C-46 would be an awesome addition to the sim - always liked that one myself.
Cheers and all the best!
PS "Salmon Ella" XD
Fantastic informative review.
Thank you very much Mads! Glad you found it to be of use : )
All the best!
Great review for a great aircraft. The other plane that I would add as a system intensive plane is the milviz fg-1d corsair. They did to warbirds what JustFlight did to GA and PMDG did to airliners. I'm not a huge jet fan, but I love propellers and this aircraft is going to be fun to fly.
Thanks Eric! Glad you enjoyed the review. A great aircraft as you say, it was a pleasure to fly.
Yes, I would agree with that. The MILVIZ Corsair is right up there and they have put themselves at the top of the MSFS warbird market for the time being.
If you love props, you’ll no doubt love this one. Happy flying! : )
Whatever the merits of the plane, and PMDG are a hard act to follow, I want to thank you for a superb and highly professional review. You provide a no-nonsense and great service to the sim community in all your reviews.
Thank you very much Michael, very kind of you to say and wholly appreciated! PMDG certainly made my job easy on this one, creating such a wonderful aircraft.
As a lifelong, avid flightsimmer; I’m genuinely happy if I can produce something that’s of use to the community : )
All the best!
Nice review and very objective (as always)! As you said, it isn’t perfect, but despite a few minor things, this is an outstanding addition to MSFS if you are interested in classic aircraft from a bygone era. I find aircraft like this far more interesting than modern jet aircraft (too much like work).. having to look after the engines (no FADEC to protect them), having to really think ahead about the descent profile etc etc.
Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it once again.
Yep, for the most part the aircraft is a masterpiece! Like you, I much prefer these sorts of things in the sim, a change of pace from work and far more interesting to operate. A fresh challenge for sure.
Happy flying, keep an eye on those gauges! ; )
This plane looks really good, amazing job by the designers.
Yeah, PMDG have done a really nice job with it! They’ve also put out a couple of updates already. Hopefully they will continue to build on / improve it.
All the best : )
Excellent review. Thank you.
You’re most welcome Randall, I’m glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure and all the best to you : )
Another enjoyable flight, learned heaps.
Thanks very much Ronnie! I’m really glad you enjoyed it and picked up a thing or two as it went along - that’s exactly what I’m aiming for ; )
All the best! : )
Excellent. As always superb review👍
Got the bird. Thank you very much and take care.
Thanks as always!
Hope you’re enjoying the DC6! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yeah indeed. She as beauty but as all ladies a bit different to handle🤣 and of course not an easy task all the time.
Haha! For sure. . . Same with the engines; there’s a lot going on and they don’t always make it immediately obvious what they want / need. If you get it wrong, they blow up on you in a big way! ; )
Thank you for posting! The first version that came out, the one where the owner had a fight with 300 cats inside the cockpit, was a no go! I like this updated version! ;)
My pleasure on the video Andy! I'm afraid the reference is lost on me though haha?
All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Sorry... I was watching another video on the Rutan Model 61 at the same time as I was watching yours. The comment should have gone for the first version of the Rutan! Take care!
Ahhhh ok, haha! I thought maybe there was a movie reference I had completely missed or something XD
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I see! The developers of the Rutan, in the first version, took canopy scratch to the next level! ;)
Great review agree ref the FPS hit I was getting around 28 in various phases of flight but did see 23-25 at times, the immersion is brilliant great to have a Flt eng to manage systems flight deck environment and instruments excellent in my view, such a joy to fly plan on watching the tutorials again to improve my input in all phases of operation. Superb presentation the lesson for me don’t get near stall speed! Thanks and stay safe all. Cheers for now Charlie.
Thanks again Charlie!
Yeah, it’s a bit of a frame hog, but it’s worth taking the hit in my opinion (and yours too by the sounds of it). The Auto Flight Engineer is a superb feature from PMDG (guess maybe you’ll be able to teach him a thing or two though haha!). Great for helping people getting up and running with the aircraft, but also a really useful tool that I could see myself continuing to use. The PMDG tutorials are top notch as well.
I think I’ll do likewise and stay away from the stall. Obviously a good rule in general for these types of beasts, but I was still intrigued to see how it would react.
All the best Charlie! : )
I'm not interested in large planes but this video was fantastic.
It's nice to see a study level plane coming to msfs :)
Thank you very much Ivan! Really glad you enjoyed it : )
A few years ago, I would have had rather limited interests in these sorts of aircraft myself, but absolutely loving them these days! Just so different and interesting to operate. Each type of virtual flying has its appeal though - to each their own of course!
As you say, it’s great to see this sort of quality starting to arrive in MSFS. It really does make a huge difference to the sim and starts to cement it as a “proper” flight sim.
Thanks again and all the best!
Understandable Jan, a I say, to each their own! : )
There are a few nice options now in the sim that fulfill your criteria and a few more on the way in the not too distant future.
Happy flying!
After watching this, I flew the DC-4 in FSX / Orbx Scenery. SO RELAXING!
Lovely Stewie! Where’d you go flying? : )
Best video ive seen on this Aircraft
Well thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it. As a FreightDawg, I guess it’d be right up your street haha.
All the best! : )
Great video, I'm going to convince my wife to get me this for Christmas. I hope you bought your co-pilot a pint!
Thanks Brian! Glad you enjoyed it.
Certainly an aircraft well worth adding to the sim. If the wife isn’t convinced, you can always try Santa ; )
Haha, from what I gather of flying in Alaska, much more likely they’d have had the FO sweeping the hangar floors once he was back on the ground! XD
Cheers, all the best! : )
No one does reviews like you👏🏾
Thanks CX, very kind of you to say! Glad you enjoyed the video / review. Much appreciated, all the best! : )
The syncronised movements of the twins flying this baby is kinda trippy :D 3:50
Haha, good spot. They are actually different avatars, but they do look incredibly similar (I wish there was a bit more variety of pilot choice). It would also certainly be nice if the movements were a bit more random, rather than a set routine. When they synchronise like this, it does look very odd doesn’t it! XD
All the best : )
ohh beautiful unforgettable dc6. thanks for the video flight. i really want pmdg think for a c47 dakota and c54 skymaster aircrafts.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it : )
Yeah, a C47 would be great (and I’m surprised PMDG didn’t go for that in the first place - with Rob flying them and all), I really rather like the C46 as well. Sadly I can’t see PMDG cranking out any other aircraft of this type though (at least not any time soon). This one always “broke the mould” a bit for them. One can dream though, you never know. . .
All the best!
Not much I can say about this plane - its absolutely beautiful. Its both easy to fly and hard to fly. The rudder control for cross winds is a no go for me - I am just trying to get the plane down without bouncing down the runway. But I love it. Thanks for the review - you seem to have nailed the handling of it, as usual.
Haha “easy to fly and hard to fly”, so true Mark!
Haven’t had the chance to try her in a crosswind yet, you’ve piqued my interest now! ; )
As always, my pleasure. Glad you enjoyed the video and indeed the aircraft. Happy flying and light winds then hehe! : )
i love it this airplane very beautifull sound the motors and fly
Yes, it’s certainly a very pretty aircraft and there’s just something about those radial engines isn’t there. . .
Cheers Carlos! : )
Great review. My system isn't up to the FPS hit (and great for pointing that downside out) but if I ever upgrade this will be top of my list.
Thanks very much Matt, glad you found it useful!
Sorry you won’t get to enjoy this bird just yet then. Take my findings with a pinch of salt mind you. I hear some people are even managing to run it in VR with a GTX1070 etc. I don’t know if there’s some system quirk or sim setting that’s hitting me particularly hard; I have heard of others with similar experiences to mine mind you. Obviously I can only review based off what I’ve experienced at the end of the day. . .
Thanks again and all the best! : )
Awesome! I get to see the real thing every few weeks when they haul fuel to the villages that can’t get barges.
Kotzebue to Noatak, loaded with fuel, would be a realistic mission for this plane.
When it takes off loaded out of Kotzebue on runway 27 it is over the water and it seems like it is barely climbing at all.
Very cool, Robin, that must be quite a sight! Amazing that these machines are still flying and still proving their worth.
I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the story and all the best to you : )
I've been flight simming over 20 years and have never really had any interest in the big airliners, I'm generally more of a GA, vintage and warbird kinda guy with my flights being generally not much longer than an hour. But after watching the tutorial videos PMDG put out for this bird I was really quite interested but I assumed the price would be around 50-60 quid,. So when it was released and I saw it cost 'only' £40 I thought why the hell not? and bought it. I was away for most the weekend so no chance to fly, did have time to read through most of the 333 page pdf manual though and now I know way more than I wanted to about DC-6 hydraulic, electrical, fuel and oil systems heh. And now I'm home I've been watching your review videos of this and the Dorand instead! I'll take her for a spin tomorrow and am quite looking forward to it especially after watching your video. Good stuff and a nice flight. Cheers
Yeah, I think most people were pleasantly surprised by the price (myself included). Fair play to PMDG! Maybe they see it as some kind of a gateway drug for their later products haha. Either way, I think the aircraft is actually very good value for money.
Sounds like you were well and truly prepared for your first flight then! Have you taken her up yet? Certainly can’t fault you for watching my videos first mind you, thanks ; )
I’ve flown it every day since I picked it up. Certainly something a little different and a really nice challenge! Not had a dull flight yet.
Happy flying! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations yeah took her up for a couple of flights (3 if you count my first attempt where I got a CTD as I forgot to turn off multiplayer). Followed the first tutorial flight and even despite my prior reading I still found it quite a handful and let's just say the first landing didn't go as planned. 2nd attempt went better and I really enjoyed it.
Even with the AFE she can be quite a handful and I enjoy the challenge. It might take a while before I feel comfortable enough to enable some of those realism settings and do some more manual stuff without the AFE though. Quite a bit different from what I'm used to.
I had to lower my graphical settings a bit to get a decent frame rate and then the tutorial flight ending at Seattle didn't help as that airport and city likes to destroy my FPS even more. Think I was down to 15fps at some points on final which made things more interesting! Think I might just disable photogrammetry as it tanks my FPS most times and half the time doesn't even look that good anyway.
Great! Yeah, it’s defiantly a bit of a learning curve initially and certainly a nice challenge as you say. I think a lot of people consider using the AFE “cheating” (myself included initially), but actually it’s more true to life of how the aircraft should be operated, so I’ve decided I’m not going to make him redundant after all ; )
I might have to do the same as you and tone the graphics down unfortunately. FPS hasn’t been stellar and I’ve even been getting some long pauses, which I’ve never experienced in the sim before. Ultimately I think it’s getting close to the time for another system upgrade XD
Haha, well I gave up on photogrammetry right after the first world update. It’s always looked rubbish on my system and tanks my performance. I don’t find myself missing it all that much and just occasionally turn it on when I want to explore a specific city etc.
Happy flying! : )
Here man 737 200 if you can, I understand if you can't, but a great aircraft, brilliant video as per useal, nice one. The comet around the mach loop haha aswell, fly high man.
Hi James,
I’m a big fan of 737-200 as well. Don’t know if you happened to catch this video previously?
th-cam.com/video/38r7PsOG2As/w-d-xo.html
I’d definitely like to record another hop in the aircraft, when I finally get the chance.
Thanks for the Comet / Mach Loop suggestion also - I’ll add it to the list! : )
Cheers!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I thanks for the reply, it be nice to see the Comet, I was told they handle really well. Mach loop I don't know, bit big. I really like the classic aircraft, airliners proper flying, we'll done man. I look forward to the next one. Take care.
Yeah, the Comet would be a great one to do for sure! I reckon we could squeeze it around the Mach Loop no probs. In fact, the next one I have lined up is a bit more of a big boy haha. . . ; )
Yeah, the classic stuff is the best. Much more interesting and fun having to manage the aircraft, as opposed to watching it do its thing! XD
Cheers! : )
how beautiful planes ❤
The DC6 is indeed a beauty, Acer and PMDG have done a really nice job with the aircraft overall!
Cheers, all the best : )
Great Review.
Thanks very much Paul! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best
Really nice
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it : )
This is a great review of an awesome plane! Do you by any chance have a link to your TrackIR settings anywhere? I have trouble swapping my view from the starter switches all the way down to the mixture levers with mine.
Thanks Mahlon,. It is indeed a wonderful aircraft, glad you enjoyed the review! : )
Sure, drop me an email to intotheblueinbox@gmail.com and I’ll send you my profile when I get a chance.
All the best!
Brilliant. 👏👏👏
Thanks very much John! Happy you enjoyed it : )
I just like how the reviewer's cadence and tone make me feel like I'm a passenger listening to a report from the flight deck over the PA.
Haha, thanks Jeff! I get that quite a bit actually (that it sounds like a PA). It’s funny, because it’s nothing intentional on my part, that’s just how I talk when I’m narrating apparently. Still, if it adds to the effect, that’s all good by me!
Thanks very much and all the best! : )
Absolute benchmark, game changing aircraft. Well worth the money and the wait. Using this non stop now. Loved streaming this yesterday.that moment between hitting the prime and waiting for the engine to catch, feels like a week lol
Completely agree!
I’m looking forward to streaming something in this myself at some point, but yeah, waiting for those engines to catch could get a bit nerve-racking haha! I also have a habit of trying to change heading with LOC mode still engaged on the Gyropilot and knocking that offline - with all the associated bells and whistles. Looking forward to doing that live haha XD
All the best! : )
Understand the younger generation love the Raptors/F-35s, the airliners where it resembles a old arcade.
I learned and later flew the aircraft where every function had a gauge or a switch. Maybe 2. My fav was the 727 that when all 3 crew were in unison she was a charm to fly. BTW- That plane and others handle totally different with reduced graphics and 40- 60 fps. This is like sliding a wet box across concrete.
Haha, well it takes all sorts I suppose JimJam, but I certainly prefer these sorts of aircraft in the sim (I do rather appreciate my "magenta line" in the real-world mind you ; )
These old birds are much more challenging / rewarding to operate; I've no doubt the 727 would have fallen under that umbrella - it would be great to see one in the sim! X-Plane is probably the best sim going for the vintage jets currently. . .
Cheers and all the best! : )
That stall is crazy, you really got to be on your toes when flying that thing.
Yes indeed! Best to stay well clear of the stall altogether haha. I’ve no idea if that’s true to life of the real world aircraft, but I like the fact that it punishes you if you do something you shouldn’t. Gives you an incentive to really keep on top of things.
All the best! : )
Watched about half of PMDG's tutorials and I just had to have this..... 60 year old kid here... It is just amazing...
Hahah, wonderful! I intend to be absolutely no different by the time I hit my 60s! ; )
Great to hear you’re enjoying it. It is indeed amazing.
All the best! : )
Don't think that the low res textures and occasional 2 D-ish looking parts are because PMDG lacks the ability or know how to make them look stellar or it was an oversite. It was deliberate and a choice. They're capable of making a window with scratches and dust and fingerprints that can only be seen in certain lighting conditions, like the sun hitting them at just the right angle. I own 6 PMDG aircraft (not this one yet) for FSX and notice little details even to this day that I never have seen. Every product is a study level sim that can immerse even the most hardcore simmer for years. I still fly the PMDG MD-11 and notice a smudge on the MFD I never saw before, or a sound fx that I noticed when in certain conditions. It's amazing. Same with the 737-800. Brilliant. Nice review. I will make this my next purchase for sure!
Hi VH,
Well indeed, I quite agree with you and that was why I was surprised to see such details. I presume it was done to save fps (I think I made mention of this during the video), but it wasn't what I was expecting from PMDG. If I recall correctly, the window modelling was subsequently addressed, so it obviously wasn't a completely undue criticism at any rate.
If you're a fan of PMDG's products in FSX, then I'm sure you will love this one also. The DC-6 is still one of my favourites!
I'm glad you enjoyed the review. Thanks for watching and all the best! : )
I'd love to see a Super Constellation in the future! Some nice flamy take offs at sunset
I imagine A2A might bring theirs into the sim (I don’t remember whether that was a Super Constellation or not?). Actually, I believe I saw somewhere the other day that someone is making a Constellation for MSFS. . .
I always wanted to fly A2As B377. That always looked fascinating. I can’t imagine that one will get a new lease of life and I can’t really bring myself to purchase it given that it’s only FSX / older-P3D compatible.
What we really need is some particle effects. Get those radial engines smoking! I gather we’ll be getting those soon though. Goodbye FPS. . . XD
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I think the B377 looks a bit odd.
The nose looks really squished.
If I was in your position I wouldn't buy it either though. Unfortunately I can't really imagine it making it into MSFS2020.
Old airliners don't seem to be that popular.
With the FPS I'd get on this game with particle effects, I might as well click through a foto gallery.
I'm happy that I can get 30FPS
Haha, completely agree with you, the B377 is an ugly duck! But I love the cockpit. It’s just interesting; with the FE panel and the excellent visibility. As you say though, it’s a pretty niche aircraft to say the least, so I can’t imagine anyone will be rushing to make one (I’d only be interested in it if it was study level at any rate).
Haha, at the rate the sim is going, I’ll have to show you screenshots for my reviews XD Fingers crossed DX12 helps us out a bit!
Cheers : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations From the inside the cockpit must definitely be nice. I like that cockpit style as well (e.g. old WW2 bombers), however it just doesn't work B377.
Well that's just my opinion though.
I actually don't really have an issue with my FPS, since I don't fly over cities anyways and the airports I visit are very small.
On the other hand my experience of flying over cities is about as smooth as 40 grit sandpaper.
I'm most likely going to upgrade my PC in the near future anyways.
Well once I get my finances sorted...
Anyways take care!
You and me both Dream. As I said the other day, either I’m going to have to start flying in the Antarctic, or it’s time for an upgrade! Yikes XD
I suppose my current machine has served me well though, I think I’ve had pretty good value for money out of it. Never much fun shelling out the cash though and even more of a pain having to shop around for the hardware in the current market. . .
All the best!
This looks so awesome. After a long wait i'm ready to jump on microsoft flight simulator on xbox series x. Hope this will work on the xbox version as well. A beautifull aircraft/mod
It is indeed a lovely aircraft Maries!
Not too long to wait now for the Xbox version then. I’m afraid I’ve no idea whether the DC-6 is planned for the Xbox, but I suspect in the long run, the Xbox market will be pretty sizeable and developers won’t want to miss out on it!
See you in the virtual skies soon! All the best : )
Great vid, shows off the plane's features, both strengths and weaknesses nicely. "The aircraft really feels alive, very much to the same degree as most A2A aircraft do." Probably the best compliment you could have given it ;).
I don't mean to be nitpicky, but it kind of bugs me that PMDG's startup procedure for this plane is wrong. The proper way to start a radial is to engage the starter with mixture at cut-off and magnetos off, then switch these on *after* you've counted 12 (6, howevermany) blades. The reason being, if one of the lower cylinders has oil in the combustion chamber and the engine fires, you'll break a rod or blow the cylinder apart or otherwise do unspeakable damage to it. I suppose there must be some limitation in the sim that forced them to do it this way?
Thank you very much!
Comparing anything with an A2A product is certainly high praise in my estimations. I would say though that A2A still hold the upper hand in this regard. The engines in particular on the DC-6, don't feel quite as much like working pieces of machinery as an A2A engine generally does.
Haha I don't consider it nitpicky, if the sequence is incorrect, then I think that's noteworthy on an aircraft of this price / in this bracket. Interesting point you raise then. I have no experience with radial engines myself, but I'm familiar with hydraulic lock as a principle and what you're saying makes sense (indeed on the A2A Texan, I recall starting the engine with the mags off). In this vid I simply followed the startup process as given by PMDG in their tutorial videos.
I don't believe it would be a sim limitation. It's certainly possible to start with the mixture in Idle Cut-Off, as this is possible on the MILVIZ Corsair; maybe there is an issue with the mags. There must be a reason. Rob from PMDG apparently flies DC-3s, so he must be more than familiar with the real world procedures.
I will have to try starting an engine using the method you mentioned. It will be interesting to see the results!
Thanks very much for your feedback, much appreciated! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. All the best! : )
Fantastic
Thanks Thomas! Glad you enjoyed it. All the best! : )
This is such a beautiful plane, I'm hoping that when the particle system is ready we get the smoke for those big old radials. I definitely want to get this, but I'm not sure how well my PC will handle it, but...I do want it. Love the South African accent on the virtual engineer lol.
It certainly is. Completely agree though, we need some smoke (say goodbye to a few more FPS haha)!
Yeah, it’s certainly not friendly on the FPS. It would a be a struggle if you’re a bit marginal on the frame rate already. I only run the sim in 1080p and on “High” and I was just about managing 30 FPS for most of the trip (less in certain areas). I’m not too bothered by FPS per se, but when I start to see stuttering, that really ruins it for me. If you do pick it up and you can get it to run ok, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Yeah, I enjoyed the accent as well. Maximum realism haha. The Saffas and the Aussies both seem to get around in aviation.
All the best : )
I only have some stutter at the last mile on ils, standard airports Venice, Cold Bay. On route, or start even on an addon airport like EDDS, no problem. I using High in the settings. We all have to learn how to tweek MSFS, history repeats....
Funny you mention that Peter, I have noticed the stutters generally only seem to affect me at destination. I wonder if there’s a little something in the aircrafts code that’s not quite right at the moment. . .
Like you, I run on “High” and that’s been fine, up until now. As you say, history (inevitably) repeats itself haha.
Still loving the aircraft though, hope you are too! All the best : )
Wonderful video. I LOVE the DC-6...and you are correct-- it's a very hard act to follow. One question...during the approach, you happened to pan the camera down, and the gust lock was re-engaged...what was up with that?
Thanks very much Scooter, very happy you enjoyed it!
Haha, you can blame the postman / mailman of all people for that one! He decided to deliver whilst I was recording and it seems after one crash and reset later, the flight engineer was no longer doing his job properly (I didn’t realise I would have to run the checklists again, if I reset in flight). Very eagle-eyed of you ; )
Cheers! : )
In my humble opinion, I believe that In to the Blue has the best reviews. I think he should live stream some in depth flights.
Thanks very much Timothy, very kind of you to say! Glad you’ve been enjoying them.
I would actually love to stream a flight or two in the DC6 at some point, I’ve definitely been giving it some consideration.
I’ll try and get her back up in the air when my schedule permits : )
All the best!
Great review, could have used some exterior views when starting engines
Thanks very much Skelevra! Glad you enjoyed it.
That’s true. . . I did try and show the start from the cockpit window, but didn’t get a very good angle did I. Problem is I’m only familiar with the Drone Cam (and not whatever the other one is called). Obviously you can’t operate the aircraft controls from the Drone Cam, so it would mean rapidly switching between internal and external views, which I try and avoid doing as I like everything to be nice and smooth etc in my videos (as much as I can manage anyway). You’re not wrong though. I’ll have to see if I can figure the other camera out and maybe next time I’ll just get some external footage, even if it’s filmed from a different startup etc. Not that it’s PMDGs fault, but those engines really need some smoke!
Thanks again and all the best : )
Hit “C” to operate plane from drone cam (by default)
Ah ok. Thanks very much Valkyrie! : )
Very nice landing in the DC-6. One suggestion is to use reverser between 25 and 30 inches MAP instead of brakes. From my understanding the brakes should always be avoided on landing if possible.
Hi Krozar,
Cheers! Haha, I actually don't know why I didn't use the beta range to slow down the aircraft here; I totally agree with what you say and it's certainly what I do now when landing the DC-6 (as you say, I can't imagine those old brakes are up to much). I guess it was just an omission on my part - I was still getting to grips with the aircraft at the the time.
Thanks and all the best! : )
I believe the reason the old radios are not functional is because the Freq they are capable of tuning do not match modern ADF/VOR parameters so they would be useless and in violation of most Aviation authority's regulations.. I believe Roger touched on this in one of his videos that all the DC-6's still have them installed to maintain Quadrant stability, also would cost a fortune to get them removed safely.
Ah ok Dave, thanks for the explanation! My bad then. I did hear Rob mention that the radios are somewhat integral and are left in due to cost, but I didn’t realise they were more or less useless by modern standards. I had assumed they were just “clunky” to use compared with something like the Bendix and so generally other units were retrofitted.
Cheers, all the best! : )
Might just have to buy this one 👀
Haha. . . it’s just a bit too pretty to be left sat in the virtual hangar isn’t it. Obviously it’s not cheap (and it is a frame hog), but I doubt you’ll regret it! ; )
All the best!
It is possible that the 3D model + textures is based on the P3D version. A Mod to revamp all these to sharp and crisp MSFS materials would make this aircraft perfect
I get the impression that may well be the case Karamich. It seems a few of the more established developers, have been re-using their P3D modelling assets. I don’t have a problem with that per se, of course ideally the addon should be brought up to MSFS standards though. As you say, some more detailed and higher resolution textures ,would really be the icing on the cake of the DC-6!
All the best : )
You've got to fly this to Peru with Indiana jones music playing
Haha, I would love to do something along those lines at some point (I did a similar thing with the Carenado Waco, over the Atlas Mountains). Peru has some stunning scenery as well. I’ll bear it in mind for the future ; )
Actually just finished recording another video in the DC-6, not sure when it will be out though. . .
Cheers, Benjamin, all the best!
Awesome review! What do you think about the flightmodel/physics?
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Personally I think they’re very good overall. Can’t say I’ve flown the DC6, so I couldn’t tell you anything conclusively, but it behaves broadly as one might expect. She stalls a bit funny has a couple of other quirks (elevator seems s little sensitive perhaps), but for the most part it feels how I imagine it should. I actually have a viewer who has flown the DC6 and he was singing its praises (and confirmed the stall behaviour is off), so I guess you can’t have much higher praise than that haha. It’s certainly a big improvement in terms of handling, than much of the other MSFS stuff.
Hope that helps a bit.
All the best : )
Не самолёт а произведение искусства. Он великолепен!
Полностью согласен. Шедевр!
Всего наилучшего : )
Great review as always - thorough and concise :-) - really love this aircraft and really want to buy it. Only issue for me is I like to use IFR and import flight plans etc - does this aircraft have the ability to follow imported flight plans with the included GPS430?
Thanks again James!
Yep, you can do all of that no problem with the GNS. The GNS is just the default unit (so all the same functionality you’ll be used to) and you can have the aircraft / gyropilot track the GPS flight plan, as opposed to VOR Radials etc. That’s cheating of course though! : P
The Gyropilot whilst archaic, is actually decently capable. The only thing it won’t do is follow a heading for you (you can only control bank angle instead). It does take a little bit of getting used to if course.
Hope that clears things up? All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thank you so much for the extremely helpful and detailed information 👍😁. Really appreciate you taking your time to do that. Well, im sold, going to get a copy and see how i fair. Thank god for the flight engineer, otherwise i would be grounded for months with its complexity 😂😂😂. Thank you again - very kind of you 👍
Thanks James, you’re most welcome. My pleasure as always! I can only apologise to you wallet though. . . XD
Yeah, definitely make full use of the Flight Engineer, at least initially. It’s actually a surprisingly easy aircraft to work with then; all you’ve got to do is remember a few speeds and make sure you don’t bring the throttles too far back when the Flight Engineer does occasionally let you touch them ; )
All the best and have fun! : )
Loving this aircraft...lots to learn and master but love it.
I tried flight 1 and the aircraft was running on the runway but engine 1 had stopped and I cannot get it started...I suppose I will sort it out but very frustrating.
Hopefully there will b more updates which will make it even better.
Nice review as always
I've seen people note that, and in my flight I ran into what I hope was a bug in that after a while flying I could no longer control the throttles at all. Even the AFE couldn't fix it and just sat there when a power change was needed because it never completed.
I had this problem also but I was also able to restart Eng1. I removed all controls from my throttle (mixture, prop) except power and that seemed to work.
There certainly is a lot to learn Paul, but that’s all part of the fun isn’t it! Just like you, I’ve been loving my time in it so far.
Are you still experiencing any issues with it? I’m 4 flights in now and so far so good on my end. Hope you’ve figured out whatever was causing you trouble?
I would love to see some updates. I’m happy with it as it is to be fair, but it would be great to get more EFB functionality amongst other things.
Glad you enjoyed the review, thanks and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations no probs now.....working fine
Did you happen to figure out what the problem was in the end John? I’ve had no similar issues on my end thus far, but I’m curious.
Cheers, all the best! : )
My dream is to fly this or the Connie with a friend on multi crew with them running the flight engineer station
That sounds like fun Evan. Could be great to get a crew together and carry out such flights! Asobo do plan to introduce multi-crew into the sim eventually, so perhaps one day your dream will become a reality ; )
Cheers!
Finally got it !!! It’s legit , the only gripe I have is the fact that cowl flaps move….. as you adjust them. They should be modeled the same as an external moving control surface. Update with moving cowl flaps!!!
Hi Ricardo,
Great! Glad you’re enjoying the aircraft overall. When you say the cowl flaps don’t move, do you mean they don’t move in realtime, or they don’t move at all? The cowl flaps on the DC-6 definitely move for me, but in fairness I’ve only ever looked at them once they’ve been set, I’ve never looked to check whether or not they move as they are actuated.
Happy flying!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I’m talking real-time as in the milviz Corsair or the big radials p-40. When you actuate them they should be modeled as in motion from the external model just as if you hit the rudder pedal you should see it move.
Ah ok. Do you know, in all my time flying it, I never noticed haha! I guess I’ve always just set them and then headed outside, but never bothered to watch them in motion (or not, in this case). Well that is a shame! No excuse for it that I can think of either. . .
@@IntotheBlueSimulations yeah it’s kind of a must for me now that practically every warbird does it. Defiantly not up to standards. However maybe they will update? Your obviously gonna have more pull with getting that done than I will. I’m sure they watch your reviews.
Example of Dc3 cowl flaps in motion
th-cam.com/video/7tOqroxVrGs/w-d-xo.html
looks like it hits performance pretty hard
Unfortunately yes. That’s really it’s only major vice. It was costing me about -24fps over the default C152. So I was generally running in and around 30fps (even lower on the ground in Nome it seems).
It’s an excellent aircraft, but it would definitely need serious consideration before buying, for those who are on lower end systems.
Cheers, all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations hopefully DX12 and some core process changes will fix some of that. That is a massive hit.
Let’s hope so!
To be fair I’ve heard different numbers from different people. Some actually saying it runs pretty well. I only really seem to get stutters at destination. So I don’t know if it’s my setup, some obscure sim setting, a bug, or just the aircraft being FPS intensive; but obviously I can only go off my own findings in the review.
Yeah, my hope is DX12 sorts some things out. I’m generally CPU bound, so multi-core support would certainly help a bit.
All the best : )
I'm going to give a go. Have a 2060 super. 32gbram, ryzen 7 2700. With the sim update coming I should be very pleased. Thanks for vid
I’ve subsequently heard some vastly differing accounts from others (it running acceptably in VR on a 1070 for example), so you may find that you’re alright. . . Obviously I can only go off my own personal experiences though. As you say, with the upcoming performance improvements, hopefully you’ll get a decent experience out of it either way. One things for sure, the DC6 itself is excellent!
Best of luck and happy flying! : )
thanks for this nice video!! i saw that you have selected a realistic start up and the copilot set your mixture to full rich, i dont know why but by doing the same the autopilot does not set the mixture for eng 3 to rich and if i do it manually and follow the next procedure start up, the eng wont start... weird..
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Sorry, that was probably a bit misleading on my part. I’d actually tried a run up of engine 3 previously, just to make sure I had some idea of what I was doing before recording etc. The mixture was then left in the wrong position by the inept monkey in the left seat haha.
The engines can be tricky to start with realism turned on. Are you sure you’re setting the mixture to Auto Rich (as opposed to Auto Lean)? From memory;
Mixture = Auto Rich
Fuel Boost Pump = Low
Igniters = ON
Engine Selector = Set to desired engine
Starter = Engage (wait for 12 blades call from FE)
Boost Coil = ON
Primer = ON
That should be all the steps to get the things fired up. They don’t always go on the first attempt though. Sometimes you have to coax them into life by nursing the throttle a little bit as well.
Hope that helps and sorry for the confusion there!
All the best : )
Thank you so much for this clarification! I have followed your steps and now it works! 😀
Perfect, you’re most welcome! Happy flying! : )
wow beautiful aircraft
This looks very Fun
It certainly is Reece! One of the most enjoyable flights I’ve had in the sim in a long while. I feel like I say that every week though, things just keep getting better and better haha.
Definitely looking forward to flying it again soon. You thinking about picking it up? : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations probably not I used to love ice pilots show and it reminded me of that imagine doing the hay river service would be fun. I like just doing Airbus flights.
Haha yeah, me too. Well, an Airbus this is not hehe! How’s the flying coming along, speaking of the Airbus? : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yeah, haven't been on much not really in a motivated mood 😂
Gahhh, booo XD
I wondered why my comments section was getting so quiet. . . : P
Hehe, fair enough man. No point if you aren’t in the mood!
All the best!
Do the windows ice up like vanilla aircraft? If so I'm definitely gonna buy this thing I love these planes
I’m almost positive they do Chris. I took the aircraft from the UK over to Finland the other day and experienced multiple icing events over the course of the flight. It was dark, so slightly hard to tell, but I’m fairly sure the windshield was icing up also.
I hope that clarifies things somewhat. All the best! : )
My mother was a stewardess with BROMA/SAS on DC-3, 4 and 6, after the war. And her brother was a Captain with SAS and retired out of the 747B Huge and Ivar Viking.
Lovely! They really flew in the golden age then. Must have been quite a time to be in aviation! Did your uncle learn to fly during the war, or after?
Thanks for sharing : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Sweden was neutral and yes he flew the Gloucester Gladiator. The US gave Sweden a number of Mustangs at the end of the war and he flew those as well. Many allied bombers stricken in combat made it to Sweden where the crews were interned until after hostilities ended. Cheers.
Ah of course. . . didn’t think that one through, silly me!
Sounds like your uncle had the chance to fly some quite legendary machines throughout his career then! Almost unfathomable, to go from a Gloster Gladiator, right through to the B747. Amazing how much aviation advanced in that period.
Cheers, all the best : )
Hi mate what headset do u use sound amazing real like your in a real copit
Hello again Matt,
It’s not the headset itself actually. I use post-processing / audio effects to get the radio fx. It can’t be done live though, only in editing. If you think you might want to give it a go, let me know and I’ll outline the process.
All the best : )
Great video per usual! Any word on this DC-6 coming to Xbox, date?
Thanks very much Sean, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
My understanding, is that the DC6 will return to the Xbox, once the console’s WASM coding issues have been sorted out. This issue should already have been corrected at this point, but has unfortunately been pushed back to a later sim update. As things stand at the moment, I believe the WASM issue should be corrected with either SU12 / SU13, so expect to see the DC6 some time thereafter.
I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )
Sim Update 10 will improve frames 30-50% due to NanoVGL being used as standard
I gather it has indeed done just that Joni haha. I haven't had a chance to try the DC6 again myself just yet, but I'm looking forward to getting back into it!
All the best : )
Now all they need is the Lockheed Super Constellation. The dc6's competitor.
Yeah, a lot of people seem, keen for a Super Constellation! I guess we might see A2As Constellation at some point (and I think I saw another developer making one for MSFS as well). I’d be more keen for the A2A B377 to make a comeback personally, but I seem to be verrrry much in the minority on that one haha (vs the Constellation).
All the best! : )
Well, wasn't that worth waiting for! And, an excellent, fair and accurate review. I think that so far, this is the ultimate realisation of the sim, and perhaps some of the shortcomings of the aircraft, few as they are, are a result really, of the limitatins of the sim at this stage, and can be updated and patched out in the future. It's over to A2A now, to see what they can do!
Absolutely John! Good things come to those who wait. . .
This is why PMDG et al have been so successful over the years though. They don’t rush things. They wait until it’s done and done right. Completely agree with you, this must be stretching the sim to its limits; most omissions (lack of engine smoke for example) are most likely sim limitations over aircraft ones.
As I mentioned during the review; for me A2A have always been the kings of making an aircraft feel “alive”, but the DC6 is nearly every bit as good. I wouldn’t have chosen an Aerostar personally, but I’m still very excited to see what A2A bring. The future is certainly looking bright for flight simulation!
Glad you enjoyed the review. Thanks and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I agree about the choice of the Aerostar as the first release, although after its forced-landing and reduction to spares, I wonder if they'll perservere. I understand a Comanche is also in the works. But, being an old aircraft kinda guy, I'll probably pass. Looking forward to Aeroplane Heaven's DC-3. and, praying that Manfred Jahn is working on his stunning C-47 for MSFS.
Yikes. I’d heard they had to land it with the gear up. Didn’t realise the damage was that bad! Hopefully they can figure things out and move on. Main thing is everyone was ok I suppose.
Yeah, I tend to prefer a more classical touch myself as well. Whilst I did enjoy some of their GA stuff, I’ve got my fingers crossed we’ll see the Spit and the Texan back up in the virtual skies! A DC3 would certainly be very welcome as well (although the DC6 is keeping me very happy for the moment!). The MJ C47 would be wonderful to see back in the air as well.
All the best : )
Lovely video. Not sure it will run too well with my GTX1070 but will give it a whirl. Not too fussed about mega FPS, if it gives 25 to 30fps I’ll be happy.
Edit, just to confirm on this. Just been for a short flight from Brize Norton to Gloucester and it’s absolutely fine. Even in VR (which is fab) there’s perhaps only a slight degradation in performance and for me it’s perfectly acceptable. Extremely pleased with it.
Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed the video!
That’s great to hear. I would have said 25fps was probably achievable on a 1070, but I’m amazed you’ve got it up and running in VR as well haha! My system really doesn’t seem to like MSFS in VR for some reason; it’s always a bit of a slideshow and a stutter-fest (where as most other sims are ok).
Glad it’s working for you though and you’re enjoying the aircraft. Happy flying! : )
I'm glad to hear you say that, as I also run VR on a 1070. How's the cockpit with the 3D cursor in VR? Are the click-spots decent, or a bit fiddly?
@@jasonwebb71 Getting at the carb temp levers is a bit fiddly (the gear control gets in the way) and the gyro control needs careful adjustment (you’ll need to lean over to check it’s back in the neutral position, so make sure there’s plenty of room around your physical space). Plus the zoom function is a little urgent and zooms you RIGHT in. But nitpicking really, it’s an excellent experience.
@@markscars1069 Thanks. Yeah, I've got plenty of space to lean, so I might get on okay. I'll have to mull this one over and maybe try to watch a VR review before making a final decision, as I was a bit disappointed that the CRJ700 was awkward for me in VR. It kind of put me off attempting to fly anything too complex in MSFS. I leave complex aircraft for X-plane where I can use controllers.
Thanks Mark! : )
Congrats on your DC6 type rating.
Haha, thank you sir! This is about as close as I'm ever likely to get to the real thing, but it's brilliant that we can get some sort of a feel for these machines and how they operate - even if it is virtual.
All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Seriously impressed by your knowledge of the thing. Must have been quite a task getting your head around it all, that plane has more in common with a pa28 than a 320 😂
Just brought it ❤️🤤
Great stuff Jesse. It’s a wonderful aircraft, I’m Sue you’ll have a blast! : D
Happy flying : )
Yeah, the textures are sub-par. I hope that custom liveries can alliviate that
Hi Kristian,
There are certainly some very nice custom liveries out there and I think there’s also an alternative texture set available for the cockpit as well. I think the DC6’s textures “feel” the part, but they would have benefited from being higher resolution.
Cheers, all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for your reply.
I'm delighted to hear that there are more hi-res liveries for the aircraft. As I'm sitting on the fence on this one. I love the ruggedness of a piston prop, certainly one with this scale of simulated engine operations and failures.
Best,
You’re most welcome Kristian, cheers! : )
I think the Bristol Brittannia is possibly the only airliner more beautiful than the DC 6/7 and on a par withe the Connie.
Oooo, the Bristol Britannia. . . Now there’s an aircraft that would be great to see in the sim, Simon!
Cheers, all the best : )
The way you hand fly the DC-6 is so smooth as to be awe inspiring. I hope Asobo can stop breaking everything long enough for me to put in the hours to be able to fly her like that.
Thanks very much Joe, very kind of you to say haha! I try and fly smoothly where I can, all the more so with the DC-6, since PMDG really rammed that one home during their tutorial vids ha. I think the DC-6 is one of the more rewarding aircraft to fly properly in the sim as well, since it can / will punish you if you don’t!
Indeed, let’s hope Asobo can let things lie for a while now. The next sim update is aimed at bug fixes though, so that could get interesting! XD
Thanks again, all the best and happy flying! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Your Controls, the shared cockpit mod, actually just released an update that included support for the DC-6. Pretty excited to get a buddy involved!