NZFF Top Aircraft Awards

[ardypilot]

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where we can share our opinions of what we think are the best aircraft, both freeware and payware, available in certain categorys for fs2004.

If you want, please copy and past the text below, and fill it what your preferred choice of aircraft, providing links if possible.

Lets hope this leads to a lively discussion!

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General Aviation:

Small Airliner:

Big Airliner:

Cargo:

Military:

Vintage:

Civilian Helicopter:

Military Helicopter:
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Here are my top choices:

General Aviation: Carenado Cessna 206 (full pack) www.carenado.com
Small Airliner: PMDG Beechcraft 1900d www.precisionmanuals.com
Big Airliner: POSKY Boeing 737NG www.projectopensky.com
Cargo: AB Simulations C-130 Herc www.airforce.mil.nz
Military: FS_KBT Orion www.flightinfo.jp/FS_KBT/p3variants.htm
Vintage: Milton Shurpe's Spartan Executive www.flightsimonline.com/spartan/
Civilian Helicopter: Felix Bahamonde's AS-350 www.hovercontrol.com
Military Helicopter: ??? (don't know any, sorry rotar heads)



...Phew! It's gone 3am, crickey! Better get to bed now

[kimz28]

Hmmm, not as easy as I thought trying to pick one aircraft for each category
But as of today 2.43pm this is my list, will most likely change in the next hour or two.

General Aviation: Veneaviones Rockwell Turbo Commander 690bwl (Freeware)

Small Airliner: Eaglesoft Cessna Citation X (Payware)

Big Airliner: PMDG Boeing B747-400 (Payware)

Cargo: Captain Sims B757 Freighter (Payware)

Military: AlphaSim B-1B Lancer (Payware)

Vintage: AlphaSim PBY Catalina (Payware)

Civilian Helicopter: Nemeth MI-17 (Payware)

Military Helicopter: Aerosoft - SH-60 Seahawk (Payware)

[ardypilot]

Interesting Kimz! I had never heard of Veneaviones or their Rockwell Commander untill you posted, but after the little research I have done- it looks excellent.

Now I have decided to download one of the models for myself, which variant do you suggest, with winglets or without?

[Naki]

General Aviation: Dreamfleet Baron (payware)

Small Airliner: Rick Pipers HS-748 (freeware)

Big Airliner: Don't have one as I don't fly them

Cargo: Ditto

Military: REal Air Spitfire (payware)

Vintage: Digital Aviation DO-27 (payware)

Civilian Helicopter:Jordan Moores Bell 412 (although no good flying it as I have problems with choppers) (freeware)

Military Helicopter: The military version of the above

[kimz28]

Interesting Kimz! I had never heard of Veneaviones or their Rockwell Commander untill you posted, but after the little research I have done- it looks excellent.

Now I have decided to download one of the models for myself, which variant do you suggest, with winglets or without?

Hey Trolly

Love winglets myself, there are some nice repaints floating around the main Flighsim sites as well.

[AlisterC]

Well, I've struggled over this for a while! It's very hard to pick a favourite isn't it with so many wonderful choices out there.. (I don't own everything, so my payware opinions are obviously biased by my purchasing ability )

General Aviation
Freeware: Too many choices! (Sorry, I couldn't decide)
Payware: Aeroworx Beech Super King Air 200 www.aeroworx.com

Small airliner
Freeware: Rick Piper HS748 (fanastic- could be payware)
Payware: PSS Dash 8-300

Big Airliner
Freeware: Kittyhawk B737-800w (sorry.. but POSKY is just too heavy in the turn to take it's place)
Payware: B767-300ER Level D simulations www.leveldsim.com

Cargo
Freeware: IFDG McDonnell Douglas MD11F
Payware: Still awaiting PMDG MD11

Military
Freeware: FS_KBT Orion (link via Trolly)
Payware:

Vintage
Freeware: Rick Piper DHC1 Chipmunk
Payware: Realair Spitfire

Helicopters
Don't fly them, I have no idea what's a good one

[Kelburn]

Does anyone know of any really good freeware aircraft?

[AlisterC]

Anything by Rick Piper is a good start Kelburn
Search his name at avsim

[Jimmy]

  Does anyone know of any really good freeware aircraft

My personal favorite is the posky 763 with lony payns 757 panel but with all the updates anbd things to make it for a 763 too, with some great sounds

A good way to find good freeware stuff is on the most downloaded lists!

I am currently getting together a list of all the best freeware Air New Zealand aircraft for the NZFS.

Ill post my favs when I have more time

James

[ronindanbo]

General Aviation: None dont like GA tho the default cessna is worthy

Small Airliner:BSMP SAAB 2000 (sorry but if its good I go for it)

Big Airliner:FFX 737 200 (POSKY can suk my big one )

Cargo:IFDG MD11

Military:ALPHA EE Lightning

Vintage:Nope no way

Civilian Helicopter: If the bloody blade thing aint pointing forward I aint flying it

Military Helicopter:See above.

[hinch]

General Aviation:
free: airhead decathlon/ LIC Christen Eagle II
pay: sibwings saab safir

Small Airliner:
free: RP's 748, dreamwings dash with that payware panel *free* from avsim.ru
pay: aerosoft cheyenne if that counts

Big Airliner:
i'll say the ifly 747 panel or eric cantu's 727

Cargo:
HJG DC8

Military:
free: DSB Hawks i suppose
Pay: Cloud9 MB339

Vintage:
free: simtech p400, RCS B-25j, warwick carter's komet and p51, junkers-52 project, touch the sky 'tin opener' hurricane, aeroplane hevaen's hurricane and spitfire
pay: CS Yak-3 (for price i love it a lot), plane design spitfire, anything by WOP

^ that should satify you

[Charl]

Very interesting, all the variety here.
'Course being wholly subjective you're allowed a little tongue in cheek, so after much deep thought:


General Aviation:
Payware: Aeroworx Beech Super King Air B200
Freeware: Boring"¦

Small Airliner:
Payware: Why bother? The Beech can do all this.
Freeware: The SAAB, of course

Big Airliner:
Payware: Payware models are so good it all seems like hard work rather than fun.
Freeware: Shhhh"¦I have a thing for Airbus. You may not have come across this one from Simubuild who have vanished without trace: A340-500! Stunning model, stunning VC.
And 4Engines4Longhaul - still I think the longest-range airliner at 16,000km.

Cargo:
Payware: Captain Sim C130
Freeware: Boring"¦

Military:
Payware: Why would you? Kirk has a Sabre and Mirages if you must, otherwise go buy a combat flight sim.
Freeware: Kirk Olsson Viper

Vintage:
Payware: Strongly tempted by JustFlight Tiger Moth. But that cbris fellow probably did paint of the year with Mt Cook Flightseeing on the freeware Moth
Freeware: Piper Tripacer by Bill Lyons. It has Atmosphere and a remarkable passenger seatcover too. It has a CD player and I listen to Ben Harper on it (and no other time!)

Civilian Helicopter:
Payware: Absolutely no reason to pay money when the freeware is mostly better!
Freeware: MD500E. It has ZK-LAP on the side

Military Helicopter:
Payware: ALPHASIM Westland Seaking
Freeware: Deane's Huey. Still stands the test of time.

[ardypilot]

Cargo:IFDG MD11

Arhh! I hate that one, it eats of my FPS!

[ronindanbo]

Cargo:IFDG MD11

Arhh! I hate that one, it eats of my FPS!

like the plane though, and to Charl good taste mate

[JonARNZ]

Just a note for those looking for the Simubuild A340-600 but struggling to find it, try this link on AVSIM:

http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Sea ... &Go=Search

Its a fictional Ansett repaint but includes the model, plenty of other liveries are available so worth it for Airbus fans.