Which Spit?

[Fauville]

Finally turned to the dark side after being away from simming for a bit, a bit behind the times, but...

Am now in need of a spitty for my new FSX install, so....

Recommendations please, so far I have found A2A MkI,II version, looks very nice, or
Just flight Proto/ Mk I pack (battle of Britain) version, or
Just Flight MkV pack or
Real air Mk IV / XIV versions, again very nice looking, but dated?? (2008)

Is that it, any I have missed?

Informed advice requested please

[Ian Warren]

Directly A2A .. but requires the accusim module to go with it .

[goingboeing]

definitely the a2a spit especially with accu-feel, the stall effects and realism etc are wicked.

[Ian Warren]

Accufeel is another module already built into Accusimed Spitty

[Adrian Brausch]

the Realair Spit is very much not dated,..superb inside and out,..doesnt have the accusim but if that doesnt bother you then i'd def get it !!

[Ian Warren]

Your are very right Adrian , it is the higher performance Spitty .. and would work a dream with Accufeel , another with that package you get the early Mk9 and the modified later with change in tails then saying that mentioned get the Mk14 .. pity not the teardrop variant thats currently getting rebuilt after Sir Tims mishap in 1996 but still a wicked one nun the less-

So its the two to choose from

[Adamski]

Absolutely NO CONTEST .... has to be A2A. The RealAir one is good, but the A2A one (with Accusim) is 500% better ... honest!

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ May 7 2012,11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

the Realair Spit is very much not dated,..superb inside and out,..doesnt have the accusim but if that doesnt bother you then i'd def get it !!

Agree AB , and your sound addon brings it right up with the rest of them

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 7 2012,11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Absolutely NO CONTEST .... has to be A2A. The RealAir one is good, but the A2A one (with Accusim) is 500% better ... honest!

Thats a very bold statement Adarama ....."500%".....it all depends on which model you like, as in version. I dont care too much for the early models, and if you want or like the Griffon engines, then you cant go past Realair.

My point of view varies from most , as Im more interested in the visual side of things, so accusim is a bit of a non event as far as Im concerned......but thats just my 10 cents worth

[chopper_nut]

Just for me, after flying the A2As Spit, the Real Air one just doesnt do it for me. A2A have raised the bar so much that everything else seems dated now. Having said that, the Real Air Spit is a very good representation of the later models, its the lack of system modeling for me that lets it down for me.

[AndrewJamez]

QUOTE (chopper_nut @ May 8 2012,10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just for me, after flying the A2As Spit, the Real Air one just doesnt do it for me. A2A have raised the bar so much that everything else seems dated now. Having said that, the Real Air Spit is a very good representation of the later models, its the lack of system modeling for me that lets it down for me.

I agree. Realair spits are great for sceen shots of the later models, I for one wish A2A had done the classic MkIX or later but they didnt. But hopping in a Realair Mk anything doesnt give you the experience of flying a spitty that accusim can provide, period.

[Fauville]

Not a peep re the Just flight ones, so I'll leave those alone.

So now to make the difficult decision, seems to be A2A with the Accusim addon ($70 ish) or Realair with the 2 higher performance Spits, and throw in Accu feel as well (for about the same price) and have the added bonus of having a bit of realism thrown in for other aircraft in the hanger.....I guess it comes down to whether I want to be spending time fiddling with radiator settings, rpm and constantly looking at the oil temp and pressure gauges waiting for the engine to blow, or ripping around the sky enjoying the scenery (which I need to look at adding to also )

Thanks all for the welcome advise, I'll let you know in due time which way I go

[Ian Warren]

A thought , A2A have a MkV incoming as well .. but as far as aircraft op's are concern , it really is impressive .

[Naki]

I have the Realair Spitfire which was a great model when it was released (the Realair Mark IX is one of the reasons I got FSX)..and still is in many ways but I'm hanging out for A2As Spitfire MkV (I prefer the later Mark V, IX, XVI)

[Fauville]

I think I can wait a little longer then for a MK V, any ETA?

[Ian Warren]

All quite currently on that front as betarising a Muzzie

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Fauville @ May 8 2012,1:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So now to make the difficult decision, seems to be A2A with the Accusim addon ($70 ish) or Realair with the 2 higher performance Spits, and throw in Accu feel as well (for about the same price) and have the added bonus of having a bit of realism thrown in for other aircraft in the hanger.....I guess it comes down to whether I want to be spending time fiddling with radiator settings, rpm and constantly looking at the oil temp and pressure gauges waiting for the engine to blow, or ripping around the sky enjoying the scenery (which I need to look at adding to also )

Accufeel is a great little utility - but unnecessary for any of the later A2A aircraft (as they already have those features programmed in). It doesn't get in the way, though if you run both at once.

Accusim - for the engine management - is great fun, and adds a whole new dimension to "flying". After a few Accusim sessions, I can't even drive down the road in my car without scanning the temperature gauge every minute .

@Splitpin - I agree that externals are more important (for you!) ... but the detail on the A2A models/paints is way better than on the RealAir. As Ian says - once we have a MkV ...

[AndrewJamez]

As Ian says - once we have a MkV ...
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Trouble is for me that the MkV still has a single radiator and that blunt prop spinner. Post MkV spittys you get dual radiators and a sharper looking spinner that is more the classic looking spitfire. Also Exhaust stacks are 6 per side not 3 as per early spits. Dont know why A2A are not moving from these early variants. Would be minimal modeling changes. I know they dont like main stream but main steam is what people want.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (AndrewJamez @ May 8 2012,8:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Trouble is for me that the MkV still has a single radiator and that blunt prop spinner. Post MkV spittys you get dual radiators and a sharper looking spinner that is more the classic looking spitfire. Also Exhaust stacks are 6 per side not 3 as per early spits

Many of these Spitfires become a standard within the early period in the Desert-mid/india/pacific region -Vs hold there own and many variants of the type .. European theater was only a - and very good fix for the next period German generation fighter , 109 Fs & 190s - 1942 prove the V to hold its own at ALTs low/Med levels - gave the base for the MK9 .. then covered the gap .

A2A .. Why did they look at the early MkI/II - Sweet answer - The Battle of Britain

[coltis]

steam and smoke all over the show you will need a first class steam ticket to fly the bloody thind .