MSFS DC6 outsells DC6 for FSX + P3D + XP within hours!

Just for the record: I just purchased the DC-6 for PC (well, iMac… but that’s another story ;)) and took it for two test flights, one from Zurich to Geneva (LSZH - LSGG) and another one from Anchorage Intl to… uh… Delta Junction (D66)… when I quickly realised that my noob landing skills were most likely not up to the task to landing a DC-6 on such a short runway (2800 ft).

So I diverted to the nearby military base Allen Army Airfield (PABI) where I still put the DC-6 into the snow, just before the runway :wink:

But it was a blast, and other than the crash landing I figured out the basics, I think (with the great help of Mr. Copilot, of course).

The only thing that I missed from the start was the interactive checklist which would guide you through the required steps to start/stop the engines. You know, with indicators of which button / lever to press (the checklist is currently completely empty).

I do realise that you can either use Mr. Copilot (via the tablet) and have him/her set the airplane into the desired state. Or I could read the manual (which I eventually will) and/or watch tutorial videos (which I also will).

But one reason I came back to flight simulators was this “guided checklist for dummies like me”-feature in FS 2020 (the interactive checklist where the knobs and switches are highlighted for you etc.) and it would be nice if an upcoming update of the DC-6 would support that FS 2020 checklist feature. You know, as some “middle ground” between “full Mr. Copilot automation” and RTFM :wink:

In the meantime, here are some first impressions of mine - enjoy!

Take-off in Anchorage (PANC):

En route to Delta Junction (D66):

P.S. So far neither did I encounter any crash to desktops (CTD) nor any unusual framerate drops (but then again, I am not the guy who is measuring FPS with a counter either - so FWIW). All control elements worked as I expected (but then again, I did not dive deep enough to make any qualified judgement on that - so take that for what it is).

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