Mainly referring to it’s climb performance. This might be subjective, but everything feels cumbersome and heavy. And i know that it true to life and the whole point of the aircraft, but it just did not click with me. And i also really hated it’s trimming system. It’s indeed very nicely modelled, but just not for me.
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I respect your opinion 
It’s nice there is something for everybody!
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I love this post so much. Because I adore the Goose and fly it as much as anything I own. And that’s kinda the point of this entire thread. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The Flying Iron P-38 inspired me to make this thread. Folks adore that plane. It is not for me. I adore the Goose. It is not for you. Sometimes we buy after doing all the research and the plane is a dud for us even though it looked like a perfect match on paper and according to trusted reviews and word of mouth around the forums. And sometimes we impulse buy a plane just because it is on deep deep sale and it is amazing.
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I hated the Hawk until I made a custom stick profile for it - after years & years of DCS jets it just felt clumsy.With the stick sensitivity raised ( about 25% in roll & 10% in pitch ) it’s much nearer just squeezing the stick to maneuver & I find myself taking it low level a lot. I don’t know how anyone with just a yoke would ever get on with a fast jet.
I don’t use the DC-6 all that much but I very much don’t regret getting it - it’s always an occasion to fly, especially after ditching the AFE. Couple of tips to slow down - cowl flaps add drag, I think it’s someething like 3kts per position in cruise, and the gear speed is fairly high ( I forget what it is right now ).
Scrolling through my hangar I’d have to pick the Husky, and the Carenado Seneca. The Seneca is actually pretty nice, I just don’t use it ( and given the 310 is here now I don’t see that changing either ).
I agree with every word of what you wrote here. Very well said and you perfectly sum up what I love about this thread.
I use my gunfighter mk3 for MSFS and the Hawk just fly’s fine. In the end it’s just not what i was looking for in this sim. Msfs is my first non combat flightsim and wanted to try something of everything. Guess that flying stol/bushplanes and airliners where the two things i was looking for 
The Hawk is the only mil a/c I own ( I guess there’s the default Rhino, but after the DCS Hornet I can’t bear it 
), I just treat it like a fast GA aircraft. Then again I keep hopping in the RAF grey 146 & hurling that down valleys too, so I guess that’s really what I look for, lol. I grew up with Hawks & Tornados doing low passes over my town literally hourly, so no real surprise.
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Try the Mach Loop in it 
I did, actually it was underwhelming. The 146 is too slow and it was super easy! Not how I expected things to go!
It’s pretty maneuverable, your main worry at low level is overstressing it. There are more low level areas ( mostly historically ) than the Mach loop
I know it’s just a measurable one as I’ve memorised it but yeah much more interesting, challenging and varied routes possible elsewhere in the world!
Very true.
And conversely people trying to fly the Kodiak on a combat joystick with twist rudder find it too twitchy.
The plane that suits you partly depends on your hardware choices.
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There are four kind of payware ac:
- The quality is not good enough and I am not interest on that model
- The quality is not good enough but I like the model
- The quality of the product is good but I have no interest on the model
- The quality is good and I am interested on the model. There after:
4.1. The price is too high for me
4.2. The price is right for my wallet
I buy only ac from the category 4.2. Therefore I have very few payware ac in my hangar. Very few. You can call me picky…
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You can at least make a stick less twitchy ( or in the case of the Hawk, more twitchy ) - a fast jet or perish the thought, a helicopter with a yoke must be fairly comical
I will step right up and admit that I have done it and yes it was a tough go. But, back then all I had was Saitek yoke and throttle quadrant, I had to make do with what I had!
I’ve seen someone successfully fighting in DCS multiplayer with a racing wheel & pedals
I mean, they’re aircraft, you obviously can do it, it’s just what’s suited. A helicopter with a yoke though…
Haha! All I can say about the helicopter with the yoke is that it took a little more imagination than normal. If it makes it sound any better, it was at least an S-92 in XP11. I was able to keep the maneuvering to a minimum!
Robinson R22 anybody ?
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Weeeel… I guess it’s sortof a yoke if you look at it funny maybe if you shoved your yoke to one side & set it up as sensitive as a R22…
Well whatever it is, its not a joystick it does not tilt left-right like a normal cyclic.
For that matter neither does the cyclic in McDonnell Douglas’s MD900
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Well, you just blew my mind twice! I realize that the R22 is one of the most successful helicopters in modern times but wow does that setup look strange to me. And then the MD, my brow is quite furrowed!