Concorde - Full Flight Experience | Real Airline Pilot | British Airways - London to New York | MSFS 

How did you talk to real atc?

You are correct auto pilot has to be apart of your scan monitored, corrected as well? that’s what makes this video better cuz anything can happen up there? as a pilot myself SELI that makes this more real than ever! Great video!

@@legendaviation9439 that is vatsim, you should try it it is amazing

@@jonneexplorer It's not VATSIM, it's recorded real ATC layered over the video.

Thank you very much once again Shiv, incredibly kind of you to say! I didn't get to cover quite as much of Concorde as I would have liked in this video (skipping over the Flight Engineers panel for example), but I think it was necessary to keep the video around the 1hr mark (and I have to say I was fairly pleased with how it came out overall). I feel very lucky that I get to enjoy one of my passions in a way that others also find useful / entertaining; your comment is very much appreciated! Always my pleasure! Thanks very much for watching and all the best : )

Get a room

I know, abhorrent that people should say nice things to one another on the internet! XD

Yes ! as you have done this for the awesome F14 and F15 ! i look forward for these updates. Really nice aircraft this Condorde, being french i love it.

Y’all need to Pin DC’s comment so everybody can see their feedback so they won’t overload you with questions that has already been answered in their comment!

Thank you both. I flew only once in Concorde (BA003 in 1995) and I promised myself I would do that at least once again. After AF4590, I realized it would be hard to accomplish that promise. This is my chance. And no limits... It's already bought, but I'm traveling right now. Can't wait to get back home to try this piece of art.

My pleasure DC Designs! Thank you very much for encouraging me to finally go to the effort of learning Concorde ; ) It's great to see how proactive the team has already been with putting out patches; I'm looking forward to seeing Concorde evolve and certainly plan on taking her out on another trip when I get the chance. Cheers to you and all of the team! : )

Haha, mais oui monsieur! ; ) Concorde is a unique beauty. A machine that I think we can be truly proud of on both sides of the channel : ) All the best!

Indeed Tom, the visuals do look rather dated. I gather DC Designs has addressed a couple of aesthetic issues since the release and they do plan to continue to work on the aircraft going forward. Hopefully things can be brought up to a standard a little more aligned with MSFS quality. All the best! : )

It even looks pre-fsx to me? The system depth looks good though, as a Concorde expert lol. Edit - just checked the price, and fair enough it’s a (relatively, in flight sim terms) cheap add-on, so maybe it’s something they’ll improve in the future

I can’t say the same for the passenger cabin.

Thank you very much Luis, very kind of you to say! Really glad you enjoyed the video : ) Haha, I agree 100%! There aren't too many counties that can claim to have built a supersonic airliner and certainly not one as beautiful as Concorde. It's one's patriotic duty to have her grace the (virtual) skies once more ; ) Thanks very much for watching and all the best from across the water!

Lmaooo I was thinking just this when deciding over buying the Concorde.. :') "To get or not to get... but I'm French. I just need to hurry up and buy already"

Haha, mais oui Monsieur! ; ) To be fair, the DC Designs Concorde is far from perfect, but if you’re solely an MSFS user and you want to enjoy the majesty of Concorde, it gets the job done. Hopefully there should be updates to come in the future as well. As a Frenchman or an Englishman, it is indeed our duty haha! Happy flying : )

Thanks very much SimPicks, really glad you enjoyed it! I tried my best to study up ahead of the review (not being all that familiar with Concorde ops beforehand) and whilst I know there were a couple of inconsistencies / inaccuracies, I have to say that I'm happy now know Concorde a lot better and it's been very satisfying reading comments like yours. I used the Colimata Concorde to study up for this vid and loved it! I actually have a more in-depth Concorde outing in X-Plane 11 coming to the channel at some point. I always wanted to try the FSLabs Concorde, but never had the money at the time (and it's a bit too dated for my tastes now). I enjoyed my outing in the DC Designs Concorde, but as you say, hopefully we'll get a higher fidelity MSFS Concorde experience one of these days. Cheers again and all the best! : )

Truly amazing, isn’t it! Although, one might struggle to sip champagne through a full pressure suit (which in a way, makes Concorde all the more impressive!) ; ) All the best!

Thank you Barty, very much appreciated! I'm glad you enjoyed it - always my pleasure. Cheers and all the best! : )

Thank you very much sir! Haha indeed, both the arrival and the departure kept me pretty busy! It was great fun though and the sort of thing I don’t do nearly enough of in the sim. It certainly gives one some idea of what a demanding jet Concorde was to fly in certain phases of flight. Thanks again and all the best! : )

Absolutely! It's a real shame to no longer see this beautiful bird gracing the skies, but at least we can keep her flying virtually : ) All the best!

Thank you very much once again FAA! Really glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, X-Plane 11 might not be quite as fancy as MSFS in some respects, but I much prefer the depth of the Colimata Concorde and I broke the flight down into two parts, so there’s a little bit more depth in each video. Not sure exactly when I’ll be uploading it, as it will depend on other videos / product releases, but I do hope you enjoy it when the time comes! Cheers and all the best : )

Haha, cheers Sibzy! I do hope you enjoyed it then : ) Thanks very much and all the best!

Thank you very much for your kind words Steve, very much appreciated and I'm really glad you enjoyed the flight / review! I've always tried to show the sorts of things I would personally want to see covered in a review; I try and show the product in its best light (after all, it's generally people's hard work that we are looking at, even if it's not very good haha), whilst remaining as honest and objective as I can. So it's always great to hear when someone feels I am broadly hitting the mark. Happy flying! : )

Haha it's funny you mention this, as I thought exactly the same to myself ahead of recording this review. Not just kids, there will be adults watching this video, who weren't even born when Concorde last flew!! : O That makes me feel really old XD Still, I'm happy to have grown up in a era where this beauty was still flying - used to see it heading over the top of my house occasionally as well. From one old guy to another, all the best! : )

Hi Steelmush, thank you very much for the kind words! It's cracking that you enjoyed the whole thing - congrats on making it through to the very end (it was a bit of a marathon haha). Yes, I figured I had better take the professionals along for the ride; best to have someone onboard who has some idea of what they're doing! ; ) I'm really glad that you're enjoying the content in general, thanks and all the best! : )

Hi Javian, She certainly is! So sad that she is no longer flying in any capacity. It will be brilliant to have supersonic passenger travel back on the table; I don't think the competition will get close to Concorde in terms of looks though ; ) All the best! : )

Sadly it will not be a British aircraft and it will be an American one 😢

Thank Wikstrom, for both the comment and sharing your Concorde experience! Must have been brilliant. There aren't too many people that can say they have travelled at Mach 2 - especially not whilst sipping champagne! Haha, not quite sure where I got 37 miles per minute from; I obviously misremembered something I read / heard - perhaps I meant 27, that sounds more reasonable Ok, so the DC Designs Concorde doesn't sound too far off the mark from your experience. Perhaps the Colimata Concorde is a little overpowered instead then (or perhaps I just got "lucky" with the atmospheric conditions on the day). I'm hoping as well that DC Designs will continue to work on Concorde. They have said they will and indeed they've already put out a number of patches / updates. Hopefully Concorde will be given the treatment she deserves going forward. Thanks very much for watching - glad you enjoyed the landing ; ) Cheers!

It is indeed quite amazing just how far we have come noway! I jumped in around FS95 and whilst I am sure compared with FS1, that was already using black magic and witchcraft to create such graphics, it was still a loooong way off MSFS. It is truly astounding; all the more so when you wonder where we might be in another 20 years or so! Cheers and all the best! : )

But of course Roland. . . a special lady deserves special treatment! ; ) Haha, I wasn't disappointed with my landing here - I wish I could say the same about my landing attempts in the Colimata Concorde XD Thanks as always : )

Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed the review and indeed the aircraft. My absolute pleasure! I really enjoyed digging into Concorde and its systems / procedures - getting to know the aircraft a little better. Cheers and all the best! : )

Thanks very much Comcfi, I'm really glad you found the video useful! I try and show the sort of things I would be looking for in a review. . . I do indeed fly in the real world, though sadly nothing quite as beautiful or exciting as this wonderful machine! Cheers and all the best : )

Thank you very much SimHanger, glad you enjoyed it! : ) Yes, the aircraft does still have that DC Designs "uncanny valley" feel to it in some respects, but overall I think its a fair offering for the price. Great to see that they have been continuing to patch and update the aircraft over the last couple of weeks as well. I tried my best to study up on Concorde ahead of the review. I have to say in that respect I'm really pleased that the DC Designs Concorde came along, as it finally gave me the impetus to start learning the aircraft - something I have been wanting to do for many a year now. Thanks very much for watching and indeed thanks for all of your hard work over on the SimHanger channel! All the best!

Haha, thanks very much, Trev! I have to say, I’ve been simming and flying for most of my life, but Concorde still provides a real challenge every time I fly her - an amazing machine! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. Great to hear that your simming skills as are coming along well. Cheers for watching and all the best : )

Haha, thanks Camden! Just trying to make sure none of that champagne gets spilt down the back ; ) Cheers!

Thanks very much Muhammad, really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

Thank you ever so much 5dmk, incredibly kind of you to say! Your comment really sums everything I want the channel to be (informative, entertaining and nice visuals), so it's really great to hear. It's my absolute pleasure - I really enjoy making the content; of course it's all the nicer when people enjoy watching it as well! Very much appreciated. Cheers and all the best! : )

Nice Stewie; the DC-10 - what a classic! Hope you had fun and didn't get lost without a magenta line to follow ; ) Cheers!

Thanks very much Noneya, very kind of you to say! I'm really glad you're finding the content useful and I massively appreciate the comment. All the best! : )

Thank you very much Grzegorz, very kind of you to say! Really glad you enjoyed it : ) Thanks for watching and all the best!

Thanks very much John! I'm in the same boat as yourself: Would have loved to have flown on Concorde, but I was still a bit young when she retired. I always thought I'd have all the time in the world though - it seemed inconceivable back then, that one day she would be grounded. I have fond memories of occasionally seeing her passing overhead near where I lived though. This is about as close as any of us will get now sadly, but nevertheless I enjoyed my outing in the aircraft and I'm really glad you did too! All the best : )

Haha, Concorde isn't fast enough for you then Incar?? : P Thanks very much, really glad you found the review enjoyable and useful. DC Designs have indeed said that they plan to continue to work on the product going forward and so far they've been very true to their word. I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for Concorde in MSFS. Happy flying, at a mere Mach 2, for the time being! ; ) All the best!

Hehe, well I did learn from the best. . . yours was actually one of the videos I watched to get me up to speed with Concorde ahead of this review! ; ) I'm glad you felt the review broadly hit the mark. We obviously aren't talking FSLabs levels of quality here and there are certainly areas of the DC Designs Concorde that could be improved, but I think for the price it was a fair effort overall. Thanks for the pointer re the mouse clicks. I always find using the scroll wheel more intuitive, but if it speeds things up a little, I shall try clicking next time haha. I'm glad you enjoyed the real-world Concorde clips - I figured I'd better bring someone along who actually knows what they're doing. . . Anyway, my pleasure on the video and likewise, thank you very much for taking the time to create yours! I found it incredibly informative and enjoyable. Cheers and all the best! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I really enjoy all of your reviews. I just watched the 414 Chancellor review and right after purchased the aircraft and the GTN750xi. If I could make just one suggestion it would be to put a windscreen on the mic to stop the long S's. Otherwise they are a must watch for anyone considering purchasing an addon aircraft.

Haha, thank you Leo! Very much appreciated : ) All the best!

Haha yeah, it's a nice little touch isn't it Mikko! XD All the best : )

Thanks Alex! Very kind of you to say and very much appreciated : ) Glad you're enjoying the content. All the best!

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed the video and indeed the approach - a little more exciting than your average ILS landing haha. Thanks for watching, much appreciated! : )

Figured I ought to take the professionals along for the ride! ; ) Really glad you enjoyed the video! All the best : )

My pleasure Aerostar - thanks for watching them haha! : )

Hi East, It does indeed work. Unfortunately I didn't have the time ahead of the review to study up on Concorde's fuel system, so I opted not to use it during the flight (the DC Designs Concorde will allow you to fly in such a fashion). Not ideal of course, but it would have meant delaying the review significantly otherwise. I have since found the time to sit down and get things figured out : ) Cheers and all the best!

Thank you sir, glad you enjoyed it and much appreciated : ) All the best!

Cheers Marshie! Always a pleasure. Glad you enjoyed the flight : ) Thanks again for watching. All the best!

Thanks Artful, very much appreciated! I do hope you're enjoying Concorde then. The addon is nothing game-changing, but there's enough there to have some Mach 2 fun : ) Happy flying!

Haha! Thanks very much for sharing Simtime, that gave me a good little chuckle. Well maybe your Mum was onto something; Concorde was a bit pokey in the cabin and I'm not a huge Beatles fan myself haha. Both of those are pretty great stories though. BA must have been in a right pinch at the time, sending Concorde down as a replacement ha! Brilliant. Thanks again and all the best! : )

Thank you sir! Very much appreciated : ) I'd imagine the view through that visor would look pretty great in VR ; ) All the best!

Thanks very much Goblin! Very happy you enjoyed it, my pleasure as always : ) All the best!

Thanks very much Darren, glad you enjoyed it! Ah lucky you! That must have been quite the memorable experience. Not many people can say they've travelled at Mach 2, especially whilst sipping champagne. I would have loved to have experienced Concorde, alas I was a bit too young for such things at the time. Indeed. The DC Designs Concorde certainly has its issues and it might not be to everyone's taste, but I think DC Designs have done a pretty good job of balancing fidelity with accessibility. Probably not quite as good as the real deal, but it will have to make do for most of us ; ) Thanks very much for sharing! All the best : )

One of the most beautiful machines ever created I’d say! We Brits (and the French in this case) really used to know how to make a lovely looking aircraft! ; )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations exactly. Not just plane, engines also.... The Legendary Merlin Engine 🙏. I really wish I get a chance to witness the glorious sound of Merlin Engine someday. That day will come I'm sure 😊

Thanks very much once again William! Glad you enjoyed it : )

Really enjoyed that little touch. John Hutchinson, as well as being a wonderful story teller, has THE definitive Concorde pilot’s voice in my view. Inimitable.

Haha, very much so Barin! I'm glad you enjoyed it; the consummate professionals. . .

Thanks very much John, glad you enjoyed it. My pleasure as always! Haha, well I think really Concorde sold herself to you ; ) The addon itself certainly doesn't push any boundaries, but who can say no to hacking along at Mach 2 over the Atlantic, looking absolutely majestic in the process! Glad you enjoyed the professionals at work - I though it best to take someone along for the ride who knows what they're doing haha. Cheers! : )

Thanks very much Alex, I'm glad you enjoyed the video / found it useful! Ahh BAV! I spent a while with them back in the day haha. I don't recall what my pilot number was and at any rate, I'm sure someone else is using it these days. . . I used to enjoy flying the 737 out of Gatwick with BAV, shows you how long ago I was with them ha XD The DC Designs Concorde is far from perfect, but it gets the job done and still offers up a nice challenge to operate. If you do pick it up, I hope you enjoy it! Happy flying and all the best : )

Thanks very much toose! My pleasure as always - I’m glad you enjoyed it! All the best : )

Thanks very much Jo, very kind of you to say! Concorde certainly provides a nice challenge, as compared with your average commercial flight. Cheers and all the best : )

Always better to have someone along for the ride who knows what they’re doing ; ) Cheers Ryan! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks very much for watching and all the best! : )

Ah well thanks very much for watching then haha! I try and make my reviews an interesting flight in their own right, such that they aren't "only" reviews. Overall I think that DC Designs have hit a decent level of depth with their Concorde, that probably appeals to a wide market. I completely agree that a few extra details wouldn't go amiss (along with some graphical upgrades) and I gather that DC Designs does plan to continue work on the aircraft - so things like speed bugs etc will probably be added at a later date (DC Designs did specifically mention the future inclusion of speed bugs actually). I'm a big fan of the more old-school jets as well and obviously Concorde in particular is pretty special ; ) Cheers : )

Cheers Dave, glad you enjoyed the video overall! I know that scrolling isn't necessary, but it has always been my preferred option. Clicking on the rotary (to change the units) was a big help though - I had realised this could be done on the altitude selector, but hadn't realised this was possible with the other rotaries. I figured out later on in the flight that the nose down selection was simply delayed; I wonder whether or not that's accurate to the real aircraft though? Thanks for the info! All the best : )

Thanks very much James, really glad you enjoyed it! Concorde is right up there for me as well and whilst the DC Designs version is far from a perfect recreation, it was the version that finally gave me the impetus to learn how to fly Concorde : ) Cheers and all the best!

@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks for the brilliant stuff you do. Em a chopper mack loop? Black hawk. Cheers man fly hi.

Thanks very much GeeBee, glad you enjoyed the video! Ahh, I'm very intrigued to know what your relationship to Concorde was then (totally understand if you'd rather keep it private for whatever reason though)? Haha, the DC Designs Concorde is by no means perfect, but Concorde rather sells herself doesn't she ; ) DC Designs have stated that they will continue to work on the aircraft, so hopefully it'll continue to develop into a more exacting version of the aircraft. I do hope you have been enjoying the addon then. All the best! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I grew up in North Bristol, my late father was a Design Engineer for BAC and worked on Concorde, Britannia, Brabazon and others. He used to bring scrap drawings home for me to draw on the back of. I still have some bits of bodywork including part of the Brabazon. We used to suspend our lessons in school when the Concorde engines were tested because we couldn't hear the teacher. I was by the side of the runway in my pushchair to watch 002's first flight. I was stood on the car park at Heathrow for the first British Airways flight. I was a Farnborough Airshow the day the Concorde crashed in Paris. I was at the end of Filton runway when the last ever Concorde (G-BOAF) landed for the last time, I visited it several times, my father was a guide when it was parked by the runway. I watched it rolled into its new home and I visit a couple of times a year. I have lots more stories but I think you get the idea. It is great to be able to fly it in VR now.

Thanks very much indeed Billy Bob! Really glad you enjoyed it : ) All the best!

Haha! It’s does rather. I reckon with the right background music, one could make quite a harrowing scene XD I do like the fact that passengers were included and their “positioning” was actually quite good, but texturing and facial expressions could certainly use some work hehe. All the best! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Agreed about the passengers being there. I do prefer this over walking through an empty cabin. Appreciate the review! Will definitely be picking this up in the near future.

Hi CT, That is actually something I had thought I might try in a future video. Not sure when I might get around to it but I agree, it would be something interesting to try. Thanks for the suggestion and all the best! : )

Thank you very much Andrew, very kind of you to say! Glad you enjoyed it : ) All the best!

Thank you very much sir! I’m glad you enjoyed it : ) All the best!

most likely not its built for casual players to fly as well as experienced pilots

Thanks Ralph, my pleasure. Glad it was of use! DC Designs have stated that they will continue to work on the aircraft, fleshing out its features as they go. As topgun points out, I think the aircraft will always be kept at an accessible level, but I think it's perfectly possible to straddle the line somewhere and keep both sides happy (particularly in the visual department). I guess only time will tell! All the best! : )

That’s great Honda, I’m glad you’re enjoying the aircraft! Happy flying and all the best : )

I’m an Xbox pilot also. Frustrating to get left behind on so many airframes. We still don’t have the crj a year later and won’t be getting the mad dog either which is my all time favorite airliner…. Frustrating to say the least.

@@jstring Until the WASM gauges work we won't get anything much better than the Concorde I'm afraid. We are very lucky to get at least a decently realistic airliner at all. At least the PDMG 737 should get released here, and the DC-6 will be back. Not sure wether we will get the JustFlight BAe146, where did you hear that the MD-80 is not coming? I thought the only definitive no so far was the Fenix A320. Hopefully I'll be able to get a PC soon-ish

Thank you very much Federico! Welcome aboard : ) Hehe, well I try and review each product based on what it's looking to achieve / who it's aimed at - no point deriding an addon for not being "study level" if it isn't trying to be. A lot of people tend to conflate quality / immersion with "study level", but of course you can have one without the other. I suspect you're correct regarding the autopilot, although I see DC Designs have made some updates to Max Climb / Max Cruise, so that's promising. Haha, well it's certainly a shame that the sim's introduction onto the console didn't go quite as smoothly as planned. It's definitely left the Xbox crowd a little bit out in the dry when it comes to addons (and indeed had some unfortunate knock-on effects over on the PC). It's great to see the hobby opening up to a whole new crowd though; once the issues are sorted, it should (hopefully) be a great thing for flight simming in general! Thanks very much once again Federico and all the best!

Yes, it's a real shame that the console is being held back by the WASM issues GAOTU. I suspect in the long run things will work out though. It seems like the Xbox market continues to be a very lucrative one, so I'm sure devs won't want to be missing out on a piece of the pie! All the best : )

Wasm issues are bound to be fixed around sim update 10...

Cheers Coenraad! Haha, I can definitely see where you're coming from: Concorde is such a beautiful and iconic bird - how could anyone not want it in their sim. . . but indeed, it would be hard to use it as a "regular flyer" haha. I don't usually practice flights ahead of time, but this one I actually did yes. I wanted to get up to speed with Concorde ahead of the review, so I made a practice run in the Colimata Concorde (within X-Plane 11) - there will be a video of that at some point on the channel : ) Cheers as always!

I was only planning to buy the Concorde the month it was released, but right after I did, the 414 came out of nowhere and I knew I had to have it too! :) My uncle has owned several pressurized GA twins I've ridden with him, including the 414, so it was a no-brainer. Still loving both it and the Concorde, as well as the BAe 146 more recently, they all complement each other very well.

Thank you very much sir! Always appreciated : ) Happy, or scared - it's hard to tell? XD

There aren’t many aircraft more beautiful than Concorde, that’s for sure! : ) All the best!

Looks kind of flat compared to other nice planes out there. And low poly count overall that gives me strong FSX vibes here.

Agreed. It looks more like an Xplane model than an MSFS model . . .

The Colimata (X-Plane) Concorde is rather beautiful Aerostar haha! ; )

Cheers Seb, glad you enjoyed it! I didn't notice any lighting issues per se (I wonder if the visor perhaps plays tricks with MSFS' lighting though), but the modelling / texturing is undoubtedly below your average MSFS addon. I would have liked more modelling accuracy in the cockpit for sure, but it was workable and DC Designs have stated that they plan to continue to working on Concorde going forward - hopefully they will be true to their word. All the best! : )

Hi Enrik, There are actually 2 rows of gang-barred switches on the real Concorde; there are the "Engine Rating Mode" selectors (T/O / Climb) and there are the "Engine Flight Rating" selectors (Climb / Cruise) - very confusing nomenclature I know haha. The DC Designs Concorde has the latter modelled, but the former seems to have been replaced with a set of engine start switches (presumably for ease of use). Thanks for offering up the info though! All the best : )

Thank you very much Mish, I wasn't aware of that - great tip! I wish more addon developers would do the same actually. Much appreciated! All the best : )

Hi Crepello, Thanks very much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! Wow, what an experience that must have been! A great one to tick off as well - not many people can say they’ve been Mach 2 these days. I’m very jealous haha ; ) That’s very interesting info, thank you. So, seemingly the DC Designs Concorde was correct with its initial pitch up then. As I mentioned during the video, I only really had the Colimata Concorde as a reference (which seems to do most things pretty well) and of course the various real world video I have seen. I did take the afterburners out at M1.7 and I was pleased to see that the DC Designs Concorde continued to accelerate up towards Mach 2 without them (I had thought this would be the flight model’s main downfall, if any). Thank you very much for taking the time, much appreciated! All the best : )

Many thanks Cyrille, I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight! Much appreciated and all the best to you : )

Thank you very much indeed TGabriel; my pleasure - very kind of you to say! I hope you found the review to be of use then. Thanks for watching and all the best : )

Thank you very much, sir! I’m glad you enjoyed the flight : ) All the best!

Thanks very much Tim, glad you enjoyed it! Sorry for the very slow reply, just catching up on some comments now. Regarding the reheats: I already had the switches selected on, but they will activate when the throttles are up through the top of their range; come back on the throttles and the reheats will come out automatically. The real Concorde is a little more nuanced than that and I gather that there is a bug with the DC Designs version, such that if the auto-throttle is in, the reheats will come on when they shouldn't. For the reverse thrust: I have a key assigned to "Decrease Throttle". Once the throttles are at idle, by pressing and holding that key, the throttles will move through to the reverse range (the longer one holds the key down, the greater the amount of reverse thrust applied). I hope that helps. All the best! : )

I generally agree Jeff. There are certainly areas that could be improved, but it's not a bad offering at its price point and I think it meets the requirements of its target market pretty well. Haha, I did ultimately go on to take a look at the rather excellent B247: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6JUQrSnzMbA.html Cheers and all the best! : )

Hi Volker, Thanks very much as always, really glad you enjoyed it! It was good fun for me as well, certainly more entertaining than your average commercial flight and a nice challenge. The approach certainly still exists today in the real-world (I was using a current chart) and I'm fairly sure it is still flown, though I've no idea how often. It certainly looks quite sporty though haha. Cheers! : )

Hi Matthieu, Yes, all valid criticism there. DC Designs had said that they planned to continue working on / improving Concorde, but so far those changes seem to have been slow to materialise. That being said, both the F-15 and the F-16 have seen significant improvements, so hopefully Concorde will get the same treatment in due course. Cheers and all the best! : )

Haha, thank you sir - very much appreciated! : ) All the best!

Haha, thank you sir! One tries one's best ; )

Hi Felix, I'm using a head-tracking device called "TrackIR" for the camera movements. It's great, although a little pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available though, should you wish to give it a go for yourself : ) I'm glad you enjoyed the review. Sorry to hear that you aren't quite getting the fps you would like from the aircraft, hopefully you can perhaps tune your settings a bit, to get the fps to a point where you're happy. Cheers and all the best!

Thanks very much GAOTU, really glad you enjoyed it! Ahh, well I did initially have a shot of the cabin in the cruise, but I had to be fairly brutal on the editing, to keep the video time down (I probably should have kept that part in though in hindsight). The cabin does have the iconic Concorde Mach / Altitude display included, although like the rest of the aircraft, it doesn't quite match up visually with the real deal. Congrats on making it all the way through the video, it was a bit of a marathon haha. Cheers and all the best! : )

Merci Monsieur! Glad you enjoyed it : )

Haha, cheers Øystein! Happy you made it to the end of the vid ; ) Hope you enjoy Concorde when she hits the Marketplace then! : )

But of course Megadyptes! ; ) If it's any consolation though, none of my landings in the Colimata Concorde even came close XD Haha, it may have been mentioned once or twice yes. . . I was aware of it the time, but alas I simply didn't have the time to study up on Concorde's fuel system ahead of the review (I hang my head in shame. . .). As one can fly the DC Designs Concorde with an egregious CofG, I opted to do that, rather than delaying the review by a week or so. Yes, regarding performance, many other accounts would seem to suggest the same thing. I only had the Colimata Concorde to go off at the time and that thing definitely accelerated more quickly and initially "levelled off" a bit higher (which I think was probably accurate), but then it also had me up at 60,000ft in perhaps too spritely of a fashion (albeit we were over the other side of the Atlantic at that point). Yes, the DC Designs Concorde has its strengths and weaknesses, but the experience is there. I loved hacking along at Mach 2, watching the world go by through my visor. Unfortunately though, speed is like a drug (well I suppose it is also a drug ha); the faster you go, the slower everything else seems afterwards. I don't tend to do much long haul flying either (I think I have made one previous Atlantic crossing in 25 years and that was in the FS2000 Concorde ha) and at first it was like; "ooo, it's nice to be able to cover several thousand miles in a couple of hours" - now that's juuust starting to seem a little bit slow though XD I remember Concorde occasionally passing overhead where I lived. It was never low enough to really "experience" the aircraft, but the silhouette always had a somewhat ethereal quality to it. Sad that she no longer flies, but as you say, at least we can help her to grace the virtual skies. The cockpit is a bit pokey, but I've always loved the aesthetic. It's like looking at a repurposed Apollo 11 command module - so many switches and buttons that I'd never be allowed to press! :D Sorry to hear about your joysitck! At least it's only a broken peripheral that is keeping you grounded this time, as opposed to parts of your body - although I suppose the foot may well have been cheaper to "fix" XD All the best sir! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Hah that bloody foot still giving me problems after all this time. Think it never quite healed properly so I have the occasional stumble on it when I'm out walking the dog. Still waiting for my joystick to arrive as VKB Europe are waiting on a fresh batch from China which should arrive by the end of the week hopefully. I was tempted to do a spot of flying with my Xbox gamepad but recoiled in horror when I imagined how terrible it would be.

I think that's actually part of the charm of Concorde Arokh; Like Apollo, Concorde was using 60's technology to achieve a feat that we currently aren't even capable of today - quite amazing! I find these older cockpits so much more interesting / charming than today's EFIS flight decks. There's no doubting that what modern aviation has managed to achieve in terms of design is quite astounding, but a little bit of soul has been lost along the way. . . Cheers and all the best! : )

It is and he didn’t utilize it at all. Surprised he got almost everything else right but didn’t even glacé start fuel transfer cg…

@@irbengimz5489 If I remember correctly, the gauge that should be monitored is the one just to the right and below the VS gauge.

@@irbengimz5489 it is a product geared more for the casual player

@@topgun1457 which is why the fuel transfer stuff is mostly automated but still nice for the of us that actually want to enjoy a simulation. He went the simulation route in every facet but the fuel transfer was my point.

Hi Keyz, Haha, I remember the old forward and aft transfer switch of the FS2000 Concorde well! I did make a brief mention of my CG management (or lack thereof haha) towards the end of the video. Unfortunately I didn't have time ahead of the review to study Concorde's fuel system. I did try the automated system during the flight, but didn't seem to have much luck there (probably user error). As it is possible to fly the DC Designs Concorde with an egregious CG, I opted to sacrifice a little of realism for the sake of not having the review delayed (until I found the time to study things further). I have since sat down and got things figured out regarding fuel transfers. The DC Designs system seems to work pretty well overall. I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )

Thanks very much Stavroulakis! Glad you enjoyed it : ) The camera work is courtesy of a device called TrackIR. It essentially monitors head movement and then inputs it into the sim. It's great, although somewhat pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available, should you wish to try it. Cheers and all the best!

Haha, well it’s a tricky one to recommend either way; I think it really depends on what one is looking to get out of the addon. Graphically there is obviously still work to be done and I doubt the aircraft will ever be “study level”, but as I mentioned in the review, it can do “what it says on the tin”. I enjoyed my flight in it and had some fun sitting down with it yesterday, working out the fuel system. I’d take a more detailed and beautifully rendered Concorde in a heartbeat, but DC Designs has said that they plan to put a pause on releasing new products, to work on and improve the ones they have out currently. Let’s hope they’re true to their word and Concorde can really shine (as she should)! Thanks very much for watching! Happy to answer any more questions should you have any. All good on my end thanks - likewise I hope! : )

Haha, well Limey, that’s actually very much in-line with what I have planned for another video (which I’ll hopefully get around to making one of these days)! I’m glad you otherwise enjoyed the flight! Cheers and all the best : )

She certainly was, AJ! Very few aircraft, then or now, come close to the majesty of Concorde : ) All the best!

Hi Simulanderson, There's no doubt that the addon is not pushing the boundaries of what is possible in MSFS. DC Designs have stated that they will be continuing to develop Concorde both in terms of systems, as well as graphically. So hopefully they will get Concorde to the point where she deserves to be! Time will tell. . . All the best! : )