I have flown in the real deal, I must say I am stunned at how well they did modeling this beautiful plane. It does land fast..but the real one tracks very well on wheel landings. And its not as tippy on breaks as the this model. Loops, rolls, hammer heads are done with ease. Great video my friend.
being an OAP - any aircraft born around my time in the 30s is a must for me - and these 2 you have flown in the last 2 days are in my hangar - plus the brilliant Stearman - flown by thousands of budding U.S. pilots - and not forgetting the ubiquitous Tiger Moth - the very first aircraft I flew in - in Blackpool - round the Tower - and I'm older than that one as well😃
I get the impression that both the Staggerwing and the Waco would be ideal planes to use in VR. I don't use VR myself, but I've noticed that the Carenado planes have little to no impact on frame rates despite looking gorgeous. As I only have the Waco I can't say how the Staggerwing holds up, but the Waco even has some really nice rain and icing effects.
Nice review of a gorgeous airplane. BTW, it’s pronounced “wah-co”. The name comes from the Weaver Aircraft Co. and has nothing to with the city in Texas.
Out of all of the planes i've got in multiple simulators - this is ironically probably the one that brings me the most actual joy to fly. The only other thing that gives me the same pure grin value is mig21/f14 in DCS. Its incredibly simple and amazing in VR for VFR flight. The only thing I don't like is the mph gauge. What I love is I can just jump in and fly this. No mega checklist, no huge amounts of flight planning - a quick VFR plan and off. No complicated systems, that i have to remember after maybe six months of not flying.
Loved the video. The Waco is just amazing for those short vfr flights. If you like old planes the A1R Design Ryan STA is worth a look. I'm not sure about the sounds but it looks gorgeous and it's a hoot to fly.
When it comes to biplanes (and i too have the Beechcraft you tried out in the previous video), i don't think i've ever had more fun than with a craft called the Stearman, the sounds and overall feel of which would really surprise you. It gets criticism for not being quite perfect or fully realistic in the way it flies, (too fast for the real thing is what i hear), but it just leaves me with a giant grin on my face every time i fly it.
I have the Stearman - I recorded several videos with it when it first came out :) The only downer about the Stearman (which is a huge shame) is the developer themselves. I keep hearing absolute horror stories about DC Designs being abusive to customers. Indeed - they were incredibly disparaging here about a video I put out comparing their aircraft to the DCS counterparts - essentially flat-out lying about the fidelity and accuracy of their aircraft. I know several people that have sworn never to touch any of their aircraft again after being treated horrendously by the developers themselves in their Discord server. Like I said - it's a shame because the Stearman is good.
@@jonbeckett That's a pity to hear. I'm actually more of a simple gamer than an aircraft enthusiast so i'm not really in the 'thick of it' as it were, when it comes to the MSFS community. My only real point of contact with people who actually know what they're doing regarding aviation in general, is RU-vid, so a lot passes me by, and as a result a lot surprises me on the boomerang end, as you can imagine. There is one other small plane i would like to mention for your possible perusal, and that would be the Zippy Sport. It's a tiny little ultralight that nobody seems to know about, and which i feel is a pity as i really enjoy its smooth and uncomplicated flying. No idea what the developers are like for that though either. Thanks again for all the wonderful videos, i always look forward to watching them.
This was an absolutely spot on video and I did get to ride in a real one some time ago . looking out for traffic is quite frightfull cause in those days there were not many others flying around
@@jonbeckett as Dad and Me were passengers in the front and pilot in back it was loads of fun and it was the 100th year of Flight as well. only a 15 min flight though as others were waiting it was great fun
Definitely among Carenado's best efforts - wonderful modelling, good flight dynamics, sound and just generally well worth the money. I do like their aircraft quite a lot - do you believe the PC-12 is really as rough-edged as people say it is?
What a great looking plane, this is looking like it will be my first biplane... Although I will check out your stearman videos, sad what I readed about DC, but their planes are just ok at best.
Mostly I fly a plane because it's a good choice for what I want to do. This is the plane I fly when I have nothing I want to do but just want to go for a flight.
Carenado makes pretty aircraft but they have a bad habit of putting broken stuff on the market and a lack of transparency when it comes to development updates, fixes and release notes
Yep - I wouldn't argue with that. I think all the developers struggle to meet the expectations of the community when it comes to communications though - some people seem to think they should get immediate and direct access to development updates, and a priority line of dialogue with the developers. Disclaimer - I'm a software developer :)
After watching yesterday's flight in the Staggerwing I went straight out and bought it then flew around the Sydney CBD at sunset. Now I wake up to this - another hole being burned in my pocket... Note to Self: Stop following Jonathan Beckett - he's costing me a fortune! 😫
