They’ve Done it Again! | FlyingIron Simulations BF-109G | Review Flight | Microsoft Flight Simulator 

Damn the amount of detail is gorgeous... I would love to see the artist responsible recreate vintage WW1 fighters.

Cracking video and review as always, that extra effort you put in with the local crowd ambience and fly-bys make your productions a joy to watch!

Imagine a combat flight sim where every single plane in the game was study level with these sounds and visuals. The community is long overdue for something like this. Asobo should work together with the il2 team and irom simulations to make something truly great....My dream, anyway :-(

Looks like it handles properly - good takeoff and landing! They did a nice job with the shaking, pressure needle jumping, etc. I love the 109 in DCS (and did in countless older sims) but after hearing Flying Iron's engine sound I might end up with my first MSFS warbird for that factor alone. Really has the sound of some in-cockpit videos.

A fun little note, if you select the tropical filter the aircraft also has mounts added next to the cockpit. If the temperature is warm enough, an umbrella will be fitted for some shade.

A brilliant aircraft from FlyingIron once again. I've flown nothing else in the sim since I got this one and would probably have cost the ground crews many man hours in maintenance, particularly to the undercarriage. I was also surprised how tractor like it sounds in the cockpit and also double checked some of the videos online. Great touch with the wingman, thanks for another very informative vid.

Another superb review, editing is so good and love that there is always a story or mission to showcase the plane being reviewed.

I've seen a 109 e3 fly several times in person. This sounds pretty close to the real deal. Excellent work, I had to get it.

I do love inertial starters. I got chills from that crank. Having seen a BF-109 decades ago at an airshow where the CAF had a large part and the had some mock "dogfights" and ground attacks including their "Tora, Tora, Tora!" Runs. All with pyrotechnics for the bomb hits. One thing I remember is that sound. Spectacular. One thing I guess I have to get used to is the censored swastika. I get it but historical accuracy is a point of contention for me but everyone's doing it so unless I want to repaint, I'll have to settle for modern revisionism. On the weapons deal, if the don't want to go TacPac like VRS did, they could simulate the oxygen fired simulated gun fire like you see used at airshows. That keeps it "peaceful" but allows the wannabe airshow pilot do mock attack runs. On the side, I look forward to your briefings. Oh yeah, headphones are mandatory to enjoy this video. Crank it between narrations when he's showing the outside displays and you won't be sorry. QUESTION: Did the Gustav have a powered inertial starter or is it a work around to keep from animating a crew member cranking the fly-wheel?

14:03 Slick as always! Warbird aeros are one of my favourite things to do. Top tips for barrel roll: before you pull up, pick a feature 90° off, pull straight up til ‘feet are on horizon’ then loaded roll to pull aircraft nose to your feature. Adjust controls to keep roll and pitch consistent. Aim for same degrees nose down as nose up. That’s the basics but let me know if you want the detail 👍🏻

GREAT flight. "One" of the best features of this plane are the engine sounds. I like the head on low pass view and the camera shakes when you pass by = wonderful. If you are a warbird pilot, this is a model you would love to fly. My only 2-cents is that the stick looks like it came off an old bird but the rest of the cockpit looks brand new. I do like that it has the spinny thing in front. Thanks for the review! !! !!!

Excellent review! The lads at Flying Iron live100 miles away from me, and I'm very proud of them. I bought it the instant it was released, and it's a cracker!

Love the cinematic story with a wingman. Thank you for extra work you put into reviews. This is the level of detail I am looking for - a no brainer purchase a couple of days ago. A bit strange with the top of loop issue. Flying inverted in general is no problem. Guess we pull too much G over the top. Fun to figure out more. There is major flaw with such a great sound - Lack of fly by. FlyingIron works with Corsair model in DCS, they know the - hit F3 button for a fly by view. If they fix this, I will instantly buy the Spitfire and Hellcat. Promise.

I have it since day 1, strong contender for #1 Warbird in MSFS at the moment. Few notes on the review: -Radiator open = arrow right, not down -If tooltips are enabled, you can see plug fouling status right on the lever. Quite handy. -while all FI products have Workshop page in Tablet, this is the first one, where wear and tear is actually implemented AFAIK. In older products it's just for display (only engine stresses implemented). In Messer, many more component can fail with harsh usage or just randomly (notably landing gear). -Autopilot can be used outside of tablet with Keyboard/controller keybinds, of course GPS tracking and all usual modes can be used. No limitation on just HDG and ALT hold. -Simplified ground handling - only thing it does is link rudder input to differential brakes. Useful for people without rudder pedals. Aircraft has the same custom FlyingIron ground handling physics, this cannot be turned off. -Battery, disconnection should be only via tablet on ground (IRL done by ground crew), but if someone have Battery keybind on Honeycomb rocket switch, it works just with that.

1998 Microsoft Flight Similator was my all time favorite

Man have been flying this exclusively for a couple of days. Flyingiron really knock everything out of the park.

In the loop, "the aircraft almost wanting to snap" would be because one slat went in before the other. During the war, this may have saved many an allied pilot who was in the sights of the Me-109 pilot and whose aim was put off momentarily. BTW , the Luftwaffe pilot had no idea of "BF-109"-to them , it was the ME-109 (pronounced "may" hundert neun"

Still the best, and most informative flight sim reviews by a country mile. Thanks for another great video.

People be looking up going : *Ohhhh Shit here we go again*

nearly 20 years worth of flying virutal 109s, this is the only one that gets the engine sound right. amazing

Looks like a aircraft i would do long flights with. And yes, i would be using the autopilot for most the trip as i don't have a flight stick or pedals as what i do have to use is an XBox PC controller, that or mouse and keyboard.

Flying Iron Sim should make a Ju-87 Stuka or the He-111 bomber...

Il-2 great battle series for ww2 planes, dcs for jets

great stuff man! loving the ground spectator shot 9:35 which reminds me a lot of a real-life bf109 video i've watched a couple months ago on the _Warbirds_ channel (bf109 maiden flight with db 605). such magnificent aeroplanes!

A splendid outing in the ol Messer. This is a product I've been looking forward to on Xbox, if fact it wouldn't be a stretch to say I'll be flying around with it day one. Probably gonna pick up the P-38 as well, which I hear got a big update to engine sounds and other things, same with the spitfire. Up next is probably that French flying boat Latecoere that Microsoft just released as local legend 9. Certainly seems to be an interesting fly, especially given how extravagant flying boats tended to be at the time.

Thank you! great Video! I hope to see a Fw190 from FlyingIron Simulations someday

Thankyou so much for the videos. Always informative and entertaining. Really enjoy them. Thanks!

As my father always told me: reduce pulling the stick on top of the loop and force the plane not down right away. He flew a trainer plane for the 109, the Klemm35

Hi there, nice video. Graphics and sound are pretty realistic Although they never sent them full throttle at Tannkosh… unfortunately. Nice to see home airport in one of your videos. Greetings from Memmingen near EDMT

Fantastic video. Being FlyingIrons I fully expected the plane to be marvelous. They have always delivered quality, and every patch improves the planes even more, and every new plane is even more well done than the previous. I don’t know how they manage to keep raising the bar on their products but they do. What I love about your videos is the theme you create around them so it is more than just a pure review. Air show angle was awesome, and the wingman addition really added a lot to it! Fabulous work as always.

Excellent video, the APU was a heinkel two stroke. I had a nsu and jawa. Anyway thanks for the great times, take care.

Boah, der Sound am Anfang, absolut geil.

Amazing! Although, slightly disappointed you didn't say "dacka, dacka, dacka" when flying low over the airstrip 😆

Love your review of this aircraft. Will be getting mine tonight.

I know folks who have flown the buchon... Its a handful at least and yes, in real life it is near impossible to fly but a beautiful one indeed!!

As ever, a great review. Regarding the engine sounds comment at 32:55 I mentioned this at Sim Outhouse. A deep powerful purr when viewing the external model, but a bit clattery inside - what AvAngel calls the 'tractor factor'. However, I was linked to some videos, and it is indeed a lot more authentic than I would have first believed. It's also been pointed out that you can't wear a modern bone-dome helmet in the 109 due to lack of head room. Hopefully, as you say, a pilot figure in WW2 garb will be forthcoming. I've never been that enamoured with the 109 in flight simming, but this is irresistible. I'm reaching the point where I'll buy anything Flying Iron produces. They are absolutely superb. Thanks for the comprehensive review.

So geil! Endlich haben wir den 109 zu genießen! Took their sweet time, but finally someone made the 109 for MFS! Looks and sounds great. The only negative stand-outs for me are the prop animation which is really bad, and some systems, like oxygen, don’t seem to have the same depth as in DCS.

Oil splashes on the windscreen are epic. Way better than IL-2 Great Battles or DCS. To be sure, the model on at least IL-2 is probably a more accurate representation of hot engine oil. This is just better.

judging by the dialect you pulled some real sound from an airshow in Tannheim. Nice

Great stuff! I'm looking forward to getting to grips with the 109's unique systems. To my ears, it's the first sim plane that has somewhat replicates the engine sound. I've heard a DB601 and it's quite bus-like at idle. Certainly no Merlin. Funnily enough, my grandfather destroyed several of these in WWII. He was probably the Luftwaffe's worst mechanic. (sorry I can't resist a bad joke)

Once again, thanks for giving room for that engine!

I don't understand why brits feel the urge to switch the "s" and the "sh" pronounciations in Messerschmitt. It's MeSSerSHmitt. The first 2 are the "s", the second is the "sh". Not "Meshersmitt".

still miss combat sim WW2 Pacific. This looks like a must have !

Great video. I much prefer the Kurfürst in DCS, but the same can be said for all of the warbirds, imo.

Cant wait to buy this

A nice touch would’ve been the wheels/ landing gear to continue spinning for a couple of more seconds after takeoff.

Would love to have seen you two guys log on with a couple of Spitfire pilots. Do a little tail chasing.

Top of the loop on the 109 is more of a flop, if you learn to use it its amazing in combat. Vertical fights let you out turn spits and zeros pretty handy. Turn in the verticals.

Ground speed is very important with takeoff with the 109.

Was the wingman a copy of your plane at a displaced position or another player? Because going blind into the loop, almost losing it, and ending next to him would be quite impressive.

it's missing a bit of it's powerful whistle, specially on flybys, other than that, great sounding aircraft.

great model

Would be lovely to see MS design a combat simulator, but we do still have DCS and IL2.

A superb warbird in a superb video! Well done and edited as usual. Can you tell me how you do those flybys? An extra Software?

Another great review, thank you. This was a day one buy for me because I knew that Flyingiron Simulations would produce a great aircraft for the sim. Onward and upward 😎

One of my favorite planes in DCS. Don't get the point in MSFS. Beautiful tandem flying. !

I was waiting for your review!!!!! your the Best Cheers Matey

I already bought this before your review, but I want to see how you handle the challenging take off and landings!

Great video, engine sounds amazing!

that formation flying 😍

I agree with this being the best warbird currently in MSFS, and I feel kind of bad about it! I'm a massive P-51D fan, but sadly the available options for P-51 are very lacking when compared to Flying Iron and Milviz/Blackbird.

OMG...the sounds!!!

Incidentally? @10:03 a +1 down nose on elevator trim? will ultimately provide a +1 Positive reaction.. Given enough airspeed, or flow over the airframe...( in G) as in Blood to head etc, so it is really positive. +1 nose down indication. In ALL cases here, You are by far THE Best evaluator of any virtual product for the FS2020 Simulator that i know of! I just Love to fly them, even less so when i crash them xD. I will take this opportunity now (given your very own love of warbirds.. I may task you to a duel.. *Take your weapons* (Spit/Bf109G6) I shall duel you in the virtual skies, although, given your professional knowledge of all things airbourne here.. I think i will stay grounded lol. Much Regards ITB!

That looks like a lot of flap area for takeoff. It looks the same as full flaps for landing. 10 to 15 degrees is pretty much standard flap setting for takeoff; any more and drag starts taking hold. All that flap area looks like it would do more to keep the aircraft on the ground than it would serve to help get it airborne. Does the 109 need flaps for takeoff in a clean configuration?

16:06 had me giggle a bit as the announcer talked about "a 3-cylinder radial engine with a mere 60 horsepower" while there was clearly something more interesting going on... 😄

Great review! Do you get more features purchasing directly from Developer vs MSFS store?

Is the gun firing switch still there? Great video. Thank you.

I have zero authority in this. But I found that warbirds felt different between FS and Combat sims. They feel like heavy GA planes in FS.

they should fix the plastic tires :) i can't believe no one at FlyingIron Simulations noticed the shiny plastic toy tires and let it go :) come on guys just slap a good weathered rubber texture on tires and that's it :)

What a fantastic video. Well done sir!

the ground handeling is poor (taxing turning) nice bird but the spitfire was superior from mk9

great plane! it's a pity there are no scratches on the glass(

Thank-you, thank-you so very much for another most informative review.. This is Guerry from the States, and when it comes to aircraft reviews, iTB is far and beyond my favorite “RU-vid” channel for new MSFS addon products. By no means have I made a shrine to your channel. But your reviews contain the most salient aspects of a product, and you package it in a video that is not too long to bring snoozes from the audience and not too short for the audience to feel starved for information. I guess that is sufficient to satiate my sycophantic obsequious intent to gain favor (JUST KIDDING!). As with you, I’ll state what I did not like before that which I did. Actually, this is not so much a complaint as it is a disappointment. I have many more hours of practicing with other aircraft before I ever attempt to tackle the BF-109 and enjoy it. This is where replicating flight characteristics so well has backfired to a degree Face it; fighter aircraft have one purpose. They exist to mitigate an opponent’s aerial advantage(s). In the case of the BF-109 and others, they are essentially a package of canon(s) and machineguns that have to fly fast with the dexterity and coordination of an Olympic gymnast. Furthermore, these WW2 warbirds weighed about the same as general aviation aircraft, but were powered by thousands of horsepower cranking a propeller that weighed-in at a quarter of an imperial ton. On takeoff, the pilot cannot apply full power until air passed over the control surfaces fast enough to overcome the tremendous torque generated by the engine turning that huge propeller. Otherwise, one might find himself upside down, making a takeoff much more difficult. Given all their advantages, they are very unforgiving. But please do not misunderstand me. I would jump in the cockpit in a New York minute if I had the skill. I love to fly cross country, but I also like to get to my destination in a timely manner. In MSFS, I can fly any aircraft I want, and the maintenance and fuel are free When it comes to what I most earnestly appreciate, the detail FlyingIron put into this simulator almost pops from the monitor as a 3D image. It is absolutely beautiful. It is stunning. It is the most realistic resolution I have seen yet in an addon. FlyingIron should spend the afternoon on me patting each employee on the back in a most sincere manner. Furthermore, as far as I could tell from my past, in-depth research into WW2 fighters, their BF-109 imitates exceptionally close to the real aircraft. The designing staff and programmers have definitely earned their pay with this software. I have already described my disappointment with MSFS for not allowing weapons to be shown, et. al. For anyone who has read this far and wishes to know my reasoning, I will happily repeat my statements. Again, thank-you so very much for introducing us to FlyingIron’s BF-109. I highly encourage replies to my comment, whether good or bad. For my primary objective for subscribing to this channel is to learn from whomever is willing to enlighten me.

I promised I'd be here. Cant wait for a Heinkel III

As always, another great video with realistic post production. The wingman during the low pass was a fantastic idea. The air show comments in German, not sure how you got them but they also added to the realism. I am now very tempted to buy this add-on. I actually live in Germany (not German however) and did understand what the comment said 😊 he was talking about a P60 I think (didn't recognise the manufacturer name though, didn't sound like Curtiss) with a 12 cylinder radial engine. Still a fantastic work from you again!

I've been waiting a long time for one of these (though I wish it were an E or F without the huge machine gun tumors on the cowling--they would also handle better at low speeds, being a lot lighter...). It would have been interesting if, instead of a wingman in another 109, you had somebody in an Allied warbird and did a mock dogfight. Are Czech, Finnish, Swiss, or other non-Luftwaffe liveries available?

16:03 "With this 3-Cylinder Radial Engine with just about 60hp, build year 1934"..? I don't think that's right haha

I wonder if the Me-262 is in the works or even the always interesting Me-163

Other than horrible inside engine sounds, it's looking really good

Beautiful

I would say the motor starts too quickly and abruptly at the start of the video...

Awesome editing of intro!

they don't give you a period pilot option? No thanks to your partner? C'mon, Flying Iron. Let's get the Zero done. Brilliant work, as usual, Lad. Cheers!

Experte Erprobungsgruppe einsatzreude. Danke.

I cant get the bird to turn with the tail wheel on Series X. It will only turn in one direction. Any suggestions?? Also, the takeoff is horrible. Pulls really really hard to one side..plus when decreasing the throttle all the way down to idle, the engine dies… is there going to be a fix for all of this? Its basically useless for me at this stage..

Brilliant as always 👍

How does someone know the startup procedure for a plane that is so old, and they have never flown in real life? (where is this information from)

Just liked and subscribed

I can't use pedals. People have insisted that it's possible to get one of these animals off the ground with a twist stick but I don't think I ever managed a take off in DCS :D I wonder if this things is any more forgiving?

Great review as always, thank you! ..good lord that thing looks so dangerous and unforgiving irl. 😬💥☠️

Does anyone else have a constant banging sound they hear when flying the plane? It happens when I put the gear up. I can't figure out what it's from.

Certainly a must have, the spitfire is superb. Gotta go for this 👍

Great video well done, as always 👍

I got this plane and have a strange problem. Elevator control is fine on the ground and during take off but during flight I lose all elevator input. The stick or the elevators do not move. Anyone else seen this? I also get weird ground effects and the aircraft becomes indestructible even after the first patch.

Curious if you wouldn't mind sharing your Track IR settings? Your head movements are very smooth 👍

Great vid as usual. Have you tried the K version in DCS? That’s a handful as well!

Does anyone else have a landing gear problem on my console the landing gear doesn’t come down at all the emergency release doesn’t work either

this is modern version not the old version from 2nd WW... the DCS version is the original version...

So is the BF 109 in the MSFS marketplace or is on a website?

das ist gut and Your right as AV Angel says it sounds like an Angry Tractor or agricultural product these sounds are accurate.