Best of 2006 awards............

Post by **Trev Clark** » 31 Dec 2006, 08:52

Best freeware product of 2006.............

Rick Piper and team for the Avro 748 (and780). A totally absorbing and accurate rendition of a great classic.

Best Payware Aircraft of 2006.............
The Sibwings SAAB Safir...........takes FS flying into another realm of realism.

Best Scenery for 2006..........Flightzone02 Portland, everything FSX should have been...........and wasn't. Shame it was not freeware.

What are your nominations???

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:40

Best Freeware

Im biased but of course the 748/780 series by Mr Piper

Best Payware (that Ive bought)

The Javelin (but Eds Spitfire XVI is better, but my copy was donated
for services rendered)

Best Scenery ---- Hmmm the 150 Alsakan Afcads that I uploaded

Best Website for thought provking, informative chat - this one
Best Website for downloads - http://www.classicbritishfiles.com

Best Quote (from my 3 y/o after hearing a radio advertisment for a
the Payute Tribe truck stop north of Las vegas that sells fireworks year round) Fireworks? hmmmm I think I need to go there

Worst piece of Celebrity trash
Anything about Britney Spears with or without underwear

Ok I know - Ill get my hat

Leif

Callum · Post by **Callum** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:45

Best aircraft - The new Chipmunk from Rick, and the P-TU154M
Payware Aircraft - erm. None, i'd go for scenery anyway.
Scenery - All of the Project Hellas stuff... its outstanding!

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 31 Dec 2006, 10:54

Best freeware

Ricks 748/780

Best payware

Have'nt bought that much this year(did'nt need to!) but I'd have to say the CS 757. :redface:

Best scenery

Project canaries from Canarysim

Vulcan_to_the_Sky! · Post by **Vulcan_to_the_Sky!** » 31 Dec 2006, 12:41

Best Freeware Aircraft

Torn, but between Ricks Argosy and the HS 748, both excellent examples, (I can't rememeber when the Argosy was released, it might not apply to this catagory)

best payware a/c

Without a doubt the CLS A340, thourghly enjoyed flying that!

And the scenery would be the good old Just flight/Get mapping VFR.

Yes, I know thats just the fs2002 scenery re-hashed for fs2004, but its better than the default.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 31 Dec 2006, 12:44

Argosy was 2005...so it's the 748 then?

Garry :Christmas:

hinch · Post by **hinch** » 31 Dec 2006, 13:07

best free aircraft
it's been a good year. in alphabetical order:
- derek palmer's dh-104
- rick's new chipmunk
- LIC Christen Eagle II (i think it came out in january..might have been dec. 05)
- warwick carter's P51
- POSKY 747sp - what a model.
- Project Tupolev
- samdim/scs tu-124

best pay aircraft
in ordeer of bestest:
- sibwings saab safir
- SD Yak 40
- cloud9 mb339 for value (awesome scenery too)

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 31 Dec 2006, 16:16

Haven't bought any payware this year :-$
:redface:

As far as freeware products go I would not like to vote one against the other as all the aircraft built for the flight simulator community from Rick, Derek and the Daves' etc. are all worthy of the top nominations :dance:

Sorry, but just call me indecisive

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 31 Dec 2006, 16:23

Best freeware:
Ricks 748, 780 and Chiipie.
DM's 1-11 VC update.
Project Tupolev
Real Environment Professional

Best payware:
Dreamflett Bonanza with McLeland Turbokit. (Yes I know it was released in 2005 but meh)
FS Addon's Tongass Fjords

I would add the CS 757 to the list as the model is superb but the default 737 airfile cannot be excused.

I cant really say what is best, because best is very subjective.

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 31 Dec 2006, 18:51

Best Freeware: Rick 's Chipmunk and HS 748.

Best Payware: Plane Design's Spitfire, and MAAMs DC3/C47 pack

Best Scenery: Payware: Just Flight's British Airports Northern England Part 1: n fact, this is the only scenery I paid for this year, so not much to go on, is it..

Best Scenery: Freeware: UKVFR by http://www.VFRaddons.co.uk