OK Keith,
Firstly, thank you for this model.
I used FSX.
Not the prettiest aeroplane in town, but it does what it says on the box.
Very shiny engine cowl, reflects everything!
I like the in-cockpit vibration while the engine is running.
Again intrigued by those 1930s instruments.
Lots of smoke on start up. Wooohoo!
Took off from Denham and flew around for ten minutes or so.
Struggles to get up speed until you remember to crank up the undercarriage.
Once under way, it does just what the placard says, cruising at 130+ at 3000RPM. Unsure whether I hit some wind gusts, but I had two rather noticeable wobbles when cruising hands & feet off.
Trim
lever worked fine, but couldn't really understand the pop-up trim box; is it just to indicate present state, or supposed to be adjustable from that little box
Interesting engine sound, though I've no idea what the real Pobjoy sounded like tbh.
Appears to perform as expected, not too aerobatic.
I used the tailhook control, and only the front cockpit door opens; bashing some other keys,(including CTRL + R) the pilot's door starts to open, then slams shut. Couldn't get that rear door open at all after that.
The restricted view and lack of flaps made my first landing a hair raising experience, landed parallel to the runway, but no cigar!
I didn't break it though. Taxied over to the bowser, finding that the rudder is easier to control turns than differential brakes, which appeared to stop the beast completely. Fairly high RPM needed to keep moving on the ground.
Anyway, to prove that it's still in one piece, here's me at the bowser:
