PMDG has produced a model that is an order of magnitude better than anything out there presently. I thought, “Drat… I’ll never use this airplane… this is why I don’t fly airliners.” However, it’s all I’ve flown since Friday… almost forty hours in the left seat as of this writing. The first time I got into the pilot’s seat of the DC-6 I was overwhelmed. That’s exactly what I thought about my preference too, for years now. I’m more of a GA pilot and fly short distances And if and when PMDG delivers a DC-3… well, at that point I’m probably done buying airplanes for a while. I’ll buy the Aeroplane Heaven DC-3 when it comes out. I’d fly the DC-3 when I’m too tired for that or don’t have enough time, and just want to motor along until I arrive someplace. I’d fly the DC-6 when I want to have that experience and get into the planning as part of the fun. So in the sim, they’re really for different preferences or different moods. If he did, there are passengers or mail to pick up, and you land. You can fly flag stops the way they did in the 30s - fly over the field and see if the station manager has raised the flag. You can reasonably fly it single pilot (there was even a modified one that flew in Alaska that had FAA certification for single-pilot ops - they moved the cowl flaps controls to the left side of the cockpit and that took care of it). You can handle the descent by feel - maybe do some S-turns if you’re too high entering the airport area - and still arrive on the approach where you need to be. It cruises at about 150 mph and flies the approach at 90, so it’s pretty easy to scrub off speed. The DC-3, on the other hand, is more seat-of-the-pants. That means it needs more planning - you have to work out the descent distance, and then make sure you’ve allowed another 20 miles or so to bleed off speed at platform altitude before the initial approach fix. It’s faster and more powerful, and there’s a bigger gap between its cruise speed and its approach speed. No, the difference is that the DC-6 is a more procedural airplane. You can fly the DC-6 short-haul - I’ve been wringing out the MSFS version on flights between KDCA and KPHL, about 150 nautical miles and never getting above 7,000 feet.
Thanks a ton!Ĭoming late to this thread, but I’ll throw in my two cents, based on lots of hours in the PMDG DC-6 in FSX/P3D, and even more in DC-3s/C-47s (I was a very small part of the beta team for Manfred Jahn’s freeware C-47 and flew the AH DC-3 as well)…įor me, the difference between the DC-3 and the DC-6 isn’t so much long-haul vs. If all factors were equal, i’d probs chose the DC-3 'cause it seems like the more historically significant airplane? Obvs there will be differences though, so i was wondering if i should get the PMDG DC-6 now or wait 'till the Aeroplane Heaven DC-3 comes out and see how they stack-up against one another?Īny advice would be welcome, especially from people that have had experience with both Aerospace Heaven and PMDG payware.
Their PR is a bit…interesting, which makes me a bit hesitant (with how the Spitfire delay was handled). With Aeroplane Heaven, it seems like reviews are fairly positive, but seem to highlight more issues. Communication from them seems pretty good and it looks like their responsive to issues. So far, it seems like PMDG have released a great product, minus some bugs (like the multiplayer issue). With PMDG’s DC-6 released and Aeroplane Heaven’s DC-3 coming up, i only have money for one of them and am trying to decide which to chose. I’m fairly new to flight sims and so was looking for a little advice.