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Bill Gates flies the MS Flight Simulator, he should download this
plane and panel. In short, the plane (by Jens Borgstroem) is great
and the panel (by
Eric Ernst)
is even better! On the 1-10 scale the
plane is a 9 and the panel is a 10 or maybe even an 11.
The Boeing 767-323 is a versatile comfortable airliner, in fact it is
one of the most successful Boeing has in its fleet. American
Airlines, which is the livery shown here, has a large fleet of 767's
including the 200 ER and 300 ER models.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 180 ft 3 in
Wing Span: 156 ft 1 in
Power Plant: 2 GE CF6-80C2B
Thrust: 60,000 LB each
Seating: 315 Passengers
The aircraft has been updated, modified, and tested by Jens
Borgstroem who has worked his magic on other flight models including
the Saab 340b. This is one of his finest moments. The 767 really
shines in the sunlight and you won't believe how good it looks in 3D.
The paint job is done well and is very accurate. There are special
lighting effects at night, which make the passenger windows light up.
This is a nice touch of realism. Landing lights are also included.
I was a private pilot and never flew big jets, but I got a real sense
of what it must be like flying this model! It should be understood
that this aircraft is only a beta model. I can't wait to see the
finished product. While there is always room for improvement, there
is an excellent foundation to build on here.
Not to take anything away from the designers of the aircraft but the
panel is the really special thing here. Eric Ernst, who is a pilot
for a major airline has done some of his best work on this panel.
The gauges and other readouts are crystal clear and very easy to read
and operate. The newest version of this panel (ver 4) has some great
additions. Most noticeable is the new EADI, which was programmed by
Christian Kogler. This really functions as an all in one gauge.
Also included is a flight director type system. Eric gives a
wonderfully simple explanation of these gauges on his
web site. In fact it is more of a tutorial.You really get a feel for what ATP pilots spend their time looking at in the cockpit, and more importantly you get a good sense of what the various gauges do. The picture here probably won't do proper justice to this panel so I recommend you check it out on Eric's site. Simply stated this is one of the best panels out there.
As seems to be the case with all of Eric Ernst's panels the
installation procedure could not be easier. Follow the directions
and you can't miss. Installing panels used to intimidate me. It is
a pleasure to install something when the instructions are made easy
to understand and are written well. One of the great things about
FlightSim.Com is that you can view the file documentation before you
spend time downloading. I have said it before and I'll say it again:
no instructions = no download. Poorly written, unclear or incorrect
instructions = the same thing. The good news is that the majority of
panel developers, especially Mr. Ernst understand this. You'll have
no problems installing this panel.
Lee Degenstein
Download
Jens Borgstroem's American Airlines 767.
Download
Eric Ernst's Boeing 767 panel.
Visit
Eric Ernst's Web site.
Email:
bizradio@worldnet.att.net