FSX Grumman Mallard G-73AT v1.1

This plane is absolutely a joy to use! Easily top five best free FSX airplanes for me.

For me, flight dynamics will either make or break the model and this plane's flight dynamic is one of the best around. It flies with much authority and its controls are stable and predictable (my yoke sensitivity in FSX Settings is set high at 100 for crisp responses). And those two turbine engines, the power they hold are immense but not overwhelming.

Water operation is a bit tricky to do since FSX didn't do a good job of modeling this accurately but this plane did well in the water. It definitely need the water rudder to control it in the water. I especially enjoyed seeing the water dripping/spray still following the plane after a water take off. That's something I have not seen before in a MSFS seaplane.

The interior (both cockpit and the passenger area) and external details are detailed and exquisite. I recommended adding at least one passenger viewpoint. The panel, both 2D and especially the 3D/VC is well done. I do have one complaint; the white-lit buttons in the top console in the virtual cockpit are too bright and distracting for me during night time flying, being right in front of the pilot's face.

And finally, the post-engine-shutdown details make it all the more sweeter for me. All in all, outstanding job on this one! I like planes that make me work for it to have successful flights and this one does it.

And thanks for the cigars, too! :-)