kneighbour

Good review. I agree with you about the sounds - something funny going on there. They don't seem that good and don't seem to change much. You perhaps overlooked one big thing that I really see as an improvement over V1 - this time you can map the mixture/fuel levers to your hardware (like every other aircraft). In V1 you had to use your mouse, and it was one reason I gave the aircraft away. The GTN-750 interface is a bit of a problem - it basically does not work. I am sure that they will fix it, but so far it is not working for me. The autopilot is a bit hit and miss also, as you hinted at. This might be as in RL also, so it is not a big complaint. But I found that it did not always capture an altitude when ascending. Operating the altitude knob was fairly good though. The big thing for me is the night lighting. The overhead panel is much like it was in V1 - unreadable at night. You can see the lettering ok, but you cannot see any of the switches or knobs, which for me at least makes it unflyable. All the other lighting is just great. I wonder sometimes if we are just getting too spoiled. We complain about the smallest of things - when in fact it is a brilliant depiction of a nice aircraft. Hopefully some fixes will come out soon. The Updater issues are already being worked on (it basically does not work). I think the plane would have done well to go to a few beta testers for a week or so before release.