Simviation - review

Aircraft External View: The 728-100 has a good physical appearance although one side of the aircraft, for me at least is blurry. The model was created with Gmax. There doesn't seem to be a flaw in the model. It has full animation and a nice Virtual Cockpit. If the plane were to be repainted which I am sure it already has been, it would look great. I would rate the external view a 7 out of 10, if it weren't for the paint job it would be rated a 10 out of 10. Although the blur could just be me but that other side is perfect so I don't know. Also, I found a way to get rid of the blur, I noticed right when I got in the air the blur was gone and it was just like the other side. When I minimized and came back it was back to blurry. I zoomed in as close as I could to the blurred side and when I zoomed back out it was perfect.

Sound: Ouch!, again it could just be me but I got an error for sound file not found so it had to resort to stock 737 sounds.

Panel: The panel and Virtual Cockpit both look great. But because of the sound problem, every time I switch from spot to cockpit I get a sound error which is really a pain... I would rate the panels about 8 out of 10.

Handling: On the ground it handles like you would expect it to, very wide turns. I tested at O'Hare Intl, for landing I found full flaps and about 160-170 Knots a good speed to land. Late corrections mean bad landings because of its some what sluggish maneuverability. It seems a lot more agile than it should be for the size of the plane of course the way I was testing its agility would stress the plane and cause it to break up, normal turns of course would not.

Take off Characteristics: Very easy to take off. Once you reach about 130 Knots that is a good time to go air born.

My personal overall rating is 85%. Its a very nice plane.