Worth the Money Now? | Red Wing L1049 Constellation | Full Flight Review | Longreach - Cairns | MSFS
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In this video we carry out another full review of the Red Wing Lockheed Super-Constellation for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We will be recreating a QANTAS Connie service, during the golden years of aviation, from Longreach (YLRE) up to Cairns (YBCS).
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
MSI B550M
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 4.7GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight! - Hry
Hello everyone!
During the approach, I meant to say that the aircraft felt “right-wing” heavy haha. Having watched the video back, it would appear that with all 4 throttles in the same position, the number 3 and 4 engines do actually produce slightly less thrust. The automatic flight engineer accounts for this (you can see that the throttles are staggered during the takeoff), whereas I did not. The imbalance still felt rather exaggerated though, given the relatively minor difference in power settings on each side.
I hope that clarifies things a little : )
"Southern Horizont"? Someone's left a great big yawning typo on your third-party livery, it's "Southern Horizon" 😂😂
I like the fact that they used a clipboard, which is way more historically appropriate, rather than the usual tablet. Hope more will do the same.
Agreed Davide. It’s nice to have something a little more plausible, although I don’t mind a tablet, so long as it can be hidden away. Red Wing definitely have a few nice ideas with their Connie and it’s great to see how far the aircraft has come : )
Cheers!
well, it's been done many times in older addons for fsx or xplane. but i feel the trend toward tablets is not going to die
Quite the thorough and complete review of the much beloved L1049 Connie. I enjoyed every minute, including some of the passenger visuals with appropriate music. Excellent, start to finish. Thank you!
Thanks very much Live2ride, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to try and recreate a little bit of ambiance from the golden days of aviation : )
Cheers for watching - much appreciated. All the best!
Thanks for taking us with you.
My absolute pleasure sir! Thanks very much for coming along : )
I had an inside tour of the Connie the last time I went to Oshkosk. It indeed had a green cockpit and panel. Well done.
Ah, very nice Brian, lucky you! Thanks very much for the feedback. Cheers and all the best! : )
All your reviews are just amazing and above all extremely useful.
Thanks very much LKM! It’s always a pleasure to hear that someone is finding the content useful, all the more so if they’re enjoying it as well : )
Very kind of you to say and much appreciated. All the best!
Again another great and honest review, these kind of reviews take a lot of time and effort. Thanks for that ! Your nuances are great and fair, always the best I have seen in any other review. I hope you will continue with this. The Connie is my favorite aircraft, I used to fly the A2A one in P3D and have a few paintings of it made by Thijs Postma the great Dutch aircraft painter in my house. Now after your review i know what to do puchasing the Redwing Constellation or not, thanks again !
Thanks very much once again Ben!
The vids can indeed take quite a bit of time to record, but I generally very much enjoy the process; so long as people want to watch them, that's satisfying enough for me : )
Well, it's been great to see that Red Wing have continued to work on their Connie, but of course the product still has some way to go before it's giving A2A a run for their money. I'm really glad the video helped you in your purchasing decision though.
Happy flying and all the best!
Thank you for the musical/dining interlude! We now have a Constellation parked as a static attraction/bar at TWA Hotel JFK, as a simmer, I now have to purchase this, the price is not bad considering the complexity and overall amount of work put in to programming this iconic bird.
My pleasure diesel! I’m glad you enjoyed it : )
Sounds like a cracking bar! I hope they have period-appropriate music etc to boot. Haha, I hope you’re enjoying the Red Wing Connie then. Happy flying and all the best!
Now I challenge all those Constellation skin makers out there: make a skin of the Constellation assigned to Douglas McArthur and christened "Bataan". It has been recently restored to pristine operating condition.
I love these birds!
Great video! Thanks again! 🎉
Yeah, these sorts of machines are timeless classics Arty! Great to be able to fly them in the sim (though I do hope Red Wing continues to polish up the Connie a little bit more).
My pleasure on the video, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks and all the best : )
Such a lovely video. Thanks for your content.
Thanks very much Tyler, I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
My pleasure and thanks for watching. All the best : )
The Connie was a favourite of mine as a boy, was lucky enough to see an airworthy example as a young man.Grace and beauty. Loved the video, thanks. 👍
My pleasure on the video, Mark! I’m glad it brought back some nice memories (I’m sure that seeing the Connie, was indeed a rather unforgettable experience : )
Thanks very much for watching and all the best!
So glad you did a 2nd review and seems so long ago that you did the first
Very pleased that you chose Longreach for the video because I used to live there and
I was very much involved in the original concept of the museum back in 1993.
As to the aircraft - I will keep my pension money for a later variation - hopefully A2A ??
Ah well I'm glad you enjoyed another outing in the Connie then JTH! It does indeed seem like a long old time ago since the last review - how time flies!
I'm happy that the video brought back some memories for you. Longreach doesn't seem like the obvious location to start an airline, but I'm sure Qantas had their reasons haha (I gather the area was a bit more populous back in the day also?). The museum looks like it would be great to visit, although a little bit out of my way currently ha.
I would say that whilst much improved, the Red Wing Connie still isn't ready for the prime time just yet, so better to hold on to your money for now yes (one can only hope for an A2A version later on!).
Cheers again and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks for the reply - since you can't get there yet maybe my video will help - and note that they have your Connie - but still working on it before it goes full time in the Museaum - czcams.com/video/26VF3t5uqzE/video.html
Thanks matey! Well done!
Thanks very much AB, I’m glad you enjoyed the flight! My pleasure and all the best : )
I really like this product. Keep in mind that every increase in fidelity, there is a performance cost involved. No free lunch so to speak. So keeping some of the graphics a little on the low-fi side is not an issue, rather a bonus. I want smooth, flowing graphics, not choppy, stuttering frames. PMDG are the masters at knowing what to spend their performance on and what to lower. Unless you are running a brand new massive powerhouse PC, you will appreciate the efforts.
Hi VH,
Great, very happy to hear that you're enjoying the Connie! I agree that ordinarily, there does have to be some sort of trade-off between fidelity and visual modelling. PMDG do indeed tend to strike a good balance and there are a few other devs, also very good at pulling off this trick. Generally speaking, I find the L1049's modelling to be acceptable, I do think cockpit texturing could be improved in certain areas though (it doesn't need to be high res, just a little more photo-realistic). The main area of the Connie in which I would still like to see improvements, is actually the systems / engine modelling; currently I feel that both could use further refinement given the price point.
I am very happy to see the amount of work Red Wing have continued to put into the Connie though and they deserve a lot of praise for that!
Cheers and all the best : )
Sadly, every time I fly this aircraft I appreciate the PMDG DC6 more and more. It is head a shoulders above this product, notwithstanding the efforts the developers have made and continue to make.
Yep, very much agree Publius. It's great to see how much work Red Wing have continued to put into the Connie (many developers would simply not have bothered), but the aircraft still has a very long way to go, until it's on a par with the DC6 (and it ought to be, given that it's basically the same price). At this stage, I think Red Wing have a nice enough product, but they're rather over-charging for what it currently is I feel.
All the best : )
Thanks for another great review. The Connie (from Calclassic) is the plane i flew most in FSX, loved the 749 mostly but also the 1046 and 1649, as well as the EWR version were really awesome. This one sadly is not where i can drop 50 on it and be satisfied. But given time i hope i can fly it with good engine modeling and the super sexy MATS skin as well as those beautifull classic airlines skins.
To me the Connie's looks are a million times more sexy then the square DC 6.
You're most welcome once again Coenraad, cheers!
I wasn't a huge fan of the real Connie's looks previously, but I have to say that the aircraft has really grown on me haha - undoubtedly a more beautiful piece of design than the DC6, though currently (as you allude to) there is no competition between the two products in MSFS. Hopefully Red Wing will eventually get the L1049 to where it needs to be and kudos to them for continuing to put a tonne of work into their product.
Thanks : )
The smoke effects are great! The exhaust flame is still a bit cartoony. The engineer startup; it's pretty cool they count the prop blades instead of the engines instantly coming to life. The engines look way better, but what the heck was that where you were running 2,700 RPM taxiing onto the runway? Power settings in general seemed very off. Climbing out at 700fpm at 190 on 22" ?! Gauge bugs?
Hi Jacob,
Yes, the smoke effects are indeed some of the best I've seen and what a difference it makes to the start-up (PMDG take note! haha). The exhaust flames are certainly a bit cartoony, but at least Red Wing went to the trouble of modelling them (I feel like most devs would not have done so). The engineer counting the prop blades through was nice; the only thing I would say there - the count bears no resemblance to the blade movement itself unfortunately (and actually, many of the callouts don't really match the systems configuration etc).
The engine modelling seemed to be way off in general yes. I'm not all that familiar with the Connie, but the power settings and rpm's seemed to be all over the shop throughout the flight and generally power settings seemed to be far too low. It could be the gauges I suppose, but I feel like the engine modelling in general is lacklustre.
Still plenty for Red Wing to be working on I would say, but it is really nice to see how much work has been put into the product since release (it's almost a whole new addon in some respects).
Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yes it's a shame they still didn't corrected the engine RPM behaviour. Another thing I noticed is the size of the instruments on the flight engineer panel. They are way to small and the panel feels empty as in the real one it feels crowded.
Indeed PmZ - unfortunately, the cockpit modelling / scaling is rather inconsistent in the Red Wing Connie. Given that the cockpit has already had one fairly drastic overhaul, I’d be surprised if we see another one any time soon. . .
All the best! : )
Thanks for the vid and cheers for flying into Cairns 🙂, my hometown! Well Trinity Beach to be exact which is just behind that 2 bump hill visible North when you landed, I'm on the lake right behind it. TB is modeled quite well as it was one of the photogrammetry updated places on the AU WU. It's a small world in MSFS 😃 Next time you head this way pop in for a beer!🍺
My pleasure Stefaan! Haha, if I'd have known, I'd have waved! ; )
It is indeed a small world; I always find it quite fascinating, knowing just how spread out my audience is and finding out where one or two of you happen to be from.
I'm glad you enjoyed the flight. Cheers once again! : )
two sec in the video and i HAD to give a thumbs up!
Haha, well thanks very much Dennis, that is quick! I do hope you enjoyed the rest of the video also : )
Cheers and all the best!
You chose the passenger variant, which is why Cargo and Litters are available. Select the MATS variant, and you get all three
Ahh, that would explain it then Brian haha! I actually didn't realise the cargo variant was now also included; I only saw the pax variant available from my aircraft selection menu, but I must have missed something.
Thanks for the info and all the best! : )
she is on the same level like the PMDG DC-6 absolutly amazing airplans Big and Amazing.
My granddad said that the L1049 was the best 3-engine aircraft ever built ;)
Haha, indeed Ghost, I have heard it said of the Connie before. They really were pushing the limits of piston engine technology at the time and I gather failures were not uncommon. Another win for the jet haha.
Cheers and all the best : )
Thank you sir for another masterclass review and flight in this very much 'Fallout 4' plane :)
My absolute pleasure once again K4Ri80! Thanks for coming along for the ride ; )
Haha, is the Connie in Fallout 4 then? Or you just mean the aircraft has that sort of vibe to it?
Cheers! : )
Great review and a lovely plane. I still can't decide what to think of weathered \aged cockpits. The passenger area and externals are pristine, which suggests we're flying it back in its heyday, so the cockpit should be in a good state too. I know people enjoy the aged look but I wish we had the choice. E.g. fly an old restored one today or a pristine one back in time. Maybe I'm just too picky 😃
I think it's a balance of trying to please most people
Hi Doc,
Hehe, I know weathering always tends to divide opinion, personally I prefer a cockpit with a bit of "character" though ; )
You're correct, that there is perhaps a bit of a mismatch between the cabin and the cockpit on the Red Wing Connie, but that isn't necessarily unrealistic. Aesthetically at least, the cabin does tend to get a bit more TLC than the cockpit and you might be surprised as to how quickly the cockpit gets "beaten up" on a real aircraft. The cabin does also get an overhaul from time to time, whereas generally the cockpit does not.
As with all of these sorts of things, the optimum solution would be to give the user a choice. Most devs don't seem to do that, but at least there are quite a few cockpit texturing options, available for the bigger addons (PMDG 737 etc), over on Flightsim.to.
Cheers and all the best! : )
Let's face it: The Lockheed Red Wing L1049 Constellation looks like a piece of Art.
Love the random F22 Raptor parked at the Domestic Terminal….
Haha, maximum immersion! Asobo really need to sort out the traffic system in the sim, such that we can choose which 3rd party models are displayed (it annoys me every time I see something like this in the sim haha).
Cheers Tom, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations only thing more annoying is when you turn towards your terminal and see an asobo Boeing A380 parked in your gate!
Haha, true AV - sometimes very annoying also! XD
Thank you for doing full flights from start up to shut down. This helps me decide if I want to buy something or not. Having said that, I don't feel this on e is worth the price. I am not even sure I would buy it at half the price.
My pleasure L CC! I'm sure the full startup's etc aren't to everyone's tastes, but firstly I think it's a good way of demonstrating the systems fidelity etc and secondly, I wouldn't enjoy making these reviews, if I wasn't getting a fun flight out of them myself haha.
Unfortunately I would still have to agree with you at the moment; it's great to see how much work Red Wing have continued to put into the Connie, but it's still a very steep asking price for what you're ultimately getting.
Cheers, all the best : )
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Hân hạnh!
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều, tôi thực sự vui vì bạn thích nó : )
I just bought this and I had not watched this yet so I felt it more extremely wonky on the landing. Whew, but still manageble. Surprised my Turtle Beach trim wheel does not connect. Will have to work on that. Cheers
Haha, glad you managed to get her back on the ground Mr S! How have you been finding the Connie? Have there been many changes to the addon since I recorded this video?
Happy flying! : )
I love the look of the rl conny and this is another cracking review but the only thing that puts me off buying this is that the interior seems very garish and rough looking.
Cheers Dave, I'm glad you enjoyed the review!
Yeah, the Connie is certainly a beautiful design (I didn't used to like it actually, but it has grown on me haha) and arguably a more interesting aircraft than the DC6. Unfortunately, both the visuals and the systems modelling of the Red Wing version, are a little "rough around the edges", which I think makes the price a somewhat high, for what the product is currently.
Thanks for watching! All the best : )
Love your videos mate. Out of curiosity, are you using a 1080p monitor? Would be great to view in 2k+
Thanks very much man, I'm really happy to hear that you're enjoying the content!
I am stuck with a 1080p monitor haha, but I'm planning to move up to 2K (possibly 4K) in the not-too-distant future. I'm just waiting to see how things pan out with the new NVIDIA 40 series cards and then I will consider my upgrade options.
Cheers and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I'm in the same boat with GPU, was hoping 40 series will be cheaper but doesn't seem to be the case..
Great and honest review, thank you. You decelerate with throttles in idle during approach. Isnt this the one thing you should NEVER do with radial engines?! The backload on the props would crush your cylinders. I like the plane but the cockpit-textures are not what I expect in a 2022 Modell for over 50$. I really prefer my DC6. As soon as this gets better I consider a try
Hi Ceejay,
Thank you very much, you're most welcome!
I'm not expert on these things, but I believe you're absolutely right. Certainly I try and avoid any such behaviours in the DC6. The Red Wing Connie seems to require very low power settings at the best of times though, so it was very hard to decelerate without coming back on the power. It was partly my own fault mind you, as I exacerbated the situation by flying an approach designed for your average modern jet (trying to "get down and slow down", was always going to end poorly in the Connie I guess). I hope that clarifies things.
I very much agree with you on the textures. The Red Wing Connie isn't a bad product per se, but obviously it is competing with the DC6 *and* at a similar price point. There's still a fairly big divide between the two products in terms of what they're offering.
Cheers and all the best! : )
I have found that the automated power settings are a little bit bugged for me. Sometimes the cruise settings aren't quite synced, sometimes the flight engineer spends several minutes trying to sync the RPMs and manifold pressures, if he succeeds in doing so at all. I don't quite feel that the flight engineer is up to snuff, I find I get more fuel efficiency and better cruising by managing that myself. Otherwise, I have no complaints. Very commendable aircraft in-sim, very pleasing to fly.
I splashed out 6K for a liquid cooled PC with a 3090 in it and of all my purchases over the last decade or so it's the one I'm most pleased with. I can populate my airfields with sim objects (planes from the list). At KMCI (kansas city) I have 7 PMDG DC-6s, 9 DC-3s, 4 Beech-18s and a whole lot of Cessna 190s. All my settings are pretty much maxed out and I'm still getting over 70 fps. I fly exclusively in the 1950s (where they never heard the word Garmin). The Connie would look great there and I'm seriously considering buying it.
I've over written every interstate in Kansas and reduced most of the cities to 1950s levels. I still can't get rid of those damn windmills though.
Very happy to hear that you’re enjoying the new PC Fred! That sounds like quite a cool project you’ve got going there; I always thought it would be nice to have more vintage scenery options in the sim. The Connie could certainly still use some work, but would otherwise fit right in with what you’re trying to achieve.
Happy flying and all the best! : )
I dont know about you but I think its a magnificent aircraft !
Hi Rafid,
The Connie is certainly a magnificent piece of design. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Red Wing’s depiction of the aircraft (more than anything, I feel the product is overpriced for what it is) but, to each his own and I’m really happy you’re enjoying the addon!
Happy flying and all the best : )
Good Video Yes though I won't be getting this .
Thanks very much Mike! Haha, fair enough. It's great to see that Red Wing have continued to put in the work, but there is indeed still some way to go before the product fully justifies its price point.
Thanks for watching and all the best : )
Once again, a great review! I know this is a review from 1 year ago but I've been looking to buy this plane for some time and if they've improved it to the extent I've seen in this review, I think it's now worth considering the purchase. However, I must ask about the Blue colored flames, (for lack of a better description), coming from the engines while in METO power/cruise configuration.
I know the Connie would blow flames under full power and I expected that, but what is the blue color supposed to be replicating? As a long time 'FSXer', one of my favorite planes was the Constellation. This MSFS version may have gotten reasonably close to the FSX version but I'm not so sure that it's quite there yet.
Thanks again,
Rich
Hello Rich,
Cheers, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video!
Haha, you certainly aren’t the first person to point out the flames in the cruise. I’m no Connie expert but, it does seems as though flames in the cruise are a bit out of place. I presume the dev is trying to replicate heat-haze etc (which perhaps did have a somewhat bluish hue to it - I have no idea), but I think the effect is overdone, whatever it is trying to be.
Whilst the Red Wing Constellation has come a long way, it’s still nowhere close to its A2A counterpart, or the PMDG DC6 for that matter. So, be to honest, it’s a difficult product for me to recommend overall (especially given the price). That being said, I tried to give a good impression of what the addon does have to offer, so if you can live with the RW Connie’s shortfalls, you may still enjoy it.
I hope that helps a little? All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yes, thank you! It certainly does help me out because I've still been considering it. Shortly after I watched your video, I gave it all some additional thought but opted for the C160 instead. Even though I'm sure the C160 is open for improvements, I've never owned any variation of it in FSX, (that I can remember) and the price of the C160 was much more palatable.
I found the AZURPOLY C160 plane to be worth the low price at the very least. But I think I chose not to go for the Connie just yet is because of my memory of the A2A Connie for FSX that I flew quite often.
Even though I knew better, I was concerned that I would have subconsciously expected something from the Red Wing L049 that it couldn't deliver because I still have the memory of the A2A version. Therefore, I decided to wait a little longer to see how the Red Wing version progresses. If Red Wing doesn't implement some sort of 'shut-off' option, my guess is that it wouldn't be too difficult to scratch those blue-flame effects from the plane's program manually.
PS The red flames are fine and there may be some blue-flame visible on the real thing if the pilot is pushing the superchargers (and viewed under close inspection at just the right time of day & conditions), but it's a bit much.😉
My pleasure, Rich!
The Transall is pretty great and I gather another update is on the way for the aircraft. AzurPoly have an excellent track record for improving their products and whilst Red Wing have certainly improved their Connie significantly, the addon is still significantly overpriced for what it is.
Happy flying and all the best! : )
I love the classic connie with the P-38 wing its the prettiest by far imo.
Ahh, I never actually knew that the Connie's wing was so closely based on the P-38's wing design. A good little fact to know (and indeed it is a very graceful design ; )
Cheers SW! All the best : )
I wish more aircraft let you adjust trim sensitivity.
Agreed Josh, it's a good bit of functionality to have and it would be nice if more addons let us adjust control sensitivities in general (since we know the sim can feel rather over-sensitive at times).
Cheers, all the best : )
I hope add the Xbox One S version. Lockheed Super Constellation is beautiful airplan ever.
Hi Ayaka,
I'm not sure as to whether the Connie is planned to be released on the Xbox also. I think in theory the aircraft should work on the console, but given that the addon has now been released onto the Marketplace, it perhaps doesn't bode well that is still only available for PC. It may be that Red Wing is doing the same as many other developers and waiting until the WASM coding issues have been fixed on the Xbox.
I'm afraid I don't know any more details than that. Cheers and all the best! : )
Comparing it to PMDG's DC6 for MSFS and A2A's Constellation for FSX, a lot of work needs to be done on the engine simulation. The manifold pressure should be in the green for most of the power settings on the charts, but it sits around 20" when trying to set the correct torque pressure and fuel mixture. Opening cowl flaps in the air causes CHT to increase, oil temperature shoots up when the cooler flaps are closed and causes fires immediately after landing, switching the carb air to hot makes it colder, and lowering propellor RPM causes torque pressure to decrease instead of increase.
This seems pretty concerning, especially if things are doing the exact opposite of what they’re supposed. Any words on fixes?
@@shinkicker404 fixes for what, from PMDG and the DC-6? LOL ok wait for that.
@@fsx-legend4602 No, for msfs in general
As someone who has some real world time on round engines the MP is way too low. Other things have been mentioned and for the most part are accurate. That said I like this creation and when the engine power settings and ADF is corrected I would/will buy it. I started flying in the 1970s and ADF nav and approaches in locations were very common. Doing ADF approaches in the north in hilly/mountainous terrain helps develop your ADF skills. I'm looking forward to this machine in the future.
@@davewilton3101 I noticed the RPM right away on taxi out. There seems to be no modeling for the props at all. It seems like the modelers are used to turbine engines and don't understand how recip props work. "Setting METO" is both MAP and RPM. This is a show stopper for me. I consider this a major modelling failure, It's a shame too because the REDWING team has obviously spent a lot of time and effort which has produced a beautiful model with many unique and innovative features. If they can properly model the propeller system, they will get my money.
Another great one, out of reach on the Xbox. Nice to see though 👍
The Connie may be out of reach for now CP, but I don't think you'll miss it, once the DC6 makes its way back onto the console ; )
The Connie is of course an iconic and beautiful machine, but the DC6 really is the better addon in every respect currently.
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations now that would be a good un 👍
I wish A2A would do their P3D Captain of the Ship 049 Constellation for MSFS. The Red Wing one is absolutely no match for the A2A one in P3D.
Likewise Spybaz; I would love to see anything A2A, in MSFS! Their Spit was always my favourite addon, but I’d happily take the Connie. Sadly, I seem to recall reading somewhere, that A2A weren’t planning on brining their Connie to the sim, but perhaps they’ll have changed their minds, now that they’ve seen what the sale numbers can be like etc. As you say, the Red Wing L1049 has a long way to go, before it’s giving A2A a run for their money, but I hope Red Wing continue to improve the aircraft nonetheless.
Cheers! : )
A2A B377 would have my vote.
@@davewilton3101 Yeah I love that one too
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I really hope this is not true. If they won't bring the connie to MSFS, I will have no use for that sim.
It might not be true ADHD. I read it somewhere, but you read a lot of stuff online haha. My guess, would be that perhaps the Connie didn’t sell quite as well as A2A were hoping and so they weren’t planning on bringing it forward into future sims, but I’m fairly sure once they see the sales figures of the Comanche, if there is a kernel of truth to the above, they’ll be having a big old rethink about the commercial viability of any addon in MSFS haha.
Fingers crossed - the more A2A addons we see in the sim, the better! : )
lol the intro in nice..... but no way in hell it was that quiet lol
Haha, for sure not Guilherme, but I wanted to create an ambiance, rather than deafen my audience XD
Cheers, all the best! : )
Any idea if the engine issues have been fixed? Appreciate the video, as always
Hi Cth777,
I’m afraid I’m not sure on that one. I haven’t flown the Connie since this re-review and the product was declared “finished” not too long thereafter. I did have someone commenting just the other day, re engine issues, but it’s tricky to say whether those comments were related to human error, or were an actual issue with the addon. To be honest, for the price, it’s still pretty difficult to recommend the Red Wing Connie overall.
I hope that helps a little. Many thanks and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations such a shame. You’d think they would be able to fix that issue with a lot of reproducible evidence. I’ll stick to my newly acquired CRJ for now as my new plane fix.
Thanks again for these vids and the response! Great content.
Sadly, I would have to say that is probably the best way to go for the time being. Enjoy the CRJ!
My absolute pleasure on the videos and the reply. Thanks very much and all the best once again : )
On my wish list; but I'll wait for a sale eh
@AmatørFoto Not as refined as I'd like my old planes to be, sadly.
That's probably a fair assessment Ken. The only problem is, once the Connie comes out of early access, there is actually going to be a price increase on the product (if Red Wing hasn't done so already, I'm afraid I haven't kept in the loop on that). So even in a sale, it may be that the L1049 is never any cheaper than its current price.
The Connie is reasonably nice in many respects and I think it will continue to be worked on, but I do feel that Red Wing are asking too much money for it at the moment, as compared with the DC6.
All the best : )
Do you know how I make the table that appears on the left appear in the pilot's seat?
Hello Juan,
I’m afraid, I’m not sure on that one - sorry.
I do hope you manage to get things figured out. All the best! : )
@iTB - how do you rate this vs the PMDG DC6? 🙂
Hi Haden,
Between the two aircraft, the PMDG DC6 wins on every count at the moment. Not wishing to belittle the Red Wing Connie in any way, but the DC6 really is just that much better - especially with regards to the systems modelling. I can see what Red Wing are aiming towards, but until they get there (if indeed they do), it's very hard to justify charging / paying "DC6 prices" for their product.
I hope that helps! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Agree on every count. In some ways, REDWING's concept is more innovative than PMDG's. But lacking accurate propeller system modeling is an inexplicable show stopper for me. They seem to be more than half way through their development plan which is great. But I would hope they get the props fixed before getting some of the eye candy done.
Glad you took anotehr look. I was about to pester you about this myself ;) I have a few questions.....
1. The display for the Zero Reader instrument, the right gauge of the 2 things top-center of the panel, so obviously of prime importance, still doesn't work. But OTOH, if you have a GTN 750 mod, that takes its place so for the nonce, no harm, no foul. Still, the Zero Reader was quite obviously paramount on the panel so its continued lack of functionality is annoying. Why did you not mention this?
2. HOW did you get above 10K without manual intervention on the FE panel, especially with the mixtures? For me (and everybody I've asked about this) the high blower setting simply doesn't work at all without manually leaning the mixture out a lot on the FE panel. Yet you didn't do that in this video So, how?
3. You should have mentioned that the Connie's throttle axes are jacked up. If you set them to 0-100 as for EVERY OTHER plane, you get -100 to +100. So, you must set your controller levers to the axes that just say "Throttle X", with in EVERY OTHER PLANE gives you -100 to +100, but in the Connie gives you 0-100.
Haha, cheers Bullet, sounds like I beat you to it then ; )
1. I was somewhat aware that the Zero Reader is not currently modelled, but since I know little-to-nothing about how it should work, I didn't have much of any value to contribute on the subject haha (those in the know, should be able to see for themselves, to what degree it has been modelled).
2. I saw others making mention of supercharger issues. I left the AI flight engineer running the show, all the way through from takeoff, to short-final. I was bracing myself for issues (given what I had read), but everything worked absolutely fine for me (no troubles climbing whatsoever). I don't know what the difference could be, perhaps the Connie was updated recently with a fix?
3. I didn't notice that issue with the throttles myself. As it happens, I already have my hardware bound to the "Throttle X" axis, so I didn't see any of the behaviour you describe (just a bit of a fluke on that one I suppose).
I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for your reply. As with the Twin Beech, our experiences differ (although, since the update, the Twin Beech is working pretty good for me now).
Anyway, as to the zero reader, it's from before even my ancient youth but I have scoured the web to learn about it. There's (was?) a manual for the instrument on Ebay and one of the pics of a random page answered most of my questions about how it worked.
Basically, the currently inop gauge on the right was a CRT screen that gave horizontal and vertical guidance similar to a modern-ish CDI . It had a fixed + of dashed lines n the middle that was the direction your nose was pointing relative to where it should be, which was a solid + that moved. So, if the solid + was above and left of the dashed +, you needed to go up and left until the dashed and solid +s merged in the center of the gauge. But the whole thing was tied into some sort of primitive FMS and was rather more flexible than a CDI, as in giving vertical guidance (taken from the AP setting, seemingly) during cruise, and able to take lateral guidance from NDB|s as well as VORs and backcourse localizers. The rotary switch on the left was for setting that up. Or so my very limited understanding leads me to believe.
So where does the GTN 750 fit on that panel?
Haha, good question Bob! I’m not sure I ever actually tried installing the GTN750, but it would be a bit of a squeeze, at the very least. I don’t have the aircraft installed at the moment, but if you’re looking to purchase and the GTN placement might sway your decision, I could always take a look for you : )
Cheers, all the best!
So, apparently this is coming to Xbox.....tomorrow, June 29th, 2023.
I've seen no videos on an "updated" version of this plane outside of previews from a year ago.
I honestly still don't have high hopes for this one.
Hello Tom,
Well, this actually was an “update” video haha - I believe the aircraft initially released almost 2 years ago and was broadly “nearing completion” at the time I recorded this. To be honest, Red Wing promised a lot with the Connie and whilst the addon isn’t “bad”, it’s difficult to recommend, when one can purchase the DC6 for the same sort of money.
I’m afraid I don’t have plans to revisit the Connie again any time soon, as there doesn’t appear to have been any further drastic changes, since recording this video.
Cheers and all the best! : )
where did you get the Qantas livery?
Hi GB, I got the livery over on Flightsim.to.
I hope that helps. All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank you
I just got back into the Connie after a few months and am really excited to fly
You’re most welcome, GB! Enjoy : )
Pls do more
Hi RET,
I presume you mean, do more flights in the Connie? I may take another look at the aircraft one day but, I have so many other addons to review, it’s always hard to find the time haha (and I don’t believe there have been any ‘drastic’ changes to the Connie since this was recorded). I love these vintage prop-liners though - I think the DC6 is also due another outing at some point. . .
Cheers and all the best : )
I'm not able to reset the L1049 for flight how do you fix the aircraft to fly again. I wish someone would Share how to get the Connie up and running .
Hi Allen,
Apologies for the slow reply, I'm just catching up on comments now. You'll need to have the aircraft on the ground and in a cold and dark state, before the repair option (available from the clipboard) will work.
I hope that helps! All the best : )
once hitting climb power I see the auto engineer pulls the power back to 23inches manifold!!! is that realistic? I would have thought the super connie could at least be at 35inches in climb no problem.
Hi Peter, I hope you're keeping well!
No haha, I really don't think it's realistic at all. I'm not *that* familiar with these older birds, but I was also rather surprised to see just how low the power settings were. Someone hypothesised that perhaps Red Wing haven't modelled the drag of the prop - seems plausible, but I've no idea where the discrepancy lies. There's certainly still quite a bit of work to be done on the aircraft systems anyway - so you can't uninstall P3D just yet : P
Cheers, all the best!
Yeah that seems super off, I looked up the real world manual for the plane and according to that, climb settings should be 2400rpm at 40.5" MP with the Wright Duplex engines. Not sure what's up with the automatic flight engineer, I've just started overriding it with the real world values. I found that when I used the FE my power and rpms would continually decline.
how to on GPS?
Hello ,i need some help,i can not fly this plane ,all the engines full power,brakes released, but the plane Will not move, someone with the same error?
Hello Carlos,
Make sure you have your sim’s flight model set to “Modern” and not to “Legacy”. I have had a few viewers with the same issue and that seems to have fixed the problem for them : )
I hope that helps. All the best!
Bonjour, merci pour cette vidéo, la sauvegarde et le chargement des vues personnalisées ne fonctionnent pas ...dommage !
Bonjour Jean-Pierre, mon plaisir sur la vidéo !
C'est dommage / surprenant en ce qui concerne les vues personnalisées. Je suis en fait assez surpris, car je ne savais pas que la fonctionnalité d'affichage personnalisé était spécifique à l'avion. J'espère que vous appréciez le Connie autrement cependant.
Tous mes vœux! : )
still causes conflict with other aircraft?
I wasn’t aware that it did, Lorran (or perhaps I was vaguely aware, but I’d completely forgotten about that fact haha). What is the issue / conflict? I haven’t had a chance to revisit the Connie since this video, so I’m afraid I couldn’t tell you what sort of state the product is in at the moment.
Sorry I can’t be of more help on that one. All the best! : )
Hi!
Always the same issue...
Doesn't move: stuck on the ground.
Expensive payware for only have a museum aircraft that can't move...
Hello Fred,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re having issues with the addon. That’s not a behaviour that I have experienced with the Connie myself, but to be fair, I haven’t flown the aircraft in quite some time (so it’s possible that a subsequent sim update has broken the addon etc). The only thing that does spring to mind; are you first removing all of the external ground equipment from the aircraft (via the clipboard)?
I’m afraid there’s not much that I can do to help, but if the product is essentially unusable, you should definitely get in touch with Red Wing directly.
I do hope you manage to get things sorted. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations
Hi!
Thanks for your answer, but Red Wing already wrote to me in between, and the problem was to be in Historical flight mode, full hard and realistic.
The Connie can only be used under Modern flight mode.
I did it and she flies perfectly, now.
Ah ok, Fred. I’m glad you were able to get things sorted!
If you don’t mind then, I will take the liberty of deleting your other post regarding the addon, so that others aren’t potentially put off the Connie.
My pleasure on the reply! Happy flying and all the best : )
Does this use the garmin so you can utilize the MSFS world planner?
Hi JM,
From memory, the addon allows one to make use of the PMS GTN’s (either the payware, or freeware versions). I haven’t tried the PMS GTN’s in a long time myself but, the manual would seem suggest that one can import a sim flight plan: pms50.com/fs2020/gtn750/documentation.pdf#page21
Probably worth having a read of that and / or getting in touch with the dev to make absolutely sure, ahead of purchasing the product.
I hope that helps a little. All the best : )
A2a best one
Without a doubt Anjinsan! : )
mine won't move (brake is off full throttle)
Hello Michael,
I had another viewer with the same issue: Are you using the sim’s “Legacy” flight model by any chance? You need to be using the “Modern” flight model setting with the Connie (that solved the issue for the other chap).
I hope that helps? All the best! : )
Is it possible to remove the avatars?
Hi Fred,
Internally, yes, but I’m afraid I don’t recall whether or not that results in the pilot models being removed from the external view also.
I hope that helps a little. All the best!
Not worth 48.99 Euro...Maybe 20-25 Euro max but if you look at other aircrafts for 48.99 they mutch more worked out...which is a shame becuze i like the overall design...
Completely agree, Techno; the Connie is an okay effort but, heavily overpriced vs what the competition are offering.
Cheers, all the best!
Any chance this could ever reach Xbox?
I'm afraid I'm really not sure on that one AV. I don't see any technical reason why it couldn't (it doesn't use any external applications etc, so far as I am aware), but I haven't heard any such plans from Red Wing, either way. . .
Sorry I can't be of more help on that one. All the best! : )
Man I hope this comes to console
I’m not sure what the plan is for the Connie YG, but the console should see the DC6 again at some point and that’s a cracker of a retro piston-liner! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations yep I’m definitely excited for that
just my imagination or do i hear FSRealistic again lol
Haha, it is indeed just your imagination on this one Sesgow ; )
Is the co pilot etc supposed to sound European? Shouldn't they be Australian voices?
Hi Walter,
Well obviously for this flight, Australian accents would have been ideal, but the addon only comes with the one set of crew voices (which seem to be a mix of European accents, as best I can tell) and the livery was actually a 3rd party repaint - so not even native to the product.
I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )
I remember being in my backyard a few years ago and hearing a distant rumble in the sky. Not something I had heard before. Next minute the old QANTAS connie came roaring over at treetop level. Awesome sight, it was over all too quickly.
I don't like that camera rolling around like it is. It's actually making me feel sick. Unfortunately I'm going to have to stop watching.
Oh wow, that must have been quite a sight to behold MB! Was she headed to / from Longreach, or was the QANTAS Connie based somewhere else at the time?
With regards to the camera "rolling around", I presume you're referring to the head movement? That's a real shame, as I certainly don't want to make my viewers, let alone my channel members, feel sick! XD
I'm afraid I couldn't do without TrackIR (the hardware responsible for the camera movement), apologies if it's not very comfortable for you as a viewer and I do appreciate the feedback.
Cheers and all the best : )
Didn't like it., Engines sputter and stop at the runway when i try to fly it
Sorry to hear that, Brian. It’s fair to say that the Connie is a bit of a mediocre addon overall. That’s strange, re the engines though; I haven’t experienced any such problems myself, but then it has been a while since I last flew the aircraft (so a bug may have crept in). It’s a bit peculiar if the same thing is always happening on the runway. I’m afraid I’m not really sure what could be causing that. Perhaps it’s worth getting in touch with Red Wing. . .
I hope you manage to get things sorted. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Can You give me the E-Mail address so i can contact someone There ??, Very much appreciated.
Hello again Brian,
I don’t know whether this email address is specifically intended for support issues, but it seems Red Wing can be contacted at the following address: contact@redwing-copter.com
I hope that helps. Cheers again : )
Is it just me or did that thing look cartoony? I personally thought it looked awful.
The addon does look rather cartoony Kosys. Externally I think the aircraft looks nice enough, but internally it’s certainly still left wanting.
All the best! : )
The sounds of this aircrqft is terrible. Why did they not make it simple, so many effects that you cannot hear the engine but wind.
Indeed Attila. Sadly, there are still quite a few areas left wanting on the Red Wing Connie. It’s kind of hard to recommend the product, when Red Wing are asking similar sorts of money to the PMDG DC6.
Cheers, all the best!
Heya! Thought I'd leave a comment here. Based upon this video I went ahead and bought the Connie. Well, if you buy it through MSFS Marketplace, you may end up paying for it twice due to the deceptive description of your purchase... off topic. Anyway, this has got to be the worst plane I've ever added to any flight simulator and I've been at it since 1992. The cockpit artwork is almost cartoonish and is jumpy - no smooth gages or dials (and my framerates are over 45). The control settings are way too sensitive no matter what you do inside the simulator... this is the sportscar of airliners. Just touching the trim wheel will result in going from a 500 fpm climb top a 2000 fpm dive. And, let's engage the "auto pilot"... You will find yourself in an instant straight down dive that is unrecoverable (kinda like the real thing I guess). I'm not saying I blame Into the Blue Simulations for saying it's worth the money... I'm blaming Red Wing Simulations for fielding a total piece of garbage and hoping that enough gullible people (yeah... like me) who loved the Connie in past sims would take a chance and buy it. Oh... and let's try to contact the company. Nope! It's Discord time and they just don't answer difficult questions. So after spending all day with the product and getting more and more frustrated as I find one broken thing after another and no way to contact the company or get a refund, I'm posting my findings. Again, this is no reflection on Into the Blue Simulations. But please do yourselves a favor and pass on this one.
Hello Jim,
Thanks very much for leaving your feedback for others!
If you purchased the aircraft based on my review, then I sincerely have to apologise somewhat - perhaps I did a poor job of articulating myself. . . Graphically I think I pointed out the issues that you mention, I didn't experience the same flight control / autopilot behaviours myself though (and unfortunately I can only comment on that which I experience at the time). I always try to point out any faults as I find them and I think I brought up quite a few during the video.
Again, perhaps I didn't make the point as clearly as I felt I had, but I actually think that the product is currently overpriced (I tend not to comment specifically on whether or not something is "worth" the cost, as that varies hugely from individual to individual). As I believe I mentioned in the video, the Connie still has a long way to go before it's on a par with the DC6 and given that Red Wing are charging similar sorts of money, the addon really ought to be! I do think it's great to see how much work Red Wing have continued to put into the product (many developers would have released the addon and then called it a day), but there is still much that needs to be done.
I do hope that Red Wing got back to you in the end and indeed that they continue to work on the Connie, to a point where you're happy with your purchase.
Thanks and apologies once again. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Heya! Thanks for replying. Again, I do not place any "blame" on Into the Blue Simulations and I am ultimately responsible for what I do. I usually check out several reviews on a product but found woefully few on the Connie. Personally, I just didn't think you were hard enough on your assessment; but all we can do is express our own experiences. Again, thank you for replying.
Pilots facial hair looks very unrealistic..I'll give it a miss
I know right, it’s not even period-accurate haha : /
Not a big fan of the awkward 70 different AI voices and the weird self-made voice acting of the AI "pilots" .
Nor was I Tom. I originally made mention of it, but then I figured if Red Wing are an international development team, far be it for me to call their accents a “fault” with the product haha. That said, I think hiring voice actors is probably the better way to go, rather than trying to do things “in-house” and having a harmonious bunch of accents tends to make more sense - the current crew audio is a little bit jarring.
Cheers, all the best!
"right wing heavy..." why does politics have to seep into everything?
Hopefully this is an attempt at humour.
Haha! Just the way it is these days, isn't it Jim; the Connie wants to have its opinion, just like everyone else XD
Pretty sure it was Dave ; )
What airport, are you at, ICOA?, is it payware of freeware?
Hi CB,
I typically put the ICAO’s is in the video description. The departure airport is Longreach (YLRE, if memory serves me correctly); it’s “default” scenery, but you have to download the Australia World Update.
I hope that helps. All the best : )