Super 80
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1. Baseline Tests Parameters resolution 1024x768x32 locked 25 0 detail autogen levels MAX traffic MAX no weather The last major strength of Super 80 is how well it ran on my system The package ran silky smooth either in the MSFS default scenery or more complex 3rd party add on varieties At the aforementioned settings the FPS meter refused to dip below the 27 mark in the default world an unexpected bonus considering how much product was provided Even using a higher resolution at one of those add on airports failed to keep this baby tn check Average FPS was approximately 24 25 with a low recorded figure of 22 Summary Outstanding No word better describes Super 80 It s a treasure in a world of airliner add ons as good as the very best out there that have gotten some experience on It s quality attention to detail and performance come together to form a package that has to be seen to be believed In my closings normally don t like strong opinion statements but it is here that must make an exception to my rule Airliner fans not to mention Super 80 fans be advised file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Super80 htm 9 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site this is something that should not be missed What Like About the Super 80 Finely detailed representation of aircraft type without being overtly complex Well modeled exterior and interior Flight dyn2. she reacts just as much as expected a Super 80 to if my B717 experience was any indicator She s smooth in maneuvering with that nice touch of heavy quality that anyone might expect of this kind of add on Slowing down via speedbrakes seemed appropriate enough nice sound effect as well and best of all was when really slowed down let the plane slow below minimum maneuvering speed let the stall begin to develop then kicked in full power Much to my delight which is weird considering what was simulating those JT 8Ds took some long seconds to develop their thrust a great emulation of that well known slow spool up time that jet engines are notorious for Coming in for landing I changed to night as wanted to check out the night textures also lovely BTW found that the Super 80 was very stable on the approach With 28 deg flaps set and 125 kias on the speed she just about flew herself down to the numbers with little difficulty The nose up attitude wasn t as high up as expected nor remember but it was close enough As you flash by over the threshold listen for a curious little rising tone it s a proximity warning system tied into the radar altimeter starting at 50 and it s an excellent cue as to when to start the flare the closer to the ground you get the higher file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 8 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site pitched
3. bit more than that Within you ll also find the Super 80 Options Window Aircraft Payload Configuration and Cockpit Control Configuration for individual phases of flight But digress back to the training right file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 5 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Be ee Super 0 Disps jm ten bring this review to what consider the single strongest selling point of Super 80 The programmers at CoolSky really take this simulation of an aircraft to a whole new level with an excellent tutorial feature We re not talking about those predefined flights in which you break out the manual and follow along with the occasional pause but an all out procedural trainer talking one through the entire control configuration for ever single phase of flight step by little step note that it s still up to you as to how to physically fly the plane As far as know this is a first for MSFS Finally someone got it in their head that spending hours hunting down every required switch was not fun can you imagine a new pilot in your favorite airline being trained in that fashion Instead little pointers and text boxes point out the specific item in question and prompt you what to do taking all the guesswork out of the long process of getting ready for flight cannot emphasize enough just how wonderful this feature is and it just might set a new standard for MSFS fo
4. s predecessor was very reminiscent of that experience At 1R with 15 deg flaps engaged the autothrottles and let her loose The experience of rotation was also spot on these T tailed twins always seem to need more positive pitch before giving up their grip on mother earth and Super 80 was no different Gear up autopilot on climbing out at 2000 fpm waiting for the virtual copilot to call out V2 before raising flaps on schedule This is one of those instances where you had better know what all those switches and knobs and buttons are for if you selected SPEED HOLD instead of EPR LIMIT to manage the thrust you might find yourself as did wondering why the plane refuses to accelerate past 160 kias with anything more than 1500 fpm dialed in The autopilot works beautifully once you get to know it personally used the KI AS MACH climb mode to manage the ascent to FL290 Once on course and using LTN 311 to guide me along remember no GPS Read The Manual got her up to altitude engaged MACH HOLD for a 80 cruise speed That done settled in for the long ride to the Mexican Riviera enjoying my flightdeck surroundings as much as did the scenery well perhaps a little more file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 7 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site started my descent a little early so could get a little hands on stick time with the Super 80 No surprises here
5. the tone How the mains grounded themselves really got my attention anything less than an absolute greaser and they seem to bounce a bit taking a moment to settle into firm contact with the runway Another item was how the nose dropped when the speedbrakes deployed at a fair clip not at all like a conventional tailed airliner requiring a bit of yoke back pressure to counteract It was very typical of a Super 80 a plane which have never witnessed being held nose high in an aerodynamic braking attitude With all my years of watching this specific type land at my workplace by the pros this behavior is the closest by type have ever had the pleasure of experiencing Sounds Sounds are well represented as well The engine noise is nicely subdued as one would expect on a plane where those nacelles are mounted all the way to the rear Cooling fans for the avionics are constantly humming in the background and the click of switches seems just about right These are but a few of the audible features of Super 80 that stand out in my mind trust me there are more take my word for it that they coalesce into a sound package that is as pleasing to the ears as the visuals are to the eyes Other Items When it comes to shortcomings look for things that really matter Is the aircraft overpowered Is there a glitch that causes lockups Missing textures yada yada yada All that said could not find any major flaws in Super 80 Performance
6. AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Flight 1 Coolsky Super 80 Ln EE M 7 ls Leber ord ul SS OS MA AARD HE m un ur jE a wp mime 5 m i a Bon wa das m file C AVSIM Reviews Super 62080 Super80 htm 1 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Rating Guide Publisher Flight 1 Coolsky Description DC 9 80 Commercial Airliner Download Size Format Simulation Type 57 4 MB Download FS 2004 Reviewed by Alexis Esguerra AVSIM Staff Reviewer Introduction miss planes of the 70 s Don t get me wrong aircraft like the B777 or A340 are excellent machines in their own rights but prefer the kind of mounts that are governed by the all mighty pilot not some computerized system Aircraft of those days despite the advances in cockpit technology they sported still very much required a good steady hand on the yoke A supreme example is the Super 80 also known throughout the world as the MD 81 First flown in 79 this T tailed twin was in my humble opinion one of the last true pilot s airliner not to mention a very successful design as a whole Some 132 examples of this type eventually rolled off the assembly lines with a further 1000 of improved variants that followed MD 82 MD 83 and MD 88 CoolSky a company with which have had no previous experience with chose this specific type as their very first venture into the add on aircraft world I
7. amics very believable for this type of plane FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER aid tool Excellent performance and extremely stable What Don t Like About the Super 80 e Not one single thing Printing file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Super80 htm 10 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site If you wish to print this review or read it offline at your leisure right click on the link below and select save as Super 80 adobe acrobat required Standard Disclaimer The review above is a subjective assessment of the product by the author There is no connection between the producer and the reviewer and we feel this review is unbiased and truly reflects the performance of the product in the simming environment This disclaimer is posted here in order provide you with background information on the reviewer and connections that may exist between him her and the contributing party Tell A Friend About this Review 2006 AVSIM Online All Rights Reserved file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Super80 htm 11 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM
8. getting some of those details in Here s hoping for a future patch for the cabin s inclusion 2D VC Panel Score again for Flight 1 CoolSky have had the privilege of sitting in many a Super 80 Cockpit and this one has got it down cold As there are several versions of these panels out there courtesy of individual carrier need and improved technology that came later on hunted down images on the web just to make sure and found an identical set up for a Spanish carrier in Europe There were no deviations to speak of whatsoever these panels are virtual clones of those found in an early era Super 80 Captain s Main with drop down menu shown and overhead in all their glory The panels you ll find in the add on include Captain s Main 2 Overheads Com Panel Throttle Quadrant Pedestal Hydraulic Lighting and the LTN 311 Nav Unit The panels themselves are accessed through one of two methods In 2D mode one can either use Shift Number combination or hover the mouse cursor over the CoolSky menu icon that is conveniently placed in the upper left hand corner of the screen In VC Mode the icon is not provided so you ll be forced to the Shift combination For the control freak in you the vast majority of the switches buttons and knobs are clickable and the good majority of them have a purpose Following the trend of MSFS add ons what is needed will work It isn t exactly a Level D in which the fire bottles will actually put
9. n partnership with Flight 1 they give us the Super 80 Installation and Documentation With Flight 1 sponsoring this product not much has to be said about how easy Super 80 is to install In my opinion it is the standard in worry free installation for MSFS add ons and have grown to put aside any doubts as to it s reliability Follow the prompts and the package finds its way to your FS folder without a hitch Let s move on file Cl AVSIM Reviews Super 2080 Super80 htm 2 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Requiring special mention is the documentation and it s heady Two manuals are provided the User s Manual and the Operations Manual The latter truly deserves mention here At 282 pages it s amongst the largest I ve ever CPU P4 Intel 3 2 GHz encountered and one of the very best RAM 2 0 GB Manual junkies may now break out the champagne for it contains every single thing you would want for this aircraft including general overview of the systems operational procedures both general and amplified Flying Time checklists and performance charts The contents look very 35 hours authentic and for the most part they work well for the machine they cover RTM is essential for Super 80 and you ll find yourself kicking yourself if you miss this crucial step especially true for the LTN 311 Navigation Unit Video ATI X800XL 256 MB Sound SB Audigy Exterio
10. out a fire although you can still activate those bottles if so desired but it sure isn t a default 737 either Complexity wise closer to but not quite the intricacies of the panels of PSS s Concorde or Dreamfleet s 727 just hard enough to where you d better get to know what all those switches are about file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 4 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Mad Dog s office at day and night The VC is also done very well The appearance of the cockpit in this view mode and its associate components are great and holds up fairly well to zooming It s all very easy on the eyes AND on the resources as well there was no appreciable drop in performance This was quite a pleasant surprise as it s kind of a given that the more complex world of VC normally gobbles up those resources A good deal of what is clickable in the 2D mode is interactive here as well and anything that wasn t didn t amount to much in my book It would have been nice all to be able to cancel out flashing AUTOPILOT or AUTOTHROTTLE disconnect lights in VC but it s hardly a flight threatening shortcoming All in all it ranks very highly in my VC lists Super 80 Training A feature discovered in Super 80 was its integrated Training Center n a way it s something of a misnomer as while it does contain items that are related to learning what to do with the add on it contains a little
11. r A total of six accurate liveries are included in the Super 80 package representing the type for Alitalia Continental Airlines Pacific Southwest Airlines PSA Scandinavian Airlines SAS Spirit Air and Spanair Repaints are readily available for your download pleasure at the CoolSky website and the Avsim library as well As for the detailing of the external model lovely No word better describes the outside looks of Super 80 Looking around found myself scouring the textures for shortcomings glitches missing obvious items just about anything to complain about and came up with nothing To be honest this is the first payware Super 80 l ve ever owned but when it comes to the externals it could very well be the only one I ll ever need You be the judge Up close and personal and looking as good as ever The same can be said for the interior The focus is on the cockpit and the VC representation is as good as ve seen One minor complaint was that sitting in a virtual file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 3 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site cabin is an option that did not make it into the package and it came somewhat as a surprise to me in studying the external model you can actually see into the cabin windows on one side right through the ones on the other including the seats that they took time rendering From the looks of it some good effort was put in
12. r a while Step by step you ll be shown what to do The procedural training feature is quite thorough in itself covering anything and everything that truly matters These take throughs even go as far as to cover the the navigation system of the aircraft as well a most crucial feature in this simulation where the standard GPS window is not supplied it wasn t in the first Super 80s right may as file Cl A VSIM Reviews Super 2080 Supers80 htm 6 of 11 14 04 2006 5 13 50 AM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site well have been sitting in a technical training class in some Douglas Aircraft Center Even when not in use all the bases are covered in making sure you don t miss that critical switch An audible checklists is read off by the virtual copilot with the press of the SPACE button which is a nice immersion bonus Flight Model This was the first complex airliner add on in which could explore the flight model inside the same hour of getting it running note to all GUIDED COCKPIT TRAINING GOOD and given how much love the Super 80 and was really psyched Powering myself off the gate at good ol KSFO as in backwards yes reversing out the gate is modeled taxied over to Rwy 1R for a haul down to Puerto Vallarta some 3 hours away On my last birthday my wife bought me time in an FAA approved full motion B717 simulator a descendant of the Super 80 and was please to find that the handling here in it
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