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1.    trust    the various gauges in the service  pack as they were loaded  This was annoying to say the least     file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  3 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Because the gauges are not signed by a publisher  it was not possible to make this a one click affair either by trusting all  code from the vendor  Thankfully  the process only has to be done once  Had this been a beta    would understand   however  a service pack should be expected to be code signed these days     Documentation    The manuals come in four distinct documents as a separate 10 Mb download  The manuals are largely unchanged from  the FS9 version  and there is little need to  they are one of the better add on documentation sets   have seen  including  the necessary engineering details that can help explain the behavior and operation of the aircraft  Some of the detail is  indeed excruciating and goes beyond what is simulated in the product  The documentation provides excellent context as  to what makes the Herc    tick        User   s manual  This 30 page document covers the essentials of installation  the product features and how to install custom liveries   Systems and Equipment    This manual is the    meat and potatoes    of the product  with 130 pages covering nearly every system of the real aircraft   For example    was glad to know that the engine enriching system starts at 16  rpm provided that the exhaust manifold  pr
2.   Gakuen cae   lighting  green  white and Flight deck instrument    eee   IS Cockpit TN    Cockpit night lighting radaricas   ST  red are available      Gakuen cae   EICAS either on or    eee   shows test k         Leading edge and taxi lights edge   Leading edge and taxi lights taxi lights   Night taxi on two engines   Night taxi on two engines on two engines   Landing lights     lights    Instrumentation  amp  Avionics    file    El A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  13 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     With roots in the 1950s  the C130 cannot be expected to have the wiz bang computerized glass cockpits  Those looking  for automation will be disappointed  and steam pilots will regal  The steam cockpit is the rule here  with plain needles  and dials for the most part  including the latest and greatest cockpits  as modeled  Even the digital EICAS uses digital  needles  perhaps only to show that the C130 made it to the 21st century     Working through the startup procedure is enjoyable  although   did note a few glitches here and there  especially with  regards to starting engines in the VC  More than once the start button got    stuck    due to shifting camera angles and the  engine starting when the button is released  it   s Supposed to start when pressed only      Captain Sim did see fit to include the default Flight Simulator Garmin GPS  and that device feels hopelessly out of place     did find that using an external navigat
3.   In the end  the fact remains the product was released with a major cockpit sound  bug that causes a severe crash  CTD or BSOD  on various hardware configurations  a problem that remains unfixed  three months since initial release  This is unforgivable with a product priced in the high end add on category     What I Like About C130 X    e Model  visuals  effective VC with detail where it matters   e Flight model  in particular  response to inertia and momentum on the ground  on water  and in the air  Fun factor  Compatibility with add on navigation and GPS aids    Number of systems simulated  Documentation  must read   Versatile aircraft suitable for many uses in the virtual skies       What I Don t Like About C130 X    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  17 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Product released with a major sound bug causing CTDs or BSODs unfixed 3 months  after initial release    e Online customer care needs improvement  Elevated price point to get specific models  amp  features  e Some features  e g separate instrument lights from flight deck lights panel lights  not    included in a product in this category  e Manuals should be included with the product download    Not related to the vendor  but this type aircraft needs a 4 engine throttle controller to  be best enjoyed         Printing    If you wish to print this review or read it offline at your leisure  right click on the link below   and select  s
4.  say with the default Beech Baron     One thing that got me a few times in flight is the response to cross winds  Yanking the rudder just didn   t do anything for  me  making me wonder why   had floor pedals to start with  they   re not even used on the ground for steering as there   s  a separate tiller   Differential thrust is in fact the only way to yaw the aircraft in a cross wind situation  Had   paid more  attention to that particular paragraph in the procedures manual  page 22 in manual 3     would have known that  Did    mention to read the manual          The smoke effect is dramatic   On approach      Engine smoke as seen from the tower    On this note  the C130 X is probably best enjoyed with a multi engine throttle controller  This is so that individual  engines can be controlled  and the full envelope of the flight model can be utilized  A single throttle will simply not do it   in particular with the float version  C130 L   as you will not be able to turn unless you have differential throttles    also  found that controlling multi engines with the keyboard alone is an exercise in frustration        file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  15 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     The simulation includes emergency engine restart in the air  a sophisticated affair  and works well  The props spins freely   when configured correctly   read the manual   for which l Il use the highly technical word    nifty     In fact  i
5. AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     AVSIM Commercial Aircraft Review    Captain Sim  C130 X Base Pack  amp   Expansion Pack I          Product I nformation        Publisher  Captain Sim    Description  Aircraft Add on     file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  1 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Download Size  Format  Simulation Type   46 7 MB  Base  34 3 MB  Pack    Download FSX  9 5 MB  Manuals  15 MB  Paint kit        Reviewed by  Etienne Martin AVSIM Staff Reviewer   March 27  2008    Introduction    The Lockheed C130 Hercules is one of the success stories in aviation  The aircraft   s base design nears its 60th  anniversary having started on the drafting table back in 1951  A half century after the prototype flight in 1954  the C130  is still relevant by any standard  and not surprising given the versatility of this heavy lifter     Some thirty variants cover specializations ranging from airlift  rescue  reconnaissance  weather tracker  medivac  tanker   Special ops  etc  It has the distinction of being the only airship fitted with a 105mm howitzer artillery piece  the 130H     Spectre     amp  130U    Spooky    models   The base design hasn   t changed much except for improved powerplants and blade  designs  A turbofan version was even developed but never entered service     The C130 easily fills the role of the    swiss army knife    aircraft  It can lift 33 metric tons  72 000 lbs  of cargo  has sh
6. M Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site                                                                a ae     The landing gear has very little travel    the front wheel well is interesting as  the doors open front  back       The C130 has few problems climbing    Holding for take off with all this power    Interior    The C130 interior carries over from model to model  the only difference being the engine instrument cluster  The analog  cluster has the radar box on top of the dash  whereas the digital instruments have the radar mounted flush on the panel  above the digital readouts  The VC includes the cabin  so it is possible to    walk    from the cockpit all the way back to the  cargo doors  Captain Sim also provides camera positions for the interior  and exterior  views  SO moving around the  cockpit is convenient           db    t    Center console   had to lean over to  see the A P    i  View from the center seat       file    El A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  9 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Some textures are very flat  like this   View of the steam gauge VC   lots of   Upper VC panel   the angle can make  fire extinguisher visibility there it hard to use the switches                 During startup  the 2D engine panel   pops up automatically so you know   when to release the starter  digital  shown here        Getting a view of the wing during  engine start requires quite a stretch  from the cockpit    The c
7. X C130X htm  12 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Popup panels   note the animation  choices on the control panel  yellow    Upper panel  upper section    a  plethora of knobs and switches   read  the manual    Upper panel  lower section    a    background  smorgasbord of fuel choices       Lighting    The C130 has a unique combination of exterior marking lights for those of us used to large jets  Upper and lower  fuselage beacons can be red or white  The usual wingtip position navigation can be dim or bright  and steady or flashing  as well  The C130 also has formation strips unique to the military use of the aircraft  Then  there are the formation lights     In cockpit lighting is either on or off  The entire flight deck is bathed in one color  There is no separate lighting just for  the instruments  let alone any dimming support  The ACE external utility allows you to change the cockpit lighting   green  white or red     found that on my system  switching any taxi or landing lights on causes the cockpit color to  change to white  not sure why      d recommend using the white night lighting to avoid the issue altogether  Also  at dusk  or dawn    found the cockpit to be very dark even when the panel lights are on     Other external lights include taxi  landing gear  the lights are retractable   and leading edge  Overall    wish the cockpit  lighting was a bit more complex  but overall  night lighting is convincing        VC 
8. ave as     C130 X        adobe acrobat required     Comments     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 to provide you with  background information on the reviewer and any connections that may exist between him her and the  contributing party        Tell A Friend About this Review        2008   AVSIM Online  All Rights Reserved    AVSIM Reviews Advertise Here  VRS F  A 18E  Superbug  Make Money with SimWords  FlightSimx   Want to stay on top of the most Want your advertising to count  The VRS F A 18E  Superbug  for Join the ranks of websites earning Daily flight simulator news  views   recent ad ons  See our Reviews  Advertise in this slot for pennies a MSFS 2004 FSX is the most an income from SimWords  and reviews   www avsim com day  advanced combat add on aircraft Become a Publisher today  www flightsimx co uk  www avsim com ever created for the FS platform  www avsim com    Vertical Reality Simulations    file    EI A V SIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  18 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    
9. d from Captain Sim through their e commerce site  A word of warning  the  documentation is not included in the product and must be downloaded separately  As such  the C130X is the rare  product that does not include documentation    in the box     On the plus side  the entire product documentation can be  downloaded without making a purchase  look for the small manuals link at the bottom of the product page      New product features      found the C130 X updates each model to FSX standards  and thus avoids the issues associated with the early add ons  for FSX    made to work    with the new sim even though they were truly FS9 products at heart  A cursory look at the  texture folders shows that the C130X has bump maps  for example  Outside of these compatibility updates    did not find  any new features over those included in the    Legendary C130    for FS 2004  The C130X should be considered largely a  Straight port to FSX  with all the changes occurring under the hood     Installation    Captain Sim uses a standard wizard based installer  The setup program prompts for the order code received as an e mail  part of the ordering process through the e commerce system on the Captain Sim web site  The installation was  straightforward and uneventful on my Vista x64 system     Welcome to the   130 X periancn  Fur Pack 1 1 Sodup Wired    Ten ors et bey epee oe iy ee ee  epa  Ta ri nat     Bae Pr ele DER ee eed od ee eet  we Capt Semel    LS scenic Ba mc Ses a    Latcrer   Bee ie pa
10. es        TOTE ER  rit ka    THF FHI EF  HE ampi ee ja E  L hp kS PRH  IF THEETHA LESH ARTEA PHE HAF 8   irean    Tel bitm palk  ba raa FET Phd hes 0 PLT    T amay ae ir pry eras p aya amier a dan Beowe    Fea eur bgp Cage ibn hapert Pee reper ory  Abanki bya Peig File       Aircraft versions    r    Ten  10  C 130 variants are included between the base pack and expansion pack I  pack II adds nine more      grouped them by feature instead of model names     ve    e Wheeled and float version  expansion pack II includes the skis   The C130L float model is not amphibious  so it  cannot be used on dry surfaces  and it lacks a rudder system  making turns on water quite the fun challenge     e Three  four and six blade propeller power plant models  From the seat of the pants perspective    did not detect  any major difference in flight characteristics between the various models  emphasis on not having conducted  formal comparative tests     e JATO  jet assisted take off   a system of rockets that fire for short take off capability  The J ATO capability is only  eye candy   they provide no thrust according to the documentation    e Refueling probes and external drop tanks  KC 130 tanker   No functional refueling is modeled and probes cannot  be extended    e Analog  steam  gauges versus digital EI CAS    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  5 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site        The installed models are selected from  in the ai
11. essure is less that 50psi  It   s definitely very detailed     This manual is a must read  even skimming through it  in order to manage the aircraft and the cockpit correctly   Normal procedures   The normal procedures manual includes 56 pages and covers not only normal VFR  but emergency and IFR procedures   Flight procedures and performance data    Lastly  a 21 page document covers flight envelope  limitations and performance data to round up the documentation set     noted  for example  that the maximum operating speed when using painted control surfaces is 250KIAS unless it is  labeled    caution     My crew chief won   t be pleased as   went way beyond this during testing     Configuration    Captain Sim provides an aircraft configuration editor  ACE  to configure the model  load and fuel  ACE also assists with  the setup of add on liveries  Here are some of the features captured in screenshots below    found ACE easy to use   although   wish the fuel and cargo loader feature were implemented as panels within FSX     The top of the utility has three tabs     fleet    manages any add on liveries you have     preflight    is for aircraft configuration  as well as model options  and the    tools    page is for configuration and to generate a system configuration file to send to  Captain Sim if problems occur     file    El A V SIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  4 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     ade nd il die  sa d er e    ae Hai
12. f you taxi on  the ground with only two engines  you can see the other props start to spin on their own due to the airflow  This is a nice  realism feature  and one not commonly found in other add ons     Looking at the aircraft configuration files used by the simulator    also found that the number of propeller blades and  engine power data is the same regardless of the model  3  4 or 6 propellers all show 4 as reported to the sim engine    This doesn   t necessarily mean anything because it is common practice by developers to provide parameters that are not  necessarily related to the parameters the simulation engine expects  This is used by developers to improve the flight  model as implemented in Flight Simulator  Yet  it does appear the 4 200 shaft horsepower C130E uses the same flight  setup as the 4 700 shaft horsepower C130J  so all models use the same performance model     Sound    A look at the aircraft folder shows that all C130s in the base and expansion pack 1 also share the same sound set  The C   130X sounds are  according to Captain Sim  recorded from the real aircraft  They do sound quite authentic     In cockpit sounds are problematic at the time of this writing with the C 130X release 1 1  SP1   the in cockpit sounds  cause a crash to desktop  on my Vista system  or a blue screen of death  BSOD  on Windows XP  as reported on the  forum  after a few minutes into a flight  The problem is known to Captain Sim and has been acknowledged on the  Support site as a
13. ing load times    also noticed that texture load times were up to  doubled when switching between internal external views  Clearly    would not run the  C130 on base specs without having to make some very difficult compromises        Paint kit    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  16 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Intel QX9650   4GHz  A 16Mb repaint kit download is available from Captain Sim for the C130X  but only to 4 GB   RAM 2    customers  login is required   The repaint kit contains 9 files in Adobe Photoshop   psd NVIDIA 8800 Ultra  format  The files are layered for base  wear  specular  markings  etc  that should make CH Products controllers    repaints easy  Windows Vista 64   FSX Acceleration SP2  Conclusion   Flying Time   The C130 X is an add on that deserves a very serious look  The Hercules is a joy to 26 hours  operate in the virtual skies  not only because it flies well  predictably and forgives  mistakes  but also because it can fly in and out of just about anywhere  from any  surface  with great range  over 1 000 nm  to boot  The quality of the models is  excellent  the eye candy plentiful and attractive  and although a few visual bugs remain with this port to FSX that a  service pack didn   t address completely  it is an enjoyable experience        Captain Sim has much work to do with regards to customer support  in particular  providing customers with timely and  meaningful answers  and solutions
14. ion aid is entirely compatible with the C130  and the avionics will respond to  external inputs should you want to use a more sophisticated navigation or autopilot system               During startup  the 2D engine panel   pops up automatically so you know   when to release the starter  digital  shown here        Getting a view of the wings during  IR flares into the night engine start requires quite a stretch  from the cockpit       The aircraft can be flown entirely from the Virtual Cockpit    found the instrument s response as sharp as the 2D version  with no perceptible hit on FPS once the VC is loaded  Mouse interaction is confusing between the 2D and 3D cockpit  because behavior is mapped differently  right mouse button in particular   and the change will invariably cause the  dreaded FSX popup    close dialog    window to show repeatedly     The radar model is really only a TCAS system and does not simulate the operation of the real radar on the C130   Automated flight    The C130 comes with a vintage autopilot system simulating the Smiths Mk 10 autopilot system  The A P has all the  essentials  heading alt hold  speed  pitch hold  localizer glideslope hold for ILS   Again  the C130X is compatible with  external navigation add ons or the built in GPS for further flight automation  This aircraft is too much fun to fly on  autopilot  and   usually left it turned off  except for the cruise stage     Aircraft Dynamics    The C130 X projects mass and inertia in the simulato
15. n issue in the gauge audio  The current workaround is to disable the sound gauge  which also disables in   cockpit sounds including the knob clicks and gas turbine  APU   This simply robs the C130 X of a significant element of     being there    in the cockpit  Engine and flap sounds are not affected     While bugs on a complex add on can be expected  there are two points   need to make on the Issue  First  this is a  major  blue screen  bug that reflects poorly on quality assurance testing  Second  the technical support forum is  in my  view  inadequate in both the frequency and the quality of the answers provided by the Captain Sim team  This is an  unfortunate black mark on the product  and after sales support lags significantly compared to the competition     The cockpit sound bug notwithstanding  the sound quality is adequate  although other add ons have done better in the  FSX arena     Performance    According to Captain Sim  the C130 X minimum specs are a 1 5GHz CPU  256Mb of  memory and a 64Mb video card  That seems quite low and unrealistic  but then again     looked again at Microsoft   s FSX product page and found the minimum specs are a 1GHz  processor  256Mb of memory  and a 32Mb video card     Right then  Based on the memory footprint   observed between FSX with the C130 X  loaded    would not attempt the VC with less than 1Gb of memory and a good video  card  The VC performance is quite smooth and   did not notice a significant drop in  performance  except dur
16. ngine smoke for all four engines  Engine  smoke is nearly always absent in Flight Simulator  It   s nice to see it implemented in this product as a standard feature     file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  6 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site        C 130E  4 blade props     Textures    All exterior textures match the quality of the models  and in particular    join    well  meaning  there is no stretching or  tearing visible  even in the usual places where FSX challenges designers  Another feature   really liked was the reflection  on the windows  The green tint on the cockpit windows and associated sun reflection is very convincing and has the  bullet proof greenish tint to it     Unfortunately on my system    was not able to see the bump maps in action  from any angle  on any model  This is odd   as the product includes bump map textures and installs them  On other FSX aircraft  they can be quite noticeable   sometimes too much  On the C130  this is simply not the case        file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  7 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site        Humvee animation   this is available  regardless what cargo load out was  selected       Each model features the same  animations    C 130E nose and door details          Bare metal skin on the C130 A   Window reflections are well executed    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  8 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSI
17. ockpit crew is always having a   very  serious day       The virtual cockpit  VC  includes all major switches and knobs  and looks almost as good as the 2D equivalents  Some  cockpit panels have relatively bland  flat textures  example  breaker panels  that look out of place compared to the  instrument cluster  The navigator crew chief station is definitely very flat as well  Details like the fire extinguisher are  just painted on the wall     Overall    like the VC design and the compromises made between detail and performance  The detail is included where it  matters  meaning that a mid range system should run this VC well  As with nearly all VC cockpits  a head tracking device  is almost mandatory to make the most of it  although the clever 2D menu navigation panel goes a long way to fill that  function       Flight deck from navigator   s view   Flight deck seating    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  10 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site       Flight deck from the ladder well   Navigator crew chief station       fr TAON TEONA En ae Copilot   s view   the condition levers  hard to see from the pilot   s default Digital EICAS quadrant shown here p  EER vic seldom need to move       The default camera angle from the pilot   s head position has the center console partially hidden because of the right  armrest  This makes the use of the A P very tedious in the VC  even with a head tracker  Also  the mouse button    behavio
18. ort  takeoff landing  stol  abilities  is robust enough to use unpaved landing strips  has a cruising speed a hair short of 300  knots FL22 and has a service ceiling of FL33     The unmistakable C130 is used all over the world in both military and civilian roles  It is thus a very welcome addition to  the virtual skies in FSX  Captain Sim brought this wonderful plane to FS9 a few years ago  and now brings the Herc to  FSX in the form of the C130 X     Packaging    The product is packaged as three distinct modules sold separately  a base pack and two extensions  A    pro pack    bundle  includes all three modules and is discounted 8  over the separate module purchase  The modules complement each  other in terms of features  available aircraft models  cockpits and sound sets  yet do not necessarily depend on each  other     Available module features are summarized here         Includes the C 130 E model  analog and  digital gauges  2D panels and 3D cabin   cockpit     Base Pack       Includes 9 variants   C 130A  3 blade props    C130 Mk1  with refueling probe   HC 130  U S  Coast Guard   C 130   6 blade props    C 130T  fitted with J ATO   CL 130  float plane prototype   KC 130  tanker     file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  2 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    Expansion 1    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site   Expansion 2  not Has 9 more variants  including the stretch   reviewed here  Ski and gun ship versions    All modules are available for direct downloa
19. r  It feels heavy  yet it is  mostly  predictable and quite forgiving   The airframe sways during turns  the suspension responds to acceleration and braking  The nose wheel can skid  The    file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  14 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     float version of the C130 is a particular challenge as there are no water rudders  The float plane can only use differential  thrust to turn or crab  On wheeled models  the tiller steers the aircraft  Another feature  reverse thrust  is quite  responsive thanks to the turboprop improvements in FSX  The aircraft responds very well to reverse thrust  although    found it impossible to start reversing only on two engines  while taxiing on two engines is entirely possible     The steering tiller  along with Turning the float plane can only be  differential brakes and thrust  are the done using differential thrust   be  only way to steer on the ground  prepared to slide a lot    Reverse thrust works as well on water  as it does on land        In the air  the C130 is easy to fly  much more so than many smaller aircraft  This airlifter doesn   t twitch  it responds  gently and proportionally to inputs  and is generally a joy to manually handle  The Herc slows down well on descent  and  the air deflectors act as spoilers as well  Because the Herc can fly low and slow  max speed for airdrops is 150Kts    approaches  in particular in poor weather  are somewhat easier than
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21. r is different between the VC and the 2D panels  which can cause some frustration if you do a lot of flipping  between 2D panels and their VC counterparts     The 2D panels use mostly the left mouse button to increase decrease values  whereas the 3D version use the left and  right mouse  The frustration comes from the urge to right click on the 2D panels  which invariably brings up the dreaded       close window dialog    box  It would have been nice for the 2D panels to use the same mouse button conventions as the  3D panels to manipulate buttons  knobs and dials        file    El A V SIM Reviews C130X C130X htm  11 of 18 28 03 2008 4 36 31 PM    AVSIM Online   Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site     Cockpit ladder T Bay 10oKine TONE phe AO Cargo bay looking aft  never visible       2D panel system    Captain Sim implements a useful control panel to manage the display of each 2D panel  shift 2   This    panel navigator     makes for simple and efficient navigation between all key panels    particularly appreciated the use of intuitive icons  for  example  AP for autopilot  A for animations  Rdr for radar  etc  and the ability to turn panels on off with a simple click     Virtually every 2D function and even some features  e g   infrared flares or animations panel  can be called up from this  panel                    Main 2D panel   note the sane  2 bottom left    analog  Copilot 2D panel  analog  Navigator crew chief 2D panel   gt                 file    EI A VSIM Reviews C130
22. rcraft page along with a CL 130 L selected  thumbnail showing each        Included liveries are nearly all military   no civilian versions are included   although this can be remedied through the  paint kit  The liveries heavily focus on U S  and U K markings     Visuals  Exteriors    Captain Sim delivers solid 3D models for each aircraft variation  along with a generous heap of eye candy  Most of the  animations are found on the external model  Outside the de facto control and trim surfaces  gear and aircraft main door   we find uncommon emergency hatches  the cockpit hatch deploys a flag when it   s open   inspection ports for the main  gear  air deflectors for the rear side paratrooper doors  and a Humvee animation for the cargo area  nose cone and  cockpit windows     The exterior models are sharp  even up close  with no visible polygonal issues even given the odd shapes on this aircraft   Abrupt curves look round  which ts always difficult to do without significantly impacting performance due to the increased  model complexity  Captain Sim includes a few interesting details  like transparent domes for the beacon lights  All doors  open  including emergency hatches  The rear cargo system includes an upper and lower door  with the lower section also  behaving as a loading ramp     Most doors and animations are controlled from a 2D popup panel  and the cargo doors even have their own gauges down  to hydraulic pressure readout  Another feature   enjoyed was the presence of e
    
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