P47 pilot flies Il2 P47
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/53 ... s-il2-p47/
This is not a WWII pilot although seen combat in A26s, and the Broncos.
Owned a P47, P40, P51s, Corsair, Zero, Hellcat, among other warbirds, Reno racer winner and 18 years participant in the unlimited class in P51s.
He still flies, and owns a few planes.
This was his first time ever flying a Sim, we used VR .
First flight , Quick mission, one hr straight non stop in VR , he was blown away by the realism in VR! he said many times, its like being in the Thunderbolt ,then he got a headache and stopped.
During the flight, he flew the P47, took off, did rolls, steep turns, climbs, landings without crashing it (I was impressed , other pilots friends crash quick or are dizzy after a few minutes).
His impressions, P47 performance is spot on, P47 was a dog at low altitude, rate of climb spot on, feel of flight fantastic and feels realistic up to the ballooning when deploying flaps for landing.
He thought landings were very easy and forgiving though, I agreed and explained this might be done like this for playability reasons.
Took a break , flew again, now I added some enemies, he got shot down, wing came off, he was surprised to see the wing coming off from the root of a P47 , tried again got his engine killed by one hit (this guy is a WWII aviation encyclopedia like the best guys in this community) thought the durability of the plane and engine was a bit too fragile.
He asked for a P 51 but , I told him was not released yet, talking about the P41 he told me it has a nasty stall that will become an inverted spin easily and can take up to 8,000ft to recover.
I offered all other planes, but he just wanted to fly the P 47 again, he flew for hrs , I could not get him off the simulator.
He commented controls does not give feedback to the pilot , yep I said I wish there were affordable force feedback sticks with extensions, like the Virpyl or others of this quality, also rudder pedals with force feedback.
He loved the Buttkicker though, I have one attached to the stick another to the seat.
He is hooked, and I am going to help him build and setup a powerful PC for Il2 in VR.
Was fun to see how impressed he was with IL2.