Maybe what CS should do is hold off on the release of the C-130J and release one of the other ones, because quite frankly, what is the fun of flying a "J" if all it is is a 6 bladed "E". Being a fighter pilot, I am woefully uninformed about the differences in specs, but it would make sense that it would be faster, more fuel efficient, and have a higher service ceiling. Maybe one of the many "trash haulers"
on this site can inform this tired old fighter puke on the specs.
I realize that FS 2004 is just a game, but would we fly a 747-400 without the glass cockpit? Or an F-14 with the default Cessna cockpit? I know I wouldn't because the flight experience just wouldn't be the same. The fantasy would be gone. Most of us who use the simulator want, at least, a reasonable facsimile of the real deal, especially if we are asked to shell out money for it.
What CS could do instead is this: Totally rebuild the Herc from the ground up as a "J", complete with a glass cockpit and updated specs and release it as a seperate download, independant of the other Herc's. We would probably have to pay over 50 bucks for it, but to me it would be worth it.
I give high praise to the CS team for developing such high quality downloads. I own and fly them all. I hope that they don't think me ungrateful, because I am not.
I open the floor for feedback (good or bad, agree or disagree)
What do you guys think?
J.R.
Captain, USN Ret.
4000+ hours in the F-14
I’ve been reading this thread with considerable interest, because I had assumed that the “J” was simply the next sequential iteration to a rather long list of C-130 models since its inception. If in fact it is virtually a new aircraft, then I suspect CS has a business decision to make as to its potential profitability considering the time and resources that go into developing a functional model. Inasmuch as I am already ecstatic with the current version, I personally would not be interested in purchasing a “J” version. I think CS should consider if their time and effort may be better spent on something fresh rather than an extensive rework of an existing aircraft, that I consider “as real as it gets”. ---Ziggy
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