Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2015 8:11:36 GMT -5
One of the things I complained about with the Lear was no documentation for the aircraft. There is now a PDF of the Lear 35/36 aircraft manual up on the Flysimware website in the Lear page that covers everything you need (and then some!). It's one more piece of the puzzle now.
As it stands now, there are still numerous issues with the aircraft, especially the autopilot operation, but if you are using it for cargo, then those are acceptable to me. Cargo machines are often not nearly as well maintained as passenger aircraft and you'll find lots of things that don't work, but the basic operation of the aircraft is still well within safety parameters. As such, if you are doing cargo, this might be a good machine for you if you need something high and fast. Not so good if you're looking for the pristine, corporate airplane that is owned and maintained by a company with a highly paid CEO that you are ferrying around (ugh
). I will say this, it IS a fun airplane to operate and it won't bore you. Being an older airplane I tend to fly it the way jets were flown back before so much sophistication came about (at least from what I've seen in videos and from what I heard from instructors that were former corporate or cargo pilots and whatnot), where I'll hand fly the airplane below 10,000 and let the autopilot do the work above that. It's lots of fun and it gives you a chance to hand fly some rather interesting approaches.
Anyway, just thought I'd update you on the airplane as it stands now. YMMV
As it stands now, there are still numerous issues with the aircraft, especially the autopilot operation, but if you are using it for cargo, then those are acceptable to me. Cargo machines are often not nearly as well maintained as passenger aircraft and you'll find lots of things that don't work, but the basic operation of the aircraft is still well within safety parameters. As such, if you are doing cargo, this might be a good machine for you if you need something high and fast. Not so good if you're looking for the pristine, corporate airplane that is owned and maintained by a company with a highly paid CEO that you are ferrying around (ugh
). I will say this, it IS a fun airplane to operate and it won't bore you. Being an older airplane I tend to fly it the way jets were flown back before so much sophistication came about (at least from what I've seen in videos and from what I heard from instructors that were former corporate or cargo pilots and whatnot), where I'll hand fly the airplane below 10,000 and let the autopilot do the work above that. It's lots of fun and it gives you a chance to hand fly some rather interesting approaches.Anyway, just thought I'd update you on the airplane as it stands now. YMMV
