Yak-40

[UNIT]

Hi all
I came across this the other week and splashed out. its well worth the money, and the guy who runs the business is really helpful

http://www.suprunovdesign.ru/

[mgchristy]

I've had that one for a while. It's definitely an impressive piece of kit, with arguably one of the best Russian VC's out there.

Be forewarned, though....it can be murder on the frame rates if your system isn't up to snuff.

[UNIT]

true you do get a few stutters in places like heathrow, i think the fact that they added a Anglosized cockpit won me over, my partner has an a-level in russian but i would rather muddle my way thought than listern to her rabbit on. i wish project tupolev would do the same because i would love to fly ther gear but cant be arsed to learn the metric system. i beleave in the imperial system feet and inches etc.

Sorry if i sound lazy, im all pro europe but hate the metric system.

[mgchristy]

Sorry if i sound lazy, im all pro europe but hate the metric system.

That's the same reason I bought the Yak, too. I love flying Russian planes, but I still find myself cheating and checking my airspeed/altitude with the ole 'Cntrl+Z' shortcut. To the everyman on the street over here (myself included), the metric system is akin to Sanskrit. It's a environmental thing, I suppose...since dealing with even and easily divisible units of 10 should be a lot easier than dealing with cumbersome fractions and units of 12. Nonetheless, I just can't seem to gather a frame of reference for "meters per second" vertical speed...or airspeed in kilometers per hour.