The buckling and slight warping of the metal surface is called "oilcanning". And I agree, it looks spectacular on this model inside andbout. May I draw attention to the fact that every section of the seat cushions is shaped slightly irregular and different from each other, which is very realistic due to their pliable material. It takes a true modelling artist to even think of that. A big shoutout to whoever built this thing!!! And then the pbr surface of the dash top, I tell you, this guy is (or these guys are) good...!!!
A beautiful morning: Start the coffee maker, fire up the pewter, delete the junk emails, read any important emails, check today's weather (currently 103 degrees in Las Vegas) retrieve the first cup of java, click on latest AvAngel video, preemptively hit the like button, sit back and enjoy. 👍🏽Given!
As a Swift owner, this simulation is amazing. The A and B models have significant differences. Different cowl, 85HP on the A, 125 on the B. There is also differences on the Globe Swift vs the Temco Swift. (Same airplane different production facilities.)
Great little video and I remember when I was a wee lad they had a small fleet of them in different variants ( Swift ) in my area bout 4 or 5 flying around my area on Sunny days. They used to call it the Poor Mans Mustang
Awesome little plane! Retractable taildragger, vintage rounded wings and stabiliser, absolutely love it. A bit scared with an absence of autopilot though, but it’s probably cause I’m too spoiled with modern tech 😅
Really enjoy your content. Going to pick this one up and fly it in VR. I will throw a video up on my channel. Out of curiosity, where are you flying out of? Absolutely beautiful scenery. Keep up the great work on your content.
something about form and function of civil aircraft of this era. from the cub, DC3 to the Connie and stratoliner. then when switching to jets the comet ,flawed maybe but still very pretty.
Nice review, AvAngel - well done. Speaking of which: I'm thinking the Electra has been updated since your last review. Lots of stuff you pointed out appear different now. I've picked up one, you see. Pity about the heatwave over there in Europe, though here in Africa it's like a stroll through the park. We practically sit astride the sun all year round, though it's the wet season now; yet it can be as balmy as a ships boiler room during "full steam ahead". Wish you guys in Europe well, all the same.
Glad to hear they've fixed the Electra! A little late though, as I've already bought the Beech 18 which scratches basically the same itches that the Electra would have.
The electra is fixed? Not that I've seen (other than the steps)... meanwhile the texturing and systems and flight model are the worst I've seen... autopilot still doesn't work... which is a real shame as I was hoping to use it to demonstrate a flight from Lae to Howland with celestial navigation...
The swift is one of my favorite aircraft. Excited that they are bringing it to MSFS. Also glad to see the engine volume control (the engine noise plus the weird split in the pilot window keep me from enjoying the Electra)
Looks like a nice aircraft! Speaking of heat: I feel you! As I sit here watching your video, the thermometer on my desk says 33.2 C° (91,8 F°). I guess that's alright, considering that the forecast promised 40 C° (104 F°) outside.
I agree about the sharp roof profile being odd. I think it is the windscreen that is too flat. The real swift bulges out a little. Great review as usual Av hope it cools off, I sympathise all the way from Aus.😊
The original windscreen is two parts, left and right, that is a flat wrap (2-D bend. There is a single piece aftermarket windscreen without the center support that is a blown part. Hard to say about the exact angles and proportions.
In the original AH model for FSX/P3D this switch activated a very simple autopilot panel on the far right side below the dashboard. It could hold the current track and the current altitude. Which made it a nice touring plane for longer flights on the computer. I am a bit disappointed that even this very simple autopilot in the Swift was "lost" during the conversion from FSX/P3D to MSFS. But I was expecting it after the C140. Which had lost much more functionality on the way from FSX/P3D to MSFS.
The GC-1A had a different cowling than shown. There is no fuel filler on the right wing, cross-feeds from the left. Rust on the gear, other than the bolts is impossible as all the parts are aluminum or chrome. The ivory bakelite panel trim is incomplete. Reasonable on the lower panel, but there are addition pieces on the top of the glareshield that wraps over the top center edge of the instrument panel. There is a "engine turned" aluminum center panel with the airspeed, tachometer and altimeter for the center panel that includes a set of small gauges below for fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temperature, and ampere output from the generator. The odd little red handle should be a crank, used to manually extend the landing gear if the hydraulic system fails. I regularly cruised my B model with an O-300 (145 hp) at 17,500 pressure altitude and flew it to over 20,000 density altitude. There is no rudder trim. The instrumentation is odd, not original, but the gear warning lights look about right. Leave the boost pump on until you have adequate altitude to recover from a engine driven pump failure (it's a Ford Model A unit). Opening a widow is not subtle, there is a definite organ piping. The fuzzy dice have to go! They move incorrectly, should remain aligned with the internal vertical for a coordinated turn. Cute video non the less!
@@AvAngel At this point in time, there are very few that are still even remotely stock, most have some modifications including updated instrument panels, control sticks, bigger engines (O and IO-360's, both Continental and Lycoming) with constant speed propellers, sliding bubble canopies, auxilary fuel tanks, wing slots removed etc. etc.
I don't know what it is about 50s design - it's just so appealing. Not just aircraft, but cars too. Maybe it's because designers dared/were allowed to be a little bit quirky. That often results in things becoming more interesting to look at I think.
It was the scifi inspirations creeping in post war, this was obviously designed before then, but it clearly got upgrades and influences as time went forwards, imagine if it had been produced in 40, vs what it was post war.
What a day! I just got the globe swift, the Duke package, and the Huey. On the Globe Swift, Do you know what that last switch on the right does, it’s not in the manual and I can’t find any info on it. What it says when I hover the mouse over it doesn’t mean anything either. And when are we going to get your avatar , and Mr whiskers for Xbox use?
Great they added a engine volume knob. Hope they include this feature in all their other planes to make them flyable and once they get that loopy engine sound fix in the Chippie. Thanks for showing. Maybe I'll start buying AH planes again in the future once they get those engine sound ok what they are not on any plane yet till this one.
@@AvAngel …was based on Orcas and flew C182’s, C206 and C207’s, Britton Norman Islanders and C402’s for San Juan Airlines from 80-85, so your videos are fun to watch because they’re both well done and are like old times. Thank you!
*Check out that Coffee stain on that "Paper" tablet. Did you drip coffee when you where checking the preflight checks there AvAngel? :P Another Question has occurred to me though.. How often do you revisit, or fly the aircraft you have reviewed/previewed on your channel? are they forgotten once that is done? Do you fly them all often? If so? which ones are your personal fav's? :D Many Thanks.
Me? Drip caffiene? What a waste! As for reflying it depends… some come out that become instant favourites, like the carenado 337, beech 18, milviz 310, parallel 42 kitfox, some I fly once as they’re just not my style but I review them for you guys, most I buy simply to record a video then uninstall sadly
On a google search, seems like some of those profiles might be varied as far as the sharpness goes. I wonder if they changed it a bit over the years that it was manufactured. I’m surprised that an Aeroplane Heaven product looks like an actual fun plane and might be willing to buy this one - based on this review, and what my funds will allow. I agree that these old planes have a beautiful nostalgic look and feel to them.
To have to adjust sound and camera settings every time you change the airframe is one of the annoying things in MSFS. Auto-Save settings per aircraft would be a real relief. 💙
Also no wind noise with side windows open,that is not correct.I bought the P38 lightning last night from marketplace at the current knock cown price.Shame they didn't do the same for the Corsair......................................
I think... that I'll pick this one up. I can see me putting some hours in it. I'm a bit wary of buying planes ever since I grabbed the Fokker trimotor... and flew it just once.
Nice bird. MSFS need to do an update, after SU9 for me 5 mins after take off I get the most horrible and unplayable lag. I've tried everything deleted all the mods, messed about with the settings the lot and still no difference. When the heat cools down I might do a re-install see if it changes!
reducing sensitivity helps. I had the same issue. saw a P Gatcomb vid about settings and reducing sensitivity really helped a lot. Good rule of thumb is always reduce sensitivity first.
I suspect in the 50s the way they used a handheld mic was..... well not... just don't talk to anyone, back in those days I think it was easier to get away with lol
The dice look like they move to stay perpendicular to the horizon. Unfortunately, the physics are completely wrong. In a coordinated turn, they should remain pointed straight to the floor.
Lines are off, prop is backwards (and spins backwards), aileron animation is backwards, wrong materials used in a few areas, sounds are really bad - more of the same from AH, sadly. I really do thank you for doing these reviews as it saves me money on planes I'd otherwise be interested in.
They were built in the mid/late 40s, and a lot of things had that stereotypical '50's vibe... I associate a different style with the 40s... usually stuff made in the 30s :D There was a bit of a civilian gap in design during that period.
Pardon? Puppy is a pet term... I often generally refer to airplanes by many words? Puppy, beast, (insert curseword here)... As for research I believe I described its history and era, design and influence in the video, so what are you exactly questioning?
The buckling and slight warping of the metal surface is called "oilcanning". And I agree, it looks spectacular on this model inside andbout. May I draw attention to the fact that every section of the seat cushions is shaped slightly irregular and different from each other, which is very realistic due to their pliable material. It takes a true modelling artist to even think of that. A big shoutout to whoever built this thing!!! And then the pbr surface of the dash top, I tell you, this guy is (or these guys are) good...!!!
A beautiful morning: Start the coffee maker, fire up the pewter, delete the junk emails, read any important emails, check today's weather (currently 103 degrees in Las Vegas) retrieve the first cup of java, click on latest AvAngel video, preemptively hit the like button, sit back and enjoy. 👍🏽Given!
Hit 102 here in ENGLAND today :D It's been brutal :D
As a Swift owner, this simulation is amazing. The A and B models have significant differences. Different cowl, 85HP on the A, 125 on the B. There is also differences on the Globe Swift vs the Temco Swift. (Same airplane different production facilities.)
I don't think the AHI was a bug.... I think the dice are the indicator.
Um I think the fluffy dice serve as the alternate AHI as they swing perhaps? Pretty funny.
Yes, it's a joke that obviously went over her head.
I absolutely love the weathering, (Patina), of the barn find! Just stellar!!!
Me too! Fav livery!
The barn find truly is lovely. As much as I want to fly the shiny one, I keep going back to the barn find.
@@nonlocalflow both are nice, but I love the gritty realism of the heavy weathering!
Great little video and I remember when I was a wee lad they had a small fleet of them in different variants ( Swift ) in my area bout 4 or 5 flying around my area on Sunny days. They used to call it the Poor Mans Mustang
Awesome little plane! Retractable taildragger, vintage rounded wings and stabiliser, absolutely love it. A bit scared with an absence of autopilot though, but it’s probably cause I’m too spoiled with modern tech 😅
Honestly the barn find has become my favorite... its like, a first flight after restoration, a real wild little nugget of history.
you are becoming one of my favourites on here! keep em coming!
Thanks!
Looks great. For £20, I'd always go for non-Asobo sounds (and fluffy dice) over ground features.
As always, I absolutely love and enjoy your videos and reviews. You are awesome 👌
Not bad at all! I love these vintage airplanes that just look like a fun time.
That barn find livery is amazing! Definitely looks like it's been in a barn for a couple decades. Hehehe...
Really enjoy your content. Going to pick this one up and fly it in VR. I will throw a video up on my channel. Out of curiosity, where are you flying out of? Absolutely beautiful scenery. Keep up the great work on your content.
something about form and function of civil aircraft of this era. from the cub, DC3 to the Connie and stratoliner. then when switching to jets the comet ,flawed maybe but still very pretty.
Nice review, AvAngel - well done.
Speaking of which: I'm thinking the Electra has been updated since your last review. Lots of stuff you pointed out appear different now. I've picked up one, you see.
Pity about the heatwave over there in Europe, though here in Africa it's like a stroll through the park. We practically sit astride the sun all year round, though it's the wet season now; yet it can be as balmy as a ships boiler room during "full steam ahead". Wish you guys in Europe well, all the same.
Glad to hear they've fixed the Electra! A little late though, as I've already bought the Beech 18 which scratches basically the same itches that the Electra would have.
The electra is fixed? Not that I've seen (other than the steps)... meanwhile the texturing and systems and flight model are the worst I've seen... autopilot still doesn't work... which is a real shame as I was hoping to use it to demonstrate a flight from Lae to Howland with celestial navigation...
The swift is one of my favorite aircraft. Excited that they are bringing it to MSFS. Also glad to see the engine volume control (the engine noise plus the weird split in the pilot window keep me from enjoying the Electra)
It’s a nice compromise between accuracy and sim tolerable sound
I love the fuzzy dice. I had a pair when I had my first car.
Very nice review! And I'm not against you reviewing things at night because it's a lot cooler. I wish you and all the brits out there the very best.
I believe those fuzzy dice are the backup AHI....lol... nice vid
I love the barn find patina version. Wouldn't it be cool to have a Bonanza with that paint job...
Looks like a nice aircraft! Speaking of heat: I feel you! As I sit here watching your video, the thermometer on my desk says 33.2 C° (91,8 F°). I guess that's alright, considering that the forecast promised 40 C° (104 F°) outside.
They actually built these about a mile from where I used to live, in what is now Blue Mound, Texas.
I agree about the sharp roof profile being odd. I think it is the windscreen that is too flat. The real swift bulges out a little. Great review as usual Av hope it cools off, I sympathise all the way from Aus.😊
The original windscreen is two parts, left and right, that is a flat wrap (2-D bend. There is a single piece aftermarket windscreen without the center support that is a blown part. Hard to say about the exact angles and proportions.
I suspect the modern HSI/fluffy dice is a joke rather than a bug.
The fluffy dice as 'Modern AHI' is hilarious - Im thinking its attributed to the developer's sense of humor - its not to be an actual AHI.
Yeah I expected a modern attitude indicator but I suppose this does the same job lol!
In the original AH model for FSX/P3D this switch activated a very simple autopilot panel on the far right side below the dashboard. It could hold the current track and the current altitude. Which made it a nice touring plane for longer flights on the computer. I am a bit disappointed that even this very simple autopilot in the Swift was "lost" during the conversion from FSX/P3D to MSFS. But I was expecting it after the C140. Which had lost much more functionality on the way from FSX/P3D to MSFS.
In real life the fluffy dice would only swing left/right in an uncoordinated turn. They should actually work more like a slip indicator.
The GC-1A had a different cowling than shown. There is no fuel filler on the right wing, cross-feeds from the left. Rust on the gear, other than the bolts is impossible as all the parts are aluminum or chrome. The ivory bakelite panel trim is incomplete. Reasonable on the lower panel, but there are addition pieces on the top of the glareshield that wraps over the top center edge of the instrument panel. There is a "engine turned" aluminum center panel with the airspeed, tachometer and altimeter for the center panel that includes a set of small gauges below for fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temperature, and ampere output from the generator. The odd little red handle should be a crank, used to manually extend the landing gear if the hydraulic system fails. I regularly cruised my B model with an O-300 (145 hp) at 17,500 pressure altitude and flew it to over 20,000 density altitude. There is no rudder trim. The instrumentation is odd, not original, but the gear warning lights look about right. Leave the boost pump on until you have adequate altitude to recover from a engine driven pump failure (it's a Ford Model A unit). Opening a widow is not subtle, there is a definite organ piping. The fuzzy dice have to go! They move incorrectly, should remain aligned with the internal vertical for a coordinated turn. Cute video non the less!
Appreciate the input from an owner, I don’t have your experience.
@@AvAngel At this point in time, there are very few that are still even remotely stock, most have some modifications including updated instrument panels, control sticks, bigger engines (O and IO-360's, both Continental and Lycoming) with constant speed propellers, sliding bubble canopies, auxilary fuel tanks, wing slots removed etc. etc.
The exterior really is gorgeous!
I don't know what it is about 50s design - it's just so appealing. Not just aircraft, but cars too. Maybe it's because designers dared/were allowed to be a little bit quirky. That often results in things becoming more interesting to look at I think.
It was the scifi inspirations creeping in post war, this was obviously designed before then, but it clearly got upgrades and influences as time went forwards, imagine if it had been produced in 40, vs what it was post war.
What a day! I just got the globe swift, the Duke package, and the Huey. On the Globe Swift, Do you know what that last switch on the right does, it’s not in the manual and I can’t find any info on it. What it says when I hover the mouse over it doesn’t mean anything either. And when are we going to get your avatar , and Mr whiskers for Xbox use?
Great they added a engine volume knob. Hope they include this feature in all their other planes to make them flyable and once they get that loopy engine sound fix in the Chippie. Thanks for showing. Maybe I'll start buying AH planes again in the future once they get those engine sound ok what they are not on any plane yet till this one.
You flew right over my brothers house turning final. 😀
Cool!
@@AvAngel …was based on Orcas and flew C182’s, C206 and C207’s, Britton Norman Islanders and C402’s for San Juan Airlines from 80-85, so your videos are fun to watch because they’re both well done and are like old times. Thank you!
*Check out that Coffee stain on that "Paper" tablet. Did you drip coffee when you where checking the preflight checks there AvAngel? :P Another Question has occurred to me though..
How often do you revisit, or fly the aircraft you have reviewed/previewed on your channel? are they forgotten once that is done? Do you fly them all often? If so? which ones are your personal fav's? :D Many Thanks.
Me? Drip caffiene? What a waste!
As for reflying it depends… some come out that become instant favourites, like the carenado 337, beech 18, milviz 310, parallel 42 kitfox, some I fly once as they’re just not my style but I review them for you guys, most I buy simply to record a video then uninstall sadly
I picked it up last night. The copilot does not show. Also the wind noise is the same for windows up or down.
On a google search, seems like some of those profiles might be varied as far as the sharpness goes. I wonder if they changed it a bit over the years that it was manufactured. I’m surprised that an Aeroplane Heaven product looks like an actual fun plane and might be willing to buy this one - based on this review, and what my funds will allow. I agree that these old planes have a beautiful nostalgic look and feel to them.
It is rather enjoyable to be fair, quite like it!
To have to adjust sound and camera settings every time you change the airframe is one of the annoying things in MSFS. Auto-Save settings per aircraft would be a real relief. 💙
I need fuzzy dice for all my planes
Agreed lol
Another great review. Thank you!
Nice review and your comments on the profile and the yoke movement are accurate. Just a bit too pricey to attract me to purchase it.
Also no wind noise with side windows open,that is not correct.I bought the P38 lightning last night from marketplace at the current knock cown price.Shame they didn't do the same for the Corsair......................................
There is some noise difference but not very much which I’d like to see fixed. P38 was made by a different developer to the Corsair though.
I think... that I'll pick this one up. I can see me putting some hours in it. I'm a bit wary of buying planes ever since I grabbed the Fokker trimotor... and flew it just once.
Yeah same but this for sure had flyability for sure, and a pleasant nice experience with some nice features
Can you do a sensitivity video for your rudder I have a really tough time controlling my rudders
Nice bird. MSFS need to do an update, after SU9 for me 5 mins after take off I get the most horrible and unplayable lag. I've tried everything deleted all the mods, messed about with the settings the lot and still no difference. When the heat cools down I might do a re-install see if it changes!
Su10 seems to solve a lot according to testers
I don't want to spoil the surprise but take a peek behind the passenger seat :)
reducing sensitivity helps. I had the same issue. saw a P Gatcomb vid about settings and reducing sensitivity really helped a lot. Good rule of thumb is always reduce sensitivity first.
@@schumzy ?
I think you replied to the wrong comment.
Good looking plane, but it really bothered me that there were almost no yoke animations.
It did seem rather stiff.
I suspect in the 50s the way they used a handheld mic was..... well not... just don't talk to anyone, back in those days I think it was easier to get away with lol
Subbed!
Thank you!
Do the dice hang steady if you properly coordinate your turns?
Yes, they do. They don't flow as you pull a negative g though :(
I didn't check, but worth a look!
The dice look like they move to stay perpendicular to the horizon. Unfortunately, the physics are completely wrong. In a coordinated turn, they should remain pointed straight to the floor.
Nice one for sure.
Lines are off, prop is backwards (and spins backwards), aileron animation is backwards, wrong materials used in a few areas, sounds are really bad - more of the same from AH, sadly. I really do thank you for doing these reviews as it saves me money on planes I'd otherwise be interested in.
Didn't notice the prop, i'll take your word for it. Aileron is is it? i didn't even see that >
"This is very 1950s" you said it was from the 40s
They were built in the mid/late 40s, and a lot of things had that stereotypical '50's vibe... I associate a different style with the 40s... usually stuff made in the 30s :D There was a bit of a civilian gap in design during that period.
Very nice ..
Witsch Airport is it?
Orcas island
A melhor!
Muito bom 👍
I have given up after 5 minutes of you not knowing, or not bothering to research anything about this aircraft PUPPY?
Pardon? Puppy is a pet term... I often generally refer to airplanes by many words? Puppy, beast, (insert curseword here)... As for research I believe I described its history and era, design and influence in the video, so what are you exactly questioning?
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