Once again thank you for your outstanding video. I watch all your content. I am a real-world crj pilot. I flew for Skywest Airlines here in the United States for 16 years until I lost my flight Medical. I have around 15,000 hours in the crj-200, 700, 900 aircraft. I have owned the Aerosoft crj since its release. I would say that it is very very good. Almost study level. The system's for the most part work exactly as they do in the airplane and the FMS software is almost identical to what my airline has used. I would say that the pmdg Boeing 737 is One Step Above This aircraft in the SIM. But the airsoft crj is definitely worth the money and fun to fly.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear a real life CRJ driver likes the Aerosoft version! Sorry to hear about your medical. I can only agree, the PMDG 737 is of course a level up from the Aerosoft CRJ, but then again Aerosoft doesn't mean to try and compete with the 737, but is specifically looking for a different market than PMDG. The CRJ is a very nice plane, it does what it's supposed to do and for those things that still need some improvement, like LNAV, they did promise an update after Hans is finished with the ATR.

@jb894

Жыл бұрын

Did you lose it because of the vaccine???

@ebnyflyer

Жыл бұрын

Echo here, Former ACA/Blueridge driver. lost 1 class back in 2004, first and only paying jet job. I miss it. Good news I have my 1st class back. I would love to see a X-plane version.

@KLienne

Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, I am interested in pursuing a career like yours. Would you be open in telling me why you were not cleared medically anymore, and if you would still want to do everything the same way again if you could? Also, what are your thoughts on the sounds of the crj? Does it sound like that in real life too?

@Vandantcyclone

Жыл бұрын

@@KLienneI feel like most of the time it’s either eye sight or hearing just from either exposure or age is what it is most of the time.

This plane isn't perfect, but it's really an enjoyable one to fly. It's authentic to the true airplane in most operation and is beautiful to look at.

This is exactly the video I have been wanting to see. As the "Other" Regional Jet is not an option for me at this time, I may have to reconsider this. I had refused to purchase this product at release due to all the bugs and Aerosoft's history of being slow to fix bugs, if at all. Now to watch the video and get Emi's recommendation or not. Thanks for the quality content as always.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It surely has bugs, but it can be flown and enjoyed.

@Brimmlinn

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver After watching the entire video I noticed Emi's frequent use of "X feature or bug is coming in the next update according to the developers". This is from Aerosoft that is known to take ages for updates. I believe I will hold off on purchasing this product until Aerosoft actually makes good on those promises. With the other RJ being in its current state this is a perfect opportunity for Aerosoft to jump in and actually do what they say they are going to. This would go a long ways towards earning back my trust and perhaps that of the community.

@TeamSethRules

Жыл бұрын

@@Brimmlinn buy it you won’t regret. Not sure what bugs talking about to be honest. It flies really well. Updates have been plenty from aerosoft. Seriously compared to the utter garbage ejet released recently this craps all over it.

Purchased the CRJ and have been working on learning it. Great videos, and also the series released by “the dude” is really good. He does a great job in explaining things and sharing his knowledge

Great video about a great airplane. I like flying short routes and really like the CRJs and found it very helpful to see your procedures.

What a great video. It's just so fascinating to watch a real pro at work. The confidence in your voice, the ease with which you go through the workflow and your familiarity with the aircraft are enviable.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much John! I really apprechiate your words!

Late to the party, but I love the fact they kept the CRT look to the displays.

My god man!!!! Do you ever sleep???? First the E175 vids and a livestream and now this.🤣 I've enjoyed them all very much. Keep up the good work.

I enjoy the heck out of the crj! Sure, it's not at the pmdg or fenix level but it is FUN to fly. It's engaging and just a joy to fly. You really have to think and stay ahead of the plane. I definitely recommend it!

That is realy cool that a Real Pilot gets to do a video about flight simming and to show us how study level or not study level an aircraft is Thank You

I've been flying this consistently since around the initial release, so I can say I've got my money's worth out of it. The PMDG is obviously a superior product, but these CRJs are perfect for short flights into smaller airports.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Fully agree! Of course the CRJ and PMDG aim at different markets, I'd say the CRJ fully does what it is aimed to do.

Been flying these since they released and really enjoy flying both the 700 and 1000.

I love how the APU intake door actually opens on these jets, and the one of a kind airfoil shape for these supercritical wings. CRJ's just look so cool.

Another great in depth video.. Love the level of detail and how honest you are with your conclusions. Keep up the great work.. A feel a coffee via Patreon brewing.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Michael!

That was an excellent video too btw, it's great to see the CRJ still getting some love, it really is a nice plane. Nice to hear Hans is planning an update. Have you done a review of the JustFlight BAE-146 ? I couldn't see one on your channel. It's a barrel of fun to fly, would love to see you fly it properly especially with the RJ update in the pipeline.

Again great content! You’re amazing. This needed to be done. Thank you!

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love it, not only works fine to me but it has a great Performance, together with the dc6

I purchased this over the Holidays and I CANT STOP flying it! Its So gOOD!

I love the CRJ by Aerosoft. Fantastic plane. And by the way, simbrief flight plans CAN be entered in currently. You export for the CRJ and then put the full name in the route field in the FMS (so for example KPDXCYVR for Portland to Vancouver).

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

People generally tend to no longer accept exporting a saved flightplan file as "simbrief import". Just see how much the 737 gets torpedoed for "not being able to import simbrief". What I meant in the vid is that you can not directly import from simbrief, you can only do it via saving local files and then only the route, not performance data, etc.

I can recommend, its pretty cool probably more than the others regional jets EA access

love that you did this! i have been flying the CRJ quite a bit lately and I do really enjoy it, but the buggy FMS just got the better of me, and the autopilot has a really hard time capturing/following a course (you'll just snake back and forth forever), I don't know if this is inherent in the real aircraft or not but I would imagine not to this extent. The biggest pain for me was when changing landing directions as you would have to go in and manually delete all the left over fixes and/or add the ones it didn't add. It does work great with the thrustmaster airbus throttle however it is super sensitive and has a lot of creep in it so that you are always having to make really fine adjustments. The boeing throttle from TM, I just don't like how it feels especially how they model the reverse thrust. It makes me really sad that the dev is putting off updating this as it HAS been out for quite some time. And as I am excited for the ATR (hopefully will be as good as the INI A310), I believe a lot of developers are guilty of making something just good enough and never flesh out issues. Even PMDG did this with the JS41, I loved that plane.. would love to see it in msfs. With all that said I still love the CRJ and I'm sure I"ll get back to flying her after a short break.. I highly recommend it!!

You actually can import simbrief flight plans by using the sim brief downloader and inputting the DEPARR in the route section of FMS. There was a video on here how to do it and I use it all the time

One thing I found useful with the FMS keypad was configuring a quickview for that so the speedbrake lever does not interfere with the keys. It's not an Airbus nor a Boeing and as such it is pretty unique in current aircraft. You cant just sit down and recognize half of the cockpit from other types. One thing I found is that it always looks new and factory fresh. The planes you see will have done thousands of cycles. That doesn't reflect at all. But you can see the love and dedication that went into it. Fair review. Btw. I'm learning ATR systems 😉

wonderful review, thank you1

I highly reccomend you to try out Flow Pro, as it integrates nicely into the simulator, replacing the default toolbar and adding a lot of useful functionality!

Thank You for this video, excellent as always....

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This was the first high-fidelity plane (bundle) launched for MSFS, and the closest we had to "study-level" until we got the PMDG and Fenix that set the bar what really can be achieved. I bought this bundle back then, but never really liked flying it. I went with FBW a32nx instead, until Fenix was launched. Can't really remember this plane ever being updated much after the launch, though.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

It saw some 18 updates, but focused mostly on smaller issues. The big ones like LNAV, Simbrief integration and chart display in the EFB will come once Hans has finished the ATR.

It takes some time, but Ive created single page checklist to get me from cold/dark to taxi. I do this foe each plane so when I havent been in a particular plane for awhile I have a quick reference. To keep the list down to one page I dont perform alarm tests etc, just actual preflight checklist. I also just show Flight Plan, without the steps necessary to complete as Ive already studied the aircraft. Basically the checklist includes Pre-Flight, F-Plan, APU, Final Prep, Engine Start, Taxi. When possible I keep the sequence the same for every aircraft, despite where the switch location may be.

One concern I have about the CRJ... the screens are so small that maximum resolution settings are probably a must-have. I'm used to a lower res that fits my 1080p monitor, and with that am used to slightly blurry gauges. It's fine with the PMDG, Leonardo MD82, and many other birds; there's a little blurriness but it's not distracting. But I suspect it would "break" the poor CRJ by making those small, text-dense screens unreadable at normal FOVs.

Thanks Emi, another great video. And thanks for the HUD comment, thought I was the only simmer who doesn't like HUDS. My ADD kicks in and just can't use them. Too much info I guess.

The panel and switches lighting does seem a little poor? Thanks for a great detailed video and be interested if this get some further updates to bring things more inline with some others etc.

I have the challenger 650 in xplane and it's really interesting to see the similarities in the two planes. I'm pretty sure the CRJ is basically a stretched version of the challenger 600 with a few modifications which is pretty cool imo

Mix of internet speed and level of detail of the assets. As you approach the airport, the LOD of assets are going to shift to higher resolution which concludes in frame drops. Its recommended to cache target destination manually before starting session.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Good point! I checked it out, but flushed my cache afterwards due to some other problem. Guess I should have at least loaded a flight there before going there for the video. Lesson learned, thank you Arash!

I purchased the bundle at launch, and it's been a good sardine-class regional to fly. I would agree with your fair assessment of the plane. Does it have an in-depth failure system and flushing toilets? No, but it also doesn't promise that. Does it still have some nav isssues/bugs? Yes, but at least you have a functioning system that can be used as it's normally flown

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

yeah, it has some issues with the nav system, but overall it gets you where you want to go and you *can* do quite a bit of FMC magic with it as well. All I need. Honestly, how many simmers really use failures anyway? I certainly only do when preparing for my next recurrent sim to revise some memory items or when creating videos for you guys. Apart from that... never touch them.

When I wanna do a quick flight on vatsim in the evening and only have time for a 30-45min flight (plus preparations, taxi etc) I love to fly this plane. Fun to fly manually, easy to use yet complete enough for standard operations, and even if I haven't flown for a few weeks I instantly know how it works. Plus, it was the only option apart from the FBW A320 for quite a long time (until MD80, 737, Bae146 etc came out) so for me who enjoys the variety of this game, it was a great purchase. It's also great for vatsim beginners since it's still not as big as the A320, so a bit easier to work with imo when you're getting used to the procedures, I went from the TBM to the CJ4 to this to now mostly flying the A320, 737 and A330 on vatsim.

Beautiful landing.

I like how I get a message "unload error"" when I try to import from Simbrief. That way I have to do it manually. Don't have this with 737-800, citation longitude, or Salty's 747.

Does anyone else have a problem with the autopilot disconnecting when you switch from FMS to Nav 1 or approach mode?

Nice addon, worth buying it.

Mate, this hasn’t been updated since before this video, I want to buy it but can’t justify it while abandoned. Do you have any further info from the dev?

The difference in quality and completeness between this and the E175 is enormous. To be fair the Embraer E-jets are more advanced and complex than the CRJ, where you have no autothrottle, no autobrakes and only advisory VNAV. But today flying the E175 or the Aerosoft CRJ is a totally different experience, meaning the second one is flyable.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Fully agree! The E-Jets in real life are at least a full generation of avionics further than the CRJ is, but for the sim it's currently the other way round. And not only by a single generation......

Good objective review. I didnt found a video where you talk about thr FBWa320. Will you take look at it soon? Im interested in what you say about it.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

The FBW is a freeware plane and as such anyone can give it a try. I don't see the need to cover it in a video. ...and if I'm totally honest: The MSFS A320 cockpit - which the FBW uses at the moment - just looks so ugly, I probably couldn't spend more than ten minutes in it. Not FBWs fault, but I really hope they'll replace it soon!

I like this aircraft, I have CRJ 550 - 1000 its realy nice to fly

This will likely be my next aircraft purchase. Been working on learning and flying a few others first, but ready to add a good regional jet. Im thinking between this CRJ, the fenix a320, pmdg 737, Asobo ATR, black square tbm 850, Flight fx vision jet, and the simworks kodiak 100….well, I should be setup for most types of flights. 😂 There are still more really good planes, but this is currently my favorite lineup.

Emi, What colours do you have set for the displays? Yours look great, whilst mine at the default values look pale and washed out.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, they should be default if I'm not mistaken. I believe there was a change with an earlier version. I believe there is a reset button in the EFB, did you try that?

what program are you using @ 3:17?

What was that program you were using for the flight plan? It popped up at 3:05

@A330Driver

5 ай бұрын

SimToolKitPro

When is this coming on xbox

Is there any reason why you would ever leave Yaw dampers turned off? Or even need to switch them off in flight? I see that switch in the 737s as well. If they are always turned on, why not just have it as an automatic system?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

There are failures which might render them inoperative, yes. Under normal conditions you would never switch them OFF.

I mirror Scotts comment above. I'm a current CRJ driver and I find the aircraft modeled VERY well. I am eagerly anticipating Aerosoft to update MANY of the bugs that have been persistent for a while, however.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Alex!

Thank you for the honest review. I bought the bundle that came with all of them and they're pretty cool planes. The smaller displays you mentioned would probably be the only this that gave me problems. Trouble is though, I never really fly them due to the fact I am addicted to that damn 737😅 This is a pretty off topic question but how much does the yaw damper help? I notice most larger jets have them. Does it dramatically reduce the need for rudder input or is it more like a small buffer that provides some assistance in turns? Oh and by the way the watching for ice on the windshield wiper is a very handy technique 👌

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

You don't need any rudder at all, the yaw damper completly takes care of it. Note however that the primary purpose of yaw dampers is to prevent dutch roll and not make pilots lazy ;)

@bobwright8789

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver thanks for taking the time to answer, i didn't notice till this afternoon! I have been looking all over trying to get a straight forward answer to that one😅 As always your the man and your videos are extremely helpful when trying to educate myself on proper 737 procedures or just in general when trying to learn how a professional would do something. 👍

I've enjoyed this plane quite a bit.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it's a very enjoyable plane to fly!

Thanks!

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the support! I'm glad you liked it!

I kinda didn't get that in earlier videos, but why do you dislike a HUD? Even in my car I couldn't go back to "no-HUD", and given that I mainly fly combat sims, flying without one feels wrong to me to begin with :D

Have they added any texture updates and simbrief/Navigraph intergrations yet? So many round texture edges still have too many angles still.

@A330Driver

8 ай бұрын

Not to my knowledge.

@Lone_GamerUK

8 ай бұрын

Ok thanks, maybe it’s abandoned for updates now - but we keep an eye on it.

I quiet like the CRJ in MSFS for flying even on VATSIM. But I really don't like the autopilot turning in nav mode and at least for me the intercept of the loc is so bad that I prefer to fly my approach completely manually. Another annoying quirk is pressing some of the buttons, the workaround with right-click then left-click works but other airplanes don't a workaround for that.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

NAV Mode is something that's due for an overhaul once the ATR is released. I remember talking to Hans about that double click issue on the buttons, I do recall it was due to an Asobo bug. But that was at Sim Update 5 or something, so I guess chances are we saw a change in the meantime. Be sure to bring it to the developers attention again so that we see it revisited with the big update once Hans is done with the ATR.

I'm interested in this plane, but apparently, there is no simbrief integration and I'm paying almost as much as the pmdg or fenix for less level of fidelity. Bummer. I wish it was priced lower

Thanks for this extensive video. Just what I needed at this point as a guidance on how to spend my money when expanding my airplane fleet. As I most of the time like to fly regional/commuter routes I've been hoping that more regional jet/turboprops would come to the sim. I've been reluctant to buy the CRJ-series knowing that the E-jet series were in the pipeline. Well, that project did'nt come out as expected so I will now pick up the CRJ instead. Also hoping that an ATR will be out soon, which together with the BAe-146 (lovely airplane. With no FMS activaded of course 🙂) and the upcoming RJ-serie would satisfy my aircraft need for quite some time ahead. Btw, could you or someone else shed some light on what the CRJ 900/1000 expansion brings to the flying experience (apart from size, loading capacity, performance, etc.) compared to the 550/700 pack? Is it for example the same cockpit environment? I find it hard to find enought guidance on this in the product description. Thanks in advance.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

The ATR will come in March from Microsoft. They contracted the same developer who did the CRJ (Hans Hartmann) and previously the Flight1 ATR. I'm sure it'll be a good one! The 900/1000 are basically longer versions of the 700. The cockpit is the same, they climb slightly worse, but have stronger engines as well.

@stenne9615

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver Thanks for your info. I will go for the 550/700 pack. Looking forward to your forthcoming videos.

For me, this plane is as good as it gets. I never simulate failures so the lack of failure simulation makes no difference to me. I fly it a lot to do operations out of my home town where we only get CRJ’s. In this plane, you can do nearly everything for normal operations and you’re able to follow real world checklists and everything works. It ofc won’t be as good as the PMDG and fenix as the cockpit texturing isn’t the best but it’s still an awesome plane to fly. Also worth noting that out of all addon planes I currently own (PMDG, fenix, fbw a32n, headwind a339), this plane by far runs the best. I get quite high fps of over 60.

Great video..thank you so much. I wish I could buy this for Xbox x.

What’s the state of GSX these days? Wondering if I should reinstall.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Not much better to be honest.

I was wondering if I should buy this. My favorite steamer flys it sometimes. Seems fun.

@zk9058

Жыл бұрын

Did you just admit that your favorite streamer is not Emi? 😮

@mr.futurestrader2115

Жыл бұрын

@@zk9058 I wasn’t aware he streams lol

Correction: You don't have to switch the Nav Source to NAV in order to intercept your ILS signals. The aircraft will do that by itself when you go into APPR mode on the MCP.

@reason6835

Жыл бұрын

I've noticed the autopilot sometimes disconnects when it automatically switches the nav source though. Have you ever encountered this?

@Quotenwagnerianer

Жыл бұрын

@@reason6835 Not so far.

What was that flight planning app you were using at the beginning?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Hi Herman, it's SimToolKitPro.

@hermang.gerhardt4378

Жыл бұрын

@737NG Driver Hello really enjoy the channel and thank you for letting me know what tool that is.

Note I haven't started the video and I am going to share my opinion before Emi shares his. The CRJ is a functional plane and vatsim ready (in my opinion) to get that out of the way, however Aerosoft themselves after a certain time period abandon their products. I have tried time and time again to get attention to bugs on the forums and the community doesn't really care what you think. Aerosoft doesn't put out updates except when absolutely necessary and I have only seen one and that was for ONE SU. That's it. Fun plane from time to time but Aerosoft kind of abandons it and they don't really care about it much anymore. I have reported bugs of the knob sounds being screwed up where the sound plays like every whole 180 degree rotation of the altitude bug on the mcp and all other knobs and they didn't care about that. (I'm no developer but this can't be too hard of a fix, correct me if I'm wrong). I believe the battery switch when turned on should make the rumbling sound the first time and not just the second time you turn it on (it used to work the first flick, but now it won't play any sound on the first flick to on). Navdata is fine with navigraph although it is hard when you need to change SIDs or STARs as they literally overlap each other and won't replace the original one and everything becomes a mess especially on vatsim. I asked them about this and they said they really couldn't do anything about it. If you really really like CRJs, I guess go for it? Just buy a 737 from PMDG and you will probably be a little more satisfied 😉. (Note this was again all my opinion before the video started)

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Hi Wqffle, thanks for the detailed post! Have to agree with the most part of them, however let me proivde a bit of insight: Development on the CRJ has always been slow as it is a single developers project. After the CRJ was released and brough to the point where it currently is (where it is well flyable) the developer had to move on to the ATR for Microsoft as that one has a fixed schedule. Once the ATR is out then will revisit the CRJ and implement more features and fix bugs. Is it perfect? Certainly no. Is it good? Yes. Does it do what is advertised? Absolutely.

@NookaNifty

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver If this really has been a single dev project, huge kudos to the person! I had no idea...

Looks like your fpm was taking a hit with all those thick clouds. Were you experiencing more stuttering with the aerosoft crj?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

The CRJ runs very smooth normally on my system, quite similar to PMDGs 737. It turned out that apparently some addon is causing these troubles. For todays video I removed all addons from the communityfolder except for those used in the videos and the stutters were gone. I can't quite tell which one caused the stutters yet, but I'll gradually bring them back in and will see if we can find the culprit.

@countryflyboy8255

Жыл бұрын

@737NGDriver true. I keep addons to the minimum since I have a PC that is 2016 Era technology. And surprisingly my graphics are almost as good as what you guys have ..

you can import simbrief into the crj

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

No, simbrief can export the CRJs flightplan formart, but nowadays when talking about simbrief import people generally mean a direct import without saving any local files, etc. Also it's only the route, not the performance. To be fair though, the real CRJ probably can't import performance either... but the same is the case with the 737s I fly and yet people say it's sh*t because it can't import simbrief. Well, can't have it all I guess ;-)

Worth mentioning that Aerosoft's philosophy is that they simulate the everyday life of a pilot, and they tend to not simulate the things that are not part of everyday life. If the pilot can't do anything about it and wouldn't normally experience it, it's probably not there. I'm fine with that, YMMV.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

True that and they did a good job doing that with this plane!

Used to fly this plane until one magical day i started getting CTD's and since then it's no joy! (P3D v5.3)

@A330Driver

11 ай бұрын

Did you contact support and we're they able to help?

I've recently noticed stuttering frame rates on short final in FS2020. Not sure why either.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

I more and more get the feeling it's related to an addon I installed. For recording todays video I killed the entire communityfolder - except for the airports used in the video - and it worked fine. Will have to slowly bring back the addons now and see if I can catch the one causing it. That'll take weeks though... for now I'll just enable those airports I want to fly to, let's see if I'm lucky and catch the one in question early.

I like the CRJ and at was certainly very happy to finally have a decent jet when it was released. However, it is sad to see that it has mostly been abandoned with many bugs and quirks that still haven’t been and probably never will be addressed. So the level of support is not even close to PMDG and Fenix, who keep improving their products. The CRJ is more or less abandonware at this point.

So, it doesn’t have an auto throttle - how does it have an autopilot speed mode?

@A330Driver

11 ай бұрын

The manual got a great explanation, in short, SPEED in the CRJ is similar to LVL CHG or selected climb/descent in Boeing or Airbus planes. It maintains speed by pitching up and down.

I bought the airplanes separately so I could save the .01 😂😂😂

CRJ-550 and Boeing 737-600 LUKLA please

what flight planner is that? at 3:40

@tableguy28

Жыл бұрын

SimToolkitPro

Do crj have an autothrottle like other aircrafts that can hold speed ?

@Brimmlinn

Жыл бұрын

CRJ's do not have Autothrottle but its not too bad once you get the hang of it.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

No, but see the video fory commentary to Autothrottle

@Boamonster1

Жыл бұрын

No. Thrust management is all manual.

@chimangoestudios

Жыл бұрын

No but that Is part.of the fun

I see.a lot of stuttering. Is this plane that heavy for your setup? Beside that, great video, again.

"Strange to have a jetway on such a small plane" Actually, here in the US it's strange to not use a jetway on any commercial passenger plane. There are some airports that don't on all flights (like KCLT) but the majority do. I remember on your 737 videos you talked about using both the forward and aft doors to board faster. Now that would be strange, I've never seen that before on a 737. The only places I've been that used stairs and busses has been Narita , and Jeddah.

First higher quality airliner for msfs but still has day 1 bugs almost 2 years later?🤔🤔.....? It's a great addon nonetheless

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

It was released with a lot of bugs without any doubt. But as it is it can be flown fine from A to B.

@Brimmlinn

Жыл бұрын

This is what I was worried about and what kept me from buying the CRJ. Could you elaborate on what are the most important bugs still remaining so we can make an informed decision? It would be appreciated.

@___Brandon___

Жыл бұрын

It’s not game breaking bugs, from what I personally have experienced but little things that you would think would have been ironed out this far after release from an already established company. To name a few in addition to the bugs discussed in the video, Direct-to function still causes issues with the flight plan. Nosewheel still moves 1:1 with rudder pedal inputs despite Aerosoft putting in a selection to separate the two meaning nosewheel should only move a few degrees with rudder pedal inputs. Editing waypoints causes numerous issues some people have it freezing the aircraft/sim. Minimums callout missing when using MDA vs DH etc….

@cmdrquelcertoleo3408

Жыл бұрын

they never cared to fix some glaring bugs with the autopilot. I used it a lot but in every session there always something wrong and always left a bitter taste. first and last purchase from aerosoft. it's a pity because the product is very close to be very good and I think the effort to take it there would not have been too much. but aerosoft only cares about moving to the next monetizing product.

@Brimmlinn

Жыл бұрын

@@cmdrquelcertoleo3408 Yeah, that is exactly why I have not purchased this product yet. Aerosoft has a bad habit of releasing buggy products and taking ages to fix anything, if they ever do. The CRJ and Twin Otter for MSFS are perfect examples of this.

this plane doesn't have vnav... But that was Bombardier's fault lol

The one thing that I found really annoying about the CRJ was the Decision Height knob, which Aerosoft simply didn’t fix. It took five minutes to set it and I never flew it again because I was waiting for an update that never came. Heaven help you if the destination was above over five hundred feet. I watched closely for you to take a long time turning the knob. Granted for you it was only a couple hundred feet, but you did it quickly. Has it been fixed and I just didn’t notice?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, to be honest, I'm not sure which issue with the knob you mean. It works perfectly fine. Just to be sure: You are not trying to set the DH instead of the MDA, right? The MDA knob is in 10ft increments, the DH in 1ft. The reason it took me a few seconds more is because I overturned it initially and had to go back.

@obriets

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver Interesting. I’ll stick to MDA in that model then.

Product seems to have been abandoned by the developer. They grabbed your cash by it being first half decent aircraft for MSFS, then they ran. An update with some bug fixes is long overdue now if you ask me.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Just read their official communication (or what I even included in this video).

I wish they just put in a little more work into them.

If it wasn't your stream software then check your add-on scenery as to why it got so stuttery towards the end. A good test is go into the market place in the SIM, and go to airports. If you see the world map but no airports on it, you have bad a scenery that is causing lags. I had this problem for months, drove me crazy. Then in an unexpected email with a scenery Dev, I discovered the issue. It took a while to find the scenery which was in Europe but affected the West coast of the USA. It was a payware scenery too! Anyway not seeing airports on the map on the in the insim market place, I'm am not talking about the world map I mean the map in the market place that shows airports for sale .. if you don't see anything on that map chances are you have a bad scenery that will cause the issue you had.

@zk9058

Жыл бұрын

Which airport was the problem? I’m gonna check to see if i have it…..and if i do, I’m gonna remove it asap!

I have flown this plane since the beginning. I went through the horrible ordeal of being unable to capture the GS but it did get fixed with an update eventually. I was really enjoying it after that. I have not been in the plane for a while being preoccupied with PMDG 737 and Fenix, etc.. I jumped back in after watching this video and again...I cannot capture the GS no matter what I do. I am capturing the LOC but not the GS. I have sure I am at the appropriate altitude. The course is correct. The Approach button is engaged and I am stable on the approach but no sign of the GS and no capture. I have to disconnect and descend manually. Anyone still having this issue or is it just me?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Seems to be just you, I didn't hear of that issue recently. Did you select the right nav source?

Please please for people considering buying this if you haven’t already-you must. It is a superb little bird to fly and fly you have to. Bought this from the start and it does everything it should with ease and once you get the hang of the CRJ you will love it. Systems are fantastic, it interrogates really well with simbrief so don’t know where you’re getting that info that it doesn’t. I’ve used it extensively on VATSIM. There is one thing to be mindful of, it does not have an auto throttle so you actually have to watch closely and fly it unlike an A320 or 738 where turn AP and sit back. Love this plane so much. Another KZreadr who did a flight alongside a real CRJ pilot pretty much showcases this plane. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oIyL2dKiXauYqM4.html.

What a great video! Over here in the U.S. if your goal is to be a B 737 pilot chances are you would have to spend some time flying a regional jet like this first.

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

unfortunate about the e175

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

True... but I wanted to give people who consider a regional jet the true picture of their choices. And the CRJ definitely is a good choice.

@BiomeCraftYT

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver i would invest in the crj if it had vnav. that’s my on problem with any plane

@gliderpilot4329

Жыл бұрын

@@BiomeCraftYT I believe you can activate it in the settings and use it. It will generate an additional knob at the autopilot. Not that realistic, but if you cant fly otherwise that would be a solution

I think the CRJ gets more hate than it deserves; it's largely fun to fly and works reasonably well. However, it offers a poor value proposition compared to similarly-priced aircraft like the Fenix A320 and PMDG 737. Also, the simulation is a lot shallower than you may realize just from watching this review video. Aerosoft claims that they only aim to simulate normal operations (leaving out things like realistic failures). I'm fine with this in theory, but I think they fall far short of delivering on this promise. In my opinion, to simulate normal operations should require the pilot to correctly perform the necessary steps that a real pilot does, and this aircraft does not. For example, you can taxi perfectly without enabling nosewheel steering, and can fly without issues if you forget to turn on your hydraulics. All switches are modeled, but many of them have no real effect.

I remember when they said this was coming to console🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

If they're in a similar situation like PMDG then Xbox just doesn't support such complex aircraft yet and thus they can't do it. Point at Microsoft for that one, not at the developers...

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I am not a fan of the lower cargo bay on this aircraft. How are the baggage handlers going to half ass toss your bag in there and scuff up your luggage?

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

Not only on the CRJ, even on the 737 they're pretty messed up. Just not enough space in there, but can't take containers either. Poor ground workers indeed.

@NorthForkFisherman

Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's nothing. You should have seen some of the other cargo holds that CRJ carriers used previously. For Horizon, the closest one was the Fokker F-28. Try loading a ton of fish from Alaska bound for other hubs in that beast. The CRJ that replaced those pigs was at least new and well-maintained.

The only setback is the very poor autopilot modeled by the developers. It is a shame swinging miles and miles to stay heading.

crappy regional jet

It's a funny toy... nothing more than that. Nothing to do with real airline simulation where you can enjoy high fidelity reproduction of the systems...may be. Anyway a real CRJ in real icing conditions and unproper maintenance even the old captain with 20000 hours of flight with call his mother

@A330Driver

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion the CRJ is 100% a "real airline simulation". In my roundabout 2000 flights in the 737 I've maybe had two or three system failures that were not a resettable window overheat. I'd guesstimate that in more than 99% of all flights you can fly the Aerosoft CRJ exactly like the real one. But yeah, in the end all of our MSFS addons are toys. None is even close to a real airplane.

@PatrickZumbrunn-gs1hm

Жыл бұрын

@@A330Driver Yes especially the old planes. Take an old piper PA34 twin coded by Carenado. It's even not a little bit close to the flight dynamic of the real one. May be in a bigger bird you dont feel much the difference I can't tell you I have no idea what sensation it is to land a full loaded liner with strong shearwinds. I can imagine that sometime you squeeze your "Arschbacken" too :)

If only this plane was available on xbox🥲