Is the Antonov AN-2 the Best Value Addon in Microsoft Flight Simulator? MSFS
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Күн бұрынThis Antonov AN-2 is currently on sale for only $9.99 on the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace. Does that mean it is shovel ware or is it a bargain.
In this video we will go from cold and dark, follow the checklists to get it in the air to fly from Siletz Bay Oregon up the coast to Astoria. We will have live weather on to test how well Sim Update 12 has improved and to see how landing a tail dragger like this does with real winds and thermals.
0:00 Intro
0:13 Exterior
1:40 Cockpit
3:18 Start-up Checklist
8:13 Night Lighting
9:03 Before Taxi Checklist
14:56 Takeoff
16:32 Engine Sound
17:06 Cruise
22:09 Entering Traffic Pattern
23:21 Turning Final
24:28 Landing
26:43 Final Thoughts
@steveunwin830 Жыл бұрын
It's only available at this price if you bought the deluxe premium version of MSFS. You now get a 30% discount on the famous flyers and local legends. For everyone else it's the usual price.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I pinned your comment for others to see right away. Cheers!!
@pi.actual Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine flew an AN-2 from Oklahoma to California several years ago. He said they averaged 60 mph ground speed and it burned 1 gallon of avgas per minute.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
East to west is never kind on aircraft. I took a Bonaza A36 in the sim with live weather and my indicated was 175knts and ground speed was barely 100. I can also remember a time IRL flying a 172 and we had to significantly adjust our course/altitude because we were literally just staying put over the ground despite showing 110KIAS. I’m surprised it made it there burning that much fuel at those speeds!! Thanks for sharing, I love hearing these stories!
@antonioiozzi291 Жыл бұрын
I always see a couple of them at airshow here in Switzerland. Stunning big aircraft, fly and climb wery slow. At startup the bigbus produce so much smoke, burning oil like mad.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
I do wish that there was some more smoke effects as I’m there would have been a lot of smoke! Some times these big engines will need more oil before they need more fuel!! Thanks for watching.
@jackbailey3156 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are great ... thank you for taking time to make them and introduce us to new products.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words!
@lvwpy Жыл бұрын
This airplane is definitely a steal right now! Already purchased! Thank you for this review, fantastic as always.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Absolutely a steal!
@Republic3D Жыл бұрын
Good video! Thank you. The AN-2 is still in use in several air forces, as well as civilian operators, including parachuting clubs and such. Awesome aircraft. Such a great view out of that "greenhouse" cockpit. (And thank you for the wide aspect view, it fits my monitor perfectly!)
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I really wish KZfaq would embrace more ultra wide features. They won’t let you add certain of recommendations to your videos if they are ultra wide.
@chuck176 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations I’m on series x do you think I should get it! And the other beauty!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
@@chuck176 I can’t see why not. Especially since the newest Sim Update provides WASM for Xbox.
@mikecoffee100 Жыл бұрын
AWESOME and again thank you for the tail dragger video again
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mike! Appreciate the continued support!
@outdoorsdelmarva5691 11 ай бұрын
Nice video my friend. Have about 30 hrs now. Love it. Got to sit in a real one, they nailed this one.
@Nor0252 Жыл бұрын
Great video style, subbed! Greetings from Norway.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Greetings from Colorado!
@roberthemingway7691 Жыл бұрын
Nice review very well done. This is a gem of an aircraft. The detail the flight characteristics the beauty everything about this plane screams quality. If they can turn out this kind of new aircraft on a regular basis I would be buying them all for $10. !!!!! Kudos!!!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Right!!? I love under $20 aircraft but this one really jumps out for how much functionality it has! Thanks for watching!
@gerzsonpongracz938 Жыл бұрын
Great video, helped a lot to decipher the Ancsa!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@WilliamBugeater64Simpson Жыл бұрын
Highly informative and well done. Very nice aircraft.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@PablosCZ Жыл бұрын
Did a tandem parachute jump from this beauty. Sure it climbs very slowly, but boy does it dive... The plane was already back at the airfield loading another bunch of skydivers by the time I was still hanging on a chute.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! My local airport uses the DHC-6 and it can get back down at just the same time as the jumpers. That is crazy the AN-2 is already setting up for the next run!
@hmr171 Жыл бұрын
The tooltips and in-sim checklist have the oil temp gauge and the cylinder head temp gauge misidentified. The cylinder head temp is the gauge just to the left of the nav light panel. The triple gauge near the bottom is oil temp, oil pressure and fuel pressure. That is why we are thinking the oil temp is too low. I confirmed this in a real world POH.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh, That makes sense! Thanks for the clarification!
@captaincasual7239 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Getting into the AN-2, that's one of the few things in this rather foreign cockpit that i immediately knew. Because the GotFriends Wilga uses that same oil/fuel pressure and oil temp combo gauge. Same primer handle too, i believe. :p
@OscarDiaz-nn9ch Жыл бұрын
Amazing plane truly. Very resent a Cuban pilot stole one and flew from the providence of Sancti Spirtus Cuba to Florida. Later some called “experts” came by to move the plane to another nearby airfield and crashed the plane after a few min from taking off. Not so good on gas but very reliable piece of machinery. Made for rough conditions, Manual has it that when there’s an engine failure the pilot should extend the flaps to 45 degrees and pull the yoke all the way back Once the plane is about to reach the Critical angle of attack the Slats will deploy automatically making the pane drop as a parachute. So technically I cannot be stalled.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That is hilarious! I heard the slats CLUNK when I was learning to land it and didn't know what it was. Figured it had to do with stall speed and pitch. The thing is basically a parachute in normal configuration when landing! Thanks for sharing!
@Jackson12438 Жыл бұрын
Аmmazing! I saw this baby in Moscow, when worked on airport! Very good work! Good Sounds!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That great!!! Thanks for sharing and watching.
@Jackson12438 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations You should learn russian language to read everything, now! ;) )))
@Jackson12438 Жыл бұрын
Today I wanted to buy this plane from MSFS 2020 market place, but I cant buy in any different ways at all! That is what this stupid goverment did with sanctions! ^( We can't buy nothing and the seller loosing his money for next product development progress! I already downloaded it free - I have no other way to get it by money!
@Ozieneercs Жыл бұрын
the level of detail is incredible! i will get it
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
You won’t be let down! So much fun. Thanks for watching!
@chuck176 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations me too getting it tonight!!!
@DanBirasi Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
@richardparrott7192 Жыл бұрын
Over $22 here in Oz! Exchange rate must be quite different to real world! Great review, this looks like a must-get!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that is a discrepancy! I didn't think there would be an import tax on a digital aircraft! Ha!
@TrueBlade-1889 Жыл бұрын
That 15 GBP. Typical cost of a 12" deep pan pizza.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
@@TrueBlade-1889 I love putting the cost of things in relatable ways like this. How many beers does this equate to and does that mean I just need to have one less down the pub!
@TrueBlade-1889 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations In the North of the UK that's a good 4 pints of decent beer in a hostelry ... or a good restaurant curry with poppadums !
@donaldholman9070 Жыл бұрын
It is a work of art
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Really is! Is a great aircraft! Thanks for watching.
@adambanks8753 Жыл бұрын
Super video - many thanks!!! Just one (unrelated)question: how do you get to see the extended info in the instrument tooltips? Mine don't show that 2nd (mouse) line at all.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
The setting right under neither the tool tips will need to be turned on as well. I think it says something like "Description" and can be set to instant or delayed.
@adambanks8753 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations Aaah ... thanks for that! I have "Legacy" mode on, so that option was greyed out.🙂
@WorldAviationTravel Жыл бұрын
У нашей небольшой авиакомпании есть 3 настоящих АН 2) мы работаем в ролях. Иногда работаем в других городах.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@Republic3D Жыл бұрын
AN-2 is the largest prop aircraft that is certified for single pilot operation in the US. At least it used to be.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Such a cool aircraft! So many record breaking designs.
@SVS96DAN Жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial, what is your ATC mod ?? Thanks
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is a mod called ATC chatter, it doesn’t tie in directly to ATC. It is real recordings that play at different variables and what type of frequency you are tuned to. Check out this video for some more explanation and an excellent program called pilot2atc that is a great ATC program. One step down from using VATSIM which I also recommend.
@briancrawley8440 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Is there a manual?
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Not one that is in game but here is a link to an official POH that can be used ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/antonov-an-2-flight-manual.38386/
@99snubby Жыл бұрын
Have you seen any life like cockpit controls that interface with simulator like that?
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I follow, like the steam gauges and toggles? I use all Logitech panels and com/nav stack. They make little LCD displays to add on with switches to display different gauges. Other than that you would be looking at custom panels which a lot of people make. Hope that helps. This is my setup kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKqXaqWgzanDnKM.html
@gervanwilliams1409 Жыл бұрын
If you think the fans are cool, did you know that you can actually feel cool breeze on your face while flying an open cockpit using the Quest 2? I cool way they using the built-in fans to aid immersion.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That is awesome and hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
@andreasschmidt2540 Жыл бұрын
A lot of plane for the price of a pizza. Plus are the looks, the cockpit and the attention to detail for this price. When it comes to flight characteristics, I have stomachaches here and there. It's amazingly agile, the elevator trim is a bit light and sensitive, and the slats and flaps create less drag than expected. But the manufacturer will definitely do something about that.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
I think it is even less than a pizza now a days!! The slats don't seem to do much besides make a loud "thunk" when retracted.
@daronnecalvin2917 Жыл бұрын
It's a steal on Xbox.. everything works study level indeed
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
That’s great to hear! I think with SU12 Xbox users are finally going to see a lot more functionality!!
@richardturner5228 Жыл бұрын
Based on your review, I’d like to purchase this aircraft for only $10, but the marketplace has it listed for the regular price of $14.99
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
I can't see the current price as I have purchased it and it is listed as OWNED. But if I click on the SALES part of the marketplace it comes up. Are you in the US?
@arnaultlaville4648 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations From what I heard , you need to have the deluxe version in order to get the specials
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh that is interesting! Or do you just have to own a version and not the game pass version. Still lame on their part for that one. For what it’s worth it is still worth $15.
@richardturner5228 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I am in the US. I bought the standard version for my PC on Steam.
@arnaultlaville4648 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulations They wanted to make a gift to people that supported the game by getting the more expensive versions. Which make sense since most of the aircraft we got as extras were utter crap
@wollaminfaetter Жыл бұрын
Somebody please make a translation mod for this awesome plane!
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
It would help, I have found after a handful of startups and shutdowns I have the switches pretty much memorized for my flow but I still question myself on some!
@thatguy7085 Жыл бұрын
Practice fleeing Cuba in one. 😂
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Ha! Someone else commented about that story! Hilarious!
@DieTabbi Жыл бұрын
If you ever heard an AN2 you can´t imaginge that the sound in cockpit is right. What I dont like in MSFS is the engine sounds while you are in cockpit. All sound the same dumb and far away nothing to do with real sound.
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
Yeah it is a shame as some aircraft definitely suffer from this. I have found that a good headset can help make the best of a bad situation but the older aircraft seem to miss that hard loud “thump”.
@dennis.p3893 Жыл бұрын
only prob is..the altitude you see on your meter is not the reaal altitude you flying...its garbage
@sprocketsimulations Жыл бұрын
It’s in metric and not feet. It does show the correct altitude, it’s just no one uses meters for altitude, it is correct for the aircraft model though.
@dennis.p3893 Жыл бұрын
@@sprocketsimulationsyeah I was just to dumb to notice it…iam sorry it’s a great plane
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