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May 12^th, 2004 at 7:12am

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I bought the FSD Navajo Panter and the FSD Cheyenne 400s and the PMDG Beech 1900D. This is the first time I bought payware anything other than FSUIPC. I am Very impressed and think it was worth the money for the FSD aircraft but I am disappointed in the 1900. The 1900 looks very nice and flys on the numbers but has pretty well the default kingair panel in it. Don't get me wrong for $14 it is nice but I thought it would have been a little more in depth about the aircraft. On the other hand the Navajo and Cheyenne are the best aircraft I have flown or had in FS. I flew Navajos in real life for a year and the FS one is right on in performance, visual model/panel other than the GPS should be weather radar or at least the one I flew. The Cheyenne is awesome also, I have never flown one in real life but it seems like it is real like the Navajo. Anyways I am really happy with my FSD aircraft now and suggest them to anyone. The PMDG 1900D is very nice visually but doesn't have the real world aspect of it but it is still nice. I was wondering if there is anyway to return a payware aircraft and get your money back for it? If not oh well at least I have a 1900 that looks real. Cheers!

P.S. FSD ROCKS!!!!!!!

I did read the reviews about the 1900 and I pretty much know the anwser to the money back question but for $14 I like the B1900D and would have at least a good model. I just wish it had a little more to it system wise.

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Reply #1 - May 12^th, 2004 at 11:30am

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If y'all read the PMDG forums on the 1900 they were very clear this is the first in their "express" series. This product line is for those out there (like me) that aren't interested in learning to "fly-by-the-book" all the time. For that reason, they gave us a simpler, albeit, excellent bird for about 1/2 the price of their normal offerings.

Pretty good deal all around. But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong (Dennis Miller circa 2002)

BTW, I like the 1900 so much I HAVE begun trying to actually fly by the rules. Great for those shorter commuter hops. Ironic isn't it Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - May 19^th, 2004 at 2:40pm

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The FSD planes sound good and they look good that their website.

Question: do they work with FS2002? I guess that's a "newbie" question, but are FS2002 and FS9 planes compatible?

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Reply #3 - May 22^nd, 2004 at 1:05am

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The 1900 is a Kingair. It's just a big Kingair that holds I believe 12 passengers. The panel is excellent for what it is, your getting disappointed by something that is actually pretty accurate.

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Reply #4 - Oct 12^th, 2004 at 5:56am

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Hi, currently I work at Frontier Flying Service in Anchorage Alaska, and they fly Beechcraft 1900C's (used to have a D, but it wasn't cost effective). They currenty have: N575A, N575F, N575G (cargo), N575P, N575Q, N575X, N575Y and N575Z.

What is a 1900?

Basicly a King Air with 1100 SHP PT6's, holds 19 PAX + 2 Pilots, a cargo door in the rear, and passenger loading in the front. 90% of the aircraft is the same as a King Air, including the panel.

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Reply #5 - Oct 12^th, 2004 at 10:09am

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With the 1900D make sure you go to PMDG's website and get the update that adds cleaner files to the cockpit.

In reality the 1900 is a great deal in regards to the Express series as stated above. A nice inexpensive aircraft. I have reviewed it recently and here is the review Review PMDG 1900

I gave it a high rating because of it being value based as well as visually well done.

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