From hyper-sonic to something a little more sedate… the FSReborn Sting S4 Ultralight. This aircraft was released today exclusively on the Marketplace. I have added a few Ultralight/LSA class aircraft to my hangar just recently but this one seems to be the most feature rich. You have to keep the aircraft maintained, it tracks wear and tear. Random failures can happen and if everything goes pear-shaped, there is a fully functional BRS (aka a big parachute) to get you safely on the ground.
And we are off, on our way to Blackbushe airport, which is a short hop from here. The takeoff roll is pretty short, as expected with an aircraft like this, and it climbs out surprisingly well.
As soon as the handle is pulled, the view automatically changes to a rear facing preset so that you can watch the chute deploy. This is very well done. The chute unfurls in a realistic manner rather that just popping open.
Stabilized under the canopy, the airplane settles with a slightly nose down attitude. Notice also the broken rear window from the rocket deployment of the chute.
Touchdown, squarely in the center of a disused runway. Pure luck there as once under the canopy you are just along for the ride. Again, I was impressed by the way the parachute behaved on touchdown. It collapsed in a believable manner and settled on the ground.
That parachute feature stoopped me finishing the phrase “ohhhh another G10…”
Thanks for sharing it.
Its something like Cirrus aircraft. Infact imho all small GA should have that parachte irl as a secure/safe measure.
Agreed, this could very easily have been another average product with the same old G1000 and little else to make it stand out amongst the many other (ultra) light GA aircraft available to us now.
I like the SWS RV14. It is well done, and a good bit faster than the Sting…plus there are both the taildragger and nose wheel variants in the package which are nice to have. The Stream is fun to fly and I like the tandem cockpit…but that one is pretty generic. The Sting on the other hand, really brings some nice extras to the table. The BRS is very nicely done, although hopefully I won’t need to use it too often. . The view in VR is one of the best I have experienced in the sim.I will definitely be flying this one for some time to come.
It seems pretty good for $25. I’m still feeling my way around the avionics but I managed to sync my Navigraph charts without too much difficulty. It flies well enough although a little pitchy on approach. There is no manual that I can find, so educated guesses along with trial and error seem to be the order of the day.
While I was on the ramp at Honolulu a couple of days ago, there were two Honda Jets on the ramp there and it seems there is a matching livery in the package. So this is a short hop from PHNL to Kona PHKO…
The checklist function works nicely. Overall a nice little jet. Hopefully the author will continue to refine it.
I bet it has a lot to do with internal acoustics. It’s very interesting. I love when planes are not like the other planes. Sometimes (tubeliners come to mind) it seems like there’s only one type of plane left.
. The view in VR is one of the best I have experienced in the sim.I will definitely be flying this one for some time to come.
