L-39, Anyone Still Fly It?

[Ron Attwood 3,471]

I recently rediscovered Lotus Simulations L-39 and I've been having a ball with it. So much so I did a repaint for it. I choose the number 4 slot aircraft of the RUSS Display team. Their website has some terrific pictures and is well worth a peek: PEEK

 

 

here are a few shots of my efforts. There are two versions in the pack, one with and one without drop tanks. See if you can spot which is which. :smile:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been uploaded to AVSIM Library so it should be available any time soon.

 

 

 

Спасибо за заботу

[CFIJose 5,485]

Thank you Ron.

 

This is still my fav FSX airplane!

[ryanbatc 12,932]

Heck ya! I always fly the RXP variant Reno racer Pipsqueak (fast fast fast!)

 

I may have included a 2d popup autopilot for those long hauls hehe

 

And awesome paint Ron!

[Ron Attwood 3,471]

 

 

I may have included a 2d popup autopilot for those long hauls hehe

 

Gamer! :rolleyes:

[Pe11e 812]

Yep, L-39 is the best jet trainer ever developed for FSX, without thinking. I think it was first add on I bought for FSX, and on my surprise I was blown away by the immersion and complexity and realism. That plane introduced me to a wonderful world of quality aircraft addons for FSX, no doubt.

[Bunkers 52]

The L-39 is still among the best of it's class. I'd be very happy if Michael of Lotus Simulations made a comeback to addon-making.

[hughesj2 0]

Oh yes. Took the Czech low vis scheme for a spin out of Fairford prior to RIAT. Good fun if you remember the 90% N2 and airbrake landing tekkers! Take off holding in ground effect is fun too. Amazing what the Breitling guys can do with it. Beautiful model with a unique feel. Shame we haven't seen more (mig 29) from lotussim

[RudiJG1 172]

I love this plane and have flown it regularly since release. It's my go to aircraft for quick flights to sample new scenery.

[ryanbatc 12,932]

He was working on a new Project, the Furio Falco - but progress has been slow if you look on his forums. I'd pretty much buy anything he made!

[mslim 14]

Beautiful repaint Ron.  Very stunning scheme.  I was not aware of the RUS demo team.

 

I have been curious about buying this addon for a long time.

 

What is the field of vision like in the L-39?  On my 22" screen (and with my 60ish year old eyes)  I don't have EZdoc or Track IR so there is a "sweet spot" in cockpit perspective for me where I have a little peripheral vision and I can still read the info on the Sacred Six.  The RA Scout trio, the AS Twin Otter X and OV10, and the MilViz B55 pretty have this nailed.

 

As wonderful as Dino's T45 is, I have to be pretty much zoomed into the HUD to read airspeed and rate of climb and lose any peripheral vision.  The redundent steam gauges are located pretty low in the cockpit so if I am zoomed out wide enough to see them, I can't read them.

 

Obie

[Tabs 2,790]

I still fly it - it was a ground breaking addon that did many now-standard modelling techniques first. 3D gauges and lighting, the specular glinting off the canopy etc.

[ryanbatc 12,932]

Well you can manually set your viewpoint in any aircraft. I think the L39 is readable at zooms above .6 on my widescreen.

[chapstick 2,758]

I still fly the L-39 all the time. Such a great add-on. 

[Naki@NZFF 0]

Yep still fly it occasionally and still one on of my favourites

Nice repaint

[SLKVP 13]

It is my 'Sports-car'. I love after t/o, at 400-500ft above rw,y to make a quick spin and fly above the remaining RWY length inverted.