The Pro Pilot ???

FIREWALL · 06-21-09, 04:16 PM

While at a Liquidator warehouse I spied this software : The Pro Pilot Flight Companion.

Came with 2 Cd's , 288 page manual, and 2 large reference cards.

It's by SIERRA \ Dynamix

Anyone here have this or heard of it ?

Buddahaid · 06-21-09, 07:09 PM

Yeah I know it. Pro pilot 98 and Pro pilot 99 I've purchased and used. I still have 99 and it was pretty good compared to what MS offered at the time (1998/99). Think of it as playing an older subsim if you want it. I haven't used it for a good while, but can look the stuff over again. I remember the graphics seemed a step up and it had ATC chatter.

Buddahaid

FIREWALL · 06-21-09, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Yeah I know it. Pro pilot 98 and Pro pilot 99 I've purchased and used. I still have 99 and it was pretty good compared to what MS offered at the time (1998/99). Think of it as playing an older subsim if you want it. I haven't used it for a good while, but can look the stuff over again. I remember the graphics seemed a step up and it had ATC chatter.

Buddahaid

I have only looked at a bit of it so far but, the dash on the Cessna 172 looks the same as the 172 VC dash in FSX.

Kinda strange huh ? There's a couple of other things the same too.

Task Force · 06-21-09, 11:57 PM

Any pics?

Skybird · 06-22-09, 04:57 AM

I remember it. The physics were such that using the word "simulation" is forbidden. I flew stunts and manouvers in it that would be impossible.

I do not think of it as an "oldie but goldie". Old it is, but gold it never was, imo. I would have rated MS98 better, and it was offering more.

FIREWALL · 06-22-09, 09:36 AM

What can I say.

I got it for $4.00 in new sealed package.

The 280+ manual has alot of info in it tho.

FIREWALL · 07-01-09, 02:34 PM

I totally disagree with Skybird on this Sim. The 288 pg manual alone is worth the price of a Sim today.

The grafics and engine are yesterdays news by todays standards but, it is pure Sim

06-21-09, 04:16 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The Pro Pilot ??? While at a Liquidator warehouse I spied this software : The Pro Pilot Flight Companion. Came with 2 Cd's , 288 page manual, and 2 large reference cards. It's by SIERRA \ Dynamix Anyone here have this or heard of it ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-21-09, 11:57 PM	#4
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06-22-09, 04:57 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,707 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I remember it. The physics were such that using the word "simulation" is forbidden. I flew stunts and manouvers in it that would be impossible. I do not think of it as an "oldie but goldie". Old it is, but gold it never was, imo. I would have rated MS98 better, and it was offering more. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-22-09, 09:36 AM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	What can I say. I got it for $4.00 in new sealed package. The 280+ manual has alot of info in it tho. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-01-09, 02:34 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I totally disagree with Skybird on this Sim. The 288 pg manual alone is worth the price of a Sim today. The grafics and engine are yesterdays news by todays standards but, it is pure Sim __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-21-09, 07:09 PM	#2
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,332 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Yeah I know it. Pro pilot 98 and Pro pilot 99 I've purchased and used. I still have 99 and it was pretty good compared to what MS offered at the time (1998/99). Think of it as playing an older subsim if you want it. I haven't used it for a good while, but can look the stuff over again. I remember the graphics seemed a step up and it had ATC chatter. Buddahaid