A week later than the original launch date, Aerosoft has released their CRJ V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024.
Version 2 of the Aerosoft CRJ has been extensively worked on and updated, bringing it up to modern standards with over 200 bug fixes, changes and enhancements. It also features the CRJ 500, 700, 900 and 1000 models in one package as well as 31 high definition PBR liveries.
Included in V2 is a brand new, highly detailed cabin model for each of the 4 variants, a revised flight model to provide more realistic behavior of the CRJ, revamped aircraft systems, new aircraft animations, new immersive cabin lighting, an upgraded EFB with full Navigraph Charts and SimBrief integration and much more.
The full CRJ changelog can be found on the Aerosoft Discord here.
You can purchase the Aerosoft CRJ V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 & 2024 from Contrail for £35.88 (Excluding VAT).
If you already own either the Aerosoft CRJ 500/700 or the 900/1000 bundles for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, you can grab the CRJ V2 for free.
Aerosoft CRJ V2 Features
Modeling
- Included are the CRJ-550/-700/-900/-1000 models with 31 liveries
- Highly detailed modeling based on many photos of the original aircraft
- Covered with high-resolution PBR textures
- Fluid animations of moving parts such as landing gear, flaps and doors
- New cabin model for each of the four aircraft variants
- Full cabin and galley lighting
- Emergency and Exit lights
- Seat belt and no smoking lights
- Optional Pilot and Copilot avatars
- Separately opening forward and center cargo doors on CRJ 900 and 1000
Flight Model
- The revised flight model is based on Microsoft Flight Simulator’s new aerodynamic model to provide more realistic behavior of the CRJ in all flight conditions. It has been fine-tuned to reflect the performance and reactive behavior of the CRJ
Aircraft Systems
- Flight Management System and Rockwell Collins Proline 4 Avionics, including Advisory and Coupled Vertical Navigation
- Delivered with Navigraph September 2023 (AIRAC 2309) navigation database
- Head-up Guidance System
- Refuel/Defuel Panel in the cockpit
- Realistic simulation of the aircraft systems
- Weather Radar
- Terrain Radar
Electronic Flight Bag
- Detailed performance calculations based on actual weight and balance, and a graphical display of the actualized load sheet
- Transfer of weight, fuel and calculated V-speeds into the FMS
- Checklists for all flight situations
- Individual configuration settings for aircraft maintenance, preferred aircraft state when loading
- Navigraph Airport Charts display with pinned charts functionality*
- Navigraph Enroute Charts display with flight plan overlay*
- Simbrief flight plan import, including optional flight plan transfer to FMS and aircraft payload and fuel loading**
- Simbrief OFP Viewer**
- Landing Distance Calculator
- Many options to configure the aircraft to your liking (knob acceleration, GSX support, sound options, autopilot configuration, throttle lever calibration and much more)
General features
- Eight manuals, including detailed step-by-step documentation
- Immersive Wwise soundset, including (optional) passenger announcements, flightdeck immersion effects, landing gear sounds (bumps) and door sounds – all recorded from the real aircraft
- Compatible with all MSFS-compatible controllers, including Honeycomb & Thrustmaster Airbus TCA controllers
- Many new options to tweak the product to your liking and your hardware
- Extensive GSX Pro support (doors handling and aircraft refueling)***
