It captures that perfect era of flight simulation where the focus was on the "feel" of the aircraft and the thrill of the mission.
✅ Outstanding STOL realism ✅ Multiple variants with visual animations ✅ Good 2D panel with all essential systems ✅ Fun for challenging strips ✅ Light on frames
One of the most common historical problems involved the FSSOUND.dll module. FS2004 would sometimes flag this as an incompatible module. Users in the early 2000s had to edit their FS9.CFG file to include a section for fssound.dll to prevent the simulator from disabling the sounds for the aircraft.