REVIEW
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REVIEW
Q400:
PRO EDITION
MASTERED BY MAJESTIC
An Alaska Horizon Q400 sits on the apron ready
for push back and engine start.
T
he Bombardier Q-series originally
started life as the de Havilland Canada
Dash 8 or DHC-8, first flying in 1984. The
aircraft was developed from the de Havilland
Canada Dash 7, which was known for it’s
extreme STOL (short take-off and landing)
capabilities.
When developing the Dash 8, de Havilland
Canada put an emphasis on developing the
aircraft for lower operating costs and
improving cruise performance. Models
delivered after 1997 have cabin noise
suppression and are designated with the prefix
“Q”.
Realistic exterior
The first thing you’ll probably be met with
once you’ve finished up the very easy and
intuitive process of downloading and installing
your new Q400 Pro Edition from Majestic, is
the level of detail put into simply making the
exterior of the aircraft look and feel realistic
and appealing, especially so for such an add-on
that you’ll be wanting to spend most of your
flying time in the cockpit going through the
real-world procedures.
Great modelling that makes the aircraft come
to life, and excellent paints to round it all off.
Boundless experience
Of course being the “Pro Edition,” something
you’d expect from this add-on is realism. It
doesn’t dissapoint.
As long as you know what you’re doing, you
can fly the aircraft expertly, with all real world
procedures. I have yet to find one single
button, switch, knob, or gauge that doesn’t
function as it should on the real thing!
For the immense level of realism you are
delivered from the Pro Edition of the Q400,
there’s no need to shy away from the products
slightly more expensive retail price compared
to it’s slightly less detailed cousin (it’s only
about $30 USD more).
The Q400 Pro Edition HUD in action.
High quality HUD
Aswell as more advanced and complete
systems, another treat included in the Pro
Edition from Majestic is the functional heads
up display (HUD).
The HUD is great for, well, basically everything
a HUD is meant for. Takeoff and landings are
a breeze with all of the vital information, such
as attitude, air speed, altitude, and heading
displayed right in your line of sight while on
approach.
This intuitive, fully functional (obviously)
HUD almost makes it worth upgrading to the
Pro Edition alone, regardless of all the other
numerous enhancements and goodies you get.