AH-64D Apache Longbow for FSX/FS2004

The old Apache Longbow is one of those helicopters that everyone seems to know about because, at one stage, it seemed to be on the all-time greatest list. It's got that brutal look and feel to it that makes it stand out from your average aircraft whilst also creating an easy and effective way for you to enjoy the caliber and the style of an aircraft like this - it's not too hard to get used to despite being a replica of one of the most powerful pieces of military aviation that were released for its time! However, what really stood out for me was the fact that this package manages to get the loadouts so spot on.

The variations are all based on the real-world equipment a Longbow may carry and this gives you all the help that you need to really buy into the deep and authentic range of firepower that something like this would have carried back in the day. If you are interested in doing a bit of damage then this is one to check out even if you cannot actually fire the weapons; you'll get to see the way that the helicopter operates and therefore grow to understand the challenging yet deeply rewarding nature of flying something as ambitious as this.

With the model spot on and the overall look and feel of the aircraft being magnified in the right way, this does everything it can to truly capture that design and give you total control.

I have "team Apache" and "Apache Air Assault" and wanted to fly an Apache AH in FSX. It downloaded quickly and well on my 9 year old desktop ( Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06 GHz with 3 GB RAM and Win 7 Sp 1, 64 Bit). After start up of FSX the Apache helicopter flew without any stutter while I had a locked framerate of 25. Skimming the trees I had really the feeling of speed. The exterior looks great. The interior also and as other people noticed, there are only a few buttons clickable. I noticed that after landing, the rotorbrake knob is not clickable. But giving more gas (raising the collective) while in the same time pulling the T-shaped lever on the left to "idle" the rotor does slow down. But it would be nice if the rotorbrake knob really would work. Flying around with the Apache is really fun.

Another one I bought via Steam for FSX:SE, same company and same variant (AH-64 Apache Longbow). Even as a noob who managed to gain some competence in rotary-wing flight, the AH-64 has some great handling and flies smoothly. It's a flight platform built for a purpose, mind you, so the pilot's compartment does have some limited view. The gunner (forward) has a wider field of view, and you can fly the aircraft from that position...it just depends on how authentic you want to be.

Unlike the CH-47 file that woild not show up, this file works very well on me. This is definitely a lot better than the one I downloaded on freeware cause that one could not even get up to 200 MPH. It was pretty disappointing but this file does and I was able to fly it at about 260ish MPH which is really impressive. The maneuverability on this Apache is also more realistic and makes it what it was actually designed for. Great job on this one.