FEEDBACK AND RATINGS
This is a series of feedbacks we have revieved from both the team that worked on the Viking
project as well as people that have purchased the LH Super Viking. If you have a neat story you
would like to share, please submit it to info@lionheartcreations.com and name the email 'Feedback'
project as well as people that have purchased the LH Super Viking. If you have a neat story you
would like to share, please submit it to info@lionheartcreations.com and name the email 'Feedback'
Bill Lyons;
The plane is a real jewel! Each plane you do outshines the last
one! It should be a very popular number! Very nice work!
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Ken Stallings;
Stellar! Simply stellar!
It flies great, looks great and sounds great.
The first thing you will notice, at least I hope so, is that sitting in the virtual cockpit you think you
are in the actual aircraft. By the way, Lionheart, judging by the beauty of this VC, will you consider
designing a new interior for my Skyhawk!
But, the leather looks so real that I swear I can smell it! The gauges are flawlessly realistic and
wholly in keeping with the time period of the aircraft. From first glance, if you see a gauge, knob, or
switch, then it functions! It's an awesome level of immersion that I see in very few planes.
The externals are excellent. The release comes in several liveries that are all wonderfully rendered
and visually appealing. Nothing but top shelf work there, folks.
The sounds are very nice, in keeping with a high horsepower recip engine. No complaints about
anything there.
The flight model seems accurate and appropriate. Haven't had enough time yet to fly her much,
but after two initial hops in the pattern everything feels right -- no unexpected results.
There is one small area I would ask for a tweak and that's the visual of the rotating propeller as
seen from inside the VC. The edges appear a bit blocky, which is surprising because from outside
looking at the exterior of the plane, the rotating prop looks excellent.
Now, for the best news. It is priced very fairly at $21.95. A fair price for a high quality GA aircraft.
I highly recommend this plane. Excellent work, folks! Excellent work!
Cheers,
Ken
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Andrew 'Toz' Pattison;
The Lionheart Creations team have surpassed themselves with the Bellanca Super Viking.
Attention to detail is superb ( as always ) , and this is one of very few VC's I
actually ENJOY using ! But its not just what you can see that is impressive. The flight
dynamics are " On The Ball ". This aircraft is a joy to fly , from rotation and unstick
, to approach and touchdown , this is one great sim.
My hat is off to all involved with this beautiful aircraft. Try it , you will not be
disapointed.
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Jess Lambert, owner of Sky Unlimited;
This plane is a real gem. I had the pleasure of flying it while preparing our P-38's, and now thats
done I bet the Viking gets most of my flying time this week. Great work.
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Jeff Gerbert
I know you get alot of email about this plane but it brings back alot of memories for me.I had a
good friend back in 1982 that had a Super Viking and we used to fly it everywhere.The plane was
based out of Craig Airport in Jacksonville,Fl and we would fly down to Orlando just to get a
burger.The plane was a screamer when down on the deck at full throttle,we would come back
from south florida on the deck over the intercostal waterway.I remember the time Bill said watch
this and we did a barrel roll.Bill added a air to ground phone and stereo to the plane and it was do
much fun to fly. Thanks for the memories.
Best Regards.
Jeff Gerbert
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Magoo from the Sim Outhouse;
Bill, your work has always impressed me with your creative expression, craftmanship, sense of
line, texture and colour.
I cannot fathom how you constantly improve these creations....but you do.
In leaps and bounds.
This portraiture of the Viking is GREAT....and that's with a big capital G.
No trifles here...a serious and (massively) satisfying addition to the collection. Evocative and
experience building.
Talk is always silenced when a Bellanca Viking pulls up to the 'Hundred'n'Fifty Buck Cafe at the local
airstrip. Very cool to finally sit in the left seat and find out what this classic machine is all about.
Thanks again for sharing your talent with us. Thanks for the experience.
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Steve Manitsas
Thank you for giving me a chance to fly the simulated aircraft I have been waiting to fly since I fist
flew one of the very earliest of the Microsoft Flight Simulator programs in the mid 1980's.
My Father owned a red and white Bellanca Super Viking with the Continental engine and the
number N7300V from the early 1970's until sold in 1996. We flew it out of Hayward, California
for a number of years, until we were able to hanger it at San Carlos.
The plane is an absolute joy and thrill to fly, although it spoiled me for all other aircraft afterwards.
The Cessna 182 that I later occasionally trained in seemed to be hardly worthy of the title
"aircraft." Once we flew in these two aircraft from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento for
an air show. Our friends in the Cessna took off first and we were in radio contact for the entire
trip. Halfway there,our Bellanca caught up with the Cessna and zoomed past it as if it was
standing still.
I had my father over to my home last evening and we flew your simulation together. My mother
even commented that the interior of the virtual cockpit, although not red like our Bellanca, still
looked like the cheesy red velvet we remember so fondly.
The plane is a real jewel! Each plane you do outshines the last
one! It should be a very popular number! Very nice work!
________________________________________________________________________________
Ken Stallings;
Stellar! Simply stellar!
It flies great, looks great and sounds great.
The first thing you will notice, at least I hope so, is that sitting in the virtual cockpit you think you
are in the actual aircraft. By the way, Lionheart, judging by the beauty of this VC, will you consider
designing a new interior for my Skyhawk!
But, the leather looks so real that I swear I can smell it! The gauges are flawlessly realistic and
wholly in keeping with the time period of the aircraft. From first glance, if you see a gauge, knob, or
switch, then it functions! It's an awesome level of immersion that I see in very few planes.
The externals are excellent. The release comes in several liveries that are all wonderfully rendered
and visually appealing. Nothing but top shelf work there, folks.
The sounds are very nice, in keeping with a high horsepower recip engine. No complaints about
anything there.
The flight model seems accurate and appropriate. Haven't had enough time yet to fly her much,
but after two initial hops in the pattern everything feels right -- no unexpected results.
There is one small area I would ask for a tweak and that's the visual of the rotating propeller as
seen from inside the VC. The edges appear a bit blocky, which is surprising because from outside
looking at the exterior of the plane, the rotating prop looks excellent.
Now, for the best news. It is priced very fairly at $21.95. A fair price for a high quality GA aircraft.
I highly recommend this plane. Excellent work, folks! Excellent work!
Cheers,
Ken
________________________________________________________________________________
Andrew 'Toz' Pattison;
The Lionheart Creations team have surpassed themselves with the Bellanca Super Viking.
Attention to detail is superb ( as always ) , and this is one of very few VC's I
actually ENJOY using ! But its not just what you can see that is impressive. The flight
dynamics are " On The Ball ". This aircraft is a joy to fly , from rotation and unstick
, to approach and touchdown , this is one great sim.
My hat is off to all involved with this beautiful aircraft. Try it , you will not be
disapointed.
________________________________________________________________________________
Jess Lambert, owner of Sky Unlimited;
This plane is a real gem. I had the pleasure of flying it while preparing our P-38's, and now thats
done I bet the Viking gets most of my flying time this week. Great work.
________________________________________________________________________________
Jeff Gerbert
I know you get alot of email about this plane but it brings back alot of memories for me.I had a
good friend back in 1982 that had a Super Viking and we used to fly it everywhere.The plane was
based out of Craig Airport in Jacksonville,Fl and we would fly down to Orlando just to get a
burger.The plane was a screamer when down on the deck at full throttle,we would come back
from south florida on the deck over the intercostal waterway.I remember the time Bill said watch
this and we did a barrel roll.Bill added a air to ground phone and stereo to the plane and it was do
much fun to fly. Thanks for the memories.
Best Regards.
Jeff Gerbert
_________________________________________________________________________________
Magoo from the Sim Outhouse;
Bill, your work has always impressed me with your creative expression, craftmanship, sense of
line, texture and colour.
I cannot fathom how you constantly improve these creations....but you do.
In leaps and bounds.
This portraiture of the Viking is GREAT....and that's with a big capital G.
No trifles here...a serious and (massively) satisfying addition to the collection. Evocative and
experience building.
Talk is always silenced when a Bellanca Viking pulls up to the 'Hundred'n'Fifty Buck Cafe at the local
airstrip. Very cool to finally sit in the left seat and find out what this classic machine is all about.
Thanks again for sharing your talent with us. Thanks for the experience.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Steve Manitsas
Thank you for giving me a chance to fly the simulated aircraft I have been waiting to fly since I fist
flew one of the very earliest of the Microsoft Flight Simulator programs in the mid 1980's.
My Father owned a red and white Bellanca Super Viking with the Continental engine and the
number N7300V from the early 1970's until sold in 1996. We flew it out of Hayward, California
for a number of years, until we were able to hanger it at San Carlos.
The plane is an absolute joy and thrill to fly, although it spoiled me for all other aircraft afterwards.
The Cessna 182 that I later occasionally trained in seemed to be hardly worthy of the title
"aircraft." Once we flew in these two aircraft from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento for
an air show. Our friends in the Cessna took off first and we were in radio contact for the entire
trip. Halfway there,our Bellanca caught up with the Cessna and zoomed past it as if it was
standing still.
I had my father over to my home last evening and we flew your simulation together. My mother
even commented that the interior of the virtual cockpit, although not red like our Bellanca, still
looked like the cheesy red velvet we remember so fondly.
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