Cessna Citation X Review

Cessna Citation X, one of the fastest executive jet today, had finally arrived in YSFlight. And again this super detail model are labelled with the tag "Made in Japan". Released in YSFlight under Takaty's name, created by GRE

Ok, let's skip the introduction and take a look at this masterpiece. The quality, no doubt, it's top standard in YSFlight, comparable with TF's 747 or Takaty's 737. This model covers every detail of the Citation X (or at least almost).

Start from the "unboxing", there is aircraft and user folders in the pack as usual, manual written in Japanese and English (which is always exist under Takaty's release) and an extra checklist file. You can ask no more, everything that is possibly available are all there.


Take a look at the exterior model, even without any screenshot, we knew that it will be virtually flawless. Although it doesn't rendered very well under my computer (the stripes and the fuselage mix together), but I believe it's just my computer's problem, since it looks pretty well in the screenshot.


The detail of the cockpit and interior are not something you normally see in YS. Cockpit are dominated by 5 medium sized LCD screen and countless amount of buttons, switches and gauges. For sure, the throttle, flaps and yoke are animated. As well for both of the pilot's head, which is controllable using the gun turret control. Both pilots will lift their left hand and the co-pilot will read the checklist when you press the nozzle down key. Using the co-pilot view (press F1 for 2 times), the checklist is exactly in front of your sight. Unfortunately, the so-called checklist is just a yellow polygon with no words on it, so you have the refer to the checklist document that comes with the package. (Unlike TF's 747 which you can read the checklist that is written on the display)


Pressing F1 for the 3 times, you are in the cabin. From reading light to the lavatory, everything is replicated in this cabin. Some users might think that cabin in YS is a waste of polygon but no worry, GRE had made some no cabin version for you guys.


For the first time in YS, there is a lavatory (and animated too...) in an aircraft. It's at the end of the cabin and can be access by pressing 5 times F1. You can close and open the lavatory door by using the flaps key (50% flaps) and another door using the nozzle key. (but I'm not sure what that door is about, anyone who know, please tell me. Thanks!) The detail of the interior resembles a payware addon for FSX called Flight1 ATR-72. (Google it if you're interested.) Sweet!


At the release topic, Takaty claimed that the flight dynamic are quite realistic. I can't judge that since I don't know how it feels when you actually fly the Citation X. The control are reasonably agile and it flies fast, very fast. According to the paper, the Citation X should able to hold the cruise speed of 0.9Mach. Throughout the test flight, I've just cruise it at around 0.7Mach, it can goes further but I think 0.7mach are well enough for a 97NM test flight.



Cruising......


Gear down, flaps down, final approaching.


Touchdown. Not much special to mention about for the flight experience. It's pretty usual but rich of eye candies.


The review won't ended without some lighting effect. Beside those lights at the wingtips, rudder and the front landing light, cabin light can be toggle using the bomb bay door key.


Under dark environment, the cabin light looks realistic from outside, as from inside, the quality of the cabin is spoilt due to the self lighting feature of YSFlight. It's unavoidable, so this is not a complain.


The only disappointment for this model is that the cockpit panel did not light up when you switch on the bomb bay door key. I was expecting that the cockpit panel will light up with the cabin light using the bomb bay door key but sadly, no luck.

In conclusion, this little Cessna Citation X marked a new standard of high quality addon in YSFlight. I can say that if this is MSFS, this model will definitely a payware quality addon.

Pros:
- Everything
- Lavatory is one big surprise =D

Cons:
- Cockpit did not light up with the cabin light. (Am I asking too much?)