You asked for it and here it is: The widescreen version of the 2D panel! You will now be able to fly and view the DC-9 Classic on your cool widescreen display without any stretching or squeezing.

The Automatic Aircraft Configuration feature, or Auto Config for short, has become one of the signature features of my aircraft. The idea for it came as the answer to the question which has spawned a lot of the features in my aircraft; what would I like to see in a product that I would buy?

The DC-9 Classic manuals are now available as free downloads. If you would like to have a look at the User Manual (product details and features) or the Aircraft Operating Manual (operations and system descriptions) to see what the DC-9 Classic is all about or maybe get a head start on your type rating on the DC-9, please feel free to download them here.

Stepping into the cockpit of an advanced aircraft for the first time trying to learn how to fly it with nothing to help you out but a manual, or maybe a good tutorial if you’re lucky, can be quite a daunting task. 

If you are an experienced simmer the general knowledge of how aircraft work will go a long way, but you’re still going to have your work cut out for you trying to learn a new aircraft. If you are a newer simmer, you may be in for an extremely steep learning curve.

If you are wondering about what other people think about the DC-9 Classic, here are a few comments made by our customers.

Following up on my recent article on the DC-9 Classic 2D panel, it's time to have a look at the DC-9 Classic virtual cockpit.

The Flight Center is the starting point for all aircraft administration, dispatch, options, training and failure simulation. You can also access the Navigation Simulator and the live schematic system views from the Flight Center.

Mike Dart of ProFsxVideos on Youtube has posted a comprehensive and detailed four-part full flight video series featuring the DC-9 Classic. Mike takes us along on a short range flight in the DC-9 Classic from Hannover to Nuremberg, Germany.

Join Matthias Hanel on this flight report as he flies the DC-9 Classic from Stavanger in southern Norway all the way up to the far north for a landing in snowy Tromsø.

The DC-9 Classic comes with these 6 liveries in the release package:

Avsim.com awards the DC-9 Classic the Avsim Gold Star and thinks it is "well worth its weight in gold".

Youtube channel Frooglesim has reviewed the DC-9 Classic in-depth in a three part video series. Frooglesim take you along for a flight from London, Heathrow to Schiphol, Amsterdam.

Avionic-Online has reviewed the DC-9 Classic indepth and awarded it a score of 91.5%.

Coolsky has been presented with the Editor's Choice Award for the DC-9 Classic by the review team at simFlight.de.

Aerosoft Sim News staff reviewer, chief editor and ex DC-9/MD-80 ground engineer Angelique van Campen has reviewed the DC-9 Classic.

Flight! Magazine awards the DC-9 Classic a score of 9/10 in their review.

FS Magazin has reviewed the DC-9 Classic and calls it "a very solid and complex simulation".

The DC-9 Classic gets a great review at the Voo Virtual brazilian simulator forum.

Marcelo Fontenele writes:

This was my first Coolsky product, however, if the other aircraft that are available for sale have the same quality as the DC-9, I intend to buy them later with complete certainty.