Rick310 Posted May 25 Author Report Share Posted May 25 26 minutes ago, VirtualGAaviator said: Then I fell in love with the PC-12 Is this aircraft made by Carenado? If so, I have this aircraft and there is no ground roll sound and makes it very hard to tell when your wheels touch the ground, and can make for some hard landing. Other then that the aircraft flys very well. I flew the aircraft for about 100 hours and quit and never have flown it since. 28 minutes ago, VirtualGAaviator said: To move an aircraft from one location to another you have to fly it there. No teleporting This is the way I have been operating for some time now. There is no teleporting in my virtual world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemotron Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, VirtualGAaviator said: If y'all haven't tried FSEconomy, then it worth a look. To move an aircraft from one location to another you have to fly it there. No teleporting. Over the past ~6 years I logged over 10,000 flights there. Does that make me an addict...? It's a cool platform, but it's hard to resist the drag towards buying the next, bigger aircraft to make more money (so you can afford the next, even bigger aircraft...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted May 25 Author Report Share Posted May 25 3 hours ago, daemotron said: Does that make me an addict...? YES, No question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 21 hours ago, daemotron said: Over the past ~6 years I logged over 10,000 flights there. Does that make me an addict...? That's only 1667 flight per year, averaged. Or about 4 1/2 flights per day, everyday, 7 days per week. Nah. You're not addicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 23 hours ago, Rick310 said: Is this aircraft made by Carenado? If so, I have this aircraft and there is no ground roll sound and makes it very hard to tell when your wheels touch the ground, and can make for some hard landing. Other then that the aircraft flys very well. I flew the aircraft for about 100 hours and quit and never have flown it since. I can't recall having that issue with my copy. Here's a quick landing. Carenado's version was so lacking that I purchased and flew the STMA version mostly. The STMA version was ported from XP10 and the graphics where never updated. However, the systems were modeled much deeper than Carenado' version. The STMA version looked much more cartoonish, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemotron Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 I wish someone made a PC-12 with deep systems and great visuals. I don't necessarily need the NGX with Honeywell's Primus Apex avionics; the older NG with EFIS, EHSI and GNS will do as well. Heck, I even found this cockpit, and we actually do have all the ingredients available: G500, GTNs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 2 hours ago, daemotron said: I wish someone made a PC-12 with deep systems and great visuals. I'm with you, Bro. Although, I'd love to see the NG(X), I'd settle for the legacy model with deep systems. I've only purchased 2 airplanes for MSFS and Carenado's PC-12 was one of 'em. It wasn't much better than the XP11 version. The only other airplane I might purchase for MSFS is the PC-12 when SimWorks release their version (they've been working on it for almost 2 years - I think). That's how much I love the PC-12. The JF Arrow III/V was the other MSFS purchase. Cool cockpit pic, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 I fly the Piper Arrow 3 and the mixture lever. Rich of peak or lean of peak. All aircraft POH's recommend running rich of peak. There are two gauges that will reflect the mixture settings. The EGT and the CHT and the CHT gauge is not in all aircraft, my piper does not have the gauge. I think the Cylinder head temperature gauge is the most important. If you only have the Exhaust gas temperature gauge then you have work off this gauge. I run the JF Piper Arrow 3 Lean of peak because of the oil temperature stays cooler then Rich of peak. And I read also the CHT will run cooler in real world aircraft. I used to have a article that backs up my data, but it is no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemotron Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 The Lycoming IO360 powering most Arrows should be either flown ROP (Power Cruise) or at peak EGT (Economy Cruise). Leaning is done based on EGT, not CHT - but a CHT gauge can help preventing exceeding max CHT. Flying it lean of peak is an "off-label" use. For reference: here's an Arrow POH: http://www.jasonblair.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Piper-Arrow-PA28R-201.pdf and here the IO-360 operating manual: https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/attachments/O-HO-IO-HIO-AIO%20%26%20TIO-360%20Oper%20Manual%2060297-12.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 4 hours ago, daemotron said: Leaning is done based on EGT, not CHT True, because the arrow does not have an CHT gauge. The JF Arrow 3, if you would run at peak, you will exceed max temperature on the EGT and risk burning a hole in your exhaust pipes. I read the POH on the arrow, but the engine gauges on JF Arrow 3 do not reflex what the poh says. With that said, I run my JF arrow 3 225 degrees lean of peak, brings the EGT temperature lower than max EGT temperature. Again, the article I had to reference what I am saying no longer exist. In a real arrow 3 aircraft, I agree with your references. But would I follow the POH in real life????? I have never flown a real aircraft of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted Wednesday at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:57 PM (edited) Speaking of flying a single airplane, one of the problems I have is that I'll start my sim, get the virtual hanger page and stare. I have a plethora of airplanes to fly. What do I feel like today? hmmm.... (tick-tock, tick-tock) hmmm. Oh well, I'll fly tomorrow. Edited Wednesday at 07:04 PM by VirtualGAaviator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueb Posted Thursday at 01:14 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:14 PM Think you have a problem, I have so many I had to create an app that 'random sorts' my selection. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted Thursday at 02:16 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:16 PM Next month I buy a new computer. After that, I may go on an aircraft spending spree. First two aircraft is the 208 by thranda and DA62 by whats its name, VirtualGAaviator recommended. After that depends on the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted Thursday at 02:19 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:19 PM 1 hour ago, Blueb said: Think you have a problem, I have so many I had to create an app that 'random sorts' my selection. haha WOW! Let's form XAA - X-Plane Aircraft Anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueb Posted Friday at 12:04 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:04 PM On 5/31/2023 at 12:57 PM, VirtualGAaviator said: Speaking of flying a single airplane, one of the problems I have is that I'll start my sim, get the virtual hanger page and stare. I have a plethora of airplanes to fly. What do I feel like today? hmmm.... (tick-tock, tick-tock) hmmm. Oh well, I'll fly tomorrow. Yep... I do have a bigger problem than I thought. I notice you have 55 plane choices. Good Golly, I have a problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualGAaviator Posted Friday at 01:41 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:41 PM OMG. 324 is a lot. That's more than I have even if I check the show earlier version box. If I were to move my XP11 aircraft over, I'd run a close 2nd, no doubt. . However, I only run XP12 native aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueb Posted yesterday at 11:29 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:29 AM 21 hours ago, VirtualGAaviator said: OMG. 324 is a lot. That's more than I have even if I check the show earlier version box. If I were to move my XP11 aircraft over, I'd run a close 2nd, no doubt. . However, I only run XP12 native aircraft. I brought all my XP11 planes over when I got my XP12 program up and running. I was planning on removing the planes that didn't work properly in XP12... but it's not as easy as I thought. If there are issues... is it an XP11/12 issue, or something else? Result: I need to do more checking, but I'm too busy flying. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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