PA-28R Arrow III

@RetiredMan93231 Thanks again for your help. I'm OK with editing files etc but I haven't delved into MSFS file structure and was unsure about each aircraft having its own CFG file. I thought there may have been a generic file of that type. All is OK. I have modified the file of the Arrow III and will see how it goes. My next challenge is why has the ILS at EGMC gone out by a couple of degrees. Perhaps that is a result of the latest update. Take care. Trevor

Thank you to those who suggested the addition of 170lb to the right side. It works great. However (at least for me), changes made in "Aircraft Selector" or via the menu option at top of screen during a flight are not saved after the close of the MSFS session. Therefore the change must be repeated for each session. Fortunately, a suggested method for making a change (as posted elsewhere by others) provides a "semi-permanent" version that keeps it in effect at least until a subsequent version of the aircraft is released. This involves changing a value in a single line in the aircraft's "flight_model.cfg" file. To make that change for the JF Arrow III: Navigate to "...\Community\justflight-aircraft-pa28-arrow-iii\SimObjects\Airplanes\JF_PA28_Arrow\flight_model.cfg" Open the "flight_model.cfg" file with a text editor Near the top, look for a line with "station_load.1..." in it In that line, change only the "=0" to "=170", and save the file This places a load of 170lbs into the right side This one time change will be in effect whenever this particular aircraft is flown, no need to use the Sim's menus to make a change If the new JF Arrow Turbos also drift, their "flight_model.cfg" can probably be changed in same manner If this file gets corrupted, the Arrow can be easily re-installed, or a backup of the original file can be used to restore Would be a nice touch if JF added a balanced initial weight option via the EFB This change provided an important improvement for me. I use a joystick and throttle (Saitek X52), and I want to use the Arrow as a trainer in order to learn more about the Sim and aircraft before dealing with winds, engine pull, weight distribution, etc. Without the fix, the removal of my hand from the stick to make changes via a mouse (or KB) causes an immediate drift to the left, a distraction from the learning process. Of course not an issue for yoke owners who can keep the other hand on the yoke, or have/use rudder pedals. After making the "flight_model.cfg" change, my enjoyment of flying the JF Arrow III went from "very high" to "Wow!". Now, realism can be phased in as desired.

@Tailspin88 said in Update your Garmin mods for SU4!!!: freezing after a couple of minutes in flight Note that this is not the place to get support for the GNS530 mod. Please refer to the github page: https://github.com/pimarc/pms50-gns530#bug-reporting

@BufordTX said in Feature request: alternative propeller animations (for realism and VR): You should upload this Tbh, I think we should keep asking JF (and all other publishers, including Asobo) to include realistic prop animations with their models; at least as files that the user can rename or copy to activate. Remember when we nagged game devs about lens flares breaking immersion until they caved ? Now the "lens flare on/off" option is standard. Cinematic prop animations are so 2006.

@Lemny No problem. I can’t speak of the pro and cons between any of them, the 2 mentioned and Axis and Ohs is another one. I was using a free one for a bit called fs_tool. It’s very basic and you have to edit a file yourself but got the job done of bypassing the old 10 deg bug. As the the third party planes started to come out I knew I was going to want something more advanced and got spad.next. I think it’s great. It accomplished two things I wanted (and more I don’t know about lol), Lvar access and automatic profile switching.

I now use the GTN750 for tuning the radios in VR.

@copper said in SimConnect variable LIGHT_BEACON_ON erratic: Not sure if there's a way to change the beacon light from omnidirectional to a regular light with a wide angle but orient it so that it does not emit light towards the critical area which illuminates the interior. Yes, I think that'll be the solution until Asobo fix the ability for lights to emit through mesh.

Those are on a separate stencil layer so are easily removed for any repaints, but we'll also look to get them permanently removed from the paint kit now that we've switched to decals.

Check to see if the button is set to repeat. It is on my yoke and there's a huge difference between holding the button for a few tenths of a second or a second. If it is set to repeat and the repeat rate is high it will seem very Twitchy.

Be careful with trying to exactly match the POH Power Setting tables... https://community.justflight.com/topic/2217/poh-power-setting-table-errors

@RetiredMan93231 Thanks, it's very kind of you

Ticket raised.

@Lemny Have a look on Axis and Ohs from Lorby, with that (payware) you could program your HOTAS to change the frequency directly!

@weptburrito ah, thanks for the info. Bought this gem of a plane for the pure old school feeling anyway. Looked for a steam gauge only version a GA plane and got the best plane on the marked with exactly this feature. Love it…

@sdvpilot said in Weird behaviou at rolling... Just before takeoff.: unless thx for testing!

I have done touch and go’s with live weather, 10 knots crosswind, and I noticed that first take off and landing went very well. After landing and full stop on the runway, the next take off was far more challenging due to the erratic move at 70 knots. Also the third was difficult. I Anyone else noticed this?