PA-28R Arrow III

Ooh, ok, thanks

@vcapra1 thanks!

@Cristi-Neagu , Yes... I am only using the native MSFS commands.

I have this problem too. Tried flying in the French Alps. But every time I go above ~9000ft (in clear air) the airplane catches ice in a matter of seconds. The windscreen gets completely covered in ice and it looses lift to the point it stalls. Again this happens in a matter of seconds.
I have pitot heat on, full hot air blower on the windscreen and alt air enabled. What else can I do?
I have flown the exact same route in the same conditions in the default C172 and it did ice up a little but but kept flying without issues.

@Martino72 I think I recall a post by another user on this forum saying that this is how it works in the real Piper Arrow, i.e. the pedals operate the nosewheel steering on the ground and transition to operating the rudder in the air (I think it might have been BernieV, a real pilot, but i can't find his post).

@Cristi-Neagu said in Real Piper Arrow Takeoff:

@Sender46 This is an FS2020 issue. It's been flagged in the community, with numerous Zendesk tickets too, i'm sure, but we're still having trouble getting the message across to Asobo.

I don't accept that it's just an FS2020 issue. As I have posted before, Robert Young's Bonanza Turbo V3 mod handles beautifully on the ground and in the air (including taking off and landing) and shows what can be achieved within the limitations of FS2020.

@JMAviation Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try.

@sluflyer06 I don't think there's anything in the XPlane flight model that makes it inherently better for flight simulation than the FS2020 model. But XPlane does have two things going for it, currently: development time and a developer that is much more open to community input. I bet that XPlane was a buggy mess too 8 months after release.

I had to wipe my SSD because of issues with my OS, so I'm hopeful that will fix the problem. When I have the sim and Arrow installed again, if it's still an issue, I'll double-check controller bindings. Thanks for the suggestions!

Quick Test : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyoXS5LtO30&ab_channel=Ch4rly972
Performance pretty good.
Good job JF.

@Bentree Well... what is the model name you're getting?

@Leonard-McCoy had that issue with the 530 mod. I generated another token.

Thank you. I was able to install v0.4 normally, no need for me to upgrade then.
Cheers,
Pietro

@RetiredMan93231 said in W&B calculations:

are also not expressed in inches aft of datum, so they won't match what you get from the POH calc

Thank you, I will try that.

In addition to the changes recommended above to correct the CG Arm locations of the Pilots, Passengers and Baggage, the current CG limit range is also incorrect and should be updated.

The following recommended change to the flight_model.cfg file, in addition to the previous changes, will more closely match the actual CG limits and CG range found in the aircraft POH...

[WEIGHT_AND_BALANCE]
CG_forward_limit =0.14
CG_aft_limit =0.3 ;0.4

@PilotJon

From the manual:

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@Sender46 said in Need a good mechanic:

@Cristi-Neagu It's in the changelog:
Sound additions:
background panel rattle on low engine RPMs

I think it sounds realistic so I'm not complaining.

I agree. Nice touch.

When loading the .pln file instead, and setting good weather at daytime, everything works fine (except for the ADF indicator, which begins to point towards Shoreham only 2 miles out from Goodwood VOR, not 20 as described in the manual).

They should fix the .flt file though...

@Cristi-Neagu thanks for this reply. Just had a look at the MSFS Forum it is a known issue which will be addressed by Asobo at some stage hopefully soon.