PA-28R Arrow III

Simple power on and power off stalls are very docile events in an Arrow. The only time I practice them is for biennial flight checks. I have aileron, flap, and stabilator gap seals so my low speed handling is a tad better than stock. With full power on stalls, its hard to get the plane to stall to the point where the nose drops sharply. It just kind "mushes" through the air and hangs on the prop slowly climbing until you pull the yoke to your lap (assuming you keep the wings level with quick rudder inputs). Power off stalls are a bit easier get the nose to drop during the stall without excessive inputs assuming you are doing them with full flaps and gear down. I've had instructors who like to maintain level flight and then reduce power while holding altitude and I've also been asked to setup a 500 f/m descent and then pull the nose up as though I was flaring until you induce a stall. In either case, the power off stalls are performed with full flaps and gear down. Try to keep altitude lost to less than 100 ft and heading within 20 degrees.

I've just watched a video of the Just Flight PA-28 for P3D. The fuel pump for that aircraft made a continuous noise, unlike the variable noise in the MSFS version. Is it intentional that the fuel pump sound for the MSFS version includes a higher pitch noise fading in and out? Not a big issue but I like realism and I guess I'm curious more than anything. Feedback from anybody that knows whether this is realistic would be welcome.

That's right, definitely an MSFS issue, I have the same with the FBW A32X.

@Sender46 I had the same constant more like squeaking sound. I pressed down on the toe brakes a few times and can make the same sound. Went away after that. Weird?

@Sender46 Thanks Man, I'll take a look. Can't have JF thinking I don't appreciate all the effort they put in. I was discussing this update with a friend yesterday, and we BOTH came to the conclusion this is the BEST GA addon currently in MSFS.

@Seat7A , You don't need to use the configurator to reassign the switches on the ALPHA or BRAVO... Just open the CONTROLS screen in MSFS and do it like you would for any other device. The configurator is mainly for controlling the LED lights and the rotary knob on the BRAVO, since MSFS doesn't have those functions in the CONTROL screens. Let me know if you need any help changing the switch assignments...

thank you everyone for the help,. It was the setting in the general menu ,, needs to be set to modern.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is it correct that the markings on the TAS scale count by 20 until 140 and then by 10 (i.e. 100, 120, 140, 150, 160 ...)? This doesn't seem right (and it wasn't like this before) but maybe it is actually correct. Also, if I'm not mistaken, TAS=IAS at ISA, which (i think) is when the 0's are lined up on the top of the TAS wheel, which is not the case in v0.3.0

If anyone else was wondering, I also had this issue with other aircraft, like said above looks like a msfs issue. Was a new patch update today for the sim. Will see if that fixes some issues Thanks for the feedback

@KC-Pilot Now only one appears. At one point there were two.

wohoo - confirmed fixed with 0.3.0 Thanks!

Agreed!! Another great update. Happy to have my compass back, and airspeed seems to be up!

@Fabbi said in v0.3.0: @roland_lfor Oh my god, I never checked the fuel tanks, and I just sitting there in the cockpit wondering why that engine would not start Simply follow the new checklists and you'll be good

@copper thanks, I missed that discussion, very nice.

Update 0.3.0 has fixed all the issues I was having. Good to have the plane back! Thanks again for the suggestions.

Thanks for the advice. An uninstall followed by an install fixed it.

@RetiredMan93231 Thanks, will do!

This should be fixed in the next update.

@copper Thank you for that!

Assuming you are using the Direction Indicator (-not the HSI) Test scenario once you are airborne @ cruise altitude: 1- Press 'D' key, so the DI indicates exactly the heading of the whiskey compass 2- Adjust the DI heading bug in front direction 2- Turn On the autopilot in HDG mode 3- Observe: the autopilot follows exactly the heading set with the DI bug which is correct 4-Turn the left knob on the DI (Gyro calibration drift) so the DI bug turns about 90° left or right 5- Observe: the aircraft heading maintained by the autopilot does not change at all! I'm not sure that someone can convince me that this is a normal behaviour