Better flight model?

Martyn

Hi all,

A quick update - work continues on the flight model updates following the final release of SU11 and we are aiming to send a new test build to our kind volunteers (https://community.justflight.com/topic/3924/flight-model-updates/1) and testing team this week. If that goes well then we can proceed with releasing those.

Thanks again for your patience,
Martyn - Just Flight

Tetley

@martyn Great news. I just bought this aircraft at the MSFS Marketplace, based on great reviews, and was a little let down by the flight model deteriorating after some sim updates. I am glad to see you are actively working to fix this.

Will the update be available within MSFS, or will I need to visit here and download it? Thanks.

Voice of Reason

@tetley If bought from the MP you will need to get it from there. Unlikely it will be available at exactly the same time that we release the update.

Spectra

@martyn Great news - very much looking forward to it - thanks for your continued work.

Martyn

Hi all,

Please send me a DM if you’d like to help us test our FDE updates for the Warrior.

Thanks,
Martyn

IanB2469

@martyn hi. I’ve sent you a chat message on the forum. Would love to help.

djw

@martyn I also sent you an offering to help with the flight dynamics

lucasrmdm

@martyn I'd like to test it too

thtanner

It's been a journey regarding this topic, but with v0.3.6 just around the corner, I am really excited to get back into the JF PA28s! Big thanks to Paul and the rest of the JF team for moving this towards resolution.

Had I been paying attention to the forums I'd have jumped at the chance to test, but seems we're days away from release. Fingers crossed!

Martyn

After some further tweaking I'm happy to report that the PA28 updates are now being processed for release, with release currently planned for Monday. The final change log can be found here:
https://community.justflight.com/topic/2476/update-change-logs-v0-3-5-released-edited-20-3-23

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jmarkows

Hey guys,

I'm no expert, nor a real life pilot, but has anyone looked at this recently to see if something needs adjusting/tweaking again? I went to fly today, and winds were 300 at 12G28kts. Even just taxing around, as soon as I started any forward movement there was some severe weathervaning and required a LOT of rudder input to correct, and on takeoff (runway 34), once I hit about 40 knots or so IAS, again with the severe weathervaning and it just careens into the wind.

This is on a fresh install of everything, from Windows to the sim to the plane. I checked and all assists are off.

NickD27

In 28 knot gusts I would absolutely expect the plane to be basically uncontrollable on the ground and to weathervane significantly when airborne

jmarkows

OK, I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

jmarkows

@NickD27 said in Better flight model?:

In 28 knot gusts I would absolutely expect the plane to be basically uncontrollable on the ground and to weathervane significantly when airborne

I had the same issue today. Reported winds were 280 at 16 while taking off from runway 34. Once I hit 40-50kts indicated, just careened left into the wind and off the runway.

That's a crosswind of only 10 knots.

The airport doesn't have its own weather station but is about 8 miles from two larger ones that do. The one had the reported winds, the other was reporting 270 at 11G22.

That shouldn't be too much, right?