May 3, 201214 yr Can anyone recommend a constant speed, non-retractable with performance similar to a Diamond DA40? Note - most important is flight model. I'll be making my own panel. Visual model not important either. thanks, Andrew H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
May 3, 201214 yr Does the Baytower do the trick? Fixed gear, single engine, nice FDE. I think 160HP or so.
May 3, 201214 yr Author Way too fast I think - I'm looking for a standard cruise of around 135kts. Nice looking plane, though. H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
May 3, 201214 yr I was thinking about some Carenado first, maybe the Bonanza. That's an inexpensive plane and it has received a free FDE update done by Bernt Stolle. However, it doesn't have a fixed gear. The older Carenados have models with that gear arrangement, but don't offer that FDE tuning.
May 3, 201214 yr Flight 1 Cessna C177B Cardinal which has recently been released. http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=flt1c177b Cruises at 130 Glenn Ryzen 3700X, X570 Pro Wifi, 32GB 3600mhz RAM, Nvidia Titan Xp "Galactic Empire", RM750x PSU, H700 case, 2x NVMe M2 SSD, 1x SATA SSD
May 3, 201214 yr Author Thanks - the Cardinal looks pretty nice. Couldn't find much about how it actually flies though - any pireps? H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
May 3, 201214 yr The FDE is tops. Feels really good to me coming from a 152/172. Much better than the Carenado type stuff. (before Bernt Stolle got involved) I personally am having an issue with some non-functioning clickspots but I fully expect to get that resolved. Other than that, I love it so far. Especially for 23 bucks! Glenn Ryzen 3700X, X570 Pro Wifi, 32GB 3600mhz RAM, Nvidia Titan Xp "Galactic Empire", RM750x PSU, H700 case, 2x NVMe M2 SSD, 1x SATA SSD
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