@z06z33: nice video. On one of the long legs I did yesterday w/o passengers, I did several power on and power off stalls. They were the most realistic I've experienced in FSX so far, particularly with respect to dropping a wing and incipient rotation. Both in the feel of the stall and recovery, this plane finally does believable stalls in FSX. I didn't take it into a spin, but I've never felt a spin to be lurking in the stall before like I did in this plane.

I put the plane in a spin but yesterday I got slow in a turn to final and sure enough it snapped over. I LOVE THIS PLANE!

You gotta love perhaps the first FSX plane where you actually have to watch your speeds in the pattern like you do in RL!  

I know this is highly subjective, but I think this Comanche is the new 'king' and gold standard for FS GA singles.  

 

Cheers

TJ

Thanks for the video demonstrating the slider issue, Scott (A2A). Like ttocs said, this helps to explain away some of the confusion surrounding those calibration sliders. Muscle memory adapts fast, so it's no big deal to accomodate the change, but it is sort of shocking that it appears many of us have been flying in FSX for years with our controllers set up this way by default, and didn't even realize what was happening.

 

 

King, it's also probably due to the fact that it is the exact opposite of whet the sliders mean in X-Plane ... Full right means "full artificial stability"....

I know this is highly subjective, but I think this Comanche is the new 'king' and gold standard for FS GA singles.  

 

Cheers

TJ

 

I am beginning to come to the same conclusion.. the more I fly it, the more I like it!

 

Yes.  This is a very, very beautiful aircraft.  This is my first SEL GA aircraft I've ever bought for FS.  20 years of flying 99.99% "tubeliners".  I'm going to be taking a lot of time off from the airlines to fly this.    Can't fly anything else for the foreseeable future!!!  What a great job!!!  Thank you A2A!!!

The mistake I make over and over in this hobby is just as I start to get good at an aircraft, a new thing comes out, and I lose focus. In that way I might get good with a plane, but rarely do I become great. Right now, I'm just at the point with the Huey helicopter in DCS where it is truly becoming second nature. But there is much more to do and learn at this crucial stage if I truly want to get to that next level of skill. The Comanche is one of those releases that make me want to put the helicopter aside and get back to it later. But I have to have discipline! I figure I'll get the Comanche in 3 or 4 weeks, and it will be hard to wait reading all these praises, but for now I have to focus!

Just bought it, first flight was superb, this will take some beating now! 30 years of flight simming and this is a peach!

 

Flew from 65S Bonners Ferry down to Sandpoint in the Realair Legacy, install the 250 and took it back. What a difference.

 

The sound quality is way above average, the interactive menus work really well, the flight dynamics seem spot on. I had elevator issues with previous A2A releases but in this it works perfect out the box. Takeoff was eventful, go bounced around all over the place, maybe due to ASN but the aircraft seems to be much more dynamic in the weather, which is what it should be, too many aircraft in FSX feel like they are flying on rails.

 

Cruise was fun, had ten mins to hunt around the cockpit and learn where things are a bit better. Approach was straight forward, down to 85 mph, full flap, trim one back from neutral, again the aircraft was moving around in the air quite a bit, cut the throttle and felt for the ground, short gear meant a bit of a delay but managed a real greaser on my first landing.

 

Only negative points (or remarks).

 

- Aircraft creeps forward with parking brake on, tried increased park brake scaler to above 1, still to test that.

- Overhead view F12 has gone, shows wing flap view now. Please A2A don't mess up the top down F12 view, hated Opus for doing it, how do I get it back?

- Right had seat has a strange head tilted forward orientation and the panning is a slower rate than left seat. No big deal, Realair can have left and right seat identical so why not this one.

 

Got the manual on google drive, now to go read it on my ipad.

 

Congrats on a top notch aircraft!

I know this is highly subjective, but I think this Comanche is the new 'king' and gold standard for FS GA singles.  

 

Cheers

TJ

 

I wholeheartedly agree. I feel like Bert does...the more I fly it, the more I appreciate it and am enjoying it!

 

 

Just to give you an example, did you know that trim ( in pitch ) for MSFS works more like in an airliner or ww2 german fighter with a stabilator?
 
"The main pitch control system in MSFS consists of an elevator and a stabilizer trim surface. The pitch trim concept is basically more the one of a moving horizontal stabilizer than that of an elevator with trim tabs. However, the additional lift and drag generated by the deflected stabilizer is not simulated in MSFS. Furthermore, the default autopilot only uses the stabilizer for trim and not the elevator. For consistency with the SDK the term Cm_detr is used although the elevator is not directly involved in trim.  "
 

 

Piper Cubs & Mooneys do this too, as well as others.  At the end of the day, it doesn't make a lot of difference. At least, not enough to worry about in a flight sim.  For instance, since I was into experimental/kitbuilt aircraft, there was the option of building in an offset vertical stabilizer (as many newer plans did), or just figure on a rudder trim tab. It didn't make any real difference feel wise, and we never noticed any speed differences either. At least not enough, to even really discuss.  The only advantage of the offset, was claiming that your plane flew hands off on the first test flight, while the builder with the rudder tab, would have to do some experimentation first.

 

With a elevator trim tab, you'll just look back to see the weighted elevator horn riding high (or low), depending on load conditions,...................or just nice & neutral, if the whole horizontal stab can move. 

A bit late to arrive at the party, only purchased today, have done a few flights and done a lot of reading here on this thread, over at A2a forum and of course the manuals. just like to add that, due to the discussion on control set up I altered my FSUIPC4 settings in so much I changed the 'center'  values to zero on the elevator, ailerons,rudder and the Cessna trim wheel. this has made a big difference to the my ch yoke and brake pedals and now have a much smoother flight.

 

bob

I am beginning to come to the same conclusion.. the more I fly it, the more I like it!

 

 

It's wonderful being able to load up and fly an airplane that doesn't require tweaks. I'm done with Carenado and after Milviz tells me to buzz off with all my bugs when using the Reality XP GPS they claimed was supported, done with Milviz too. They wouldn't give me a refund either.

 

A2A is the complete package, cannot wait for their next release.

It's wonderful being able to load up and fly an airplane that doesn't require tweaks. I'm done with Carenado and after Milviz tells me to buzz off with all my bugs when using the Reality XP GPS they claimed was supported, done with Milviz too. They wouldn't give me a refund either.

 

A2A is the complete package, cannot wait for their next release.

+1

 

Spot on.  I like developers who work solidly on a product and then release.  At the moment Milviz seem to be trying to get out multiple products with completion of one in particular taking an eternity.....And then they announce further new projects......

 

Well done A2A, great business model.  I'm extremely satisfied.  I own the 182 and now the Comanche.....time to look at getting some of their other products.

You know one thing I really like about the Comanche?....The Cherokee is still awesome (even better after latest patch).  I took the Cherokee up for a short flight after a lot of Comanche flying, and it was wonderful.  The Cherokee is still a charming little gem.  

 

When the 182 came out, the 172 pretty much went to the back of the hangar.  I suppose if A2A had chosen to do a Cherokee 235/Dakota (Piper's answer to the 182) instead of the Comanche,  it would be the same case, but the Cherokee still holds on to its charm and is a perfect hangarmate for the Comanche.   The Cherokee is still fantastic for short hop, sightseeing, practicing IAPs, while the Comanche is perfect for longer trips.  

 

The 182 is still great for backwoods treks.   I still think the Skyhawk has it's place, it is a trainer and out of the bunch, requires the highest level of proficiency and precision to fly well IMHO, so if you want to keep your personal checkride standards high, the 172 is still the best for that.

 

I think part of the beauty of this whole thing is simulating the path of a real life aircraft owner, first you start out with a 172 or Cherokee, then move up to either a 182 or Comanche depending on your needs.  By trying them all out, you can get a good sense of what type of planes suit you the most should you ever decide to own an airplane for real.

 

Then you have the Cub and Civil P-51...two GAs on the extreme opposites of the spectrum.

 

Cheers

TJ

I know this is highly subjective, but I think this Comanche is the new 'king' and gold standard for FS GA singles.

 

I'm going to have to agree. I'm finding it hard to fly anything else. Halfway back to KGFL from Innsbruck in my FSW mu2, I'm all planned and ready to circumnavigate the globe in the Comanche!