Hi,So far, I've spent most of my time in the bigger jets at high altitudes.Not that I'am bored with this kind of flying, but sometimes I like to try something new, so I'am currently searching for a good GA plane, preferably a small 1 or 2 engine model. The default aircrafts included in FS9 are just "too basic" for me since I'am used to high quality add-ons like leveld or PMDG products.Both freeware and commercial suggestions are welcome. The plane should have a good and functional VC and a detailed cabin would be nice too.I already did some research and found that both carenado and dreamfleet seem to have some very good products, but maybe there are others which I missed.So what do people use for flying low and slow?thanks in advanceAlex

You can't go wrong with Carenado or (not speaking from personal experience) Dreamfleet.

A couple of candidates:Dreamfleet A36 BonanzaRealAir SF-260 MarchettiFlight1 Pilatus PC-12All highly rated in the reviews and all very well done and lots of fun to fly (IFR or VFR).Avsim reviews:http://www.avsim.com/pages/0605/SF260/SF260.htmhttp://www.avsim.com/pages/0605/PC12/PC12.htmhttp://www.avsim.com/pages/1205/Baron/baron.htm(twin version of Bonanza... or close to it..)

BTW, if you would rather have a twin...Dreamfleet B58 BaronFlight1 C441 Conquestare both really good.Enjoy!

I'll put my typical plug in for the Eaglesoft Cirrus SR22.It may actually be a great trasition for you, as it does have a modern glass cockpit.Just a great overall aircraft.

Aerosoft Cheyenne is truly amaxing!Regards, MichaelKDFWhttp://www.calvirair.com/mcpics/ambanner.jpg

Aeroworx's King Air 200 would be my pick.

If you're looking at freeware, Milenko's Maule M-7-260 is a great package that I'm surprised was not payware. It can be found at www.fsnordic.netFor payware, tt really depends on what type of GA flying you wish to do as it's a broad category that technically includes everything outside of sechedueled airline service. It could be argued that UPS is even in the GA category by the way it is usually defined.----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach

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Agree with previous suggestions. If you like single-engine aircraft, you can't go wrong with Carenado. The Dreamfleet Bonanza and Baron are superb for a mix of single-engine and smaller multi-engine. Anything from RealAir is a masterpiece, and I still fly quite a bit of low and slow VFR in the Scout and Citabria.If you want to maximize flying smaller aircraft in the VC, I would strongly suggest getting a TrackIR if you can afford it. It will be supported for FSX and raises the experience to a whole new level of reality.

Agree about the RealAir Scout. If you don't mind going slow, this aircraft is one of the best in FS, period. Just a gem.I have been flying it allot the past couple months, and it has gotten be out of strict IFR flying, and into sectional/VFR flying. Which I had not done allot of for quite a long time.And yea, the Carenado aircraft are bargains, I have most all of them.

>RealAir SF-260 Marchetti>I think that plane is optimal at somewhat higher altitudes around 9000 feet if I remember correctly. But of course it can fly at lower altitudes.

Flight1 C441 Conquest is my favorite: not too expensive, detailed cabin, crystal clear graphics in 2D and 3D, pleasant flight modeling, good audio, nice paints. I did add a TCAS module just for fun.Noel

I don't own any Carenado planes, but I have wanted the Stationair for a while. The only Dreamfleet I do own is the C177 Cardinal, but I got bored with it pretty fast.The RealAir Scout package IS absolutely awesome, but you will be going very slow and low. Think around 7000 feet or lower and about 100 knots.I had the Conquest C441 and it looked amazing, but I returned because I felt the flight dynamics were a little sketchy. There's a lot of planes out there and many I don't have, but a lot are very similar IMO, and that's why I only own a few.Personally, right now the Digital Aviation/Aerosoft Piper Cheyenne is really my favorite. You get 4 variants and you can't beat the visuals, sounds or flight dynamics. Very versatile and great even for IFR.Other GAs I'd recommend are the Aeroworx B200 and F1 Piper Meridian.

Hello again,First, thanks for all the suggestions. As expected there are quite a few different and I'am sure that all the products mentioned are worth to be purchased.I've read a bit further (reviews, product pages and so on), using the suggestions of this thread as a base, and I think I've found my favorites:The F1 Piper Meridian looks very appealing to me, mainly because of its "glass style" cockpit (I'am just very used to this type of instruments, because of many, many hours in the "big ones"). Also, it seems to be a good choice for both VFR and IFR and the bundling with reality xp gauges (from which I've heard only good things so far) is another good point.The other awesome looking product is the Cheyenne, the most suggested plane in this thread. Bigger than the Meridian and probably a very good way to fill the gap between the small single engines and the bigger jets.On the other hand, Dreamfleets Baron got very good reviews, was mentioned here aswell and the small and really beautiful SF260 seems to be a lot of fun to fly...Oh well... Seems like my hanger will slowly grow over the next few weeks/months :)Thanks again,Alex