The purchase was quick download and install about 2 minutes.

It is a lot like the X-plane Carenado planes. Beatifully rendered. Flies very well. But generally not my favorites.

I did a quick flight from KACK to KBOS using my new Local Cache I made of New England about 100MB size.

The AP worked perfectly as did the G1000. I did the ILS 33L and it nailed the GS and loc, it did hunt the loc a bit, but that is probably realistic as I switched to APR mode outside of BENNN, as I got close it was right on. GS intercepted turned from white to yellow and stayed perfect all the way down.

The T/O and landing was easy, I have about 30 hrs in the 182 (2000 hrs total in GA aircraft) it felt right. I will investigate further tomorrow.

But my first impression is very good. The sound is not bad, but I just use speakers not very good ones either. I like it better than the 172, probably because I like a more complex faster plane.

I am still learning my way around MSFS 2020 but it is now pretty easy to set up controls, I have a lot of them.

This is one plane you can easily practice IFR in. I spent a lot of time in my C177B, and this flies very similarly. Tomorrow I will test stalls, steep turns, X-wind landings and short field ops.

Bottom line, money well spent. IMHO.

Good quick first impression review thanks 🙂 after my little trip , think I will pick this up

4 minutes ago, 177B said:

The purchase was quick download and install about 2 minutes.

It is a lot like the X-plane Carenado planes. Beatifully rendered. Flies very well. But generally not my favorites.

I did a quick flight from KACK to KBOS using my new Local Cache I made of New England about 100MB size.

The AP worked perfectly as did the G1000. I did the ILS 33L and it nailed the GS and loc, it did hunt the loc a bit, but that is probably realistic as I switched to APR mode outside of BENNN, as I got close it was right on. GS intercepted turned from white to yellow and stayed perfect all the way down.

The T/O and landing was easy, I have about 30 hrs in the 182 (2000 hrs total in GA aircraft) it felt right. I will investigate further tomorrow.

But my first impression is very good. The sound is not bad, but I just use speakers not very good ones either. I like it better than the 172, probably because I like a more complex faster plane.

I am still learning my way around MSFS 2020 but it is now pretty easy to set up controls, I have a lot of them.

This is one plane you can easily practice IFR in. I spent a lot of time in my C177B, and this flies very similarly. Tomorrow I will test stalls, steep turns, X-wind landings and short field ops.

Bottom line, money well spent. IMHO.

Thanks very much

However, the G1000 in Carenado's 182 has no synthetic vision and airport diagrams like the default C172 which I really like.

10 minutes ago, 177B said:

The purchase was quick download and install about 2 minutes.

It is a lot like the X-plane Carenado planes. Beatifully rendered. Flies very well. But generally not my favorites.

I did a quick flight from KACK to KBOS using my new Local Cache I made of New England about 100MB size.

The AP worked perfectly as did the G1000. I did the ILS 33L and it nailed the GS and loc, it did hunt the loc a bit, but that is probably realistic as I switched to APR mode outside of BENNN, as I got close it was right on. GS intercepted turned from white to yellow and stayed perfect all the way down.

The T/O and landing was easy, I have about 30 hrs in the 182 (2000 hrs total in GA aircraft) it felt right. I will investigate further tomorrow.

But my first impression is very good. The sound is not bad, but I just use speakers not very good ones either. I like it better than the 172, probably because I like a more complex faster plane.

I am still learning my way around MSFS 2020 but it is now pretty easy to set up controls, I have a lot of them.

This is one plane you can easily practice IFR in. I spent a lot of time in my C177B, and this flies very similarly. Tomorrow I will test stalls, steep turns, X-wind landings and short field ops.

Bottom line, money well spent. IMHO.

Does the “direct to” function work In the carenado? I know it doesn’t in the default C172 

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by flyinpilot212121

The Carenado 182 is a dream to fly compared to the default aircraft! 

Everyone is glossing over the biggest "no thanks" factor of this plane..  The audio.. It's straight out of FS9

7 minutes ago, styckx said:

Everyone is glossing over the biggest "no thanks" factor of this plane..  The audio.. It's straight out of FS9

Glossing over? Or not giving a word not allowed? Sorry not everyone cares that much about the sound as you do.

2 hours ago, 177B said:

The purchase was quick download and install about 2 minutes.

It is a lot like the X-plane Carenado planes. Beatifully rendered. Flies very well. But generally not my favorites.

I did a quick flight from KACK to KBOS using my new Local Cache I made of New England about 100MB size.

The AP worked perfectly as did the G1000. I did the ILS 33L and it nailed the GS and loc, it did hunt the loc a bit, but that is probably realistic as I switched to APR mode outside of BENNN, as I got close it was right on. GS intercepted turned from white to yellow and stayed perfect all the way down.

The T/O and landing was easy, I have about 30 hrs in the 182 (2000 hrs total in GA aircraft) it felt right. I will investigate further tomorrow.

But my first impression is very good. The sound is not bad, but I just use speakers not very good ones either. I like it better than the 172, probably because I like a more complex faster plane.

I am still learning my way around MSFS 2020 but it is now pretty easy to set up controls, I have a lot of them.

This is one plane you can easily practice IFR in. I spent a lot of time in my C177B, and this flies very similarly. Tomorrow I will test stalls, steep turns, X-wind landings and short field ops.

Bottom line, money well spent. IMHO.

Does cylinder temperature goes up if cowl flaps I closed in climb?

It should ?

Does it have the checklists like the default planes? If indeed a true port to MSFS, Carenado would surely have added that basic functionality for consistency.

2 hours ago, captain420 said:

However, the G1000 in Carenado's 182 has no synthetic vision and airport diagrams like the default C172 which I really like.

Funny.  I wish I was able to turn synthetic vision off.  I always think that's killing my frames (although it probably isn't.)  I downloaded the G1000 manual and you can turn it off.  But that menu option isn't there.  Neither is the one for Sirius XM,  that's a shame....(grin).

20 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Does cylinder temperature goes up if cowl flaps I closed in climb?

I haven't seen the CHT change on this aircraft or any of them, for that matter.

It seems the engine simulation is not there in any of the aircraft. EGT not moving. Amp load (not strictly engine, in know) not changing etc.

That being said, it's becoming my favorite single engine craft. I like everything except the sound. The engine sounds are not terrible, but just don't seem right. Not throaty enough.

And since I have the floor, how come wind or slipstream noise is never modeled except in a precious few aircraft (some P3D aircraft have it. I think PMDG and FSL and maybe Leonardo?)? Riddle me that, Batman.

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by RichieFly
typo fix

Has anybody else noticed that the G1000 fuel gauge and the Hobbs aren't working? The fuel gauge in other G1000 aircraft works, just not in this one.

4 hours ago, captain420 said:

However, the G1000 in Carenado's 182 has no synthetic vision and airport diagrams like the default C172 which I really like.

Because synthetic vision came out after the release of that particular year 2006 182T modelled by Carenado. Subsequently all later models of the 182T from 2010 had the upgraded G1000 avionics package.

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by RW1