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Favourite aircraft for VFR

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I have a simple question, what is your Favourite (default) aircraft for VFR.

Pete Markovic

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savage cub all the way.

For me C152 and Savage Cub as well and with them the wonderful Pipistrel!

 

 

C152 and Savage Cub are all I'm flying right now, both great VFR

Drew Sikora

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VL3 with my rotax 914 engine mod.  This isnt the largest engine but it is faster.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pa4m38ks0ytwpnr/ryanbatc-VL3rotax914.zip?dl=0

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None at this moment! Waiting for Helo's to come...

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The Cub's!

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I would also go with the Savage Cub for the extreme short takeoff and landing requirements. Allows to me to land almost at any spot I want. I am quite surprised for worst from the X Cub performance. I would expect it to supersede the Savage.

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Currently, Caravan EX for bush flying, "dangerous" small airstrips, mountainous regions. I'm having a good time.

 

Just now, Emerson67 said:

Currently, Caravan EX for bush flying, "dangerous" small airstrips, mountainous regions. I'm having a good time.

 

I found the caravan quite enjoyable as well. My only issue is that the glass cockpit causing stutters and performance issues. And it even got 3 displays so its even worse...

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The Cessna 152 is the plane I'd have in my barn, if I had a barn.

For me it's the Caravan EX. It has the best forward visibility with that huge unobstructed windscreen for sightseeing, a decent cruise speed, and it can land on the smallest airstrips. Also I just like turboprops.

If the view from the cockpit in the TBM wasn't so restricted I'd prefer that one, since I do like the speed, and it comes the closest to role-playing what I'd own in the real world if I was rich enough (although it would probably be a PC-12 instead). 

My main gripe about the Caravan -- aside from the turboprop modeling which apparently Asobo will address at some point -- is that I wish it was the steam gauge version. I don't like glass panels. Also, it would have been nice to see a floats version, but I guess we'll get one eventually as payware.

FWIW, I don't see any stutters with the Caravan or other glass cockpit planes in normal level flight. I can get a few stutters in a sudden high-angle bank or other extreme maneuver.

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I'm having a lot of fun in the DA40NG.  Not sure how accurate it is, but it has a lot of visibility for looking out the window.  (it seems that mixture is a problem in FS2020, so the Diamond planes that really have this automated seem to work better).  

 

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Craig from KBUF

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