Hey fellas, I've been looking at getting this aircraft, now that there has been an update, would it be a recommendation?

Edited October 12, 20205 yr by Rockliffe

38 minutes ago, Rockliffe said:

Hey fellas, I've been looking at getting this aircraft, now that there has been an update, would it be a recommendation?

If you like a fast single with steam gauges, the Mooney is about the best we have right now..

So, yes, I like it!  🙂

I am quite enjoying it, lots of speed and it feels great to fly.

@Rockliffe

Howard- it's as Bert says, the best payware aircraft we have in MSFSMP TODAY.  We are collectively hoping that @Carenado actually spends a bit more development time on it to finish it and make it perennially great... but that has yet to happen.

Also, make sure you take a look at @robert young's G36 Turbo Normalized mod, and the C152 mod... the 3 best flying a/c in the fleet at the moment.

Once you fly here, and read the 2 Mooney threads in their entirety... please feel free to send them a support request to finish what they started.

C

Edited October 12, 20205 yr by cavaricooper

29 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

If you like a fast single with steam gauges, the Mooney is about the best we have right now..

So, yes, I like it!  🙂

 

15 minutes ago, cavaricooper said:

@Rockliffe

Howard- it's as Bert says, the best payware aircraft we have in MSFSMP TODAY.  We are collectively hoping that @Carenado actually spends a bit more development time on it to finish it and make it perennially great... but that has yet to happen.

Also, make sure you take a look at @robert young's G36 Turbo Normalized mod, and the C152 mod... the 3 best flying a/c in the fleet at the moment.

Once you fly here, and read the 2 Mooney threads in their entirety... please feel free to send them a support request to finish what they started.

C

 

28 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I am quite enjoying it, lots of speed and it feels great to fly.

Thanks for the info fellas, appreciated.

1 hour ago, Rockliffe said:

Thanks for the info fellas, appreciated.

Go get it!

11 minutes ago, DJJose said:

Go get it!

I love it.  /and the Garmin 530 mod fixes some issues.  https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/gns530-mod/296598/51

Just don't open the little side window hatch at 120 knots and 1500 feet. Apparantly the aircraft gets overstressed and crashes instantly. 🙄

 

Other than that, I love this aircraft. 

On 10/2/2020 at 5:51 PM, sd_flyer said:

Rudder trim is bugged in numerous aircraft. TBM suppose to have rudder trim in take off position to offset left turning tendencies, but if you set rudder trim in correct position prior take off aircraft veer to the right instead. Same applies to Mooney.

To the extend I think it's FM problem left turning tendencies should be significant  stronger in more powerful aircraft, but they are all behave the same as in 172. I think XP11 is shining in this respect.

(IRL) Back to my private years my first attempt ever to take off in Piper Lance after Cherokee 180 almost ended up in disaster as couldn't keep directional control on the runway because I didn't realize the difference of amount rudder required. 

Can certainly verify what horsepower can do.  After a couple of years not flying, I went back to my old base to take my bride-to-be up for a spin in a new (1976) C172.  The FBO rode along (of course).  Everything was fine until I rotated - I found my self pressing harder and harder into the ball to keep her centered on climb-out.  In fact, I had to press so hard that the muscles in my right leg began to quiver - my leg was vibrating like crazy!  I asked the FBO what was going on - he calmly reached down and set in a couple notches of rudder trim (something I'd never had to use before in this aircraft) and all the pressure went away.

"This new 172 has a lot more horsepower than what you used to fly, so setting rudder trim is the way to go."  Everything was fine after that.

PDF manuals for the M20R are found in here,

C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore\carenado-aircraft-m20r-ovation\SimObjects\Airplanes\Carenado_M20R_Ovation\Documentation

and for those of you with the Steam purchase they are located here:

15 hours ago, Waldo Pepper said:

PDF manuals for the M20R are found in here,

C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore\carenado-aircraft-m20r-ovation\SimObjects\Airplanes\Carenado_M20R_Ovation\Documentation

 kept in a nice easy place to find!

 

Edited October 13, 20205 yr by Rockliffe

17 hours ago, Waldo Pepper said:

PDF manuals for the M20R are found in here,

C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore\carenado-aircraft-m20r-ovation\SimObjects\Airplanes\Carenado_M20R_Ovation\Documentation

Hmm, I've downloaded the plane but there's no sign of the manual at the address you're given! There's nothing in the one store folder except a folder named fs-base! Is it finger trouble at my end?

Edited October 13, 20205 yr by Rockliffe

3 hours ago, Rockliffe said:

Hmm, I've downloaded the plane but there's no sign of the manual at the address you're given! There's nothing in the one store folder except a folder named fs-base! Is it finger trouble at my end?

Do a search on your drive for M20R Ovation.

Let me know if that works.

Update: Just did a search and you need to look in the drive where you installed MSFS.

Simobjects/airplanes/Carenado_M20R_Ovation/Documentation

Edited October 13, 20205 yr by DJJose