Carenado PA44 Seminole preview

[cavaricooper 2,613]

It would be great to have a twin (a little bird tells me a freeware mod may be coming soon) but this one sure looks good, and with all the @Carenado prodding I've been doing lately, asking them to finish their Mooney, I thought I owed this post a bump... 

Can't you imagine these aircraft with @RXP panels and @Bert Pieke 's handiwork?  I CAN 🙂

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Edited October 23, 2020 by cavaricooper

[raymar 969]

This one will have some serious competition. Like always, it happens when it happens, but, I doubt this trainer will hold it’s own against a late model C-310. Of course, the first to arrive does deserve some praise provided it does indeed fly well.

Ray

[cavaricooper 2,613]

@raymar

I agree.. time will tell. I sure would love a twin with complete engine/prop simulation! They will appear... eventually. Finger's x'ed!

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[ryanbatc 12,821]

On 10/11/2020 at 2:26 PM, OSM said:

I will wait for this one :

 

I feel like it will be quite some time before that is ready...  I'll also buy it day 1 though.

I'll probably get this Seminole.  Assuming they've fixed the transponder issue from the Mooney (not operational on vatsim/ivao/PilotEdge)

[CFIJose 5,485]

3 minutes ago, ryanbatcund said:

 Assuming they've fixed the transponder issue from the Mooney (not operational on vatsim/ivao/PilotEdge)

According to Carenado it "has been reported to our dev team for correction."

[OSM 683]

30 Oct 2020:

Q: When will the Seminole be released ?

A: Carenado We hope that soon, as the updates of our CT182T and M20R as well.

Edited October 31, 2020 by OSM

[Todd2 2,063]

25 minutes ago, OSM said:

30 Oct 2020:

Q: When will the Seminole be released ?

A: Carenado We hope that soon, as the updates of our CT182T and M20R as well.

Pretty Bird.  On the fence though because of the twin engines limit ground visibility out of the window.  I'll probably get it though lol

[OSM 683]

30 minutes ago, Todd2 said:

Pretty Bird.  On the fence though because of the twin engines limit ground visibility out of the window.  I'll probably get it though lol

On the other hand, the propeller in front does not limit visibility. 😃

[ThomseN_inc 1,128]

1 hour ago, Todd2 said:

Pretty Bird.  On the fence though because of the twin engines limit ground visibility out of the window.  I'll probably get it though lol

Still better than the Senecas view!

[jpe828 624]

I hope this one turns out good! I am very picky, and pretty much used to A2A, Real Air... the good ones. I hope Carenado can produce something worth buying. A twin would be nice.

[NormH3 20]

 It's been released in Marketplace. Has anyone purchased and given it a looksee?

Edited November 20, 2020 by NormH3

[Republic DC9 234]

4 minutes ago, NormH3 said:

 It's been released in Marketplace. Has anyone purchased and given it a looksee?

Yes!

I only took it for a quick spin but it seemed to fly nicely and looks sharp - as for actual performance vs. the real thing etc. - but I like it so far.

Steve

[NormH3 20]

Very good. I was waiting for a twin with steam gauges to arrive. After I asked my question here, I noticed that another thread had been started about it. I really haven't been using my MSFS install as I'm not a fan of glass cockpits.

[turbomax 3,269]

CTD after hitting the NAV button in the audio panel to listen to and identify the ILS transmitter. extremely annoying after a 1 hour otherwise very enjoyable flight, listening to ADF station worked fine though. and no entry in your logbook. visually impeccable as always with Carenado, but this was frustrating and somehow to be expected.

[Dane Watson 38]

Just purchased this Carenado Seminole for MSFS and had a short test flight.

I have one very concerning issue - the rudder sensitivity is a huge problem, being way way too sensitive.

Anyone else find this?

I have my MSFS Rudder Sensitivity dialed back to -80 which works well for all other aircraft except this Seminole.