8 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

Everything works correctly in the Seminole, no problems at all after Carenados last update.

This is an airplane I fly a lot.  Yes, it is not as fast as my Mooney, but the cockpit is well laid out and the GTN750 is very handy.

I have sent Carenado a set of suggested changes for the autopilot (starting with removing the RDY indication when the AP is engaged) which they will likely ignore, as they have done in the past 😉   Hopefully someone will figure out how to make changes to the panel gauges, as we used to in P3D.

Still, a very nice airplane in its current state...

Edited October 15, 20214 yr by Bert Pieke

3 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said:

This is an airplane I fly a lot.  yes, it is not as fast as my Mooney, but the cockpit is well laid out and the GTN750 is very handy.

I have sent Carenado a set of suggested changes for the autopilot (starting with removing the RDY indication when the AP is engaged) which they will likely ignore, as they have done in the past 😉   Hopefully someone will figure out how to make changes to the panel gauges, as we used to in P3D.

Still, a very nice airplane in its current state...

I never even noticed that until just now. What I would like to see is the little display above the Garmin 340 that shows the AP settings to be brighter. Chances of Carenado fixing that or the idle speed in the Mooney are probably nonexistent. 

3 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I never even noticed that until just now. What I would like to see is the little display above the Garmin 340 that shows the AP settings to be brighter.

Agreed, and on my "suggested" list as well..  lets see if they do anything about it..

Seminole, my take:  It flies well, has a really nice feel to it.  But the HSI implementation is pretty poor and I would have, personally, preferred an altitude selector.  It would have been a really nice plane.

Staying on the sidelines until the Milviz 310R arrives.  Currently flying the default Bonanza G36 with Robt Young Turbo mod.  It is faster than any of the default or addon light twins and has advantageous associated fuel costs.  I am cruising at 6,000 to 13,000 at 25 square and getting around 174 to 179 KIAS.  Sweet!

My wife is impressed with my fuel savings dollars as I use that to build a kitty toward my next power system build!  

Will 64gb GPU cards really be $5K+ and require a USA government prohibited 2,000w PSU?

Edited October 16, 20214 yr by fppilot

13 hours ago, KevyKevTPA said:

I have the Seminole, and other than the fact that it's a Seminole, with all the downsides associated with that, it is, to the best of my knowledge, the only Carenado aircraft to date to properly implement VR, and by that I mean it's the only one that has properly implemented the "VR: Cockpit Zoom" feature.  Is there anyone out there who uses VR that con confirm or deny this for me?  I'm disabled and it's a go/no-go decision maker for me, but Carenado doesn't talk about it or answer questions about it.  I might make an exception for the Cessna Skymaster if it comes out in time to be included in the sale, but even that has me wondering if that's really a good idea.  You see, I'm disabled and cannot bend and move as a "normal" person seated in a chair (I'm mostly bedbound) can do, which means I cannot see the cockpit, especially given the other limitations of VR, very well without that feature.

Can anyone out there help me out with finding this info?

 

Kev

Hi Kev,

I have not been able to get it working in either the Seneca or the Mooney, sorry. I didn't try the 182.

 

Maybe someone else can chime in if they have found a way to get cockpit focus to work in VR with the Carenados.

34 minutes ago, fppilot said:

Staying on the sidelines until the Milviz 310R arrives.  Currently flying the default Bonanza G36 with Robt Young Turbo mod.  It is faster than any of the default or addon light twins and has advantageous associated fuel costs.  I am cruising at 6,000 to 13,000 at 25 square and getting around 174 to 179 KIAS.  Sweet!

My wife is impressed with my fuel savings dollars as I use that to build a kitty toward my next power system build!  

Will 64gb GPU cards really be $5K+ and require a USA government prohibited 2,000w PSU?

And that has to do with exactly what, regarding  the OPs question????

If you need a twin turbo - Seneca.

Cheers

bs

3 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

And that has to do with exactly what, regarding  the OPs question????

Pretty clear. Why a twin for the sake of a twin?  Better current and future options. I have flown some good Carenado twins in previous sims.  The MSFS offerings are not up to the standards of some of those.  Not a cut at Carenado.  I expect what they can offer is limited by core MSFS.

32 minutes ago, fppilot said:

Why a twin for the sake of a twin? 

looks. twins just look better. 

4 minutes ago, turbomax said:

looks. twins just look better. 

No argument there!  Guess I am just too much a Beech guy!  Beech is in my DNA since 50 years ago.  I should confess that I have never flown or been up in a Piper, though I did listen time and time again to the Sporty's IFR to O'Hare audio tape when I was on the road during business travel.  Was that Aztec 108 Sierra Pappa?

 

 

Edited October 16, 20214 yr by fppilot

35 minutes ago, fppilot said:

Guess I am just too much a Beech guy!

KingAir and Baron? I am looking forward to Carenado's C340, another twin beauty queen.

Edited October 16, 20214 yr by turbomax

Even on sale they were not tempting.

I did pick up the c170. 

Now I have both I can say the c140 is definitely the better of the two vintage Cessna's in game, however the c170 on special is a bit of a bargain and a nice addon to my Neofly 1940's career fleet, so no regrets there.

Just now, turbomax said:

KingAir and Baron?

And currently in MSFS the Bonanza with the Robert Young Turbo mod.  As fast as the twins mentioned on much less fuel and with essentially the same or better systems (WT G1000 NXi).  What is there not to love?  (as of this date)

14 hours ago, turbomax said:

perhaps this will make you feel really proud of your new airplane, welcome to the Piper airplane owner club:

https://www.piper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021_Seneca-Single-Sheet_Lo-Res.pdf

https://www.piper.com/model/seneca/

don't forget to ask if they also have a 30% off deal this week, looks just like Carenado's. tell them MSFS sent you:

1999 PIPER SENECA V

Piston Twin Aircraft

$347,000

https://www.controller.com/listing/for-sale/74360081/1999-piper-seneca-v-piston-twin-aircraft

oops-

"Prior nose gear collapse in 2017..."

Edited October 16, 20214 yr by Khashoggi