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Super27

MSFS Piper Seneca single engine performance

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Hi,

Tried to fly the Seneca in MSFS with one engine failed and prop feathered.  Sadly I could not manage to maintain altitude, let alone establish a climb on one engine and speed at blue line.  Ball was near the middle and 5 deg of bank towards the good engine.  Aircraft had 50% fuel loaded. (Default setting)

The best I got was a 400 fpm descent until impact.  This should not happen.  Could someone please look into the flight/ performance model and rectify this?

Thank you!

Edited by Super27
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In an otherwise well made reproduction of the Seneca V,, this product is fundamentally flawed by the enormously inaccurate single engine performance. What is bewildering is that normal operation is very close to the performance published in the POH. So if the model is on the numbers for normal operation, why does it fail so drastically on single engine performance?

I'm surprised Carenado have done nothing to resolve this. One of the primary reasons to buy this aircraft is to practice engine out procedures and, as the OP has made clear, you can't use Carenado's Seneca for this purpose.

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Does not surprise me.  Carenado/Alabeo has a long history of releasing aircraft that feature beautiful 3D models and textures, but wonky systems and flight models.  They will typically issue one patch to address some of the complaints that arise from the initial release, then nothing more.

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