A2A Comanche has been released!

[SuperKaro2014 278]

14 minutes ago, dean01c said:

Can confirm FS ATC Chatter works with the Comanche

 

Dang… time to pull out the credit card then 😉👍🏻

[sd_flyer 6,087]

2 hours ago, Alvega said:

Ok, but even then he is more trustable reviewing GA planes than Overkill and many others, in my opinion.

As far as GA airplanes goes my philosophy come to two people who I can trust: an owner and a flight instructor (who actually instructing in it). A2A Scott is actually an owner, so he gives us best in depth representation. Given his reputation in the past I have no doubt that Comanche is high fidelity representation of P24, and if there are bugs or inconsistencies A2A will take care of it. I don't need youtuber (even type rated in 737) to give me his opinion.   

I don't know have many people actually flown PA24. I was fortunate enough to ferry PA24 across USA to have some idea 

[Steve Dra 7,605]

5 hours ago, MarkW said:

Any chance this amazing bare metal repaint can be done for MSFS.

N59250 Polished Repaint - The A2A Simulations Community

Not sure at the moment, with time constraints, if I'll get a chance to do much painting on this plane. 

I did however "unpaint" her for MSFS... and I'll upload the bare metal  texture maps as a whole aircraft to flightsim.to and let other painters use them to create bare metal liveries if they'd like.  Just started with the Comanche so don't expect to see her at flightsim.to just yet.   Still a few things to figure out with the texture maps.

 

[Pivot 154]

5 hours ago, Swe_Richard said:

I would get this in an instant if I knew it worked in Onair/Neofly. Looks really sweet.

You know I was thinking about this, and this is purely a hunch, but seeing everyone mentioning that the reason it isn't working, as these Apps don't recognize the engine start. Well if the Comanche doesn't utilize the MSFS engine start function, you might try to hit the MSFS autostart button (whatever it is), after your Comanche is started, and see if the App works from this. I've seen some say the tracking function works. Again just a hunch but it may work. If it does, let everyone know... Good Luck.

[ryanbatc 13,018]

7 minutes ago, Steve Dra said:

Not sure at the moment, with time constraints, if I'll get a chance to do much painting on this plane. 

I did however "unpaint" her for MSFS... and I'll upload the bare metal  texture maps as a whole aircraft to flightsim.to and let other painters use them to create bare metal liveries if they'd like.  Just started with the Comanche so don't expect to see her at flightsim.to just yet.   Still a few things to figure out with the texture maps.

 

 

Silver Bullet 2.0

[Steve Dra 7,605]

6 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Silver Bullet 2.0

Hehe....

Silver Bullet One  (really need to revisit this one...time is never on my side though) 😞 

@fppilot Hey Frank...sorry have not kept in touch since the expo.  We'll need to catch up, esp if you have any other HJet paints you want to do.  Was fantastic meeting Marwan at the Expo, super nice guy!

 

[Bobsk8 12,842]

My VA has a Tour in the Philippines. Just did the first leg in the Comanche, and it flew great. Looking forward to doing all of it. 

 

    Flights:
Leg: 1 - FVNPPI01 - RPLL to RPUM
Leg: 2 - FVNPPI02 - RPUM to RPVP
Leg: 3 - FVNPPI03 - RPVP to RPMJ
Leg: 4 - FVNPPI04 - RPMJ to RPMZ
Leg: 5 - FVNPPI05 - RPMZ to RPMC
Leg: 6 - FVNPPI06 - RPMC to RPMD
Leg: 7 - FVNPPI07 - RPMD to RPVA
Leg: 8 - FVNPPI08 - RPVA to RPVM
Leg: 9 - FVNPPI09 - RPVM to RPVI
Leg: 10 - FVNPPI10 - RPVI to RPVJ
Leg: 11 - FVNPPI11 - RPVJ to RPVF
Leg: 12 - FVNPPI12 - RPVF to RPLP
Leg: 13 - FVNPPI13 - RPLP to RPUD
Leg: 14 - FVNPPI14 - RPUD to RPUB
Leg: 15 - FVNPPI15 - RPUB to RPUT
Leg: 16 - FVNPPI16 - RPUT to RPLI
Leg: 17 - FVNPPI17 - RPLI to RPUS
Leg: 18 - FVNPPI18 - RPUS to RPUI
Leg: 19 - FVNPPI19 - RPUI to RPLB
Leg: 20 - FVNPPI20 - RPLB to RPLL

[Fielder 3,724]

Since the Comanche was discontinued in 1972, I am pleased a no GPS option is available. If you saw the movie Casablanca, there is a fence sort of around the airport. When Max Conrad took off in his Piper 250, with seats removed and gas tanks installed, he barely made it over the fence leaving Casablanca nonstop for Los Angeles and setting one of his 100 records. That plane is now in a museum in Liberal, Kansas.

 

 

[FrankR409 514]

15 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

My VA has a Tour in the Philippines. Just did the first leg in the Comanche, and it flew great. Looking forward to doing all of it. 

 

    Flights:
Leg: 1 - FVNPPI01 - RPLL to RPUM
Leg: 2 - FVNPPI02 - RPUM to RPVP
Leg: 3 - FVNPPI03 - RPVP to RPMJ
Leg: 4 - FVNPPI04 - RPMJ to RPMZ
Leg: 5 - FVNPPI05 - RPMZ to RPMC
Leg: 6 - FVNPPI06 - RPMC to RPMD
Leg: 7 - FVNPPI07 - RPMD to RPVA
Leg: 8 - FVNPPI08 - RPVA to RPVM
Leg: 9 - FVNPPI09 - RPVM to RPVI
Leg: 10 - FVNPPI10 - RPVI to RPVJ
Leg: 11 - FVNPPI11 - RPVJ to RPVF
Leg: 12 - FVNPPI12 - RPVF to RPLP
Leg: 13 - FVNPPI13 - RPLP to RPUD
Leg: 14 - FVNPPI14 - RPUD to RPUB
Leg: 15 - FVNPPI15 - RPUB to RPUT
Leg: 16 - FVNPPI16 - RPUT to RPLI
Leg: 17 - FVNPPI17 - RPLI to RPUS
Leg: 18 - FVNPPI18 - RPUS to RPUI
Leg: 19 - FVNPPI19 - RPUI to RPLB
Leg: 20 - FVNPPI20 - RPLB to RPLL

It would be interesting to hear of any interesting maintenance events that occur during the journey!  I just took my first flight and it clearly exceeded my expectations.  

[sidfadc 1,344]

2nd flight tonight.......loving this aircraft

 

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by sidfadc

[sidfadc 1,344]

I just nailed a landing like I've never done before, the flight model on this feels absolutely superb.  Its difficult to describe, it just feeeeeeeeeeels right.

[Matchstick 1,898]

1 hour ago, Pivot said:

You know I was thinking about this, and this is purely a hunch, but seeing everyone mentioning that the reason it isn't working, as these Apps don't recognize the engine start. Well if the Comanche doesn't utilize the MSFS engine start function, you might try to hit the MSFS autostart button (whatever it is), after your Comanche is started, and see if the App works from this. I've seen some say the tracking function works. Again just a hunch but it may work. If it does, let everyone know... Good Luck.

Issues with career systems are currently being looked at.

No guarantees what's going to be fixed or when but A2A Devs are definitely onboard with trying to make the plane compatible.

[Fielder 3,724]

EDIT: Small matter, but ordering the Comanche gives you 50 flying A2A hours. Each of which is ten cents on future orders, expires in 5 years. So that's five dollars off your next A2A plane.

Edited July 20, 2023 by Fielder

[Sky_Pilot071 581]

1 hour ago, sidfadc said:

I just nailed a landing like I've never done before, the flight model on this feels absolutely superb.  Its difficult to describe, it just feeeeeeeeeeels right.

Thing is that anybody can do this in MSFS with respects to A2A.

sp

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

I note that the P3D Comanche comes in two versions the $50 one and the $99 variant.

Is the MSFS Comanche closer to in features to the $50 P3D or the $100 P3D variant ?