A2A Comanche has been released!

[SuperKaro2014 278]

2 hours ago, Michael Moe said:

Regarding turbulence i have it at Realistic and at 20% in the Comanche. Did a KRNT -CYVR yesterday and it was quite turbulent. Also felt some stutters but suspecting rhe Canada WU and Samscene. 

Do you disable the Canada WU?

Thanks Michael Moe 

Over on the A2A forums I believe the devs have recommended to use Realistic in MSFS and keep the Accusim setting at default (in the middle) or maybe even a notch higher.

I have the settings at Realistic and default respectively. In strong winds and turbulence the Comanche does get tossed around but it is in a completely different way than in the native sim. I can trim the plane and even with some turbulence it remains OK… that would usually never happen without Accusim. The JF Arrow for example is often all over the place in turbulence.

For me up and down drafts or thermals also seem better behaved with Accusim and gone are the exaggerated roller coaster rides.

I have stutters too, but not because of Accusim. Generally the performance with Accusim has completely surprised me… as good as or better than equivalent native planes.

The only niggle is that when MSFS stutters I experience what seems to be a glitch via SimConnect to Accusim and the Comanche has to ‘catch up’. It manifests as a small bump almost resembling turbulence. There’s plenty discussion in the A2A forums that.

BR Søren

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by SuperKaro2014

[Michael Moe 496]

Yeah noticed that "bump" also.  Did a small flight CYVR-CYCW today which was better overall. Only problem was my speed to high on approach. 130 is not going well. 

The trim is also way better than any MSFS addons.

A lilttle techniq question.

My Alpha Yoke keeps starter in when switching to both ignitor and stays in the whole time. Any solutions?

Also cant get the power on?

The tow bar is a mysterie here. Need to find some insight to it.

Thanks Michael Moe 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Michael Moe

[SuperKaro2014 278]

Unfortunately I don’t have an Alpha so can’t suggest anything there. Did you have a look on the A2A forums - my bet is it is already discussed/addressed there. The A2A guys are also quite active on Discord so easy to get help there.

The tow bar is actually a stroke of genius. You just press the big T on the tablet and you are transported to the front of the plane. Then you can push and pull and steer the plane with your main controller… in your case the Alpha. Works really well for me.

Regarding power, what exactly do you mean?

[pete_auau 1,164]

1 hour ago, SuperKaro2014 said:

Over on the A2A forums I believe the devs have recommended to use Realistic in MSFS and keep the Accusim setting at default (in the middle)

must be  blind  or  having  a  bad  day 🙂  which section  in  the  option in msfs   would  one    find it,  ok  found  the  realistic  settings  but  unable  to locate The Accusim setting  to default ?

Edited July 27, 2023 by pete_auau

[MorrisMinor 47]

34 minutes ago, pete_auau said:

must be  blind  or  having  a  bad  day 🙂  which section  in  the  option in msfs   would  one    find it,  ok  found  the  realistic  settings  but  unable  to locate The Accusim setting  to default ?

It's found in the 'Advanced' options on the Controls page of the tablet in the cockpit, the middle of the slider is the default setting

[Malaromane 441]

1 hour ago, Michael Moe said:

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A lilttle techniq question.

My Alpha Yoke keeps starter in when switching to both ignitor and stays in the whole time. Any solutions?

Also cant get the power on?

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I had to map LVARs directly to the switches using SPAD.next to get them to work properly with my Alpha.

For the Master Battery switch, I mapped my button on and button off events to "LVAR:BATTERY1SWITCH" (setting it to "1" and "0" as appropriate)

For the magneto switch, 

I mapped the "Both" position to the "MAGNETO_BOTH" event and also set the "LVAR:ENG1_STARTERSWITCH" to "0" to release the starter switch. And the "Start" position, I mapped to set "LVAR:ENG1_STARTERSWITCH" to "1".

If you aren't using SPAD.next or Axes & Ohs or somesuch, I believe you could achieve the same thing using the Honeycomb profile editor.

[Dominique_K 10,152]

Just flew, in the Comanche, a short flight over Croatia at 6000 feet MSL. Relatively close to the ground then, summer heat over hills and forests, wind at 5 kt gusting at  9, it was quite bumpy all the way. 

I was stunned how realistic was the feeling. Not overdone. Not even comparing to P3D which has very unconvincing turbulence effects but even with other MSFS aircraft I own. The addition of Asobo and A2A  turb' programming is something to behold. I finished the flight hand flying an ILS in this bumpy air. Concentration was in order. I had also a failing cylinder but this is another story 😃.

Edited July 27, 2023 by Dominique_K

[Sonosusto 695]

Been having a lot of fun with this gem. Unfortunately, my sim is getting plagued by CTD's regardless of plane, location, addon etc. So even for those short 40 minute flights are still fun with this.

 

[jcomm 5,984]

Bought it yesterday !

I just got the time for a small circuit around LPCS, but it was sufficient to make me feel really happy about having spent a bit more than usual in an MFS addon...

GA aren't my focus in desktop flight simulators, because I really use these addictive programs to support my failed dreams of becoming an airline pilot, but heck! this Comanche is really well done... 

I should say that I also own the Carenado V35B and really like it too !!!

Have a LOT to test, specially the engine modelling, failures, etc....

I found it strange that on finals, fully set for landing, a deep sideslip doesn't increase the descent rate substantially, but maybe that's a characteristic of the Comanche ?  Well, I'm accustomed to my gliders that all of them really drop like a rock under such circumstances 🙂

And... having posted at A2A's forum on this subject, Scott promptly replied and, as I expected, it's indeed characteristic of the real Comanche !

Sideslip in landing conf - descent rate? - The A2A Simulations Community

Edited July 28, 2023 by jcomm

[lwt1971 7,456]

v1.1 update released: https://a2asimulations.com/2023/07/28/561963/

Just over a week ago we released the Accu-Sim Comanche 250 for Microsoft Flight Simulator and in the days since, the team here at A2A have been overwhelmed by the positive response from our customers. We always thought we had something pretty special on our hands with Accu-Sim 2.0, and it’s been hugely rewarding to finally share this new technology with the community.

However, we haven’t been resting, and today we’re happy to release version 1.1 of the Comanche with the following list of improvements and fixes.

For this initial update, you will need to redownload the installer from your account on the A2A Simulations website. No need to uninstall the previous version as the installer will take care of this. And don’t worry, any accumulated airframe or engine hours won’t be lost.

<go to their link above for the large list of fixes/enhancements>

To everyone who has purchased the Comanche, we’d just like to finish by saying ‘thank you’.

– A2A Simulations

Edited July 28, 2023 by lwt1971

[St Mawgan 1,405]

Huge list of fixes, most of which I would never have noticed. Amazing. 

[Sethos 4,519]

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1. Added fix for torque spike that was causing very occasional aircraft ‘flips’
2. Improved compatibility with third-party utilities including FSEconomy and OnAir
3. Added message on installation to warn user if their EXE.xml file is corrupted
4. Improved handling of unwanted trim inputs sent by default MSFS autopilot
5. Improved telemetry support for force-feedback devices
6. Added barometric pressure to altimeter tooltip in legacy mode
7. Improved hardware switch compatibility for autopilot
8. Improved hardware switch compatibility for battery switch and starter button
9. Improved animation smoothness of controls surfaces and yoke
10. Added animation lag to main door
11. Added functional external handles to the cabin door from nearby walkaround positions
12. Added persistent altimeter pressure adjustment
13. Fixed reversed propeller pitch LO and HI shortcuts
14. Revised tablet controls to indicate if at least one chock or tie down is placed
15. Fixed XML conflict with aircraft registration fonts
16. Fixed tablet not being clickable if B78XH (B787-10 Heavy) add-on is installed
17. Fixed reversed yoke animation when moving ailerons during walkaround
18. Disabled walkaround once aircraft is in motion
19. Added “PilotVR” entry to cameras.cfg
20. Improved support for MSFS ATC calls
21. Fixed animation of pitot cover ‘remove before flight’ tag if left on during flight
22. Added clickspot to restore tablet to wall pocket if tablet left outside during walkaround
23. Fixed emergency landing gear handle
24. Limited throttle input to positive values if hardware reverser axis is used
25. Improved handling of wing flex animation at low fps
26. Slightly increased P-factor
27. Slightly reduced effect of prop wash over stabilator
28. Improved turn coordinator inclinometer ball physics
29. Fixed bug in mixture lever calculations
30. Slightly reduced rate at which fuel dissipates from engine cylinders
31. Tuned EGT and CHT cooling rates
32. Tuned engine heater effectiveness
33. Removed EDM 830 fuel totalizer count with simulator paused
34. Improved MSFS parking brake support for third-party utilities
35. Restored missing engine cooldown sounds
36. Restored some engine pulses at very low RPM
37. Fixed any accumulated carburetor ice not being removed when replacing the carburetor
38. Reduced possibility of a mid-air prop strike due to terrain errors
39. Fixed beacon illumination when battery is off
40. Reduced speed of brake pedal activation when using button/key input
41. Fixed some small gaps in cockpit model
42. Fixed bug with 5x failure rate (5x failure rate was producing failures at 1000x rate!)
43. Fixed logic for maneuvering speed placard below airspeed indicator with tip tanks installed
44. Prevented instrument views from automatically unstowing tablet from side pocket
45. Revised Vy on tablet and in pilot’s manual to use more recent numbers
46. Revised alternator failure emergency checklist on tablet and in pilot’s manual
47. Added links to original Narco Avionics manuals in pilot’s manual
48. Added links to pilot’s manual and input configurator in community folder
49. Fixed noise cancelling switch on headphones not being stored when headphones unplugged
50. Improved support for propeller rotation states in multiplayer
51. Added functions for rotating autopilot roll knob via key/button to input configurator
52. Fixed slightly misaligned text on manufacturer’s data plate
53. Fixed typo on turn coordinator tooltip
54. Fixed nosewheel steering being affected by a broken rudder
55. Updated input configurator (no longer requires legacy DirectX library)

 

[sniper31 650]

Yet another reason why I love A2A. Great customer response and service!

[sd_flyer 6,087]

Can anyone confirm if it works with Neofly after patch?

[MarcG 3,031]

1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

Can anyone confirm if it works with Neofly after patch?

According to chat on the NeoFly discord channel it does now work.