July 13, 2025Jul 13 1 hour ago, Bert Pieke said: Yes it is... but the OP is looking for the next airplane for his training, after getting comfortable in the C172.. 🙂 If you ran this flight school, would you move him from a C172 into a Duke? I most certainly wouldn’t! 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
July 14, 2025Jul 14 2 hours ago, Bert Pieke said: Yes it is... but the OP is looking for the next airplane for his training, after getting comfortable in the C172.. 🙂 If you ran this flight school, would you move him from a C172 into a Duke? More like a C182 RW. But, in the sim, the G36 might do. Rob Young's version still around? Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
July 14, 2025Jul 14 15 hours ago, Rob G said: I am really new to flying. So far I have only played with the C172 G1000. I am wondering what the next step up might be. Needs to be reasonably easy to learn how to start up and fly, good for sightseeing, faster than the C172. I bought the A2A Comanche but I don't know how hard it is to learn and if it's good for touring the landscape. Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I have all the Asobo planes and the Comanche, that's it. Thanks. You've already got the A2A Comanche, get the Turbine Duke and you're good for GA stuff with fast moving IFR possibilities. (learning how to start em up and get em in the air is the best part of flight sims!) Edited July 14, 2025Jul 14 by JughedJones
July 14, 2025Jul 14 1 hour ago, micstatic said: I most certainly wouldn’t! This isn't a flight school, it's a flight sim and supposed to be fun. Learning how to fly a Duke is a hilarious amount of fun. Dig into it! If you can start, fly a pattern, and land in a C172, you can do it in a Duke no problem! Edited July 14, 2025Jul 14 by JughedJones
July 14, 2025Jul 14 "I bought the A2A Comanche but I don't know how hard it is to learn and if it's good for touring the landscape." Touring the landscape is best done with a plane which provides a great view and flies slow and is very stable. To slow a plane down: increase the UP trim and reduce the throttle. You won't sink, you will just be able to to continue to fly level, but slower. To jump from plane to plane for a quick look inside while sitting on the runway: Settings/Advanced Options/Developers Mode toggle ON...then go back into the cockpit and .....top menu...Tools...Aircraft Selector Touring the landscape: high wing and big windows so you can see while flying slow. I like the payware Iris Jabiru 160 /170 (160 is round gauges, 170 is glass gps). Although its a 2020 plane, it flies very well for me in 2024, no problems. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 Didier Lagaffe's freeware Citabria Champ. It's a change from a C172 for sure (will get you used to a different type of seating and controls), and a very good sightseer. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
July 14, 2025Jul 14 On 7/12/2025 at 11:01 PM, Rob G said: I am really new to flying. So far I have only played with the C172 G1000. I am wondering what the next step up might be. Needs to be reasonably easy to learn how to start up and fly, good for sightseeing, faster than the C172. I bought the A2A Comanche but I don't know how hard it is to learn and if it's good for touring the landscape. Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I have all the Asobo planes and the Comanche, that's it. Thanks. The Comanche isn’t hard at all, but you should read through the manual. 👍 Depending on your Edition of MSFS, there’s a bunch of different options included, and most of them come with the G1000 or something similar. look for another single engine, but with retract gear. if you want to stay with what’s included, you should look at the TBM (IIRC, it’s the most popular plane in the sim), and for good reason. another 2 options are the inexpensive Carenado C 210 T, or possibly the C 337 twin. both are a step up in performance and complexity, but will feel very similar to operate as the 172. only downside is that they’re steam gauge, like the Comanche. if it was me, I’d work with the Comanche or go to the TBM.
July 15, 2025Jul 15 On 7/13/2025 at 6:01 AM, Rob G said: I am really new to flying. So far I have only played with the C172 G1000. On 7/13/2025 at 6:01 AM, Rob G said: I bought the A2A Comanche but I don't know how hard it is to learn and if it's good for touring the landscape. Looks like you haven't flown the Comanche yet. That could be a very nice next step. Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
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