I'm sorry but for me, it's far from the perfect twin.  I say that as a huge A2A fan. But I'm quite disappointed with the Aerostar, mostly in terms of what I believe is a really weak sound set.  Sound is usually one of the highest areas of fidelity for A2A addons.   The Aerostar engine WAVs have distortion, sound thin and lo-fi and I (and other, but not all users) still get terrible audio crackling, popping and stutters, when simply going to the standard external view. 

It's the product I desperately want to love (the Comanche is my favourite flight sim addon in any sim), but at present, just can't.

 

For perfect twin we must have no fear for "boldly go to" known icing condition ! LOL I was wondering if they introduce after market deice solution for Aerostar but A2A said NO. So not so perfect BS Baron or Duke will do for now! 

Have to agree the sound is the weakest part. When this first came out as a beta I presumed the sound was only a temporary place holder as it were and with every update I expected it to improve but sadly not. In this respect Black Square leaves A2A far behind and it's disappointing. The crackling you get in the exterior view has never even been acknowledged as far as I know. 

It's a great plane overall, but it's not as capable due to no oxygen, no FIKI cert, and no turbocharging.

I was hoping for the 601P - maybe it will come some day.

I also have the sound stuff... not sure what's causing it.

1 hour ago, JYW said:

The Aerostar engine WAVs have distortion, sound thin and lo-fi and I (and other, but not all users) still get terrible audio crackling

This sounds like you have a sound configuration issue in Windows and/or your audio interface … what are you using for Audio generation?  Sample rate set correctly?  Driver’s updated?  BIOS updated?  OS updated?  Conflicts with HDMI audio?

The cement joins that tend to do a clunk clunk noise is clearly fake and not related to the actual surface.

Love the 600, realistic steering still seems a little too difficult and odd at very low speeds … seems to get stuck in a turn direction even though the nose wheel is pointing in the correct direction.

Changes in surface elevation seem to have unrealistic and drastic impact on movement .. 3/4 throttle on both to go up a very slight incline and the lowest possible idle with brakes on all the time going down … but I think this might have more to do with MSFS surface issues than the 600.

Other than that, it’s pretty fast, climbs as well as expected, acquires dirt well, and takes a bit of planning to get it to slow down.  

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2 hours ago, JYW said:

a really weak sound set.

That is a step back in quality. One of the great things in the Comanche is the attention to detail of the sounds, even down to the sound difference the fuel caps make when you put them on the wing with the tread pad and the wing without. I mainly do the walk around for the sounds😅

I've always loved A2A since way back when I picked up their Civilian P-51 Mustang for Prepar3D (and several others after that great experience). Also have genuinely enjoyed their Comanche for MSFS.

The question is whether i "need" the Aerostar if I already have the BS Duke...?

Physics & flight model & engine mgmt are my priorities for this type of addon, if that makes any difference...

My fav twin will always be the Cessna 441 Conquest II.

dd

3 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said:

The question is whether i "need" the Aerostar if I already have the BS Duke...?

Two VERY different planes IRL.  The Duke is pressurized, turbo-charged and fully ice capable.  Best flown high.

The Aerostar is not pressurized, normally aspirated and not FIKI.  Would typically be flown below 10K.

I mean, yeah.  They're both piston twins, but otherwise...

Don't have the Aerostar (yet) but part of what attracts me to it is that it would be a great short short hop plane with outstanding visibility, especially for a twin.  Horses for courses.

 

Scott

Large clear glass windows over pilot/copilot heads does make for some nice star gazing while flying.

As a guy who mostly flies GA with old school VOR/eyeballs nav, the Aerostar is perfect. Outstanding visibility, great performance, and a pleasure to hand fly. It did seem underwhelming at first because of how stable and well-behaved it is but I found it hits a very sweet spot : easy to fly but easy to misfly too, basic systems that are modeled in depth and that are nice to learn, great view all around for sightseeing but high performances that allows 500+NM cross country. Never had any sound issue.

Also one of the nicest plane to fly aerobatics.

 

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4 hours ago, Flying Goat said:

As a guy who mostly flies GA with old school VOR/eyeballs nav, the Aerostar is perfect. Outstanding visibility, great performance, and a pleasure to hand fly. It did seem underwhelming at first because of how stable and well-behaved it is but I found it hits a very sweet spot : easy to fly but easy to misfly too, basic systems that are modeled in depth and that are nice to learn, great view all around for sightseeing but high performances that allows 500+NM cross country. Never had any sound issue.

Also one of the nicest plane to fly aerobatics.

 

My thoughts exactly...  I share your experience and sentiment (minus the part about aerobatics).

Edited December 5, 2025Dec 5 by Cavemanhead

The Aerostar is a lot of fun.  The big thing I like is the difficulty managing engine temperatures.  Everything is air cooled, so as you slow down to land, you can easily overheat your engines in hot weather.  You actually want to keep your airspeed up as long as possible.  Getting the engines started can be a challenge (it is neat to see the real world videos showing similar issues).  

To be fair, from a real plane perspective, I haven't flown the Aerostar since the Black Square Bonanza and Baron came out.  A Baron has a lot more real world capability.  

14 hours ago, tttocs said:

Two VERY different planes IRL.  The Duke is pressurized, turbo-charged and fully ice capable.  Best flown high.

The Aerostar is not pressurized, normally aspirated and not FIKI.  Would typically be flown below 10K.

I mean, yeah.  They're both piston twins, but otherwise...

Don't have the Aerostar (yet) but part of what attracts me to it is that it would be a great short short hop plane with outstanding visibility, especially for a twin.  Horses for courses.

 

Scott

Well, to clarify, it’s more a question of fidelity, in my eyes. 

both are top tier addons, but I just don’t have a lot of time to fly. 
and I don’t want to spend $50 on another addon of similar aircraft type unless it’s noticeably higher in fidelity. 
A2A seem always to have had a great reputation for handling physics, while BS focused more on systems. 

but BS has improved their handling significantly with each addon, so…

I’m conflicted because addons are mainly attractive to me in terms of handling fidelity - I.e., I don’t really care about the aircraft itself, I care more about how well the addon re-creates it. and that’s nearly impossible to grok from videos, etc. 

anyhow, your perspective is on point as always 😃👍

Edited December 5, 2025Dec 5 by UrgentSiesta