From A2A website........

Just a quick update for the community the Native MSFS2024 Accu-Sim Comanche 250 is now live on the A2A Store, released on Christmas Eve.

This is a fully native MSFS2024 version of the Comanche, rebuilt to take advantage of platform-specific features while staying true to the Accu-Sim approach to depth, realism, and aircraft behaviour.

Important Notes

• This update is optional. You may continue flying the existing Comanche in MSFS2020 or MSFS2024 if you prefer.
• Discounted upgrades are currently available via the A2A Store.
• If you purchased the Comanche through another vendor, the upgrade and discount will be available on your original store once third-party vendors resume normal operations after the holiday period.

Store page:
https://a2asimulations.com/product/accu-sim-comanche-native-msfs2024/

Native MSFS2024 Features

The Accu-Sim Comanche 250 has been rebuilt as a native MSFS2024 aircraft and includes:

• Native MSFS2024 gauges and model with optimised LODs
• Native MSFS2024 EFB, allowing the tablet to display charts and supported EFB apps
• Full MSFS2024 walkaround system
• Persistent exterior dirt accumulation between flights
• Dual PMS 750/650 and TDS GTNxi 750/650 GPS configurations for those who want more GPS capability
• Narco NS-800 RNAV configuration for pilots who prefer less GPS in the cockpit
• STEC ST-901 GPSS module for GPS-coupled autopilot operation
• Optional Asobo G5 electronic instrument retrofit
• Additional quality-of-life improvements, including time compression support

Thank you to everyone for the incredible support throughout the year. We hope you enjoy the release and wish you all smooth landings and festive flying over the holidays ✈️🎄

Download keeps failing for me from the A2A store saying "Network issue".

26 minutes ago, Zangoose said:

Options are good and unrealistic? There is Comanches in the real world with Garmin G5s.... As you are probably aware its not uncommon for these older type of aircraft to get retrofitted with some modern day avionics. 

I know that some old GA airplanes are getting retrofitted with some modern GPS toys, but I think that a non turbo airplane without anti ice devices, are using these GPS toys to fly just from A to B and follow an ILS GS in a foggy day, not for sid and star, am I right? I don't use GPS toys with my native Quanah Comanche, my problem now is to bring to perfection it with a better flight model.

1 hour ago, Claudius_ said:

I know that some old GA airplanes are getting retrofitted with some modern GPS toys, but I think that a non turbo airplane without anti ice devices, are using these GPS toys to fly just from A to B and follow an ILS GS in a foggy day, not for sid and star, am I right? I don't use GPS toys with my native Quanah Comanche, my problem now is to bring to perfection it with a better flight model.

I personally find the Comanche's flight model (in 2020 and 2024 - I don't think it was changed for the new native 2024 release) to be the best I've experienced in any flight sim.     I mean, that is why I fly the A2A Comanche - for the extremely fluid and realistic-feeling flight model.

PS... As others have said, that was a silly comment to suggest that GA flyers these days use VOR-VOR navigation. 🙂 As a real world pilot, I have never seen a fellow GA pilot navigating in this way in 10 years.  By far the most common method of VFR navigation I see, is with a tablet in the cockpit (not integrated into the plane and not interfaced with other avionics or autopilot), that uses one of the amazing VFR moving map softwares;  primarily Sky Demon or ForeFlight.    Perhaps what you meant was flying the Comache as they did back in the 50s, although back then, VOR was new, upcoming and rare.  NDBs were king in the 1950s.

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by JYW

4 hours ago, Claudius_ said:

I prefer Vor navigation, like I did in the passed away PMDG DC-6. Hoping that this "new" Comanche FS24 dev, will improve the flight model, no loosing their time with these modern unrealistic nav toys.

Nothing wrong with you flying VORs if that's your preference.  I occasionally do the same for some flashback fun.  That said, there is nothing "unrealistic" about modern avionics like the G5 or a modern Garmin GPS in a GA plane of the Comanche's class, and flying GPS routes and approaches is most definitely NOT flying the plane "like a modern executive jet".

The advent of GPS approaches has mainly benefited smaller GA airports which primarily serve planes like the Comanche, bringing precision approaches to airports which never would have received them in the old days due to the expense of ground-based equipment.

It's typically not the big iron flying LPV approaches - it's us GA guys.

Fly the way you want - it's a fun sim after all - but conversely, you might want to re-think criticizing those who are actually doing it the way it's commonly done in the modern world.  Flying VOR to VOR, much as you or I might enjoy it, is becoming less and less common IRL - even for planes like the Comanche.

 

Scott

1 hour ago, Claudius_ said:

I know that some old GA airplanes are getting retrofitted with some modern GPS toys, but I think that a non turbo airplane without anti ice devices, are using these GPS toys to fly just from A to B and follow an ILS GS in a foggy day, not for sid and star, am I right?

They're not necessarily flying SIDs and STARs, but they're definitely using the GPS for enroute RNAV, and a WAAS GPS enhances the operational capabilities by allowing LPV approaches into many smaller airports that might not have an ILS. Garmin G5s or similar are popular as a more reliable replacement for vacuum instruments. The avionics options that A2A offers are definitely representative of what you'd see on many real-life aircraft.

46 minutes ago, JYW said:

I personally find the Comanche's flight model (in 2020 and 2024 - I don't think it was changed for the new native 2024 release)

Maybe it's a FS20/24 thing, but I found that kind of snap rolling in the liners too, Fenix was one of them (but they have corrected the problem). But in the A330 Asobo/Inibuilds it's different, no snap rolls at all. I think that a "snap" rolling is not a real thing, not for the lighter Comanche, with those wings and profiles.

2 hours ago, Claudius_ said:

I know that some old GA airplanes are getting retrofitted with some modern GPS toys, but I think that a non turbo airplane without anti ice devices, are using these GPS toys to fly just from A to B and follow an ILS GS in a foggy day, not for sid and star, am I right?

A Comanche, properly equipped, makes for a solid IFR platform.  No, you're not going to fly one in icing conditions or where MEA's are high, but that leaves a wide range of conditions and areas where they do just fine.  There are lots of normally aspirated, non-FIKI piston planes out there regularly flying IFR, including precision instrument approach procedures.

As for SIDs and STARs - no you're not  going to be assigned one when flying from one small airport to another where they usually don't even exist, but you very well could be assigned one if flying into or out of a GA reliever airport in a larger city.

GPS and updated avionics in GA aircraft are not toys and dismissing them as such is, well... yeah.

Please don't misunderstand.  Once again, I respect you flying the sim in the way you prefer.  Old school is fun and challenging and I enjoy it as well.  But don't dismiss the new stuff as mere toys or as being unrealistic.  These things are now mainstream in modern, real world flying and have dramatically helped to increase safety, situational awareness and flying versatility for everyday GA pilots.  And IRL, NDBs are all but gone in most places and more and more VORs are being decommissioned.   This year 12 VORs were retired in the US and the same thing is happening in Europe.  While some will be kept as backup for the foreseeable future, they're considered just that - backup for navigation in the modern airspace system.

 

Scott

5 minutes ago, tttocs said:

A Comanche, properly equipped, makes for a solid IFR platform.  No, you're not going to fly one in icing conditions or where MEA's are high, but that leaves a wide range of conditions and areas where they do just fine.  There are lots of normally aspirated, non-FIKI piston planes out there regularly flying IFR, including precision instrument approach procedures.

As for SIDs and STARs - no you're not  going to be assigned one when flying from one small airport to another where they usually don't even exist, but you very well could be assigned one if flying into or out of a GA reliever airport in a larger city.

GPS and updated avionics in GA aircraft are not toys and dismissing them as such is, well... yeah.

Please don't misunderstand.  Once again, I respect you flying the sim in the way you prefer.  Old school is fun and challenging and I enjoy it as well.  But don't dismiss the new stuff as mere toys or as being unrealistic.  These things are now mainstream in modern, real world flying and have dramatically helped to increase safety, situational awareness and flying versatility for everyday GA pilots.  And IRL, NDBs are all but gone in most places and more and more VORs are being decommissioned.   This year 12 VORs were retired in the US and the same thing is happening in Europe.  While some will be kept as backup for the foreseeable future, they're considered just that - backup for navigation in the modern airspace system.

 

Scott

My experience is different, I started to fly many years ago with ultralight trikes, and I loved that way to fly using just your butt and your eyes. I think that a GPS flying, if you are not working using airplanes as cars, is lacking of that some "istintive flying".

5 hours ago, Claudius_ said:

I find some oddity here because many captains want to fly the PA 24 Comanche, a plane built in the year 1956, like a modern executive jet. 😄

I prefer Vor navigation, like I did in the passed away PMDG DC-6. Hoping that this "new" Comanche FS24 dev, will improve the flight model, no loosing their time with these modern unrealistic nav toys.

It's quite common (and realistic) to equip a very nice aircraft such as the Comanche, with some more modern avionics.

Edit: Scott wrote it better.  Please don't think lesser of people wanting to simulate realistic modern flight.  

A2A has options for both preferences!

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by ryanbatc

On 12/26/2025 at 1:21 AM, JonathanC said:

Christmas dinners are always a lot. 

yes, maybe i need to change my avatar to a thinner one:)

6 hours ago, some1 said:

Maybe we'll make a custom G5 in the future for our planes, no promises though. Got some higher priority items on the list first 😉

There's a guy who has a freeware mod based on the GitHub mod - Thiago he's on the working title discord.  Perhaps you could get in touch with him.

The FAA maintains their VOR MON (minimum operational network) in case of GPS outages and offers the following advice:

“Pilots flying GPS− or
WAAS−equipped aircraft that also have VOR/ILS avionics
should be diligent to maintain proficiency in VOR and ILS
approaches in the event of a GPS outage.”

Being able to use needles is a good thing and a great skill to retain for those that have it, you never know when it may come in handy.

On many occasion, in fact any time going east of Europe, my state of the art hight tech carbon fibre super jet is returned to the 1980’s by GPS jamming and spoofing and we have to disable the GPS. Which in turn takes off ADS-B and the  EGPWS.

Its a mad world out there !

Absolutely.  Just cause there's glass doesn't mean you can't set GPS to VLOC, and shoot a localizer approach with procedure turn to minimums.

With GPS though, at least in the USA, there are many many more available destination airports served by an RNAV (GPS) approach.  I prefer to have the option for more instrument approach types when I fly.

2 hours ago, Claudius_ said:

My experience is different, I started to fly many years ago with ultralight trikes, and I loved that way to fly using just your butt and your eyes. I think that a GPS flying, if you are not working using airplanes as cars, is lacking of that some "istintive flying".

I am a little happy you posted this because i am also a little loose on GA flying . Its almost the opposite of Airliner for me. I use it mostly for scenery flights and also to learn and feel the basics. I crashed twice in the Kodiak but i am a little in a doubt about the dynamics of this one but the A2A i have never crashed.

Regarding the touchdown for the Comanche i also use the trim from 50feet AGL to ground as it gives me butter smooth touchdowns at 80-70knots- that is properly not the way to go in real life but it compensates a little for my skills and the Yoke that i have.

Michael Moe

PS! do you need to un-install first ?