raymie

I must confess that I am new to "segment updating" P3D 5.3 in order to incorporate the latest hotfix so it was a little unnerving for me. However, I am very glad that I went through the update process and am very happy with the results. Having an older Jetline desktop, this latest update seems to have given me better sim performance all around including stutter free so-far.I know there is still room for more improvements such as to EA and possibly other items. However, given the result as I described, I see no reason for me to leave P3D behind for the so-called "other sim". I was even able to have my Flight1 GTN 750\650 updated as well! The only wrinkle I have experienced in going from P3D 5.1 to 5.3 is that the landing and taxi lights on some of my third party aircraft do not illuminate the ground surface. I believe this was an issue prior to the hotfix and has been discussed in another topic.

Ah yes, the good ole Link Trainer. I spent some hours in one as I started to work on my IFR rating back in the late 1960's. I was a teen-ager at the time. I always dreaded the "holding pattern" and how to properly enter it. Modern day technology has made that sooooooooo much easier! Raymie.

I started out with P3D 3.4xx when I purchased my Jetline computer in the winter of 2015. I still am using that same desktop but have upgraded to P3D 5.1 hf1 at the beginning of 2021. Once LM is able to iron out the issues with EA then I will upgrade to that next version of P3D5 xxx. For now I am staying with P3D as I am enjoying it a lot and it is very stable, as well as all of the addon a\c that I enjoy that is not yet available for MSFS 2020. Just maybe some day and I mean maybe, I might break down and purchase MSFS 2020 once it matures but I am in no hurry to do so.. Raymie

I do not have this aircraft so I cannot give you any helpful advice regarding it. However, if you have not submitted a "Support Ticket" then give it a shot and do so. Since it is a very recent purchase, you may even ask for a refund if you do not receive a satisfactory support response that resolves your problem. Hopefully, someone else that has purchased this aircraft may be able to help you further.

Thanks for your helpful information!

For all of us having a problem feathering a prop on this aircraft--here is what the support guy at Alabeo stated: "You must pull down the prop lever and then press CTRL + F2". Apparently the command stated gets the prop lever into the detent necessary to activate the feathering process. I am using FSX. I have not had time to try this yet, will do so later.

As it was pointed out in a previous post, I also simulated an "engine out" (right engine mixture lever in full cutoff position) and with right prop lever in full feathered position, the prop continued to windmill. Unless I missed something, this is not good!! Has anyone else tried this with the same result?? If this is a bug, I sure don't know how the beta testers missed this one. I am using FSX Thanks

I was wondering this as well. According to the performance tables included by Alabeo this is a PA-23-250 Aztec F with a Lycoming TIO 540-C1A. It is set up to be a turbo-charged model. I Googled this particular aircraft and all the pictures I saw of it, this particular aircraft only had two bladed props. Not sure why the cfg. file indicates three blade props. So far each flight I have flown with this aircraft, I only have two bladed props--maybe I need to take it back to the mechanic and tell him I've been robbed!

Purchased and installed this aircraft today for FSX. I have no real world experience in the Aztec however I have always been very fond of this twin engined Piper aircraft. It is a very stable aircraft and is easy to hand fly. I enjoy "old school" cockpits yet the GTN 750 integration went well. The textures are great inside and out and there seems to be enough documentation included to get one up and running with this airplane. Night lighting for the cockpit is not bad at least in my opinion. I wish both Carenado and their cousin Alabeo would use dimmer switches for their interior lighting. One area that could be a weakness is the interior sounds for the aircraft engines. One other item that I found somewhat troublesome is the location of the ADF control head--it is at the bottom of the radio stack and some what hard to tune if prop and mixture levers are full forward. Other than that so far so good. I do hope that Raymar will do a review on this aircraft as I understand he does have real world flight experience in it.

Hi, I have both biz jets that you are currently considering. However, I use FSX so I cannot tell you what they may be like in P3D V3 Regarding Carenado's EMB 505 300 HD--over all I enjoy it and as you know the interior and exterior textures are superb. I enjoy the flight dynamics even though I have no real world experience in this type of aircraft. The primary reason I purchased it was due to Bert's Flight1 GTN 750 mod--if you have that add on and decide to purchase the 300 that's an option for you. I have stayed away from the Prodigy 1000, the Carenado FMS and their Navigraph add on due to too many negative comments about that along with some auto pilot bugs. For me it is a lot easier using the GTN750 and that's just my own personal preference. If you have not already, I would highly suggest you read Raymar's review on this aircraft. It is very informative and may help in your decision making & you may want to check out some of the other posts on the 300 as well. That is one thing I do when considering an aircraft. Also, I have an older computer (i7 950 with a Nvida GTX 650 video card); I use Orbx scenery--the 300 is a little difficult at times FPS especially in the Seattle area and with some of their other add on airports. That may not be an issue for you in P3D V3. Regarding the Flysimware's Lear 35A--The exterior textures are very good in my opinion while they are improving the quality of their interior textures. Don't let the interior textures scare you away from possible purchase. The vendor has done a lot of improvements on their Lear and over all I enjoy this aircraft and its flight dynamics; it is more old school obviously than the EMB 500. It is not as hard on frame rates even in the Orbx Seattle area--you have a choice of the older GPS or the Flight1 GTN750. I purchased this aircraft during the Christmas holiday sales--not sure if I would pay the full price but it is an overall good biz jet to have. I would check out Flysimware's unofficial support site here further down the page from Carenado's and read some of the posts for the Lear 35A. Hope this help, Raymie I did a typo on my Nvida video card--it is a GTX 560.

The GTN mod for this aircraft is really great as that is what I use.. Just PM Bert and he will help you with it--that is if you already have the Flight1 GTN750

The audible sound that I am hearing as noted in my previous post is the warning sound when the flaps are down to a selected position without the gear down. Is it normal for me to hear this when aircraft is first selected in the aircraft menu? Raymie

After installing this latest version of the Lear 35A into FSX I have this somewhat annoying problem. 1. I first select the Lear 35A at the aircraft selection menu. Right after the selected Lear 35 aircraft shows up in the aircraft menu (selected aircraft slowly turning around)--I immediately hear what sounds like possibly a gear warning horn sound or a warning bell sound. This audible sound continues to blare until I am sitting in to the cockpit at the selected airport of departure. Once that happens I no longer hear the blaring sound. --My question is, is this suppose to be normal with version 2.1? Or did something not get installed properly? I did remove the the aircraft folder of the previous version of the Lear 35A from the Airplane folder in FSX. Should I have done a complete uninstall of the Lear before installing version 2.1 if this is the cause of the audible sound mentioned above? Any helpful ideas or comments on this audible sound before the aircraft loads and I am sitting in the cockpit, would be greatly appreciated. The only way I can shut this sound off is to mute it prior to aircraft loading and sitting on the ramp. 2. I did a night flight in this latest version and I noticed on the Altitude Selector--the last two barrel numbers on the "right side of decimal point" are not illuminated when night lighting in the cockpit is on. Not sure if this is normal or not. Thanks, Raymie

Once airborne, I track the GTN flight plan by using the "Nav" mode on the autopilot. Hope this helps Raymie

Yes, Hangar24 is correct as I purchased the prior version of their King Air through Carenado's website. Just purchased the King Air GTX via their website--looked for the discount "button" but it was not there. The discount is automatically deducted during the purchase process.