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I am finishing up a modification to the Alabeo PA31-350 Navajo Chieftain. Having considerable experience in Navajos, I can say the Alabeo simulation as well as the Carenado PA31 simulation is quite good. In fact good enough that I wanted to get them even closer to reality. The PA31-310 will come later. The mod will work with the default Alabeo G600 or the Flight1 G600. Panel files are included for both. The modifications are so extensive that the original release should be considered a beta and users are encouraged to give feedback to help improve future updates. Highlights are as follows. 1. Completely rebuilt STEC 55X Autopilot. I have brought it as close to the manufacturer's operating manual as P3D will let me get. (STEC 55X Manual included). 2. Added an optional King KFC-225 Autopilot. It is a great deal more sophisticated than the STEC with GA mode and a yaw damper. I have also completely redone this autopilot to bring it as close to the King KFC-225 operating manual as P3D will let me get. (King manual included.) 3. Reworked the fuel system to function correctly. Crossfeed works properly instead of shutting both engines down. Fuel tanks can be changed without the engine immediately shutting down (provided you turned the fuel pump on per the POH). 4. Reworked the fuel indicating system to function correctly. Fuel level indicators follow the fuel selector. If you run an aux tank dry the engine will quit. 5. Corrected the annunciator panel to show main and baggage door ajar warnings. 6. Reworked sound file to operate properly as constant speed props. Also includes a new optional sound file that I think is scary accurate. 7. New night panel textures to coincide with a realistic lighting level. 8. Minor FDE changes to enhance immersion. 9. Landing gear fix. There have been instances where the nose and right main landing gear did not extend far enough to lock resulting in collapse on landing even with "3 green" showing. That is corrected. 10 Optional throttle and prop matching algorithm. Most don't use it but it's included for those why may have noisy hardware controllers. There may be some other things that I have forgotten as I have been working on this for a while. For those who are already on my mailing list there is no need to PM me. You will receive the mod by email. For those who are not on my list (you haven't sent me your email address and you haven't received any of my other mods), if you would like to try this one out send me a PM with your email address. It should be ready in the next couple of days.