Bluesky Hangar has released the Grumman AA5 collection for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, featuring the three main AA5 variants – AA-5 Traveler, AA-5A Cheetah, and AA-5B Tiger – each with highly detailed interior and exterior models, PBR materials, and accurate flight dynamics that reflect differences in engine and airframe.
Four separate panel configurations are included, ranging from basic 1970s VFR steam gauges to a modern G1000 panel, and can be changed on the fly. Features include accurate gauges and avionics from various periods, a fully simulated Century-1 Autopilot and circuit breakers, an openable sliding canopy, ground equipment and numerous animations.
15 real-world liveries from the UK, USA, Germany and Canada are provided, as well as various combinations of panel and upholstery colours which match factory configurations or refurbished examples.
You can purchase the Bluesky Hangar Grumman AA5 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024 from Just Flight’s website for £22.99.
Bluesky Hangar Grumman AA5 Features
Model
- Accurately modelled Grumman AA-5 family, featuring the three main variants produced between 1971 and 1979: AA-5 Traveler, AA-5A Cheetah and AA-5B Tiger
- Numerous animations, including sliding canopy, baggage doors and rear foldable seats
- PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism
- Ground equipment, including chocks, pitot cover and engine covers
- Visual effects for passenger and cargo loading (MSFS 2024 only)
- Full support for walk-around and inspection of various items like tyres, suspension, brakes and flight surfaces (MSFS 2024 only)
- MSFS ground services support
- Full support for MSFS visual icing effects
Cockpit
High fidelity 3D virtual cockpit with accurate gauges and avionics from various periods, spanning from equipment found in factory variants from the 1970s to modern 2000s avionics
Four separate panel configurations, all changeable on the fly via the Pilot’s Operating Handbook:
- A common early 1970s factory layout, featuring a VFR panel with Collins VHF/VIR radios, Bendix-King KR87 ADF and a single needle Bendix-King KI208 VOR
- A more robust IFR avionics package from the 1980s with some retrofitted modules, featuring a Bendix-King KI209 VOR, NAV-122 VOR, Bendix-King/MX-11 radios, Century-1 Autopilot, Bendix-King KN62 DME and Bendix-King KR87 ADF receiver
- A fairly common early 2000s modernisation effort featuring a Bendix-King KI209 VOR, NAV-122 VOR, a Bendix-King radio package, Century-1 Autopilot, GNS430 GPS unit and GTX327 transponder;
- A modern G1000 panel is only installed in a handful of real-world examples
- Fully simulated Century-1 Autopilot – experience an old-school workload-reduction system that still demands active pilot monitoring. Includes functions such as wing levelling, commanded wing bank of up to 15°, manual aileron trimming and very basic VOR tracking capabilities.
- Interactive Pilot’s Operations Handbook featuring various customisation options alongside checklists and performance figures for quick reference mid-flight
- Fully simulated electrical circuit breakers
- Various combinations of panel and upholstery colours to match factory configurations or refurbished examples
- Dimmable instrument panel lighting
- Openable sliding canopy – experience one of the party tricks of the AA-5 by opening the canopy mid-flight and feeling (and hearing) the wind in your virtual hair!
Liveries
The AA-5 is supplied in the following liveries, following real-life examples:
- C-FHYU (AA-5 Traveler
- CF-KYS (AA-5 Traveler)
- D-EEHB (AA-5 Traveler)
- N5989L (AA-5 Traveler)
- N6050L (AA-5 Traveler)
- D-EMDC (AA-5A Cheetah)
- N321ES (AA-5A Cheetah)
- N581 (AA-5A Cheetah)
- N27202 (AA-5A Cheetah)
- N99710 (AA-5A Cheetah)
- D-EPTJ (AA-5B Tiger)
- G-BXTT (AA-5B Tiger)
- N4512N (AA-5B Tiger)
- N74867 (AA-5B Tiger)
- N81124 (AA-5B Tiger)
- A PSD Paint Kit is also available.
Other features
- Comprehensive PDF manual detailing all of the avionics and features of the aircraft
- PSD paintkit so you can create your own paint schemes
- Multiple interior camera presets for easier navigation
