Just Flight has today released their PA-28R Arrow III for X-Plane. Developed in partnership with Thranda Design, the aircraft is based off real-life aircraft G-BGKU at Conington Airfield.
Taking full advantage of the physically based rendering of X-Plane 11, the real-time, 4096 x 4096px textures give you an incredibly realistic experience with the aircraft. Just Flight have taken full advantage of the X-Plane 11 technology to give you a truly authentic experience. Passenger and baggage doors also react to G-force and air resistance.
The 3D virtual cockpit is fully modelled with high resolution textures. Everything from seat belts and screws to all the instruments has been implemented, along with custom wear and tear textures dotted around (which also varies depending on the livery). Furthermore, there’s an interactive checklist which responds to your actions in the cockpit.
The aircraft also features a custom coded fuel system, makes use of the X-Plane failure system and accurately models the landing gear system. The sound system is also fully designed to provide an immersive experience for the pilot.
You can buy it now from Just Flight’s website for £27.99 right now. The full feature list is below.
Model
- Accurately modelled PA-28R-201 Arrow III, built using real-world aircraft plans
- Numerous animations including multi-animation passenger door that, when open, responds to G-forces and air resistance, baggage door, cockpit window, sun visors and oil cover
- Ground equipment including chocks and tie-downs
- 4096 x 4096 textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity
- PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism
- Detailed normal mapping for down-to-the-rivet precision of aircraft features.
Cockpit
- A truly 3D virtual cockpit right down to accurately modelled seat belts and screw heads – every instrument is constructed fully in 3D with smooth animations
- Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment
- Heavy and reduced levels of wear and tear in the virtual cockpit (changes according to selected livery)
- Interactive engine start checklist that responds to user inputs and sim variables
- Interactive checklists for every stage of flight
- Aircraft configuration system that will allow you to choose between ‘cold & dark’ or ‘ready for take-off’ (if aircraft is stationary on the ground)
- Fully functional and comprehensive IFR capable avionics fit including:
– KMA 20 audio selector unit
– Fully featured X-Plane-native GNS530 (supports procedures out of the box, and supports Navigraph and Aerosoft custom nav databases)
– KX 175B COM 2 / NAV 2 radio
– KN 62 DME unit which can display information from NAV 1 or NAV 2
– Piper Autocontrol IIIB autopilot unit with navigation, heading and roll hold (hidden autopilot altitude hold system included for convenience)
– KT 76A transponder unit
– KR 85 ADF unit
– Support for RealityXP GTN750 (sold separately, Windows only) - Interactive logbook panel for logging your flight details (X-Plane native)
- Flight computer panel with useful information such as fuel burn, endurance, speed and wind speed/direction
- Yoke-mounted flight timer/clock
- Independently operated left and right (standby) altimeter
- GoodWay compatible
- Ability to change barometric units from InHG to MB in altimeter adjustment
- Option to activate flashlight from within pop-up window, to aid in those pitch-black cold and dark starts at night
- Pop-up autopilot window
- Option to remove window and instrument reflection effects
- Animated toe brakes
- Functional throttle quadrant tensioning system
- Radio knob animations routed through plugin logic, for optimum movement fidelity and sound synchronisation
Aircraft systems
- Custom-coded fuel system, including the option of automatic fuel tank switching for use on those long distance cross-country flights (this option is remembered for future flights)
- Custom-coded electrical system with functional circuit breakers. Circuit breaker logic is linked to X-Plane’s internal failure logic, so if the plane is set to fail a certain electrical component after a certain number of hours, the circuit breaker for that element will pop out.
- Realistic landing gear system with intricate retraction animation, slow/fast tyre rotation animation (blurry when rotating fast), precise shock absorber animation with multiple linkages animated accurately, and wheel chocks and tie-downs
- Functioning alternate air and static source controls
- Fully implemented back-up landing gear system
- Dedicated interactive engine pop-up window displaying values such as fuel tank weights and imbalance, fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temperature, battery charge (with quick charge option), and information about spark plug fouling and vapour lock condition
- Simulated vapour lock condition, with warning pop-up and suggested actions
- Simulated spark plug fouling condition, with indication of percentage of fouling
- Lighting system includes separate lighting control for gauges (via rheostat) and realistic implementation of navigation light / radio light rheostat
- Functional electric trim control on yoke (requires electric trim button to be pushed)
- Functional ELT which is automatically triggered above 4.6 G
- Simulated fan and vent system with realistic blower sounds (linked to circuit breaker logic and electrical system for realism)
- Custom external light logic with custom strobe light pattern and custom light halos for added realism
Liveries
The aircraft is supplied in the following 11 paint schemes which can be swapped on the fly using a pop-up window:
- G-BGKU (UK)
- C-GQYI (Canada)
- N4131C (USA)
- G-BNSG (UK)
- F-GJCB (France)
- HB-PJA (Switzerland)
- VH-SGE (Australia)
- D-ERIN (Germany)
- G-TEBZ (UK)
- G-TSGA (UK)
- N751LU (USA)
Other
- Realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data, and input from Arrow pilots
- Authentic sound set, generated using X-Plane’s state-of-the-art FMOD sound system
- Custom sounds for switches, doors, gear warnings and more, featuring accurate location placement of sounds in the stereo spectrum, 3D audio effects, atmospheric effects, adaptive Doppler, exterior sounds spill in when window or door(s) are opened, different sound characteristics depending on viewing angle etc.
- Comprehensive manual with panel guide and performance data, adapted to X-Plane 11 usage
- PSD Paint Kit included so you can create your own paint schemes
- Dedicated pop-up window for sound mixing, allowing for individual adjustment of the volume of exterior sounds, in-cockpit sounds and various effects
- Option to launch X-Plane’s weight and balance manager window from the custom pop-up panel
