Just Flight has released its PA-28-161 Warrior II for X-Plane 12. The aircraft has been created in partnership with Thranda Design and builds on the experience of the two developers to recreate this aircraft faithfully in XPL.
The Warrior II is a globally beloved aircraft, and our add-on captures that international appeal. Included are liveries from the USA, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, and Australia. You’ll also find support for Thranda’s Dynamic Livery System, giving you the ability to to design your own liveries directly within X-Plane 12 using the built-in EFB app.
The PA-28-161 Warrior II for X-Plane 12 has been developed to take full advantage of the simulator’s capabilities. This version features all-new 8K textures throughout, including a fully refurbished interior and reworked exterior textures utilizing PBR materials for added realism. The onboard EFB included, offers a wide range of functionality such as aircraft configuration, livery customisation, state saving, and interactive checklists.
Animations bring added immersion, with highlights including a multi-stage passenger door that responds dynamically to G-forces and air resistance. Complementing the visual upgrades is a completely overhauled FMOD sound set by Sim Acoustics, created using high-fidelity recordings from the real-world aircraft.
You can get your copy from Just Flight for £30.49.
Features
Model
- Accurately modelled PA-28-161 Warrior II, 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, oil cover and optional wheel fairings
- Ground equipment including chocks and tie-downs
- 8K 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 completely reworked for X-Plane 12
- Detailed normal mapping for down-to-the-rivet precision of aircraft features
- X-Plane 12 native rain effects
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
- Brand-new blue cockpit fabric based on a recently refurbished aircraft
- Tablet EFB with a selection of apps (see below)
- 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
– Century 21 autopilot with lateral hold modes (HDG, NAV, APR, REV) – hidden autopilot altitude hold system included for convenience
– KT 76A transponder unit
– KR 85 ADF unit
– Support for RealityXP GTN750 (sold separately, Windows only) - Yoke-mounted flight timer/clock
- GoodWay compatible
- Ability to change barometric units from inHg to MB in altimeter adjustment
- Pop-up autopilot window
- Animated toe brakes
- Functional throttle quadrant tensioning system
- Radio knob animations routed through plug-in logic, for optimum movement fidelity and sound synchronisation
Tablet EFB
The EFB includes a selection of apps providing useful tools and customisation options:
- Aircraft Options – open/close the aircraft’s doors, enable/disable glass reflection, enable/disable ground equipment and more!
- Weight & Balance – adjust the aircraft’s weight and balance using the built-in configuration app and centre of gravity table.
- Instrument Options – choose to have the cockpit avionics visible in the 3D cockpit or have them pop out on 2D panels.
- Static Liveries – change aircraft liveries without exiting to the main menu.
- Dynamic Liveries – customise the aircraft’s paint scheme without leaving the aircraft. Features Modern and a Classic liveries whose colours can be fully customised in the aircraft, without the need for any complicated paint kits.
- Engine Configuration – view the condition of the engines and enable enhanced simulation options such as spark plug fouling and vapour lock.
- DynaFeel – adjust the force required to move each of the control surfaces.
- Checklists – interactable checklists for every stage of flight.
- AviTab support
- And much more!
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, avionics power circuit and emergency bus controls. 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 with slow/fast tyre rotation animation (blurry when rotating fast), precise shock absorber animation and wheel chocks and tie-downs
- Functioning carburettor and primer controls
- Dedicated interactive EFB page 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)
- Custom external light logic with custom strobe light pattern and custom light halos for added realism
Liveries
The Warrior II is supplied in the following six paint schemes:
- EC-IOS (Spain)
- G-BNOH (UK)
- G-BUIF (UK)
- HN-PNL (Switzerland)
- N3572M (USA)
- VH-PZN (Australia)
OTHER FEATURES
- Realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data, and input from Warrior pilots, completely reworked for X-Plane 12
- Brand-new authentic sound set, generated using X-Plane’s state-of-the-art FMOD sound system
- Custom sounds for switches, doors, 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
- Option to launch X-Plane’s weight and balance manager window from the custom EFB
