Just Flight - PA28R Arrow III for X-Plane 11

Just Flight, in partnership with Thranda Design, are proud to present their first add-on for X-Plane 11 - the PA-28R Arrow III.

Following on from their award-winning TB-10 Tobago & TB-20 Trinidad, Tornado GR1, L-1011 Tristar Professional and Canberra PR9 add-ons, this highly detailed simulation of the PA-28R Arrow III has been developed by Just Flight's in-house team and the team at Thranda Design following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real-life Arrow III, G-BGKU, based at Conington Airfield.

The PA-28R Arrow III is a four seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a retractable tricycle landing gear and constant-speed propeller - an ideal aircraft for touring and instrument training.

The aircraft is flown all around the world and this add-on reflects that global popularity. In addition to our UK research aircraft, G-BGKU, the package features eleven liveries from the USA, Canada, UK, France, Switzerland, Australia and Germany.

The PA-28R Arrow III for X-Plane 11 features PBR materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism, 4096 x 4096 textures for the highest possible texture clarity and numerous animations including a multi-animation passenger door that, when open, responds to G-forces and air resistance.

Features

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 planned (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

System Requirements

• X-Plane 11


• CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5GHz or faster


• 8GB RAM or more


• DirectX 12-capable graphics card from nVidia, AMD or Intel with at least 4GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 1070 or better or similar from AMD)


• Windows 10 / 7 / Vista / XP, MAC OS 10.10 (or higher) or Linux


• 2GB hard drive space

Changes In Version 1.3 Include

• Improved prop disc visualization effects


• Brightened landing spill light


• Hiding pilot when static elements are enabled


• Tweaked internal lit texture (text)


• Improved electrical system


• Fixed “Avionics Off” item in checklist


• Added “Ground Roll” mixer to co-pilot volume knob.


• Fixed flap deflection time


• Revised gyro sound


• Fixed halo artifacts


• Adjusted idle ratio


• Fixed NAV1/2 flip switch to be entered when in GPS mode.


• Made starter key set to “Off” when starting from cold and dark


• Upgraded SASL to 3.12

Changes In Version 1.5 Include

• Updated entire logic system


• Improved performance (FPS)


• Outsourced most customisable settings to 'Manifest.json' file


• Optimised click spots and manipulators for improved VR experience (note: XP11.20vr is still in beta)


• A backup version of the standard RealityXP config file is now located within the aircraft's documentation folder


• Added in-house weight and balance manager (operable with scroll wheel). A mini tutorial is included.


• Improved flight dynamics


• Tweaked checklist to match new engine parameters


• Calibrated ASI


• Adjusted start-up and electrical system


• Added pilot animation


• Corrected GoodWay performance descent speed

Changes In Version 1.6 Include

• Added VR magnet attach point for XPad


• Made spark plug fouling rate and Vapor lock configurable via manifest.json file.


• Hide Yoke system now responds to X-Plane's default command


• Optimised performance.


• Fixed case sensitivity issue for Linux


• Removed default wing condensation effects. (They're excessive by default).


• Support for rain effects (requires free 3rd party "librain" plugin)


• Improved VR support (VR pop-up support, cleaned up yoke, more supported knobs, etc.)


• Improved sounds and sound effects


• Upgraded to SASL 3.5.1, which now includes pop-out window support


• Compatibility with the latest RealityXP GTN 750 features


• Improved flight dynamics for XP11.30


• Separated out checklist into ‘manifest.json’ file, so it's now end-user editable


• Moved cockpit.obj file into ‘objects’ folder, for neater top directory


• Numerous optimisations and improvements

Changes In Version 1.7 Include

• Updated Plugin logic to SASL 3.8


• Adapted flight dynamics to comply with 11.40 updates


• Added SkunkCrafts Updater support


• Fixed rain effects


• Fixed stall warning sounds


• Fixed night lighting


• Calibrated ASI disc


• Re-assigned anti-ice engine air lever


• Pop-ups improved for VR

Changes In Version 1.8 Include

• Fixed engine RPM pitch


• Fixed Skid sounds


• Updated .acf file to X-Plane 11.50 standard


• Multiple adjustments to flight dynamics for X-Plane's new flight model


• Adjusted engine starter


• Adjusted stall warning horn


• Adjusted landing gear retraction/extension times


• Increased engine idle speed


• Fixed mixture lever "latch" not working


• Update autopilot - it no longer causes a failure of the pitch trim servos


• Update skunkcrafts ignorelist file


• Multiple updates to the manifest.json file


• Removed the extra pitot mast under the right wing


• Fixed baro units button in the menu not working

Change logv1.9

• - Fixed the reversed pitch trim animation


• - Fixed emergency gear extension not working when the gear pump circuit breaker is out.


• - Improved emergency gear extension to take g-loading into account.


• - Added Save/Load buttons to Weight And Balance popup. Click Save to save the current weights/fuel configuration to disk. When the plane is next opened it loads with default values, but click Load Configuration to load the weights you previously saved.


• - Improved behaviour of popup menus in VR.

Available Only As Download

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