vFlyteAir Simulations - Cherokee 140 G with Aspen E1000 for X-Plane

Piper Cherokee 140 (PA28-140) GLASS PANEL (Aspen EFD100 PFD, g530, g430, autopilot, IFR capable)

The Piper Cherokee 140 series of airplanes are fixed-wing, fixed-gear small GA airplanes produced by Piper Aircraft starting in 1961. Oddly, the Cherokee 140 was upgraded to a 150 HP engine very soon after initial production, and is sometimes referred to as the PA28-150. Although the Cherokee 140 had room for luggage or additional "child seats" behind the front seats, it was never practical or high-powered enough to carry four adults. The Cherokee 140 features the famous "Hershey Bar" wing planform that appeared in the earliest Piper models.

I became type-rated on the Cherokee family in 2016, and my primary trainer was tail number N3466K (1963), which is the example from which we produced the Cherokee 140 Original model for X-Plane. The Glass Panel model was developed from our Cherokee 140 Original, but with upgraded and additional avionics and capabilities. The Glass panel version has an Aspen EFD100 Primary Flight Display developed by Mario Donick, an autopilot and a Garmin 530/430 GPS combo (X-Plane). It is suitable for IFR flight (although perhaps not IFR-certified), and can conduct ILS approaches.

The Glass Panel version is for those who prefer flying glass-panel equipped small GA aircraft.

Requires X-Plane 10.50 or newer.

Avionics:

• Aspen EFD1000 Primary Flight Display created by Mario Donick


• PS Engineering PMA7000B Audio Panel with simulated BlueTooth music (original soundtrack provided by “rundio” (http://rundiomusic.com)


• Garmin g530 GPS (X-Plane)


• Garmin g530 GPS (X-Plane)


• Garmin GTX 327 Transponder with Pressure Altimeter, Flight Timer, Count Up Timer, Count Down Timer functions


• Simulated STEC Fifty Five X autopilot with HDG, NAV, APPR, REV ALT HOLD and VS functions


• Back-up analog gauges including Airspeed Indicator, Altimeter, Artificial Horizon


• OBS 2 with localizer, glideslope

Special Features:

• Custom airfoils


• Optional wheel pants (fairings) are selectable in the Options Menu. If installed, they reduce overall drag by a small amount


• Gauges can be "INOP" by covering them with a sticker for partial failure practice


• Custom engine vibration effects


• Rain and ice window textures


• Original sound recordings


• Simulated BlueTooth music


• Hi-Res textures


• PBR textures


• Fully animated throughout


• Highly detailed 3D model


• Plugin-controlled engine startup - takes longer to start a cold engine


• 3D prop disc effects


• Pop-up menu for preferences and views


• Custom HDR lighting effects


• 12 liveries included

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