A2A Piper Comanche 250 Full Detailed Review FSX | Steam | P3D

[@pedrodowd]

Rich! Fantastic from beginning to end! Will be purchasing this as soon as possible (and when the wife isn't watching lol)

[@flightsim481]

+pedrodowd Thanks Pete. Can't wait to see what you can do with in in your videos. Milford Sound anyone?

[@jamesbishop4538]

I agree with many other people who have already commented about your channel. In all honesty, your channel is my favorite channel on KZbin. I thoroughly enjoy and APPRECIATE your FSX efforts. Also, I appreciate that your are a licensed pilot. I too am a licensed pilot in the U.S. and have found FSX to allow me to be/stay proficient in the cockpit. I fly Piper Archers, Warriors and Cherokee 180s. As a result of your videos, I have decided to build a custom flight station complete with a killer gaming computer, three larger monitors and all the flight accessories. I realize FSX is CPU intensive, but my computer will be capable of running the most intense games on the market along with FSX. But I digress, I simply wanted to jump on here for a minute and express my fondness for your KZbin submissions. I hope you continue making these great videos as you are certainly someone who knows what he's talking about and you seem to have a knack for explaining the material in a way that anyone can understand. I know my knowledge, even as a pilot in the real flying world, has been greatly enhanced by your KZbin offerings. Carry on!

[@flightsim481]

+James Bishop Thanks for the incredibly kind comments James. It's always nice to know your efforts are appreciated. I will be envious of your set up as I save up for improvements to my system. It's nearly as expensive as flying in real life. I am touched by you support :-)

[@Litlesmall]

Excellent video good sir. keep up the good work with the informative videos on the channel. Love the information about stall warning flap and tire marking.

[@flightsim481]

+Richard R (RandomAccess) Hi, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the support :-)

[@harleyblue999]

the commanche is a wonderfull product from a2a without doubt,treat as your own take care of it.

[@flightsim481]

It's glorious and gets better with age.

[@edwardsp1916]

Very good video again. FYI Creep marks are on wheel/tires if they have an inner tube. No inner tube=no creep mark. Regards

[@b747400bcf]

Hello I am new to your channel and really enjoying all your videos. Would love to see more airliners like PMDG, Aerosoft Airbus, and general flying around simulating regular flights if you plan on doing this. Watching you go through a full flight with your knowledge would be great to see. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

[@MrCobolman-FSPro]

"Oh look! I appear to be in cloud, in an unusual attitude. Speeds climbing and we're losing altitude so ... " bish - bash - bosh ... sorted. Some very, very nice flying, as usual Rich. Your real world skills shine through in your videos, making them a pleasure to watch. ps: I completely agree as regards approaches in flight simulators. It's difficult to get yourself lined up from base leg. Track IR etc makes it easier but it's still hard. Maybe wrap-around monitors? :)

[@flightsim481]

Lol, you are very kind. It's far more unnerving in real life although I only ever did it in training. I suffered from the 'leans' a few times in cloud which is very unnerving and really teaches you to trust your instruments. Tempted to deliberately fail the AI and do a quick video about it all. Partial panel upset attitude recovery is tough. I have track IR, I just need to get it working as I want. Thanks for the support, Rich. :-)

[@BoatingBiker]

RE creep marks: Ive never seen them on US general aviation aircraft. I mentioned this to an instructor when I was training and he'd never heard of them! He was also impressed when I referred to T's and P's !! Like the review. The A2A PA24 is a wonderful job.

[@flightsim481]

+David Gough It's strange how some technical elements are different in different localities for the same aircraft. I'm not sure but I believe it's used here to warn of tyre creep when using split rims with inner tubes. Thanks for the kind words :-)

[@belgeode]

Ecellent review, sir! Thanks!

[@flightsim481]

+belgeode It's a pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@Fly747X]

amazing video!

[@flightsim481]

+Fly747X Thank you :-)

[@Fly747X]

+flightsim481 no problem :)

[@searchbarwebs]

A really good review. Watched the whole of 55 minutes :) Are you going to do anything with this badboy in the future?

[@trevorbarber7172]

hello their some of the planes in fsx do tend too run away on even small amounts throttle in my fsx, ive been wondering if their is anything in the cfg s that you can alter too tone the runaway down some .do you have any ideas as it can be annoying,not very realistic....thank you....

[@turbopwr1500]

Great Review! , wanted to ask you how do you look around the vc (trackir,trackclip,ezdok,etc)?

[@flightsim481]

+TurboPWR Hi TurboPWR. I look around using EzDok. Many thanks for the support, Rich :-)

[@LegendaryKev]

Rich - I'm a new fan of your channel, and I'm getting ready to choose one of the A2A aircraft to boost the realism and get a bit more serious with FSX. I liked what you said about the Skylane's "stick and rudder" feel. How does the Comanche compare in that regard?

[@flightsim481]

The Comanche has a more demanding approach and landing profile IMHO. It doesn't bleed speed easily, tends to float more on landing and it is much more important to get the approach and landing speed correct. The ground effect seems to have been better replicated and there are nice touches abound, including such things as the 3 position gear switch. The Comanche has more options in such things as tip tanks. The critical point is that one of the guys at A2A actually owns a Comanche, so with unlimited access to the real aircraft and his personal experience, I'm pretty sure that the handling is as good as you can get within FSX/P3D. Obviously that's just my opinion, but you could do worse than post the same question on the A2A forums which are frequented by quite a few real world pilots.

[@jhettish]

BTW: As a training aid for glider flying FSX is not the greatest. However with the addition of Cumulus X and the Aerosoft ASK-21 (the glider I use in real life) I am quite happy with the flight characteristics.

[@flightsim481]

+John Hettish I recall years ago, there was a specific gliding sim which was quite realistic. I can't remember it's name unfortunately as it was a good 5 or 6 years ago. I haven't tried the ASK-21 sadly.

[@jhettish]

+flightsim481 You're probably thinking of Condor. It's still around and is used apparently by quite a few instructors and soaring clubs as a training device. I have Condor but with all my Orbx scenery and the ability to select airports in places other than Austria, I prefer FSX. There's another popular gliding sim called "Silent Wings" but I haven't experienced it.

[@flightsim481]

+John Hettish Thanks John. It's years since I flew a glider, but they are tremendously enjoyable and challenging so maybe one day I'll have another go. :-)

[@jhettish]

Wonderful review as always. One thing. Should you have had the fuel pump on continuously? I've flown quite a few hours in Cherokee 160 and the fuel pump is turned off except for takeoff and landing. At the moment I'm transitioning to gliders at a local airport. No fuel, with the exception of that provided by the sun. Bits of my training experience can be found at kzbin.info I actually have a couple of videos flying the Cherokee in real life on that channel as well.

[@flightsim481]

+John Hettish Hi John, the fuel pump in many respects is a pilot's decision. Many ga aircraft have 2 pumps, one mechanical as part of the engine ancillaries, and one electrical. The electrical is in effect a safety pump for most ga aircraft and is most commonly used where a failure of the mechanical pump would put the aircraft at great risk. Thus it is most commonly used for dangerous phases of flight (take off/landing/aeros etc.) or where there is concern over a rough running engine. As such, use of the pump, like any other control, is at the pilot's discretion.There are 2 good reasons for turning it off in flight. Firstly, it reduces the mechanical wear on the electrical pump itself (as well as reducing the electrical load on the systems), but also how does one know the mechanical pump has failed if both pumps are running all the time? Chucking an aircraft round the sky doing stalls and spins is somewhere I personally would consider having the electrical pump on.However, on this occasion I simply forgot to turn it off. Lol, I should know better ;-)Huge thanks for the support,Rich

[@jhettish]

+flightsim481 "However, on this occasion I simply forgot to turn it off." I figured that was the case. :-) I've had many instances in the Cherokee where I forgot to (a) turn it on, or (b) turn it off. I'm quite familiar with the existence of the mechanical fuel pump. The electrical fuel pump is often, if not always, seen in low wing aircraft. I was trained in several versions of older Cessna and there was never an electrical fuel pump. Therefore when transitioning to a low wing aircraft remembering the fuel pump on take off and landing has always been a problem for me. Finally after 50 or 60 hours I got consistent at not only switching it off an on but at using the check list, something I should have been doing from the start. I flew glider yesterday and hope to have a little bit of the video on my flying channel but first things first. It's Monday and I'm in my office. I do enjoy your reviews. Perhaps I should do one on the AS K-21. John

[@flightsim481]

+John Hettish I do like the look of the ASK 21 and indeed have a great deal of time for gliders. A very friendly way to fly :-). No fuel pumps either ;-)

[@jhettish1945]

+flightsim481 Actually, the Aerosoft AS K-21 not only looks good but behaves just like the real airplane, much like the A2A Cherokee behaves like it's real world namesake. They had to add modules to the 21 in order to gain realism due to certain FSX design deficiencies. It's good to have real world flight time in both to be able to make that statement. When I'm not flying real-world, I'm flying FSX or Condor. Come to think of it I'm probably a pretty boring guy. :-)

[@The_Arby]

How did you manage to steer and take off with no Yoke or Stick in the left handside of the cockpit ?,lol...Big Mistake as clearly it wasn't there...