How to FLY the A2A Comanche | TUTORIAL | Real Airline Pilot

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[@listerlives1]

I love every time you said "Let's see if A2A modeled this." And...of course they did. Thanks for the video, excellent information.

[@rigo8729]

Unfortunately the compass error, is wrong, all around the compass... un-accelerated, level flight. A desired rollout for exactly east or west, should happen, as you time to roll out, exactly 090/270. A desired rollout for exactly north/south… should be under/over shot, by 30 degrees. Desired rollouts, other than those, should be over/undershot by proportionally less than 30 degrees Also, the Turn-coordinator seems not to work as it should, compared with the PA28 from JustFlight. Hope they will fix it soon.

[@MadMac388th]

I have a PPL (VFR) and I really appreciated your attention to detail as well as use of the checklists for every phase of flight. Another thing you inadvertently (or maybe on purpose) demonstrated, is the amazing attention to detail given to this plane by A2A. This video was very much like flying with an instructor. Thank you very much for that.

[@A330Driver]

Really happy to hear that from someone with a license! Thank you!

[@coriscotupi]

What a wonderful video tutorial. Can you believe I actually forgot this was in a simulator? The amount of insights and hints offered was superb, and of course this mazing FS airplane model helps. The A2A Comanche is by far the best GA airplane out there for FS2020 to date, and this was the best GA tutorial to date as well. Well done indeed, sir.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much!

[@ITMann]

Thank you very much for such a detailed tutorial. Much appreciated. After spending weeks if not months in the current excellent airliners in MSFS, from all of the best developers, then going back to GA aircraft is both relaxing and very immersive. This offering from A2A really excites the imagination and stimulates the mind. The attention to detail truly is amazing. A must buy for many I think. Great work A2A !.

[@eddiezetlein6582]

Had to get this beauty after watching this Emi, A2A did such an outstanding job of modelling a study level Comanche. Bought a lot of their planes in FSX back in the day, but this really takes it to a new level. This plane ( like the PMDG 737 ) has "soul". A living breathing machine. Thanks also for an outstanding Tutorial. So much good information included.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much! I fully agree on your statement.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

The attention to detail in this aircraft is off the charts. I'm impressed.

[@chrispatton7215]

I think I just watched the best small GA tutorial ever. Of all the things you just taught us, I really like the pointer about flying over a coast at or above 2000 feet. Thanks again for a truly superior video.

[@contaremedia]

Just bought the Comanche and did a couple of test flights but out of this tutorial I‘ve learned a lot! Quite long but worth to watch it as there are so many little but important tips throughout. And with the incredible simulation of the A2A aircraft you better treat her well to avoid dangerous situations midflight. Thanks a lot and looking forward to many more tutorials.

[@Dave60ist]

i can not believe how much info i pick up watching your video's I too picked up the Comanche ,have about 1.2 hours did a return flight to my home airport CYZR, didn't do the walk around was 4 miles from home power quit i didn't react fast enough, crashed, never again will i cut cornor's ,love Accu sim

[@Terribleguitarist89]

My first few times flying the Comanche humbled me for sure. Definitely found a lot of bad habits in my flying that other planes let me get away with 😅

[@mikeallen789]

Excellent & enjoyable tutorial. I really like how everything you did in this looked super smooth. Think I need to practice more in this aircraft.

[@leinstermodelflyingclub1458]

Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial. Thouroghly enjoyed following along. Your delivery style is so clear and concise which makes your tutorials all the more enjoyable. I'm delighted to subscribe to your channel. Danke schoen.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you very much!

[@marktaylor7152]

What an excellent tutorial. You're videos are always very informative and explained in a way that even beginners into GA flying can understand. Looking forward to getting into the excellent Comanche later on and putting them into practice.

[@A330Driver]

You'll love it! Thank you for your kind words.

[@Zeitrafferfilm]

This is the most comprehensive tutorial I've seen for this plane. Thank you so much! What you say about elevator and power at 58:31 is mind changing for me. It sounds like a side note here. I would appreciate a deeper explanation. I can imagine you could do a whole video about it.

[@bak4320]

The GA hand flying tips are exactly what I needed!

[@joergbock1976]

Thank you for the awesome in-depth tutorial, just bought the add-on and I'm not regretting a single cent. The amount of details is crazy, this plane feels so vivid. Schönen Gruß aus dem Saarland!

[@krozareq]

I appreciate that you study up on the aircraft before you fly them. It makes learning about these aircraft so much better. Fantastic video.

[@rjjanssen8072]

Thank you for all your time and effort you put into this tutorial. I really like the nitty gritty details that makes it so interesting!

[@groovystrummer4428]

Outstanding tutorial! I use this video as my training reference for the Comanche. Thank you so much!!

[@lmb5529bml]

How do you find the time to make all these videos Emi? Thanks for your dedication to the community and to helping people become better sim pilots!

[@A330Driver]

I had some days off and finished learning the A330 stuff for the next few days yesterday so I invested lime half the day into filming 😅

[@Stringbean421]

@@A330Driver I take it you're not married with a family then?

[@elpidiomanuelalvarenga4223]

Maestro! A specific airplane's piloting, touch & goes, safety tips, 360 power off, landings... a pilot course in one and a half hour!

[@ppaulino04]

Can't even finish watching the last Piper video and this one comes out! Awesome as always

[@jress9967]

Excellent tutorial, very professional! Wish I had you as my instructor when I did my flight training.

[@BelowAverageRacing]

I fell madly in love with this plane! Truly love the immersion from the very beginning with the walkaround. I have all the latest airliners, but I think I will be on this airplane most 😁 Thanks for an amazing tutorial 👌

[@patrickunderwood5662]

Dang. Have to watch this again and take notes!

[@brianb1266]

This is like listening to my CFI thx

[@Gilles45]

Very nice tutorial. This said, I plan to do some long cross-country flights in the Comanche and, on a GPS flight plan, I've noticed that the AP will follow the route, but will absolutely not anticipate turns. Which means you have to help it turn. I manage this at the moment by switching mode to ST or HD, but I look forward to A2A explaining the proper way to follow a GPS course, fly VORs and localizer approaches with the S-TEC autopilot. I really love that the Comanche has a fully functioning ADF. It brings back memories of navigating by following AM radio broadcasting stations in the early '80s! 😊

[@A330Driver]

In the manual there's some guidance, the AP indeed can't do turns on GPS tracks. The real one struggles with it as well.

[@ciri151]

Damn, the towing at the end took me by surprise. Didn't know you could do that. Really cool!

[@goalski134]

that landing was beautiful! i’m having to work very hard with mine at the minute!

[@WingsOfMetal]

This was excellent. Thank you so much!

[@kamworx]

Thank you for this great tutorial. I really appreciate your videos. It's really great that you not only learn a lot about the Comanche in this tutorial, but also learn a lot of other things and lots of information from your real life as a pilot. I enjoyed it very much.

[@ceegnz]

Superb video ! There have been many (oh so many) videos about the Comanche since it released, this one has to be the most useful one I have found. Thank you !

[@A330Driver]

You're very welcome!

[@speedracer138]

Awesome! My Comanche is N6329P & the Cocpit is very similar minus youe electronic instruments & AP.

[@Johnathan.David.Trewhitt.]

Great video. Really ontop of the aeroplane and with a deeper understanding of exercises, this will be very handy thanks.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Just waiting till people start having engine failures in their A2A while on VATSIM...

[@WhiteHawk77]

Blu Games channel did a flight on Vatsim and the engine failed, he disconnected from Vatsim immediately and crash landed.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@WhiteHawk77 Yeah I guess that's what you would have to do because the VATSIM controllers do not like people doing failures/emergencies sadly

[@WhiteHawk77]

@@JohnVanderbeck ah, I did wonder, shame but I guess that could be abused and get messy and the ATC guy he had already sounded pissed off.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@calumlittle9828I didn't really notice any massive invasions of Comanches on the network - at least not on the radio around where I fly anyway

[@lpburke86]

@@WhiteHawk77he was on pilotedge

[@stephanweber1168]

Excellent tutorial. The airplane is a real masterpiece and you are a good instructor. Thanks for showing these exercises. I was able to learn many little things again and I really like doing these exercises and hone my flying skills.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much! Indeed I couldn't agree any more.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Kind of wish that the EFB checklist could be "checked". It would make it easier to notice if you missed something, EG you missed the Altimeter item in the checklist. My challenge right now is "mixture as required" ... how do I know what is required? EDIT: He covers this some in the video which is really nice!

[@HolyOrangeJuice]

The rest is covered in the A2A official KZbin channel. The cruise tutorial. I learned new stuff there too. The short and good enough version is keep it full rich until cruise and then pull the mixture to lean slowly. Once the engine sputters and changes audio tones then push it in a tiny bit. Now you've leaned it as much as you can and are good to go.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@HolyOrangeJuice It is cheating I guess, but something I learned from my 4th or 5th skim of the manual is that the engine diagnostic screen actually shows you when you are properly riched or not by the color of various pipes.

[@matp8493]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you

[@ArrRoh]

Brilliant thanks! Your video is pretty much everything I learned in my RPL summarised into 90 min! 🎉

[@bogdanrusgp]

Thank you very much for your time and work! Excellent tutorial.

[@gwalker3092]

Extremely interesting and informative video on GA flying and ofc 250. I’m more of an airliner pilot but this plane has re-ignited my interest in GA in the sim. It’s a pleasure to fly but there’s always the threat that your mess up and cause a failure and that gives it an extra dimension. The plane is the pinnacle of GA in msfs atm for attention to detail flying experience. I carnt wait get some extra liveries it’s perhaps the only point I would say that their limited. Thx for video as always it’s pleasure to watch and learn from them.

[@FernandoLXIX]

58:00 Huh, interesting. First time I hear someone say this about GA. I once had an instructor tell me smth like "you must have been flying airliners in the simulator a lot because you do pitch for altitude and throttle for speed. In GA you must do the opposite, bla bla bla...". Next time I'll try doing it the "airliner way"

[@davidpringuer3553]

Pitch (and trim) for speed and power for alt is much easier/safer.

[@williamwidjaja850]

thanks emi

[@psour33]

The engines power settings table is the most important page of the book for the Comanche. First thing to master. Thank's

[@buckzx12r]

Excellent video!

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much!

[@jep1103]

Great vid as usual, full of useful info. I'm really enjoying this aircraft, what a joy.

[@StoreMaster]

Thank you very much for this really great video. Covers nearly everything to know

[@Ferkal]

Excellent video. Congratulations, and thank you.

[@mlx39996]

Watched from start to finish, and what a great flight lesson! I learnt a lot. Really made me smile when you talked about only using the standby compass in still flight and when you rolled the aircraft to demonstrate, the compass just lost its mind. Regarding flying patterns, how do you know the reference points for downwind, base and final turns as well as the pattern altitude, especially in an unfamiliar airfield? I don’t see them on Navigraph charts.

[@coriscotupi]

In unfamiliar fields, one technique is to turn base "x" (for instance, 30 - may vary with airplane type) seconds after passing abeam your landing threshold. A very high profile accident happened in Brazil recently when a Beechcraft King Air carrying a famous pop singer in the prime of her career extended the traffic pattern in a visual approach to an unfamiliar field. He ended up turning base and then final too far from the field, and struck power lines over a hilltop (he shouldn't be there at pattern altitude, as it was some 5 km away from the runway) killing all aboard. In real life, the first VFR landing in unfamiliar airfields can be a difficult proposition. All information regarding obstacles, etc, should be gathered in advance.

[@FlyingFrankFan]

One of the first things done in any walk-around (and you omitted these on your intro video, claiming you were flying in daylight!) is to put the master (battery switch on), turn on the beacon (anticollision light), landing light, strobes and the nav lights. Also turn on the pitot heat. Go out and check the lights are all working, the pitot tube is hot, and the stall warner is working (you should hear it.). Then go and turn the battery off, and the other switches. Then, continue the walk around. I'm amazed you missed these...... Apart from anything else, if the beacon isn't working, you cannot fly!

[@A330Driver]

That's not generally needed when flying in daylight. Only for night flights you need to check those lights and even then you can check them by watching from the inside, for example for reflection of the Beacon from the hangar, etc. In terms of the stall warning, as you have a light in the Cockpit in the Comanche you can't check that during Walkaround either as you can't see it from the outside. If you check the normal procedures in the manual you won't find such a check either.

[@FlyingFrankFan]

@@A330Driver The anti-collision light (rotating or flashing, or just strobes, if there is no beacon) is required for all flights - day or night - by the FAA and EASA. Quite how you can check this in the cockpit, out on a ramp in daylight eludes me. The PA24 had a stall horn as well as a light. I would certainly like to hear that before going on a flight! The "Normal Procedures" for a PA24 were written in 1961 (62 years ago), and revised in 1973 (50 years ago). Later versions barely altered these original ones. I think it fair to say that times (and regulations) have changed. Checking lights, pitot and stall warning are tasks included on most modern third party checklists, and are eminently sensible things to check. I was always discouraged from flying when a landing light was burnt out - admittedly new lights are LEDs, but the switches and maybe some of the wiring may not be OK. I had a load of A2A's planes in FSX (including the Comanche!), and they were amazing. I haven't tried this new one in MSFS, and wonder whether it is so markedly superior (as were the A2A offerings in FSX) to included and other 3rd party stuff. I mainly fly in X-Plane, but I wouldn't be surprised if I buy the Comanche sooner or later ;-)

[@spybaz]

Excellent plane. Excellent tutorial.

[@marclojak1639]

Yeah a great aircraft! I have a question… it’s not in the manual. What are remarks? The yellow, blue and white light. It turns on sometimes but idk what it is

[@Pilotrick86]

This was a very good tutorial thank you buddy

[@MichaelGMahr]

Thank you for the very instructive tutorial! Which airport is that? I would like to fly the route for practice purposes.

[@azeeonee]

Thank you so much for the video. I don’t know why but when I t/o to have 95 mph I need to climb nearly 2000fpm. I also have trouble decelerating when in downwind but I think that’s just matter of practice.

[@eddyg1794]

Thanks for being a perfect informative show off! lol

[@kamilsug2025]

You are great! Thank You!

[@dj8755]

excellent

[@jxk4500]

this is excellent. thanks bro!

[@johnnyschou]

Tak!

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much for your support! I'm glad you like the video!

[@olip.6243]

Very good video! Thanks!!!

[@liortaylor5305]

loved the video. Thank you!

[@A330Driver]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikecoffee100]

YES YES YES ohhhhh YES YES Comanche I am getting it and a good video

[@Silv3rSurf3r]

what is that beautiful scenery?

[@erikbeck2564]

Super Tutorial and airplane

[@rolymal9357]

thanks mate great vid

[@peterhaarbrink5480]

Great video and lots of info, take your time and watch it all. Just a question, did you forget to switch off carb heat during landing?

[@A330Driver]

Damn, I hoped nobody would notice 😂 Yes I did.

[@mcshiggitypilot5901]

Excellent !

[@kyledeitz2760]

Can also multiply your IAS by 5 to get your descent rate correct? Very interested in aviation and just making sure my math is correct.

[@stoobydootoo4098]

4.5 since its mph. Otherwise 5.25 for kts, to be more precise.

[@thegoldenavatar]

Is it weird that I got my PPL and want to buy a 250 because it has a really great simulator that I can practice in?

[@clarkac1]

Thanks for this, very useful. What's the ICAO code for the airfield, please?

[@A330Driver]

I believe it was EDXB

[@carstenri5769]

Hi very good! Well, i can land the plane the best way with only 80 knots and trimm up 2 pitches. When i start to flare (nose up) i set power idle. Is this also ok ?

[@ianwilliams7740]

Why do pilots choose to switch between right and left fuel tanks as you showed, instead of running "both" at the same time?

[@A330Driver]

Because the Comanche doesn't have protection against fuel flowing from one tank into the other. If you fly with 50% fuel in each tank and make a turn to one side all of the sudden you might find yourself with a severe imbalance.

[@ianwilliams7740]

@@A330Driver thank you very much that makes sense

[@olip.6243]

Kannst du mir bitte bei den Empfindlichkeit Einstellungen helfen! Ich habe den Gladiator Joystick

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Sensacional.

[@calinutza33]

How do you remove the tank tips. ? Thank you !

[@WarHawkAU24]

Boy, you're getting commission for these, right? I bought it based off this video!

[@A330Driver]

haha, I wish, but no. Had to buy it myself indeed.

[@WarHawkAU24]

@@A330Driver i know my friend, just messing. It's a fantastic plane!

[@davidwhite8495]

Great video, just wonder do you have any info when the changelog for the PMDG 737ng Releases?

[@ClouDAction.]

I'm curious, how many hours do you have on GA complex plane IRL?

[@Inserico]

Great content as usual Emmanuel, thanks for sharing! I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the W&B calculations not sure if you can help? BEW as stated is 1709lbs, Datum is 83.9, but how did they get the moment of 143385??

[@A330Driver]

Been a while since I last had to deal with this myself (lovely loadsheets and iPad these days!), but I do seem to recall these are usually in the weight report (Wägebericht in German,not 100% sure about the English word).

[@Inserico]

@@A330Driver haha yea I thought it might be a while since you looked at something like that 😂. The numbers don’t add up that’s why I am a bit confused, unless I’ve calculated wrong

[@guidoverhagen1]

1709x83.9=143385

[@s0cks1985]

Why do you descend without reducing power?

[@A330Driver]

Why would I reduce power? We want to get to our destination, don't we?

[@s0cks1985]

@@A330Driver Lol. True. I just wondered if there was some reason other than getting there faster? Normally I reduce power so the plane descends while keeping the same speed.

[@stoobydootoo4098]

Descending to landing pattern I maintain Man @ 16.0/Revs 1800. Then I use trim to keep av descent rate 500 fpm. I allow c 5n/1000' to 1500' pattern. For 'straight in' approach allow c7n to slow down & land.

[@alexhennessy8595]

Sorry if this sounds stupid but what control wheel/input are you using to steer the plane in ‘tow mode’, at the very end?

[@A330Driver]

Hi, elevator and aileron

[@ArrRoh]

During the simulated engine failure around 1:10:37, did you turn on carb heat? I was always taught to do so to prevent an (actual) engine failure albeit this being an exercise

[@A330Driver]

Indeed I forgot - and you're absolutely right that I should have turned it on.

[@ArrRoh]

@@A330Driver cool thanks for confirming I hadn’t gone crazy 😂

[@SoupGuyy]

What monitor do you have?

[@edwincgmail4069]

Wow appreciate the real life references on flying. I learned a lot from your video. Taking my recreational pilot license soon. Thanks very much. Please continue with your videos. You are very much appreciated.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much for your kind words! You'll love sitting in that plane for the first time in real life!

[@gutenudelsuppe8946]

thanks for the explanations, i really enjoyed that

[@mikekelly9921]

Excellent tutorial. You add a level of expertise to flying aircraft, including lots of useful tips and detailed explanations on instruments and engine management.

[@purrple.shadows]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@rackum44]

So far I've been very disappointed that I bought this plane I still haven't been able to complete a full flight I'm about halfway through my flight The plane just starts nose diving to the right just out of nowhere and then it crashes and of course autopilot doesn't work neither

[@Despiser25]

When I hear you all I can picture in my head is Frazier Crane in German, lol. Thanks for the info, terrific plane.

[@B_Aviation]

Nice video once again, very understandable tutorial like always great one

[@eddiejunks]

Beautiful!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼