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VFLYTEAIR SIMULATIONS INC
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VFLYTEAIR SIMULATIONS INC
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991.59MB
Disponible depuis
2024-09-23
Version
1.1
PID
19442

New in versuin 1.1

For version 1.1, we ordered sound from the company SimAcoustics (https://www.simacoustics.com/). Their specialist Mike made an excellent sound for Twin. All sound files from the engine for the sound of fans and toggle switches are taken from the original aircraft. The sound of the engines is modeled especially accurately and volumetrically. Sound is the main part of the update and if sound used to be a weak point of Twin, now it is a strong point.

It is also possible to change the configuration of the Garmin or TDS navigation system without overloading the aircraft.

Control is carried out from the configuration folder-menu, which is accessible by clicking on the folder border on top of the glareshield.

DOWNLOAD full infro about new in version 1.1 here

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRQxavetBrvR9EoOGFWhx-nF1coavQ4Faa0wPBSvbxA

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VFlyteair have been producing aircraft for X-Plane for many years. We have strived to ensure a high standard of flight model, always produced with rigorous testing by our team of real-world pilot/owners, plus a variety of features including avionics options to suit different users. Time and again we have been pleased to receive positive feedback from customers who appreciate the attention to detail and accuracy of our products.

In more recent times, as the company has evolved, and in response to customer wishes, we have started looking at bringing our fleet to the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform.

As a result, we are proud to announce the release of our first product for MSFS - The PA30 Twin Comanche. After more than a year of work, we have completely redeveloped the Twin Comanche, taking the existing 3D model and producing new textures and modelling to suit the high-fidelity lighting and graphic options possible with MSFS. The cabin and panel have likewise been reworked.

This is an analogue panel version of the Twin Comanche, which includes support for the TDSSim GTN750 (separate purchase required). We will be looking to bring the glass panel options present in our XP12 Twin Comanche as a future upgrade. The instrument panel reflects the original 1960’s setup with the Century IIB autopilot. For those used to more modern systems, it’s a challenge, but a good one!

We are especially grateful to Frank Brunot, our new team member, a pilot with years of experience and owner of a Twin Comanche, who has provided a massive amount of time and input to help us refine the flight model - no small task with a completely new development platform! Thanks also to Igor Kirilove who continues to produce incredible work from his home in Kyiv, sometimes running off car batteries to continue working through power outages.

The Twin Comanche was first produced in 1961. It is a twin-engine four or six-seater successor to the Piper Apache. Featuring tip tanks, retractable gear and the safety of two engines, plus a cruise speed of 165kts at a very reasonable fuel burn, and a cruise ceiling of 18,000ft, the Twin Comanche has been a popular cross country option for many years.

As mentioned, our phase 2, now we have our first product to the release stage, will be to work on bringing the high-quality glass cockpit options in our X-Plane models to MSFS. We are also actively discussing which will be our next model to bring over to this exciting new platform.

The vFlyteAir Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche is equipped with a general aviation panel, featuring all common instruments, switches and avionics typical for a real PA-30

We also include a variant of the aircraft featuring out-of-the-box support for the the Garmin GTN simulation GTNxi Pro by TDS Software. In this variant, the default GNS530, the radio, and the transponder are replaced by a GTN750 (top) and a GTN650 (bottom). Make sure to select the TDS variant of the aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator if you want to use the GTNxi. The TDS GTNxi Pro is sold separately by TDS Software, refer to tdssim.com/tdsgtnxi for details.

The majority of the modelling and programming was done by long-time vFlyteAir developer Igor Kyrylov. He has not only X-Plane experience, like the rest of us, but is also familiar with the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform for many years. Therefore, Igor was in charge of leading the vFlyteAir Twin Comanche project for MSFS 2020. Igor, his wife and his little son live in Kyiv, Ukraine. Igor’s country and home town are under massive attack by Russian forces since early 2022, when work on the vFlyteAir PA-30 for MSFS started. Under very hard conditions, with constant power outages and the imminent danger of falling victim to the attackers who constantly attack civilian buildings, Igor finished this model nearly all by himself. Team and beta testers provided valuable feedback on the real aircraft (special thanks to Frank Brunot in this regard), on bugs, or wrote this user manual, but in the end, the Twinkie is more than anything else Igor’s plane. While during daytime Igor supports his country’s defence efforts by various activities, in the evening and during nights, Igor never stopped to finish this project, often under very hard and, up to 2022, unimaginable conditions, for example relying on modified car batteries to power his development computer. It is not an overstatement when we say that this project helped Igor and his family to stay focused or, as Igor would say, to “keep going”, and to not forget that there was a life before the war, and that there will be a life after the war again. Flight simulation can bring us the joy of freedom to our homes. From the comfort of our chairs we can travel to other countries and, like a bird, enjoy the views from above. This works especially well using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020’s very realistic graphics. When you fly the beautiful and reliable Twin Comanche in MSFS 2020, consider paying Ukraine a virtual visit, to remind yourself that Ukraine is not some distant war zone from the evening news, but a close European country with real, living people. Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport (ICAO code UKBB) is just a few hours away from the other European capitals. The Twinkie can carry you there.

Models

Accurately modelled PA-30 Twin, built using real-world aircraft plans and comprehensive photography of the real aircraft
Numerous animations including passenger door, baggage door, cockpit storm window, sun visors
4096x4096 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 surfaces
Ground services support (marshaller)
Full support for MSFS visual icing 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
Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment
Dimmable instrument, radio and dome lighting, with separate control circuits
Simulated electrical systems: For example, the generator power in the Steam gauge model depends on RPM. You can try this by switching off the battery master while the engine is running and then observe the ammeter change when you switch on or off various devices. In addition, many fuses (on the breaker panels) are working. Helpful instrumentation: The airspeed indicator (IAS, in mph and knots) is adjustable for altitude and outside air temperature, resulting in additional display of true airspeed (TAS). The radar altimeter with adjustable minimum altitude provides assistance when flying near the ground. If you have installed the TDS GTNxi Pro (sold separately), we offer a panel variant using the Garmin GTN750 and GTN650 (instead of the default radio stack which consists of Garmin GNS530 GPS, Bendix/King KX 155 radios, and Garmin GTX330 transponder). Century IIB autopilot: The classic Century IIB autopilot includes helpful roll and heading modes to ease your piloting work. Detailed cockpit and panel lights: Pilot and co-pilot floods lights illuminate the cabin, while adjustable instrument and panel lights always provide perfect visibility in all weather conditions and times of day. Visual effects: We modelled smoke during engine start, as well as ice building up on the cabin windows in icing conditions. Emergency gear lever: Mounted in the bottom of the cabin, behind a removable panel, an
Yoke-mounted flight timer/clock
Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers

Sounds

The Twin feature a MSFS-native (Wwise) sound package taking full advantage of the new capabilities. Every little detail has been faithfully recreated based on high fidelity recordings from real life PA-30.

Liveries

Lots of liveries for your choosing: We include 26 different liveries you can select in Flight Simulator, including the livery of Frank’s real N8848Y

vFlyteAir (Default)
N918Y (USA)
N64YB (USA)
D-GIRL (Germany)
G-LARE (UK)
E31-2 (Eritrea)
N8326Y (USA)
I-NASA (Italy)
C-GGRS (Canada)
N7581Y (USA)
N494NJ (USA)
SE-EOK (Sweden)
VH-BBZ (Australia)
C-FINY (Canada)
D-GMWA (Germany)
G-AZAB (UK)
OH-PAR (Finland)
N7EY (USA)
ZS-KIR (South Africa)
N230MJ (USA)
C-FUSF (Canada)
I-SOGA (Italy)
LY-PTC (Lithuania)
N7690Y (USA)
N8596Y (USA)
N8848Y (USA)
Blank (Using Dynamic Registration Number) best option for custom liveries)

A PSD Paint Kit is included so you can create your own paint schemes.

Flight dynamics

The Twin feature realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data, and input from the Twin pilots.

Manual

DOWNLOAD MANUAL

The Manuals are provided as part of the product installation and can be found under your windows start menu > All Programs > vFlyteAir Simulations.

You can alternatively download before purchase here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u67u0VA1Ye2CW9ZribK_zxVeJwue_eQS

Mots clés

Notes

Ce produit est doté de notre technologie simInstaller et n'est disponible qu'après achat via notre APP

Requis

Microsoft Flight Simulator (i.e. the 2020 Standard, Deluxe or Premium Deluxe PC/Steam edition - NOT FSX or any previous edition)

Processor: Intel i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (Intel i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X recommended)

RAM: 8GB (16GB recommended)

Graphics card: nVidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon RX 570 (nVidia GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 590 recommended)

Operating System: Windows 10

Peripherals: Joystick or compatible game controller (e.g. Xbox One Controller for Windows)

2GB hard drive space

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2025-02-28

I get why so many people are not big fans of this. However the sounds at least have been upgraded a lot! It really sounds great. Although some very small areas like sliding one of the ventilation or heating options are silent when being moved. But that’s a minor nit pick. Some areas of the texturing are a little subpar but these are mostly in areas out of pilot view. Nothing that glares at you screaming yuck. Just a few nooks and crannies that have lower resolution than the more prominent spots. It does seem a bit inconsistent but forgivable. The biggest problem that costs a star is the way the aircraft vertical controls behave. They are far too sensitive and exaggerated. It can be mitigated by some smart trimming but it still shouldn’t even be like that. Besides those things it is a solid aircraft for MSFS. Lots of liveries. As I understand the reason development has slowed is because the main developer is in Ukraine and working during black outs and air raids etc. I can’t even imagine but I wanted to support him in some small way by buying this work and having patience with development speed. It is certainly a decent aircraft add on that’s only now in need of some flight model tweaks to the elevator behaviors.

2025-01-30

I picked it up yesterday after being inspired by his story of what he's endured. I visited Ukraine before the war and still have friends there. I feel so bad for the people there and to know he was dedicated to contribute to our hobby despite of what he was going through really made me support him. It's a good model but still a bit twitchy. I made some adjustments to the files myself and after doing so, I think it's a really solid twin. While the sounds are improved, I think there's too much base in the interior sounds. I use the butt kicker amplifier and it's just too much for it to handle because of the constant vibrations. If the sounds could be tweaked yet again, I would give it five starts. The visuals are really outstanding and overall it's a good model.

2025-01-23

after the update 1.1 sound is much better this product has potential for even better with future updates

2024-12-08

the sounds are horrible needs a update some of the texturing mainly inside needs updated to todays standards overall 30 dollars in my opinion is to much for this in its current state fix the sounds and crisp up the cockpit textures then it will be a good product to recommend

2024-09-29

Would expect a few updates over time, but right now its pretty good. Some textures are average, but i suppose expected in a 7 year old model for xplane. Flight model is good, I like the sounds..

2024-09-26

now the plane has the TDS GTN750 650 radios Will need some more updates for various functions.

J'avais de beaux espoirs pour cet add-on compte tenu de la réputation de vFlyteAir sur X-Plane. Force est de constater qu'ils se sont royalement vautrés pour la version MSFS du PA30 : textures très sombres, pas d'interaction possible avec la luminosité des éléments du tableau de bord, pas de système de pressurisation, pas de VNAV (à la rigueur), mais pas de LNAV non plus, pas de tablette, impossibilité de passer le moteur droit sur réservoir auxiliaire et le son est vraiment dégueulasse ! Horrible ! Pour ce prix, c'est littéralement du vol. Je demanderais un remboursement si c'était possible. A fuir. Vaut 10-15€, max.

The aircraft looks great and is modeled well but... it has the typical MSFS elevator (super touchy, and kind of bounces), the ailerons are extremely the opposite (takes a ton of input to get a standard roll rate, but maybe that's accurate..?) The engine sounds aren't terrible, could use work, it's quite apparent that they're on a loop. But most annoying of all, I get constant audible windshear alerts... That's a new one. I think there is a good basis here but there is A LOT of tweaking and updating that needs to be done yet in my opinion. Hopefully with time, those updates and refinements will come, as i love the twinke. For now though, I can't recommend it.

Le GTN750 (en haut) et un GTN650 (en bas) ne fonctionne pas, de plus l'alternateur de droite n'est pas cliquable.

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