Excellent video!! As someone who flies a PA-28R in real life (and the sim) I can say that you "fly" the plane very well. I will nitpick one thing - your "Before Takeoff Checklist" should be done BEFORE you take the runway. You entered the runway at 17:10 and then sat on the departure end of the runway for almost a minute running your checklist, throttling up at 18:10 ! In a sim - no problem, but in real life when a controller clears you for take off, they expect you to take the runway and go, as they may have another plane on base, or even long final! Sitting for a full minute may cause a "go around" for a plane that was on final. I will complete my Before Takeoff checklist immediately after the Ground Check ("runup") while still in the runup area. Then, while holding short, just prior to calling the tower, I will do a "Takeoff Flow" - Fuel pump on, Mixture Full, Prop Full forward, Flaps set and Trim set. Some pilots do a rolling start and some do a stop and start. Both are acceptable, but sitting is not. Happy flying! 🙂
It means the little emergency gear extension lever (near the flap lever) is in "override" (full up) position. Use this position on take-off, stall practice and engine-off gliding. This will prevent the auto-extension system from automatically lowering the gear should the IAS drops below 87 kt, which would be undesirable in those circumstances. In other phases of flight it may be left in "on" (mid) position for automatic gear extension (if the IAS drops below 87kt), or also in "emergency extension" (full down) position, for lowering the gear by gravity, in case of a hydraulic failure.
Excellent video!! As someone who flies a PA-28R in real life (and the sim) I can say that you "fly" the plane very well. I will nitpick one thing - your "Before Takeoff Checklist" should be done BEFORE you take the runway. You entered the runway at 17:10 and then sat on the departure end of the runway for almost a minute running your checklist, throttling up at 18:10 ! In a sim - no problem, but in real life when a controller clears you for take off, they expect you to take the runway and go, as they may have another plane on base, or even long final! Sitting for a full minute may cause a "go around" for a plane that was on final. I will complete my Before Takeoff checklist immediately after the Ground Check ("runup") while still in the runup area. Then, while holding short, just prior to calling the tower, I will do a "Takeoff Flow" - Fuel pump on, Mixture Full, Prop Full forward, Flaps set and Trim set. Some pilots do a rolling start and some do a stop and start. Both are acceptable, but sitting is not. Happy flying! 🙂
Thanks for the check ride. I just purchased this craft, and am still trying to learn all of it's ins, and outs. It really is challenging to fly.
I'm a real Sim Pilot & that was real smooth. Feel like taking her for a spin myself as she's a beauty. Slainte Bud
Real sim pilot??
I can't belive they implemented choks, tie down and towbar shit but there is no pitot cover...it's incredible
I'm a real pilot. You did a good job.
"Can I get ah.....CLEARRR PROP!??"
Nice review, however, you did not comment on the yellow button "AUTO EXT OFF" blinking all the time, please comment, thank you
It means the little emergency gear extension lever (near the flap lever) is in "override" (full up) position. Use this position on take-off, stall practice and engine-off gliding. This will prevent the auto-extension system from automatically lowering the gear should the IAS drops below 87 kt, which would be undesirable in those circumstances. In other phases of flight it may be left in "on" (mid) position for automatic gear extension (if the IAS drops below 87kt), or also in "emergency extension" (full down) position, for lowering the gear by gravity, in case of a hydraulic failure.
Greased it, good stuff!
Right base but you made all left hand turns. Did you mean to say Left Base then Left turn to Final?😊
Thanks!
Thanks for this 👍
77kias for rotation speed on arrow?? :o
Those flickering cockpit shadows just ruin it for me, can you turn off cockpit shadows in this simulator?
𝕡𝐫ｏ𝕄ｏ𝔰𝓶 😪
After watching this vid, absolutely no clue to navigate this aircraft to my route, waste of time
are you still lost?