Just Flight - PA-38 Tomahawk MSFS

The Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk is a two-seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a fixed tricycle landing gear, 112hp four-cylinder engine and fixed-pitch propeller – an ideal aircraft for touring and flight training. The Tomahawk is flown all around the world and our add-on reflects that global popularity.

Just Flight's superbly detailed MSFS PA-38 Tomahawk comes in 15 paint schemes and features custom-coded aircraft systems based on the real-world manuals, a comprehensive IFR-capable avionics fit, top quality modelling and texturing and a variety of customisation options.

Features include functioning carburettor heat and primer controls, multi-function EFB tablet, custom effects for enhanced immersion, an immersive sound set recorded from the real aircraft and wear and tear that affects over 15 components and varies depending on how you treat your aircraft.

Model

• Accurately modelled Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, built using real-world aircraft plans and comprehensive photography of the real aircraft
• Numerous animations including cockpit doors, cockpit windows, fuel caps and fuel drains
• Ground equipment including chocks, tie-downs, pushback towbar and pitot covers
• 8192x8192 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
• High quality dirt textures, including water stains stemming from rivets and panel gaps, and even dirt and rubber under the wings that has been flicked up off the tyres
• Interactive exterior model allow you to perform a full pre-flight walkaround, including checking tyre pressures, checking the water level in the fuel and even spinning the propeller
• MSFS ground services support (marshaller and fuel truck)
• Full support for MSFS visual icing effects

Cockpit

• 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 panel and radio stack lighting
• Tablet EFB for controlling various aircraft options and checking aircraft and flight information
• Fully functional and comprehensive IFR-capable avionics fit
• Paper checklists
• Many features have been added to help with usability such as the ability to hide the yokes for a better view of the instrument panel
• Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers

Aircraft systems
Fully simulated, custom-coded aircraft systems based on the real-world manuals, including:

• Custom-coded fuel system, including an option for automatic fuel tank switching
• Custom-coded electrical system with fully simulated circuit breakers
• Functioning carburettor heat and primer controls that affect how the engine runs
• Fully interactable walkaround mode, allowing you to perform a full pre-flight walkaround of the exterior
• Wear and tear that affects over 15 components - persistent across flights and varies depending on how you treat your aircraft. For example, your tyres will wear faster if you often make firm landings or operate from soft fields and the grip of your tyres will decrease over time
• Failures including spark plug fouling, limited battery life, vapour lock and more
• Options to fully overhaul the aircraft or randomise the aircraft’s condition
• Lighting system includes separate lighting control for interior and exterior lighting, including dimmer switches for instruments panel and radio stack lighting
• Many other details, such as cockpit doors that automatically close with air flow and vibrating engine exhausts!
• Support for the MSFS interactive checklist system

Sounds

• MSFS-native (Wwise) sound package taking full advantage of MSFS’s capabilities
• Studio-quality Lycoming O-235 engine sounds, recorded from the real aircraft
• A plethora of cockpit sound effects, recorded from the real aircraft
• Authentic audio for every switch, button, lever and electrical system
• Detailed physics-based effects on engine and wind noise
• Accurately positioned 3D sound sources (best enjoyed in VR!)
• Custom crash and scraping effects

Liveries
The Tomahawk is supplied in the following paint schemes:

• D-EEQI (Germany)
• F-HVFA (France)
• G-BMVL (UK)
• G-BNKH (UK)
• G-BPES (UK)
• G-GTHM (UK)
• G-LFSN (UK)
• G-LFSU (UK)
• N874MH (USA)
• N2426N (USA)
• N2432G (USA)
• OO-IWA (Belgium)
• S5-DAZ (Slovenia)
• VH-UFA (Australia)
• Custom (supports custom MSFS tail numbers)
• A PSD Paint Kit is also available

FDE and effects

• Realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data and input from real Tomahawk pilots
• Simulation of the Tomahawk’s renowned stall and spin characteristics
• Custom effects for enhanced immersion, including exhaust haze, windshield water effects and wheel spray
• Fully functional lighting controls in the cockpit to control the interior and exterior lighting
• Dimmable instrument panel and radio stack lighting
• Independently adjustable brightness and contrast on avionics

Other features

• Comprehensive PDF manuals with flight tutorial, systems guide, aircraft limits, panel guide, EFB guide and performance data
• Multiple interior and exterior camera presets
• PSD Paint Kit so you can create your own paint schemes
• Support for MSFS interactive checklist system
• Support for numerous control assignments for compatibility with external controllers and hardware

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Version 2020)
• Operating System: Windows 10
• Processor: Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X recommended)
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• Graphics card: nVidia GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570 (nVidia GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590 recommended)
• 1 GB hard drive space
• Peripherals: Joystick or compatible game controller (e.g. Xbox One Controller for Windows)

Version 1.3:

• Limited rudder movement is now possible when stationary but can cause damage if wear is enabled and repeated large inputs are made
• Numerous tweaks to the rate and sensitivity of wear and tear
• OBS 2 option disabled if SL40 is selected (SL40 is COM only)
• Windshield icing is now affected by cabin air, heating and defrost control positions and ambient temperature
• Flap failures caused by wear now prevent movement of the flap surfaces
• Pitot head cover can no longer be fitted in flight
• Opening storm window in flight should no longer cause an overstress warning
• Cockpit lighting optimised to reduce impact on FPS
• Tail navigation light effect fixed
• Landing light bezel fixed
• Minor exterior texture fixes
• Flight model fixes and improvements, including flap pitch behaviour, oil temperature and pressure and ground handling
• Sound fixes and improvements:
  • Fixed audio artifacts at 2000RPM
  • Improved magneto drop effect
  • Added exhaust effects when mixture too lean
  • Added walkaround trim tab sounds
  • Added gear strut damage sounds
  • Other minor improvements and tweaks