Piper Twin Comanche XP11

Built from the ground up for XPlane 11, the Twin Comanche features XPlane's new FMOD sounds, PBR textures for all exterior and interior objects, and XLUA plugin for custom features.

A graphical inter-active on-screen menu provides a Pre-Flight menu with settings and options, an intelligent Weight & Balance menu, and Smart Check Lists are semi-automated to help speed you through the Check List procedures.

Beautiful 4K textures are used to provide a super-realistic feel. High-quality modeling adds to the realism.

Features:

• FMOD sounds for 3D spatial sound effects - great with VR
• PBR textures used throughout -glass and shiny surfaces use the new XPlane reflection and specularity effects
• Intelligent interactive graphical menu system with Pre-Flight, Weight & Balance, Check Lists and Power Settings menus
• "Pop-Out" 3D gauges for easier viewing in the cockpit - Virtual Reality friendly
• Optional Tip Tanks can be selected from the Pre-Flight menu
• 13 different liveries included
• Emergency gear operation modeled
• Simulated fuel tank system with separately selectable tanks and plugin-controlled fuel management logic
• 3D Effect propeller discs
• Custom HDR lighting, interior and exterior - custom strobe light sequence
• Simulated Piper AutoFlite III autopilot with support for GPS flight plans and ILS approaches including glide slope
• Compatible with the RealityXP gns530 plugin (see by Reality-XP for purchase) - INI file included the gns530
• Pilot and passenger figures for all four seats - use the Weight & Balance menu to add passengers and cargo
• Animated pilot and copilot
• On-screen warnings and notifications - can be turned off using the Pre-Flight menu
• Custom engine start logic - the engines take longer to start if the engines are cold
• User Manual

XPlane 11
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, Mac or Linux
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 GHz or faster
Memory: 16-24 GB RAM or more
DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel with at least 4 GB (GeForce GTX 1070 or better or similar from AMD)
Download-Size: 700 MB

Version 1.3:

• Re-wrote pa30autopilot.lua script - autopilot modes were not engaging as expected in previous version, and autopilot was not responding to X-Plane commands. Autopilot is now more compatible with standard X-Plane datarefs, and keyboard/joystick-mapped X-Plane commands can be used. Compatible X-Plane commands are:
  sim/autopilot/NAV
  sim/autopilot/heading 
  sim/autopilot/approach
  sim/autopilot/back_course
  sim/autopilot/servos_toggle
  sim/autopilot/altitude_hold
• Autopilot pitch wheel can be adjusted with PITCH mode off
• Autopilot UP/DOWN pitch wheel manipulators were backwards (up/down arrows)
• "NAV SELECT" toggle switch now correctly switches between pilot and copilot as autopilot source
• Directional Gyro now shows either NAV1 or GPS course - does not show NAV2/OBS2 course
• The slip ball on the turn/slip indicator was using the wrong dataref
• The "bank" indicator on the turn/slip indicator should actually indicate the rate of turn, not the bank angle. Changed accordingly.
• Problem with COM2/NAV2 LEDs fixed (were too dim)
• Ammeter was not indicating alternator bus load correctly - according to Piper owner's web site, the Piper ammeter should indicate the demand load on the alternator bus.
• Knobs and buttons on the COM2/NAV2 radio were mis-aligned
• COM2 inner knob not rotating when adjusted
• Fuel pump sounds continued playing after battery and engine shut down
• Wing objects were missing LIT textures
• Corrected LIT datarefs for wing tips strobe and nav lights
• Increased brightness of landing lights
• "VFR" button on transponder now toggles between 1200 and 7000 for European compatibility
• Added logic to set audio volumes of ADF, DME and Marker based on audio panel volume knob setting
• Added logic to set audio panel to monitor ADF1 if BFO mode (tone mode) selected on ADF receiver
• Added storm scope instrument to panel
• Fixed problem where the airplane would pitch up or down violently when dis-engaging the autopilot
• Adjusted fuel consumption - fuel flows are now per the POH
• Fixed a problem with the GNS530 right-side knobs - they sometimes would not allow user to scroll left or right
• Cylinder #4 CHT needle fixed - was not registering a temperature
• Adjusted nose wheel steering angles for low-speed and high-speed turning introduced in XP11.10

Version 1.2.1:

• Problem, introduced by X-Plane version 11.10, has been fixed

Version 1.2:

• Engine sounds improved with more realistic sounds
• New custom airfoils and flight model improvements provided by Alan Shafto of AeroSimGaming
• New digital DME receiver added to top of radio stack
• Now uses X-Plane's built-in support for 3D propeller disc effects
• Alternator and Radio Altimeter switches now OFF at startup "cold and dark". They are ON if the aircraft is loaded in flight or engine running.
• Hide Yokes command now uses default X-Plane dataref so that the X-Plane Hide Yokes menu option works correctly
• Prop wash sound now only audible from exterior views, and only when viewpoint is behind the aircraft
• Added cowl flaps drag - be sure to close the cowl flaps to achieve maximum cruise speeds
• Added new avionics cooling fan sound
• Power Settings pop-up menu replaced with a more realistic, practical power settings table based on actual flight experience