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Does anybody have any recommendations for any good GA fast single plane for XP11? I purchased it some weeks ago, and I have been flying with the default C172, but I'm looking for something faster.

 

For reference, in FS9 and FSX I use the Carenado Mooney. I could do the same for XP11 (there's already one), but I'd like to keep myself to freeware by the moment. Any suggestions?

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Did you try the Columbia 400? It is a really nice aircraft. It isn't as fast as the Mooney but faster than the C172.
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Does anybody have any recommendations for any good GA fast single plane for XP11?

 

For reference, in FS9 and FSX I use the Carenado Mooney. I could do the same for XP11 (there's already one), but I'd like to keep myself to freeware by the moment. Any suggestions?

 

Hi.

Do a search for Hold my beer SR22, if you have good system that is one of the best singles for XP.

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Here is some additional info to get you started.

http://holdmybeer.at/thepub/#a1

 

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/184787-holdmybeer-cirrus-sr22t-g6/&page=13

 

Quick, in the dark, startig procedure.

Starting SR22T G6.

After getting some questions about this acft, on how to start it, and I did not have it, I decided to download it and see how to do it.

After spending over an hour of trying to get it started, and had some choice words for the designers, in multiple languages to make sure they get, I know the acft got it because it turned red, maybe with a little help from Photoshop. I could not find the key, or any indication of where it was in documentation. Back on the WWW found a reference to it and after clicking all over the creation in the complete darkness I finally found it. It looks like I am not the only one that had problems with it and I decided to write this procedure, in the hope that it helps others.

In some cases in ver 1150 / Vulkan, if you can use 1141, where you have a brighter cockpit, it may be completely dark inside the cockpit, just follow the text, blindly, to get started.

This is Not the proper procedure / sequence for Real life / proper start but the easiest way to get this acft started with minimum frustration.

 

1-Get Key in the ignition, Scroll down (down View or Right Click and hold) as far as you can and Click in the middle, console should open and the key is way in the back (red dot), click on it, it will place it in the ignition, click on the cover again to close console.

2-Remove all covers, blocks... Scroll about half way up and Click on the Tablet, Balance Icon and Click on all the Green active areas to remove all. If you miss any it will Not start. You may want Settings > Both tanks also? Make sure at least one tank, Left, is selected and Nosewheel Steering.

3-Mixture Rich, scroll just below the instrument panel and Click on Mixture and Throttle to full forward.

4-Ennable Battery and Generators, Avionics, Strobe, Click on the 7 switches from the left.

5-Enable Fuel pump, 2nd switch from the right, it will start without it also.

6-Ignition Start, click 3 times on the switch and then hold for start, throttle should be full forward for best results.

See pic with arrows below how to set the switches, part of Center Console, Power, Mixture...

 

Was it worth the effort? At first I was not impressed but after I made some mods to Paint, way too gloomy for my taste, Glass, .acf it turned out fairly well. It has a pleasant, somewhat realistic flight dynamics behavior, you can actually fly it with the ruder only just like the real thing, and if you can put up with all the shenanigans of starting it may be worth the effort.

 

Open the Weight’n Balance App on your tablet. Remove all outside elements

(Tiedowns, Covers, Chocks,...)

2. Set your desired fuel and payload. Take care of the CG.

3. Remove the CAPS cover right above your head and pull the

“ Remove-Before-Flight ” pin.

4. Open the Energy App on your Tablet and make sure the batteries are full. If needed,

recharge them.

5. Make sure all Circuit Breakers are pushed in (we want no red)

6. Turn on Bat 1 , Bat 2 and the Avionics

7. Enter a flightplan or use the CoreFlight App on your Tablet to send a flightplan via

bluetooth to your G1000.

8. Are you in Icing-Conditions? If yes, open the Maintenance-App on your tablet and

select Ground-De-Ice.

9. Strobes and Nav-Lights on

10. Turn on the Fuel Boost Pump

11. Mixture Lever full forward

12. Throttle full forward

13. Fuel Pump Boost

14. Throttle ¼ inch open

15. Turn the Starter key to Ignition

16. Pull back the throttle to 1000 RPM and lean the engine.

17. Turn on Alternator 1 and 2

18. Turn on Pitot heat if required

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Unable to post the Checklist formatted, here is the text yo need to format it.

SR22 T G6 Sim.

 

- PREFLIGHT:Preflight

-Chocks, Covers, Tiedowns a Shield--REMOVE

 

BEFORE ENGINE START

-All Switches--OFF

-Parking Brakes--ENGAGED

-Alternate Static Source--PUSHED

-Emmergency ELT--CHECK ARMED

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

-Oxygen Switch--OFF

-Flaps--FULL UP

-Throttle Lever--IDLE

-Mixture Lever--LEAN

-Fuel Tank Selector--OFF

-Fuel quantity--CHECK

 

ENGINE START

-Parking Brakes--ENGAGED

-Batteries Master--BOTH ON

-Strobe Lights--ON

-Power Lever--FULL FORWARD

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Fuel Tank Selector--LEFT

-Magnetos Key-Insert (mid Console)

-External Power--DISCONNECT

-*** Propeller Area CLEAR***

-Power Lever--OPEN 1/4 INCH

-Fuel Pump--BOOST

-Magneto--START

- Oil Pressure-\yellow\GREEN

-Both Generators--ON

-Power Lever--SET 1000 RPM

-Mixture--LEAN A FEW

-Fuel Pump--OFF

-Avionics Power Switch--ON

-Engine & Electrical Parameters--MONITOR

 

BEFORE TAXIING

-Instrument & Panel Brightness--ADJUST

-NAV light--ON

-Transponder--DIAL & ON

-HDG Bug--SET TO RWY

-Altimeter--SET QNH

-MFD G1000--ENTER FPL

-Flight Director--ON

-Autopilot--OFF & PRECONFIGURED

-All Trims & Elevator--NEUTRAL

-Flaps--FULL UP

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--AS REQUIRED

-Fuel Tank Selector--SWITCH FULLEST

 

TAXIING

-[ATC] REQUEST TAXI-\yellow\REQUEST

-Parking Brakes--RELEASE

-Brakes--TEST

-Turn to test HSI--CHECK HSI MOVING

 

RUN UP

-Parking Brakes--ENGAGED

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Fuel Pump--BOOST

-Power Lever--1700 RPM

- MAGNETOS TEST

-Magneto--RIGHT

-=> Max drop 150 RPM-\yellow\CHECK

-Magneto--BOTH

-Magneto--LEFT

-=> Max drop 150 RPM-\yellow\CHECK

-=> Max Difference 50 RPM-\yellow\CHECK

-Magneto--BOTH

- ALTERNATOR TEST

-Both Batteries--OFF 10 SEC

-=> Check Engine Parameters

-Both Batteries--ON

-Both Alternators--OFF

-=> PFD Enunciator-\yellow\CHECK RED ALERT

-=> Voltmeter Ess BUS-\yellow\DROP BELOW 25.0 V

-Both Alternators--ON

-Power Lever--1000 RPM

-Fuel Pump--OFF

-Mixture--LEAN A FEW

-Engine & Electrical Parameters--MONITOR

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED-

-Flaps--FULL DOWN

-=> Check lowered

-Flaps--FULL UP

 

BEFORE TAKEOFF

-Doors--LATCHED

-Headset--ON HEAD

-Transponder--ALT

-Landing Light--ON

-Pitot Heat--ON

-Autopilot--DISCONNECT

-Flaps--DOWN 50%

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--AS DESIRED

-Flight Controls--FREE MOVING

-Elevator Trim--SET TAKEOFF

-[ATC] REQUEST TAKEOFF-\yellow\REQUEST

-Parking Brakes--RELEASE

-Parking Brakes--ENGAGED

 

TAKEOFF

- FULL POWER

- ROTATE SPEED 80 KIAS

- INITIAL CLIMB SPEED 90 KIAS

-HDG Bug--ALIGN TO RWY

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Fuel Tank Selector--SWITCH FULLEST

-Fuel Pump--BOOST

-Autopilot and SID-\white\OK

-Time--NOTE

-Parking Brakes--RELEASE

-Power Lever--FULL POWER

- PFD Annunciator-\yellow\CHECK

- Engine Parameters-\yellow\IN GREEN

-VR 77-80 Kias--Rotate-and Takeoff

 

AFTER TAKEOFF

- FULL POWER

- CLIMB SPEED 100 KIAS

-At 90 Kias, Flaps--FULL UP

-Landing Light--OFF

 

CLIMB

- CRUISE CLIMB > 120 KIAS

- BEST RATE OF CLIMB 103 KIAS

- BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB 88 KIAS

- POWER 30.5 InHG

-Power Lever--ADJUST

-Mixture (see EGT value)--LEAN FOR

 

CLIMB

-=> maintain CHT

-Fuel Pump--BOOST

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--AS REQUIRED

PASSING ABOVE TRANSITION Altimeter--SET 29.92

 

PASSING ABOVE 10,000 FT

- => Oxygen Switch--ON

CRUISE

- SERVICE CEILING 25.000 FT

- Vne 205 KIAS

- Vno 176 KIAS

- POWER 30.5 InHG OR LESS - 55% - 88%

-Power Lever--ADJUST

-Mixture (see EGT value)--LEAN FOR CRUISE

-=> maintain CHT

-Fuel Pump--OFF

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--AS REQUIRED

 

DESCENT

- Vne 205 KIAS

- Vno 176 KIAS

-Power Lever--ADJUST

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Fuel Pump--BOOST

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

 

BEFORE LANDING

- APPROACH SPEED 110 KIAS

- Vfe FLAPS 50%:

- Vfe FLAPS 100%

-Power Lever--ADJUST

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Fuel Pump--ON

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--AS REQUIRED

-Landing Light--ON

-Flaps (

LANDING

- LANDING SPEED (FULL FLAPS):

-=> 80-85 KIAS

- Vfe FLAPS 50%:

- Vfe FLAPS 100% 110 KIAS

-[ATC] REQUEST CLEARANCE-\yellow\REQUEST

-Power Lever--ADJUST

-Mixture--FULL RICH

-Landing Light--ON

-Parking Brakes--CHECK RELEASE

-Flaps (

-Autopilot--DISENGAGE

-Land--TOUCH DOWN

 

AFTER LANDING

-Power--1000 RPM

-Flaps--FULL UP

 

CLEAR RUNWAY

-Headset--REMOVE

-Time--NOTE

-Mixture--LEAN A FEW

-Transponder--SBY

-Landing Light--OFF

-Pitot Heat--OFF

-Fuel Pump--OFF

-Flight Director--OFF

-All Trims & Elevator--NEUTRAL

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

-Parkbrake--RELEASE

- Go parking--GO

- and set parkbrakes--

 

SHUTDOWN

-Power Lever--1200 RPM

- - - - - WAIT 1 MINUTE - - - - - -

 

-Alternate Static Source--PUSHED

-Circuit Breakers--ALL PUSHED

-Fuel Pump--OFF

-Flaps--FULL UP

 

- - - - AFTER 1 MINUTE - - - - - -

-Mixture--CUTOFF

-Power Lever--IDLE

-Magneto--OFF

-Both Alternators--OFF

-Fuel Tank Selector--OFF

-Instrument & Panel Brightness--DIM

-Cabin Heat/Defrost--MIN

-Interior Lights--ALL OFF

-All Switches--OFF

-Magnetos Key--REMOVE

 

EXIT

-Doors--OPEN

-Oxygen Bottle--REFILL IF NECESSARY

-Doors--CLOSE

-Chocks, Covers, Tiedowns & Shield--SET

-================

 

- BALKED LANDING

-Autopilot--DISENGAGE

-Power Lever--FULL FORWARD

-Flaps--DOWN 50

-Airspeed--80-85 KIAS

-Flaps--FULL UP

 

-================

- GENERAL DATA - -

- OIL GRADE:

- ALL TEMPERATURE:

- => 15W-50, 20W-50, 20W-60 ou IOW-30

- ABOVE 4 C (40 F):

- => SAE 50

- BELOW 4 C (40 F):

- => SAE 30

 

- LIMITS:

- Service ceiling: 25.000 ft

- Max Takeoff Altitude: 10,000 ft

 

- AIRCRAFT OPERATING SPEED:

- Vne (up to 17,500 ft): 205 kias

- Vne (at 25,000 ft): 175 kias

- Vno (up to 17,500 ft): 176 kias

- Vno (at 25,000 ft): 150 kias

- Vo (Maneuvering Speed): 140 kias @ Gross 3600 lbs

- Vfe, flaps 50%: 150 kias

- flaps 100%: 110 kias

- Vpd (Max Parachute Deployment Speed): 140 kias

 

- FLIGHT LOAD FACTOR LIMITS:

- Flaps UP, 36,000 lbs: +3.8g, -1.9g

- Flaps 50% & 100%, 36,000 lbs: +1.9g, -0.0g

 

- TAKEOFF SPEED:

- Rotate Speed: 80 kias

- Vx (Best angle of climb): 88 kias

- Vy (Best rate of climb): 103 kias

- Cruise climb: 120 kias

 

- LANDING SPEED:

- Flaps UP: 90-95 kias

- Flaps 50%: 85-90 kias

- Flaps 100%: 80-85 kias

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