C182

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A2A's latest. I like!

[Bushpounder]

Looks nice with a 3-bladed prop. How is she?

BP;)

Can it be repainted???

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Extremely good! Right up there with their 172. It is the most realistic airplane I have. The Duke is probably up there with it but never having flown one of those I can't attest to their dynamics personally. As for repainting it has a very, very good paint kit. All I did with GOST is give a deafault livery a new reg, but that was a snap. After one flight in this plane I uninstalled the Carenado version (actually, I've done a pretty major culling of my hanger, truth be told). This one will remind you of what it's like to handle the real thing again, right down to all the small nuances that many of us have long since forgotten. I'm afraid I'm spoiled now. That will mean a pretty serious "adjustment" to my simming habits, but a far more enjoyable experience.

[Bushpounder]

Sounds good! I just bought a TV yesterday for XMas, so my simming (purchasing) has come to an end for a month or so! LOL!

BP;)

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Ahh, I see . Probably a good choice. As I said, I've just done a major cull of my hangar and I'm keeping only stuff that works pretty much the way it should. That doesn't leave a whole lot, but what there is, is of very good quality.

FWIW, I just flew the Duke from CYQA to CYKF (piston) and as nice as it is, it's still not up to A2A. It's definitely staying on my system as it is very good, but the night lighting isn't near what the A2A machines are. Those are absolute killers at night. Now THAT is as real as it gets. But still the Duke is a very good machine, so as I say, it stays.

Have fun with the TV. That's always a good thing to upgrade .

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Just a quick addendum here. We all rave about how good the graphics are with Carenado/Alabeo, but they do miss quite a few details on their planes. I didn't notice them until getting the A2A machines. Two items I noticed right off the bat are the steps on the wing struts and the handles aft of the cowling by each side of the front windscreen (used for pulling yourself up by when standing on the steps - also included by A2A but not Carenado). These guys are at least PMDG's equal and above everyone else in modeling, functionality and graphics.

[Bushpounder]

Good. Talk them into doing an AZTEC!! LOL! Those steps were so nice when I used to fuel airplanes.

BP;)