![]() Build and registration plate is a nice touch, as is the tie down hook. The corrugated ribs in the tail are beautifully done and the required antennas and RF aerials are excellent, note the nice vent in the upper leading edge of the tail. It is very easy now to take this sort of HD quality now for granted, but it is still important to realise how far we have come in X-Plane in a very short time with this high level of ultra realism.Īlthough complex in the convex and concave curves and it is also surprising the modeling is so outstandingly good, note the lovely air vents and NACA air-ducts. Modeling and detail is really good to excellent, with some really nice weathering to make it all look extremely realistic as well. The Archer lll does look and feel a size slightly larger than the Arrow (because it actually is), so overall it doesn't feel as connected to the PA28 family as the other family members.īy now after a few releases with Just Flight you expect the high quality of the design that is reflected in the price, and you are not disappointed here either. The Archer's distinctive smaller ro und engine in let s also help in the streamline effect of projecting a more contemporary look, that of say a more composite aircraft would than it would an early 70's aircraft design. This release is the Archer lll from 1994, so that makes the aircraft a sort of a more modern variant, than say a 60's or 70's Cherokee, and so that gives the aircraft a more later open lighter feel. It was released by Piper after the Cherokee and the Arrow variants as the Archer variant had again another five inch fuselage extension, wing span increase, larger horizontal tail and a small gross weight increase over the Arrow. We have already had the Cherokee, Arrow, Warrior and the only missing PA28 was the Archer. but the trick is that not all PA28 aircraft are created equally, as there is always a variation somewhere in the PA28's very long but illustrious career. Secondly do we really need another PA28 aircraft? many on the threads moaned that enough was getting enough. it is certainly not boring, but you don't cover the ground very fast either. As a realistic simulation with immersion then the Arrow lll was very good, but if you like faster aircraft then you will find this new release of the Archer lll by JustFlight/Thranda down in the low cruise speed zone. even after two hours flying I had barely moved across the map, and yes that average cruise speed is correct. First and foremost, the aircraft are slow, the Turbo was a little better at around 165 knts, but an average ground speed in the Arrow lll of 125 knts is a twiddle or play with your fingers time. Overall they did, but a few things also came to pass. This was to see how the aircraft still lived up to their reputation of the best of the rest. Over the 2018/19 holiday break I flew both the earlier JustFlight/Thranda aircraft in the Arrow lll and the lV Turbo. ![]() Aircraft Review : PA-28-181 Archer III by JustFlight and Thranda
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