VliegtuigbibliotheekPiper PA-28 family
Piper PA-28 familyMike Burdett · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee; family photograph

Piper PA-28 family

A low-wing piston family that spans simple trainers, touring aircraft and retractable-gear Arrows.
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Ken het vliegtuig

Piper built the Cherokee family around an all-metal low-wing airframe, an unpressurised cabin and a single piston engine. Entry is through a right-side door reached from the wing. Engines, wing shapes and landing gear changed across the range.

Warrior, Arrow, Turbo Arrow and Dakota models use different configurations. Fixed or retractable gear and normally aspirated or turbocharged engines are described in each simulator product's manual.

Aircraft / family

Propulsion
Single piston↗
Configuration
Low wing · Fixed / retractable gear↗

Piper PA-28 Cherokee · Specifications (1964 model PA-28-140 Cherokee 140) · real aircraft; source units retained

Length
23 ft 3.6 in (7.102 m)↗
Wingspan
30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)↗
Height
7 ft 3.6 in (2.225 m)↗
Wing area
160 sq ft (15 m² )↗
Empty weight
1,201 lb (545 kg)↗
Gross weight
2,150 lb (975 kg)↗
Max takeoff weight
2,150 lb (975 kg)↗
Powerplant
1 × Lycoming O-320-E2A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)↗
Propellers
Sensenich M74DM↗
Maximum speed
123 kn (142 mph, 228 km/h)↗

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A first aircraft that became part of everyday life

Derendal bought the Warrior with his friend Luke while the two were working towards different flying qualifications. He completed his private certificate soon afterwards, and the aircraft accumulated hundreds of hours in their first months together. When Luke finished his instrument rating, Derendal bought out his share as they had planned. Personalising the cockpit and cabin became another part of the attraction.

Flying then opened up trips around the Southwest with his girlfriend, including coastal visits and journeys through busy airports. Ownership also brought practical interruptions: a vacuum failure in flight, an alternator problem during run-up and a punctured tyre tube. His account combines enthusiasm for the machine with the work of keeping it going. By the end, an instrument rating and an aircraft with room for more people were on his wish list.

Two family trips that made the Arrow worthwhile

Wright’s first trip took his wife Lisa and daughter Sydney to Minneapolis for the Olympic gymnastics trials. Weather shaped the journey, including a fuel stop that preserved options if conditions deteriorated. They arrived ahead of the storms, but a hoped-for detour to photograph Mount Rushmore was dropped when the weather failed to cooperate.

A later trip to a Billy Joel concert brought a different milestone: using the new avionics for an instrument approach in actual cloud. Wright checked the selected modes carefully and remained ready to intervene while the system followed the approach. The return included the Hudson corridor and a fuel stop where the family watched the Olympics opening ceremony.

Learning the panel and sorting out the airframe

Twombly’s experience with the sweepstakes Archer included the less glamorous work behind a polished aeroplane. It had arrived with a tendency to roll right and an off-centre slip indication. A specialist found several rigging and instrument-alignment issues, then corrected them. That work mattered even though much of the project’s attention naturally went to its new interior and electronic cockpit.

A friendly comparison flight with Dave Hirschman in an ordinary Archer supplied a more playful test. The modified aircraft’s advantage proved smaller than Twombly’s racing imagination had suggested, and he ended the story joking about its extra weight and his own diet. His report also stresses the time needed to learn the upgraded avionics.

Openbare bronnen 33
  1. Piper PA-28 CherokeeResearch background · Wikipedia revision 1370180190 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  3. PA28 Arrow manual
  4. PA28 Turbo Arrow manual
  5. PA28 Warrior manual
  6. PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  7. PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  8. PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  9. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  10. PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  11. PA-28-161 Warrior II (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  12. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  13. PA-28R Arrow III (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  14. PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  15. PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  16. PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  17. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  18. PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  19. Reality Expansion Pack · Piper P28R Arrow IIIOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  20. Reality Expansion Pack · JustFlight Piper PA-28 Turbo Arrow III/IVOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  21. Bold Warrior: A New Pilot Buys a Piper PA-28-151 for Training, TravelingJustin Derendal · 16 November 2018
  22. Trips that reward usChip Wright · 14 January 2025
  23. Get Your Glass Sweepstakes: Fly me to the moonIan J. Twombly · 5 November 2008
  24. Reality Expansion Pack for JustFlight Piper Arrow III-SimcodOfficial developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
  25. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  26. PA-28-181 Piper Archer III / LX / DX package for XP12-AeroSpProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  27. Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C - XP12/XP11-AeroSphere-PA28-180Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  28. Piper PA-28-235 Charger / Cherokee 235-AeroSphere-PA28-235Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  29. Piper PA28-161 Warrior II XP12-AeroSphere-PA28-161-XP12Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  30. PA28-181 MSFS2020 – CarenadoProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  31. PA28R-201 MSFS2020 – CarenadoProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  32. vFlyteAir - add-on aircraft for X-PlaneProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  33. Piper PA28R Arrow III G5 - E1000 XP12-vFlyteAir-ArrowG5-12Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue

Hoe het profiel het modelleert

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II

Free + Pro
MSFS 2020MSFS 2024X-Plane 11X-Plane 12

Piper built the Cherokee family around an all-metal low-wing airframe, an unpressurised cabin and a single piston engine. Entry is through a right-side door reached from the wing. Engines, wing shapes and landing gear changed across the range.

This starting point selects Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.

The stabilator and anti-servo tab motivate reversible yoke resistance. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.

The tab supplies pitch trim; its cockpit control location varies by model. Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is enabled for supported control references.

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Master gain & control system

Master gain85%

De uiteindelijke totaalschaal over alles wat het model produceert, vóór de apparaatbegrenzing.

Meer: alles (veer, belastingen, effecten) wordt samen sterker.

Minder: alles wordt samen zachter.

Waarom hier: Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.

Forces

Spring strength74%

De basiscentreerkracht die de stick terug naar het midden trekt. Elke andere kracht stapelt hierop. Te laag en de stick voelt slap in normale vlucht; te hoog en hij vecht tegen je hand en maskeert de kleinere signalen erbovenop.

Meer: een steviger centreren dat de hand meer weerstaat.

Minder: een slappere stick die alleen op aerodynamische belasting leunt.

Waarom hier: The stabilator and anti-servo tab motivate reversible yoke resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 57.5 KIAS.

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Spring deadband4%

Een kleine neutrale zone rond het midden waar de veer stil blijft, zodat minieme bewegingen in rust niet ratelen. Breder is rustiger maar losser; smaller is preciezer maar kan rond het midden trillen.

Meer: een rustiger maar losser midden, met meer speling.

Minder: een strakker midden dat in rust kan trillen.

Waarom hier: Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.

Overall aerodynamic load80%

Een masterschaal over beide aangehouden asbelastingen, toegepast vóór hun onafhankelijke balans. Profielen laten dit normaal met rust en stemmen de twee asbelastingen af.

Meer: beide assen laden zwaarder.

Minder: beide assen worden samen lichter.

Waarom hier: The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 115 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.

Airspeed blendingTrue

Schakelt het lage-snelheidsvenster van de veeraangrijping in (start/vol-knopen hierboven). Uit betekent een constante veer op alle snelheden.

Waarom hier: Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.

Low-speed spring floor50%

Hoeveel van de veer overleeft bij stilstand, voordat luchtsnelheid aerodynamische kracht kan opbouwen. Een hoge vloer houdt de geparkeerde stick stevig; een lage geeft het losse, kabelslappe gevoel van een geparkeerd licht vliegtuig.

Meer: een stevigere stick geparkeerd en tijdens taxiën.

Minder: een slappe stick geparkeerd die pas met snelheid ontwaakt.

Waarom hier: Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.

Spring engagement start16.1 kt

De snelheid waarbij de veer vanaf zijn lage-snelheidsvloer richting volle sterkte begint te klimmen: de besturing die 'tot leven komt' tijdens de startrol.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.

Spring engagement full57.5 kt

De snelheid waarbij de veer volle sterkte bereikt. Tussen het begin en dit punt wordt het centreren geleidelijk steviger naarmate de luchtstroom over de roeren groeit.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.

Snelheid voor krachtafstemming115

De aangewezen snelheid waarbij de aerodynamische belasting haar ontworpen volle niveau bereikt. Hij verankert de hele belastingscurve aan het echte snelheidsbereik van het vliegtuig: een 172 laadt op tegen 110 knopen, een jet veel later.

Meer: belastingen komen later; de stick blijft langer licht.

Minder: belastingen komen eerder en de kruisvlucht weegt zwaarder.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.

Centre firmness vs speed15%

Hoeveel het centreren zelf met snelheid verstijft, bovenop de uitslagbelastingen. Nul houdt het middengevoel constant; meer laat de stick harder centreren op kruissnelheid en losser in het circuit.

Meer: een midden dat duidelijk verhardt met snelheid.

Minder: een constant middengevoel op elke snelheid.

Waarom hier: The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 57.5 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.

Centre stiffening cap5

De bovengrens van snelheidsgedreven centreerverstijving, zodat zeer snelle vlucht de veer niet onbegrensd kan opwinden.

Meer: meer totale verstijving toegestaan op hoge snelheid.

Minder: de verstijving stopt eerder.

Waarom hier: Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.

Aileron load72%

De aangehouden rolbelasting uit rolroeruitslag en snelheid, onafhankelijk van pitch gebalanceerd. Samen met de hoogteroerbelasting bepaalt dit de stuurharmonie waar recensenten het over hebben.

Meer: zwaardere rolkrachten.

Minder: lichtere, levendigere rolroeren.

Waarom hier: Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.

Elevator load100%

De aangehouden pitchbelasting uit hoogteroeruitslag en snelheid, onafhankelijk van rol gebalanceerd. Dit is de hoofdhendel achter het pitchgewicht van een type. Hij raakt rolroer-, veer-, trim- of buffetkrachten niet.

Meer: zwaardere aangehouden pitchkrachten op snelheid.

Minder: een lichter hoogteroer, minder spierkracht om vast te houden.

Waarom hier: Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.

Max output force55%

Een plafond op elke gestage pitch- of rolkracht voordat die het apparaat bereikt, ter bescherming tegen beuken of verzadigen van de hardware bij stevige manoeuvres.

Meer: hogere gestage krachtpieken vóór afkapping.

Minder: een zachter plafond; harde manoeuvres vlakken eerder af.

Waarom hier: Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.

Trim

Trim relief (elevator)30%

Hoe sterk hoogteroertrim de vastgehouden pitchkracht verlicht en verschuift waar de stick tot rust komt. Op 100 % heeft een goed getrimd vliegtuig geen vastgehouden druk nodig, de trim-de-last-weg-werkwijze van echt vliegen.

Meer: trim neemt meer vastgehouden kracht weg; op 100 % heft volle trim hem op.

Minder: je blijft kracht houden, zelfs getrimd.

Waarom hier: The tab supplies pitch trim; its cockpit control location varies by model. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.

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Trim relief (aileron)0%

Dezelfde verlichting voor roltrim. De meeste GA-types hebben geen echte rolroertrim, dus dit blijft op nul; types met roltrim krijgen een passende waarde.

Meer: roltrim neemt meer vastgehouden kracht weg.

Minder: roltrim doet minder.

Waarom hier: Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.

Effect gains · Ground

Runway rumble40%

Rollende oppervlaktetrilling uit wielsnelheid en ondergrondtype: asfalt, gras of grind onder het onderstel.

Meer: een sterkere oppervlaktetextuur in de stick.

Minder: gladder taxiën.

Waarom hier: Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.

Gear bumps25%

Korte losse stoten van uitzetvoegen, sporen en ruw oppervlak, die het doorlopende gerommel accentueren.

Meer: scherpere stoten van voegen en sporen.

Minder: zachtere gronddetails.

Waarom hier: Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.

Effect gains · Airframe

Stall buffet35%

Casco-schudden bij het naderen van de overtrek en terwijl de overtrekwaarschuwing actief is: hoe luid deze vleugel aankondigt dat hij ontevreden is. Types met een scherpe afbreek krijgen bescheiden buffet en laten de hoorn de waarschuwing dragen.

Meer: een sterker trillen vóór de overtrek.

Minder: een discretere vleugel; de hoorn draagt de waarschuwing.

Waarom hier: Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.

Mach buffet0%

Transsoon buffet bij het naderen van de Machlimiet. Betekenisvol voor jets nabij MMO, nul voor zuigers en turboprops die er nooit komen.

Meer: een sterker transsoon buffet nabij de Machlimiet.

Minder: gladder vliegen op hoge Mach.

Waarom hier: Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.

Flap buffet14%

Laagfrequente casco-trilling met kleppen uitgeslagen in de luchtstroom, in het snelheidsvenster waar ze de lucht echt bewerken.

Meer: ruwer vliegen met werkende kleppen.

Minder: zachtere naderingskleppen.

Waarom hier: Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.

Gear buffet0%

Casco-getrommel van intrekbaar onderstel dat in de luchtstroom hangt. Nul voor types met vast onderstel, waar het casco nooit van vorm verandert.

Meer: meer getrommel met het onderstel uit.

Minder: schoner vliegen met onderstel uit.

Waarom hier: Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.

Stick shaker50%

De speciale stall-stickshakerzoem, geactiveerd door het eigen overtrekwaarschuwingssysteem van het vliegtuig. Alleen types met een echte shaker krijgen een waarde; de rest steunt op aerodynamisch buffet en de hoorn.

Meer: een hardere shaker.

Minder: een discretere shaker.

Waarom hier: Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.

Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag

Touchdown thump65%

De eenmalige dreun als de wielen de baan raken, geschaald op daalsnelheid: een zachte landing fluistert, een stevige aankomst bonkt.

Meer: een hardere dreun bij de landing.

Minder: zachtere aankomsten.

Waarom hier: Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.

Reverse rumble0%

Uitroltrilling terwijl reverse thrust of props in beta werken. Nul voor types zonder reverse.

Meer: ruwer uitrollen onder reverse.

Minder: een discretere reverse.

Waarom hier: Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.

Engine rumble12%

Doorlopende motortrilling die het toerental volgt tussen stationair en vol vermogen, de altijd aanwezige herinnering dat er voorin iets brandstof verbrandt.

Meer: meer motor in de stick.

Minder: een discretere motor.

Waarom hier: Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.

Flap motion12%

Doorlopende trilling alleen terwijl de sim meldt dat de klepvlakken daadwerkelijk bewegen. Volgt echte actuatorbeweging en storingen, geen geschatte timer.

Meer: meer trilling met bewegende kleppen.

Minder: discretere klepbewegingen.

Waarom hier: Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.

Autopilot follow

AP follow authority10%

Hoe ver autopilootcommando's de stick fysiek mogen bewegen. Piepklein gehouden in MSFS, waar een bewogen as kan worden teruggelezen als pilooteninvoer; nul schakelt volgen volledig uit.

Meer: de autopiloot beweegt je stick zichtbaar meer.

Minder: een nauwelijks merkbaar volgen.

Waarom hier: Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.

Stick feel

StickFeel · Trim feel enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.

StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.

StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.

StickFeel · G load enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.

StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.

Autopilot

Autopilot · Follow enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Following is on at 0.1 authority when a supported, valid autopilot control reference is available.

Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.

Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6

Waarom hier: Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.

Aero

Aero · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.

Aero · Max flap index3

Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).

Meer: a more gradual build to a later peak.

Minder: a quicker build.

Waarom hier: Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.

Aero · Min flap index2

Where this effect begins fading in.

Meer: the effect begins later.

Minder: it begins earlier.

Waarom hier: Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.

Aero · Shaker enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.

Ground

Ground · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.

Engine

Engine · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.

Mechanical

Mechanical · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.

Mechanical · Gain0

The strength of this effect.

Meer: a stronger effect.

Minder: a weaker one.

Waarom hier: Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.

Alle profielinstellingen
Geschatte profielinstellingen
ParameterWaardeWat het regelt en waarom
Spring strength0.74 The stabilator and anti-servo tab motivate reversible yoke resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 57.5 KIAS.
Spring deadband0.045 Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Force gain0.8 The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 115 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.
Master gain0.85 Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Dynamic-pressure blendTrue Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Minimum spring factor0.5 Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring wake-up speed16.1 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring full-strength speed57.5 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Snelheid voor krachtafstemming115.0 ktSets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening0.15 The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 57.5 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.
Airspeed stiffening cap5 Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scale0.72 Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scale1.0 Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Maximum output force0.55 Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledTrue Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Elevator authority0.3 The tab supplies pitch trim; its cockpit control location varies by model. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
StickFeel · Aileron authority0 Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.
StickFeel · G load enabledTrue Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot · Follow enabledTrue Following is on at 0.1 authority when a supported, valid autopilot control reference is available.
Autopilot · Follow authority0.1 Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6 Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero · EnabledTrue Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Gain0.35 Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Aero · Gain0 Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Aero · Gain0.14 Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Aero · Max flap index3 Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index2 Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Gain0 Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Aero · Amplitude0.5 Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Ground · EnabledTrue Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Ground · Gain0.4 Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Ground · Gain0.25 Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Ground · Gain0.65 Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Ground · Gain0 Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine · EnabledTrue Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Engine · Gain0.12 Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Mechanical · EnabledTrue Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0.12 Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Mechanical · Gain0 Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Openbare bronnen 44
  1. Piper PA-28 CherokeeResearch background · Wikipedia revision 1370180190 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. PA-28-181 Piper Archer III / LX / DX package for XP12-AeroSpPackage variants, version1.1 March7,2025Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  3. Piper ArcherIII POH VB1563 hosted by operatorPDF147/printed7-5, VB1563; image reviewed
  4. Piper PA-28-235 Charger / Cherokee 235-AeroSphere-PA28-235Version1.1 April2,2024 and airframe descriptionProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  5. Piper1973 Cherokee235 POM hosted by operatorPDF27/printed2-5, July1973 Pathfinder POM
  6. Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C - XP12/XP11-AeroSphere-PA28-180XP12March5,2024 release and1960s model; Product heading and XP12 version historyProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  7. Piper CherokeeC150160180 original handbook at operatorPDF13/printed7, control systems; image reviewed
  8. Piper PA28-161 Warrior II XP12-AeroSphere-PA28-161-XP12XP12version1.1 March18,2024 and product descriptionProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  9. Piper WarriorII original POH hosted by operatorPDF132/printed7-5 VB1180
  10. PA28-181 MSFS2020 – CarenadoExact product, simulator declarations and configuration featuresProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  11. Archer II Normal Checklist PDF2-3; rendered pages inspectedArcher II Normal Checklist PDF2-3; rendered pages inspected
  12. PA28R-201 MSFS2020 – CarenadoExact product, simulator declarations and configuration featuresProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  13. PA28 Normal Procedures PDF2-3; rendered pages inspectedPA28 Normal Procedures PDF2-3; rendered pages inspected
  14. Just Flight exact aircraft manualWarrior MSFS manual PDF 13
  15. PA28 Arrow manualArrow III MSFS manual PDF 14
  16. ArrowIII XP12 operations manualArrow III XP12 manual PDF 15
  17. PA28 Turbo Arrow manualTurbo Arrow MSFS manual PDF 14 and variant introduction
  18. REP Arrow III productBase-aircraft requirement, compatibility, equipment and dated version historyOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  19. REP Arrow III manualPDF page 1
  20. REP Arrow III checklistsPDF page 19
  21. ArrowIII XP12 G5 and E1000ArrowIII XP12 product, G5/GFC500 and E1000 options
  22. vFlyteAir Cherokee 140 for X-Plane 12 exact product classificationCherokee140 XP12 product and panel variants
  23. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  24. PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  25. PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  26. PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  27. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  28. PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 12)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  29. PA-28-161 Warrior II (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  30. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  31. PA-28R Arrow III (MSFS)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  32. PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  33. PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  34. PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  35. PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  36. PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 11)Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  37. Reality Expansion Pack · JustFlight Piper PA-28 Turbo Arrow III/IVOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  38. Bold Warrior: A New Pilot Buys a Piper PA-28-151 for Training, TravelingJustin Derendal · 16 November 2018
  39. Trips that reward usChip Wright · 14 January 2025
  40. Get Your Glass Sweepstakes: Fly me to the moonIan J. Twombly · 5 November 2008
  41. Reality Expansion Pack for JustFlight Piper Arrow III-SimcodOfficial developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
  42. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  43. vFlyteAir - add-on aircraft for X-PlaneProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  44. Piper PA28R Arrow III G5 - E1000 XP12-vFlyteAir-ArrowG5-12Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue

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