[Announcement] Carenado Do 228

The speed at which they make the plane add-ons for Karenado is amazing; it would be even better if they fixed the bugs in the existing planes more quickly


This is exciting. I’m guessing it’s not the NXT version. Looking forward to it.

Looking forward with an element of reserve. I hope it is more in depth than the usual Carenado fare.

Are there any Carenado offerings that meet your hopeful expectations? Carenado is Carenado. The reason they pump them out so fast is they have a system that works for them that they don’t stray from, as we have seen now for the last 25 years or so years.

I suppose we can always dream.

This is a Carenado aircraft that we have always seen. Don’t have too high expectations. Regarding the bug I mentioned before, it has been over 10 months since B55 was released, and I’ve left the bug I requested back then unfixed.
But one good thing is that the aircraft textures developed by this company are really top-notch.
I can’t deny that.

Yes, we live in hope they get a little more systems depth in the future. Indeed, I have another “hope” too :grinning_face:, that they spend more time bug fixing after release :grinning_face:

She looks nice in the picture. I wonder if it is career compatible?

I’ve said several times that I believe Carenado is top heavy in their modelling and art team. That is obviously their background. When it comes to bugs it’s rarely those things so the limited resource or knowledge they have in the other areas is frequently found wanting. Updates are a well known and particular weakness possibly because of the reasons I outlined above.

I know it’s not exactly fair to pre-judge it given that it’s not even released yet, but to fair we do have quite a bit of past experience.

My main concern is this will put off another developer making a higher fidelity version.

We do have examples of other developers releasing higher quality versions of Carenado aircraft. The JF pipers for example. The PC-12. Perhaps others?

I’ll buy it and complain, just like everyone else :slightly_smiling_face:

This is the way

“We moan because we care.”

The Problem with the Do228 is, its a turbo prop. Carenado cant do turboprobs or turbocharged aircraft very well.

So expect something like ther B200.

If you like that, you will probably be ok with the DO. If not, then not.

Technically I think what you really mean is Asobo still hasn’t improved their default Turboprop simulation to top notch simulation expectations (or perhaps even mediocre expectations). Carenado basically just uses the SDK. So if the Asobo SDK isn’t exactly your cup of tea, then that Carenado aircraft won’t be either. They’re definitely not known for their system programming.

Also it’s insanely time intensive (and therefore cost intensive) to build and test simulation systems. They’d have to charge Black Square prices for Black Square quality.

Willingly. I would much rather have fewer high quality planes, that a boatload of forgettable ones.

I enjoy my Carenado 210 and P28 a lot, and will continue to do so :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

Beautiful models there fun to fly.

I like my JF arrows too and the BSQ 35 and wish they had the image quality of the Carenados

Carenado gets a lot of underserving stick. Years ago some of this criticism was valid, but they have vastly improved their initial release quality and updates to recognized issues.

They understand what the sim is capable of (and more importantly, not) and craft well modeled and flyable aviation experiences that fit the technology constraints rather than shoot for the moon with features that mostly fail to deliver or are really unnecessary. And they do it at a good price, delivering what I would call a sweet spot product experience.

I have a handful of their planes that deliver a virtual aviation experience I put in the same basket as IndiaFoxTecho, Flying Iron, Milviz, GotFriends and even a couple of the latest Aeroplane Heaven (B25, Mosquito). Some of the more well hyped much more expensive planes sit in my hanger due to the numerous issues from overly complex systems and flight models that just don’t work well and end up being frustrating, not fun (and rarely “realistic” either), and as a result I won’t buy their products anymore because of this.

That’s not a reflection of difficulty in learning a technique either, as many of the ones I mention above have unique flight characteristics that demand a little attention in different flight phases.

I think Carenado aircraft offer decent visuals for the price.

If you’re looking for a more in-depth system, it’s better to buy aircraft from other developers.

My only complaint is that I wish they’d fix bugs a bit quicker when they’re reported.

I’ve seen users report bugs that were either ignored or never fixed more times than I can count.

To share my experience, I purchased the B55 about 10 months ago and reported a bug to Zendesk.
They replied that they would fix it, but the bug was never addressed, and my report was marked as ‘solved.’

I recently reported another bug, and that one was also marked as ‘solved’ without any actual fix.

Despite these issues, there’s no denying that they are a million times better as a developer than MScenery.