Just got MSFS2024 and wanting to find a list of the best GA addons as I’m not sure where this info could be located.
Currently I have:
Aerostar 600
Black Square Duke
Black Square Starship
Black Square Bonanza/Baron
inibuilds F406
Are there any other high quality ones? What about in the business jet category? Thanks!
Black Square TBM-850. Fantastic cockpit, good performance, and a joy to fly.
A2A Comanche
Many others in the next tier.
Yes it’s tough to put most devs up against the likes of Black Square and A2A, but these are all pretty good
SWS PC-12/47
SWS Kodiak 100
CAS J-3 Cub
Milviz Cessna 310
Wbsim 152 & 172 (Haven’t flow in a while, but it was the closest to the real 172 I’ve flown)
You already have a heck of a hangar, but you can also check out the Top 10 thread. There are a lot of good insights there.
For glass cockpits, COWS Diamond DA-40 and 42 are well-regarded. For LSAs, the Rans S6S is a crowd favorite.
this works in 2024?
how is this compared to the pc-12 next gen included?
Yes unless something has changed recently. Haven’t flown it in a couple months but I’ve only heard good things from others on here as well
I think it’s far better, flight model, avionics, sounds, can use the PMS GTN750. Recently got an update and the dev has stated there is one more coming before they start to focus more on the NG which will be an expansion pack of the base PC12.
It is still a 2020 model, their working on converting the kodiak 100 and PC12 to 2024 native aircraft.
FSW Cessna 414 is a great contender as well
FSReborn FSR500
i loved that plane in 2020. didn’t know it still worked in 2024 as well
How does that compare to the blacksquare TBM 850?
They’re both equally well simulated in my opinion. You can’t go wrong with either.
Check out this thread (not necessarily this particular post)…
Still love the JF Arrows
yep! Works very well in 2024, flew it last week.
Second this. For me it mostly comes down to the cockpit. If you want a more analog feel (which I generally do), the TBM is an amazing mix of just enough glass but plenty of “steam” gauges. The FSR500 is great if you prefer the G1000.
One tidbit to go with this: I had some issues with getting my simpit setup with the FSR just after it was released, and I (probably unfairly) abandoned it. With the proliferation of BlackSquare aircraft, I find it easier to understand and navigate the various mechanisms in SPAD and transfer one to the next. So I can’t make a fair comparison between the two in their current state. The FSR has been updated a lot since, so it deserves another look.
But again, I prefer the more analog panel, so that’s my primary motivator.
Ditto. Besides just personally preferring old school stuff, I find G1000s harder to read and a little boring in the context of a sim. It just makes such a significant part of the experience the same between so many aircraft. Totally get the utility IRL but it’s fun learning where everything is, and how each particular mismatched set of instruments, systems and autopilot work together. Just like how it is in the IRL GA planes most people actually get to fly, your average personally owned hobbyist plane is not going to be fitted with the latest glass cockpit.
The Black Square TBM-850 is amazing, my go to GA aircraft. A joy to fly indeed.
I fly helicopters exclusively, so I live between 0-2000 ft AGL I use a bunch of things that I see down low.
I am currently doing an around the world flight, where I land at every single paved airport in the country before I move to the next one, currently in Germany, so might also use scenery for those areas, like clearing trees on roads and such, but the following I use everywhere:
COWS DA40 and COWS DA42
Black Square TBM850 or TBM930