Seneca - the one with the most character aesthetically (you might not like the FOV available for the pilots due to the engine)
M20r Ovation - the one the most fun to fly
C337 Skymaster - the one most unique to fly
The Seneca and that huge engine like some of you mentioned is a let down since i love to be able to have a view while in the cockpit.
So far im leaning towards the M20 and C337.
thanks for all the replies
My favorite prop that gets me around fast, and yesterday almost as fast as the 310. The Mooney. I love this aircraft. There’s a turbo mod at flightsim.to i installed that helps it gain higher altitudes without the manifold pressure just tanking at 5k feet. Its a blast, but im a sucker for a lowrider sports coupe
Set a custom camera for a passenger seat, get your AP setup and enjoy the flight.
EDIT - you can’t go wrong with the M20 or the C337, both fun in their own way.
Yeah, i have the 337 and save that for a more secluded runway. The mooney is so low your looking at blades of grass at eye level. Lol
No reason to get the Seneca in a world where the Milviz 310 or Flysimware 414 exist! Avoid this one.
The Mooney would be my pick EXCEPT that sim update 5 has severely degraded the engine performance of the Mooney, and it was never patched. Meaning the aircraft is nowhere near as powerful, fast and nimble as it should be, which was one the key reasons to like the Mooney.
The C337 is a nice and weird, and has as stunningly beautiful cockpit. It’s probably the most beautiful cockpit in the sim after the Fenix A320.
Not sure what you are referring to?
The sim overall had a sound bug where you’d always hear vicinity aircraft in your cockpit but that was fixed in SU9.
Is this a different but?
I havent had issues doing 205 kts at lower altitudes a more reasonable 165-170 at alitude around 12,000 ft.
Want the 337 and model 18
-Mooney at 7000’ Just love the responsiveness, could use more speed at higher altitudes but whateva, the interior is phenomenal, adore the engine gauge suite up top. Just feels so fluid and greasy. Power chart on the visor that doesn’t block your view is great.
-337 the Cessna Quirkmaster, when you want to do the exact same thing differently. But get your ears ready for that exterior camera.
-WACO(once in the air)
Got the 18 haven’t flown it yet, Staggerwing is great but WACO bumps it for open air goodness.
Will say it again for all Caranado aircraft, the default cockpit view on all of them is always bizarre at best. Takes a bit of fiddling in height/angle/zoom/horizon line to get a ‘correct’ POV, then Control+alt+1 and save a better default. The 170 is the worst of them for that. Makes a massive difference when you don’t feel both small yet somehow looking down over the nose of the 170.
I really like the 337, but IMO it looks more quirky than it flies. It’s known as a twin engine that flies like a single, enough so that it has a more relaxed type rating vs a standard twin. And with counter rotating props, it is quite tame on the controls. But it is one of Carenado’s better offerings and does feel nice to hand fly.
The 337 is in no way a bigger 172 or something, though - it’s a heavy beast. They did pretty well with feel on that one, I think, of all of them I’ve tried it feels most like an aircraft.
honestly, i know that the JF Pipers are very very good, but, i dont own any of them ![]()
But thats just because, i have other GA planes that i like more than Pipers. Im using the C172 alot, even if it is just “default”, but it does the job to recreate my realworld flights. And besides that, i fly mostly the Kodiak and the PC6 by MilViz. Its a very nice plane, with so many details modelled in the visual model and the “systems”. Like, the Engine will die when you mishandle it, and the “Beta mode” they modelled quite nice and makes this plane unique. But im waiting on the Analog version, as this is what im realy into. Somehow, not a big fan of glass cockpits for GA planes.
Carenado, yeah, not bad, deffo stepped up the game a bit, from what i heard. But there are just better and more interesting planes for me out there, so that i dont feel the need for them right now. The PC12 they are doing would be my thing, BUT, the SWS PC12 will come at end of year, so my money will be at SWS once again. ![]()
- Mooney
- C170
- Staggerwing
- C337
- C337
- C337
Have not flown the Mooney for months and months.
Uninstalled the C170 Flying Slug.
Uninstalled the two twins now that we have two of the greatest twins ever brought to a flight sim.
Loved the T34B in FSX
Good choice, you will have a lot of fun with it!
But one thing I can promise you now: "these 2 planes will make you curious about the other Carenado models! I started with the M20R and the PA28R, and we know the result.
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The Skymaster is enjoyable. I have a thing for 1930’s era aircraft, so the Staggerwing and the Gee Bee are on my list too. I haven’t had a chance to pick up the Beech 18 yet, but I will be adding it to my hangar.
This is my EXACT problem with the Mooney. I flew it all the time prior to SU5, then it sat with an inop fuel selector for weeks and weeks. When the patch was (finally!) released to fix the broken fuel selector, the performance dropped dramatically. The Mooney no longer flies to “book” numbers.
It has been sitting now for quite some time.
Prior to that, it was the best Carenado release to date. But, that was before the Skymaster was released, which flies nicely and looks fabulous. Plus, how can you go wrong with an “inline” twin? ![]()
Curious here, Does anyone around have a toy like this? Or have an opinion related if this kind of add-on worth at all?? One thing that i hate is to use those GPS with my mouse. This and the G1000 looks so nice.