[MSFS2024] Robin Aircraft DR400-100 Cadet

Please use this thread to provide general feedback and impressions about this aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. For all bug reports, please create a new topic (or upvote an existing topic) in the Aircraft & Systems section of the forums. Please use the full bug report template when creating a new bug report.

On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being best), how do you rate the Flight Model and Aircraft Systems?
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On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being best), how do you rate the Interior and Exterior Graphics?
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On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being best), how do you rate the Audio and Aircraft Sounds?
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On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being best), how do you rate your Overall Enjoyment of this aircraft?
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Thanks,
MSFS Team

The RPM indicator is unreadable.

No numbers are displayed on the squawk

The plane is too sensitive on the controls. Similarly, the use of the rudder causes a large deviation of the aircraft on the yaw axis, which is not the case in real life.
The alignment on final is done via the rudder but here it is impossible because the plane goes into too big a turn on its yaw axis.

Also, there is no loss of power when pulling on the carburetor heater.

I was going to move this to a standalone bug report, but I can’t seem to make any topics.

  • Engaging flaps at any speed (including parked, engine off) produces an ATC infraction for deploying flaps above their safe speed.
  • Quite a lot of the cockpit checklist items have their look-at pins set in random locations instead of on an actual gauge or button.
  • There is no diegetic way to exit the cockpit once you enter, you can only open and close the canopy or use a keybind.
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Is it me, or is there no way to actually engage the starter? The checklist highlights the mags, but there’s no spot past “Both”

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Highlighting the mags as the starter button is a checklist bug. The starter button is actually the little red button beneath the fuel valve switch in the centre console.

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Thanks for this! I was also stumped looking for the starter. I saw that switch but wrongly assumed it was some sort of fuel cutoff. Did a ferry flight in the DR400 last night and had to Ctrl-E to start… and then got the flaps overspeed warning lowering them a notch before starting my takeoff roll :angry:

Otherwise a really nice flight and a pleasant change from the C172 for the early career missions, even if my British head struggled to convert kph to knots!

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Thanks for this very helpful graphic showing all the control labels. I had been setting the parking brake in flight, thinking I was applying carburetor heat.

Even so, I really enjoy flying the Robin because

  1. It’s very stable and easy to trim.
  2. It is the only low wing, steam gauge, simple air aircraft in the standard MSFS 2024 package.
  3. The single non-dme VOR is just enough to help you find your way around flying VFR.
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Yowza! That is some HOT oil, and to be at that pressure, what is it? 90 weight?!

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I was really worried when I saw that gauge in the red for the first time, but A) nothing seems to cool it off short of turning off the plane, and B) nothing bad seems to happen.

I wonder if the DR-400 realism mod works in 2024…

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Is anyone getting rain effects on the windshield in Live Weather?