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#4163458 - 08/31/15 05:13 PM Airfoillabs Cessna 172  
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A Cessna 172 for X-plane. I basic plane, but this model is far from basic. It has a lot of really cool features including a walk around mode where you can do preflight inspections and a very neat camera system, that makes it feel like your in the plane complete with G-force effects etc...

However, its not really finished yet. There is an engine maintenance and repair feature which is not yet in place and there is no 3d pilot or passengers yet, making screenshots look a little odd. These feature are coming in the next few weeks, say the developers. I guess you could say its a lot like accusim for X-plane.

It does fly amazingly close to real life. If you ever flew a real C172, it is amazing!

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#4163498 - 08/31/15 06:41 PM Re: Airfoillabs Cessna 172 [Re: Scoobe]  
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Cool pics. The C172 is a true classic, and I learned a lot about aviation in the FS9 version of it, from basic maneuvers to VOR navihation so I really love it.


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#4163613 - 08/31/15 11:29 PM Re: Airfoillabs Cessna 172 [Re: Scoobe]  
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Very nice stuff

What were you doing in that 14th picture; the one focused on the panel six-pack ? 62 knots, 1,500 Down in VSI( guess you've gone past the 2,000 up in which case 2,500 up is crazy), attitude indicator showing strong up, 1,200 RPM, steep left bank, etc.


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#4163625 - 08/31/15 11:55 PM Re: Airfoillabs Cessna 172 [Re: Scoobe]  
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I was doing some crazy stuff (moving aileron and elevator to extreme positions) to try and get the GeForce camera to get me the angle, I was looking for in the shot. Would never do that in real life, but in a sim, its OK. I think this was shortly after takeoff, so didn't have much altitude yet either.


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#4163638 - 09/01/15 12:39 AM Re: Airfoillabs Cessna 172 [Re: Scoobe]  
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Take off with 1,200 RPM ... biggrin


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