Great video! My setup for Comanche ILS approaches is to stabalize at 120mph ~15" MP clean, then once about 1 dot high on the glideslope put the gear down. You can then nose over and hold the GS at 110-115mph and 14-15" all the way to minimums. If you break out, flaps 2/3rds, gradually slow to 85mph across the numbers and land. If you go missed approached, only the landing gear to worry about cleaning up, faster initial climb, and much less pitch force. If you prefer a slower approach speed, perhaps 1/3 flaps at top of glide with the gear and 100mph probably about 13.5 - 14" MP. Very unusual in actual practice to add flaps during the final approach segement unless the runway is in sight as it increases pilot workload and potentially destabilizes the approach. Trim is critical in the Comanche, more so than lighter planes as you point out many times.
I know you did this a while back, but I think you did on the landing what I sometimes do when I am on a runway made for airliners; flared a bit too soon and plonked yourself down a bit hard. The Comanche is forgiving! Great vid. Helpful in many ways to a noob like myself. 👍🏼
love your videos, looove the A2A Comanche! l admit l am glad even you can have a not-so-perfect lnding sometimes 😅 whenever l feel like “l got this” the Comanche reminds me it isn’t obvious ))
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Another great video DOW :) Looks like you might be using REX terrain colouring? None of my business if you're happy with it but I recently got back into flying again and REX updated and made everything look muddy brown, even the roads, until I removed the terrain colouring option. Keep 'em coming!
Just rewatching and for how important trim is to flying well, it irks me that MSFS (and most addons) implement it so badly. There’s nothing I hate more than fiddling with trim in the sim. Of course, the Comanche gets it right.
1:36:28 You mention that "ILS just kicked in" Im confused over that. Can you explain what you see that tells you that ? Moments after I see LNAV but I dont see that when I fly in on ILS.
The GTNxi 750 goes from GPS to VLOC which means the ILS glidesope and localiser will now be displayed on the instruments. This happens as part of the sequence of the GTN following the approach procedure and then switching to VLOC as the aircraft manoeuvres onto runway heading.
@@swedishguyflies9077 - In practice you shouldn't rely on the switch being automatic. The CDI button on the 750 will switch it positively which would make sense to do once established on the outbound portion of the course reversal for this approach. Had a real life practice approach with a GTN 650 that didn't switch as expected. Not a bad practice for ILS approaches to also setup the #2 VOR to the ILS for cross check
Don’t run fuel rich until time to take off. If you foul the plugs then lean the mixture and increase the rpm’s and let it run that way making sure Your CHTs don’t go to high and you’ll get the plugs cleaned that way. This is also how you would do it in a real plane. A2A did a great job simulating what really happens in real life. When you start the engine and see the oil temps rise you lean to peak rpm and you won’t have issues fouling plugs at all. Just make sure your putting mixture to full when your line up for take off.
Have they updated the Comanche to simulate wear/damage to other parts of the airplane? Such as the flaps when operated improperly? This was a feature in older A2A products. From what I can tell, this Comanche seems to only simulate parts of the engine. I might have missed further details though.
Really enjoyed this, especially as I'm getting back into the Comanche having had it on the shelf for a while and also really loving the GTN750. I feel most at home with it vs G1000 or the smaller units. I chuckled each time you did the dog voice. What does your wife make of that? 😂
Thanks @Dreamsofwings - as someone just starting out with the TDS GTNXi 750 and the A2A Comanche, this is exactly what I need to help me get accustomed to both! You say it's not a tutorial and while it may not be instructor level, it will certainly be a massive help to me. Thanks again :)
Hopefully it is on Navigraph’s to do list! They have been increasing the number of aircraft with SimBrief flight plan import capability for XBox simmers lately.
Because I was talking and taxiing to the end of the displace threshold. You don’t need to do that, you can actually use the displaced threshold area to taxi and take off but not for repeated landings. Hope that helps.
@@tibortefsen77 ah well, I think perhaps you’ve missed the point that I needed to go down to trigger the ATC, which then stopped working anyway. I think overall a pretty minor thing though lol