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The interior shows proper thickness around the windows, however the instrument panel is surprisingly sparse, to put it mildly. There is a lot of opportunity for improvement here. | The interior shows proper thickness around the windows, however the instrument panel is surprisingly sparse, to put it mildly. There is a lot of opportunity for improvement here. | ||
==Flying== | |||
The PA32 tracked well down the runway, steering was direct and precise. One surprise however was how fast it accelerated to 200 knots and reached the red lined Vne quickly. That was no knots - the ASI is calibrated in kmh for no obvious reason, and needs to be changed as soon as possible, for realism as well as for control. | |||
The airplane stalled without dropping a wing, with the rate of decent remaining at 500 fpm throughout the descent. Control was good. This may not reflect reality, however. | |||
==Improvements needed== | |||
* Panel has few instruments, ASI is in kmh | |||
* Large aircraft sized shadow under the aircraft at all altitudes | |||
==V Speeds== | ==V Speeds== | ||