PA-28R Arrow III (MSFS)

Compatibility: MSFS 2020

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Anyone buying this PA-28R Arrow III add-on from Just Flight can get a 66% discount on the usual price of the PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV - you'll find a discount code in your Just Flight account once you have purchased this Arrow III add-on!

Following on from award-winning GA add-ons in Flight Simulator X, Prepar3D, X-Plane 11 and Aerofly FS 2, this highly detailed simulation of the PA-28R Arrow III has been developed by Just Flight's in-house team following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real-life Arrow III, G-BGKU, based at Conington Airfield. Already a very popular aircraft on other platforms, we are exciting to bring you this incredibly detailed rendition of the Arrow III, complete with realistic wear and tear and cockpit configuration.
 
The PA-28R Arrow III is a four seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a retractable tricycle landing gear and constant-speed propeller – an ideal aircraft for touring and instrument training. The aircraft is flown all around the world and this add-on reflects that global popularity. Including our UK research aircraft, G-BGKU, the package features eleven liveries from the USA, Canada, UK, France, Switzerland, Australia and Germany.
 
The PA-28R Arrow III for Microsoft Flight Simulator features an impressive sound system, native model and 4096 x 4096 PBR materials for the highest possible texture detail and clarity.

See the Detailed Description below for the full list of aircraft features and you can take a look at the manual here!

Model

  • Accurately modelled PA-28R-201 Arrow III, built using real-world aircraft plans and comprehensive photography of the real aircraft
  • Numerous animations including passenger door, baggage door, cockpit storm window, sun visors and oil cover
  • Ground equipment including chocks, tie-downs and pushback towbar
  • 4096x4096 textures for the highest possible texture clarity
  • PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism
  • Detailed normal mapping for down-to-the-rivet precision of aircraft surfaces
  • Ground services support (marshaller and fuel truck)
  • Full support for MSFS visual icing effects

Cockpit

  • A truly 3D virtual cockpit right down to accurately modelled seat belts and screw heads - every instrument is constructed fully in 3D with smooth animations
  • Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment, with optional 'clean' textures for a less worn look
  • Dimmable instrument, radio and dome lighting, with separate control circuits
  • Tablet EFB for controlling various aircraft options, and checking aircraft and flight information:
     - 'Cold & Dark', 'Ready for Take-off' and ‘Ready for Start’ aircraft states
     - Persistent aircraft states, allowing you to always return to your cockpit in the same state that you last left it
     - Automatic fuel tank switching for use on those long distance cross-country flights
     - GPS unit selection – GPS 100, GNS 430/GNS 530 and GTN 750 (requires freeware PMS-50 GTN 750 and/or payware TDS GTNxi)
     - Direction Indicator (DI) or Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) instrument options
     - Aircraft failures (spark plug fouling, vapour lock, oil use and battery failure)
     - Passenger, baggage and oil inspection door controls
     - Flight computer with useful information such as fuel burn, endurance, speed and wind speed/direction
  • Fully functional and comprehensive IFR capable avionics fit including:
     - KMA 20 audio selector unit
     - KX 170B COM 1 / NAV 1 radio
     - KX 175B COM 2 / NAV 2 radio
     - KN 62 DME unit which can display information from NAV 1, NAV 2 or its own inbuilt receiver (NAV 3)
     - Autocontrol IIIB autopilot unit with navigation, heading and roll hold (altitude hold clickspot included)
     - KT 76A transponder unit
     - KR 85 ADF unit with ADF/ANT/BFO modes and support for fractional frequencies, e.g. 383.3
     - GPS 100, GNS 430/GNS 530 and GTN 750 (requires freeware PMS-50 GTN 750)
     - HSI/OBS support RNAV approach indications
  • Fully compatible with MSFS VR mode
  • Yoke-mounted flight timer/clock
  • Independently operated left and right (standby) altimeter with mb and inHg barometric scales depending on units of measure setting
  • Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers

Aircraft systems

  • Custom-coded fuel system including the option to have automatic switching of the fuel tanks for use on those long distance cross-country flights
  • Custom-coded electrical system with functional circuit breakers
  • Realistic landing gear system with emergency and automatic release at low airspeeds
  • Functioning alternate air and static source controls
  • Failures including spark plug fouling, limited battery life, vapour lock and more
  • Lighting system includes separate lighting control for instruments (via rheostat) and realistic implementation of navigation light / radio light rheostat
  • Functional electric trim control on yoke (requires electric trim button to be pushed)
  • Functional ELT which is automatically triggered above 4.6G
  • Many other details, such as a passenger door that automatically closes with airflow and vibrating engine exhausts!
  • Full support for MSFS checklists (manual and automatic/co-pilot modes)

Sounds

The Just Flight Arrow III features a MSFS-native (Wwise) sound package taking full advantage of the new capabilities. Every little detail has been faithfully recreated based on high fidelity recordings from real life PA-28s.

  • Original Lycoming IO-360 engine samples
  • Detailed physics-based effects on engine and wind noise
  • Authentic audio for every switch, button, lever and electrical systems
  • Accurately positioned 3D sound sources (best enjoyed in VR!)
  • Custom crash and scraping effects
  • Authentic retractable gear whistle
  • Background panel rattle on low engine RPMs and more!
     
Liveries

The aircraft is supplied in the following 11 paint schemes:

  • G-BGKU (UK)
  • C-GQYI (Canada)
  • N4131C (USA)
  • G-BNSG (UK)
  • F-GJCB (France)
  • HB-PJA (Switzerland)
  • VH-SGE (Australia)
  • D-ERIN (Germany)
  • G-TEBZ (UK)
  • G-TSGA (UK)
  • N751LU (USA)
A PSD Paint Kit is included so you can create your own paint schemes.


Flight dynamics

The Arrow III features realistic and accurate flight dynamics based on real-world performance and handling data, and input from Arrow pilots.


Manual

A comprehensive PDF manual with panel guide and flight tutorial is included as well as an Operating Data Manual with performance data.

Development Updates

17 February 2021
As the release of our PA-28R Arrow III draws closer here's another work in progress video showing off the latest build – model, textures, door/cockpit/gear animations, engine and some custom sounds (although they are WIP), EFB functions and some other avionics, engine start sequence and cockpit night lighting.
 
Note the FDE and custom sounds are all WIP at this stage, will be updated soon and certainly prior to release.

27 January 2021

All liveries are now complete for the PA-28 for MSFS.  Here are the remaining set in their fuill splendour.  This means all visual work other than minor mods and tweaking is now complete.  Have a scroll through to find your favourite livery amongst this lot.

24 January 2021

Just a quick update for you - Here are some pics showing the progress and new features added recently.   A brand new EFB tablet has been added, providing controls for aircraft states and configuration, door control and flight information. It now features GNS 430 and 530 integration, and a brand new HSI for more accurate navigation. The pics also show the ground equipment (chocks, tie-downs and towbar) which can also be controlled via the EFB.

 
19 January 2021

Here's the first sighting of our PA-28R Arrow III in Microsoft Flight Simulator. We hope you'll agree it looks pretty stunning. Development is progressing in excellent fashion and we'll be sharing more content with you soon. For now, enjoy this initial video.

18 January 2021

Just a quick update for you following the recent unveiling of our PA-28R Arrow in MSFS.  Here are some screenshots showing the incredibly detailed model and pin-sharp textures that are possible within MSFS. Our in-house development team are busy making the Arrow III look as spectactular as possible using the latest MSFS technology.  Hope you like these shots and look out for a small First Look video that we'll be posting soon.

 
13 January 2021

Work continues on the Arrow III for MSFS, and we are making great progress bringing the model and PBR textures up to the very best visual quality in the simulator, and have the aircraft systems approximately 70% complete.  Work is also underway on the flight dynamics and sounds and we are excited at the great results we are experiencing and the results we have seen so far in MSFS, which we will be sharing soon via in-development video previews so be sure to keep an eye out for those.  In the meantime enjoy these latest screenshots. 

23 December 2020

For Dev Entry number one we just wanted to show you some initial screenshots of the PA-28R III Arrow within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.  Hope you'll agree it's looking rather tasty.  We're still exploring the coding side of things so can’t commit to specific functionality yet but obviously our aim is to equal or hopefully emulate the current versions that have proved so popular and succesful over the past few years.  Stay tuned for more news and pics soon...

 
PA-28R Arrow III (MSFS)
MSFS 2020