This aircraft is compatible with X-Plane 12, but has not yet been updated to take full advantage of all the new features available in X-Plane 12. Only the aircraft here are native products which have been developed specifically for X-Plane 12.
Just Flight, in partnership with Thranda Design, are proud to present the PA-28-181 Archer III for X-Plane 11.
Following on from their award-winning PA-28R Arrow III, Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer and C152, this highly detailed simulation of the PA-28-181 Archer III has been developed by Just Flight's in-house team following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real-life Archer III, G-CIFY, based at Turweston Airfield.
The PA-28-181 Archer III is a four-seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a fixed tricycle landing gear, 180hp four-cylinder engine and fixed-pitch propeller. Certified in the mid-1990s, the Archer III is one of the most recent PA28 variants to be built, reflected in its streamlined cowling and cockpit overhead panel controls. Capable of cruising at 118 knots and with a range of nearly 500 miles, it is an ideal aircraft for touring and flight training.
The cockpit features an impressive suite of avionics for instrument training and IFR flights, with a GNS 530 GPS, GNC 255 radio, S-TEC autopilot, HSI and ADF instruments.
The Archer III is flown all around the world and in addition to our UK research aircraft, G- CIFY, the product features liveries from the USA, Canada, France, Australia and Germany.
The PA-28-181 Archer III for X-Plane 11 features PBR materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism, HD textures for the highest possible texture clarity and numerous animations including a multi-animation passenger door that, when open, responds to G-forces and air resistance.
"Another superb aircraft from the Just Flight team that I'm sure will appeal to all GA pilots... If you prefer GA aircraft in this weight category, then look no further... With each new project the developers increase the realism and overall flight experience to provide X-Plane pilots with aircraft that look and behave exactly like their real-world counterparts... 3D modelling is an exacting skill, yet the JF team is more than equal to the challenge... The team has done a fine job inside the cockpit as well... Just Flight provides better documentation than practically any other developer"
PC Pilot (Platinum Award 95/100)
"Everything is just right - the quality of the modelling and the textures, the night lighting, the fancy new instruments - they all make you think you’ve got something rather special here... The textures, both inside and out, are of a very high standard. The instruments are crisp and clear and perfectly readable, even when zoomed right in... The aircraft handles beautifully in the air. It feels very stable and behaves as you'd expect... The night lighting is particularly nice... Just Flight and Thranda Design have become a formidable combination producing truly first class add-ons for a broad spectrum of flight simulators... Very good value for money"
The Flight Simulator Network