So until a flight simulation is akin to the Star Trek Holodeck (a simulation where you cannot distinguish between simulation and reality), we will be busy.ДҐ. We are driven by our own love and adoration of all things that fly, and therefore a desire to create the most believable flight experience possible. After about ten+ years we pretty much accepted what we wanted was simply not going to get done, which is why we went into flight simulation. We spent the entire 1990вЂ™s as unsatisfied customers of other products. Can you tell us a little about the evolution of Accu-Sim over the years and how A2A will continue to improve on this technology? Accu-Sim has truly revolutionized the flight sim experience. We are still updating our prior Accu-Sim aircraft, the later the release, the more updates.Д¤. Can we expect to see any further updates to the Piper Cherokee, or is the development of this product closed? There are no books out there to make an Accu-Sim airplane. Most of the procedures we developed in house and go well beyond even the actual aircraft and propeller manufacturerвЂ™s certification flight tests. The v.2.0 test flight procedure we now use is the result of about thirty test flights. We hoped we could then capture the Cherokee in one or two flights, using the newer techniques, but we continued to learn more and therefore test more to get answers. It took close to twenty flight tests in the prior Cessna 172 to complete our Accu-Sim flight test procedure. Were there any challenges during your development of this new product? Fortunately, the Cherokee is a tough little bird and can handle a hard landing.Дў. If you continue to float in an older вЂњHershey barвЂќ Cherokee, you will run out of elevator and it will drop you on the runway pretty fast. Whereas the CherokeeвЂ™s smaller laminar flow wing, вЂњgives it upвЂќ quicker in the stall, meaning you will want to make a quicker flare. The Cessna 172вЂ™s long forgiving wing allows you to come in and take your time with the flare. However, if your interest it to land them вЂњwellвЂќ then you will use a different approach and flare technique. Both aircraft are forgiving in nature which allows an unskilled pilot to operate them, including landing. They have very different stall characteristics, maneuverability, visibility, pitch stability, and sound. The Piper Cherokee and the Cessna 172 offer two aircraft that many see as similar, that actually are quite a contrast when you fly and study the inherent characteristics. Can you tell us what prompted A2A to develop the Piper Cherokee? To get a bit more background on the development of the Piper Cherokee, letвЂ™s have a brief chat with Scott Gentile from A2A.ДЎ. Does it really matter which aircraft you fly? Well it does and I am sure that you will be amazed at the significant differences between these two wing designs. With the release of the A2A Piper Cherokee, general aviation enthusiast now have the privilege of choice as to whether they choose to fly a high wing or a low wing aircraft. Throughout the years, it became quite obvious that the P180 had many advantages over the C172 but in the end, it all boils down to personal preference. With the C150/172 gaining popularity at that time, William T Piper created the P180 as an attractive alternative to the popular high wing aircraft of that time. With the popularity of the A2A C172 gaining significant momentum over the past year, the momentum keeps on going with the addition of the Piper Cherokee 180! This low wing wonder has had a significant impact in the field of general aviation for decades and its history goes back as far as the 1950s. With the Accu-Sim touch however, the C172 created a level playing field that introduced an entirely new level of simulated reality. Over the years we have had the release of many complex airliners featuring a number of in-depth systems and as a result of this, the focus of many developers and simmers has been on larger commercial aircraft. When the A2A Cessna 172 was released last year, it seemed like the flight simulation community was finally given the opportunity renew their love for general aviation aircraft.

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