Just noticed this on their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Aeroplaneheaven
Due for release later this year
Dave
https://www.facebook.com/Aeroplaneheaven
Due for release later this year
Dave
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Piper Aztec coming from Aeroplane Heaven
- Thread starter thefrog
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Bushpounder
SOH-CM-2024
IT JUST DID!!!!!!!! 
About half of my multi time is in an AZTEC. I cannot wait!!! THANK YOU, Aeroplane Heaven!!
Don
About half of my multi time is in an AZTEC. I cannot wait!!! THANK YOU, Aeroplane Heaven!!Don
Flyboy208
SOH Staff
Grew up with an Aztec in the family, with my Dad flying his all over Florida and the Bahamas in N74JC. I was not even a student pilot at the time and Dad was no CFI, so I don't have any official "FAA" time in it, but experience wise, probably several hundreds of hours in the right seat when dad let me fly it all by myself once airborne ! Learned all of the flight instruments and atc communication in this aircraft as well as how to do a portable urine carrying lav service ! Love the "Aztruck" ... Bring it on. I am a certified Aztec loadmaster though, at least according to my Dad ! Mike 
For me personally, this is the most highly anticipated addon of the year, unless some developer makes a Pilatus P-3-05. Now I will long for some ORBX quality Bahamian islands.
For me personally, this is the most highly anticipated addon of the year, unless some developer makes a Pilatus P-3-05. Now I will long for some ORBX quality Bahamian islands.
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Portia911
Charter Member
IT JUST DID!!!!!!!!
Don
Hey Don, I thought you were going to say "About half my forum posts have been asking for an AZTEC"
Great news indeed.
bazzar
Charter Member 2018
This is the PA-23-250 "C" model of the mid 60's. It has a good old factory-delivered steam-driven cockpit. We prefer to specialise in classics for our own stuff - glass arrays are fine but take a long time to deliver properly if you want depth as well as reasonable frames. As our market are likely to be cruising some pretty awesome sceneries in the Aztec, we've kept the focus on simple, frame-rate friendly flying.
donnybalonny
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As our market are likely to be cruising some pretty awesome sceneries in the Aztec, we've kept the focus on simple, frame-rate friendly flying.
Its a good attitude. After all, what we see on our PC screen(s) is a compromise. Some 60% of my simflying has a strong focus on whats going on outside the cabin. At the moment I´m preparing my vacations in a little campervan in the Alps. Its fun and for that, I need an AC with a good feel and that looks good enough. I dont need picture perfect super realistic panel textures. Smooth gauges, yes, but often I prefer good readability over 100% realistic looks.
I´m not going to buy the Aztec. I´m not into small twins. The engines take way to much of the outside look, but its a good idea. I would prefer a European classic like the Jodel DR150, a small French gullwing beauty.
Bushpounder
SOH-CM-2024
Hey Don, I thought you were going to say "About half my forum posts have been asking for an AZTEC"
Great news indeed.
CLOSE!!! LOL!!
Don
Bushpounder
SOH-CM-2024
This is the PA-23-250 "C" model of the mid 60's. It has a good old factory-delivered steam-driven cockpit. We prefer to specialise in classics for our own stuff - glass arrays are fine but take a long time to deliver properly if you want depth as well as reasonable frames. As our market are likely to be cruising some pretty awesome sceneries in the Aztec, we've kept the focus on simple, frame-rate friendly flying.
I am so glad you are doing an older version. I flew the B model (about 500 hours in it) which isn't too different from the C. They are a sweet, hard working airplane. I am glad you are going steam on it. I could see glass IF it was some of the last ones made as an option. One option that was, and I guess still is popular on these planes are tip tanks. They removed the old rounded ones and added fiberglass tips. That added 18 gallons onto each side, which is basically one more hour of flying combined. Fuel burn was right around 32ish gph if I am remembering correctly, and they do make it look nicer. Just a thought. I am really looking forward to this. With the Navajo coming soon and this, I am only missing a couple of planes I used to fly. This is like Christmas!! Thank you!!
Don
txnetcop
Charter Member
Sweet! How bout this classic paintjob? I'm not even sure what version this is.... can someone tell me please?
That looks like a 1962-64 "model B" varient...long nose. The B was one of the first GA airplanes to feature a modular instrument panel, allowing instruments and avionics to be removed and replaced much more easily than before. The B also had removable skin panels in the nose to ease access to the area behind the panel, the battery, "brake valves," and hydraulic fluid supply.
