Recommendations for ga aircraft?

[wealthysoup]

I am currently looking for a very good GA ( General Aviation) aircraft (Hopefully, One of the best you can get ) is there anything that stands out above all the others that is a must buy in terms of realism, decent panel, nice virtual cockpit, doesnt kill the frames (altough if theres a really good one that is heavy on the frame rates then say so)etc.

P.S. the only GA addon I have is Just flights flying club

[CODY614]

http://www.carenado.com/ecommerce/index.php3
You missed his christmas special.
http://www.aeroworx.com/b200.html
This thing kicks butt!
And then there is all the the other stuff that everbody else will add.

[C]

Real Air Simulations SF 260

[Ecko]

ANYTHING Carenado..

Aerosoft Diamond DA-20

RealAir Marchetti SF.260

Eaglesoft Cirrus

There's lots of other stuff, but this is the best I could think of.

[Rocket_Bird]

Right now for GA I'm flying Carenado's Cessna 182, which I find is a real nice/fast all-round prop plane.  If your a big fan of 1978 Cessnas, this is the one for you.

As mentioned before, the Aeroworx King Air is also a very beautiful aircraft.  I believe its possibily the most realistically modelled payware in general out there.  But only if you like twin turboprops!  Personally id say get both  ;D

[GA_Pilot]

Might also throw in for your consideration, Dreamfleets Baron 58, or the Bonanza A36

[Alphajet_Enthusiast]

Real Air Simulations SF 260

Definite must have.  :)

[smashie]

SF.260

A36 & Baron 58

All three are must haves

[wealthysoup]

Those all seem to be amazing aircraft (now after spending about 30mins looking at them i've only eliminated 1, thinking about a second one) Don't like glass cockpits so Eaglesoft cirrus is out, am still thinking about ther king air even though I don't like its artifical horizon.
Also is the sf 260s cockpit as basic as it appears in screenshots or is it more advanced than that? It seems like very basic guages compared to the a36 or baron 38

[C]

Depends what you mean by basic/advanced. From what I remember the actual guages come with 2 levels of detail. If you mean that they are all analogue, well its a GA aircraft so has to be a expected. The cockpit performs exactly as it would be expected to...

http://www.realairsimulations.com/products/sf260/screenshots.php

[Felix/FFDS]

My favorite all-around runabout GA plane is the Carenado Piper Cherokee (I think) included in the Abacus USA Landscapes collection.

I like their V.35 Bonanza from the Premier Collection also.

[smashie]

The SF.260's cockpit may appear basic, but the flight model is spot on. I've had it since it first came out and I never get bored flying it.

[GA_Pilot]

The pilot of the SF.260 looks like a deranged maniac..

[Felix/FFDS]

The pilot of the SF.260 looks like a deranged maniac..

and I wonder what WE look like to someone that may pass by while we're so intent on flying between those imposing mountains on the computer?

(takes one to know one?)

[CODY614]

Those all seem to be amazing aircraft (now after spending about 30mins looking at them i've only eliminated 1, thinking about a second one) Don't like glass cockpits so Eaglesoft cirrus is out, am still thinking about ther king air even though I don't like its artifical horizon.
Also is the sf 260s cockpit as basic as it appears in screenshots or is it more advanced than that? It seems like very basic guages compared to the a36 or baron 38

The Aeroworx B200 comes with EFIS and Analog, Which I find I like more than EFIS.

Jeff T.