Alabeo General Forum

Is there any alternative download server for an Alabeo purchase. There seems to be a chronic problem with their server - it is so slow it would literally take a week or more to download my 465 MB purchase.

For years now, Carenado/Alabeo have put various sized N numbers on their aircraft, but they never seem to be the RIGHT size, at least until just the more recent releases. US N numbers are to be no less than 12" high and have certain spacing, color and background requirements as well. Carenado just seems to make them whatever size will fit in the space they decide to put it or that looks good with the livery. I notice most repainters do this as well. Look at photos of the real aircraft, then look at the sims. Not even close to the right size. I know it sounds nit picky, but it really detracts from the realism for me. I also wish they would at least include ONE o…

I figured out why the tail on the Tomahawk looked 'funny' sometimes......I finally noticed that when trimming, the entire stabilizer moves! I notice last night, and tested it. Anyone else seeing this or just me? Yes, I know it is years old and probably won't even be acknowledged, let alone fixed, but solves a mystery for me. JCH

Hi, I posted this on another board but didn't get a solution. I truly enjoy flying the Ovation in X-Plane 11, but the wind noise is unbearable and takes away all of the fun of flying this amazing aircraft. From shortly after rotation and all the way through climb, cruise and descent, the sound of the wind is so out of proportion with ambience inside the aircraft, that it is now rendering it unusable. I have activated the Bose noise canceling, and that helped a little, but it is still very difficult to hear the output sounds from the engine - especially during the important phases of climb and descent. I have already tried every possible adjustment combination in XP's…

I would love to have a good Piper aircraft simulation. But I noticed that none of the Alabeo/Carenado Pipers come equipped with DME readouts. I still like to use Vors and find intersections by Vor radial and DME. Why is a rather important IFR instrument overlooked?

I have to say, their GA offerings are just awesome. I have 40 hours in the Seminole and just bought the Chieftain, and for all the trouble you usually associate with landing GA airplanes in P3D, these airplanes all fly and land like a dream. A real shoutout to the Alabeo team - you guys make some fantastic airplanes!

Just bought the Chieftain, but do not find any Alabeo panel layout information. For example: tried to put in an ADF setting, but could not get what I thought was the ADF instrument to set what I needed. Is there there a photo of the Chieftain panel with everything noted? I'm not a newbie at this sim stuff, but each aircraft has its own layout and finding your way around is sometimes a problem. Carenado does provide a panel photo and that helps as does A2A. Maybe there is a good, in depth YouTube video of the panel (no, not just a review of the plane overall), if so I'd like a reference. Archive1

Just downloaded this little workhorse a few days ago to go along with the many little Orbx airfields I have, and it's also great for just low and slow exploration of the region (esp. Orbx's PNW) and all the eye candy. I looked around for some repaints, and couldn't find any. Lots available for the Agtruck, but this one seems to have been left out. If anyone has any links you could point me to, I would much appreciate it. I particularly like the 'green and beige army camo' (shown in link below), but seems to be a dead end : https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?289381-Textures-for-Piper-Brave-Alabeo-for-FSX Thank-you, Milan ..…

The sale is almost over . Thinking of getting either the Seminole, the Conquest or 421 but there always seems to be problems with their aircraft not flying according to real world procedures. Maybe some one here can tell me the best one to get -----thanks Louis CYYC

For a developer which has had a steady flow of new products since it appeared on the scene years ago, Alabeo now seems to have fallen into a state of hibernation. Their last new product was, I think, the Cessna 170 which was released last year and they have been uncharacteristically silent since, with nothing on their ‘incoming’ page for months. Maybe they are going to go back under the Carenado brand or maybe they have just run out of ideas! Bill

Hi all, Has any of the Alabeo twins have windshield rain effects or updated with PBR. Im looking at the C421 or C441 but there’s no mention of dimmable instrument lights or rain effects and PBR. Are there future updates coming?

I have nearly all the "Carebeo" pistons and enjoy them all. Especially with tweaks offered here on these forums. My next and if done right favorite plane is bound to be the non-geared Cessna 414. Alabeo/Carenado are you listening? Give us a Cessna 414...

Not sure this topic was already covered elsewhere, but when flying the Alabeo Piper Chieftain in X-Plane 11, every time I am ready to touch-down on a runway, the aircraft veers left and crashes off the runway. I have tried this at different airports and the same thing happens. Final approach is right on and speed and config just fine during the entire approach. But, when I begin to flare, the aircraft just wants to go off to the left and cartwheel into the grass. I have no problem with this flying the Carenado Navajo or any other Alabeo airplanes. Since the Chieftain is designed for both XPlane 10 and XPlane 11, I am wondering if there is something in the coding causing t…

I own the Saratoga for P3d and want to see if there is a update, however, I cannot remember where I bought it. I can log into my Aleboe account however, is shows no purchases. I checked Aerosoft and Flightsim shop and not there. Thanks. Bob

There are no pictures yet but the C170B is listed on the Incoming page: http://www.alabeo.com/sitealabeo/incoming/

Hello Alabeo, Guys I just wanted to make a simple request. On the next development projects, is it possible to spend a little more time in development, and make ALL lighting in the cockpits dimmable? Please? Pretty Please? In the world of VR nowadays, it totally sucks flying with bright lights in the cockpit at night! I’m willing to pay more for the add-ons. Please take this request into consideration. Thanks. Ray

Hello, I have purchased the R66 and I cannot figure out how can I reduce/increase throttle. I have it assigned to joystick keys and they work with other helicopters, but not with this one. As a result, when I start the engine it goes straight to 100% RPM. Alabeo's checklist specifies closing and opening the throttle, but it doesn't seem to affect anything. What am I doing wrong?

Yes, I'm greedy, and cheap, and I like Alabeo planes. BUT, it's been over a year since you had a sale. Is there going to be one any time soon? Thanks.

I created a ticket for support about a week ago and I haven't heard squawk. Any idea how I can raise my hand higher? I also asked Carenado if their support team would be able to help me. I will still give them a few days as I just created my ticket last night but...

Dear community, I just bought Alabeo DA42 to train for my actual ME/IR on a real life DA42. Although Alabeo looks fenominal I do experience some issue's that make's it impossible to train. But maybe I am doing something wrong. First issue is the Garmin 1000 PFD. The direct to button works, the FPL button works, however MENU and PROC doesn't seem to work? Am I doing something wrong or can I make it work as the default G1000 in the Cessna 172??? If I can't punch in departure, arrivals and approaches, then this makes this simulator not suitable for training the real thing. I downloaded all the Cerenado data. Am I doing something wrong or do these buttons really n…

Hi everybody. Alabeo Company plans to do DA62 after Diamond DA42? That would be great. I'm sure many people agree with me.

Hi. If I wanted to "supe up" a plane, any plane, what edit would I do in the cfg? I'd like to simulate adding turbo. Any ideas? Thanks.

I'm delighted with the Alabeo AgTruck - but I have one small problem: How do I operate the *hopper* (chemical) dispersal unit? I can do (liquid) spraying (default/smoke key "i") with no problems - and get great visual effects - but I just can't seem to be able to switch to or activate the central lower fuselage hopper when in flight. I've seen pics/videos of smoke effects coming from the central unit, so it must be possible. This is in P3Dv4.3. Here we are in liquid/spray mode: Anyone? Adam.

Just reinstalled the Robinson R66 in P3Dv4.3 and noticed that the VOR gauge is non-functional. Can anyone else confirm? I can change the compass card on the gauge using the OBS knob, I can tune a VOR frequency on the radio, and I can receive the appropriate Morse signal through the radio, but I have no response from the VOR needles. I have tried multiple VORs across multiple locations. I have also ensured that I'm not in some hidden inadvertent "GPS" mode with the avionics (despite lacking a GPS), and I have confirmed VOR functionality with other aircraft in the same region. No response to an ILS beam either. I sent a report highlighting this to Carenado today, …

I am having a hard time getting the fuel flow gauge to come on and I really need it to work