PA42 CHEYENNE III FSX | P3D

A few months ago I bought the 31T Chieftain and constantly had 1 engine failure within 5 mins after take off then the second engine failed - checked the usual fuel pump - fuel on etc - eventually gave up the aircraft Yesterday in the big sale - I bought the PA42T version - familiarized myself with all controls etc. - no problems with engine starts - took off and got engine failures on both Used the software engine starts and checked position of switches with Start up Proceedures - took of ---- with the same result of both engine failures What am I doing wrong - that that repeats exactly what happened with the PA 31T many years ago I …

This is a small update to the Cheyenne IIIA modification. 1. Minor fixes to cockpit sounds. 2. Autopilot update. 3. Added propeller drag at very low power settings. 4. Updated the ADF to facilitate easier frequency changes. 5. Activated the Carenado Radar in the Carenado GNS530 panel. This can be easily done for any of the panels in the panel.cfg files. It will be on the street shortly as a complete mod update. If you are not on the distribution list and would like a copy, please send my a PM here with your email address. Regards, Bill

A few months ago I bought the 31T Chieftain and constantly had 1 engine failure within 5 mins after take off then the second engine failed - checked the usual fuel pump - fuel on etc - eventually gave up the aircraft Yesterday in the big sale - I bought the PA42T version - familiarized myself with all controls etc. - no problems with engine starts - took off and got engine failures on both Used the software engine starts - and noted position of switches in line with startup procedures - took off - both engines failed again I don't have any other probs with all my many Carenado aircraft - including Turbos - eg Aero Commander 690 so wh…

Just purchased PA42 and GTN 750 for P3D V5, and can’t get autopilot to work. Both the default GN530 and the addon GTN 750 appear to be on and working, but plane won’t couple to Nav mode or Heading mode. The plane just circles. Altitude hold doesn’t work either.

Do these signs not illuminate when switched on from the cockpit? Did Carenado leave these inoperative? Flying Bill's mod for the IIIA. Stew

Hi guys, Anybody know what powerplants are strapped to the Carenado Cheyenne II ?? Dave

Hi, I recently bought the Cheyenne III and installed Mod 1.2 I must have made some kind of error because the captains ADI is Inop, indicating 30deg up all the time. When loading the default Carenado panel, ADI is operative. Anyone a clue/suggestion?

Carenado PA42 Cheyenne III starts as soon as battery switch is turned on With all other switches off including Starter/Generator, Ignition, Fuel Pump, not so much as a dome light, as soon as you switch on the Battery Master switch you hear the turbines winding up and both engines try to start. If the Condition Levers aren’t fully at Stop, both engines start in seconds and it takes off like a rocket. On my first attempt the axis on my Saitek X52 Pro that I’m using for the condition lever wasn’t calibrated, so it was at 1% and that was enough for both engines to roar to life. The only work around I’ve come up with is to skip the preflight and have everything set up for…

In case you were wondering, you can enable ATC to refer to you in the Cheyenne III (or when you ID yourself on a transfer to a new controller), by changing atc_model=PAY4 in the aircraft.cfg [General] section, the next line after atc_type=Piper. I tried several possibilities, and this one worked. Stew

Looks like SySong is making Cheyenne sounds. They're not out yet. I subscribe to their Youtube channel, and I just happened to buy Cheyenne on the Back Friday sale. So, good news all round.

I'm having trouble getting the autopilot to lock into a VOR. it continues past the needle if it hasn't met up with it, or turns off course if its already on the needle. i was looking for something to switch it over to GPS. didn't find anything. Heading mode is working in a pinch, but this is rather irritating. am i overlooking something, or is this a bug? UPDATE: i moved the nav needle until the autopilot switched to NAV ARMED. i then spun it back to its original course. NAV CPLD was engaged and it worked fine after that.

After starting the Carenado Cheyenne lll engines I get a strange clicking sound that runs throughout the flight. Probably something I'm doing wrong but not sure what--haven't found a solution. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, John

I see on the Carenado web site advertising the PA42 one or two additional repaints not included in the purchase download. Be nice to have these with so few repaints from third parties out there. Any thoughts on how to obtain these?

Followed the earlier discussion. As far as I can tell, the PA42 has no beacons. Am running P3Dv4.5. There are the faintest little blips from strobes on the wing tanks in daylight. At night, there is no trace of any strobes (or beacons). Bit dangerous way to fly. Is this something particular to P3D4.5? Can't tweak anything as the lights are all embedded in the models. The Turbo Commander on the other hand has wonderful strobes.

Interestingly, Carenado didn’t exactly know what it had when modeling the Cheyenne III. The visual model is a Cheyenne IIIA, but the performance model seems to be a Cheyenne III. So, while developing the modification I decided to go with the IIIA. The difference in the airplanes is the engine. The III has the -41 engine while the IIIA utilizes the -61. The PT6A-61 engine is actually the same engine used in the King Air 300 (-60A), but coupled to a -42 gearbox. The result is no real difference in takeoff performance due to torque limits on the gearbox, but a substantial increase in cruise speed because the engine can produce rated torque at higher altitudes. Cha…

Hi all, a silly question but I cannot find the fuel switch or switches. Any knows where they are located in the Cheyenne iii?

Hello All: I recently purchased the Carenado Piper Cheyenne III. Despite following the Before Landing checklist precisely, I'm having trouble with the Beta range. Specifically, when decelerating on the landing roll, I move the Power Levers on my CH Products throttle quadrant into Reverse Range, and the reverse thrust slows the aircraft down as expected. I can her the props go into the beta range as expected. The problem starts when I come out of beta range to taxi (throttle cut-off position at the detent); the aircraft lunges forward, accelerates and skids wildly on the runway (even under full braking). After several seconds I can hear the turbines…

Can anyone confirm whether prop deice is functional or not?

Please send trouble tickets to Carenado and please add to this thread as you find problems. Prop animations viewed from the interior are corrupted. On startup, the right prop does not spin slowly. It goes directly from still to blurr. If the right engine is started first, the left prop disappears. It reappears when the right engine is shut down. On shutdown, the right prop stops immediately. The left prop spins down normally. The radar altimeter does not work. Even with the power turned on, the needle does not move. The elevator trim wheel animation is wrong. The trim wheel turns in the proper direction but the trim indication mo…

Hope this is the proper place for this query: Have just purchased a Carenado Cheyenne III which has dark and cold start capability. However the documentation supplied with the plane seems devoid of any checklist for doing a cold start. Perhaps there's a good YouTube video with that information. Any help from someone out there? Archive1

I'm curious if it carries over bugs from the Cheyenne II, how it flies, etc.

The included "documents" say standard engine torque cruise power setting is 1995 lb/ft. However, the red line is 1900 lb/ft. Do you cruise with the engines past red line or is there something I'm missing?

some texture started for pa42 new textures and images soon

Any way to have the capability to switch over to ground power as stated in the checklists so my battery does not drain? Did I overlook how to to this? Thanks.