Beechcraft F33A Bonanza for FSX/P3D

I picked this up in the sale for an absolute bargain and I couldn't be happier. If I had the chance to fly it before-hand, on sort of a trial period, I think I would have been happy to pay full price for it. Granted, this is the first Carenado product that I've bought, and I know that they do great stuff, based on what I've read - so maybe I'm just enamoured with this F33A because it's my first experience with top of the line payware.

The model itself is stunning, I don't have any other aircraft in my hangar that match the level of detail that this thing has. The texture mapping is amazing, making even the smallest of details seem prominent. Gorgeous reflections on the glass and light playing over the panels adds a degree of realism that is unmatched by anything else I've flown. Through my first start up sequence, I was really pleased with the quality of the sound package; it's very authentic, or at least it feels like it is, I've not actually heard an F33A in real life. But the fact that it makes me think it is the real thing, is surely a testament to how good the sounds are. They work wonders in bringing a depth and texture to the aircraft, creating an almost tangible recreation of this wonderful Beechcraft.

On the inside, everything is just as polished. The realistic lighting effects and the highly detailed panel make the cockpit really atmospheric and actually pretty cosy. Again, I haven't actually flown one of these, so I can't confirm that the flight dynamics are accurate, but this F33A certainly behaves and performs like it seems it should. Which is enough to keep me immersed almost indefinitely. The other contributors to immersion, are the smaller details that always seem to get overlooked, like vibrating exhausts and working sun visors.

It's very easy to let yourself completely commit to the experience that this aircraft offers; I've had a lot of fun and spent many hours getting familiar with the ins-and-outs, building up my confidence. This is the first aircraft in a long time that I keep wanting to come back to; whether you catch it on sale or not, I think this one is definitely worth checking out.

What a blast!! This little bird SIPS fuel at a rate comparable to some LSAs I have flown. 150kts at 8,500ft and 8gal an hour? shoot I'll take that any day of the week, twice on Sunday. The airplane just wants to fly, that is the best way I can describe it. the Pitch and yaw tendency when you go full throttle is nothing in this aircraft like it would be in a 172 or even an Archer. Find your desired cruise speed and height, trim it right and this bird will fly itself, no autopilot needed, with MINIMAL input from you to keep her that way. That to me, is a damn perfect aircraft. Very friendly on the landings, excellent frame rate with no lag even on my older machine, and excellent functionality of all the gauges and switches. still getting familiar with this Garmin setup, but for now it does the job and gets me where I want to go. I highly recommend this one for the General Aviation enthusiasts.... I was just going to test fly it after it finished downloading.... that turned into a 2 hour leisure trip around Las Vegas and part of the Grand Canyon.... and I barely used a quarter of my fuel to do it!!

P3Dv4.5 I am a former Beech F33A/A36 pilot. I am a little bit disappointed. Many things don't work correctly. 1-the taxi and landing lights don't work (very tiny lights). Same for the beacon (anticllosion light), it doesn't turn. A tiny blinking). 2- the selection altitude mode doesn't work on the panel. 3- the engine parameters don't look like real according to the speed, the flaps (mode approach) 4- the taxiing movements are not very real. (floating movments) 5- the GPS doesn't work correctly

But the design of the plane and the cockpit are success. If you have much money, choose the A2A Bonanza V35

Very good product.