Piper PA-28 family
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| Product | Piper PA-28 family · Just Flight ↗ | Piper PA-28 family · Just Flight ↗ | REP for Just Flight Arrow aircraft ↗ | PA-28-181 Piper Archer III / LX / DX package ↗ | Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C ↗ | Piper PA-28-235 Charger / Cherokee 235 ↗ | Piper PA28-161 Warrior II ↗ | PA28-181 ↗ | PA28R-201 ↗ | PA-28 Cherokee 140 ↗ | Piper PA28R Arrow III G5 - E1000 ↗ |
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| Developer / publisher | Just Flight | Just Flight | SimCoders | Aerosphere | Aerosphere | Aerosphere | Aerosphere | Carenado | Carenado | vFlyteAir | vFlyteAir |
| Simulator | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 | X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11 | X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 12 | MSFS 2020 | MSFS 2020 | X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 12 |
| Product type | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | EnhancementThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on |
| Availability | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released |
| Products and variants | PA-28-161 Warrior II (MSFS) ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (MSFS) ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Arrow III (MSFS) ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released | PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 12) ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 12) ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 12) ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 12) ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 12) ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 11) ↗X-Plane 11 · Aircraft · Released PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 11) ↗X-Plane 11 · Aircraft · Released PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 11) ↗X-Plane 11 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 11) ↗X-Plane 11 · Aircraft · Released PA-28R Arrow III (X-Plane 11) ↗X-Plane 11 · Aircraft · Released | Reality Expansion Pack · Piper P28R Arrow III ↗X-Plane 12 · Enhancement · ReleasedRequires the corresponding Just Flight aircraft and simulator edition named here. Reality Expansion Pack · JustFlight Piper PA-28 Turbo Arrow III/IV ↗X-Plane 11 · Enhancement · ReleasedRequires the older Just Flight Turbo Arrow for X-Plane 11. The developer explicitly excludes the newer X-Plane 12 base aircraft. REP for Just Flight Arrow III XP11 ↗X-Plane 11 · Enhancement · ReleasedRequires the Just Flight non-turbo Arrow III for XP11. | PA-28-181 Piper Archer III / LX / DX package ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Piper PA-28-235 Charger / Cherokee 235 ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Piper PA28-161 Warrior II ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | PA28-181 ↗MSFS 2020 · Aircraft · Released | PA28R-201 ↗MSFS 2020 · Aircraft · Released | PA-28 Cherokee 140 ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Piper PA28R Arrow III G5 - E1000 ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released |
| Documented highlights | The Arrow’s fuel and electrical indicationsThe Arrow III manual describes two wing tanks feeding a selector with left, right and off positions, supported by engine-driven and electric pumps. Its ammeter indicates electrical load, not battery discharge. The Turbo Arrow has its own pump and warning controlsJust Flight represents both the conventional-tail Turbo Arrow III and T-tail IV. Their manual describes a three-position auxiliary fuel-pump switch, a separate primer control and an overboost warning in the annunciator panel. These details distinguish the turbocharged cockpit from the normally aspirated Arrow. | The X-Plane 12 Archer TX/LX’s glass cockpitJust Flight and Thranda’s TX/LX represents the modernised Archer with G1000 displays and an EFD 1000 standby unit on a secondary power system. The developer lists optional synthetic vision and GFC 700 controls. This configuration differs from the analogue PA-28 variants grouped in the same family. Use the tablet to configure a personal aircraftThe TX/LX’s EFB includes weight and balance, aircraft state, engine condition, interactive checklists and dynamic paint schemes. Its electrical breakers connect to X-Plane’s failure logic. The page also documents selectable spark-plug fouling and vapour-lock effects, giving the cockpit displays and configuration menus specific systems to explore. | The normally aspirated REP requires the X-Plane 12 ArrowSimCoders explicitly requires Just Flight’s X-Plane 12 Arrow III for this enhancement. It excludes both the Turbo Arrow and the older X-Plane 11 Arrow. Documented additions include a custom IO-360 engine model, automatic gear extension, an interactive walkaround and a maintenance hangar with persistent aircraft condition. The Turbo Arrow REP has a different version requirementThe separate Turbo Arrow enhancement requires Just Flight’s older X-Plane 11 base aircraft; SimCoders explicitly excludes its newer X-Plane 12 counterpart. Its TSIO-360 simulation includes turbo lag, interactions between engine controls, selectable fixed or automatic wastegates, and maintenance options for oil, plugs and exhaust equipment. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. |
| Manuals & resources | Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗PA28 Arrow manual ↗PA28 Turbo Arrow manual ↗PA28 Warrior manual ↗ | PA-28-181 Archer TX/LX (X-Plane 12) ↗PA-28-181 Archer III (X-Plane 12) ↗PA-28-161 Warrior II (X-Plane 12) ↗PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV (X-Plane 12) ↗ | Reality Expansion Pack · Piper P28R Arrow III ↗Reality Expansion Pack · JustFlight Piper PA29 Turbo Arrow III/IV ↗ | PA-28-181 Piper Archer III / LX / DX package for XP12-AeroSp ↗ | Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C - XP12/XP11-AeroSphere-PA28-180 ↗ | Piper PA-28-235 Charger / Cherokee 235-AeroSphere-PA28-235 ↗ | Piper PA28-161 Warrior II XP12-AeroSphere-PA28-161-XP12 ↗ | PA28-181 MSFS2020 – Carenado ↗ | PA28R-201 MSFS2020 – Carenado ↗ | vFlyteAir - add-on aircraft for X-Plane ↗ | Piper PA28R Arrow III G5 - E1000 XP12-vFlyteAir-ArrowG5-12 ↗ |