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Piper PA-28 family

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Piper PA-28 family · Simulator versions
ProductPiper 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 ↗
Developer / publisherJust FlightJust FlightSimCodersAerosphereAerosphereAerosphereAerosphereCarenadoCarenadovFlyteAirvFlyteAir
SimulatorMSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12X-Plane 12X-Plane 12X-Plane 12X-Plane 12MSFS 2020MSFS 2020X-Plane 12X-Plane 12
Product typeAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onEnhancementThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-onAircraftThird-party add-on
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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 indications

The 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 controls

Just 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 cockpit

Just 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 aircraft

The 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 Arrow

SimCoders 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 requirement

The 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.

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Manuals & resourcesMicrosoft 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 ↗