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REP for Just Flight Arrow aircraft · SimCoders · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
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.
Gathered SimCoders Turbo Arrow page · product-specific compatibility boundary
REP for Just Flight Arrow aircraft · SimCoders · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Released product and variants
The normally aspirated Arrow III has distinct REP products for the Just Flight XP11 and XP12 aircraft. Turbo Arrow III/IV is a separate XP11 REP. Each requires its named Just Flight base aircraft.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
Piper PA-28 family
Piper built the Cherokee family around an all-metal low-wing airframe, an unpressurised cabin and a single piston engine. Entry is through a right-side door reached from the wing. Engines, wing shapes and landing gear changed across the range.
Warrior, Arrow, Turbo Arrow and Dakota models use different configurations. Fixed or retractable gear and normally aspirated or turbocharged engines are described in each simulator product's manual.
Aircraft / family
Bold Warrior: A New Pilot Buys a Piper PA-28-151 for Training, Traveling
Justin Derendal · 16 November 2018
Trips that reward us
Chip Wright · 14 January 2025
Get Your Glass Sweepstakes: Fly me to the moon
Ian J. Twombly · 5 November 2008
PA-28-236 Dakota · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The Dakota’s release and represented configuration
Microsoft’s 27 June 2025 announcement describes the fixed-gear PA-28-236 with a 235 hp Lycoming and two-blade constant-speed propeller. The package includes ten liveries. It was offered free to MSFS 2024 owners as the third of four launch-related gifts, with a separate paid Marketplace release for MSFS 2020.
Official Famous Flyer 12 announcement · historical release terms
PA-28-236 Dakota · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The original MSFS 2020 release
The June 2025 Famous Flyer 12 announcement explicitly lists a paid MSFS 2020 Marketplace release alongside the free make-good aircraft for MSFS 2024 owners.
2025-06-27 · release and package scope
Piper PA-28-236 Dakota
The PA-28-236 Dakota combines the PA-28's low-wing, four-seat cabin with a six-cylinder engine and fixed tricycle gear. The family also includes the smaller Warrior and retractable-gear Arrow.
The Dakota retains the stabilator and single right-side cabin door. Its engine, loading and performance figures are specific to this version.
Represented aircraft
Piper Dakota: The Little Hauler
Edward G. Tripp · January 1979 · magazine pp.35–40
Cherokee 235/Dakota
21 April 2014 · owner comments
The Piper Dakota: Power & Comfort
Michelle Adserias interviews Stan Cunningham · 18 June 2025
