LStone

I have flown this plane a lot since it came out. I am finding that it is very true to the POH performance numbers for power settings, cruise, rate of climb, etc. Like the real thing, when landing you have to be aware of that heavy front end and keep some power to keep the nose up until touch-down. I am hoping to check the climb performance right tup to the service ceiling pretty soon. I enjoy flying these sims in the Rocky Mountains and the canyons and high airports of the western US, as it affords a great setting for seeing how the plane mimics density altitude performance. I would love to see them fill out the Cherokee family with the Arrow II, which many consider to be the best of the Arrow line, with more cruise airspeed and load than the later planes, and the Dakota, the natural successor to the Charger/Pathfinder. I like this plane much, much better than the Aerosphere Cherokee 180, which always seemed to me to be too twitchy, and Aerosphere's Arrow III, which I have always had a hard time with. The Charger is much more like their Cherokee 6-260, which I think is a very admirable and well done sim. Or maybe I just like flying these heavy airplanes!

This plane is a lot of fun and I'm surprised we don't see more conversation. I'd love to see a review from a pilot familiar with the real Cherokee Charger/Pathfinder. It's not identical to the Dakota in many ways. For those who prefer the Hershey Bar wing, this is the plane!