Exported to countries around the globe, Jabiru aircraft is a tried and tested concept in Australian aviation, being used for recreational flying, flight training, rural property management, commuting, surveillance and surveying. The Jabiru J160/J170 aircraft are powered by a Jabiru 4 cylinder 4 stroke 2200cc air cooled engines and makes the aircraft a joy to fly, with a 100 knot cruise speed and a very economical engine, it is a popular train... Australia’s most popular light sport aircraft!
Exported to countries around the globe, Jabiru aircraft is a tried and tested concept in Australian aviation, being used for recreational flying, flight training, rural property management, commuting, surveillance and surveying. The Jabiru J160/J170 aircraft are powered by a Jabiru 4 cylinder 4 stroke 2200cc air cooled engines and makes the aircraft a joy to fly, with a 100 knot cruise speed and a very economical engine, it is a popular training aircraft for Australia’s Recreational Aviation certification.
Version 1. 3 onwards also features enhanced weather using elements of Weather Preset Pro by SoFly Sim. The included weather presets mean you can experience the brand-new bush trips the way we intended. Simply installing the new update will give you instant access to this new material completely free of charge.
Of course, you can always expand on your included weather presets with the full version of Weather Preset Pro and continue flying the J160/J170 in 50 other presets that provides scenic views and challenging approaches. You can also buy Weather Preset Pro from here.
DISCLAIMER
Under NO circumstances is any component of this product intended to replace, or compliment, any form of real-world training materials. The intended use is for entertainment purposes ONLY. ALWAYS refer to approved publications from the aircraft manufacturer when flying aircraft.
This product is an artistic representation of the Jabiru J160/J170 and is not endorsed or affiliated with Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd.
All trademarks shown are the property of their respective owners and are used for descriptive purposes only.
FEATURES
- Product installers included for Microsoft Flight Simulator [MSFS] (Steam and Microsoft Store Distribution) - Two airframes for the price of one! The Jabiru J160 & J170! - Four custom instrument panels over a variety of aircraft layouts. - A superb soundset recorded directly from the Jabiru engine using Wwise techniques. - TWO BONUS Bush Trips! Explore the Gippsland Lakes area of Eastern Victoria and visit locations close to the heart of the IRIS Simulations team and explore tropical Queensland from the coast to the Outback, home of Jabiru Aircraft! - High resolution paintkit available separately (Download Link) - An in-simulator aircraft manager allows the user to toggle on or off various visual parts. - A superb flight model for the light handling and excellent characteristics of the Jabiru J160 & J170 aircraft tested and flown by Jabiru pilots and instructors. - A total of twenty high resolution paint schemes over two aircraft.
Have you ever dreamed about flying like a bird, outside of a metal can with a windshield? Now you have a chance to do it in Microsoft Flight Simulator - take on your suit and prepare for a mind blowing experience!
You can hover like a helicopter, or escort an airliner like a jet fighter. Participate in competitions or fly above cities in VR mount raising hands to control the flight like in RL.
BASIC CONTROLS
Flaps handle is flight mode switch:
- Flap #1 Cruise flight... Have you ever dreamed about flying like a bird, outside of a metal can with a windshield? Now you have a chance to do it in Microsoft Flight Simulator - take on your suit and prepare for a mind blowing experience!
You can hover like a helicopter, or escort an airliner like a jet fighter. Participate in competitions or fly above cities in VR mount raising hands to control the flight like in RL.
BASIC CONTROLS
Flaps handle is flight mode switch:
- Flap #1 Cruise flight - native flight model only active - Flap #2 Stabilization - automatics will try to hold you in vertical position, manual control effectiveness also increased; in horizontal flight - increases controls quality and stabilize the wing - Flap #3 Hovering - automatics will try to hold you 10 meters above the surface, set throttle to 0% or 100% to avoid controls conflict - Flap #4 Landing - when you hover above ground, enable to land smoothly - Flap #5 Parachute - ensure you have at least 500ft altitude above ground. To toggle chute quickly, you can use Gears handle [G]
Anti Ice [H] - toggle first person view helmet visibility
All listed settings can be switch by clickable Control Panel.
Int > End fixed camera (A to toggle)
HOW REAL IS IT?
We are not trying to build a copy of any real aircraft. However, we are trying to make it fly at least somehow realistically for given specifications, in the existing limits of MSFS and our knowledge. Please consider JW1 as an evaluation of simulator capabilities rather than an attempt to create a flight trainer. Any experience you will get with this add-on can't be used in real life, both for flying or aircraft building.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STAGE
Project finished! Get latest freeware or payware version and enjoy the freedom. You can always leave feedback or report issues in comments on website or in our Discord. Some technical limitations exists that we can't affect anyhow, but they will be solved by MSFS developers with time.
SPECIFICATIONS
Aircraft Type: wing shaped jetpack
Maximum takeoff weight: 350lbs
Engines: x4 jet 100lbs thrust each
Autonomy: 15 minutes
Max range: 90km
Take off: vertical hovering
Landing: parachute
VR: supported
Indication: Modern HMD
Visual effects: downwash, exhaust smoke, ground contact dust, water contact
Unpack folder touchingcloud-aircraft-jw1 into Community directory of MSFS, launch simulator. You can use an add-on installer if you have any.
To install alternative flight model, after main files already unpacked (previous step), copy content of maxx2504-flight-model into community folder. Alternative FM is more stable and predictable – jetpack will fly like a small plane rather than body attached to the wing. If you feel default one too hard to control – try new one. If you are happy with “challenging” style of default FM – you better stay on it.
HOW TO UNINSTALL?
Delete folder touchingcloud-aircraft-jw1 from Community directory of MSFS, restart simulator.
IS VR/TrackIR SUPPORTED?
MSFS SDK has a limitation which makes impossible to track VR view, but workaround exist which makes possible to predict view direction. You need to center camera before the flight (Space key bu default). To adjust tracking sensitivity, use wheels on Control Panel - hold controller trigger on one of the wheels, move head away from the center, move controller to center display, release trigger.
You can also try to use motion controllers during flight, moving on the ground or landing with parachute. In First Person view ("Close" camera) near to pilot hands you can find motion control areas (half transparent spheres) - grab left one first (move controller inside of it and hold the trigger), then right one. Hold triggers to keep motion controls active.
Readme PDF file is inside of install archive.
To apply hot fixes (if you have not made manual changes in config files), just unpack archive content into Community over existing folder. Before minor (like 0. 9. 0) or major (like 1. 0) updates recommended to remove old version completely.
