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What do you look for in a Carenado Seneca V?

Because we are primarily concerned with operating the Carenado Seneca V in one of our flight simulators, I tend to look at the maximum, high speed cruise curves, or speed tables and am not concerned about fuel consumption-other than the effects on my particular flight plan.

Is the Carenado Seneca V intercooled or turbocharged?

Because our new Carenado Seneca V has both turbocharged and intercooled engines, maybe I should explain these terms for our normally aspirated friends that may be stepping up to their first turbo.

Is the Carenado Seneca V available in FSX and P3D?

Both are available at Carenado for FSX and P3D, but you will be missing out on the Garmin G600 glass panel and club seating in the Seneca V. This is a new model with the G1000 avionics – not the G600 like the 2004 Carenado model. HD quality virtual cockpit, exterior, and sounds for the Carenado Seneca V flying in P3Dv2.3 by gpestel.

Is the Seneca V a Carenado pa-46t Malibu?

The Carenado PA-46T Malibu JetProp had the G500 panel installed so those owners will feel right at home in the new Seneca V with the G600 panels. With both of these planes being Piper products they have so much in common that they look like sisters.

What is Seneca V?

The Seneca V fuselage is a highly upgraded version of the fixed gear PA–32 that debuted with the Cherokee Six in the mid-1960s. Now, however, the four club seats in the back and the cockpit seats are stitched in soft leather compliments of the Piper Saratoga II HP total makeover back in 1993.

How many KTAS does a Seneca V have?

A Seneca review published in AOPA Magazine in March, 2013 stated the Seneca V with the G600 panel flying at 7,500 feet returned 177 KTAS with intermediate cruise settings.

What is an intercooler on a Seneca engine?

The Intercooler is a recent addition to the Seneca engines and is used to reduce the heat the turbocharger produces and to help with more efficient combustion. This cooler air being fed to the combustion chambers is the basis for the term - intercooled - engines.

What was the Seneca II? What were its advantages?

The advantage was the guys could play footsies under the little table with the girls and the cabin felt larger.

Is the Carenado G600 a real Garmin?

It is important that you read this document because the Carenado edition is not a true replica of the real world Garmin G600 found in the real world Seneca V. Carenado’s edition is slightly more than a Garmin G500 but less than a G600.

Prop island hop

My journey with Carenado’s Piper PA34T Seneca V began from Miami Executive in Florida. I flew south to Key West, deciding to hang low and fly parallel to the well-known Overseas Highway. It’s already quite the scenic journey from the road, but flying above just makes the blue hues of the Gulf of Mexico all the more gorgeous to look at.

Indulging in the intricacies

Performing this series of short hops around the tropics was the perfect use case for the Seneca. As I mentioned at the onset of this article, it really didn’t take long at all for me to become fond of this little twin-prop. Comparing it directly to the default Beechcraft Baron, the Seneca has a slightly more complex feature set.

The stable flight Seneca

Similar to Just Flight’s Piper Arrow, Carenado’s Seneca demonstrates just how good an aircraft can be in Microsoft Flight Simulator when it’s given special attention. This isn’t to say that the default planes are bad. They do come off a little more “cheap-feeling” compared to high-quality payware such as this, however.

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