Thank you for the insight! Could you also share some info for setting takeoff thrust? How precisely do you actually set it?

Sounds a lot like an MU-2. Not exactly the same thing, but lack of roll control in the Mitsubishi. A lighter airframe and gobs of power added to asymmetrical thrust does not a good outcome make. But, I need to ask, really, how often does a PT-6 fail on takeoff?

The cowlings are gigantic, the engines not so much, I suspect.

Make sure to send them an email to ask them about it!

They really did an awesome soundset on this one! I kinda hope they'll update their older fleet wth new sounds as well now! It would make some already awesome aircraft even more awesome!

Due to the time difference it was like 4AM when I recorded this here in the hotel. It's a rather badly isolated one as well, if I spoke my normal volume I would probably have woken everyone up as I have a rather loud voice.

@@A330Driver Are you constrained or trying to adhere to a constant upload schedule? I think audience would rather have inconsistent upload schedule if it meant more consistent production quality.

@@Not_LewisPeople really pushed me for this one, they just wanted to see the Turbine Duke. I really don’t think the quality is that much lower than in my usual videos, I just spoke a little more quiet 🤐

Thank you very much! That’s really appreciated!

Thank you!

Thank you!

It’s a pressurized airplane, we don’t have to worry about this 😄 In normal ops the cabin will climb at no more than 1000fpm.

@@A330Driver Yes, of course it is. But this single paying passenger looked at the V/S, not the cabin climb rate. It’s hidden behind the FO - and he has a terrible (!) cold from the earlier flight in the piston duke…🤪 (No, I won’t admit that I forgot this plane is pressurised…🧐)

Hate to be 'That Guy' but reducing pressure while climbing poses no problems at all for human ears, as they release pressure easily with no impediments. It is the increase in pressure while descending that causes the problems due to the design of the ear, low pressure area gets trapped and produces great pressure on ear drum as it tries to equalise. :) Always clear you ears early and often while descending to prevent discomfort - as once the pressure builds up to pain level (for whatever reason - small ear canal, cold etc) it is virtually impossible to relieve it without climbing again. Saying that - it is no problemm if the aircraft 'out-climbs' the cabin altitude, as once you reach max diff the cabin will just start climbing at the same rate as the aircraft, which is no big deal as you usually climb slower as you get higher anyway. Again it is in descent that there is a problem - if you out-descend the cabin then again it will start descending same rate as the aircraft (so the outside pressure doesn't exceed pressure in cabin - aircraft fuselage not designed to handle negative PD!)- which will greatly increase difficulties with ears! The P-3 I used to FE in was fully manually controlled for all pressurisation - so you had to fully manage it manually up and down. As an aside - doesn't get anywhere close to a test flight on a 744 - 6 people total with 10k per tank...VVI pinned at 6,000'/min (so actually climbing faster than that!) lol

Hi, ich habe dahingehend nichts weiter gehört. Zwar ging man davon aus, dass das SU15 bis dahin öffentlich sei, aber man hatte bereits einen Backup Plan. Ich denke mal auf den wird jetzt zurückgegriffen werden und in den nächsten Tagen wird es dann hoffentlich eine öffentliche Aussage dazu geben.

haha, they were alright, even though probably only because the hotel room is well conditioned. Guess if I took it out on the balcony the thing would have melted. I'm not using any special means to cool the laptop down, however it is one specifically designed for gaming.

hahaha, I like that one!

mmh, that might be a possibility. I'll look into it, thanks!

Hi, it's an option in the tablet. I believe I even show it at some point in the vid, though I don't have a timestamp ready right now, sorry.

Hi, I'm currently on layover. When I'm getting back home I certainly will have a look at BATC.

Okay

Hi, I typically first decide on the type of flight I want to do, say for example something scenic, something with weather, something with challenging approaches, etc. Based on that decision I check which addons I have available and how the conditions meet the expectations for the flight. I tend to say 99% of all times it's just the airports themselves that make the route for me, say because of particularly nice sceneries, new addons that I want to showcase, etc.

On top of that there's a few more reasons though: 1) I really don't like just hitting keyboard or joystick buttons. I much prefer pressing things in the cockpit. It just adds to the feeling of being there versus playing a video game. 2) Especially for videos people just need to see what I'm doing to be able to keep track. For instance I could use my miniFCU to run the AP in the A320, but then I'd make it hard for people to keep track of it, creating confusion as to what are mode reversions and which modes I actually engage.

​@A330Driver Perhaps the most exciting world that drives us is our imagination. Simulators take us to a different world and pushing the buttons is a core part of being there. Informative and enjoyable to watch. Thx.

Same here, looking for "as real as it gets" ...

Yes a little bit but probably a little more rewarding after you've done all that work with it.

I'll see what I can do, but even back in the day when it came out people didn't really seem to watch it tooooo much so that's not too promising for a new vid.

@@A330Driver Yes I understand, many people struggled with the pc12 especially when they noticed that the pedal and stick are interconnected, however once learned I find it to be a fantastic plane to fly on very short runways like st. Barths. It is great to "change" a bit from all these airliners and personally I find it a bit challenging thing that I like

The Duke's are a bit newer and thus a bit more advanced. I would probably go for them, but that is not to say that the TBM is not a very fine airplane as well. Both are excellent and if there's one reason why I'd go for the Dukes it's really just that they are a newer release.

Another big thing (for me at least) are the sounds. The TBM uses the default MSFS turbine soundset from the stock TBM940, which is a little subpar. For the Turbine Duke, on the other hand, Blacksquare have recorded a fully custom soundset from the real plane, which really boosts immersion I think!

@@BaptiseLeGrand Great advice, thank you.

@@A330Driver Thank you for your prompt replay. I will give it some thoughts 😉

@@A330Driver Is there any indication that they plan to back port some of the newer features to the TBM? Like the tablet and external covers.

wow, I never knew they actually made it slower on purpose! Do you have any article or any resource where I can read up on that?

@@A330Driver It's on Wikipedia if you look up Beech Duke.

I'd say it is believable. I don't have actual experience in a plane of this class, but based on my experience with smaller and larger planes I'd say this would be in the region of what I'd expect.

@@A330Driver thank you

They said they’ll release it, even if the SU gets delayed further

Thats good news❤️

@@LHA675 The Dukes are released now if you weren't already aware.