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    @scoobyx I watched your video out of curiosity, as I do not have many issues with the BKSQ caravan sounds as they are. Big question: did you adjust the sound levels in any way to normalize them for your video, against the other two aircraft? If not, then I don't really see a problem. This is just my personal opinion...take it however you would like, as I'm just trying to explain what I think your gripes are. I am a major audiophile when it comes to flightsim. I am quite particular about this aspect. (Back in the day I did a ton of sound modding for P3D/FSX, but the MSFS WWise system doesn't lend itself to end-user tinkering). I think, basically, if you're inside of a single-engine turboprop such as a Caravan, PC-12, or a TBM, you would not hear the prop buzz the same as a twin like the Duke. The prop sound transmits through the airframe as vibrations leading to a continuous hum, but because it's very far forward of your ear, it's not the predominant sound as with a twin. The other engine sounds you hear inside are related to other components of the engine. This, I know from personal experience. IMO, I don't think FTSIM has made any sound packs for MSFS that are even remotely decent, except for the MD80. FTSIM's Caravan sound pack adds a lot of bass and drama, but it doesn't sound like a Caravan. Not really a fair comparison. You should try opening some of the ram-air vents if you want "MOAR PROP". There are vernier levers on the far left/right sides of the main panel for the pilots, as well as the dials for the eyeball vents above (behind the fuel selectors). Boris set each one of those up to introduce some variable air blowing sound and exterior engine noise. Like I said, they're variable so you really just have to crack them to make a difference (it shouldn't affect your cabin temp very much).
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    @SadBucket Hello, Thanks for your comments. You are right, navigating around the functionalities is really cumbersome for real world operations. ... I was just about experimenting the auxiliary functionalities of this unit, apart from following the magenta line.
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    @Black-Square @vortac12 What does the trick for me (in the Starship) is once I am "done" with my flight, I press esc -> Restart flight. That will put you in your departure airport. Then its a matter of just quitting the simulator as normal.
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    Found a way to avoid the second point. I was always selecting an arrival airport before starting the flight and this triggered the auto-import later in the Starship. No arrival airport, no automatic import, good enough for me
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    I just wanted to let you guys know that I spent some time today, and found an undocumented feature that can be used to achieve the desired effect. I'm quite pleased by this too, since I think this was a significant downgrade from 2020. I'm going to use it as an excuse to write some scripts to help me manage the lighting effect files for MSFS 2024, because they are so numerous, and require so much adjustment compared to MSFS 2020. EDIT: Looking at the date of your original post, this actually wasn't about MSFS 2024. Pardon me! I just like to let people know when I've looked into their problems and found solutions.
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    Yep - it's real taxiways. First pic is real taxiways on and 2nd pic is with it off. I've noticed this at a few other airports too - just kept forgetting to report it. Hopefully it's a code fix and not just one off fixes. It's always the sign that's wrong. [image: 93b6eb0d-5023-4f78-b50b-54601c0868ec.jpg] [image: a004a75d-9ee3-47e0-a88c-8dd65ea043c5.jpg]
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    Thanks for the great offer, but it's a little too far away... I'm from Bavaria/Germany. And my wife is terrified of spiders So maybe in the next life - but who knows....
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    If I'm understanding your post correctly, you mean that the mask on the copilot's side indicates as the pilot's side on the tablet, and vice-versa? That's the correct behavior, as you can see in this video. Disclaimer: I didn't open the simulator to check right now, so that is how it should work
  • Black Square Jetstream or B1900 request

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    Another vote for the Beechcraft 1900D here. I've missed this plane since my P3D times 6 years ago.
  • Dynamic registration broken?

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    Sorry to hear that. To the best of my knowledge, I haven't done anything different in the configuration files between any of my aircraft in this respect. I know this feature has been inconsistent in MSFS 2024 since release, however. Perhaps someone else will chime in with some advice. You could also try Just Flight Support. Since they deal with a lot more aircraft than just my own, they might have seen this before.
  • How to enable failures

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    @Black-Square Thanks so much for the quick response! That's super helpful, and exactly what I was hoping to get. Thanks again!
  • The eternal dilemma; to fly or not to fly?

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    I'll fly in any weather, as long as I don't deliberately take off in it and instead let it surprise me at my destination.
  • Comm Power Circuits in Black Square Products

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    Well I was hoping there might be a break in which I could bring this up again, but the Caravan seems to have produced an absolute flurry of activity. Maybe in a week or two
  • Turbulence Sounds

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  • Tutorial missions for Black Square aircrafts

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    ^^ Take him up on it.
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    Hey Nick @Black-Square. Question from the Dev... can you ask the dev at JustFlight to post a specific example of the EXACT URL that is used to trigger a failure? The docs list all the failure variables, but never seem to mention the specific elements of the URL, or the port, etc I was under the impression it was straight HTTP calls directly to a custom listener....he's literally listing URL paramters in the docs. [1:00 PM]Saturday, March 14, 2026 1:00 PM if you can post a message asking him to verify what I listed above, and whether this can be triggered by a vanilla HTTP request, outside of SimConnect, that would give me everything I need.
  • Twin Otter?...

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    I think A DC3 with Piston and PT6 engine options would be insane too. Imagine a Boris P&W Supercharged Wasp engine...
  • Request - G1000NXI Option For Future Black Square Aircraft In Development

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    @Outermarker Oh that's really cool! I have a wishlist thread on the main msfs forums asking for a native G500/600 architecture. The G1000 is cool and all, but it's limited to just a handful of airframes - can't just drop it into any plane and be realistic. Same with the G3X - it is certified for the Bo, but wouldn't work for the Baron because it's not multi-engine compatible. That's why the G500/600 would be perfect. You could drop it into just about anything and connect it to a GNS or GTN, and still have a lot of the familiar Garmin functionality of the G1000/G3X.
  • A proposal for Breaker Checking

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    As long as it's an option - and not forced upon the user -, it's fine. I personally don't want anything turning red, blue, etc.
  • Black Square Tablet Features

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    @SadBucket you don’t necessarily need to rummage between different pages. Sky4Sim has already implemented a plugin that integrates its tablet into the MSFS tablet - for instance. If you want to use only Sky4Sim’s features, you can: just select the Sky4Sim icon and the S4S interface will appear and can navigate only the features provided by S4S — the only difference is that it shows up inside the MSFS tablet. It definitely improves immersion, especially in aircraft that already have the “3D MSFS tablet” available.
  • BlackSquare KingAir Professional for MSFS2024

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    @Buzz ah but there is! There’s the B200C, which has a large cargo door
  • Avidyne IFD 550/540 in Black Square addons

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    Would love to see the Avidynes added as an option too!
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  • Timeline on a Black Square King Air?

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    I went hunting for this relevant post that I knew was squirrelled away in a thread, and found it: https://community.justflight.com/post/44802
  • Mapping BKSQ switches not shown in MSFS2024 to Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo

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    @jmarkows said in Mapping BKSQ switches not shown in MSFS2024 to Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo: Things like LVars, HVars, etc. need external programs to map them to controllers, the base sim can't do it. Mobiflight is a free tool that does that and has quite the community sourced library of variables already set up. I've never used it to speak to how easy it is to use. There is also FSUIPC, which I use, but has a rather dated UI and it's very manual. There's also SPAD.Next and Axes and Ohs, all of which are payware and come recommended by their users. Thanks - I really appreciate the response. I did some more digging today and have now downloaded SPAD.Next (14 day trial) and found some good examples online.
  • Livery Pack's?

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    @SadBucket I think you can fix that issue by changing a few lines in the right config files within the livery structure. I did this with some F28 and other liveries quite a while back, before the F28 was updated to native. I'm sorry I don't have time to dig through and look for it right now, but I'm pretty sure I found the method in this thread: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/unofficial-guide-to-conversion-of-liveries-for-msfs-2024-2020-legacy-aircraft-only/677083/34
  • Timeline changes maybe?

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    Documentation is up. https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-caravan-professional-amphibian-and-cargo
  • Caravan floatplane variant

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    Checked it out - found the anchor, found the clipboard too, thank you! I will thoroughly testfly this aircraft, probably somewhere in BC, Canada (as of today ). The manual suggests it's a pretty detailed aircraft which I didn't expect.