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    Thanks for sharing your thoughts. As usual, I have considered almost all of these at one point or another. The variable flow rate, in particular, I have come really close to implementing in some of my aircraft. The donning and doffing, you will see implemented in my Starship, King Air, and TBM by pressing the tabs on the mask to inflate the quick donning function. As for the "effects", I really wish there was a good way to do this in MSFS, but I have yet to see an addon come up with a clever solution. The only options I've considered are very ham-fisted, and I wouldn't feel confident about their reception. I will keep looking for clever solutions, but for the time being, I would say that variable flow rate is the most likely of these that you might see from me. Thanks for sharing! I hope my message doesn't sound like a dismissal of any kind. The only way I know what features will be most enjoyed by the community is when you share them with me, so I am always happy to hear from you!
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    I noticed on the Duke when I hit Hdg hold on my hardware, the hdg bug remains where I bugged it to and hdg hold activates. On all the other black square planes it appears to center the hdg bug before activating hdg hold. I would prefer for it to work as it does with the dukes as it's far more useful/ realistic. Just wanted to point out the inconsistency...
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    Damn! Found them. Hahahaha, thanks
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    @Rich Thank you for sharing this information. It is nice to know where things stand.
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    I will. Thanks.
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    Absolutely love to see this. I noticed the analog king air appeared to be a better trainer than the B200 sim I was trained on. It felt like the systems were modelled for a full cockpit sim as well.
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    @Black-Square thanks for responding. I will dig in and see how it goes
  • Building an integration with Black Squares Add-ons

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    @django1489 Please understand these planes are developed by one person, and these forums are looked at by one person. Just because your post has not been replied to does not mean it was not read and has not been given thought to. Although your request may seem simple, if it is not implemented perfectly it will lead to a very unpleasant user experience. From what I understand, there is currently no way to accurately get information of a hard landing from the sim. Feet per minute (fpm) is not reliable due to sloping runways, a landing at Courchevel for example would require a positive 1500fpm for a normal landing (depending on aircraft speed and where you touch down on the rwy as well). G-force could theoretically be used for landing quality, but there is no easy way to connect a G-force measurement with the touching down of an aircraft, and that is assuming the data is even accurate with such a sensitive measurement. If you look at Volanta and other landing rate monitors that include G-force, the numbers simply make no sense if you actually do the math for them (which I have done because I am a huge nerd). *note with G-force you also have to consider compression of the gear suspension system along with the weight of the aircraft as well. To put it straight, your request is not as simple as it sounds. It may be possible in the future, but with the amount of work to simply model the aircraft accurately it is clearly not on the agenda for the time being.
  • Timeline changes maybe?

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    @Black-Square any plans to include landing gear wear and tear systems maybe?
  • About cargo management with the Super Cargomaster

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    Hold up guys. Dont get the release delayed due to these latecomer ideas lol
  • Dirt, insects spatters?

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    @Black-Square The more I scroll through fs forums, the more glad I am that I went into flying planes over developing simulated ones...
  • BKSQ Analog Baron Prop Feathering

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    Some of the central components of this sim are actually out of the cockpit of the Baron that I flew. [image: 47f92613-787e-412b-a778-70911a36a087.jpg]
  • Black Square Updates for MSFS2024

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    Ok thanks, I'm happy with that quick answer ---Louis cyyc
  • Master Caution and Master Warning outputs

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    Many thanks for the reply. Apologies, I should have included the fact I’m on Xbox. So no option to interact with all those lovely variables accessible to PC users. It varies between addons which status lights work on the Turtle Beach “SIP”. All lights work for many a/c. It’s a fantastic feature for those of us on Xbox, for instance when the landing gear is in motion the corresponding light illuminates yellow, turning green when down and locked. The Master Caution and warning lights always strike me as odd as not working in the Black Square modules. Although it’s all a black art to me - I’m sure there is a very sensible reason! I’ve played flight sims on PC for 20+ years, but am largely content on Xbox for a variety of reasons so really want to remain on the Wonder Box. It’s just a shame that some basic game features are only available via third party software. Another minor source of frustration is the lack of mappings to standard key binds in many cases. The altitude pre-selection in the Starship being a good example. Similarly in the JF146, there is no way for Xbox users to map the “arm altitude” button to a keyboard/controller button. Regards.
  • 3D Printable Starship Style Power Lever

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  • Windshield Heat and the Compass

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    Well, you learn something everyday. Makes sense. Thanks for replying.
  • Turbo Commander Progress

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    Will 690B include the option for 5-blade MT props?
  • No saving state

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    @Tadeus72 Thanks!
  • Velocity XL Electrical Power Shuts Off in Taxi or Flight

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    I haven't tried that yet. I did a flight today that worked OK so I'm going to cross my fingers and hope it was a one-time glitch! Thanks for the reply, you make great aircraft
  • Dynamic registrations - problems still exist post-beta

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    Oh OK, thanks. Would be much better if you could assign unique registrations to each livery (as you say, the UI definitely gives this impression). Odd, because before you change the number to one of your choice, all the original reg numbers are different livery to livery (from memory). Cheers.
  • It would be possible to publish a preview of the Caravan manual?

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    @Voice-of-Reason thanks a lot for updating! Best wishes to the devs to come up with a work of love and art. Meanwhile ill finish stalker2 lol
  • BlackSquare KingAir Professional for MSFS2024

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    I am hoping for the 300 or 350! those overpowered beasts are so much fun to fly! IRL as well.. haha. Otherwise the 200 or 1900D!
  • Request - G1000NXI Option For Future Black Square Aircraft In Development

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    Agreed, same reason I only ever use the G530 and G430 combo.
  • BLKSQ Baron Autopilot and Flight Director

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    I started up my sim to see if I could find out what went wrong and the whole thing was suddenly working as it should! Creepy. I will try to remember your gem - "can be fixed usually by just toggling the hot-swapping radio configuration." Cheers
  • Baron and Bonanza Pro - Flight Director Needs A Little Love

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    I appreciate you having a look. Let me see about making a video. FYI, this is in relation to MSFS, not 2024.
  • Feature Request - Partial Panel Covers

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    @MiRexer It would.
  • Feature Request - Windscreen Covers for instant IMC practice

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