Piston & Turbine Dukes

Thanks for sending them another reminder to fix this issue, asobo should be ashamed of themselves for doing nothing to fix it on their end its unacceptable I'm very disappointed in them.

Sorry for the delay. Just getting back from an audio recording trip for the Twin Commanders and the King Air. 1-3 are generally in the realm of "my aircraft don't support Ctrl-E", and "MSFS 2024's flight starting/restarting system are very confused." I will look into the loss of synchronization with reloads to see if there is an easy solution, but when I have looked into similar things in the past, they were beyond my control to fix. This has been reported, and I've already fixed it for the next update. Thanks. I will test this next time I have the simulator open, but the code is identical to my other aircraft where this feature has been working for years. You're referring to the copilot's side localizer for use with the KNS-81? You can control the OBS simply by modifying L:var_RNAV_OBS, number. Let me know if you have any trouble with that. I use the simulation variable A:SURFACE TYPE, ENUM, which is the only way to read surface type to the best of my knowledge. I know next to nothing about scenery design, but I believe that the designer should have the opportunity to select an appropriate surface type tag while creating any custom materials. The audio panel switches are not state saved in any of my aircraft. Sorry for the disappointment. Let me know if you have any more questions, or if there is anything else I can do for you!

2024 models brake fade, which could be relevant if you've been practising circuits and have heated up your brakes. One of the debug tools in Dev Mode shows brake effectiveness and live values - check the 'Aircraft' > 'Wheels' overlay. The yellow lines coming from the wheels show the force direction and the length indicates the amount of force. [image: 0f23a377-259a-4cac-a1ac-1853f7236db2.png] Here, the aircraft is turning so there is a sideways force. When braking, the force is backwards etc. With the Duke, the force lines from the main wheels are always vertical, which might be an indicator of a slightly different implementation in the sim, as the handling otherwise feels correct. I'm not meaning to pick at Nick's incredible work, so have no idea what this difference actually means. Here you see a high force on the left wheel and small force on the right wheel, due to a tight right turn (but the lines do not 'lean' to show the sideways forces as for the C152): [image: 05058e25-d0e6-4cab-a7ce-ab834275eb8a.png] Finally, the overlay window shows brake temperatures and effectiveness. As they get hot, the effectiveness reduces. Here's a sample after taxying around with my left brake on: [image: a7d4a1bc-3fe3-48b0-98cc-05849785eca1.png] I'm applying 100% brakes but am only getting 70% effectiveness due to the brakes being 229°C! Also, since you asked, the overlay shows the surface type under each wheel and it changes dynamically along with the lateral and longitudinal forces: [image: c8d5f7d9-1e67-4456-aca4-af1146d8368c.png] So while I can't give you any definitive answers, I can perhaps give you a way to check/test your situations and understand what might be happening. It's fun to look under the hood and see the magic happening Regards, Martyn

Check this mod out https://flightsim.to/addon/107652/black-square-beechcraft-grand-duke-be60-airspeed-mod

thanks very much guys

Bumping this because it's important.

Your welcome. I did let him know you were interested in talking to him - that he could contact you through here or the support staff. I did try to pass a message on to you through a support ticket (95631) about a month ago - so there's a chance not all of those messages are getting through (although I know it's been a BUSY month for you).

Thanks, I'll do another engine run and check this for the second start. Can you think what would possibly repeatedly cause this on both engines? I have the MAG1 START / MAG2 START bindings to my HC Alpha, tied in with a required switch activation to allow for EITHER the left or right engine to be started independently. Because the start switch is not a spring switch, it's possible (I guess) that I left the starter on after the engine started, for a short period - how long would the starter need to be engaged to overheat and pop the circuit breaker?

Ah ok... I tried CTRL C very quickly and could see the tablet trying to change the GPS, but it still ended up back at the default 650/750.

Yup, managed to get to 279 KTAS at FL 280. [image: 0a9dae00-779a-4877-ac7f-c8a7b84094a6.png]

So now I had time to check - sorry it was my bad. Too stupid question. In the failures tab there was activated "1x Realtime" and so I had a failure with this compressor. I did not expect this. But now I know that I should check this each time I fly. I love the study level details of your aircrafts....was just too stupid to realize this.

Oh OK - that's what Chat GPT said I should look for in the config file and adjust :).

Thanks Nick. Seems you may be right. I loaded up the 2024 version to use the 24hr historical weather, and tested it a little further. For reference it was at CYWL in the early hours just before sunrise yesterday (though dev mode might allow you to force icing). This time, I ran the right prop heat. Same result. Both props picked up speed. So a single system for now. The failures tab has only a single entry for "prop deice" so that is a clue too. Perhaps you ran into that when programming the aircraft. I also tried failing it, for science. To my surprise, the gauge still registered current and the system still worked - props picked up RPM. So that may be another one to check as part of the same investigation. A somewhat unimportant detail not to lose sleep over, but I can imagine that it'll bug you now you know it's there (sorry) Thanks, Martyn

Sorry to ask again, I don´t want to bother you, but it´s been 3 weeks since the release of the dukes (piston and turbine) as single aircraft on MS 2024 Marketplace. So I wonder when the bundle is coming? Since the aircraft are available now as single versions, I don´t get why the bundle takes so much time. Maybe another challenge with the store? Greets Data

Yes, you can use 3rd party mapping software to assign different control sensitivities outside of MSFS.

100% do not agree with the tirade - I for one really appreciate your great work and speed to respond to calls for help ... well done!!! On the crosswind issue, I'm now flying an up-to-date MSFS2024 and tried the Turbine Duke last night in a 25KT crosswind ... and unfortunately was totally unable to even taxi within the confines of the taxiway without using independent braking the whole way (hopefully nobody checked my brake temps before takeoff) - the weathervane effect was extreme. I'm not sure where the issue lies there, but I just wanted to report back.