Alternate Air control
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Sounds like we're talking about the Bonanza or the Baron? Yes, that's the alternate static air valve, as opposed to the alternate induction air valve pull-handle, which is located to the left of the parking brake in the Bonanza. If memory serves, the Baron has automatic alternate induction air louvers that are opened by the pressure differential created when the primary induction air becomes obstructed.
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Sorry, yes the Bonanza. Thanks for confirming. Good to know regarding the Baron as well as that's my next aircraft. Putting a LOT of time into the Bonanza, exercising all aspects of the GTN750. Interesting how it has features that have not been implemented in the WT G1000Nxi (for example, setting up a descent WPT X nm short of the destination airport for descent planning.
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BTW, if you have documented your "story" I'd like to read it if you could send a link. Would be very interesting to understand how the focus on steam gauge aircraft and the level of detail, turned into Black Square. Sim Innovations' customers have voted Black Square Bonanza and Baron aircraft as the top requests for Air Manager panels/instruments, and those evidently are being worked on. That will be another really nice benefit. The thing that I'm hoping for though, is that instruments such as the altitude preselector, and the EDM 800, are not implemented "independent of the sim instrument." That's the gap w/ those instruments in other aircraft at present. For example, changing the values on the Alt preselector does not show changes in the sim's instrument.
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I'm so glad you're enjoying my aircraft! It always makes me happy to learn of when they are being enjoyed in the exact way I designed them to be, as well. I try to make each of my aircraft feel as cozy as possible, as that's how I feel sitting in my own airplane, cruising through the bitter night sky behind a warm engine.
I don't usually like talking about myself, but since you asked, there is a nice story I did with Just Flight that might give an approximate answer to your question under "You are rightly receiving high praise for your range..."
Good to know about Air Manager. I have enjoyed working with someone from Sim Innovations recently for the TBM 850 and Dukes, so I will have to see if there is anything else I can do to help you enjoy my aircraft even more with Air Manager. For some reason, I've found that many of the most serious flight simmers use Air Manager, so it's definitely a good fit for my aircraft.
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@Black-Square Very nice article. My Dad was a professor @ NC State University in the Mech & Aerospace Engineering dept, where I also got my degree back in 1984. I taught myself programming and ended up jumping back and forth between engineering and IT throughout my career. I am now retired, and am a very serious simmer who evidently shares a common perspective with you. I am VERY picky about the aircraft that I choose to learn, and then I dive in deeply. It started with the Challenger 650 from Hot Start. But I switched over to MSFS eventually because I was so impressed with various things on that platform. I am a developer of systems at my church over the past 35 years, but find plenty of time to spend with the sim.
My competency with the Bonanza is coming up to speed nicely, shot a handful of missed approaches today, and have just completed a deep dive and a lot of flights to learn the GTN750 (PMS50). Getting ready to take the Bonanza into live ATC soon. After completing the CAT and I test series on Pilotedge, I'm now especially interested in the Boston ATC club on VATsim, they seem to be relatively advanced and also have a similar training flight program.
Have a good weekend! Kirk
