Just Massively Impressed
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Owner of the C208, B350, TBM8 and now the two Dukes. I was honestly holding off on the Dukes since I'm not a fan of the way they look. But after giving in this morning, I am glad I finally picked them up. Nick, your work is honestly leaps and bounds above all other addons. Your attention to detail first and foremost on the FM and the systems is at the top. Your optimization regarding VR performance is unmatched. The only downside IMHO, is that the earlier addons will be getting very little time considering the quality of your latest work. It's a shame since my favorite airframe is the King Air and it's almost childs play when compared to the depth of the Dukes and the 850..... Couple questions...
Is the 850 regarding FM and system depth on par with that of the Dukes, minus the tablet and sounds? Meaning, does the 850 have the same Turbo prop, environmental, failure simulation and FM details of the dukes, but simply missing the graphical UI of the tablet, or are there features under the hood that the dukes have that the 850 doesn't.
Regarding the Previous addons... The B350, C208, and the B36/58, considering you used the default MSFS aircraft as a base, is it unrealistic to believe these addons will ever get the same treatment as your most recent work?
Last question... Or a request.. Please throw these requests in your hat as potential addon aircraft.
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Any aircraft with a Fixed shaft turboprop would be a blast and change things up. The Jetstreams come to mind.
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A B1900D
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And my favorite turboprop of all time, an EMB120 Brasilia.
Cheers and thanks..
PS Edit.. I wanted to add that the thing that impressed me the most about the dukes is the FM work you did on asymmetrical thrust and the prop dynamics. The first thing I did when I loaded the dukes up for the first time was to purposely smoke an engine and proceed to an ILS. The whole VR experience brought me right back to my CMEL-I training in the Seneca.. Again, truly amazing work.
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What a tremendous message. Thank you so much for sharing.
With regards to the TBM 850, you are correct that it possesses a nearly identical complexity to the Turbine Duke under the hood. In fact, I think all of my previous aircraft were far more complex than most people realize. That's why I created the tablet, despite some criticism that it was "unrealistic", so that I could more effectively show off the complexity of my aircraft. If you haven't heard already, the TBM will be receiving an update that includes a tablet, and brings it to within spitting distance of the Turbine Duke's complexity. The fact that it's any less complex is actually due to it just being a less complex aircraft built with all the advantages of 2008, rather than 1968. We're going to try to release the TBM this week, or next week. I hope you enjoy it thoroughly!
While there are some limitations imposed upon my older aircraft due to the default exterior models, they are also very complex beasts, lacking mostly the eye candy of my later aircraft. However, I have plans for standalone versions of these aircraft in MSFS 2024, which will be fully up to Duke standards, or beyond. (Yes, my Starship has yet even more complexity).
I will let one of the Duke owners who contributed most to my project know that you thought highly of the engine-out physics. He had previously survived an engine failure in his Duke, so this was the first thing he did with my software too. He was suitably impressed too, which certainly makes me feel good, but it's also a testament to the aerodynamics model in MSFS, at least as conventional aircraft are concerned.
Thanks again for your message, and I hope you're looking forward to some of the projects I mentioned in my reply. Blue Skies!
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Thanks for letting me know! I often wonder how many of my users are out there flying my older planes, versus how much of this tends to be "fad" driven. I'm the kind of person who would pick a couple of my favorite airplanes and fly them forever, so it's harder for me to imagine how some users fly something new every couple of months or even weeks!
