Any news on the Pro Bonanza and Barons?
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@Black-Square said in Any news on the Pro Bonanza and Barons?:
As I discussed with many at Flight Sim Expo, Turbine Bonanzas are actually much more popular than you think. I have never seen a Turbine Duke in the wild (without seeking one out), but I have seen at least three Turbine Bonanzas in my time around airports. Most are Allison 250 powered, but there's always at least one or two PT6 Bonanzas for sale online.
I know in my 16 years of FBO line service I've seen a few Turbine Bonanzas. Super rare but definitely a head turner when one is on the ramp. I've only seen one turbine duke in the wild and that was at Oshkosh and normally aspirated Duke's I've only seen about 3.
We are one week away from my airport and FBO from hosting the Bonanza to Oshkosh group. 130 Bonanzas and Barons will congregate on our ramp and then a mass departure on Saturday to make their way to Oshkosh. The best part is talking to actual turbo normalized Bonanza pilots and they are amazed that my sim Bonanza's engine management is extremely close to the real world Turbo normalized Bonanza. Great work Nick and cant wait for them to arrive!
@Kestrel21 I don't think a normally aspirated Duke exists. A normally aspirated Duke would also be an unpressurized Duke.
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@Kestrel21 I don't think a normally aspirated Duke exists. A normally aspirated Duke would also be an unpressurized Duke.
@SinkRate said in Any news on the Pro Bonanza and Barons?:
@Kestrel21 I don't think a normally aspirated Duke exists. A normally aspirated Duke would also be an unpressurized Duke.
Lol you are right, I should have put piston engined
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Just bumping this topic. I know the original target for the Baron & Bonanza deployment was Q3, but that is looking less likely these days. Guessing the delays to SU3 probably didn't help. Are there any updates on how these products are progressing? October release maybe? Snowball's chance?
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I have an email in my inbox with Just Flight to discuss our release schedule, funny enough. It's mainly the added requirements for MSFS 2024 (100+ LOD models) and the Marketplace (screenshots of numerous sizes) that have slowed me down compared to my projections, but it won't be long now!
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I have an email in my inbox with Just Flight to discuss our release schedule, funny enough. It's mainly the added requirements for MSFS 2024 (100+ LOD models) and the Marketplace (screenshots of numerous sizes) that have slowed me down compared to my projections, but it won't be long now!
@Black-Square said in Any news on the Pro Bonanza and Barons?:
I have an email in my inbox with Just Flight to discuss our release schedule, funny enough. It's mainly the added requirements for MSFS 2024 (100+ LOD models) and the Marketplace (screenshots of numerous sizes) that have slowed me down compared to my projections, but it won't be long now!
As always the GOAT. Much appreciated sir.
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Better for sales if product releases are spaced out, instead of being released too close to each other. It's also better to release the products that are forecasted to be most popular last in the release schedule, which guarantees better sales over the entire product line. I'm taking an educated guess here, but this may be why we have almost zero info on the plans of the King Air Pro.
It's marketing 101
