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Do you know when they’ll release ?

@@jamesdouglas3631 Likely to be next week now James.

@@justflight 🤩

@@justflight 😍 Cannot wait, been looking forward to this since it was announced.

@@justflight I've been refreshing all day :D

Hi Sean, Well I certainly tried my best to "scratch the surface" haha, but without a doubt the Analogue King Air is a very detailed / excellent addon! Before the review, I had my reservations as to whether or not the price was justified for a "default upgrade", but I came away feeling that the product was absolutely worth every penny. One of the most interesting and enjoyable addons I've had the pleasure of using in MSFS to date. Happy flying and all the best! : )

Better than A2A ? :p

​@@mro9466 Who knows ? Where are A2A ?

@@TrueBlade-1889 as I’ve heard recently, they are currently working on the Piper Comanche as the first airframe to come to MSFS

Hi Unclealig, Comparing the Black Square King Air, with the Carenado PC-12, it is really rather night and day. The PC-12 wins in the looks department, but the Black Square 350i has the PC-12 beat in every other department (and by a significant margin). Regarding the SWS PC-12, I've no doubt it will be better than Carenado's version, though systems depth will probably be lacking as compared with the King Air. SWS make some brilliant addons; I gather they will be making 2 versions of the PC-12 and if I'm not wrong, one will have steam gauges, the other a glass cockpit. I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )

Thanks very much for the feedback Felipe, always good to hear from those “in the know”! I certainly tried my best to show off the addon’s capabilities, with regards to normal operations at least, but not being type rated, undoubtedly a few mistakes were made along the way haha. Happy flying and all the best! : )

Yeah, I think it really is a great addon Mekein. I know many of us love the King Air, but the default version felt a bit "hollow", whereas the Black Square version is a cracker. Unfortunately SU10 seems to have delayed the release a little, but it shouldn't be too long to wait now! As and when you pick the addon up, I do hope you enjoy it! Happy flying and all the best : )

The Caravan is certainly nice Schteve, but the King Air really felt on a whole other level to me - I'm sure you will enjoy it! Hopefully it won't be too long until release now. Happy flying and all the best : )

Ah well I do hope you enjoy it then Hank! I think the Analogue King Air is a cracking addon overall, some of the best fun I have had in MSFS and whilst I don't have any time in the real aircraft myself, I've always preferred steam gauges in the sim. Happy flying and all the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I am a steam gauge man myself. I might have to buy the deluxe version of FS to get more steam gauge aircraft.

Thank you very much VH! Yeah, the King Air is a classic - an aircraft I know that many of us love. It's nice to now have a much more "fleshed out" King Air experience within the sim (perfect for this sort of flying). Likewise, I much prefer steam gauges and that does seem to be a popular opinion (at least among much of my audience). Haha, well thank you very much for watching! I do hope I didn't tarnish your productivity too much XD Cheers and all the best! : )

The TBM 950? Where did you fin it?

Thanks very much Gumper, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the Caravan is certainly nice, but the King Air is on another level (in my opinion). It seems SU10 has delayed the release slightly, but I think the 350i will be well worth the wait. You are indeed correct about the discount; I wasn't aware at the time, but that's certainly nice to see! Cheers and all the best : )

Thanks very much SN, always a pleasure making the videos and great to know that people (including yourself) are continuing to enjoy the content! Yeah, likewise - I think the Black Square upgrades are a great idea. The default aircraft certainly aren't lacking in visual fidelity and the soundsets generally aren't too bad either. I had thought that this particular upgrade might be a bit pricey for a "default overhaul", but actually I found it to be well worth the money (to my tastes at least). A pretty cracking addon overall. Cheers once again! All the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations same to you bud!

Thanks for the pointer Mike! That was in fact news to me, until I made this video haha. Well, at least now I know and I won't make the same mistake again next time ; ) Much appreciated! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. All the best : )

Yes, the Black Square Caravan is great, but 1) the Caravan has never really done much for me as an aircraft and 2) Black Square really seems to have taken things up a peg or two with the King Air. Personally, whilst I enjoyed the Caravan and I'm sure I'll fly it here and there, I know I will get a lot more enjoyment / use out of the King Air : ) Cheers sir!

Hi Mark, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! The 350 is indeed a beautiful aircraft and the Black Square rendition has provided one the more enjoyable sim experiences I’ve had to date : ) Shouldn’t be too long now hopefully. All the best!

Haha, well being the best, by virtue of being the only one, probably isn't much of an accolade to celebrate - but I'll still take it! : P I've considered additional live-streams once or twice (I even did one back in the day), but I don't think I would likely ever move away from this style of content, as it's the "creative" process that I really enjoy (I actually hate having to do the commentary haha) and I wouldn't be able to do any of that live. I can see why guys go down the live-streaming route though; it's probably more lucrative, requires less work and it would be nice to be able to more readily interact with the audience. I think I'd be a rubbish live-streamer though, so no worries XD Thank you sir! All the best : )

Yeah, I saw that Jason. I think that has to be a good move on Asobo's part! It should not only free up some of their capacity, but allow for future excellent products like this one also. As you say, no excuses now haha! All the best : )

It is indeed a cracking effort Gene, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the King Air when the time comes (shouldn’t be too much longer now hopefully)! All the best : )

Ah well I’m very glad that you found the review useful Toby and that you’re happy with your purchase! The Black Square King Air is indeed an absolute joy; initially I was somewhat sceptical of the whole “upgrade a default aircraft” idea, but Black Square have been doing excellent work - the Bonanza was no exception and I’m pretty sure the Baron will be the same. Cheers! Happy flying and all the best : )

Cheers Amazer, the Analogue King Air is indeed and excellent product and NZ is indeed a stunning part of the world! Yes, it’s a shame about the aircraft’s registration. The paint schemes that come with the addon, make use of the default Asobo reg, but unlike the default aircraft, the registration can’t be changed (I’m not sure why). 3rd party repaints should help somewhat, but it would be nice to be able to change the registration nevertheless. . . All the best : )

Cheers Coenraad, always happy to oblige! Yeah, I was really looking forward to this one also and it certainly didn't disappoint. The prop disks are indeed a bit ugly, but sadly I can't see that changing, given that Black Square are sticking quite religiously with the external models it seems. A shame, but I can live with it. . . All the best! : )

Thanks very much for the info Jacob, always good to hear from those in the know! Initially I thought it was very odd, to be taking off with the engine anti-ice on (outside of icing conditions), but I went and did some reading and when I found out it's an inertial separator, it made a lot more sense. I did wonder about the auto-ignition. I noticed that wasn't a step followed by a few others and indeed the start switch does say starter / ignition. The checklist I was using calls for that procedure, but clearly it is in error (it's not a real-world checklist). . . You'd know more than me haha, but yes, it seems to be a very solid rendition of the King Air overall (at least in terms of its systems) and is certainly a very enjoyable addon. Thank again and all the best! : )

My point. I have to admit I love the combination of steam gauges and the GNS750. It takes just the best out of the modern world and leaves the rest classic

Very much agree TB500. Great to have the steam gauges of course, but the modern GTN unit is very well suited to the sim. Nice to have its capabilities, but also the touchscreen is much more user friendly than the scroll-wheel of the GNS units. All the best : )

I'm broadly the same Yamaha Guy, as it seems are a lot of other simmers. I guess Black Square figured that out and are now trying to capitalise on said market ; ) Cheers, all the best!

@@IntotheBlueSimulations yeah glad to see it. I just don’t see the fun in having computers tell you everything

Yeah, computers / automation aren’t much fun in the sim; they are rather nice to lean on in the real world though haha ; )

Hi Stevo, Just Flight had said that the product would probably be out this week, but I think SU10 kicked that into touch somewhat. I gather the Analogue King Air should now release next week at the latest (unless there are any further unforeseen delays haha). Still, it’s good to see the dev is taking his time and getting everything shipshape before release : ) I’m glad you enjoyed the flight - the Analogue King Air is indeed an excellent product. All the best!

You're most welcome Terry! As you say, the Caravan is already a fine example of Black Square's work, but the King Air really takes things up a peg or two (in my opinion)! The Analogue 350i should provide many hours of enjoyment (it certainly will for me at any rate) and hopefully the wait shouldn't be too much longer now. Thanks and all the best sir! : )

Cheers Sheepy, my pleasure! Steam gauges are indeed the best gauges ; ) Alas, SU10 seems to have slowed down the release of the Analogue King Air (it should have been out by now), but hopefully it won't be too much longer until the addon is available! All the best : )

Cheers Ron, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Well, it seems SU10 has delayed the King Air slightly, but I do hope you enjoy it when the time comes! It certainly should offer a nice little break from the BAE 146 (another excellent addon). All the best! : )

I had thought the King Air was part of the standard version of the sim Stephen? I very much agree though; it's a good move on Asobo's part, to finally open up the Premium / Deluxe aircraft to development (it ought to be a win-win, saving them some effort and creating better products for everyone). I never understood why Asobo don't sell individual default aircraft to those who want them, I'd imagine it could be a good revenue stream (most aren't going to be keen to "upgrade", at the same cost as the entire sim). . . Cheers! : )

My absolute pleasure Ben, I really enjoyed this outing in the Analogue King Air I have to say! I'm certainly no expert when it comes to the aircraft, but as always, I tried my best to follow the checklist etc, so I'm glad you picked up a few pointers along the way. I do hope you're enjoying the King Air! Happy flying and thanks once again : )

Hi Gravity, It’s not just you; indeed, MSFS does still have a number of areas where the flight modelling could generally be improved, ground effect being one of them. Some addons are better than others of course, but most aircraft do tend to float quite a bit. I’ve kind of gotten used to it at this point and tend to account for it, but that can mean cutting the thrust very early during final approach. All that being said, the King Air is particularly floaty haha (although I think Black Square may now have addressed this behaviour, at least to some degree). Cheers and all the best : )

Hi Chad, Actually, I did follow a checklist however, I was using a sim checklist (designed for the XP11 King Air), rather than the real thing (which wasn’t available to me). I’ve no doubt there were inaccuracies vs the real-world procedures and needless to say, I don’t hold a type rating on the King Air (and I certainly didn’t make any claims to the contrary). Regardless, I think the demonstration was more than adequate for the purposes of the review (one can’t expect absolute, real-world accuracy, for every addon that I demonstrate). If you’d like to go into some more depth about the systems inaccuracies, I’m sure other potential buyers (and perhaps even the dev) may find that of interest. All the best

Hello Christoph, Thanks very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! The ATC is real-world recordings (from LiveATC.net), which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : ) I hope that helps. All the best!

Hello Antonio, Apologies but, it’s pretty tricky trying to cram everything into a single video and this was intended to be more of a review than a tutorial. The product manual has a lot of good info but, from memory, you use the rotary selector on the centre pedestal to set the desired cruise altitude and this will also set a corresponding cabin altitude. You then just need to make sure the bleeds are selected on, as per the checklist (and the system will take care of the rest). I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )

Thanks very much for the kind words Cyril, much appreciated! I wasn't sure that the King Air was going to live up to its price point initially, but I have to say, it's a cracking addon overall! Very enjoyable and the best turboprop currently available in the sim (to my mind). If you did pick it up, I hope you're enjoying it! Cheers : )

Haha, not weird at all Andrew, at least not to a fellow aviation enthusiast; some panel designs just work / look right and others not so much - the King Air Definitely falls into the former category. My pleasure on the engine failure scenario! I wouldn't pretend that it's any sort of authoritative / educational demo, not being familiar with the King Air myself per se; I was just running through a real-world checklist, but broadly using the same tempo / behavior as I would at work (I would have cancelled to fire bell earlier ideally, but so far as I could tell, that could only be done by firing off the extinguisher). If you enjoyed the demo, you may well enjoy my review of the Fenix A320 (if you haven't seen it already): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x-j-JvXglDo.html I do have a couple more Airbus videos lined up as well, as I agree / hope it's interesting for people to get an idea of how these sorts of scenarios are generally run. Cheers and all the best : )

Hello Daniel, I was using this checklist: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/65819-afl-king-air-350-clipboard-style-checklist/ It's not real world and there are one or two errors in there I believe, but it's a comprehensive and very useable checklist I find overall. I hope that's of use. All the best! : )

Thanks again Mark! I have to say, this was indeed a really enjoyable hop haha; the Black Square King Air is a cracker and the scenery was even more stunning than I was expecting it to be. Unfortunately, SU10 seems to have delayed the release of the King Air somewhat, but I'm fairly confident you will enjoy the addon when the time comes : ) Cheers!

I'm not sure on that one I'm afraid PJ D. I've actually never tried to use a GPU with the Analogue King Air. If such an option is available, I presume it would be detailed in the manual (I know some aircraft use a keybind for such functionality). Sorry that I can't be of more help on that one. All the best! : )

A couple of reasons Rachel: 1) I’m a proud Brit, so like to feature a “G” registration on the channel haha 2) I feel like G-ITBS is a small part of the channel’s identity at this point ; ) I hope that clarifies things. All the best!

Hello Denis, If memory serves me correctly, there is a downlock release lever / switch - I suspect that’s what causing your problems. I didn’t run through that point during the video, as I had already released the downlock previously. I suspect if you run through the in-sim checklists, this step will be covered and you’ll be able highlight the control if needs be. I hope that helps! All the best : )

Does that discount work the other way round?

@@jekanyika Nope, one off discount for Caravan owners to get the King Air a little cheaper.

Ah ok Ronnie, well I do hope you're enjoying it then! It's not super cheap no and initially I did wonder whether the cost was justified for a "default upgrade", but personally I came away thinking the product was worth every penny! Happy flying and all the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Totally agree ! Didn’t fly King Air 350i earlier, because I’m not a huge glass cockpit fan, looked boring. Now that’s all I’m flying, for a few weeks at least. Just like with the Caravan, totally new aircraft :)

My absolute pleasure P4U! Alas, it seems you will have to wait patiently just a little bit longer - I think SU10 threw up some last-minute issues, but personally I think the addon will be well worth the wait ; ) Hopefully not too long now as you say. Cheers and all the best! : )

Hi IR7, I'm actually using a head-tracking device called "TrackIR" for the camera movements. It's great, although a little pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available though, should you wish to give it a go for yourself : ) I hope that helps. All the best!

Hi Harold, Yes, the sim looked particularly spectacular on this flight I have to say. The first time I saw the view in the cruise, I was rather stunned! Anyway, I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

Hi FSaddict, Yeah, the King Air is a bit of a classic and Black Square's rendition is really very good overall. The livery set is very limited, but at least current 3rd party repaints will work also. Myself and I'm sure many others, certainly wouldn't mind some quality retro liveries though! Cheers and all the best : )

Thanks Ronnie, glad you found it useful! I'd say the King Air is closer towards a jet, than a single-engine GA in terms of complexity (as one might expect), but eminently learnable for sure (as it sounds like you're well on your way to doing!). Climb performance seemed to be pretty good, again not on a par with a jet, but it should cope pretty well in the Andes ; ) Apologies for the slow reply, you probably know the answer to all of these questions by now haha. All the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations No worries mate :) Must find out which aircraft is next for JustFlight regarding analogue gauges.

Hello Yuri, I’m afraid that’s not a project I’ve heard of myself. Usually Avsim or the MSFS forums are the best places for this sort of news, but unfortunately I can’t really offer up anything more than that. Sorry I can’t be of more help on that one. All the best! : )

@Into the Blue Simulations it's the same people haha I can't find any info on them. Apparently, the steam gauge video release included a hint at the project.

Ahh, ok, haha. Yes, I’m afraid I’ve not heard anything about that project myself, but I’m sure Black Square will keep putting out addons, since I believe their products have been selling very well to date : ) Cheers!

Hello Rob, The ATC is actually recordings from LiveATC.net, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : ) I totally get where you're coming from with VATSIM haha; I'm happy enough on the radio, but with the VATSIM system being somewhat different from the real-world, I'm sure I'd make a complete hash of things (I'm forever meaning to give it a try though) XD Cheers and all the best! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for the swift reply! Love the videos!

You’re most welcome Rob! Thanks very much, I’m very happy to hear that you’re enjoying the content : )

Ahhh, that'll be it then, thanks Mark! I didn't actually realise that the Orbx mesh included the airport. I had someone asking me the other day, why my Lukla scenery looked "off". I had no idea why - presumably for the same reason haha. I'm glad you enjoyed the flight! Cheers once again : )

Hi Ronnie, I have a button assigned to "Decrease Throttle Position" (if memory serves me correctly). With my throttle (axis) at idle, tapping the button once will put the engine / prop into reverse-idle and the longer you hold down the button, the more reverse thrust will be applied thereafter - a good way of doing things overall I found. Thanks again on the video. All the best! : )

Ahh, cheers Chris! That'll be it for sure then. I was wondering how I had a conflict - I didn't realise that the Orbx mesh included an update to NZMF. . . Thanks very much for the pointer and all the best!

Hello Daniel, The Analogue King Air is available from the Just Flight website : ) All the best!

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Allright, and its possible to download it and fly it if you have steam version of msfs? Really like your videos! Greatings from Sweden.

Yes, it works absolutely fine with the Steam version (that’s what I’m running also). For what it’s worth, I think every addon should work with both the Steam version or the MS store version. Thanks very much for the kind words, I’m really happy to hear that you’re enjoying the content! : )

I'm having the same issue, there is nothing in the manual apart from how to put the mods into the community folder.

@@jekanyika Yeah I guess they didnt think to include in the manual that on the right side of the copilot yoke are two switches to enable (show) the gtn750. Quite silly

@@wildfiremichael Thanks for that.

Hi Pilot86, Apolgies for the slow reply (I'm just catching up on comments now). I'm quite surprised that one didn't get a mention in the manual haha, but I'm glad you have everything sorted now! Happy flying and all the best : )

Haha, MSFS updates are never fun at the best of times TG, but that does sound like some patience will be required! If you fancy watching one of my videos in the mean time though, far be it for me to stop you! : P I hope the download went well! All the best : )

Indeed - Black Square never seem to do things by half haha! A pretty major overhaul I gather; I haven't had a chance to fly the King Air since, but I would imagine a lot has been fixed up yes : )

Haha, not silly at all DL! I'm using a head-tracking device called "TrackIR" for the camera movements. It's great, although a little pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available though, should you wish to give it a go for yourself : ) I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best!

Cheers Andy, my pleasure once again (especially when the flight was as enjoyable as this one)! According to the chart, the aerodrome elevation is about 1,200ft. The altimeter was on 29.92, but that also happened to be the correct QNH on the day. The King Air is a little pricey for a default "upgrade" and I was fully expecting to round off the review saying as much. Ultimately though, I enjoyed the addon to such a degree, that I felt it was worth every penny (only my opinion as always though). All the best! : )

Thanks very much Phill, glad you enjoyed it! No reverse? Unless I've misunderstood you, the Analogue King Air does have reverse pitch on the props - I used it during the landing in this video : ) Cheers and all the best!

Thanks very much once again AS! I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight - the scenery was really rather beautiful wasn’t it : ) A pleasure as always. All the best!

Hi Littlec, Indeed and using the mouse-wheel is generally my preference (for the reasons you mention), but it didn't seem to actuate anything more quickly in the King Air, so I found it preferable to click once, rather than scroll 100 times haha. Thanks for the pointer though! All the best : )

Thanks very much for the info Julio, much appreciated! A few other King Air operators have mentioned the same thing. I wasn't aware that it was normal to operate turboprops in the beta range on the ground, but there you go, I guess I learnt something new from this video haha : ) Cheers and all the best!

Idk if that’s what happens with the bigger brothers, but on the C90 and B200 that I’ve been flying for a decent period of time I actually have to put full yoke back after landing to counteract the aircraft tendency to nose down after applying ground fine/reverse. At touchdown, even if you just apply ground fine with the nose wheel in air, the tendency for it to get on the ground firmly is there.

Sorry but you need to learn about how real aircraft fly. No turboprop ever flown when engaging reverse pitches up thats a characteristic of spoiler deployment on jets. When engaging reverse you get an immediate reduction of lift causing a pitch down, combined with the drag increase a large pitch down is caused on every King Air landing. Similarly long flares are unheard of if your on speed as discing props create huge drag getting an almost immediate touchdown. Asobo still have work to fix the Fsx standard flight model.

lol what?!

What has been previously answered is totally correct.On the ground, power levers at or below Ground Idle put the propellers in minimum pitch angle, called GLSP (Groun Low Stop Pitch) thus generating a great amount of drag.This will keep the nose gear firmly on the ground. So the pitch up moment seen in the video is not correct. Would be nice that the developer find a way to fix it:-)

In real planes you should NEVER have to push the yoke nose down on landing.

Haha, now there's an idea John! Mach 9 with a whiskey compass and a stopwatch! : P Gah, why put all of my efforts into something potentially lucrative, like double glazing, when instead I can showcase imaginary aeroplanes to people XD Cheers and all the best!

Next week we hope, very latest the week after.

Hi Oliver, Hopefully Just Flight have answered your question satisfactorily; the product has yet to be released, but the wait should be too long now : ) All the best and happy flying when the time comes!

Hello again Bike Guy, Ah well I'm sure working on the Orion would have been great fun! The Orion / Electra is a classic. I'm with you on the glass cockpits, despite being a "child of the magenta line" (though not really - I've flown many more aircraft that didn't have one). I hope you will forgive my inclusion of the GTN then haha, I just love the functionality it brings (even to the point of simply being able to see the place names of the locations I am flying over). I would like to take the time to learn the KNS-80 also, but there's always another addon to be reviewed ha. Completely agree re cancelling the warning / caution. It was probably an error on my part, but as best I could tell, the only way to cancel the fire bell on the King Air, was to fire off the extinguisher (which was the last item on the checklist) - the Master Warning pb seemed to have no effect there? Thanks again and all the best! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Looks like you are correct regarding silencing the Fire Warning audible tone - "When a fire is detected in either engine, a loud siren will sound to alert the pilot to take immediate action. This tone cannot be canceled or silenced except by extinguishing the engine fire." Rather interesting design choice, as the first thing we did on the P-3 was cancel the tone so we could actually communicate on the flightdeck properly lol.

It's definitely not available yet Jose. It will be next week we hope, from the Just Flight website.

Hi Jose, Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Apologies if I made it sound like that was the case; as Just Flight mention, the King Air is not available quite yet (this was a review of the product ahead of its release), but should be fairly soon hopefully (I think SU10 delayed the release ever so slightly). I hope that clarifies things a little. Cheers and all the best! : )

Hi ゆうた, thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately, given the number of addons I cover on the channel, I can't really learn all of them to an expert degree. For videos like this, I tend to pick up a checklist (real-world where possible) and run the aircraft with that. All of the procedures I ran here, were as per the checklist I was using (though this was not a real-world checklist, as I was unable to find one). No doubt there were some inaccuracies, but the idea is to give the viewer a reasonably accurate view of the product, rather than specifically teaching them how to fly a King Air etc. As to the inaccuracy of the fire alarm, I'm afraid I can't comment on that (not having any real-world experience on the King Air myself). Perhaps it's simply a difference between King Air variants, avionics setups etc? I hope that clarifies things and thanks again for your feedback. All the best! : )

Thanks very much Books, glad you enjoyed it! I use a 3rd party recording tool, which can be found here: flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder I record the flight and then use the replay for any external shots that I wish to capture. Afterwards I then edit the external shots into the video. I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )

What were their previous entries that garnered the meme?

@@georgewhitworth9742 As I was sensible enough not to buy them, off the top of my head I couldn't tell you. Suffice to say, in FSX and P3D they would release an aircraft that was unflyable, full of bugs, nothing worked, terrible textures, and they wouldn't release ay updates. They would launch and leave. If you bought any aircraft that was hopeless, it was known as being Black Squared.

Thanks very much once again Chris, really glad you enjoyed the video (indeed, I found the flight very enjoyable also haha)! Are you perhaps thinking of Black *Box* by any chance? Certainly not to say that you're wrong, but I don't recall having heard of Black Square back in the FSX days, whereas Black Box managed to work up quite a rep haha (which always baffled me, as I believe BB came out of the remnants of PSS, who made some excellent products). Cheers! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations What an absolute helmet I am lol 🤣🤣 You're completely right. It was Black Box Simulations. Black Square I retract my statements, rimming your products lol. You could have chosen a different colour though 😁

Haha, ooops, it can happen to the best of us! XD I’m not sure whether “Black Square” is a bit of a play on Black Box, or whether it alludes to the markings on taxiways signs (since I believe “Real Taxiways” was their first foray into MSFS addons). Your point still stands somewhat though; it’s quite a step up, to go from taxiway signs, to a study level King Air, in just 3 products haha. Cheers Chris! ; )

Hello Peter, So far as I’m aware, this addon isn’t available on flightsim.to; this is a payware mod, available from the Just Flight website (as mentioned in the video description / during the video). I generally post links to freeware mods (where used) but, not to payware mods / addons (as I prefer not to promote one retailer over another etc). I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best

Hello Carlos, I’m afraid, I’m still not sure on that one haha. The checklist I was using, did call for the condition levers to go low idle during the cruise but, that doesn’t seem to be the case with every checklist out there. Actually, I even had a couple of (I think) real-world (King Air pilots, discussing the procedure in this comments section; one said his company procedure was to use low idle in cruise and the other stated otherwise haha. I would have thought that low idle is a more fuel efficient option but, that’s just an educated guess on my part. Sorry I can’t offer more clarity on that one - I’ve never flown a turboprop myself. I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks very much for the kind words and all the best! : )

Hello 8T8, Are you setting the generator switches through to “Reset” (one more click up), before turning them on? I just did a quick test and the instrument lights do work, but you need to make sure to reset the generators first. I hope that helps? All the best : )

Hello Dyeahna, Ahh, I'm afraid I'm going to have to let you down again haha. I wasn't planning on covering the 319; as it makes of the default Airbus cockpit, I figure people will already broadly know what they are getting and one can simply looks at pics / vids to assess the quality of the external model. In an ideal world, I wouldn't mind taking a look, but unfortunately I just don't have the time to cover everything that is released these days. Apologies on that. All the best! : )

It's pretty much finished but some in-depth coding and code issues have prevent release thus far. We estimate it will be out early part of next week. Fingers crossed. Thanks for your interest and patience.

@@justflight No! Thanks to you for your answer! 😉

I do hope you're enjoying it TheMekein! Happy flying : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations oh yes I am! Also very happy seeing the dev is on top of things and releasing improvements here and there. The only thing I'm missing is a better soundpack for the engines. Both interior and exterior. The rest is awesome!

I actually just signed up to FTSim’s Patreon myself. They produce custom soundpacks for various addons; I gather the King Air (both default and Black Square versions) is supported, though I haven’t tried that soundset myself yet (but people seem to speak highly of it). The lowest Patreon is £2 a month and you can subscribe, download as many soundpacks as you like and then cancel (should you so wish), so it’s worth a punt if you aren’t happy with the current King Air sounds. Just a suggestion anyway, I don’t have any affiliation with FTSim etc ; ) Happy flying! : )

¡De nada Manuel! El Analogue King Air ahora se puede comprar en el sitio web de Just Flight (solo para PC): www.justflight.com/product/steam-gauge-overhaul-analog-king-air ¡Espero que eso ayude! Mis mejores deseos : )

Cheers MP, I shall have to give that a try next time then! Much appreciated, all the best : )

I'm sure that will change when this version gets released. We shall see.

I like the King Air too Rickie and have made a couple of videos with it in the past. Default aircraft don’t tend to draw all that much interest though I think, hence why you won’t see too many videos with them on RU-vid. As Just Flight allude to, this is a drastic overall of the King Air and I know I’ll be flying it again on the channel at some point (because it’s great fun), I’m sure others will also. All the best! : )

Thanks very much Valstom, my absolute pleasure, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Cheers and all the best : )

I believe the default King Air uses the new prop model and CFD so should be fairly good already

Hi Fire Fox, As mentioned during the review, the addon does include some basic changes to the default flight model (Black Square are quite upfront about the flight model changes only being minor). It's been a long old while since I've flown the default King Air, but the changes certainly seemed to have the aircraft handling far better than I recall otherwise being the case. As Kengou points out though, the King Air was actually one of the aircraft that received some of the new MSFS CFD modelling / physics, so it should be one of the better default aircraft at this point anyway. I can't attest to how accurate the Black Square flight model is, but I like how the aircraft flew overall. I hope that helps a bit. All the best! : )

King air pilot here....yes its normal to sometimes get a spike in ITT during start , esp on a hot day or id there is a slight tailwind during start

Thanks for the info NEO! I thought it was accurate, but it's always good to hear from those in the know : ) Much appreciated and all the best!

Hi Higor, Hopefully NEO has answered your question there, but yes, I gather it is accurate behavior. The Analogue King Air is indeed a brilliant addon; it seems to have been delayed a little by SU10, but hopefully the wait shouldn't be too much longer now. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers and all the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yes. Thank you guys for the answers. 😁

Me too Ronnie, I was using the NZ mesh here (it's great isn't it!). That was what was causing my scenery issues at Milford Sound apparently. Definitely a brilliant product to have for any NZ fliers though. Cheers : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Mesh is good, SA as well. I'm flying the Chile Tour at the moment, it's great !

I trust you're enjoying it then Managed! The Analogue King Air is an excellent addon; I hope many a virtual casualty has been saved ; ) Happy flying and all the best!

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I’ve been flying this aircraft religiously everyday 😂

Haha! Awesome. Have fun : )

That's correct. Likely to be next week now. Not too long to wait.

Correct Joni, still waiting on a release. I believe (as Just Flight mention) the addon should have been out by now, but I think SU10 threw a couple of spanners in the works. It will be worth the wait though (in my opinion at least ; ) Cheers and all the best! : )

Hi Ungeneer, Indeed and that is often my preference, however I didn't find it to be able faster on the King Air and rather than scroll 100 times, I found it easier to simply left-click and hold haha. Cheers for the pointer though! All the best : )

​@@IntotheBlueSimulations Ah yes, sometimes it's slow even with the scroll wheel. It's for that reason that I changed the cockpit interaction mode to the lock mode instead of legacy, that way I can just click on the knob and move it with my mouse for big adjustments and then use the wheel for smaller ones. I suggest you give it a try. If you don't like lock mode, you can also use the scroll wheel and the click spot at the same time to go even faster.

Haha, indeed Jekanyika. I do hope you're enjoying it! Happy flying : )

Hi TB500, The Analogue King Air should be released within the next few days, but as I mentioned in the video, that may be postponed slightly, if SU10 introduces any bugs into the product. I hope that helps. All the best : )

Probably next week when it'll be available from us (Just Flight) as a payware add-on.

Hi Bigskill, Hopefully Just Flight (the publishers) have answered your query sufficiently there : ) All the best!

Hi CJM, Yes, exactly; similar to the Caravan, there are a couple of switches on the FO's main instrument panel. Those switches can be actuated for an avionics configuration change. I hope that helps. All the best! : )

Oh, and the landing lights are not visible until your landing gear is down. Please correct me if I am wrong, but the landing and taxilights on the Kingairs are all positioned on the front landing gear. There would be no point switching on the landing lights until you drop the wheels...

Thanks very much Alehead, I’m really glad you enjoyed the review / found it useful! I try and run through things as accurately as I can (in the time I have available) as 1) I enjoy it haha 2) I figure it acts as somewhat of a tutorial, for those that are new to the addon (though I’m by no means an expert when it comes to the King Air etc) and 3) I think it makes accurately demonstrating / reviewing the product that much easier. I can definitely recommend the Black Square King Air, it’s still my favourite of their addons to date and one of the most enjoyable aircraft within the sim (there is also a separate sound pack available for the King Air, which I keep meaning to try). Give the number of addons I review and the free time I have available, unfortunately I can’t always fill in all the gaps in my knowledge and so tend to stick pretty religiously to whichever checklist I am using at the time. Here, I was using an X-Plane checklist, which I subsequently found out does have some inaccuracies, but if the checklist says put the condition levers forward, I put the condition levers forward haha (same for the landing lights and that’s also a force-of-habit from the real world, where on the aircraft I fly, the landing lights are not dependant on the gear position). The condition levers are an interesting one though; I’ve had multiple different opinions, from multiple different King Air pilots (so I wonder if the procedure is not operator specific?). Thanks very much for the feedback! Much appreciated and all the best : )

Hello Ian, Well thank you very much for the kind words, I'm really happy to hear that you're enjoying the content! Welcome to the hobby and / or sim! My absolute pleasure on the videos; I really enjoy making them and if someone gets something out of watching them, that's great also. I hope the new PC is coming along well. Thanks again and welcome aboard! : )

Indeed Ronnie, Black Square don't seem to do updates by half haha! Glad to hear that you got your problems sorted; you've just reminded me that I need to update my TDS GTNXi and PMS 530 also haha. Cheers! : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I’ve had so many issues lately with FS2020, one problem after another, things not working and daily crash to desktop. Today big broom on, formatted my FS2020 drive, new install being downloaded.

Thanks very much Ken, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have no idea what is next on the list, but the Baron would certainly be very welcome. My pleasure and all the best to you : )

Thanks very much Cade, I’m glad you found it useful! My pleasure and all the best to you : )

Thanks for the info Zsolt! Some of those errors came from the checklist I was using (the checklist was based on the X-Plane King Air, where Auto Ignition is, seemingly erroneously, required for the start) and some just came from a lack of familiarity with the type. Unfortunately, given the number of addons I review and also the amount of free time (or lack thereof) I have in which to do so, I can’t learn every aircraft I cover in exacting detail; I try my best to learn an aircraft’s systems, find a checklist and run that as accurately as I can and the rest of the blanks I then tend to fill in with educated guesses etc. I certainly appreciate you taking the time fill in some of the details though and I’m really glad you enjoyed the video as well! Cheers and all the best : )

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank you for taking the time and replying! Hats off and keep the vids coming, captain!

My pleasure Zsolt! Cheers : )

At my company we never use high idle. All the conditon lever does is change N1 idle speed. How would that help in the climb?

Haha thanks very much, my absolute pleasure Heyemeyohsts! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video : ) “Cheers mate” and all the best! ; )

I just had a flight lesson in a real King Air. It was awesome. But too much of a jump from a 172 for me. I need to learn a lot more. Can you give me lessons on Zoom for flying a King Air? So I can be a lot more knowledgeable on my next flight

Hello again, Heyemeyohsts, I’m very sorry, but I can’t really help you there: I’ve never flown a King Air in the real world, nor am I a certified instructor, so I don’t think it would be appropriate / safe, if I was giving you guidance based on what I’ve picked up in the sim. Further to that, I simply don’t time for any on-on-one’s etc at the moment. Going from a C172 to a King Air is indeed a big jump! There’s only so much you can learn in the sim, when it comes to the actually handling of the aircraft, but certainly the Black Square King Air should be a useful tool, for learning the aircraft’s systems etc. Best of luck with your continued training! : )

Thanks very much Rich, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the Analogue King Air seems to have been delayed slightly by SU10, but the addon should be well worth the wait : ) Cheers and all the best!

Thank you very much Beeterfish, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Cheers and all the best : )