I probably missed it in this thread but is there a paint kit coming? 

I probably missed it in this thread but is there a paint kit coming? 

 

Should be a paintkit soon that comes with a slick method to transfer your v1 repaints to the new v2 HD textures.

 

Ray

Should be a paintkit soon that comes with a slick method to transfer your v1 repaints to the new v2 HD textures.

 

Ray

 

Awesome thanks

+1 for an updated turbine duke. It would be a must-buy for me.

 

 

+1 for an updated turbine duke. It would be a must-buy for me.

 

Me too ... FPS friendly, GoFlight support out of the box, DX10 friendly, and very nice to fly.  I can't think of much to add ... maybe animated passengers for load out?

These enthousiastic calls for a V2 T-Duke bring a naive question from yours truly :smile:  : what's wrong with V1 which was well received (except the lack of animated pax that is :biggrin:) ? I don't have it , should I wait ?

These enthousiastic calls for a V2 T-Duke bring a naive question from yours truly :smile:  : what's wrong with V1 which was well received (except the lack of animated pax that is :biggrin:) ? I don't have it , should I wait ?

 

Turbine Duke V1 is excellent.   You really won't be disappointed.   I have always preferred the Piston version so hence the Piston B60 2.0 is a real treat for people like me :smile: ... But the T-Duke is a superb product.    I think it is just a case that, with the v2.0 of the piston version, RealAir have shown us that they can do even better........

The T-duke came out later and was visually clearly superior to the piston version.

 

Not sure the upgraded turbine version would be that much better (unlike the piston)..

Maybe the wise course of action would be to hold off on the T Duke upgrade for later.  New features inevitably come with new releases.  So why not proceed with the 172 or other projects, maybe updating older projects such as the Scout or SF-260.  Any new release will no doubt include new features not seen in the Legacy or Duke V2.  Then apply those new features to an upgraded T Duke

 

Either way, I would buy an upgraded T Duke soon or later.  ^_^  It is Rob and Sean's call, whatever they choose to do, I am happy with.

The T-duke came out later and was visually clearly superior to the piston version.

 

Not sure the upgraded turbine version would be that much better (unlike the piston)..

100% agree.... as I've said earlier in the thread.  The T Duke looks oodles better than v1 piston, and the difference is a little less than the Legacy.  Of course the LEG2 has more sound stuff involved.

Maybe the wise course of action would be to hold off on the T Duke upgrade for later. 

 

spoilsport.....

+1 for an updated turbine duke. It would be a must-buy for me.

+1. From what I've read, we'd see somewhat improved textures/options, and a noticeably improved flight model.  I'd gladly pay a significant upgrade fee for those features and to support the developers.

I still don't know if I'm imagining the taxi improvements but I do find that the new B60 is far more taxi-able than any other airplane that I own.  Further, in crosswind landings, the airplane does touchdown and 'follow the wheels' instead of sliding as if the runway is covered with ice as the other airplanes I've tried tough crosswind landings with.  I took it up with the intention of testing how the wheel traction did on crosswind landings.  With a 20 knot direct crosswind it did handle reasonably...probably the only airplane that I have that does.  Perhaps it's even a little overdone but it's far more like real than I've seen before. 

 

Another 'weirdity' I've noticed that I don't know where it comes from is this:  flying in the real world I sometimes had airplanes that developed the 'leans'...wanting, without any control input, to make a gentle turn.  I don't know if it was from fuel sloshing in the tanks or an updraft on one side or what.  The new B60 does the same thing to me sometimes.  Again, don't know if it's intentional or something I'm imagining but it models something that happens RW and I haven't seen any other airplane in FSX ever do it.  Sometimes I hesitate to mention it...you shrug and go, if I'm imagining it, whatever.  At least it feels right.

 

If these things are a product of your imagination then I'm imagining the same. Frankly, I find the aircraft easier to fly because it does come so close to a real flying "feel".

 

 

If these things are a product of your imagination then I'm imagining the same. Frankly, I find the aircraft easier to fly because it does come so close to a real flying "feel".

 

Well, in terms of the leans, I'm not ruling out the idea that it might have been my yoke control...but it'd be kind of cool if it's just the airplane.

I still don't know if I'm imagining the taxi improvements but I do find that the new B60 is far more taxi-able than any other airplane that I own.  Further, in crosswind landings, the airplane does touchdown and 'follow the wheels' instead of sliding as if the runway is covered with ice as the other airplanes I've tried tough crosswind landings with.  I took it up with the intention of testing how the wheel traction did on crosswind landings.  With a 20 knot direct crosswind it did handle reasonably...probably the only airplane that I have that does.  Perhaps it's even a little overdone but it's far more like real than I've seen before. 

 

I'm glad someone noticed!