Kodiak Review Thread

[Bobsk8 12,879]

4 minutes ago, ckyliu said:

You probably had a lot of side slip during the low speed, high power regime - well that or a busy right foot, do you usually monitor the side slip indicator? Q400 pilots typically apply one needle width of right rudder trim prior to takeoff so it's less of a handful, and progressively back that off as they accelerate into the climb and then cruise phases of flight.

I always watch the side slip indicator, always lines up perfectly, and of course like any aircraft I fly in real life, I make sure flight is coordinated with rudder application as needed. 

 

[tup61 1,641]

1 hour ago, ckyliu said:

You probably had a lot of side slip during the low speed, high power regime - well that or a busy right foot, do you usually monitor the side slip indicator? Q400 pilots typically apply one needle width of right rudder trim prior to takeoff so it's less of a handful, and progressively back that off as they accelerate into the climb and then cruise phases of flight.

Correct. It's odd flying the Majestic Q400 without setting the rudder trim: the Majestic Q400 is the plane I flew the most in P3D and setting the rudder trim was even part of the 'to do list' I made for that plane. You had to watch it all the time. Which is something I am going to like about the Kodiak: it keeps you busy like the Q400 did! 🙂

[Bobsk8 12,879]

18 minutes ago, tup61 said:

Correct. It's odd flying the Majestic Q400 without setting the rudder trim: the Majestic Q400 is the plane I flew the most in P3D and setting the rudder trim was even part of the 'to do list' I made for that plane. You had to watch it all the time. Which is something I am going to like about the Kodiak: it keeps you busy like the Q400 did! 🙂

I had about 1200 hours in the Majestic Q400, I never set the rudder trim on takeoff. Just some right rudder was all I needed. 

[rick celik 1,252]

5 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I had about 1200 hours in the Majestic Q400, I never set the rudder trim on takeoff. Just some right rudder was all I needed. 

That’s probably due to the flight model limitations they used to inject into p3d, from what I recall majestic used an external flight model program. I understand this way is more realistic but I would assume still so much you can do with what the base code allows? Someone correct me if I’m wrong. 

Edited December 23, 2021 by Ridvan Celik

[karlow17 15]

55 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I had about 1200 hours in the Majestic Q400, I never set the rudder trim on takeoff. Just some right rudder was all I needed. 

The Q400 is a totally different plane, since its a multi engine aircraft you aren't going to need much if any rudder to keep on the centreline (depending on the wind). With a multi engine aircraft you don't have the same asymmetric thrust or slipstream effect as you would with a single engine plane such as the kodiak, which is why a lot more rudder input/trim Is needed with the kodiak than the Q400

[ckyliu 1,749]

@karlow17 That would be the case, but on the Q400 both propellers spin in the same direction with nearly 10,000 shp total. So you need a bootfull of rudder.

in the Kodiak you get more of a torque effect (relatively speaking) because the engine is down the centreline of the aircraft, but the propwash is a huge factor on the Q400.

Edited December 23, 2021 by ckyliu

[Ricardo41 5,959]

Does anyone know how to get rid of the green ENGINLETARM message?

[Rudiii 257]

11 hours ago, Dominique_K said:

Get the Orbx mesh then. Really worth it.

I certainly will. Impressed with the area it covers and I already own the NZ mesh, which I'm happy with.

[regis9 4,041]

2 hours ago, Ricardo41 said:

Does anyone know how to get rid of the green ENGINLETARM message?

That’s in red, correct?  I have the same question.

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

The Kodiak does have 750 HP and is lighter than an early war Spitfire so whilst not actually a warbird in some ways you should expect similar behaviour.

meanwhile, this looks interesting ... yes pricey but knowing Ryan probably very thorough and comprehensive

https://kodiak-training.teachable.com/p/kodiak-simulator-training

 

Edited December 24, 2021 by Glenn Fitzpatrick

[Ricardo41 5,959]

9 hours ago, regis9 said:

That’s in red, correct?  I have the same question.

No, it's in green. 

[regis9 4,041]

Ahh ok I’m thinking the green one is meant to stay on but really not sure, that’s one section of the manual that is a bit thin.

The red message I’m thinking of stays on when the surface de-ice is on.

[Rocky_53 1,594]

I love this bird, I mean really love it. But I'm wondering if my impressions of the flight dynamics are fair, or whether others feel it is 100% realistic. IMO, it feels a little too 'wobbly' in flight, I think that's the best way to describe it, particularly in the yaw axis. If  this resembles the RL aircraft then fine, but I would be surprised. Waddya fink?

Edited December 24, 2021 by Rockliffe

[Bobsk8 12,879]

28 minutes ago, Rockliffe said:

I love this bird, I mean really love it. But I'm wondering if my impressions of the flight dynamics are fair, or whether others feel it is 100% realistic. IMO, it feels a little too 'wobbly' in flight, I think that's the best way to describe it, particularly in the yaw axis. If  this resembles the RL aircraft then fine, but I would be surprised. Waddya fink?

There is a fix on the way, wait until you get the fix and see how it handles. 

[Rocky_53 1,594]

5 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

There is a fix on the way, wait until you get the fix and see how it handles. 

That's good news, thanks