5 hours ago, s.mellah said:

I see. But if I go below idle with the throttle I engage the reverse trust. Am I doing something wrong ?

There an area between ground idle and reverse on the throttle that is where I had success taxiing.

duplicated post

 

Edited October 13, 20223 yr by taguilo

24 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Do you maintain them or fly them? In either way it would nice to hear your input regarding current model.

I was one of the MV KA350i systems coders (+2 years work) and I am a happy owner of the Black Square mod.

Regarding the mod, no matter I found some differences in systems performance compared to the real aircraft, I believe we have a great potential here; this mod may improve a lot in future versions. The developer has done a great job considering he is using MSFS xml base code. Unfortunately a realistic simulation of the 350 engines, with its dual low pitch propeller system, requires using other resources like wasm + simconnect to custom code engine tables for the different parameters.

I believe nobody should regret buying this product.

High praise, thanks for sharing that with us.

It's such a fun aircraft to fly. Very IFR capable. Just on a flight now with low clouds and icing conditions. Climbed out in IAS mode 140kts @ 3000fpm. Planning an RNP approach using the TDS GTNXi. I'm loving it 😁

Edited October 14, 20223 yr by Cpt_Piett

10 hours ago, taguilo said:

GEN OVHT message should be removed in future SP. Even it is duplicated as Warning and Caution  (same message!).

After 50 % Ng engine is self sustaining so power draw by starter at idle for example is minimum, hence risk of overheat , unless a malfunction - is almost nil.

Those 30 seconds are without engine combustion (this is not in the books 😉)

Agreed on the GEN OVHT message (I did say "according to the product manual"). Also, as shown in the product manual, the L CHIP DETECT and R CHIP DETECT are shown on both the warning annunciator and the caution annunciator, when they should only be on the caution annunciator. (Given that Beech made a number of changes over the years as the 350 developed, it's possible that the developer has RW documentation or experience with a real 350 that has these items.) 

The 30 seconds without engine combustion is IMO very much implied, so we agree here, too. The engine start checklist calls for the condition lever to be advanced to low idle above 12% Ng. The maximum Ng that can be reached without adding fuel via the condition lever is far below 50%...thus, you switch off the starter either when the engine is running at self-sustaining speeds, or when the engine hasn't started after 30 seconds of trying. 

If you don't see an ITT rise within 10 seconds of moving the condition lever during start, the next step is to move the condition lever to cut off and perform the engine clearing checklist -- which calls for running STARTER ONLY for 30 seconds followed by a 5 minute wait.

Got an email from Just Flight announcing there's an update for the Analogue KA out now.

Change log is available here
https://support.justflight.com/support/solutions/articles/17000128840-analog-king-air-msfs-changelog
and you can download the patch from your account page

1 hour ago, Matchstick said:

Got an email from Just Flight announcing there's an update for the Analogue KA out now.

Change log is available here
https://support.justflight.com/support/solutions/articles/17000128840-analog-king-air-msfs-changelog
and you can download the patch from your account page

I can't start engine after the patch 😞

Yup, also got an email - as an answer to a support request re: the electrical system. 

Change log: 

v0.1.1

New Features:

- Note on MSFS generator limitations added to operating tips in manual.  The underlying MSFS alternator/generator logic is faulty for free turbine engines, and will improperly limit generator output when the propeller is in feather.  To ensure the battery is charged on the ground, take the propellers out of the feather detent, and monitor battery charging with the overhead ammeter.  This bug must be corrected in MSFS by Asobo.

- Generators will not go online after resetting them if its starter motor is running, and generators will be tripped offline if its starter motor is activated.  This will help prevent the occurrence of users leaving the starter energized long after the engine has started, and encountering a “GEN OVHT” annunciator, subsequently burning out the starter-generator, and damaging the electrical system, causing a bus fault to be detected.  This is the only condition that can result in “GEN OVHT” illuminating.  It does not indicate a starter-generator failure, but that one will result if the starter motor is not disengaged in approximately another 30 seconds of use.

- Redesigned pressurization controller to be fully vacuum actuated.  The system now properly emulates the two valves (outflow/dump and safety)of the real aircraft.  The system will now continue to function without electrical power, except for activating the dump valve on landing.  Cabin climb rate will also now gradually round off when approaching zero pressure differential.  Hysteresis for high pressure differential safety valve actuation is overridden by a lower target altitude setting.

- Improved aerodynamics and performance by JayDee.  The aircraft now have no acceleration on the ground when the throttle input is zero with standard bindings.  This corresponds to a minimum power lever setting in the ground idle range while taxiing.  Climb performance has been slightly reduced, reverse thrust power has been significantly reduced, new moments have been calculated to give the aircraft a slightly heavier feel, and adjustments made to the flap drag and lift coefficients to improve the accuracy of stalling speeds.

- Panel.noreg now included in the main package folder for livery creators.  If you wish to create a livery mod that does not use the default, dynamically generated tail number on the exterior, simply use the line, “Panel = \..\..\bksq-aircraft-analogkingair\panel.noreg” in the livery’s aircraft.cfg.

- Several new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) added to this manual.

Bug Fixes:

- External power cable would sometimes appear when opening cockpit windows.  External power and fuel hose are now correctly coded to interact with the exterior model.

- The risk of causing a starter-generator overheat by leaving the start switch engaged when the engines are running has been reduced by 95%.

- TDS GTNxi power is currently connected to the center bus power, which can cause inadvertent reboots.  The developer of the TDS GTNxi is working on a patch that will implement custom circuit settings, allowing the TDS to behave properly in the Analog King Air.  This should not affect the GTNxi during normal flight operations.

- SU10 ground handling parameters are now in the correct section of flight_model.cfg.

- Triple-Fed Bus voltage is now ~0.8V lower than supply voltage due to voltage drop across the diodes feeding the Triple-Fed Bus.

- Fuel Pressure Low annunciator lights will remain illuminated when their associated firewall valve is closed, and standby fuel pumps are activated.

- Battery voltmeter will read zero when the battery emergency switch has been activated with no other sources connected to the battery bus.

- Livery Example aircraft.cfg typo changed from “caravan” to “kingair”.

I am getting a blank screen with the PMS GTN750 on v0.1.1

Others are reporting the same with the TDS Sims gtnxi

Unfortunately the new version is incompatible with the TDS GTNXi. I'll type up another support ticket. 

EDIT: Now it's impossible to activate the generator if the starter is still on as per the release notes. 

I wish Asobo didn't have to park their GPU unit into the wing though. Guess they need a bigger cable... or something - it seems to be a bit inop, to put it mildly 🤐 

Maybe I'll just use one engine as an "APU". But then I'll get a fuel imbalance. Hmmm. 

@sd_flyer I can start the engines. 

Edited October 14, 20223 yr by Cpt_Piett

8 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Unfortunately the new version is incompatible with the TDS GTNXi. I'll type up another support ticket. 

Can you start engine? My propeller wouldn't rotate even when conditioning introduced 

Something to try, (well it work for me) start with the TDS not selected before the flight then turn on the AV and select the TDS. 

This build seems totally hosed unfortunately. Same issues as sd_flyer and Johan.

18 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

 

@sd_flyer I can start the engines. 

Do you do battery start or  with GPU?