BN2B Islander

[jfmitch 33]

Is there a BN2B Islander that will work in P3DV5.3 for sale anywhere?

Jim

[airservices 131]

Here you go mate

https://www.blackboxsimulation.com/index.php/products/prepar3d-v4-2/

[newtie 461]

Nicely done aircraft.

[coastaldriver 841]

There is the Flight1 BN2B Islander available at Flight 1. It is an FSX Native model but goes into P3DV5 via the installer without any problems. No issues flying this one in the sim or any part of it. It comes with extensive livery collection and you can find more in the various sim libraries. Flight1 have also made available a Damage Mod that is a guage developed to allow you to set realistic operational and engine parameters etc if you want realism. This model performs handles and flies just like the real aeroplane did. Caveat to all of this I actually have several thousand hours in the real BN2 (several decades ago now) so you get to know this aeroplane like an old shoe - still remember the beast favourably, A great STOL and truly STOL aeroplane with airline certified engine out performance. The only drawback was they win the noisiest aeroplane award - they were shockers. I helped the developer of the damage mod get it right!

I tried the Black Box version but formed the view that the Flight 1 version was far superior. The Black Box version I am afraid just does not cut it for me! I then found the Flight 1 version. 

Now do I fly it much - not really just there for fun for me these days. 

Here is a shot from P3DV5 of the BN-2B in the colours of the Falkland Islands Operator. 

Islanders were the butt of many a joke - such as 20,000 rivets flying in loose formation or the best that British Rail ever produced. Seriously they built thousands of them and most are still flying somewhere - simple robust and once you learn to fly them properly they are an amazing STOL aeroplane. 

Edited November 7, 2022 by coastaldriver

[Juliett Alfa Romeo 457]

I didn't know that Flight1's BN2 works on V5. I might install it because of nostalgia, it was a great addon.

[coastaldriver 841]

18 minutes ago, Juliet Alpha said:

I didn't know that Flight1's BN2 works on V5. I might install it because of nostalgia, it was a great addon.

Yeah the Flight 1 installer is a bit of a mystery but it worked fine for me. I only bought it when I got P3DV5 and then tried the Black Box version which I thought was terrible looked good from the promo in MSFS but not so in P3D. From memory it all goes into the main P3D folder but I then worked up an xml and moved it to the addon folder - no problems with that either. 

There is only one major issue the original KLN90 GPS does not work in P3D but I did find some detailed info on how to fix it and get it working in P3D but sorry I cannot remember where that was now!

Nearly forgot there is a great forum fun by Flight 1 should answer any questions one may have:

https://www.simforums.com/forums/bn2-islander-forum_forum43.html

Edited November 7, 2022 by coastaldriver
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[airservices 131]

1 hour ago, Juliet Alpha said:

I didn't know that Flight1's BN2 works on V5. I might install it because of nostalgia, it was a great addon.

That is the one I use in P3Dv5 there are just a couple of tweaks to do and it works perfect flew them in RL rely enjoyed them great to fly just a Cessna 172 with 2 engines  apart from the noise

Edited November 7, 2022 by airservices

[jeansy 335]

4 hours ago, Juliet Alpha said:

I didn't know that Flight1's BN2 works on V5. I might install it because of nostalgia, it was a great addon.

it was created by Dan (former CO partner of virtavia), His BN2 works off xml coding so it doesnt suffer any .dll CTDs

Dan went onto releasing a number of addons like the 1st Class sim aircraft addons like the Wellington and the around the world packages

I have both BN2 addons, im more of a fan for Dan's package

Edited November 7, 2022 by jeansy

[jfmitch 33]

Guess I bought the wrong one?  Blackbox doesn't answer my emails.

 

Jim

[jfmitch 33]

Never mind i'm getting my money back. If they don't answer emails or instant messenger they don't deserve it.

Jim