Also excited for this one! I prefer its look to the TBM but as Ryan said the TMB is faster, but I like the depth and implementation that FSR has done.  It and the TBM will keep me plenty occupied over the coming winter. I will base one on the east and the other on the west coast of North America and move between them. With these releases and the Comanche I have now left the default planes completely behind, along with all of the earlier pay ware aircraft I bought. It feels like we are now entering a new era in MSFS.

This one is a “game changer”!

Yay yay yay! It's getting so close I can smell it 😁 I have been following the development of this aircraft for awhile now, and I agree with some of the comments above regarding Raul (the developer) @simbol. His giddiness and passion for aviation and sim aircraft development are on full display in those preview streams he has done in the past. Love it! Excited for this release bigtime!

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I'd go with the six blade prop tbh. 🙂

3 hours ago, simbol said:

$32.99 (USD) is indeed the price. And your post made me extremely happy, is very refreshing to see the market is starting to understand me and see me so clearly!

Best,
Raul

Hey R. does the M500 have the ability to import a NEXRAD screen with wind barbs?  I'm not sure what I was looking at in the video.

8 minutes ago, Mace said:

Hey R. does the M500 have the ability to import a NEXRAD screen with wind barbs?  I'm not sure what I was looking at in the video.

Hello, that is an external texture placeholder when you are on external views.. this keeps performance great for multiplayer and your airplane too when you want to see things from external views

However I am working in trying to put weather overlays on the EFB with Navigraph, and someone send me an API for NEXTRAD that I am studying to implement for Phenom 300, so nothing writing in stone, but it could be something we can implement in the future on FSR500 and then re-use on Phenom (this is how I like to work, design a tech and use for the fleet).

These features would be implemented as technology grows, V1.1 or V1.4, don't worry the product will continue to have more and more features added as we go, I always do this.. I released yesterday for Sting S4 a new parachute model in accordance to how TL-Ultralight now sell these airplanes and next we will change the flight model to support 600kg weight class.

No product at FSReborn gets abandoned because it has been released, it always get updates as required due to technological changes or as requested by customers.

Best,
Raul

Edited October 6, 20232 yr by simbol

2 hours ago, sniper31 said:

Yay yay yay! It's getting so close I can smell it 😁 I have been following the development of this aircraft for awhile now, and I agree with some of the comments above regarding Raul (the developer) @simbol. His giddiness and passion for aviation and sim aircraft development are on full display in those preview streams he has done in the past. Love it! Excited for this release bigtime!

The TBM 850 has arrived & the M500 appears to be not too far away.

Currently not budgeted to be able to acquire both, so not quite sure which way to go.

What has the M500 got that perhaps places it above the TBM 850?

T45

49 minutes ago, Treetops45 said:

The TBM 850 has arrived & the M500 appears to be not too far away.

Currently not budgeted to be able to acquire both, so not quite sure which way to go.

What has the M500 got that perhaps places it above the TBM 850?

T45

From what I can tell from watching a few videos on both, the M500 will have fully functioning systems and failures similar to the TBM, but in addition have:

- EFB with simbrief import, Navigraph and load manager

- external features such as GPU and passenger vehicles

- custom flight model

- custom sound set

Edited October 6, 20232 yr by Gilandred

58 minutes ago, Treetops45 said:

The TBM 850 has arrived & the M500 appears to be not too far away.

Currently not budgeted to be able to acquire both, so not quite sure which way to go.

What has the M500 got that perhaps places it above the TBM 850?

T45

I am aiming to release by end of OCT beginningof Nov, maybe this gap could let you get both aircrafts? I would hate you having to cut your budget and being unable to afford two products you want.

You all flight simmers deserve to afford both addons for sure and I hope me taking this extra time to provide a wallet gap and complete more features will allow you to afford all your needs.

All the best,

Raul

1 hour ago, Treetops45 said:

The TBM 850 has arrived & the M500 appears to be not too far away.

Currently not budgeted to be able to acquire both, so not quite sure which way to go.

What has the M500 got that perhaps places it above the TBM 850?

T45

I'd save for both!  The m500 will have more features from what I've seen.  However it's quite a bit slower than the TBM.  Both are clearly a labor of love from the developers!  

I enjoy supporting quality devs with my hard earned income.

4 hours ago, simbol said:

These features would be implemented as technology grows, V1.1 or V1.4, don't worry the product will continue to have more and more features added as we go, I always do this.. I released yesterday for Sting S4 a new parachute model in accordance to how TL-Ultralight now sell these airplanes and next we will change the flight model to support 600kg weight class.

Yes I noticed the Sting S4 update yesterday...in fact I am planning a flight with the updated S4 this evening!  If I keep eating donuts I may end up needing the 600kg weight class.

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

I'd save for both!  The m500 will have more features from what I've seen.  However it's quite a bit slower than the TBM.  Both are clearly a labor of love from the developers!  

I enjoy supporting quality devs with my hard earned income.

Best of both worlds - similar class of aircraft - one a little more steam than the other which is full glass. 

Great combination - I'll be getting this one the minute it is released (already have the TBM which is brilliant)

Does it have the nose gear ground handling problems like the real one? 🙂

15 hours ago, Gilandred said:

I strikes me that the developer is more interested in making this out of his passion for flying than to make money, similar to the Hotstart folks over at XP.

The talented folks at HotStart aren't shy about setting premium prices for their premium planes 😉

 

1 hour ago, UrgentSiesta said:

The talented folks at HotStart aren't shy about setting premium prices for their premium planes 😉

 

Was not going to say a thing about that post but there you go the two are not alike.😉

Edited October 7, 20232 yr by JBDB-MD80