I only fly P3D V5 because I can have the Shrike - the TB won't work in V5 - unfortunately

Flew these birds in real life in the 70s      At 90 YO - hopefully still around when this lady comes out😁

7 hours ago, stefaandk said:

I'd be more interested in QOL patch for the current planes like the Dukes in 2024 first, I know the planes work but it be nice not having to deal with the janky Variant/Livery selections.

Also the Black square TBM 850 needs fixing up for 2024. 

Not interested in new stuff from them until the "old" stuff is transferred properly and offically to 24.

1 hour ago, Paladin2005 said:

Not interested in new stuff from them until the "old" stuff is transferred properly and offically to 24.

It's happening. The Bonanza, Caravan and Baron are all being updated to 2024 with heaps of new features. Patience grasshopper...

I am eagerly waiting for a realistic geared turboprop model: in the real TPE331, pulling back the condition levers in flight would slow the gas stream through the engine core. As a result, the temperature of the hot section would rise so much that the engine got on fire.

Michael

3 minutes ago, michaelth said:

I am eagerly waiting for a realistic geared turboprop model: in the real TPE331, pulling back the condition levers in flight would slow the gas stream through the engine core. As a result, the temperature of the hot section would rise so much that the engine got on fire.

Michael

My experience in a C441 was only to reduce the power to 97 percent. Mainly for noise reduction. The Garrett's  have a lot of power but need good management. I've also had these in MU2's. They are real performance engines. The worst thing was re- starting them when hot. We always rotated the props manually to get some airflow through the engine time and time again before trying a start.

20 hours ago, abrams_tank said:

Some people are saying Blacksquare is pretty close to A2A in quality?

I have been flying nothing but the Black Square Turbine Duke for weeks. I like it more than any A2A I have owned, and I have owned many of them in P3D and MSFS. 

7 hours ago, petejohno1 said:

It's happening. The Bonanza, Caravan and Baron are all being updated to 2024 with heaps of new features. Patience grasshopper...

Yeees, but why do they announce new stuff while we hear nothing about the old stuff...?

YES! We love Black Square!

50 minutes ago, Paladin2005 said:

Yeees, but why do they announce new stuff while we hear nothing about the old stuff...?

If by old stuff you mean the original bo and Baron - that stuff used the 2020 default aircraft - therefore the new versions are totally from scratch - black square will not be updating those older versions. 

2 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

If by old stuff you mean the original bo and Baron - that stuff used the 2020 default aircraft - therefore the new versions are totally from scratch - black square will not be updating those older versions. 

Yea, it is clear the old Blacksquare makeovers are not coming forward and that makes sense. It was a reason I did not invest into them. But their TBM and the Dukes, which came out just over six months before 2024, should come forward and need just some compatibility work. It is not to trivialize the work that is needed but surely it is less than developing whole new aircraft. Once these much appreciated aircraft are back in my hanger I will consider other Blacksquare products.

3 minutes ago, Cognita said:

Yea, it is clear the old Blacksquare makeovers are not coming forward and that makes sense. It was a reason I did not invest into them. But their TBM and the Dukes, which came out just over six months before 2024, should come forward and need just some compatibility work. It is not to trivialize the work that is needed but surely it is less than developing whole new aircraft. Once these much appreciated aircraft are back in my hanger I will consider other Blacksquare products.

You should post your thoughts on the just flight black square forums.

I'm not sure what Nick's timeline is for this stuff.

The dynamic registration stuff is partially on asobos end IMO.  Or mostly.  They touted backwards compatibility but clearly the custom HTML UI stuff isn't working.  What's really odd is that it works if you start on the runway but not on the ramp.

Other than DR the dukes and TBM work fine (yes the TBM needs sound from 2020 - but I think the plan was to have Boris do TBM 850 sound eventually).  Boris is also very busy hehe so not sure if that is going to happen anytime soon.

To skip out on future products because the products which were released for 2020 (and where we all previously enjoyed them for quite some time) seems short sighted.  Black Square has updated past products a few times already.  

Again id voice your concerns at the JF forums - that's the best place.

25 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

You should post your thoughts on the just flight black square forums.

Yes, this is a good point and I will try to do that this weekend. 

25 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

To skip out on future products because the products which were released for 2020 (and where we all previously enjoyed them for quite some time) seems short sighted. 

Yes, and no. I want to invest in developers that are invested in their products, that keep them up to date, keep them available and continue to advance them. So, if Blacksquare is not one of these, if they are focused on continually releasing new aircraft, then I am not so interested in getting more of them. I am not criticizing the approach it is just not for me. I can see some people like a very large hanger and trying many new aircraft -- and an argument is to be made that this is what a simulator allows -- but I tend to stick to a few aircraft and to learn and use them very well, my hanger grows exceptionally slowly.  I am very happy to pay for the compatibility, I do not think or want developers to work for free or for next to nothing -- but I do want to see a commitment in action to bringing these aircraft forward.

49 minutes ago, Cognita said:

Yea, it is clear the old Blacksquare makeovers are not coming forward and that makes sense. It was a reason I did not invest into them. But their TBM and the Dukes, which came out just over six months before 2024, should come forward and need just some compatibility work. It is not to trivialize the work that is needed but surely it is less than developing whole new aircraft. Once these much appreciated aircraft are back in my hanger I will consider other Blacksquare products.

Nick gave a progress update about the 2024 compatibility of the existing fleet recently in this article: https://www.justflight.com/articles/starship-news-black-square-msfs-aircraft-update-may-2025

Waiting for this, which was posted on their forum a couple of hours ago.

 

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The Baron and Bonanza will be the first of the Professional Series, so hopefully within the next couple of months. They are all done except paint and sounds, both of which are well underway. There was lots of excitement about these aircraft at Flight Sim Expo, which has given me a renewed excitement for them, as well!