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    [X-Plane] Take Command | TBM 900 | First Look & Review

    https://youtu.be/DHpcD4yrNiQ

    Hot Start is a team comprised of two very talented, well known developers in the X-Plane world. While the name may be new, their previous projects (BetterPushback and the Take Command!: Saab 340A) are far from new and have been met with tons of awards and accolades over the years. Combining forces has allowed these two developers to create the ultimate TBM 900 simulation like none other seen for any flight simulator to date.The main objective for Hot Start was to create a product that not only simulated beautiful artwork and intense systems simulations, but also to be a learning platform for its pilots. You will become intimate with the knowledge of the PT-6 engine, the costs of maintenance for over-time wear & tear, and how flying specific ways may harm or help the aircraft longevity.First Time LoadingThe first time you install and load the aircraft you'll immediately understand why this simulation is so different and special. You'll be greeted with a voice and visual overview live in the cockpit of how to start the engine. It's very in-depth, and allows you to get a good feel for what's going on almost immediately; and it's fun!Systems & AvionicsThe avionics include a custom simulated G1000 complete with Synthetic Vision. It's not just "there", it actually requires you to properly use the avionics at your disposal or risk harming the aircraft! Everything specific to a TBM 900 is there, and from a systems perspective the small but important nuances are there to a degree never seen before! From the ground up, the avionics simulation has been focused on heavy use of modern multi-threaded CPUs and fluidity. Each custom subsystem, such as the weather radar, TAWS and engine indication systems, to name but a few, is coded to run in its own set of threads and interact with the rest of the avionics in an asynchronous manner. This has allowed us to assemble the aircraft without the usual balancing act of trading graphical fidelity for simulator frame rate. The attention paid to the physical simulation of systems is second to none. For example, the aforementioned weather radar isn't just a pretty display that scans across a pre-existing weather map. It really does simulate radio beam propagation, energy absorption, scattering and reflectivity. What comes out on the display represents the output of a complex ballet of physical calculations. When you turn up the radar gain, the radar really does alter the way it samples its input beam returns.AerodynamicsHuge efforts have been put into the flight and engine model of this aircraft, which was one of the first things that we started working on over a year ago. The results are both impressive and amazing, and this was thanks to one of our beta team members who owns a TBM 900 and our developer was able to get real flight time in the aircraft. Beyond this, we also made the aircraft available to other owners and pilots of the aircraft to get their feedback and get the hand flying experience just right.A Personality of Its OwnFrom the start, we have been focusing on making the aircraft "feel" like a real machine. And if you have dealt with real aircraft, you will know that they can be moody at times. Sometimes the engine starts on the first try, sometimes it just seems to want to drag its feet. Other times, you come up to the aircraft and the battery is strangely low, so you need to sit on the ramp after engine start a bit longer to let it charge up. While working on the core systems model in the TBM900, we have taken a great deal of time to focus on getting this kind "personality" coded into the aircraft.⏬ Proud Member of the FSElite Team ⏬You Tube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6K...Website:https://fselite.net/⏬ Interested in Flight Simulation in Arabic ⏬Visit Shaker Al-Hashlan Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/user/sshashlan⏬ X-Plane 11 Settings ⏬http://i.imgur.com/oR3EUSN.png⏬ Connect with Q8Pilot ⏬Visit the Channel Official Website: http://www.q8pilot.comLike me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/q8pilot/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/q8pilot74Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/q8pilot74/

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    i'm so torn up over this airplane.. I really want to get it, but there have been so many negative reports, i find myself conflicted.. hhas anyone actually bought this yet?? what was your experience??

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    Quote Originally Posted by warchild View Post
    i'm so torn up over this airplane.. I really want to get it, but there have been so many negative reports, i find myself conflicted.. hhas anyone actually bought this yet?? what was your experience??
    Pam I don't know if anyone in our group has bought it but I know that it is now 3rd generation with a ton of fixes done to it. Here is a full flight he just did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7QK_dJNkzA
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    I also heard there were problems found with the initial release but also heard the developers were fixing them on a daily basis. This seems to be a dev who cares about his customers. This plane is very complex and a step up from others systems wise. along with the complaints I have also heard praise from many.

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