Turbine Duke Out Now

[JIMJAM]

1st impressions. Took 2-100 mile A-B gps ifr flight plan hops. Like the Duke, the turbine puts the same amount of strain on my system. Activesky was really active with alot of storms,low clouds which did not help. 15-20 fps but smooth. The only real world planes I have any amount of time in are the Kingairs,Conquest and Mu-2s. When simming I am not a fly by the numbers kinda guy, its a break from reality for me, but everything felt right and reacted as one would expect it to. Thats really what counts imo. Like most turbines in FSX the most exciting operational phase is ground ops. While both feet were on the brakes "I thought" with Trackir I was looking down learning whats is where. I glance up and was a good 1/4 mile at the other end of the airport getting ready to cross the fence and go off roading. Thing needs a anchor to hold it down.
Sounds are great. The Duke is a good turbine challenge and will teach how to stay ahead of the power curve. Climbs like a BOOH but just do not get behind on that power and keep a eye on that airspeed especially when your setting up for landing.

[vonstroheim]

Yes the Real Air Simulations Turbine Duke is just wonderful! Here it is with another Rob Young's creation, in Texel from the amazing NL2000 freeware scenery:

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Thank you Rob!

The Netherlands "NL2000 v4" scenery: nl-2000.com
Falcon 50 FSX by Lavigne, Banting, Young, Dantes: aquitaine.simulation.free.fr
Static Aircraft .mdl Maker: SAMM 1.0.0.7 by Don Grovestine

[spotlope]

It might be because of my controller calibration, but I'm not having any problem managing the Duke on the ground. As per the operation manual, I keep the props in full fine, and the condition lever in low idle, throttles to idle. In that configuration, it doesn't move at all for me. To start the taxi, I push the condition levers to full, leaving the throttles at idle. It starts gently moving forward at that point. If it starts to taxi a little too fast, I retard the condition levers somewhat. Until I'm lined up and ready to take off, I don't touch the throttles.

Anyone who's fighting to keep it under control in taxi, are you using this method, or some other?

[doublecool]

Start OK
Taxi OK
Right Engine blown on take off OK... wait a minute...Damn it!

Tower we have a problem!