Beechcraft Baron G58 appreciation

I’ve just “discovered” this aircraft after having it sat around in my hanger for over a year unloved and unflown.

What a peach! Especially with the G1000NXi mod. Not particularly sexy looking, a bit stumpy really, but its range and performance outweighs the negatives. Just taken a 2 hour flight over central Russia. I think I’ve just found my next circumnavigation boat.

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I agree about everything except it’s looks.:grin:

In my opinion, it’s the Tomcat of general aviation… (Don’t laugh!)

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The G58 is my fav aircraft in the game. In VR it’s amazing, the textures and bumps on the wings are so real. You get the dual engine management fun , performance and clear view in front of you (no propeller). Personally, I like the way it looks too :slight_smile: And with the new G1000NXI (0.5.0), just wow, it’s phenomenal.

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Agreed, the Baron is a great airplane. 300hp / side, 1,400nm range, big aft doors, nose baggage, on-board weather radar, de-ice boots, etc… If only I had a spare $1.3 Mil.

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I’ve always loved the Baron, I only wish they had offered a choice of steam gauges or G1000 like they did in FSX.

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I second that, id love to see it with and old steamgauge cockpit. Maybe somene will make an addon for it

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Yes i am also a big fan of this aircraft, always been one of my faves even in FSX & x plane 11.

My new honeycombe Bravo Throttle makes it even more fun.

The thing climbs like a bat out of hell. Would love it if they added working prop sync.

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Prop sync was broken in SU5, I believe. Or at least one of the recent updates. The switch in the cockpit worked prior to that.

Prop sync actually still works if you’re using an external device that maps to a SimConnect event. It’s just the virtual cockpit switch that’s now INOP, even though the functionality is still there. I don’t expect to see them fix that any time soon.

I’ve just started flying it and it’s becoming one of my favourites

You are welcome :star_struck:

Like in all planes in this Simulator the Leaning isnt simulated or wrong simulated?

Have you switched off the auto-lean option? The G1000 mod that was available before the NXi hit the marketplace had the gauges you needed to accurately lean the engines. I guess they will appear eventually on the NXi

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I wish I could like the baron, but the flight model is so unrealistic. It is MASSIVELY overpowered. I wish they would let modders at it to fix it.

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