That’s weird. Give me the flight plan Dep/Arr Airpts and time so I can test that. Which version of the MOD? v0.1.3?
This? workingtitle-instruments-gns_fixcompat_v1.1.4.zip
Can anyone confirm if you get the same FPS in this as in the default King Air?
on my side with a poor setup (i7 4770k, gtx1070), I don’t have any fps impatc using this aircraft, few people have reported few stutter issue but imo it s most likely a mod conflict
all black square aircraft are FPS friendly with near to 0 impact
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Yes, I get the same FPS
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Hi all. I’ve just landed in this wonderful mod but I’m experiencing great problems to start the plane. I’m following the checklist but the battery is fluctuating and all systems connect and disconnect. Any idea?
Thanks in advance.
Jesus
Hi !
it could be many things … but it sound like your alternator (gen L&R) may need to be reset (by upsliding kickly the switch until the yellow alert disappear on pedestral annuncator panel)
it could also be the starters not released and draining lot of power
didn’t you forget to turn on the inverters ?
once your engines are running, which alert are still remaining on the pedestral annuncator panel ?
(the annunciator panel shouldn’t show any alternator dc issues or gen bus tie)
Maybe it will be necesary to reset the Gen bus tie doing (below the alternators) the same way as you do with alternators by upsliding
Thx, NiKoTin for your fast response, I’ll try this. I miss a better documentation on starting procedures and annunciators’ meaning and how to solve them. I’ve been flying for a year with Milviz’s C310R that is much easier to start, I suppose I need some time to learn…
Thanks,
Jesus
I have the Black Square Bonanza and Caravan, will probably buy the Baron today, but I will say the King Air looks very intimidating with the lengthy checklist…I’m sure it’s easy to miss something! But I’m 99% sure I’ll get it someday. 
don’t worry, once you get used to it and know the mains elements and the way they work it start in 2 sec 
just few tips
if outside temperature is high, better introduce the fuel at turbine%RPM near 20% (to avoid huge ITT peak, instantly breaking your engine and generating chips), in cold weather it can be done above 12% as said in checklist
if your engine shout down by himself, it s probably broken and should be repaired via the weather radar
for the annunciator panel alert those memos may be useful
don’t hesitate to ask if you are wondering anything else
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Jaydee made a very nice checklist. You can find it on flightsim.to
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Thanks! The problem is, if avionics are not on you cannot use the radar utility, and with no power avionics cannot turn on… It looks like a deadlock
Thanks SheetNickel, I’ve just downloaded it and I’ll take a look
well for the weather radar it works fine just with the battery on, master avionic isn’t necessary to prevent this kind of issues
with only one engine running you can have enought power for it, also you can turn on external power if your battery is down
Finally picked up the King Air on the weekend, finally peeling myself away from the Cessna 414, and it doesn’t disappoint! So much goodness to bump my elbows on and learn how these flying things work. I am certain I’ll be coming back later with questions.
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Hi all. Finally I’m flying with this plane. Everything seems to work fine but at 11,000 ft I begin to hear a disturbing buzz in high frequence. Later, at about 14,000, an annunciator shows CABIN ALT HI. I think both events are related but I don’t understand how to use the pressure system, that big wheel in the pedestal. Operations manual is not very clear on this. Any idea?
Thanks in advance,
Jesus
you got alarm if cabin pressure is above 12000 feet, best way to avoid this is to get it lower than 10 000,
anyway the alert sound may be ignored by clicking on this spot
how I set the pressurization system :
if I fly below 15 000 feet I set it between ground level - 4000 feet to get a good margin in the PSI limit
and during the climb I monitor the small needle to be sure I dont exceed the system pressure limit
if I fly high like FL290 I set the cabin pressure to 8000 feet doing so I never experienced alert anymore
be careful exceeding 13500 feet (cabin altitud or cabin pressure) will deploy masks and you oxygen will be drained in a hour depending on the number of pax you have …
other than that unlike classic turboprop like C208 or kodiak, above 12000 feet and if the pressurization is funccional, the use of extra oxygen isn’t necessary and its uses must be concidered only for emergency purpose (smoke in cockpit, depressurization )
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Thanks for the explanations! So as far as I see, the outer wheel must be set to the current altitude of the flight. But how is the differential pressure maintained using the small and big needles? Must both be aligned? Manual says that “outer scale must be kept within regulatory limits appropiate to the flight”. How can I find those limits?
I always set the aircraft alt (inner scale) to my cruise alt +1000, then when descending I change that to the airfield elevation +1000. Has always worked well. As NiKo stated the main needle to watch is the differential pressure PSI, the small needle. That needs to stay in the green for the pilot and passenger’s health and flying comfort. The most basic thing under normal conditions to remember is that as the cabin altitude is set higher, the differential pressure will decrease, generally speaking. There are limits of course and I’m not an expert on the ins and outs of pressurization, but using my system above, I’ve not encountered any issues.
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