Blackbox MSFS2024 Britten Norman Islander

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I’d like to discuss this new release. I’m happy this is now natively available in 2024, but I have to mention 2 things:

  • No KR 85 SDF anymore. I liked it in the MSFS version.
  • The outside world looks different through the cockpit window, much lighter than the outside view. Is any of you also seeing this?
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Discount if I own the 2020 version?

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Discount would be nice, but concidering the amount of work I’ll happily pay what they charge anyway.

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Sorry no discounts . .
Due to FS2024 methods this has had to involve a complete rebuild of models system and FDE and has taken many months of hard work..

Its not all bad news though as it will be VERY Competitively priced at only 19.99
Its like having a discount anyway :slight_smile:

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Doesn’t hurt to ask. :face_in_clouds:
I’ve never passed on a native 2024 model for not being discounted if I enjoy the 2020 version. I know it’s a lot of work.

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Will this be in the Marketplace as well?

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As soon as they can get it through their process Yep !!

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Will this plane be capable of doing career missions? So it seems according to the different variants shown.

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The Islander IS Mission ready, we have ticked all the boxes and jumped through all hoops. Adding all the required code to use this aircraft in missions/career mode…
Any shortfalls in this will currently be due to the Sim not being properly ready yet
the ball is in Asobo’s court on this one

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Just downloaded it, about to install.

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But presumably you tested this in career mode with SU2, so if it works for you it should work for us, right? Do you anticipate any issues with it working?

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The Product has been tested as far as current SDK and Development tools allow at this time…

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I’d like to discuss this new release. I’m happy this is now natively available in 2024, but I have to mention 2 things:

  • No KR 85 SDF anymore. I liked it in the MSFS version.
  • The outside world looks different through the cockpit window, much lighter than the outside view. Is any of you also seeing this?
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Only had about 45 mins with it before I went away on 2 weeks’ vacation, but what I did notice:

  • no difference in sound level with window open or shut (which had been a LOT in the old version and is a shame if now omitted)
  • eyepoint is very forward in pilot’s view, and I tried playing around with the settings in the cameras.cfg file like I used to in 2020, but to no immediate effect
  • custom rego does show up on the aircraft in outside view but flickers like crazy
  • could not get any visible passengers into the seats as advertised for this 2024 native version, only the copilot (this was with the 60th anniversary livery and the pax/steam/tiptankless variant). I hope this isn’t a feature that is only meant to work in Career mode!

On the plus side, the walkaround bits are great, especially that you can open the pilot door without immediately being teleported inside.

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Yes. However, sometimes I want to skip the preflight and jump into the cockpit instantly. For this I have bound F12 to “Quick Preflight”. This skips preflight immediately for any other aircraft. With the Islander the aileron and rudder gust locks are still there, though.

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Out of interest, where was this copilot sat?

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Idk. I purchased it. For some reason, I feel it’s a downgrade when compared to the 2020 version. I only spend an hour with it over the weekend.

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in the co pilots seat that is Normally not used in real world operations but Just to prove that BBS Actually listen to customers :wink:

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any explanation for this opinion ?
(Bearing in mind FS2024 IS a downgrade compared to FS2020) LOL

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Registry is flickering off/on.

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