It’s very frustrating when other planes are very usable - ie Vision Jet, Daher in the VIP Private missions, and I was really looking forward to trying it out, because it is pretty recognisable and a cool plane. Twin t/props are a pretty big feature of NZ aviation and I’m far more interested in the likes of these small and medium sized planes than I am in the jetliners
As a simmer who’s logged countless hours in your stunning world, the Beechcraft King Air 350i holds a special place in my heart. It’s my go-to for cross-country hauls, echoing its real-world fame as a versatile workhorse—over 6,300 still fly, racking up 63 million hours! However, in MSFS, it feels neglected: glitchy avionics, mid-flight blackouts, and a flight model that lags behind the stellar TBM 930 or Pilatus PC-12 NGX. I’d love to master its systems, but the outdated modeling leaves much to be desired.
Your updates to the TBM 930 made it a joy to fly, and I’m asking for the King Air to receive the same love. A refined flight model and modern Pro Line Fusion avionics could make it a star of Career Mode, keeping me and countless others glued to the sim. This was once your king of the hill; perhaps it’s time to restore its glory.
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I must say that the Black Square King Air is actually quite nice!
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just wished they had a glass cockpit version too
Like an EFIS-84 or full-blown replacment?
IIRC IRL they come with the ProLine Fusion, or the ProLine21
Both would be good IMO
The 350i does but not the original 300 / 350 (which is what Black Square emulates with the cockpit). The 350i in MSFS 2024 already has a glass cockpit. Just not a correct one.
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it has a joke of a glass cockpit….
dont know how anyone saw that and said ‘‘ yup, its good to release like that’’
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It has the right “hardware” for the Proline Fusion, but not the right system, it act like a cheap simulacre of garmin instead
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Well, no transponder, no engine info, flies weird proppelers rotation at high altitude is unrealistic compared to many other planes, most of his panel is not functional, and the list goes…..
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Let all hope when Jorg says there are fixes coming to approx 90 aircraft in SU4, the king air is one of them
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I wouldn’t hold my breath. I think after PS5, Nintendo switch is next on the list 
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oh god please, i’m itching to fly it
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For start I just count ten blades like in a DC-3 and hope for the best since I have no idea what’s happening. So far it works LOL
SU4 is here and I still see no engine instruments…
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Are there release notes for the king Air in the SU4 release?
Aircraft updates are supposedly downloading later - have not looked at which though.
Beechcraft KingAir 350i
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Fixed - Pressurization is inop (not blocker as this no longer affects career or Free Flight as a failure purely visual).
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Fixed - Copilot now loads but his arm clips the arm rest bad, and the arm rest indicates it can move but it does not.
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Fixed - Engine condition levers are defaulted to low idle state in auto start, cold/dark, and runway start. (not they also have no difference between high and low idle).
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Fixed - EFB Weight Stations for passengers contain debug text.
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Fixed - Cannot Remove Copilot from the aircraft.
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Fixed - missing sim on ground for some flts.
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Fixed - missing aircraft outline in EFB.
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Fixed - Various (strobe) lights are misplaced / floating on the King Air 350i.
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Fixed - The right side of the elevator is non-interactive during preflight checks on the Textron King Air 350i.
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Fixed - The Right Cargo door is missing UI label text on the Textron King Air 350i.
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Fixed - No tooltip information on the tires.
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Fixed - Checklist out of order or PFD needs engine information when operating without avionics master on.
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Fixed - Left engine propeller hub does not have collision.
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Fixed - Captain and First Officer Air Speed Indicators are INOP.
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Fixed - No tooltip information on the tires.
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Fixed - Various (strobe) lights are misplaced / floating on the King Air 350i.
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Am I missing it or is it still missing in the plane (XPDR)?
