Black Square Dukes MSFS - Exterior and Preheating - Just Flight

[@justflight]

A quick update regarding the release date of the Dukes - Due to the delay of SU15 from Asobo/Microsoft we are also going to need to delay the release of the Dukes unfortunately. Best laid plans and all that. You can read more about the delay and the reasoning here: www.justflight.com/articles/black-square-dukes-development-update-april-2024 So our apologies, we hope to get things moving again just as soon as possible but as things stand we're reliant on news and a firm release date for SU15. Thanks for your patience.

[@LHA675]

Thank you, asobo🙄

[@RhettKelly]

Tapping the gauges. 😮. That is next level.

[@Topcat1952]

Seems like they have included every possible realism in these planes except for the monthly payment to the bank.

[@juliashenandoah3965]

And that´s the best part, because I have read a few times on the internet that this Duke was an expensive comfortable and luxurious airplane and over time many only average-rich-guys needed to give up this plane because of the maintenance and fuel costs. In reviewing the aircraft in 2008, Rick Durden of AVweb stated, built to the quality standards of a King Air, the six-place Duke sported 380 hp [280 kW], Lycoming TIO-541 engines - rare beasts, those - which means when both come due for overhaul, the choice is the overhaul or buying a small house in the Midwest. This wonderful simulation allows to own something many times not even many rich people can afford :D

[@Topcat1952]

@@juliashenandoah3965 Correct! Which is why I can also own several A320's, 737's, a 747, etc. 😀

[@marclojak1639]

Can’t wait for this masterpeace to be released😭

[@Topcat1952]

Agree! These various clips are like appetizers. Bring on the main course, please (assuming everything is fully "cooked".)

[@gtamediaproductions1]

When?

[@droge192]

@@gtamediaproductions1 - Week commencing 8th April (no exact day confirmed yet).

[@noahhenshaw4171]

It would be really nice to have a click spot for headphone mode/simulation like the A2A

[@Putti509]

this is as real as it gets!! This is beyond anything i ever expected coming to msfs when i first bought it

[@swflKVNC]

This is magnificent, placing a whole new level for flight sim aircraft.

[@reaper378]

Simply superb I can’t wait !

[@giorgioramones5272]

Hey @justflight I’m already missing todays video 😂

[@MrPeterhemm]

Very impressive, can’t wait! The piston engine startup sounds are awesome. FYI, the A2A Comanche has an engine heater as well, albeit an electric plug-in type.

[@FunktasticLucky]

And it takes into account leaving it plugged in when you quit the game which is a pretty neat tricks. The plane keeps track of the time passed and can have bad consequences if you leave it sitting for long periods of time with nasty oil in it.

[@AlexMills13]

Did you ever sort out the engine heating speed from cold. In the bonanza the oil would be to operating temp within 1 minute of turning the engine on.

[@hansgrietjes7310]

Yes! That’s a problem with most MSFS Aircraft (except A2A).

[@AlexMills13]

Yes, correct A2A has nailed it in that department. If black square have sorted it out, this plane will be on par with the comanche, i think. I'm very excited!

[@boudewijnzwaal8186]

@@AlexMills13 The PMDG DC-6 simulates this very nicely as well.

[@asawyer2872]

Very impressive!

[@LHA675]

Take my money, my hangar is open for both

[@CCitis]

The flags moving in the right direction is a very nice touch. Well done.

[@Mustang242Sqn]

Request: For the temperature on the tablet, I'd prefer to see a toggle switch for °F/°C, rather than having both displayed. Easier to read, less chance to misread. Same as is already shown in the Payload tab for 'gal/lbs' vs 'L/kg'. And a practical question: If you use the battery cart, would you normally start the right engine, hop out (door being on the left) to unplug it and move it away, then hop back in and start the other engine? Or would it be more normal for a helper at the airfield to do this for you? These are the kinds of questions that come to mind when trying to use my sim more immersively, and which manuals, checklists and the like do not usually answer.

[@droge192]

You'd normally need to move the heater over to the second engine yourself. But there have to be limits sonewhere I guess, even in an addon this detailed. You could always just 'simulate; (pretend) that you've popped outside and moved it over to the other engine.

[@4lifeifly]

In real life, getting out of the airplane with an engine running is a big no no. That would definitely be the job of a helper.

[@Mustang242Sqn]

@@4lifeiflyThanks. I figured that may be the case due to risk of the aircraft running away uncontrolled, but dare say it's been done by a few individuals before!

[@Mustang242Sqn]

​@@droge192For the heater, makes sense as the engines aren't running anyway, but I wondered about starting up with the battery cart - was answered in another comment in any case :)

[@GuilhermmePereira]

Is there a possibility of having the Baron 58 and the bonanza modeled on the outside? Thanks!

[@juliashenandoah3965]

Love how this airplane simulates either an easygoing one-click starter (turbine version) very forgiving and easygoing no matter how cold and wet it is, but still all the important details simulated like hot starts or different starts depending on wind blowing in the air duct or exhaust... or flying the true classic original that was not converted to turbine, a stubborn piston beast that really needs to be warmed up before starting, almost kicking out the circuit breaker at every starter motor engagement. We are achieving X-Plane P3D and DCS levels here :) when the poor Duke has spend his night outside the hangar in Anchorage the engines really need a good warming up before soaring through the skies. Will the morse code beeping of TACAN and VOR stations also be audible on the radios? And I have seen another detail: There is a blood oxygen indicator on that tablet - what happens when it reaches zero? The screen going black and the sounds fading? Will blood oxygen and carbon monoxide leaks be fully simulated? When the engine health drops below 50% is it planned to silently play some metallic rattling sound that gets louder and louder the more damage the engine takes? Can instrument light bulbs for the gauges fail, forcing the pilot to switch on flood lights which makes nightly rainy landings more challenging? :)

[@giorgioramones5272]

Only a week ahead ❤ for release

[@christianwendt7852]

Source for that?

[@Fcreceptor]

@@christianwendt7852 Just Flight forums say April 8th for release. Subject to change, but likely.

[@brianpriest2930]

I love these videos! They are like a fat juicy carrot dangling in front of a starving bunny. Take my money!!!

[@Hartbreak1]

Does Black Square have a presence online? I wish they could give some love to the Velocity XL. It seems that aircraft is the black sheep of the Black Square family. They don’t even mention it in other manuals when the list their other products 😭. Some love for the Velocity XL yeah?

[@jrmusic7316]

This is study level

[@juandavidoo]

Take my money !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@evilasar]

Can't wait :)

[@MorpheusRJSim]

I'll use a word that I almost don't use: awesome!

[@Tom__L]

Could you make a detailed Video about the flight model? If you get it right, similar to the A2A Comanche, you totally take the crown for GA. What I have seen so far ist brilliant. Can't wait... 😀

[@davidtsw]

I was waiting for a video on the flight model too, but somewhat unsurprisingly, it never came. This tells me what I need to know about this product. Systems, sounds, extra features. It's all there. And the flight model, just like with the other BS planes, will probably get a 1-sentence-long section in the product features ;) Oh well. Not for me.

[@MCP2002]

​@davidtsw Always good to make assumptions. Bravo

[@dutchinfinity5991]

When is it on the marketplace?

[@fancyjets4390]

These guys should make DCS modules, they’d give Heatblur a run for their money!

[@jay-rus4437]

Mainly fly Airliners, but really looking forward to this one. Just Flight is doing some great work.

[@erikkuppens5927]

Truly fantastic aircraft !! But, I would like to see a C172 with this depth in systems and handling....

[@CCitis]

So sloooooow

[@happydappyman]

​​@@CCitis when you don't like actually getting anywhere haha (but seriously, if it was really well done, I'd fly it)

[@LayneBenofsky]

@@CCitis Sometimes you just want to go out for a nice walk.

[@CCitis]

The problem is headwinds lol, and tall mountains. I need POWER! At least in the sim. @@LayneBenofsky

[@johnnyc.763]

Pretty sold on that piston version! So awesome, great work! Can't wait to fly this!

[@wyntje83]

is the price for the Duke(s) already published?

[@justflight]

Not we'll be doing that pretty soon though and there will be a bundle containing both versions at a discounted price.

[@benjaminmathon7417]

cool, will we get the two fuel tank configuration? Normal and optional?

[@Nemura12]

What is the next project after this one? A citation jet?

[@zulgadams5837]

Ok what plane are you guys getting first? I'm definitely going for the turbine version with my TDS 750 garmin!😁👌👍

[@hyperion2502]

I'll go for the piston, maybe both if the bundle is at a decent price.

[@CCitis]

I’m most into the piston, as it’s more realistic to what I may fly in real life. I will buy the bundle though.

[@sep2345]

I’m definitely going for the bundle!

[@lucaspedrosa2344]

Piston, slower but keeps you busier.

[@noneofyourbusiness5074]

I'll get the turbine to do the fast, high altitude cruise, long distances flights and the piston for training purposes, so both of them!

[@amaydayhaha2413]

Will Dukes enter the in-game market?

[@mcshiggitypilot5901]

Here, take my wallet

[@MsFLYBOY05]

" As real as it gets ".

[@ClayunderSeal]

This insane

[@ImpendingJoker]

Once when working as a ramp guy, we had one of our tenants fly in from Martha's Vineyard in his TBM-850, and he had left the aux cowl plug in and as a result he couldn't get the plane to go into "850 mode", and when he landed, the cord to the Remove Before Flight flag had blown over the exhaust, and melted. The add thing is, that he got the main inlet cowl plug but forgot the one on the side.

[@chrisstrobel3439]

JustFlight could you please fix the Piper Arrow that is advertised on Aerosoft’s website as XP12 compatible, I just bought it .. got the SkunkCrafts XP12 update .. and the GPS displays both 540 and 750 are dark blue not black, and the prop animation from inside the plane is near invisible .. same for your XP12 C152 .. at least the prop animation . the C152’s GPS screen is black like it should be in the C152. Thankyou

[@justflight]

That's an issue with AS advertising them as XP12 compatible. You need to claim for a refund from them. They will hopefully be fully Xp12 compatible in the future but that's not the case currently.